Patents by Inventor Steven Meersman

Steven Meersman 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).

  • Regulation of contribution of secondary energy sources to power grid
    Patent number: 8914158
    Abstract: An energy storage medium is combined with a secondary energy source that supplies power to an electricity distribution grid. The charge and discharge behavior of the energy storage medium is controlled so that rapid increases in the output of a secondary source of energy are absorbed by the storage system, whereas rapid decreases in the output of the secondary source are compensated by discharging stored energy onto the grid. The combined contributions of the secondary source and the energy storage system ensures a rate of change that does not exceed a defined level. Maximum and minimum output power levels for the secondary source can be established to define a normal operating range. The charging or discharging of the energy storage system is also performed when the secondary output power level exceeds or falls below the limits of the defined range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: AES Corporation, The
    Inventors: Jay Geinzer, J. Christopher Shelton, Steven Meersman
  • Regulation of Contribution of Secondary Energy Sources to Power Grid
    Publication number: 20110221276
    Abstract: An energy storage medium is combined with a secondary energy source that supplies power to an electricity distribution grid. The charge and discharge behavior of the energy storage medium is controlled so that rapid increases in the output of a secondary source of energy are absorbed by the storage system, whereas rapid decreases in the output of the secondary source are compensated by discharging stored energy onto the grid. The combined contributions of the secondary source and the energy storage system ensures a rate of change that does not exceed a defined level. Maximum and minimum output power levels for the secondary source can be established to define a normal operating range. The charging or discharging of the energy storage system is also performed when the secondary output power level exceeds or falls below the limits of the defined range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2010
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: THE AES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jay Geinzer, J. Christopher Shelton, Steven Meersman