Patents by Inventor Alexander Brissette
Alexander Brissette 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).
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Publication number: 20240127369Abstract: A method for determining a charging price for an electric charging site includes receiving time tags and data obtained based on automated metering infrastructure (AMI) data for the electric charging site, and weather information for a service area of the electric charging site; clustering power consumption of the electric charging site with similar weather information and time tags; calculating a center of mass and a distribution confidence parameter for the clustered power consumption to obtain a look-up table; retrieving historical information of voltage VPCC and injection power Psite pairs that is measured at a point of common coupling (PCC) of the electric charging site; receiving weather forecast information for the service area of the electric charging site; and calculating a dynamic hosting capacity (DHC) curve and a price curve based on the center of mass and the distribution confidence parameter, the VPCC and Psite pairs, and the weather forecast information.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2022Publication date: April 18, 2024Applicant: ABB Schweiz AGInventors: Zhenyuan Wang, Alexander Brissette, Yuzhi Zhang, David Lee Coats, Himani Ravindra Pathak
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Patent number: 11909207Abstract: A method and system are provided for improving predictions of electrical power usage. In the method and system, load and/or environmental data is classified into data sets that correspond to different modes of operation of an electrical load. Different predictive models are also provided for each set of classified data. The predictive models may provide more efficient and/or more accurate predictions of power usage since each model is limited to a particular mode of operation.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2021Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: ABB SCHWEIZ AGInventors: Joseph Carr, Alexander Brissette
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Patent number: 11870262Abstract: Architectures, apparatuses, methods, systems, and techniques for controlling electrical power distribution network are disclosed. Embodiment distributed, hierarchical controls including layered locational energy service control variables may be utilized to determine and control the provision of energy services, including real power, reactive power (VAR), and capacity reserves, by DERs in a distribution network. In a first ex-ante iteration a simulation may be performed to calculate a set of subnetwork-specific control variables based on subnetwork locational energy service prices and a plurality of sets of DER-specific control variables based on DER locational energy service prices. A second ex-ante iteration calculates a set of actual subnetwork-specific control variables based on subnetwork locational energy service prices and a plurality of sets of actual DER specific control variables based on DER locational energy service prices.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2020Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Hitachi Energy LtdInventors: Alexander Brissette, Joseph A. Carr, Zhenyuan Wang
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Publication number: 20230396071Abstract: Unintentional islanding (UI) of a circuit of distributed energy resources (DERs) may leave area electrical power systems (EPS), external to the DER circuit, energized. Thus, UI detection methods have been developed to detect unintentional islanding and trigger a UI response. However, individual UI detection methods have various deficiencies. Thus, a consensus-based UI detection process is disclosed that builds a consensus from multiple UI detection sources, optionally implementing different UI detection methods. The redundancy in this consensus-based UI detection process provides robust, sensitive, selective, and cybersecure UI detection for the entire DER circuit. For example, the consensus-based UI detection process may eliminate or reduce non-detection zones, avoid false positives, thwart cyber-attacks, and/or the like.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2022Publication date: December 7, 2023Inventor: Alexander BRISSETTE
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Publication number: 20220294216Abstract: A method and system are provided for improving predictions of electrical power usage. In the method and system, load and/or environmental data is classified into data sets that correspond to different modes of operation of an electrical load. Different predictive models are also provided for each set of classified data. The predictive models may provide more efficient and/or more accurate predictions of power usage since each model is limited to a particular mode of operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2021Publication date: September 15, 2022Inventors: Joseph Carr, Alexander Brissette
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Publication number: 20220162180Abstract: A cannabinol derivative, cannabinol-o-acetate, synthesis, compositions comprising the same, and methods of use.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2021Publication date: May 26, 2022Applicant: Marquette AnalyticaInventors: Robert Opperman, Quincy Alexander Brissette
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Publication number: 20220115870Abstract: Architectures, apparatuses, methods, systems, and techniques for controlling electrical power distribution network are disclosed. Embodiment distributed, hierarchical controls including layered locational energy service control variables may be utilized to determine and control the provision of energy services, including real power, reactive power (VAR), and capacity reserves, by DERs in a distribution network. In a first ex-ante iteration a simulation may be performed to calculate a set of subnetwork-specific control variables based on subnetwork locational energy service prices and a plurality of sets of DER-specific control variables based on DER locational energy service prices. A second ex-ante iteration calculates a set of actual subnetwork-specific control variables based on subnetwork locational energy service prices and a plurality of sets of actual DER specific control variables based on DER locational energy service prices.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2020Publication date: April 14, 2022Inventors: Alexander Brissette, Joseph A. Carr, Zhenyuan Wang
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Patent number: 10971949Abstract: A method for performing energy management for a building includes generating a stack of energy loads representative of a plurality of building energy loads. The energy loads are prioritized from highest priority energy loads to lowest priority energy loads. The prioritized energy loads are then compared to a building power threshold. The lowest priority energy loads are shed until a sum of remaining energy loads is equal to or less than the building power threshold. The remaining energy loads are serviced. The processes of prioritizing the energy loads, comparing the prioritized energy loads to a building power threshold, and shedding the lowest priority energy loads is repeated in response to changes in circumstances affecting the building.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2017Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: ABB Schweiz AGInventors: Joseph Carr, Alexander Brissette, Tao Cui
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Publication number: 20210036908Abstract: Systems, methods, techniques and apparatuses for managing distributed applications of networked intelligent agents are disclosed. The agents are operably to autonomously discover semantic profiles and associated data of other agents in a networked system participating in a given application. The agents need not be in direct communication with or known to all the other agents in the networked system.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2019Publication date: February 4, 2021Inventors: Alexander Brissette, Mehmet H. Cintuglu, Dmitry lshchenko
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Patent number: 10903652Abstract: Architectures, apparatuses, methods, systems, and techniques for controlling electrical power distribution network are disclosed. Distributed, hierarchical controls including layered locational energy service control variables may be utilized to determine and control the provision of energy services, including real power, reactive power (VAR), and capacity reserves, by DERs in a distribution network. In a first ex-ante iteration a simulation may be performed to calculate a set of subnetwork-specific control variables based on subnetwork locational energy service prices and a plurality of sets of DER-specific control variables based on DER locational energy service prices. In a second ex-ante iteration a set of actual subnetwork-specific control variables based on subnetwork locational energy service prices and a plurality of sets of actual DER-specific control variables based on DER locational energy service prices.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2019Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: ABB Power Grids Switzerland AGInventors: Alexander Brissette, Joseph A. Carr, Zhenyuan Wang
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Patent number: 10892938Abstract: Systems, methods, techniques and apparatuses for managing distributed applications of networked intelligent agents are disclosed. The agents are operably to autonomously discover semantic profiles and associated data of other agents in a networked system participating in a given application. The agents need not be in direct communication with or known to all the other agents in the networked system.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2019Date of Patent: January 12, 2021Assignee: ABB Power Grids Switzerland AGInventors: Alexander Brissette, Mehmet H. Cintuglu, Dmitry Ishchenko
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Patent number: 10879698Abstract: A method for performing building power management includes interfacing a power manager with an upstream controller to obtain a demand response event signal; receiving and parsing the demand response event signal; determining a power target based on a payload, and demand response begin and end times specified in the demand response event signal; evaluating whether an average power exceeds or falls below a limit; determining whether a shed action or a restore action is required; determining which variable and fixed electrical loads are to be maintained, shed or restored; interfacing the power manager with a building automation system (BAS); providing the BAS with a load control signal instructing that selected variable and fixed electrical loads are to be shed or restored; and selectively maintaining, shedding or restoring the selected variable and fixed electrical loads responsive to the load control signal.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2017Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: ABB Schweiz AGInventors: Joseph A. Carr, Alexander Brissette
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Publication number: 20200259329Abstract: Architectures, apparatuses, methods, systems, and techniques for controlling electrical power distribution network are disclosed. Distributed, hierarchical controls including layered locational energy service control variables may be utilized to determine and control the provision of energy services, including real power, reactive power (VAR), and capacity reserves, by DERs in a distribution network. In a first ex-ante iteration a simulation may be performed to calculate a set of subnetwork-specific control variables based on subnetwork locational energy service prices and a plurality of sets of DER-specific control variables based on DER locational energy service prices. In a second ex-ante iteration a set of actual subnetwork-specific control variables based on subnetwork locational energy service prices and a plurality of sets of actual DER-specific control variables based on DER locational energy service prices.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2019Publication date: August 13, 2020Inventors: Alexander Brissette, Joseph A. Carr, Zhenyuan Wang
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Patent number: 10708077Abstract: A method for a building automation system to control a comfort level in a building includes tracking a building occupant's activity data using a wearable activity tracker. A smartphone is coupled to the wearable activity tracker. Activity data is collected from the wearable activity tracker using a smartphone app operating on the building occupant's smartphone, and a comfort value is determined using the smartphone app based on the activity data. A report of the comfort value is transmitted to a building automation system (BAS) app from the smartphone, and the output of a building system is controlled based on the comfort value.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2017Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: ABB Schweiz AGInventors: Tao Cui, Joseph A. Carr, Alexander Brissette, David Coats
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Patent number: 10436470Abstract: Unique systems, methods, techniques and apparatuses of building power management are disclosed herein. One exemplary embodiment is a system comprising a load management controller and a power circuit interrupter. The load management controller is configured to repeatedly perform a first test wherein a time rate of change of temperature of building regions is determined, repeatedly perform a second test wherein a lighting controller is operated to rank a plurality of lighting loads according to ambient light of building regions associated with the plurality of lighting loads, assign the plurality of HVACR loads and lighting loads to a plurality of load shed groups, and reduce power consumption by the plurality of HVACR loads and the plurality of lighting loads in order of the ranked load shed groups effective to minimize occupant perceptibility of the power consumption reduction while implementing the operator specified priority criteria.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2017Date of Patent: October 8, 2019Assignee: ABB SCHWEIZ AGInventors: Alexander Brissette, Joseph A Carr
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Patent number: 10424925Abstract: One exemplary embodiment is a system including nanogrid controller configured to receive power bids each including a power magnitude value and a bid value from a plurality of resource controllers, evaluate the power bids to determine resource control commands for respective resource controllers and a power bid feedback value, and transmit the resource control commands and a power bid feedback value to the plurality of resource controllers. The plurality of resource controllers are configured to generate and transmit the power bids to the nanogrid controller, receive the resource control command and in response thereto at least one of shed or restore one or more of the power loads and control a supply power from one or more of the power sources, and receive the power bid feedback value and in response thereto generate an updated power bid and transmit the updated power bid to the nanogrid controller.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2017Date of Patent: September 24, 2019Assignee: ABB Schweiz AGInventors: Joseph A. Carr, Alexander Brissette
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Publication number: 20190165578Abstract: A method for performing building power management includes interfacing a power manager with an upstream controller to obtain a demand response event signal; receiving and parsing the demand response event signal; determining a power target based on a payload, and demand response begin and end times specified in the demand response event signal; evaluating whether an average power exceeds or falls below a limit; determining whether a shed action or a restore action is required; determining which variable and fixed electrical loads are to be maintained, shed or restored; interfacing the power manager with a building automation system (BAS); providing the BAS with a load control signal instructing that selected variable and fixed electrical loads are to be shed or restored; and selectively maintaining, shedding or restoring the selected variable and fixed electrical loads responsive to the load control signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2017Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventors: Joseph A. Carr, Alexander Brissette
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Publication number: 20190165577Abstract: One exemplary embodiment is a system including nanogrid controller configured to receive power bids each including a power magnitude value and a bid value from a plurality of resource controllers, evaluate the power bids to determine resource control commands for respective resource controllers and a power bid feedback value, and transmit the resource control commands and a power bid feedback value to the plurality of resource controllers. The plurality of resource controllers are configured to generate and transmit the power bids to the nanogrid controller, receive the resource control command and in response thereto at least one of shed or restore one or more of the power loads and control a supply power from one or more of the power sources, and receive the power bid feedback value and in response thereto generate an updated power bid and transmit the updated power bid to the nanogrid controller.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2017Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventors: Joseph A. Carr, Alexander Brissette
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Publication number: 20190158305Abstract: A method for a building automation system to control a comfort level in a building includes tracking a building occupant's activity data using a wearable activity tracker. A smartphone is coupled to the wearable activity tracker. Activity data is collected from the wearable activity tracker using a smartphone app operating on the building occupant's smartphone, and a comfort value is determined using the smartphone app based on the activity data. A report of the comfort value is transmitted to a building automation system (BAS) app from the smartphone, and the output of a building system is controlled based on the comfort value.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2017Publication date: May 23, 2019Inventors: Tao Cui, Joseph A. Carr, Alexander Brissette, David Coats
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Publication number: 20190024918Abstract: Unique systems, methods, techniques and apparatuses of building power management are disclosed herein. One exemplary embodiment is a system comprising a load management controller and a power circuit interrupter. The load management controller is configured to repeatedly perform a first test wherein a time rate of change of temperature of building regions is determined, repeatedly perform a second test wherein a lighting controller is operated to rank a plurality of lighting loads according to ambient light of building regions associated with the plurality of lighting loads, assign the plurality of HVACR loads and lighting loads to a plurality of load shed groups, and reduce power consumption by the plurality of HVACR loads and the plurality of lighting loads in order of the ranked load shed groups effective to minimize occupant perceptibility of the power consumption reduction while implementing the operator specified priority criteria.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2017Publication date: January 24, 2019Inventors: Alexander Brissette, Joseph A Carr