4973 results about "Energy resources" patented technology

A multidimensional energy decision system, comprising a plurality of server systems, including at least a statistics server and an interface adapted to receive and send digital information from at least a client system, and further adapted to optionally communicate with the digital exchange via a packet-based data network, wherein the multidimensional energy decision system periodically optimizes operational parameters of client system for a specific time period and a specific energy asset from client system based on forecasted conditions, and directly, or upon decision confirmation from a client system, procures or makes dispatchable energy resources, related externalities, or related derivative financial products, available to a digital exchange or other parties, wherein upon the purchase of a listed asset by another party or across digital exchange, implements dispatch procedures to satisfy the issued contract and, optionally, provides monitoring and verification of performance, is disclosed.

A system for single-action energy resource scheduling and participation in energy-related securities, comprising a communications interface executing on a network-connected server and adapted to receive information from a plurality of client user interfaces and a secure action server coupled to the communications interface, wherein the secure action server, on receiving a connection from a client user interface, assigns a unique client identifier to the client user interface and associates the unique identifier with a client account, and wherein the secure action server, on receiving a request from a client user interface, determines whether the client user interface is mapped to an authorized market participant who has enabled single-action scheduling, execution order, or participation confirmation functionality for the client user interface, and passes information to the client user interface pertaining at least to a single action needed to confirm scheduling, execution order, or participation and wherein the secure action server, on receiving indication from the communications interface that a required single action has been taken, at least updates information about the market participant who took the action, is disclosed.

A software platform in communication with networked distributed energy resource energy storage apparatus, configured to deliver various specific applications related to offset demand monitoring, methods of virtual power plant and orchestration, load shaping services, methods of reducing demand at aggregated level, prioritizing computer programs related to virtual energy pool, energy cloud controllers methods, charge discharge orchestration plans of electric vehicles, distributed energy resources, machine learning predictive algorithms, value optimizing algorithms, autonomous sensing event awareness, mode selection methods, capacity reservation monitoring, virtual power plant methods, advanced DER-ES apparatus features, energy management system for governing resources and methods, aggregated energy cloud methods, load shaping methods, marginal cost cycle-life degradation, load shaping API, forward event schedule, on demand request, and load service state request methods. Various rules, constraints of predictive algorithms for signal inputs to determine incremental storage cycles, cycle life degradation marginal cost, iterative and forward event schedule development, and load control.

Methods, devices and systems for detecting suspicious or performance-degrading mobile device behaviors intelligently, dynamically, and / or adaptively determine computing device behaviors that are to be observed, the number of behaviors that are to be observed, and the level of detail or granularity at which the mobile device behaviors are to be observed. The various aspects efficiently identify suspicious or performance-degrading mobile device behaviors without requiring an excessive amount of processing, memory, or energy resources.

The present invention discloses a system for monitoring and estimating the consumption of energy resources in real-time. The system includes an interactive user module, a measuring unit and a wireless network. The measuring unit is interfaced to a utility meter. Optionally, the measuring unit can also function as a stand alone device. The measuring unit is further connected to the interactive user module via the wireless network. The system monitors energy resource consumption such as electricity, gas or water consumption in real-time, generates and displays graphs of energy resource consumption over user selected time periods and enables communication with at least one utility company. The system increases the users' awareness of their energy consumption and aids users in dynamic or deregulated pricing environments to shed load when the energy resource is most expensive. With knowledge of their energy use, the users can take proactive steps to control their energy consumption and save money. A method of estimating the energy resource consumption over a period of time is also provided.

A method and system for controlling distributed energy resources is provided. Notification of an upcoming regional power distribution event is received and a distributed energy resource affected by the upcoming event is determined or identified. A first notification message is sent to an affected distributed energy resource asset owner or other administrator to notify the distributed energy resource asset of the event. An event data process is initiated to monitor and collect data associated with the event and an event control process is initiated to control one or more affected distributed energy resource asset during the event. The event control process and the event data process are terminated at the end of the event.

The present invention discloses a system for monitoring and estimating the consumption of energy resources in real-time. The system includes an interactive user module, a measuring unit and a wireless network. The measuring unit is interfaced to a utility meter. Optionally, the measuring unit can also function as a stand alone device. The measuring unit is further connected to the interactive user module via the wireless network. The system monitors energy resource consumption such as electricity, gas or water consumption in real-time, generates and displays graphs of energy resource consumption over user selected time periods and enables communication with at least one utility company. The system increases the users' awareness of their energy consumption and aids users in dynamic or deregulated pricing environments to shed load when the energy resource is most expensive. With knowledge of their energy use, the users can take proactive steps to control their energy consumption and save money. A method of estimating the energy resource consumption over a period of time is also provided.

The present disclosure provides for distributed resource scheduling performed by an advanced resource scheduling (ARS) module implemented on a distributed grid management (DGM) server in a power system. The ARS module is configured to automatically generate a resource schedule for controllable distributed energy resources (e.g., resources that are remotely controllable by DGM server and ARS module) in a distribution network of the power system, such as power generation resources and energy storage resources, to provide power in a cost-effective (e.g., optimal) manner. The ARS module is configured to take into account the operating limits of the distributed energy resources (DERs), the cost curves of the DERs, the system load demand, and other operating constraints to determine the most economical operating plan for the DERs, using an optimization technique such as the particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm.

The invention discloses a compressed air energy storage system, in particular to a compressed air energy storage system for an electric power system. The compressed air energy storage system disclosed by the invention has reasonable structure, flexible layout, high energy conversion efficiency, good economical efficiency and peakload regulation performance, rapid startup, safety and reliability. The compressed air energy storage system applying the invention can be used for despicking and valley filling of the electric power system, energy storage of renewable energy source and power supply when the renewable energy source is in supply intermission or in shortage in an electric network, and can be used as an emergency power station, an energy accumulator of distributed energy resource and other equipment for electric power energy storage.

A method, system and program product for quantifying a risk of an expected unserved energy in an energy generation system using a digital simulation. An energy load demand forecast is generated based at least in part on a weather year model. A plurality of energy generation resources are committed to meet the energy load demand. An operating status is determined for each committed energy generation resource in the energy generation system. A determination is made as to whether or not the committed resources are sufficient to meet the energy load demand. A dispatch order for a plurality of additional energy resources is selected if the committed resources are not sufficient to meet the energy load demand. Additional resources are committed based on the selected dispatch order until the energy load demand is met. The expected unserved energy is determined and an equivalent amount of energy load demand is shed based at least in part on an expected duration of unserved energy and a customer class grouping. An associated cost for the expected unserved energy is also determined.

A high efficiency, environmentally friendly system comprising a plurality of photovoltaic solar collecting panels (PV panels) is disclosed. The system comprises an outer frame to which a plurality of inner frames are mounted to which the plurality of PV panels are attached. To minimize shadowing by the outer frame upon one or more PV panels, at least one PV panel may extend beyond an endpoint of the main frame. The system also comprises an outer frame rotation actuator that rotates the outer frame and an inner frame rotation actuator that rotates the inner frames and the plurality of PV panels. The solar tracking array frames disclosed herein help to improve the quality of the environment by conserving a variety of energy resources (e.g., fossil fuels, hydroelectric energy, etc.) The solar tracking array frames disclosed herein also help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, as solar tracking array frames do not produce carbon dioxide byproducts.

The invention discloses a microgrid operation optimizing method by considering combined supply of cooling, heating and power with a stored energy operation strategy.The microgrid operation optimizing method comprises the following steps of: establishing a CCHP (combined cooling heating and power) microgrid optimizing model; constructing a target optimizing function with a target of lowest generating cost under a microgrid grid-connected operation state; according to the established target optimizing function, comprehensively considering load level of front and time periods with an output trend of each micro power supply, and determining the operation principle of an energy storage unit and a fuel battery to determine the best operation mode of the whole CCHP system in a scheduling period. The microgrid operation optimizing method disclosed by the invention has the beneficial effects that the microgrid electricity selling profits can be effectively increased for energy storage optimization, obvious advantages are provided in lowering the operation cost of the microgrid; the energy resource utilization rate of the stem can be improved and the energy gradient utilization can be realized in comparison with the conventional heat-engine plant and thermal power plant, so that reference is provided for energy saving of the power system; moreover, the energy is saved and the emission is reduced, pollution of air pollutants is greatly reduced, and significance is achieved in improving environmental benefits.

A software platform in communication with networked distributed energy resource energy storage apparatus, configured to deliver various specific applications related to offset demand monitoring, methods of virtual power plant and orchestration, load shaping services, methods of reducing demand at aggregated level, prioritizing computer programs related to virtual energy pool, energy cloud controllers methods, charge discharge orchestration plans of electric vehicles, distributed energy resources, machine learning predictive algorithms, value optimizing algorithms, autonomous sensing event awareness, mode selection methods, capacity reservation monitoring, virtual power plant methods, advanced DER-ES apparatus features, energy management system for governing resources and methods, aggregated energy cloud methods, load shaping methods, marginal cost cycle-life degradation, load shaping API, forward event schedule, on demand request, and load service state request methods. Various rules, constraints of predictive algorithms for signal inputs to determine incremental storage cycles, cycle life degradation marginal cost, iterative and forward event schedule development, and load control.

A system and process / method is provided, which economically optimizes the dispatch of various electrical energy resources. The disclosed process / method is linked to and communicates with various sources of input data, including but not limited to, EMS / SCADA legacy Energy Management Systems (EMS), legacy Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) Systems, Demand Response (DR) and Distributed Energy Resources (DER) monitor, control, schedule, and lifecycle management systems (DR / DER Management System), and Energy Markets, electrical energy commodity trading systems (Trading Systems), and Operations System (OPS) in order to compute optimal day-ahead, day-of, and real-time schedules of various durational length for generation, demand response and storage resources while taking into account bilateral contracts and market-based trade opportunities.

An energy distribution network is provided including an energy source; a hydrogen production facility connected to the energy source; a recipient for hydrogen from the hydrogen production facility; and a controller. The controller controls the production of hydrogen by the hydrogen production facility based on inputs including energy resource availability.

Techniques and a system for performing geological interpretation operations in support of energy resources exploration and production perform well log correlation operations for generating a set of graphical data describing the predetermined geological region. The process and system interpret the geological environment of the predetermined geological region from measured surface and fault data associated with the predetermined geological region. Allowing the user to query and filter graphical data representing the predetermined geological region, the method and system present manipulable three-dimensional geological interpretations of two-dimensional geological data relating to the predetermined geological region and provide displays of base map features associated with the predetermined geological region. The method and system automatically update the manipulable three-dimensional geological interpretations of two-dimensional data relating to the predetermined geological region, as well as calculate three-dimensional well log and seismic interpretations of geological data relating to the predetermined geological region.

A method for synthesizing and producing natural gas by hydrogen of coal gas and its synthesizer are disclosed. The process is carried out by purifying tar, crude removing sulfur, ammonia, benzene and naphthalene, compressing to 0.5-5.0 MPa, removing sulfur impurities, supplementing carbon 5-20 wt%, and methanation reacting to obtain final product. It saves energy resources and has no environmental pollution.

Methods, systems, and apparatus for generating energy from a process contained series of explosion cycles is provided. The Explo-Dynamics™ energy generating system includes several embodiments for stimulating the heat and pressure release episodes of the process configurations and translating the released forces into torque, thrust, motive force, and / or super-heat impulses. The methods and systems of the present invention include a comprehensive arrangement of process configurations and components as well as a means of operation.

A reactive power compensation system includes a distributed energy resource situated at a local location configured to also receive power from a remote location by a distribution feeder line. The distributed energy resource includes an inverter including power semiconductor switching devices and an inverter controller configured for controlling the power semiconductor switching devices so as to provide reactive power support to the distribution feeder line.

This invention describes a new digital cryptocurrency—named Eleutheria throughout this patent—that can be used within a virtual electricity trading platform to virtually transact real and digital currencies, smart contracts, financial derivatives, and electricity based on Distributed Electricity Generation (“DG”) plants using Distributed Energy Resources (“DERs”) and Energy Storage Systems (“ESS”) by utilizing new technologies including Internet of Things (IoT). Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Smart Grid. Eleutheria is composed of four basic and two derivative cryptocurrencies: (i) ψ1(k,t)-Cryptocurrency to transact “Currency Exchange” in a designated country and time; (ii) ψ2(k,t)-Cryptocurrency to transact “Smart Contracts” in a designated country and time; (iii) ψ3(k,t)-Cryptocurrency to transact “Financial Derivatives” in a designated country and time ; (iv) ψ4(k,t)-Cryptocurrency to transact “Electricity” in a designated country and time; (v) ψown(k,t)-Cryptocurrency to transact “Ownership of DG plants” in a designated country and time; (vi) ψeleutheria(k,t)-Cryptocurrency, Eleutheria represents a portfolio of cryptocurrencies, ψi and is expressed as ψeleutheria(k,t)=ψ0+Σβi(k,t)×χi(k,t)×ψi(k,t), where i=1, 2, 3, 4, and own (ownership). Then a risk premium fi(R:k,t) based on a risk assessment matrix of Eleutheria is incorporated to express a cryptocurrency as ψ1(k,t)=ψ0[1+fi(R:k,t)].

The invention relates to a multi-agent optimized coordination control method of an electric network in the technical field of electric networks, which comprises the following steps of: collecting local electric information, transmitting the local electric information to a central agent of a microgrid and issuing a control command by a local electric network to the central agent of the microgrid simultaneously; computing by a grid technology; issuing a new control command by the central agent of the microgrid and transmitting the information to a regulation agent of the local electric network by a network line simultaneously; receiving a dispatching instruction of the central agent of the microgrid by the agent of each element and carrying out logical judgment on a result executing these dispatching commands according to the collected local electric information; and meanwhile, optimizing the electric network within a control range by the regulation agent of the local electric network and controlling a computer to carry out parallel computation by the grid technology. The invention is suitable for carrying out optimal dispatching on a distributed energy resource of an intelligent electric network, can control each power supply by an optimization scheme, also enhances the operational processing time greatly and ensures that the intelligent electric network runs safely, stably and economically.

The invention discloses an intelligent traffic system, which reduces traffic jam, environmental pollution, accident rate and the load of drivers and achieves the aims of ensuring security, improving efficiency and environment and saving energy resources. The technical scheme is that the invention adopts the intelligent traffic system which is formed by a road system composed of a lead-in lane and a totally-closed lane, a GPS positioning system, a 3G or 4G communication system, a control system and automatic travel vehicles. After using the intelligent traffic system, the driver can give up autonomic driving and uses automatic driving controlled by the system to reach the destination. The intelligent traffic system uses advanced information technology, data communication transmission technology, global positioning technology, geographic information system technology, electric control technology and computer processing technology, is a novel transportation system integrating informatization, intelligent and socialization and makes traffic infrastructure exert the largest efficacy.

The invention relates to an intelligent household system which comprises a set-top box, an intelligent household controller, and an intelligent household control center, wherein the set-top box is wirelessly communicated with the intelligent household controller; and the set-top box is connected with the intelligent household control center by an Internet network. In the invention, the concept of the energy-saving family is introduced, the position of the user can be acquired by various sensors so as to realize the aims that the light is turned on when the user exists and the lights is turned off when the user leaves; electrical appliances such as air conditioners, televisions and the like can be turned off or enter a standby state automatically when the user leaves home; the air conditioner is linked to an electric window; the window can be closed automatically when the air conditioner is started, and the effective utilization of the energy resource can be ensured.

A method and system for controlling distributed energy resources is provided. Notification of an upcoming regional power distribution event is received and a distributed energy resource affected by the upcoming event is determined or identified. A first notification message is sent to an affected distributed energy resource asset owner or other administrator to notify the distributed energy resource asset of the event. An event data process is initiated to monitor and collect data associated with the event and an event control process is initiated to control one or more affected distributed energy resource asset during the event. The event control process and the event data process are terminated at the end of the event.

The present invention relates to an energy resource-grid-load automatic control system of smart microgrid and control methods thereof, which belong to the field of microgrid control and electrical technology. The energy resource-grid-load automatic control system comprises a distributed renewable energy power generation module, a distributed renewable energy inverter module, a conventional power generation module, a user load module, a bidirectional grid-connected control module, a distributed renewable energy intelligent optimizing power generation control module, an energy storage module, an intelligent energy storage unit adjuster and a storage battery pack. Compared with the conventional microgrid comprising a distributed renewable energy power generation system, the present invention guarantees the stability and the high energy utilization of the power generation system and effectively solves the problem of non-uniform frequency of use of storage batteries to unify the service life of the storage battery pack.

A system is disclosed comprising memory configured to store a temperature value based on a cost of a given energy resource, wherein the cost-based temperature value differs from a temperature value based on a temperature schedule. The system also comprises a controller operatively coupled to the memory and configured to compare the cost-based temperature value to the schedule-based temperature value, and to direct one of a cooling system and a heating system to maintain a temperature of an environment at the one of the cost-based temperature value and the schedule-based temperature value that results in an energy cost savings.

The invention discloses a wave, wind and light comprehensive electricity generation ship on the sea in the technical field of development and utilization of ocean renewable energy sources. Floaters are installed on the two sides of a hull respectively, the floaters vibrate up and down under the action of waves, and wave energy is firstly translated into mechanical energy and then translated into high-pressure energy of hydraulic oil through a hydraulic transition system; a perpendicular shaft wind machine is installed on a deck of the hull, wind rotors rotate under the action of blown wind, and wind energy is firstly translated into mechanical energy and then translated into high-pressure energy of the hydraulic oil through the hydraulic transition system; the hydraulic oil carrying the high-pressure energy works through impacting a hydraulic motor and drives a direct driven electric generator to generate electricity; a photovoltaic cell square matrix is installed on the deck of the hull to absorb solar energy and translate the solar energy into electric energy. The wave, wind and light comprehensive electricity generation ship solves the problems that electricity generation with ocean energy resources is high in unit cost, poor in stability and the like, and greatly improves competitive power of the development and utilization of the ocean renewable energy sources due to the high flexibility of a system.

A method of controlling the output inverter of a microsource in a distributed energy resource system is disclosed. Embodiments of the invention include using unit or zone power controllers that reduce the operating frequency of the inverter to increase its unit output power. Preferred embodiments includes methods wherein the inverter reaches maximum output power and minimum operating frequency at the same time, and further comprising using a voltage controller implementing a voltage vs. reactive current droop. Other aspects of this embodiment relate to an inverter that implements such methods, and a microsource containing such an inverter. These methods can be extended to control inverters in a plurality of microsources, organized in a single zone or in a plurality of zones.

The invention discloses a bolt loosening monitoring method and an implementation device thereof. According to the method, a bolt loosening situation is determined by monitoring the tension of a screw; if the tension of the screw is lower than a safety threshold value, the bolt is determined to be loosening. A piezoelectric sensing element is arranged between a screw cap and a connected component, and is used for monitoring the change of the tension of the screw in a using process of the bolt, acquiring the feedback response signal under the change, comparing the feedback response signal with a preset safety threshold value, and analyzing to determine the bolt loosening situation; if the tension of the screw is lower than the safety threshold value, the bolt is determined to be loosening, and an early-warning signal is sent out. The bolt loosening monitoring device for implementing the method comprises the piezoelectric sensing element, a data acquisition element, data reading equipment, and a data management analysis and feedback alarm module. By the method and the device, the bolt loosening state can be examined remotely and quickly; the main body of the monitoring device can be detached and replaced; the original structure is little influenced; the method and the device are suitable for large structural bolt monitoring; the manpower and energy resources are saved; the cost and the operating cost are low.