Patents by Inventor PANGANAMALA R. KUMAR

PANGANAMALA R. KUMAR 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).

  • Publication number: 20230400504
    Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting compromised sensors using dynamic watermarking. In some examples, a method includes injecting a dynamic random signal into an input of a power distribution system. The power distribution system includes at least one sensor and at least one power electronic controller configured to use the at least one sensor. The method includes monitoring a sensor signal from the at least one sensor. The method includes determining whether the at least one sensor is compromised based on a comparison between the dynamic random signal and the sensor signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Prasad N. Enjeti, Le Xie, Panganamala R. Kumar
  • Publication number: 20230298060
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer readable media for thermal load management of a collection of power consumers managed by an electric power aggregator. In some examples, a system includes a scheduling subsystem, implemented on one or more processors, configured for determining a plurality of cooling or heating control schedules for the collection of power consumers by forecasting one or more wholesale electricity price peaks. The system includes a control system implemented on one or more processors. The control system is configured for carrying out the cooling or heating control schedules at the individual consumer-level. The control system is configured for guaranteeing, for each power consumer of the collection of power consumers, a comfort constraint specified by a bilevel thermostat for the power consumer, wherein the comfort constraint comprises a lower level bound temperature and an upper bound temperature that the power consumer is willing to tolerate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2021
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: The Texas A&M University System
    Inventors: Sivaranjani Seetharaman, Panganamala R. Kumar, Le Xie
  • Publication number: 20230231384
    Abstract: A device includes an input converter, an output converter, and a controller. The input converter is electrically coupled to an electrical meter and an energy production array. The output converter is electrically coupled to the energy production array and a load. The controller is communicatively coupled to the input converter, the output converter, the energy production array, and the load. The input converter and the output converter are positioned between the electrical meter and the load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2023
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Applicant: The Texas A&M University System
    Inventors: Panganamala R. KUMAR, Le XIE, Prasad N. ENJETI
  • Patent number: 11637426
    Abstract: A device includes an input converter, an output converter, and a controller. The input converter is electrically coupled to an electrical meter and an energy production array. The output converter is electrically coupled to the energy production array and a load. The controller is communicatively coupled to the input converter, the output converter, the energy production array, and the load. The input converter and the output converter are positioned between the electrical meter and the load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: The Texas A&M University System
    Inventors: Panganamala R. Kumar, Le Xie, Prasad N. Enjeti
  • Publication number: 20200274364
    Abstract: A device includes an input converter, an output converter, and a controller. The input converter is electrically coupled to an electrical meter and an energy production array. The output converter is electrically coupled to the energy production array and a load. The controller is communicatively coupled to the input converter, the output converter, the energy production array, and the load. The input converter and the output converter are positioned between the electrical meter and the load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Applicant: The Texas A&M University System
    Inventors: PANGANAMALA R. KUMAR, LE XIE, PRASAD N. ENJETI