Abstract: Disclosed are a method and apparatus for detecting a fault, and a method and apparatus for training a model. The method includes: acquiring characteristic data and actual temperature of a first wind turbine among n wind turbines, wherein the characteristic data of the first wind turbine is intended to characterize a working state of the first wind turbine, and n is an integer greater than 1; acquiring a prediction temperature set by inputting the characteristic data of the first wind turbine into a temperature prediction model corresponding to each of the n wind turbines; and detecting, based on the predicted temperature set and the actual temperature of the first wind turbine, whether the first wind turbine encounters a fault.

Abstract: According to a disclosed aspect, provided is a smart meter, a system including same, and a method for controlling the smart meter, wherein the smart meter actively requests renewable energy through a system according to an electricity billing system so as to prevent an overload of generated power and induce efficient power use. A smart meter according to a disclosed embodiment comprises: a communication unit for communicating with the outside; a power measurement unit for collecting the amount of power consumption from an electronic device; and a control unit for comparing the amount of power consumption with a preset power interval, and requesting renewable energy through the communication unit on the basis of a result of the comparison.

Abstract: The disclosure provides an air conditioner capable of smoothly performing communication between an outdoor unit and indoor units using piping communication, and a piping communication method thereof. When communicating between an outdoor unit and indoor units using piping communication, a communication mode is automatically changed to a differential mode and a single mode to set the most suitable communication method for field characteristics according to a communication state, so that communication between the outdoor unit and the indoor units can be performed smoothly. This enables smooth piping communication by increasing a communication success rate even if a physical short between refrigerant pipes occurs in a multi-system air conditioner that connects a plurality of indoor units to a single outdoor unit, or even if there are more branch pipes for branching the refrigerant pipe.

Abstract: Various embodiments include a method for monitoring the status of a production order in a factory. The method may include: generating a production IoT model based on a production scheduling system document, the production IoT model comprising a first set process attributes of product processing; generating a product IoT model based on a product design specification document, the product IoT model comprising the first set of process attributes of product processing; associating the production IoT model with the product IoT model; learning data of a production device acquired by a data acquisition automation control system in the factory to obtain a data model representing processing steps of a product; and matching the processing steps against the process attributes of the product IoT model and determining the status of the production order in the factory based on the matching result.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and devices for utilizing distributed reinforcement learning and consensus control to most effectively generate and utilize energy. In some embodiments, individual turbines within a wind farm may communicate to reach a consensus as to the desired yaw angle based on the wind conditions.

Abstract: A semiconductor fabrication facility (FAB) is provided. The FAB includes a group of processing tools. The FAB also includes a number of sampling tubes connecting the group of processing tools. In addition, the FAB includes a sampling station which includes a connection port, a valve manifold box and a controller. The valve manifold box is used for switching a gas sample from one of the processing tools to the connection port. The controller is sued for controlling the connection of the valve manifold box and the sampling tubes. The FAB further includes a metrology module. The metrology module is connected to the connection port of the sampling station and is used to perform a measurement of a parameter related to the gas sample.

Abstract: A facility employing systems, methods, and/or techniques for dynamically and adaptively configuring configurable energy consuming and producing devices (e.g., smart energy devices) based on user profiles and user presence information is disclosed. In some embodiments, the facility periodically detects the presence of users, and retrieves preference information for those users. For each of one or more configurable energy devices in the area, the facility generates a combined setting based on the preferences of each user present and adjusts the devices based on the combined settings. For example, if User A, User B, and User C are present in a room and User A's preferred temperature setting is 75° F., User B's preferred temperature setting is 68° F., and User C's preferred temperature setting is 70° F., the facility may generate a combined setting for a thermostat by taking the average value of the users in the room.

Abstract: A method for determining a filter selection for an air filtration system having a current air filter includes entering filtration system information into a processor having access to pressure drop versus dust holding capacity curves for a plurality of different air filters, wherein the filtration system information includes user experience information including volume of air processed with the current air filter in the air filtration system and pressure drop with the current air filter after processing the volume of air; determining a cost factor of operating the air filtration system with the current filter for processing the volume of air; determining a theoretical quantity of dust held by the current filter at the pressure drop using a pressure drop versus dust holding capacity curve for the current air filter and the pressure drop exhibited by the current air filter after processing the volume of air; selecting a proposed air filter from the plurality of different air filters and different from the curren

Abstract: Methods and systems for controlling a building. An illustrative method includes receiving sensor data from one or more sensors of the building, using the received sensor data to control one or more building management components to control one or more environmental conditions within the building, normalizing the sensor data and storing the normalized sensor data, comparing the normalized sensor data with normalized sensor data from one or more other buildings to identify one or more anomalies associated the building, and providing a recommended action to improve at least one of the one or more identified anomalies of the building.

Abstract: Possible input value combinations of a prediction of an engineered system are iterated over, comprising, for a possible input value combination: selecting an action to perform on the engineered system for the possible input value combination, comprising: performing a plurality of predictions of the engineered system scored by evaluating an objective function associated with the engineered system and using the possible input value combination and a corresponding plurality of actions. The action is selected from the corresponding plurality of actions, the selection being based at least in part on scores of the plurality of predictions. A rule specifying a corresponding set of one or more rule conditions that is met when the possible input value combination is matched and a corresponding action associated with the rule as a selected action is generated. The generated set of rules to be stored or further processed is output.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described for managing articles. The systems and methods described herein may comprise an example method for manufacturing an article. The systems and methods provides an end-to-end manufacturing value chain as a closed system and feedback loop.

Abstract: A method and an assembly device for automated determination of a drilling position of a drill hole for a fastener for fastening a component to a possible wall area of a wall, wherein the method steps include: determining a surface contour of the wall area; examining the surface contour and detecting first irregularities in the surface contour using a first detection rule; determining a primary possible support surface area and a primary possible drilling position area that do not have any of the detected first irregularities; examining the surface contour of the primary possible drilling position area and detecting second irregularities in the surface contour using a second detection rule; and determining the drilling position inside the primary possible drilling position area such that the surface contour at the drilling position does not have any of the detected second irregularities.

Abstract: Systems and methods for managing power supplied over an electric power grid by an electric utility and/or other market participants to multiple power consuming devices, each of which having a Power Supply Value (PSV) associated with its energy consumption and/or reduction in consumption. Power flow to the power consuming devices is selectively enabled and disabled, or power-reduced thereto, by one or more controllable devices controlled by the client device. Power control messages from a controlling server indicate amounts of electric power to be reduced and an identification of at least one controllable device to be instructed to disable or reduce a flow of electric power to one or more associated power consuming devices.

Abstract: An occupancy sensing lighting control system is disclosed. The occupancy sensing lighting control system includes an electric lighting fixture configured to illuminate a surrounding area, a wireless communication unit associated with the electric lighting fixture, a signal-generating device, a signal detector, an occupancy condition generating device, and a load control device configured to control the current supplied to the electric lighting fixture. The signal-generating device generates control signals detectable by a mobile cellular phone device which is located within the surrounding area and is not being in an active call mode. The signal detector detects communication signals generated by the mobile cellular phone device and the occupancy condition generating device determines occupancy condition in response to a detection of communication signals from the mobile cellular phone device.

Abstract: Positions of both end edges of a weld bead in a bead width direction are measured over the entire circumference of a liner in a circumferential direction of the liner. Based on information on the position of the end edge, bead profile information being information on a shape of the end edge of the weld bead over the entire circumference of the liner in the circumferential direction is created. Based on this bead profile information, machining information of the liner per rotation of the liner being position information of a cutting tool in the bead width direction per phase in the circumferential direction of the liner is created so that a moving locus of the cutting tool relative to the liner along the circumferential direction of the liner approximates the shape of the end edge of the weld bead over the entire circumference of the liner in the circumferential direction.

Abstract: This Patent application is based on a new method for calculating the hourly heating load for the heating elements of HVAC systems, with a potential for saving over 50% of the current fuel use by these systems. The method is based on using hourly outside air temperature from one or more thermometer installed along the vertical center of each of the building's orientations, and at the roof center. The temperature data, the building surface areas with different heat transmission characteristics in each orientation, plus hourly air infiltration rate into the building, adjusted for overall system efficiency, and Codes and regulatory requirements would yield the total hourly heating load. The fuel feed would then be automatically adjusted to release the hourly required fuel volume, or wattage, to the heating elements. The installed thermometer system could also be used to calculate the hourly cooling load for the building's air conditioning system, during the summer season.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for operating a wind turbine wherein the method includes: operating the wind turbine over an operating period in accordance with a control strategy, providing one or more input values representing a load acting on at least one component of the wind turbine and providing uncertainties of the input values, determining, based on the input values, an aggregated load value representing an aggregated load acting on the at least one component of the wind turbine over an aggregation period, determining, based on the uncertainties of the input values, an uncertainty of the aggregated load value, determining a statistical load aggregate from the aggregated load value and the uncertainty of the aggregated load value, adjusting the control strategy based on the statistical load aggregate. The disclosure further relates to a wind turbine and a wind farm configured to perform the above method.

Abstract: The present disclosure is intended to enable a user to grasp a state of load on an arithmetic processing unit (100, 200) so that the user can stop an excessive function of the arithmetic processing unit (100, 200), or can transfer part of arithmetic processes to another arithmetic processing unit (100, 200) with a small load. Included are the arithmetic processing unit (100, 200) that executes a plurality of processes related to servo control processing; and an observation unit (300) that determines at least one of point-of-time information about start of each of the processes executed by the arithmetic processing unit or point-of-time information about end of each of the processes executed by the arithmetic processing unit; and an output unit (400) that calculates information about usage of the arithmetic processing unit based on the point-of-time information determined by the observation unit, and outputs the calculated information.

Abstract: A computing system may include a virtual cross metrology engine configured to construct a given virtual metrology model. The given virtual metrology model may take, as inputs, process parameters applied for the given step of a semiconductor fabrication process. The virtual cross metrology engine may also be configured to construct a subsequent virtual metrology model, and the subsequent step is performed after the given step in the semiconductor fabrication process. Doing so may include determining inputs for the subsequent virtual metrology model from a combination of the process parameters applied for the given step of the semiconductor fabrication process, process parameters applied for the subsequent step of the semiconductor fabrication process, and a wafer value for the given step of the semiconductor fabrication process that the given virtual metrology model is configured to predict.

Abstract: Disclosed is a generating facility management device capable of automatically calculating and determining inspection intervals of generating facilities using a system. In an example embodiment, the generating facility management device calculates inspection intervals of unit devices constituting each of the generating facilities using a time code index, a stressor index and a degradation mechanism index.