Abstract: A system for optimizing utility consumption associated with a premises is provided. The system may include a communication device, a processing device and a storage device. Further, the communication device may be configured for receiving utility consumption information, receiving premises information, receiving lifestyle information, and performing at least one of transmitting a utility recommendation associated with the premises to an electronic device and transmitting an actuation data to an appliance associated with the premises. Further, the processing device may be configured for analyzing each of the utility consumption information, the premises information and the lifestyle information and generating at least one of a utility recommendation and the actuation data based on the analyzing.

Abstract: A system for matching at least one utility consumer to at least one utility provider is provided. The system may include a communication device, a processing device and a storage device. The communication device may be configured for receiving utility consumption information from a utility consumption information source, receiving environmental information from an environmental information source, receiving premises information from a premises information source, receiving utility provider information from utility provider information source and transmitting a utility recommendation to an electronic device. Further, the processing device may be configured for analyzing each of the utility consumption information, the environmental information and the premises information and the utility provider information, and generating the utility recommendation based on the analyzing.

Abstract: A plurality of shape memory alloy tubes (SMTs) of one or more shape memory alloy (SMA) types is configured as an element in a rotary actuator system in a nested manner. In various configurations, the nested SMTs provide one or more modes of multiplication (torque output or angular displacement), rotation reversibility and bias loading. The innovation provides for leveraging the modes for reductions in the rotary actuator system size, weight, or complexity or combinations thereof, or providing improved and more stable actuation capabilities in a given envelope.

Abstract: A system for optimizing utility consumption associated with a premises is provided. The system may include a communication device, a processing device and a storage device. Further, the communication device may be configured for receiving utility consumption information, receiving premises information, receiving lifestyle information, and performing at least one of transmitting a utility recommendation associated with the premises to an electronic device and transmitting an actuation data to an appliance associated with the premises. Further, the processing device may be configured for analyzing each of the utility consumption information, the premises information and the lifestyle information and generating at least one of a utility recommendation and the actuation data based on the analyzing.

Abstract: A system for matching at least one utility consumer to at least one utility provider is provided. The system may include a communication device, a processing device and a storage device. The communication device may be configured for receiving utility consumption information from a utility consumption information source, receiving environmental information from an environmental information source, receiving premises information from a premises information source, receiving utility provider information from utility provider information source and transmitting a utility recommendation to an electronic device. Further, the processing device may be configured for analyzing each of the utility consumption information, the environmental information and the premises information and the utility provider information, and generating the utility recommendation based on the analyzing.

Abstract: A system for generating at least one utility fingerprint associated with at least one premises is provided. The system includes a communication device, a processing device and a storage device. The communication device is configured for receiving utility consumption information from at least one utility consumption information source, receiving premises information from at least one premises information source, receiving lifestyle information from at least one lifestyle information source and transmitting at least one utility fingerprint to an electronic device. The processing device is configured for analyzing each of the utility consumption information, the premises information and the lifestyle information and generating the at least one utility fingerprint associated with the at least one premises based on the analyzing. The storage device is configured for storing each of the utility consumption information, the premises information, the lifestyle information and the at least one utility fingerprint.