Abstract: A method for creating at least one portable environment recipe associated with at least one user and associated with an underlying architecture, whereby the underlying architecture includes an underlying actuator architecture or an underlying sensor architecture is provided. The method may include collecting a plurality of behavior data associated with the underlying architecture and the at least one user, wherein the at least one user is located at a first location. The method may further include analyzing the collected plurality of behavior data. The method may also include identifying at least one behavior pattern based on the analyzed plurality of behavior data. The method may include creating the at least one portable environment recipe based on the identified at least one behavior pattern. The method may also include uploading the created environment recipe to a repository.

Abstract: A method for creating at least one portable environment recipe associated with at least one user and associated with an underlying architecture, whereby the underlying architecture includes an underlying actuator architecture or an underlying sensor architecture is provided. The method may include collecting a plurality of behavior data associated with the underlying architecture and the at least one user, wherein the at least one user is located at a first location. The method may further include analyzing the collected plurality of behavior data. The method may also include identifying at least one behavior pattern based on the analyzed plurality of behavior data. The method may include creating the at least one portable environment recipe based on the identified at least one behavior pattern. The method may also include uploading the created environment recipe to a repository.

Abstract: A method for controlling plant active power output ramp rate of a power plant to a PCC with a power grid includes obtaining information about a current RES active power output of a Renewable Energy Source (RES) in the power plant. The method also includes forecasting future RES active power output, during a predefined future time period. The method also includes, based on the obtained current RES active power output information and on the forecasted RES active power output, determining whether an expected ramp rate of the RES active power output during the predefined time period exceeds a predefined maximum ramp rate limit of a plant active power output.

Abstract: The invention relates to an electrical power distribution apparatus (100) connectible to one or more loads (119). The electrical power distribution apparatus (100) comprises inter alia one or more taps (112) for supplying the loads (119) with electrical power. On top of circuit breakers (108) to switch off the power supply in order to protect the loads against damage, there is also arranged a second layer of soft fuse switches (110) which are arranged to switch on or off the power supply at the taps (112) to control distribution of the power. The soft fuses (110) operate in dependence on and in response to commands issued from a controller (105) which in turn operates and issues those commands in response to and independence on the voltages and amperages monitored at those taps (112) by way of a monitoring module (111). Switching on/off occurs at amperage and voltages lower than the critical threshold values to which the circuit breakers (108) respond to.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure can help increase throughput and reduce resource conflicts and delays in semiconductor processing tools. An exemplary method according to various aspects of the present disclosure includes analyzing, by a computer program operating on a computer system, a plurality of expected times to complete each of a respective plurality of actions to be performed by a semiconductor processing tool, the semiconductor processing too including a first process module and a second process module.

Abstract: Systems and methods for managing power on an electric power grid including a server for communicating IP-based messages over a network with distributed power consuming devices and/or power supplying devices, the IP-based messages including information including a change in state of the power consuming device(s), a directive for a change in state of the power consuming device(s), a priority message, an alert, a status, an update, a location with respect to the electric power grid, a function, device attributes, and combinations thereof.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a model predictive control system for an industrial process includes a processor to execute an optimization module to determine manipulated variables for the process over a control horizon based on simulations performed using an objective function with an optimized process model and to control the process using the manipulated variables, to execute model modules including mathematical representations of a response or parameters of the process. The implementation details of the model modules are hidden from and inaccessible to the optimization module. The processor executes unified access modules (UAM). A first UAM interfaces between a first subset of the model modules and the optimization module and adapts output of the first subset for the optimization module, and a second UAM interfaces between a second subset of the model modules and the first subset and adapts output of the second subset for the first subset.

Abstract: Provided herein is a method for automated control of the gas turbine fuel composition through automated modification of the ratio of fuel gas from multiple sources. The method includes providing first and second fuel sources. The method further includes sensing the operational parameters of a turbine and determining whether the operational parameters are within preset operational limits. The method also adjusting the ration of the first fuel source to the second fuel source, based on whether the operational parameters are within the preset operational limits.

Abstract: A system for controlling energy consumption in a building having a heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) which includes using an external application to perform HVAC energy consumption optimization algorithms and other external energy control functions and transmit application control data to a building automation system (BAS), which in turn provides hardware level equipment control for the HVAC system. The external application evaluates equipment data received from the HVAC system by way of the BAS and processes these equipment data to provide application control data back to the BAS. The application control data are calculated to achieve a desired operating efficiency for the HVAC system.

Abstract: A sensor-monitoring interfacing device is coupled to one or more physical devices that include sensors for measuring physical attributes. During operation, the interfacing device obtains and processes sensor data from the physical devices. When the interfacing device obtains sensor data from a physical device, the interfacing device selects a rule to process based on the obtained sensor data. If the interfacing device determines that the rule's condition is satisfied, the interfacing device can process the rule's action description to perform a corresponding action.

Abstract: Power management device includes memory, classification portion, planning portion and indication portion. Classification portion classifies a change in monitoring power during a unit period with respect to each of buildings, stored in memory, into any one of kinds of electric power patterns. Planning portion determines pattern sets based on the kinds of electric power patterns, and determines control content for charging and discharging of electric storage apparatus with respect to each pattern set under condition of minimizing any one of amount of electric power to be received from power grid, compensation of amount of electric power to be received from power grid, and amount of carbon dioxide to be exhausted. Indication portion indicates control content corresponding to each of pattern sets determined by planning portion to electric storage apparatus of a building, which each pattern set conforms with, of the buildings.

Abstract: An intermediary system and processes for controlling cable processing on plural cable processing machines. The intermediary system receives operators' location data, as determined by location sensors; receives from each cable processing machine technical status data based on a physical parameter indicating a capability of the respective machine in executing a cable processing step; forwards an operator request to a wearable audio output device of an operator; and, receives from a particular machine's technical status update when capability for executing a particular cable processing step is restored.

Abstract: A method for controlling a virtual generator including at least one renewable power source, an accumulation system including a power and/or energy reserve, an inverter and a control law, the virtual generator delivering an active P/reactive Q electrical power of voltage V and of current I to a microgrid, the voltage V and current I having a frequency f, the active P/reactive Q electrical power controlling, via droop control, the frequency f and the RMS voltage Vrms of the voltage V, respectively, the method including control of the virtual generator via the control law for which it carries out an adjustment of the active P/reactive Q power delivered to the microgrid, the adjustment being capable of compensating for a variation in the active/reactive power consumed by the microgrid.

Abstract: An electric power trade brokering system includes: a task information acquiring unit that acquires task information about a plurality of tasks of a moving body on which a storage battery is mounted and that is movable by utilizing electric power provided from the storage battery; and a trade counterparty determining unit that determines, based on the task information acquired by the task information acquiring unit, a counterparty to trade electric power with the moving body at a position where at least one task among the plurality of tasks is carried out.

Abstract: Smart power socket comprising an MCU, a power supply circuit connected to the MCU, a wireless module circuit, and a drive switch control circuit, where the power supply circuit is connected to a low voltage power line, the wireless module circuit is connected to an external control device by means of wireless communication, and the drive switch control circuit is controlled by the MCU to implement controlling of on and off states of the smart power socket. Further, a smart home system comprising a remote control terminal and the smart power socket, where the smart power socket constitutes a LAN and is connected to Internet by means of a smart home gateway, and the remote control terminal is connected to the smart power socket by means of Internet to implement remote controlling of a household appliance plugged into the smart power socket.

Abstract: A learning model is constructed for adjusting control information so that a cycle time becomes shorter while also avoiding the occurrence of overheating. A learning model construction device includes: an input data acquisition means that acquires, as input data, control information including a combination of an operation pattern of a spindle and parameters related to machining in a machine tool, and temperature information of the spindle prior to performing the machining based on the control information; a label acquisition means for acquiring temperature information of the spindle after having performed the machining based on the control information as a label; and a learning model construction means for constructing a learning model for temperature information of the spindle after having performed machining based on the control information, by performing supervised learning with a group of the input data and the label as training data.

Abstract: A feature extracting unit obtains sensor data from a plurality of sensors to calculate each feature. When an event determining unit determines the occurrence of an event based on each feature, a display data constructor generates remote-controller display data for displaying the event, and controls a remote-controller display device to display the remote-controller display data. When a user decision is input from a user input IF based on this display, a control unit controls the sensors to be turned ON or OFF. When an infrared sensor detects an abnormality, a microwave sensor whose power consumption is small after the infrared sensor is turned ON. When the microwave sensor detects an abnormality, a video camera and a microphone are turned ON, and the microwave sensor is turned OFF. A communication unit wirelessly transmits an image signal captured by the video camera and an audio signal processed by the microphone.

Abstract: The color of object data that indicates the shape and the color of an object is reproduced faithfully when modeling an object. A model is formed by discharging droplets having the same color from droplet discharging units onto a medium, based on the same reference signal. Colorimetry is performed on the model, and a first-portion and a second-portion having a color with a higher density are specified. The liquid amount of droplets per unit area to be discharged from droplets discharging units that formed the first-portion and the liquid amount of droplets per unit area to be discharged from droplets discharging units that formed the second-portion are adjusted such that a difference in density of colors to be reproduced decreases. The object is modeled by repeating processing for discharging droplets from the droplet discharging units based on the object data.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products for load profile selection in islanding using batteries are provided herein. A computer-implemented method includes generating a usage pattern model for a battery based on (i) information pertaining to consumers of the battery, (ii) information pertaining to usage of the battery, and (iii) information pertaining to network outages, wherein the network is linked to the battery; selecting a subset of the consumers of the battery to supply energy from the battery, during a network outage, based on (i) the usage pattern model, (ii) the lifespan of the battery, (iii) performance of the network, (iv) historical consumption data attributed to each of the consumers, and (v) a predetermined minimum amount of energy required to be supplied to the consumers during a network outage; and outputting instructions to activate and/or deactivate distribution components within the network based on said selecting.

Abstract: A communication method includes: performing communication with a server via the Internet; acquiring from the server a command for causing an electrical appliance to perform a predetermined operation; storing the command and an association information item associated with the command; displaying the association information items on a display unit; receiving a selection of an association information item among the displayed association information items; determining whether or not the electrical appliance is capable of performing the predetermined operation according to the command associated with the association information item the selection of which is received; and when it is determined that the electrical appliance is capable of performing the predetermined operation according to the command associated with the association information item the selection of which is received, transmitting the command to the electrical appliance.