Abstract: A controller for heating, ventilation, or air conditioning (HVAC) equipment operable to affect an environmental condition of a building is configured to obtain predictive models that predict values of an energy control objective and an air quality control objective as a function of control decision variables for the HVAC equipment. The controller executes a multi-objective optimization process using the predictive models to produce multiple sets of optimization results corresponding to different values of the control decision variables, the energy control objective, and the air quality control objective. The controller selects one or more of the sets of optimization results based on the values of the energy control objective and the air quality control objective. The controller operates the HVAC equipment to affect the environmental condition of the building in accordance with the values of the control decision variables corresponding to a selected set of the optimization results.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems, apparatuses, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media related to controlling tint of tintable window(s) that include various predictive modules, and quality assurance related modules.

Abstract: A safety signal output device has a connector that can electrically connect a second device different from a first device. The connector includes first through fourth terminals. The safety signal output device outputs electrical signals with different timings to the first terminal and the third terminal. The safety signal output device outputs a safety signal during a state in which electrical signals that correspond in timing to the output timing of the electrical signals to the first terminal are input to the safety signal output device from the fourth terminal, and electrical signals that correspond in timing to the output timing of the electrical signals to the third terminal are input to the safety signal output device from the second terminal, the safety signal output device outputs the safety signal.

Abstract: The timing of the synchronous interface is controlled by a clock signal driven by a controller. The clock is toggled in order to send a command to a memory device via the interface. If there are no additional commands to be sent via the interface, the controller suspends the clock signal. When the memory device is ready, the memory device drives a signal back to the controller. The timing of this signal is not dependent upon the clock signal. Receipt of this signal by the controller indicates that the memory device is ready and the clock signal should be resumed so that a status of the command can be returned via the interface, or another command issued via the interface.

Abstract: The method includes: determining required virtual inertia based on a frequency change rate monitored at a grid connection point of a photovoltaic grid-connected system; obtaining values of indexes that affect virtual inertia provided by each virtual synchronous generator (VSG) control unit in a photovoltaic cluster of the photovoltaic grid-connected system; determining, by using a predetermined function equation, a function value corresponding to each index; and determining an allocation proportion of the required virtual inertia in each VSG control unit based on the function value corresponding to each index. A problem of difficult conversion between a plurality of kinds of performance during operation of a power system is resolved, the frequency change rate is suppressed to a certain extent, and a stable state is recovered quickly.

Abstract: A control system and a control method of refrigeration in a closed space based on computer vision are provided. An image of a food, temperature and humidity information in the closed space are collected, and a type of the food is identified according to the image. The image is processed through Euler video amplification when food is not packaged to obtain surface color distribution information of the food, a state of the food is determined according to the surface color distribution information and a historical learning result, and a state prompt corresponding to the state of the food is provided to a user. Temperature and humidity in the closed space are regulated according to the state of the food. The state of the food is determined according to storage time and a known quality guarantee period when the food is packaged, and another state prompt is provided to the user.

Abstract: A building manager includes a communications interface configured to receive time-of-use information from a smart energy grid and a processing circuit configured to process the time-of-use information received from the smart energy grid to generate load shedding decisions for building subsystems or devices including determining when to utilize energy from energy storage equipment. The processing circuit is configured to determine an amount of greenhouse gas emissions corresponding to the load shedding decisions and convert the amount of greenhouse gas emissions into tradable carbon credits. The processing circuit is configured to generate a graphical user interface including modules indicating the amount of greenhouse gas emissions, the tradable carbon credits, or energy savings resulting from the load shedding decisions.

Abstract: Examples disclosed herein relate to an energy optimizer device including a memory, one or more processors configured to execute an electronic game of energy saving and render the electronic game on a display. The energy optimizer device comprises hardware sensor or capturing device for obtaining equipment data from energy equipment associated with a user. The electronic game may be executed with one or more applications and configured to render badge level associated with a user's use of energy equipment, tips of energy saving, enrollment options of a demand management program, recommendation for upgrading of energy equipment, virtual reality avatar representing renewable resources registered, and information about incentives/rebates. The energy optimizer device may communicate with other energy optimizer devices in a peer-to-peer manner and enable multiple users to play the electronic game together from respective energy optimizer devices.

Abstract: A memory system in which a timing drift that would occur in distribution of a first timing signal for data transport in a memory device is determined by measuring the actual phase delays occurring in a second timing signal that has a frequency lower than that of the first timing signal and is distributed in one or more circuits mimicking the drift characteristics of at least a portion of distribution of the first timing signal. The actual phase delays are determined in the memory device and provided to a memory controller so that the phases of the timing signals used for data transport may be adjusted based on the determined timing drift.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods and storage medium for computing including determination of work placement on processor cores are disclosed herein. In embodiments, an apparatus may include one or more processors, devices, and/or circuitry to identify a favored core of the processor cores. The one or more processors, devices, and/or circuitry may be configured to determine whether to migrate a thread to or from the favored core. In some embodiments, the determination may be by a process executed by a driver and/or by an algorithm executed by a power control unit of the processor.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses are described for guiding placement of transducer arrays on a patient.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to virtualizing battery resources for grid service applications. In particular, some of these aspects provide a method for configuring a plurality of virtual energy storage devices in an energy storage device of a fixed energy storage system; and performing two or more grid services concurrently with two or more virtual energy storage devices of the plurality of virtual energy storage devices.

Abstract: Data from measurements is used in conjunction with a learning module to identify and predict tintable window malfunctions. The measurements can be based at least in part on data accumulated during regular operation of a tintable window.

Abstract: Disclosed in the present invention is a control method for water supply during loosening and conditioning based on a neural network model and a dual parameter correction. The method comprises: establishing a neural network-based model for predicting the amount of water supplied during loosening and conditioning; predicting and distributing the total water supplied; and correcting the model based on material balance calculation and deviation. In the present application, when there is a large deviation in outlet moisture, the dual correction control system combining the material balance calculation and the moisture deviation is used for correction to improve the stability and precise control of the outlet moisture during the loosening and conditioning process.

Abstract: A method of three-dimensional fabrication of an object is disclosed. The method comprises: forming a plurality of layers in a configured pattern corresponding to the shape of the three-dimensional object, at least one layer of the plurality of layers being formed at a predetermined and different thickness selected so as to compensate for post-formation shrinkage of the layer along a vertical direction. In various exemplary embodiments of the invention spread of building material of one or more layers is diluted at least locally such as to maintain a predetermined thickness and a predetermined planar resolution for the layer.

Abstract: A method for aggregating a group of EVs based on EV flexibility includes: obtaining a prediction result on a fast charging demand of each EV based on a preset model; determining a distribution area of each substation involved in an EV activity range as an aggregation area; establishing an aggregation model based on the EV fast charging demand, in which the aggregation model includes energy balance equations and various constraints; obtaining an EV fast charging load power curve and an EV energy curve of each aggregation area based on the aggregation model; determining upper and lower limits of multiple EV fast charging load power curves as a flexibility range for the EV fast charging load power, and determining upper and lower limits of multiple EV energy curves as a flexibility range for the EV energy; and aggregating a group of EVs based on the above flexibility ranges.

Abstract: The abnormality cause device includes a sensor data acquiring unit for acquiring sensor data from a sensor installed in a target device, an abnormal tendency detecting unit for detecting an abnormal tendency of the sensor data by comparing the sensor data acquired by the sensor data acquiring unit with a normal model showing a normal value range of the sensor data, and an abnormality cause estimating unit for estimating an abnormality cause of the target device by comparing the abnormal tendency detected by the abnormal tendency detecting unit with an abnormality cause model in which an abnormal tendency of past sensor data and an abnormality cause of the target device are associated with each other.

Abstract: A method by a computing system associated with a set of disjoint devices that includes at least one wearable device includes receiving a request to perform a task. The method further includes determining, based on sensor data associated with the set of disjoint devices, a thermal-constraint differential for each device of the set of disjoint devices. The method further includes determining a plurality of workload assignments needed to be performed to accomplish the task. The method further includes distributing, based on the thermal-constraint differentials of the set of disjoint devices, the plurality of workload assignments to one or more devices of the set of disjoint devices to satisfy one or more power or thermal constraints associated with each device of the set of disjoint devices. The method further includes performing the task by causing the one or more devices to execute the distributed plurality of work assignments.

Abstract: An information processing device includes a support extraction unit that extracts a support supporting an object corresponding to a cutout region at an outermost position among one or more supports supporting the object based on cutout region information indicating the cutout region as a region to be cut out by a laser processing machine and support information indicating the one or more supports supporting the object corresponding to the cutout region and a judgment unit that judges whether the object will incline and rise by being supported by the one or more supports or not based on a support count as the number of supports supporting the object at outermost positions.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the teachings herein include methods for operating an energy management system of a grid participant electrically connectable to an electrical grid at a grid connection point comprising: a) receiving data from an electricity exchange characterizing a remuneration for a first service provided to the electrical grid by the grid participant and/or a second service obtained by the grid participant from the electrical grid; b) determining a load profile for the grid participant as a function of the received data, wherein the energy management system at least temporarily operates the grid participant according to the determined load profile so the grid participant provides the power to the electrical grid and/or obtains the power from the electrical grid; and c) transmitting the load profile to the electricity exchange.