Patents Assigned to AES Gener S.A.
  • Patent number: 11957085
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cutting device for fitting on an unmanned aerial vehicle for the high-level pruning of vegetation in areas close to power distribution lines, which includes at least one system for attachment to the aerial vehicle having a central beam, at least four arms having connection points to connect to rods of the unmanned aerial vehicle, the rods are oriented toward motors of the aerial vehicle for attachment to the aerial vehicle and a system for releasing at least one cutting tool whilst in use, and at least one cutting tool, made up of a plurality of saws each driven by a motor, a cutting rod for attaching the plurality of saws and an automatic leveling system for the cutting rod, which maintains the rod in a horizontal position during the cutting process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: AES Gener S.A.
    Inventors: Sergio Guzmán López, Cristian Madariaga Piombo, Felipe Mendoza Leyton, David Rebolledo Carvajal
  • Patent number: 11070061
    Abstract: A load management system for a hydroelectric power plant, includes a power generator configured to generate electrical energy from a flow of water for supplying a power grid, a virtual reservoir configured to store the generated electrical energy and dispatch the stored electrical energy to the power grid; a plurality of circuit breakers that connect an output of the power generator to the power grid and to the virtual reservoir; and a control unit configured to control operating states of the plurality of circuit breakers so that the generated electrical energy is stored at the virtual reservoir and at least one of the generated electrical energy or the stored electrical energy is provided to the power grid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: AES Gener S.A.
    Inventors: Javier Giorgio, Joaquin Melendez
  • Publication number: 20210104894
    Abstract: A load management system for a hydroelectric power plant, includes a power generator configured to generate electrical energy from a flow of water for supplying a power grid, a virtual reservoir configured to store the generated electrical energy and dispatch the stored electrical energy to the power grid; a plurality of circuit breakers that connect an output of the power generator to the power grid and to the virtual reservoir; and a control unit configured to control operating states of the plurality of circuit breakers so that the generated electrical energy is stored at the virtual reservoir and at least one of the generated electrical energy or the stored electrical energy is provided to the power grid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2019
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Applicant: AES Gener S.A.
    Inventors: Javier GIORGIO, Joaquin MELENDEZ