Abstract: An enclosure for an energy storage device is presently disclosed. The enclosure includes a cell housing having a base portion and at least one side portion seamlessly extending from the base portion to define a volume and having a peripheral edge defining an aperture distal from the base portion through which an electrochemical cell may be disposed within the volume, and a cover securable to the peripheral edge of the housing, where the housing and cover are configured to house at least one electrochemical cell at an operating temperature greater than about 100 degrees Celsius. The enclosure may also include an environmental housing configured to nestingly receive the cell housing, and an insulating element disposed between the environmental housing and the cell housing. Also disclosed is a method of packaging the energy storage device utilizing the enclosure.

Abstract: An electrochemical device is disclosed that includes a plurality of cells that each include a face, wherein a terminal is disposed on the faces of each respective cell. A bus bar has a bus bar height and electrically couples the terminals from cell-to-cell within the electrochemical device. A plurality of sheets are disposed between the plurality of cells, the plurality of sheets are substantially the same height as the combined, height of each cell and bus bar.

Abstract: Electrical data processing techniques are described for performing business analysis based on datasets that are incomplete (e.g., contain censored data) and/or based on datasets that are derived from a stage-based business operation. A first technique offsets the effects of error caused by the incomplete dataset by performing a trending operation followed by a de-trending operation. A second technique provides a model containing multiple sub-models, where the output of one sub-model serves as the input to another sub-model in recursive fashion. A third technique determines when a specified event is likely to occur with respect to a given asset by first discriminating whether the event is very unlikely to occur; if the asset does not meet this initial test, it is further processed by a second sub-model, which determines the probability that the specified event will occur for each of a specified series of time intervals.

Abstract: A method is described for affecting changes in a business including a multiple interrelated business processes.

Abstract: A system for representing information and decision flow requirements in a transactional business process is provided. The system comprises an information gathering object and a decision object. The information gathering object represents a piece of information used in the transactional business system and the decision object represents a satisfying condition for achieving an objective associated with the transactional business system. The system further comprises one or more information channels that link the information gathering objects to the one or more decision objects. The information channels represent the information and decision flow requirements within the transactional business system.

Abstract: A method for using and interacting with mathematical or algorithmic business system transfer functions in support of a business information, analysis, decisioning and control system. The method includes developing at least one high-level business system view wherein the transfer function is configured to quantitatively express the business system view; identifying a number of input parameters associated with one or more of the resources used in the business process, identifying at least one output parameter associated with the operation of the business process; collecting operational data that associate the number of input parameters with the at least one output parameter based on an actual operation of the business process. The method also includes a primary display layer that presents a control scenario for a testbed environment for the business information and decisioning control system.

Abstract: A business system decisioning framework for using and interacting with a business system transfer function is presented. The framework includes a high-level business system transfer function that quantitatively describes the operation of the business system. A primary display layer presents a representation of the status of the operation of the business processes of the business system, and a cockpit display layer allows a user to adjust the parameters of the a stochastic simulation based upon the business system transfer function.

Abstract: Electrical data processing techniques are described for performing business analysis based on datasets that are incomplete (e.g., contain censored data) and/or based on datasets that are derived from a stage-based business operation. A first technique offsets the effects of error caused by the incomplete dataset by performing a trending operation followed by a de-trending operation. A second technique provides a model containing multiple sub-models, where the output of one sub-model serves as the input to another sub-model in recursive fashion. A third technique determines when a specified event is likely to occur with respect to a given asset by first discriminating whether the event is very unlikely to occur; if the asset does not meet this initial test, it is further processed by a second sub-model, which determines the probability that the specified event will occur for each of a specified series of time intervals.

Abstract: A method is provided for visualizing a probabilistic output result generated by a business information and decisioning control system for a business including multiple interrelated business processes. The method includes: (a) performing analysis using a business model provided by the business information and decisioning control system to generate a probabilistic output result, the probabilistic output result having confidence information associated therewith; (b) presenting the probabilistic output result and the associated confidence information to the user via a business system user interface of the business information and decisioning control system; and (c) receiving the user's selection of a command via the business system user interface, where the command prompts at least one of the interrelated business processes to make a change in the at least one of the interrelated business processes.

Abstract: A method is described for performing and acting on what-if forecasts in a business that includes multiple interrelated business processes.

Abstract: A method is described for affecting changes in a business including a multiple interrelated business processes.

Abstract: A method is described for generating output results for presentation in a business information and decisioning control system. The method includes: (a) generating a set of output results using a business model, where the generating of the set of output results is performed prior to a request by a user for the output results; (b) storing the set of output results; (c) receiving a user's request for an output result via the business information and decisioning control system; (d) determining whether the requested output result has been generated in advance of the user's request; and (e) if the requested output result has been generated in advance, retrieving the requested output result from storage and presenting the output result to the user.

Abstract: A digital cockpit allows a cockpit user to “steer” a business in the same manner that a cockpit of an airplane is used to control the airplane. A number of digital cockpit features enable this functionality. For example, the digital cockpit provides an efficient mechanism for providing prompt reporting regarding a business's past behavior, its current behavior, and its projected future behavior. The digital cockpit uses a suite of business models to provide such information. The digital cockpit further includes mechanisms for allowing a user to carry out desired control of the business by making changes to the business's processes and associated systems. Further, the digital cockpit provides a modular design which allows for the efficient plug-in and modification of business models.