Patents by Inventor Kevin VANNOY

Kevin VANNOY 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).

  • Short-term reserve product for implementation on an electric power grid, and associated method
    Patent number: 11283264
    Abstract: A method for operating an electrical power grid, which includes an electrical power grid, a plurality of power generation participants providing electrical power to the electrical power grid, a plurality of consumers drawing electrical power from the electrical power grid, and a controller that administers the market for the power generation participants and the consumers on the electrical power grid. The method may include providing, by the controller, a short-term reserve (STR) product for the consumers. The STR may be provided by the power generation participants through online resources and offline resources. And the controller may share a ramp capability product (RCP) capacity and a resource capacity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.
    Inventors: Oluwaseyi W. Akinbode, Akshay S. Korad, Gary Waldo Rosenwald, Yonghong Chen, Kevin Vannoy, Fengyu Wang
  • Short-Term Reserve Product for Implementation on an Electric Power Grid, and Associated Method
    Publication number: 20200220359
    Abstract: A method for operating an electrical power grid, which includes an electrical power grid, a plurality of power generation participants providing electrical power to the electrical power grid, a plurality of consumers drawing electrical power from the electrical power grid, and a controller that administers the market for the power generation participants and the consumers on the electrical power grid. The method may include providing, by the controller, a short-term reserve (STR) product for the consumers. The STR may be provided by the power generation participants through online resources and offline resources. And the controller may share a ramp capability product (RCP) capacity and a resource capacity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Applicant: Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.
    Inventors: Oluwaseyi W. AKINBODE, Akshay S. KORAD, Gary Waldo ROSENWALD, Yonghong CHEN, Kevin VANNOY, Fengyu Wang