Patents by Inventor Maarten Hommelberg

Maarten Hommelberg has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • System for distributing electrical energy over a cluster of electrical devices, method for distributing electrical energy over a cluster of electrical devices of such a system and controller for use in such a system
    Patent number: 9964933
    Abstract: The system comprises a controller comprising software components for determining the difference between the amount of energy determined by the smart grid agent to be delivered to and from the cluster over a predetermined period of time and the amount of energy measured by the meter actually delivered to the cluster over the predetermined period of time, the controller comprising software components for simulating a virtual smart grid participating device based on the determined difference and for providing the smart grid agent with information based on the determined difference such that the smart grid agent is configured to determine the amount of electrical energy in function of time to be delivered to and from the electrical grid for both the smart grid participating and non-participating devices of the cluster based on information of both the devices of the cluster and the smart grid and such that the difference is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: VLAAMSE INSTELLING VOOR TECHNOLOGISCH ONDERZOEK (VITO)
    Inventors: Maarten Hommelberg, Bert Claessens
  • Method for distributing an energy flow over a predetermined period of time to a cluster of a plurality of devices taking into account constraints relating to the energy to be delivered to the devices, a computer program for performing such a method and a system therefor
    Patent number: 9703308
    Abstract: Method for distributing an energy flow to a cluster of a plurality of devices taking into account constraints relating to the energy to be delivered to the devices, comprising the steps of: A. gathering flexibility information of the respective devices in the cluster, combining the flexibility information of the devices of the cluster into flexibility information for the cluster, B. determining accumulated energy to be delivered in function of time over the predetermined period of time, C. supplying the determined accumulated energy to the cluster by obtaining, from the flow of energy, power in function of time based on the determined accumulated energy to be delivered in function of time, determining priority for power for all devices in the cluster and distributing the obtained power among the devices of the cluster.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignees: VLAAMSE INSTELLING VOOR TECHNOLOGISCH ONDERZOEK (VITO), KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN
    Inventors: Bert Claessens, Maarten Hommelberg, Stijn Vandael
  • SYSTEM FOR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRICAL ENERGY OVER A CLUSTER OF ELECTRICAL DEVICES, METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRICAL ENERGY OVER A CLUSTER OF ELECTRICAL DEVICES OF SUCH A SYSTEM AND CONTROLLER FOR USE IN SUCH A SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20140303795
    Abstract: The system comprises a controller comprising software components for determining the difference between the amount of energy determined by the smart grid agent to be delivered to and from the cluster over a predetermined period of time and the amount of energy measured by the meter actually delivered to the cluster over the predetermined period of time, the controller comprising software components for simulating a virtual smart grid participating device based on the determined difference and for providing the smart grid agent with information based on the determined difference such that the smart grid agent is configured to determine the amount of electrical energy in function of time to be delivered to and from the electrical grid for both the smart grid participating and non-participating devices of the cluster based on information of both the devices of the cluster and the smart grid and such that the difference is reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2014
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicant: VLAAMSE INSTELLING VOOR TECHNOLOGISCH ONDERZOEK (VITO)
    Inventors: Maarten HOMMELBERG, Bert CLAESSENS
  • METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTING AN ENERGY FLOW OVER A PREDETERMINED PERIOD OF TIME TO A CLUSTER OF A PLURALITY OF DEVICES TAKING INTO ACCOUNT CONSTRAINTS RELATING TO THE ENERGY TO BE DELIVERED TO THE DEVICES, A COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR PERFORMING SUCH A METHOD AND A SYSTEM THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20140032007
    Abstract: Method for distributing an energy flow to a cluster of a plurality of devices taking into account constraints relating to the energy to be delivered to the devices, comprising the steps of: A. gathering flexibility information of the respective devices in the cluster, combining the flexibility information of the devices of the cluster into flexibility information for the cluster, B. determining accumulated energy to be delivered in function of time over the predetermined period of time, C. supplying the determined accumulated energy to the cluster by obtaining, from the flow of energy, power in function of time based on the determined accumulated energy to be delivered in function of time, determining priority for power for all devices in the cluster and distributing the obtained power among the devices of the cluster.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2011
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: Vlaamse Instelling Voor Technologisch Onderzoek (Vito)
    Inventors: Bert Claessens, Maarten Hommelberg