Patents Assigned to The Energy Authority, Inc.
  • METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING PIPELINE TRANSFERS UTILIZING A BLOCKCHAIN
    Publication number: 20200380512
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for implementing a Blockchain that tracks a transfer of natural gas from a seller to a buyer. The Blockchain is in logical communication with Off-Block controllers and logical systems and storage. This may allow for faster reconciliation between the parties due to cuts to the natural gas transfer, as all parties can be in agreement on relevant facts to the transfer. The Blockchain may also be in logical connection with one or more pipelines involved in the transfer of gas from the seller to the buyer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Applicant: The Energy Authority, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph A. Witkowski, Michelle Straley, Robert Trinnear
  • Method for management and optimization of hydropower generation and consumption
    Patent number: 10516265
    Abstract: An optimization and management system using a global linearization approach and mixed integer linear programming to perform the dispatch and to schedule a river system for ten days forward while subject to real world, hourly physical, biological, environmental, and recreational constraints. The optimizer system uses a combination of slack variables and stitching methods to approximate a highly nonlinear optimization problem, thereby generating realtime generation schedules to promote to the management authority.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: The Energy Authority, Inc.
    Inventors: Zengjian Hu, John Putz, Sean J. Mackey, Yuen Y. Chan, Yohan Sutjandra, Jonah C. Tsui
  • METHOD FOR MANAGEMENT AND OPTIMIZATION OF HYDROPOWER GENERATION AND CONSUMPTION
    Publication number: 20180024514
    Abstract: An optimization and management system using a global linearization approach and mixed integer linear programming to perform the dispatch and to schedule a river system for ten days forward while subject to real world, hourly physical, biological, environmental, and recreational constraints. The optimizer system uses a combination of slack variables and stitching methods to approximate a highly nonlinear optimization problem, thereby generating realtime generation schedules to promote to the management authority.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Applicant: The Energy Authority, Inc.
    Inventors: Zengjian Hu, John Putz, Sean J. Mackey, Yuen Y. Chan, Yohan Sutjandra, Jonah C. Tsui
  • System and method for managing and optimizing power use
    Patent number: 7873442
    Abstract: 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 available resources. A schedule is produced after optimizing the desired use for the utility power for a given user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignee: The Energy Authority, Inc.
    Inventor: Jonah Tsui