Patents by Inventor Ali Alouani

Ali Alouani 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).

  • Apparatus, system, and method for integrated real time low-cost automatic load disaggregation, remote monitoring, and control
    Patent number: 11626751
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for providing load disaggregation, remote monitoring, and controlling a plurality of loads are provided. The apparatus may include a universal embedded metering and control system (UEMCS) and a universal storage and renewable energy interface (USREI). The UEMCS may include a main device engine, a communication module coupled to the main device engine, a multiplexer coupled to the main device engine, a plurality of current sensors coupled to the multiplexer, and at least one voltage sensor coupled to the main device engine. The USREI may be coupleable to at least one of the plurality of current sensors, coupled to at least one renewable energy source, and configured to provide energy output by the at least one renewable energy source to the UEMCS for output to at least one of the plurality of loads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Ali Alouani, Brandon England
  • APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR INTEGRATED REAL TIME LOW-COST AUTOMATIC LOAD DISAGGREGATION, REMOTE MONITORING, AND CONTROL
    Publication number: 20200412126
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for providing load disaggregation, remote monitoring, and controlling a plurality of loads are provided. The apparatus may include a universal embedded metering and control system (UEMCS) and a universal storage and renewable energy interface (USREI). The UEMCS may include a main device engine, a communication module coupled to the main device engine, a multiplexer coupled to the main device engine, a plurality of current sensors coupled to the multiplexer, and at least one voltage sensor coupled to the main device engine. The USREI may be coupleable to at least one of the plurality of current sensors, coupled to at least one renewable energy source, and configured to provide energy output by the at least one renewable energy source to the UEMCS for output to at least one of the plurality of loads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Ali Alouani, Brandon England
  • Apparatus, system, and method for integrated real time low-cost automatic load disaggregation, remote monitoring, and control
    Patent number: 10770918
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for providing load disaggregation, remote monitoring, and controlling a plurality of loads are provided. The apparatus may include a universal embedded metering and control system (UEMCS) and a universal storage and renewable energy interface (USREI). The UEMCS may include a main device engine, a communication module coupled to the main device engine, a multiplexer coupled to the main device engine, a plurality of current sensors coupled to the multiplexer, and at least one voltage sensor coupled to the main device engine. The USREI may be coupleable to at least one of the plurality of current sensors, coupled to at least one renewable energy source, and configured to provide energy output by the at least one renewable energy source to the UEMCS for output to at least one of the plurality of loads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Tennessee Technological University Foundation
    Inventors: Ali Alouani, Brandon England
  • APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR INTEGRATED REAL TIME LOW-COST AUTOMATIC LOAD DISAGGREGATION, REMOTE MONITORING, AND CONTROL
    Publication number: 20190027961
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for providing load disaggregation, remote monitoring, and controlling a plurality of loads are provided. The apparatus may include a universal embedded metering and control system (UEMCS) and a universal storage and renewable energy interface (USREI). The UEMCS may include a main device engine, a communication module coupled to the main device engine, a multiplexer coupled to the main device engine, a plurality of current sensors coupled to the multiplexer, and at least one voltage sensor coupled to the main device engine. The USREI may be coupleable to at least one of the plurality of current sensors, coupled to at least one renewable energy source, and configured to provide energy output by the at least one renewable energy source to the UEMCS for output to at least one of the plurality of loads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Ali Alouani, Brandon England