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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8190301 | Building optimization system and lighting switch with adaptive blind, window and air quality controls A building optimization system for optimizing an environment of a building is disclosed. The building optimization system includes a number of building optimization switches for controlling the environment of a corresponding space in a building according to a plural... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8165724 | Methods and systems for power-controlling display devices Aspects of the present invention relate to methods and systems for controlling power consumption with a power controlling display device. Some aspects relate to a power controlling display device that receives power cost data and user preferences and generates a pow... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8155795 | Demand control system, demand controller, demand program, and demand controlling method A demand control system 1 according to the present invention includes a CPU 41 and a power database 45. The power database 45 stores actual data in a state where the actual data are classified according to environmental conditions, the ac... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8145361 | System and method for manipulating controlled energy using devices to manage customer bills A control system and method to create an Internet Protocol (IP) enabled automatic gain control loop for encasing a desired cost value in a utility derived consumer controlled pricing envelope. A customer uses a web browser to view billing estimates for the current m... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8140193 | Assessing, forecasting and simulating energy consumption of buildings using energy efficiency coefficients Energy consumption data of a building and temperature data outside the building collected over a period of time are correlated and segmented into a plurality of segments including at least a heating consumption segment, a cooling segment, and temperature-insensitive... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8116916 | Homogeneity based diversity prediction method for transformer selection A method, system, and computer program product for selecting a transformer size for an industrial or commercial facility. A plurality of end-use connected load data for the facility is entered via a user interface into a memory of a computing system for determining ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8116915 | Methods and apparatus using hierarchical priority and control algorithms for grid-integrated vehicles A method and apparatus for managing system energy flow. The apparatus includes an energy storage unit to store energy to be used by a system and a power conversion unit configured to be coupled between the energy storage unit and a utility grid. The apparatus also i... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8116918 | Systems, program product, and methods for synthesizing heat exchanger networks that exhibit life-cycle switchability and flexibility under all possible combinations of process variations A system, methods, and user-friendly program product to optimize energy recovery for a process or cluster of processes under all possible combinations of given process changes and stream-specific minimum temperature approach values without enumeration, are provided.... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8116917 | System for controlling a power load In one aspect, the present disclosure relates to a system for controlling a power load. In one exemplary embodiment, the system includes a processor capable of receiving a signal from a sensor, where the signal is related to an ambient temperature of the sensor. The... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8103388 | System for prediction and communication of environmentally induced power useage limitation Disclosed are a power management system and associated method that not only initiate a “greenout” to avoid the negative impact of high loads (i.e., to avoid high power cost, negative environmental impact, brownouts, and ultimately blackouts), but can also predic... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8095245 | Thermal energy dispatch system A system and computer-implemented method for dispatching thermal energy and generating power in a solar power generating plant. The system includes a computer processor, computer readable medium, and control logic stored on the computer readable medium to direct the... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8086356 | System for monitoring and controlling the consumption of a utility A system for monitoring and controlling the consumption of electrical energy and for warning a consumer of the status of their use including subsystem that produces three warning levels. The first warning is a visual signal while the second signal is an audio signal... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8082068 | System for managing power loads In one aspect, the disclosure relates to a system for managing power loads. In one exemplary embodiment, the system includes a management host processor storing a plurality of records associated with a plurality of power meters, that is operatively connected to a di... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8078330 | Automatic energy management and energy consumption reduction, especially in commercial and multi-building systems Automatic energy management is provided, in even the most complex multi-building system. The necessity of a human operator for managing energy in a complex, multi-building system is reduced and even eliminated. Computer-based monitoring and computer-based recognitio... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8060259 | Wide-area, real-time monitoring and visualization system A real-time performance monitoring system for monitoring an electric power grid. The electric power grid has a plurality of grid portions, each grid portion corresponding to one of a plurality of control areas. The real-time performance monitoring system includes a ... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8041467 | Optimal dispatch of demand side electricity resources A method of load dispatch generates a load dispatch curve in response to both the opportunity cost of dispatching resources with a contractually limited number of dispatches in a given time period and estimated rebound effect data. The method identifies a best time ... | 10/18/2011 |
| 7991512 | Hybrid robust predictive optimization method of power system dispatch A method of power system dispatch control solves power system dispatch problems by integrating a larger variety of generation, load and storage assets, including without limitation, combined heat and power (CHP) units, renewable generation with forecasting, controll... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7979166 | Generation facility management system The invention relates to a generation facility management system using natural energy, and an object of the invention is to promote introduction of a generation facility by giving a consideration for generated and consumed power. The generation facility manag... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7979167 | System and method for controlling operation of a solar power generation system A system, a method, and an article of manufacture for controlling operation of an electrical power generation system are provided. The electrical power generation system has a plurality of electrical generators electrically coupled to an electrical grid. The method ... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7974742 | Method of coordinating and stabilizing the delivery of wind generated energy The invention relates to a method of coordinating and stabilizing the delivery of wind generated power, such as to a power grid, or a facility having pneumatically driven equipment, so as to avoid sudden surges and spikes, despite wind speed fluctuations and oscilla... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7962248 | Methods, systems, circuits, and computer program products for reducing peak electrical demand by shifting activation of electrical appliances Methods of reducing peak electrical demand at a single customer location of an electrical service provider during at least one time interval during a day can include shifting the activation of a first electrical appliance located at the single customer location from... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7962536 | System and method for remote monitoring and controlling of facility energy consumption A method for remote monitoring and controlling of energy consumption of a facility includes receiving energy consumption data associated with the facility at a processor disposed remotely from the facility. The method also includes receiving environmental data assoc... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7962247 | Computer implemented systems and methods for start-up, calibration and troubleshooting of an installed renewable energy system Systems and methods are provided for collecting, aggregating, and analyzing data associated with the installation and deployment of systems. Energy systems, (500) specifically renewable energy generation systems, are used as examples. The aggregated data serv... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7949435 | User interface and user control in a power aggregation system for distributed electric resources Systems and methods are described for a power aggregation system. In one implementation, a service establishes individual Internet connections to numerous electric resources intermittently connected to the power grid, such as electric vehicles. The Internet connecti... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7930070 | System, method, and module capable of curtailing energy production within congestive grid operating environments A system, method, and module capable of curtailing energy production within congestive grid operating environments, according to are an aspect, including a method of managing power generation of a power generation site operable to be coupled to a transmission line i... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7925387 | Method and systems for utilizing excess energy generated by a renewable power generation system to treat organic waste material A method for using excess energy generated by a renewable power generation system including at least one renewable power generator to treat organic waste material to generate crude oil. The method includes providing a renewable power generation management system ope... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7912590 | Solar powered internally illuminated billboard A sign frame having a rigid structure, the frame of which contains a mounting collar attached to a heat pipe extending vertically from the center of the lower horizontal member of the sign frame. An integrated solar heating means within the luminaire of the sign, an... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7873443 | System, method and program product for targeting and optimal driving force distribution in energy recovery systems A system, methods, and user-friendly program product to optimize energy recovery or a process or cluster of processes under all possible process changes and stream-specific minimum temperature approach values without enumeration, are provided. The program product ca... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7873442 | System and method for managing and optimizing power use A system and method to optimize the use of utility power. The system and method obtains real-time and scheduled data. The data is saved into a database. An application is run to optimize the use of the utility power based on forecasted load requirements and availabl... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7844370 | Scheduling and control in a power aggregation system for distributed electric resources Systems and methods are described for a power aggregation system. In one implementation, a service establishes individual Internet connections to numerous electric resources intermittently connected to the power grid, such as electric vehicles. The Internet connecti... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7801647 | Method of tracking power outages A method for analyzing historical outages at the customer level for the purposes of determining root-cause and possible corrective actions is described herein. The present invention enables a utility to identify problem areas and prevent future outages from occurrin... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7787997 | Modular electric power generation system and method of use A self-contained, modular electric power generation system includes a portable housing having a modular shell disposed substantially on a foundation, wherein the portable housing is configured to facilitate the transportation of the modular electric power generation... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7783390 | Method for deferring demand for electrical energy Methods and systems are provided for optimizing the control of energy supply and demand. An energy control unit includes one or more algorithms for scheduling the control of energy consumption devices on the basis of variables relating to forecast energy supply and ... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7729809 | System, method, and program product for targeting and identification of optimal process variables in constrained energy recovery systems Systems, methods, and program product to calculate global energy utility targets and to model and determine an optimal solution for a non-thermodynamically constrained process or cluster of processes subject to non-thermodynamic constraints under all possible proces... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7715951 | System and method for managing consumption of power supplied by an electric utility A system for managing consumption of power supplied by an electric utility to power consuming devices includes at least one client device and a server. Each client device operates at least partially responsive to control messages received from the server and control... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7698022 | System, method, and program product for targeting and optimal driving force distribution in energy recovery systems A system, methods, and user-friendly program product to calculate global energy utility targets and define optimal driving force distribution for a process or cluster of processes under all possible process changes and streams specific minimum temperature approach v... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7693609 | Hybrid vehicle recharging system and method of operation A system and method for recharging a plug-in hybrid vehicle. The system includes a controller that schedules the recharging of the vehicles on local electrical distribution networks. The system arranges the schedule to minimize the demand loading on the local distri... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7684901 | Automatic utility usage rate analysis methodology An automatic method of which days/hours represent good candidates for reducing demand to achieve potential savings and the amount of demand reduction that can be achieved with a tolerable level of disruption to status quo operations. Demand interval data including u... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7647137 | Utility demand forecasting using utility demand matrix One embodiment of the application provides a method of forecasting utility demand of a utility consuming entity for a future time period. The method includes: selecting a utility demand matrix from a set of utility demand matrixes as a function of a future date, whe... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7565227 | Multi-building control for demand response power usage control An energy usage coordinator controls the energy usage of individual buildings of a group (or portfolio) of buildings in one or more load zones. These buildings have all contracted with an energy company which controls (directly or indirectly) the energy usage coordi... | 07/21/2009 |
