1391 results about "Plant based" patented technology

A method to calculate energy demand in an energy generation, transmission and distribution network including one or more power plants based on different energy source types including renewable energy, a communications system and one or more local consumption metering units. A customer demand profile for one or more customers is provided. A customer-specified proportion of power demand to be supplied from a given energy source type is registered. A total predicted energy demand dependent is calculated in part on an accumulated demand for the given energy source type.

The present invention relates to supervision and control of an energy generation, transmission and distribution system. In particular the present invention discloses a system, method and a computer program product for calculating a demand for energy from power plants based one or more different energy source types, including electrical energy generated from a renewable energy source.

In one embodiment, a system may include a gas turbine system. the gas turbine system includes a gas turbine, an after-treatment system that may receive exhaust gases from the gas turbine system, and a controller that may receive inputs and model operational behavior of an industrial plant based on the inputs. The industrial plant may include the gas turbine and the after-treatment system. The controller may also determine one or more operational parameter setpoints for the industrial plant, select the one or more operational parameter setpoints that reduce an output of a cost function, and apply the one or more operational parameter setpoints to control the industrial plant.

Described herein are methods, compositions and synthetic biology approaches for solvent production, including but not limited to butanol production. Described herein are recombinant bacteria and yeast strains which may be used in production of a solvent, including but not limited to butanol, from lignocellulosic and other plant-based feedstocks. Described herein are methods of producing solvents, including but not limited to butanol, using bacteria and yeast strains. Described herein are methods of producing organisms that display highly efficient butanol production.

A control system for a wind power plant that includes a damage module and a control module. The damage module compares existing stress conditions on one or more component parts of the wind power plant to current energy generating costs. The control module alters electric power generated by the wind power plant based upon the comparison.

The present invention relates to systems and methods for monitoring agricultural products. In particular, the present invention relates to monitoring fruit production, plant growth, and plant vitality. According to embodiments of the invention, a plant analysis system is configured determine a spectral signature of a plant based on spectral data, and plant color based on photographic data. The spectral signatures and plant color are associated with assembled point cloud data. Morphological data of the plant can be generated based on the assembled point cloud data. A record of the plant can be created that associates the plant with the spectral signature, plant color, spectral data, assembled point cloud data, and morphological data, and stored in a library.

A plant control apparatus includes a plant model and a control input determining device. The plant model estimates a control variable of a plant based on an input including a control parameter to adjust a first control variable of the plant. The control input determining device is configured to correct a temporary value of the control parameter so that a first control variable model value satisfies a predetermined constraint. The control input determining device is configured to determine a control input for the plant based on the temporary value of the control parameter that has been corrected. The first control variable model value is defined as an estimated value of the first control variable calculated by the plant model when the temporary value of the control parameter is input to the plant model.

A method and system of treating plants is provided. The method includes measuring optical properties of a plant using a plurality of spectral bands. The method further includes calculating in a computational device at least two vegetative indexes using the optical properties, each of the at least two vegetative indexes correlating to one or more plant growth parameters. The method further includes calculating in the computational device a water invariant chlorophyll index from at least two vegetative indexes using the plurality of spectral bands. The also provides for treating one or more of the plants based on the water invariant chlorophyll index.

Systems and methods are disclosed for generating a proton removing agent and an acidic solution in a low voltage electrochemical system and utilizing the proton removing agent to sequester carbon dioxide from a waste gas in a carbon dioxide sequestration system and utilizing the acidic solution to catalyze at least one step of a chemical syntheses in combination with a plant based material.

A method for operating a wind power plant which is provided with a device for regulating the speed of a rotor of the wind power plant. The method includes the steps of: determining the critical frequency of the respective turbine and / or turbine components, determining the speed range of the rotor in which the entire turbine and / or individual turbine components are excited in the vicinity of their critical frequencies and operation of the wind turbine plant only below and above the critical range; the latter being traversed rapidly.

Multiple Views of an Industrial Plant are graphically displayed and viewed. A graphical user interface displays the views in corresponding panes or windows of the graphical user interface. The views, being graphical representations of systems of the Industrial Plant, are coupled by a coupler according to a predetermined relationship between the underlying systems of the Industrial Plant represented by the coupled views. The coupler automatically refocuses the panes to display different views of the Industrial Plant based on a selection of an object in any of the panes or on a manual refocus of one view and on the predetermined relationship for coupling the views. The Coupled views represent different domains of the Industrial Plant or Industrial Network e.g. real-time monitoring and operation, configuration, debugging, maintenance, scheduling, asset management, documentation, training, simulation, physical construction, material flow monitoring, programming, interconnecting function blocks, performance analysis. The analysis may be provided at different points in time (now, past, predicted future) and with a different spatial focus (parts, whole). Coupling different views greatly reduces handling effort for building and operating Industrial Plants.

A waste heat recovery plant control system includes a programmable controller configured to generate expander speed control signals, expander inlet guide vane pitch control signals, fan speed control signals, pump speed control signals, and valve position control signals in response to an algorithmic optimization software to substantially maximize power output or efficiency of a waste heat recovery plant based on organic Rankine cycles, during mismatching temperature levels of external heat source(s), during changing heat loads coming from the heat sources, and during changing ambient conditions and working fluid properties. The waste heat recovery plant control system substantially maximizes power output or efficiency of the waste heat recovery plant during changing / mismatching heat loads coming from the external heat source(s) such as the changing amount of heat coming along with engine jacket water and its corresponding exhaust in response to changing engine power.

A method of treating at least one container in a container treatment plant, including marking at least one container with a marking, detecting the marking of the at least one container, selecting at least one container treatment machine of a container treatment plant and / or at least one operation setting of the at least one container treatment machine of the container treatment plant based on the detected marking, and treating the at least one container based on the selection of the at least one container treatment machine and / or the at least one operation setting.

Provided are food products having structures, textures, and other properties similar to those of animal meat. Also provided are processes for producing such food products. The processes comprise producing the food products under alkaline conditions.

A thermoplastic material composition containing certain biodegradable and renewable components is described. The thermoplastic composition that includes a least one kind of algae or a blend of at least one kind of algae and a plant polymer a blend of algae and / or plant-based polymers, such as proteins and starches, as relatively low cost feedstock. The algae or blend may be plasticized. Additionally, a method adapted for large scale fabrication of fibers, films, or extruded articles is also described.

Systems and methods for calculating and predicting performance characteristics, incremental heat rate, capacity, incremental costs, production cost and emissions, for electric power generation plants, and in particular, those that use steam and gas-turbine prime movers. The system includes models and modules for calculating current unit performance and predicting unit performance, including the incremental heat rate and maximum capacity, using unit operating parameters, unit configuration data, and fuel constituency data. The system further includes a module for forecasting or predicting unit performance and cost information, by allowing the user to alter unit configuration and fuel constituency data to model planned maintenance and projected fuel changes, and to account for anticipated atmospheric conditions.

Disclosed are botanically based compositions and methods useful for the treatment of metabolic syndrome and diabetes type 2. Compositions, kits, and methods are additionally disclosed for means to augment the activity of identified glucose and insulin regulating drugs.

Systems and methods for calculating and predicting performance characteristics, incremental heat rate, capacity, incremental costs, production cost and emissions, for electric power generation plants, and in particular, those that use steam and gas-turbine prime movers. The system includes models and modules for calculating current unit performance and predicting unit performance, including the incremental heat rate and maximum capacity, using unit operating parameters, unit configuration data, and fuel constituency data. The system further includes a module for forecasting or predicting unit performance and cost information, by allowing the user to alter unit configuration and fuel constituency data to model planned maintenance and projected fuel changes, and to account for anticipated atmospheric conditions.

The invention relates to methods for making completely biodegradable, hydrophobic, oleophilic plant based materials which are useful in adsorption of petroleum products. The materials have an average diameter of from 1 to 5 mm, and an ash content of from 10% to 30%. The non-paraffin coating is an animal fat product, preferably produced by dissolving a pure animal fat and using this as the coating material.

Systems and methods for monitoring and assessing crop health and performance can provide rapid screening of individual plants. The systems and methods have an automated component, and rely primarily on the detection and interpretation of plant-based signals to provide information about crop health. In some cases knowledge from human experts is captured and integrated into the automated crop monitoring systems and methods. Predictive models can also be developed and used to predict future health of plants in a crop.

A vegetable lipid-based composition and candle comprised of a vegetable lipid component and a petroleum wax is described. The vegetable lipid component may include a triglyceride or a free fatty acid / triglyceride mixture. The vegetable lipid-based composition has properties that make it advantageous in candle production.

New plant strengthening agents based on phytohormones for application in plant husbandry or arable cropping, preferably in fruit or wine growing. The invention relates to the use of a compound selected from the group gibberellin A4 (GA4), gibberellin A7 (GA7), gibberellin A3 (GA3), 1-naphthaleneacetic acid (NAA), N6-benzyladenine (BA) and S-abscisic acid (ABA), or of a mixture of at least two compounds selected from said group, as a plant strengthening agent, to formulations containing said active substances, as well as to a process for strengthening higher plants which is characterized in that a phytoactive amount of at least one of said compounds is applied to said higher plants, preferably to the epigeal parts thereof. Application in plant husbandry or arable cropping, preferably in fruit or wine growing, is preferred.

A simulation section simulates an operation of a field device in the plant by using a device model. A comparing section compares actual output data of the field device with simulation output data that is obtained by simulation by the simulation section. A judging section judges occurrence of abnormality of the plant based on a comparison result by the comparing section. An error estimating section estimates an error between process data and input data, the process data being indicated as the input data to the field device, and the input data being actually inputted to the field device. In this case, the process data is corrected based on an estimation result by the error estimating section, and the corrected process data is inputted to the device model.

The invention discloses an active carbon prepared from waste plant-based biomass, and a preparation method thereof. The method comprises the following steps: crushing 100 parts of plant-based biomass, uniformly mixing and dipping the crushed plant-based biomass, 0-200 parts of a chemical activator and 1-200 parts of one or more of nitrogen-containing phosphates, and carrying out heating carbon-forming activation to obtain the active carbon; or crushing 100 parts of plant-based biomass, uniformly mixing the crushed plant-based biomass with one or more of 1-200 parts of nitrogen-containing phosphates, forming carbon, mixing and dipping the obtained carbon and 0-200 parts of the chemical activator, and heating and activating to obtain the active carbon; or crushing 100 parts of plant-based biomass, uniformly mixing the crushed plant-based biomass with one or more of 1-200 parts of nitrogen-containing phosphates, forming carbon, and physically activating the obtained carbon in the heating process to obtain the active carbon, wherein the above heating mode comprise temperature programmed mode, uniform heating re or rapid heating, and the stay time is 30min ~ 4h. The method has the advantages of low raw material cost, simple operation and high active carbon yield, and the active carbon has a nitrogen-containing functional group and an excellent adsorption performance.

The invention relates to methods for making completely biodegradable, hydrophobic, oleophilic plant based materials which are useful in adsorption of petroleum products. The materials have an average diameter of from 1 to 5 mm, and an ash content of from 10% to 30%. The non-paraffin coating is an animal fat product, preferably produced by dissolving a pure animal fat and using this as the coating material.

The invention discloses a method for controlling a main steam temperature in a power plant based on a second-order simplified auto disturbance rejection controller. In the method, a cascade control mode is used for forming a cascade steam temperature mediation and control system; in an inner ring, proportion integration differentiation (PID) adjustment is used for eliminating the deviation of an advance timing steam temperature to achieve a coarse tuning effect on an overheating steam temperature; in an outer ring, the simplified second-order auto disturbance rejection controller is used for controlling the outlet temperature of an overheater, so that the defects of large inertia and large delay of a temperature object in an inertia area are fully overcome; and by a disturbance compensation effect of the simplified second-order auto disturbance rejection controller, the disturbance of factors such as loads, flue gas and the like is eliminated, so that the stability of the main steam temperature is ensured. In the method, an algorithm is simple, a parameter is easy to adjust, and a higher response speed, higher steady state accuracy, higher disturbance resistance and higher robustness can be well acquired without dependence on a mathematical model with an accurate main steam temperature in the power plant.

The present invention includes a high-strength, light-weight corrugated board. The board comprises a first sheet made of a soy protein based resin and one or more sheets of plant-based fibers. The first sheet is connected to a corrugated member. In one aspect of the present invention, there is a method of manufacturing a high-strength, corrugated board.

Reactive power (VAR) consumption in a power plant or facility having synchronous machines is adaptively controlled in an automated manner. Electrical parameters of the plant are dynamically monitored during plant operation, and the overall plant power system is brought to an optimum operating point under control of a microprocessor-based power measurement system. The microprocessor-based power measurement system adaptively changes the excitation system of synchronous machines in the plant based on results of monitoring. The excitation systems of the synchronous machines may be adjusted to be constant bus voltage, constant reactive power, or constant power factor, according to optimum system performance requirements. The power measurement system also assists in avoiding problems in voltage regulation during increased load demand conditions, such as when starting large electrical motors or energizing large transformers in the system.

Methods of and compositions for producing and using plant-based materials are provided. The methods include using biopolymers or their synthetic equivalents combined with a stable source of reactive oxygen species that when applied to or combined with a separate source of oxido-reducing enzyme or catalyst will cause the formation of an activated biopolymer with increased protein binding affinity and microbial control activities.

An edible pet chew 114 has a first casing 10 of plant base material and a second protein 12 of flavored material for example jerky that is wrapped with the first sheet to form alternating layers in the edible pet chew.