Patents by Inventor Megan Ann DeWitt

Megan Ann DeWitt 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 and method for controlling operation of an energy generation and storage system
    Patent number: 11467616
    Abstract: A method for controlling an energy generation and storage system using a multi-layer architecture is provided. The method includes determining, by one or more control devices, a power or energy generation for the energy generation and storage system at a first layer of the multi-layer architecture. The method includes determining, by the one or more control devices, a power or energy set point for the system at a second layer of the multi-layer architecture. The method includes controlling, by the one or more control devices, the energy generation and storage system based, at least in part, on the power or energy setpoint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Alina Fatima Moosvi, Vaidhya Nath Venkitanarayanan, Irene Michelle Berry, Patrick Hammel Hart, Hullas Sehgal, Fernando Javier D'Amato, Charles Joseph Kosuth, Deepak Raj Sagi, Rajni Kant Burra, Megan Ann DeWitt, Enno Ubben
  • Wind farm energy storage device for curtailment and auxiliary loads use
    Patent number: 10697432
    Abstract: A method for operating at least one energy storage device of a renewable energy facility connected to a power grid in multiple operational modes includes providing an operational threshold for the renewable energy facility. Further, the method includes comparing an operational parameter of the renewable energy facility with respect to the operational threshold. The method also includes controlling the renewable energy facility based on the comparison. As such, when the operational parameter is below the operational threshold, the controller communicates to the energy storage device(s) to increase its state of charge (SOC) in anticipation of the renewable energy facility transitioning from producing power to consuming power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Vaidhya Nath Venkitanarayanan, Pedro Arsuaga Santos, Megan Ann DeWitt
  • System and Method for Controlling Operation of an Energy Generation and Storage System
    Publication number: 20200150706
    Abstract: A method for controlling an energy generation and storage system using a multi-layer architecture is provided. The method includes determining, by one or more control devices, a power or energy generation for the energy generation and storage system at a first layer of the multi-layer architecture. The method includes determining, by the one or more control devices, a power or energy set point for the system at a second layer of the multi-layer architecture. The method includes controlling, by the one or more control devices, the energy generation and storage system based, at least in part, on the power or energy setpoint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Alina Fatima Moosvi, Vaidhya Nath Venkitanarayanan, Irene Michelle Berry, Patrick Hammel Hart, Hullas Sehgal, Fernando Javier D'Amato, Charles Joseph Kosuth, Deepak Raj Sagi, Rajni Kant Burra, Megan Ann DeWitt, Enno Ubben
  • Wind Farm Energy Storage Device for Curtailment and Auxiliary Loads Use
    Publication number: 20200040874
    Abstract: A method for operating at least one energy storage device of a renewable energy facility connected to a power grid in multiple operational modes includes providing an operational threshold for the renewable energy facility. Further, the method includes comparing an operational parameter of the renewable energy facility with respect to the operational threshold. The method also includes controlling the renewable energy facility based on the comparison. As such, when the operational parameter is below the operational threshold, the controller communicates to the energy storage device(s) to increase its state of charge (SOC) in anticipation of the renewable energy facility transitioning from producing power to consuming power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2018
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Vaidhya Nath Venkitanarayanan, Pedro Arsuaga Santos, Megan Ann DeWitt