Patents by Inventor Patrick Osae Djan-Sampson

Patrick Osae Djan-Sampson 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).

  • Patent number: 10126723
    Abstract: In one aspect, a method of performing a passive maintenance operation on an energy storage farm may generally include receiving data associated with a maintenance schedule for each energy storage system in the plurality of energy storage systems, identifying at least one energy storage system as a charge contributor based at least in part on the data associated with the maintenance schedule, identifying at least one energy storage system as a discharge contributor based at least in part on the data associated with the maintenance schedule, and controlling the operation of the energy storage farm such that power distribution in the energy storage farm is biased so as to increase the state of charge of the charge contributor(s) prior to increasing the state of charge of the discharge contributor(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Patrick Osae Djan-Sampson, Richard Hayes Cutright, Robert August Kaucic, Joshua Paul Webb
  • Patent number: 9991716
    Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling an energy storage system to provide for delivery of multiple grid services are provided. Grid service requests can be categorized into a plurality of priority tiers. Power demands associated with the grid service requests can be allocated to enforce the prioritization scheme of the priority tiers. For instance, power demands associated with grid service requests in higher priority tiers can be given preference over power demands associated with grid service requests in lower priority tiers. Multiple grid service requests can be categorized within the same priority tier. In addition, the energy storage system can be controlled not only give priority to grid services requests categorized in the higher priority tiers, but also to manage the state of charge of the system to ensure that there is sufficient reserve capacity to meet power demands of the grid service requests categorized in the higher priority tiers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Richard Hayes Cutright, Robert August Kaucic, Joshua Paul Webb, Patrick Osae Djan-Sampson
  • Patent number: 9979195
    Abstract: In one aspect, a method of distributing power among a plurality of energy storage systems in an energy storage farm may generally include receiving a power distribution input associated with a power amount to be received by or delivered from the energy storage farm, determining an initial power value for each energy storage system based at least in part on a state of charge associated with the energy storage system, determining an unallocated power value for the energy storage farm based at least in part on the received power request and the initial power values of the energy storage systems, determining an updated power value for each energy storage system based at least in part on the unallocated power value, and controlling the operation of the energy storage farm such that each energy storage system delivers or receives an amount of power equal to its determined updated power value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Patrick Osae Djan-Sampson, Richard Hayes Cutright, Robert August Kaucic, Joshua Paul Webb
  • Publication number: 20160254671
    Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling an energy storage system to provide for delivery of multiple grid services are provided. Grid service requests can be categorized into a plurality of priority tiers. Power demands associated with the grid service requests can be allocated to enforce the prioritization scheme of the priority tiers. For instance, power demands associated with grid service requests in higher priority tiers can be given preference over power demands associated with grid service requests in lower priority tiers. Multiple grid service requests can be categorized within the same priority tier. In addition, the energy storage system can be controlled not only give priority to grid services requests categorized in the higher priority tiers, but also to manage the state of charge of the system to ensure that there is sufficient reserve capacity to meet power demands of the grid service requests categorized in the higher priority tiers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2015
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Inventors: Richard Hayes Cutright, Robert August Kaucic, Joshua Paul Webb, Patrick Osae Djan-Sampson
  • Publication number: 20160226287
    Abstract: In one aspect, a method of performing a passive maintenance operation on an energy storage farm may generally include receiving data associated with a maintenance schedule for each energy storage system in the plurality of energy storage systems, identifying at least one energy storage system as a charge contributor based at least in part on the data associated with the maintenance schedule, identifying at least one energy storage system as a discharge contributor based at least in part on the data associated with the maintenance schedule, and controlling the operation of the energy storage farm such that power distribution in the energy storage farm is biased so as to increase the state of charge of the charge contributor(s) prior to increasing the state of charge of the discharge contributor(s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: Patrick Osae Djan-Sampson, Richard Hayes Cutright, Robert August Kaucic, Joshua Paul Webb
  • Publication number: 20160226243
    Abstract: In one aspect, a method of distributing power among a plurality of energy storage systems in an energy storage farm may generally include receiving a power distribution input associated with a power amount to be received by or delivered from the energy storage farm, determining an initial power value for each energy storage system based at least in part on a state of charge associated with the energy storage system, determining an unallocated power value for the energy storage farm based at least in part on the received power request and the initial power values of the energy storage systems, determining an updated power value for each energy storage system based at least in part on the unallocated power value, and controlling the operation of the energy storage farm such that each energy storage system delivers or receives an amount of power equal to its determined updated power value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: Patrick Osae Djan-Sampson, Richard Hayes Cutright, Robert August Kaucic, Joshua Paul Webb