Abstract: An architecture that provides automatic monitoring of brake conditions making use of a wear pin on a brake. The disclosure makes use of the fact that a wear pin is required to be provided on an aircraft brake, by integrating monitoring functions such as displacement sensors and/or temperature sensors, into the pin. This means that the automatic monitoring components are not taking up more space on the brake than is already taken up by the compulsory wear pin.

Abstract: A method for controlling power consumption includes receiving a flexibility request from an electrical utility and discovering energy relevant devices in a building. The energy relevant devices include electrical loads and alternative energy sources. Power requirements are predicted from an electrical utility for the loads, the prediction takes into account available power from the alternative power sources. Power set points are determined for the energy relevant devices based on the prediction. The power set points meet the flexibility request. The energy relevant devices are directed to operate at the power set points. A building energy management system is also disclosed.

Abstract: Provided are techniques for predictively generating demand response (DR) events based on grid operations and faults, based on optimization and self-learning routines. The techniques include obtaining grid status information, and determining a fault condition based at least in part on the grid status information. The techniques also include generating a DR event based at least in part on the fault condition, and responsive to generating the DR event, transmitting a notification of the DR event.

Abstract: A method for identifying and managing a power overload condition of devices located in a power network of an environment. The method comprises, via a controller, accessing and receiving a plurality of measurements from a plurality of devices and/or locations within the environment, detecting an overall overload condition on said plurality of devices, and if said overload condition is detected, actuating, or controlling a power consumption of said one or more devices, such that said overload condition is reduced, and said method further comprising, via said controller, monitoring said overload condition. and automatically detecting when said overload condition has cleared.

Abstract: A brake cooling system of the present disclosure includes an external cooling apparatus located externally from an aircraft (e.g., available on the ground at the gate during parking of the aircraft). The external cooling apparatus is in electronic communication with the aircraft via a communication channel such that the external cooling apparatus receives live data from the aircraft for intelligent aircraft brake cooling. The live data includes measured brake temperature. The brake cooling system further includes a controller for collecting aircraft data and generating a cooling apparatus control signal.

Abstract: An architecture that provides automatic monitoring of brake conditions making use of a wear pin on a brake. The disclosure makes use of the fact that a wear pin is required to be provided on an aircraft brake, by integrating monitoring functions such as displacement sensors and/or temperature sensors, into the pin. This means that the automatic monitoring components are not taking up more space on the brake than is already taken up by the compulsory wear pin.

Abstract: Disclosed is a refrigeration system having: a steam ejector with an ejector outlet; and a passive flow trap connected to the ejector outlet.

Abstract: A method for controlling power consumption includes estimating power flexibility for one or more electrical systems in a building, presenting one or more power flexibility options to a user in the building, and communicating power set points to the one or more electrical systems based on a power flexibility option selected by the user. A system for predicting energy consumption of a building is also disclosed.

Abstract: Provided are techniques for predictively generating demand response (DR) events based on grid operations and faults, based on optimization and self-learning routines. The techniques include obtaining grid status information, and determining a fault condition based at least in part on the grid status information. The techniques also include generating a DR event based at least in part on the fault condition, and responsive to generating the DR event, transmitting a notification of the DR event.

Abstract: Methods and systems for flexible resource management are provided. Aspects include receiving a request to adjust power consumption for a site. Obtaining a flexible resource profile for the building, analyzing the flexible resource profile to identify a flexible resource available to satisfy the request and operating the flexible resource to satisfy the request.

Abstract: A method for controlling power consumption includes receiving a flexibility request from an electrical utility and discovering energy relevant devices in a building. The energy relevant devices include electrical loads and alternative energy sources. Power requirements are predicted from an electrical utility for the loads, the prediction takes into account available power from the alternative power sources. Power set points are determined for the energy relevant devices based on the prediction. The power set points meet the flexibility request. The energy relevant devices are directed to operate at the power set points. A building energy management system is also disclosed.

Abstract: A method of controlling power consumption for a district includes discovering a topology of the district and solving an optimization control problem that represents optimized power consumption of the district over time, the optimization control problem is based on the topology of the district. A method of responding to a request from a power source and a district energy management system are also disclosed.

Abstract: A method for predicting power consumption includes selecting data from a set of available data regarding power consumption of a building, extracting essential features of the data, determining a basis function for a model based on the essential features, generating a power consumption model based on the basis function, the power consumption model operable to generate a prediction of power consumption of the building, and communicating the prediction to an end node, the end node operable to implement power conservation strategies based on the prediction. A building energy management system is also disclosed.

Abstract: A method for controlling power consumption includes estimating power flexibility for one or more electrical systems in a building, presenting one or more power flexibility options to a user in the building, and communicating power set points to the one or more electrical systems based on a power flexibility option selected by the user. A system for predicting energy consumption of a building is also disclosed.