Patents by Inventor Richard Hayes Cutright
Richard Hayes Cutright 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).
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Publication number: 20220057767Abstract: A method of energy dispatch for an energy storage device component of a local energy generation plant, the method including obtaining a charge/discharge profile for the energy storage device, quantifying an amount of energy generation available from energy source components of the local energy generation plant, accessing a degradation factor for the energy storage device, forecasting a future cost for storing energy in the energy storage device, evaluating the future cost, providing instruction to an energy storage plant control unit to increase energy storage in the energy storage device based on a result of the evaluation, else, instructing the energy storage plant control unit to decrease energy storage in the energy storage device, and shedding power from the energy source components if a recommendation to shed power was provided. A system for implementing the method and a non-transitory computer-readable medium are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2018Publication date: February 24, 2022Inventors: Danielle Marie KALITAN, Olugbenga ANUBI, Richard Hayes CUTRIGHT, Hullas SEHGAL, Michael KINSTREY, Johanna WELLINGTON
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Patent number: 10892620Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling an energy storage system are provided. In one embodiment, a method for controlling an energy storage system includes receiving a power demand associated with a grid service operation for an energy storage system and accessing data indicative of a time shift for responding to the power demand. The method includes implementing the time shift in the power demand to obtain a time shifted power demand; and controlling the charge or discharge of one or more energy storage devices in the energy storage system based at least in part on the time shifted power demand.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2015Date of Patent: January 12, 2021Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: David Alan Gutenmann, Richard Hayes Cutright, Kenneth McClellan Rush, Joshua Paul Webb, Lukas Mercer Hansen, Charles Clarence Hicks, Jr.
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Publication number: 20200127347Abstract: A modular energy storage system including an enclosure having at least one thermally conductive sidewall; a battery module housed inside of the enclosure and including a plurality of battery submodules, each battery submodule including a plurality of battery cells, at least some of the plurality of battery cells being electrically interconnected to each other; at least one heat pipe thermally coupled to the plurality of battery cells of at least one of the plurality of battery submodules to channel heat from the plurality of battery cells thermally coupled thereto to the at least one thermally conductive sidewall of the enclosure; and a cooling mechanism thermally coupled to the at least one thermally conductive sidewall of the enclosure to cool the at least one heat pipe.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2018Publication date: April 23, 2020Inventors: Alistair Martin Waddell, Richard Hayes Cutright, Ralph Teichmann, Todd Garrett Wetzel
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Patent number: 10128544Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling the temperature of an energy storage system are provided. More specifically, a time period of increased battery temperature attributable to, for instance, charging or discharging of the battery can be identified. A control system can be used to reduce the ambient temperature of a space associated with the battery energy storage devices in the time period prior to or immediately before the period of increased battery temperature. The ambient temperature can be maintained at a nominal ambient temperature at other times.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2015Date of Patent: November 13, 2018Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Richard Hayes Cutright, Kenneth McClellan Rush, Joshua Paul Webb, Thomas Joseph Horgan, Michael Stanley Zanoni
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Patent number: 10126723Abstract: In one aspect, a method of performing a passive maintenance operation on an energy storage farm may generally include receiving data associated with a maintenance schedule for each energy storage system in the plurality of energy storage systems, identifying at least one energy storage system as a charge contributor based at least in part on the data associated with the maintenance schedule, identifying at least one energy storage system as a discharge contributor based at least in part on the data associated with the maintenance schedule, and controlling the operation of the energy storage farm such that power distribution in the energy storage farm is biased so as to increase the state of charge of the charge contributor(s) prior to increasing the state of charge of the discharge contributor(s).Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2015Date of Patent: November 13, 2018Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Patrick Osae Djan-Sampson, Richard Hayes Cutright, Robert August Kaucic, Joshua Paul Webb
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Patent number: 9991716Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling an energy storage system to provide for delivery of multiple grid services are provided. Grid service requests can be categorized into a plurality of priority tiers. Power demands associated with the grid service requests can be allocated to enforce the prioritization scheme of the priority tiers. For instance, power demands associated with grid service requests in higher priority tiers can be given preference over power demands associated with grid service requests in lower priority tiers. Multiple grid service requests can be categorized within the same priority tier. In addition, the energy storage system can be controlled not only give priority to grid services requests categorized in the higher priority tiers, but also to manage the state of charge of the system to ensure that there is sufficient reserve capacity to meet power demands of the grid service requests categorized in the higher priority tiers.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2015Date of Patent: June 5, 2018Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Richard Hayes Cutright, Robert August Kaucic, Joshua Paul Webb, Patrick Osae Djan-Sampson
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Patent number: 9979195Abstract: In one aspect, a method of distributing power among a plurality of energy storage systems in an energy storage farm may generally include receiving a power distribution input associated with a power amount to be received by or delivered from the energy storage farm, determining an initial power value for each energy storage system based at least in part on a state of charge associated with the energy storage system, determining an unallocated power value for the energy storage farm based at least in part on the received power request and the initial power values of the energy storage systems, determining an updated power value for each energy storage system based at least in part on the unallocated power value, and controlling the operation of the energy storage farm such that each energy storage system delivers or receives an amount of power equal to its determined updated power value.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2015Date of Patent: May 22, 2018Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Patrick Osae Djan-Sampson, Richard Hayes Cutright, Robert August Kaucic, Joshua Paul Webb
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Publication number: 20180062230Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for providing a cooling airflow to an energy storage system. The energy storage system can include one or more energy storage devices positioned within a defined thermal zone. The energy storage system can include a thermal control system configured to provide a cooling airflow to the one or more energy storage devices. The thermal control system can include a heat exchanging device configured to provide a cooled airflow to the defined thermal zone. The thermal control system can also include a moveable element configured to adjust a distribution of airflow within the defined thermal zone.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2016Publication date: March 1, 2018Inventors: James Thorpe Browell, Michael Stanley Zanoni, Amin Ajdari, Ahmed Mandil, Richard Hayes Cutright, Kenneth McClellan Rush, Thomas Joseph Horgan
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Publication number: 20170141576Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling an energy storage system are provided. In one embodiment, a method for controlling an energy storage system includes receiving a power demand associated with a grid service operation for an energy storage system and accessing data indicative of a time shift for responding to the power demand. The method includes implementing the time shift in the power demand to obtain a time shifted power demand; and controlling the charge or discharge of one or more energy storage devices in the energy storage system based at least in part on the time shifted power demand.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2015Publication date: May 18, 2017Inventors: David Alan Gutenmann, Richard Hayes Cutright, Kenneth McClellan Rush, Joshua Paul Webb, Lukas Mercer Hansen, Charles Clarence Hicks, JR.
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Publication number: 20170062885Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling the temperature of an energy storage system are provided. More specifically, a time period of increased battery temperature attributable to, for instance, charging or discharging of the battery can be identified. A control system can be used to reduce the ambient temperature of a space associated with the battery energy storage devices in the time period prior to or immediately before the period of increased battery temperature. The ambient temperature can be maintained at a nominal ambient temperature at other times.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2015Publication date: March 2, 2017Inventors: Richard Hayes Cutright, Kenneth McClellan Rush, Joshua Paul Webb, Thomas Joseph Horgan, Michael Stanley Zanoni
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Publication number: 20160254671Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling an energy storage system to provide for delivery of multiple grid services are provided. Grid service requests can be categorized into a plurality of priority tiers. Power demands associated with the grid service requests can be allocated to enforce the prioritization scheme of the priority tiers. For instance, power demands associated with grid service requests in higher priority tiers can be given preference over power demands associated with grid service requests in lower priority tiers. Multiple grid service requests can be categorized within the same priority tier. In addition, the energy storage system can be controlled not only give priority to grid services requests categorized in the higher priority tiers, but also to manage the state of charge of the system to ensure that there is sufficient reserve capacity to meet power demands of the grid service requests categorized in the higher priority tiers.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2015Publication date: September 1, 2016Inventors: Richard Hayes Cutright, Robert August Kaucic, Joshua Paul Webb, Patrick Osae Djan-Sampson
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Publication number: 20160226243Abstract: In one aspect, a method of distributing power among a plurality of energy storage systems in an energy storage farm may generally include receiving a power distribution input associated with a power amount to be received by or delivered from the energy storage farm, determining an initial power value for each energy storage system based at least in part on a state of charge associated with the energy storage system, determining an unallocated power value for the energy storage farm based at least in part on the received power request and the initial power values of the energy storage systems, determining an updated power value for each energy storage system based at least in part on the unallocated power value, and controlling the operation of the energy storage farm such that each energy storage system delivers or receives an amount of power equal to its determined updated power value.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2015Publication date: August 4, 2016Inventors: Patrick Osae Djan-Sampson, Richard Hayes Cutright, Robert August Kaucic, Joshua Paul Webb
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Publication number: 20160226287Abstract: In one aspect, a method of performing a passive maintenance operation on an energy storage farm may generally include receiving data associated with a maintenance schedule for each energy storage system in the plurality of energy storage systems, identifying at least one energy storage system as a charge contributor based at least in part on the data associated with the maintenance schedule, identifying at least one energy storage system as a discharge contributor based at least in part on the data associated with the maintenance schedule, and controlling the operation of the energy storage farm such that power distribution in the energy storage farm is biased so as to increase the state of charge of the charge contributor(s) prior to increasing the state of charge of the discharge contributor(s).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2015Publication date: August 4, 2016Inventors: Patrick Osae Djan-Sampson, Richard Hayes Cutright, Robert August Kaucic, Joshua Paul Webb