Patents by Inventor Dung Phan
Dung Phan 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: 20200272188Abstract: An exemplary method includes solving on a computing system an optimal power flow formulation for a plurality of generators in a power system. The solving includes computing using multi-threaded parallelism a plurality of constraints for the formulation, computing using multi-threaded parallelism a plurality of Jacobian functions of the constraints, and computing using multi-threaded parallelism a Hessian of Lagrangian functions. The method further includes outputting results of the solving, wherein the results comprise values of generation levels for the plurality of generators. Apparatus and program products are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2020Publication date: August 27, 2020Inventors: Gary Ditlow, Dung Phan, Jinjun Xiong
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Patent number: 10591945Abstract: An exemplary method includes solving on a computing system an optimal power flow formulation for a plurality of generators in a power system. The solving includes computing using multi-threaded parallelism a plurality of constraints for the formulation, computing using multi-threaded parallelism a plurality of Jacobian functions of the constraints, and computing using multi-threaded parallelism a Hessian of Lagrangian functions. The method further includes outputting results of the solving, wherein the results comprise values of generation levels for the plurality of generators. Apparatus and program products are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2016Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: Utopus Insights, Inc.Inventors: Gary Ditlow, Dung Phan, Jinjun Xiong
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Publication number: 20190393700Abstract: A method for operating a power generating facility connected to a power distribution grid having an uncertain power generation condition includes predicting a probabilistic power flow forecast in a transmission line of the power distribution grid for a period of time, wherein the transmission line is electrically coupled to the power generating facility, predicting, using the probabilistic power flow forecast, a probability of congestion over the transmission line of the power distribution grid during the period of time, generating a mitigation plan, including a load adjustment on the transmission line, using the probability of congestion predicted over the transmission line and a thermal limit constraint of the transmission line, wherein the mitigation plan balances the load adjustment and an overlimit line capacity on the transmission line, and controlling the power generating facility, using the mitigation plan, to achieve the load modification and mitigate the probability of congestion predicted in the trType: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2019Publication date: December 26, 2019Inventors: Soumyadip Ghosh, Dung Phan
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Patent number: 10404067Abstract: A method for operating a power generating facility connected to a power distribution grid having an uncertain power generation condition includes predicting a probabilistic power flow forecast in a transmission line of the power distribution grid for a period of time, wherein the transmission line is electrically coupled to the power generating facility, predicting, using the probabilistic power flow forecast, a probability of congestion over the transmission line of the power distribution grid during the period of time, generating a mitigation plan, including a load adjustment on the transmission line, using the probability of congestion predicted over the transmission line and a thermal limit constraint of the transmission line, wherein the mitigation plan balances the load adjustment and an overlimit line capacity on the transmission line, and controlling the power generating facility, using the mitigation plan, to achieve the load modification and mitigate the probability of congestion predicted in the trType: GrantFiled: May 9, 2016Date of Patent: September 3, 2019Assignee: Utopus Insights, Inc.Inventors: Soumyadip Ghosh, Dung Phan
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Patent number: 10013289Abstract: Determining optimum values for Map Reduce parameters by identifying parameters that affect performance of a Map Reduce job, determining a relationship between each of the identified parameters and a maximization of resource utilization for a plurality of computing resources configured for executing the Map Reduce job, representing a workflow based upon supply-demand relationships among the plurality of computing resources, modeling an execution cost as a function of the plurality of identified parameters, formulating a non-linear programming problem to minimize the execution cost, reformulating the non-linear programming problem as a linear programming problem, and solving the linear programming problem to determine a combination of parameter values for the plurality of identified parameters that minimizes the execution cost for the Map Reduce job.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2016Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: David S. Kung, Dung Phan, Jinjun Xiong
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Patent number: 9959514Abstract: There are provided a system, a method and a computer program product for generating an optimal preventive maintenance/replacement schedule for a set of assets. The method includes receiving data regarding an asset, said data including a failure rate function of said asset, a cost of preventative maintenance (PM) of said asset, a cost of an asset failure, and a cost of replacing an asset. An optimal number K of preventative maintenance time intervals tk and an indication of a possible replacement is computed and stored for each asset by minimizing a mean cost-rate value function with respect to an electrical age of the asset. A first PM schedule is formed without consideration of labor and budget resource constraints. The method further generates a second maintenance schedule for a system of assets by minimizing a deviation from the optimal PM time intervals subject to the labor and budget resource constraints.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2014Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Dung Phan, Jinjun Xiong
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Patent number: 9959515Abstract: There are provided a system, a method and a computer program product for generating an optimal preventive maintenance/replacement schedule for a set of assets. The method includes receiving data regarding an asset, said data including a failure rate function of said asset, a cost of preventative maintenance (PM) of said asset, a cost of an asset failure, and a cost of replacing an asset. An optimal number K of preventative maintenance time intervals tk and an indication of a possible replacement is computed and stored for each asset by minimizing a mean cost-rate value function with respect to an electrical age of the asset. A first PM schedule is formed without consideration of labor and budget resource constraints. The method further generates a second maintenance schedule for a system of assets by minimizing a deviation from the optimal PM time intervals subject to the labor and budget resource constraints.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2015Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Dung Phan, Jinjun Xiong
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Publication number: 20170330132Abstract: A method comprises obtaining, at a data correction module, at least one input indicative of a planned digging activity, the planned digging activity occurring within a prescribed period of time, the at least one input comprising information relating to the planned digging activity; generating, using the data correction module, a correction of the input of the planned digging activity; generating, using a predictive modeling module, an outage probability of a utility as a function of the corrected input of the planned digging activity event and predictive data based on a predictive modeling technique; generating, using a scheduling optimization algorithm, an optimal schedule as a function of a travel cost and the outage probability of the utility; and initiating a response based on the optimal schedule to mitigate an occurrence of a power outage predicted to result from the planned digging activity.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2016Publication date: November 16, 2017Inventors: JAYANT KALAGNANAM, Dung Phan, Yada Zhu
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Publication number: 20170324243Abstract: A method for operating a power generating facility connected to a power distribution grid having an uncertain power generation condition includes predicting a probabilistic power flow forecast in a transmission line of the power distribution grid for a period of time, wherein the transmission line is electrically coupled to the power generating facility, predicting, using the probabilistic power flow forecast, a probability of congestion over the transmission line of the power distribution grid during the period of time, generating a mitigation plan, including a load adjustment on the transmission line, using the probability of congestion predicted over the transmission line and a thermal limit constraint of the transmission line, wherein the mitigation plan balances the load adjustment and an overlimit line capacity on the transmission line, and controlling the power generating facility, using the mitigation plan, to achieve the load modification and mitigate the probability of congestion predicted in the trType: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2016Publication date: November 9, 2017Inventors: SOUMYADIP GHOSH, DUNG PHAN
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Publication number: 20170315848Abstract: Determining optimum values for Map Reduce parameters by identifying parameters that affect performance of a Map Reduce job, determining a relationship between each of the identified parameters and a maximization of resource utilization for a plurality of computing resources configured for executing the Map Reduce job, representing a workflow based upon supply-demand relationships among the plurality of computing resources, modeling an execution cost as a function of the plurality of identified parameters, formulating a non-linear programming problem to minimize the execution cost, reformulating the non-linear programming problem as a linear programming problem, and solving the linear programming problem to determine a combination of parameter values for the plurality of identified parameters that minimizes the execution cost for the Map Reduce job.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2016Publication date: November 2, 2017Inventors: David S. Kung, Dung Phan, Jinjun Xiong
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Patent number: 9720390Abstract: A method for determining a generation schedule with contingency constraints for controlling power output levels for a plurality of generators in an electric power system including determining a measure of a sparse, corrective model (C), security-constrained optimal power flow (SCOPF), which reduces a number of post-contingency rescheduling operations for each of a plurality of contingencies, and adjusting a power output level of at least one of the plurality of generators according to the measure of the sparse C-SCOPF upon detecting a contingency in the electric power system.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2014Date of Patent: August 1, 2017Assignee: Utopus Insights, Inc.Inventors: Dung Phan, Xu Sun
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Patent number: 9552007Abstract: An exemplary method includes solving on a computing system an optimal power flow formulation for a plurality of generators in a power system. The solving includes computing using multi-threaded parallelism a plurality of constraints for the formulation, computing using multi-threaded parallelism a plurality of Jacobian functions of the constraints, and computing using multi-threaded parallelism a Hessian of Lagrangian functions. The method further includes outputting results of the solving, wherein the results comprise values of generation levels for the plurality of generators. Apparatus and program products are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2013Date of Patent: January 24, 2017Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Gary Ditlow, Dung Phan, Jinjun Xiong
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Publication number: 20170003702Abstract: An exemplary method includes solving on a computing system an optimal power flow formulation for a plurality of generators in a power system. The solving includes computing using multi-threaded parallelism a plurality of constraints for the formulation, computing using multi-threaded parallelism a plurality of Jacobian functions of the constraints, and computing using multi-threaded parallelism a Hessian of Lagrangian functions. The method further includes outputting results of the solving, wherein the results comprise values of generation levels for the plurality of generators. Apparatus and program products are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2016Publication date: January 5, 2017Inventors: Gary Ditlow, Dung Phan, Jinjun Xiong
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Publication number: 20160148137Abstract: There are provided a system, a method and a computer program product for generating an optimal preventive maintenance/replacement schedule for a set of assets. The method includes receiving data regarding an asset, said data including a failure rate function of said asset, a cost of preventative maintenance (PM) of said asset, a cost of an asset failure, and a cost of replacing an asset. An optimal number K of preventative maintenance time intervals tk and an indication of a possible replacement is computed and stored for each asset by minimizing a mean cost-rate value function with respect to an electrical age of the asset. A first PM schedule is formed without consideration of labor and budget resource constraints. The method further generates a second maintenance schedule for a system of assets by minimizing a deviation from the optimal PM time intervals subject to the labor and budget resource constraints.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2015Publication date: May 26, 2016Inventors: Dung Phan, Jinjun Xiong
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Publication number: 20160148171Abstract: There are provided a system, a method and a computer program product for generating an optimal preventive maintenance/replacement schedule for a set of assets. The method includes receiving data regarding an asset, said data including a failure rate function of said asset, a cost of preventative maintenance (PM) of said asset, a cost of an asset failure, and a cost of replacing an asset. An optimal number K of preventative maintenance time intervals tk and an indication of a possible replacement is computed and stored for each asset by minimizing a mean cost-rate value function with respect to an electrical age of the asset. A first PM schedule is formed without consideration of labor and budget resource constraints. The method further generates a second maintenance schedule for a system of assets by minimizing a deviation from the optimal PM time intervals subject to the labor and budget resource constraints.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2014Publication date: May 26, 2016Inventors: Dung Phan, Jinjun Xiong
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Patent number: 9260031Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to the field of distributed charging of electrical assets. In various examples, distributed charging of electrical assets may be implemented in the form of systems, methods and/or algorithms.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: February 16, 2016Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Soumyadip Ghosh, Dung Phan, Mayank Sharma, Chai Wah Wu, Jinjun Xiong
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Patent number: 9229437Abstract: A system, a method and a computer program product for determining an amount of an electric power to be generated in an electric power system and determining a total cost for generating the amount of electric power while satisfying at least one contingency constraint and one or more customer request. The system creates an optimization problem for calculating amount of the electric power to be generated and a total cost for generating the calculated amount of the electric power while meeting the at least one contingency constraint. The system runs the optimization problem in real-time. The system outputs, from the optimization problem, an output specifying the calculated amount of the electric power and the total cost to generate the calculated amount of the electric power.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2013Date of Patent: January 5, 2016Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Jayant R. Kalagnanam, Dung Phan
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Publication number: 20150378384Abstract: A method for determining a generation schedule with contingency constraints for controlling power output levels for a plurality of generators in an electric power system including determining a measure of a sparse, corrective model (C), security-constrained optimal power flow (SCOPF), which reduces a number of post-contingency rescheduling operations for each of a plurality of contingencies, and adjusting a power output level of at least one of the plurality of generators according to the measure of the sparse C-SCOPF upon detecting a contingency in the electric power system.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2014Publication date: December 31, 2015Inventors: Dung Phan, Xu Sun
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Publication number: 20150377936Abstract: A method for determining power output levels of a plurality of nodes in an electric power system includes receiving, at a first node of the plurality of nodes, voltage information and multipliers of all neighboring nodes of the first node within the electric power system, determining, by the first node, a local power generation and a local voltage using the voltage information and the multipliers of the neighboring nodes and distributing the local power generation and the local voltage to the neighboring nodes, determining, by the first node, an estimated voltage of each of the neighboring nodes and distributing the estimated voltage to each of the neighboring nodes, and updating, by the first node, a local multiplier using the voltage information received from the neighboring nodes and the estimated voltage of each of the neighboring nodes determined by the node.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2014Publication date: December 31, 2015Inventors: Soumyadip Ghosh, Dung Phan, Xu Sun
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Publication number: 20150177762Abstract: An exemplary method includes solving on a computing system an optimal power flow formulation for a plurality of generators in a power system. The solving includes computing using multi-threaded parallelism a plurality of constraints for the formulation, computing using multi-threaded parallelism a plurality of Jacobian functions of the constraints,and computing using multi-threaded parallelism a Hessian of Lagrangian functions. The method further includes outputting results of the solving, wherein the results comprise values of generation levels for the plurality of generators. Apparatus and program products are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2013Publication date: June 25, 2015Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Gary Ditlow, Dung Phan, Jinjun Xiong