Patents by Inventor Sasan Mokhtari
Sasan Mokhtari 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).
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Patent number: 11128135Abstract: Systems and methods are provided, which facilitate operations planning, dispatch, regulation control, and autonomous control performance. The disclosure also facilitates systems and methods for utilization of synthetic primary frequency response, synthetic inertia, regulation and load following/ramping reserve capabilities from Demand Response and Distributed Energy Resources for balancing demand and supply and maintaining frequency levels across a power grid.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2019Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignee: Open Access Technology International, Inc.Inventors: Sasan Mokhtari, Khashayar Nodehi Fard Haghighi, Abdolhossein Rahimi, Ali Ipakchi, Farrokh Albuyeh, David Heim
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Patent number: 10991041Abstract: A process/method is provided for the next generation of electricity market systems that support competitive trading of electric energy and ancillary services within day-ahead and real-time market operation frameworks. The invention comprises the systems and methods related to advances in electricity market architecture, functionality, and performance. The systems and methods of the invention ensure system operation reliability and maximize market economic efficiency of energy and ancillary services trading in competitive market environment. A process/method comprising optimal clearing and competitive price formation for a variety of market commodities that are supplied and consumed by a numerous market entities of a variety of types. The solution process is arranged and facilitated in controllable and efficient manner.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2015Date of Patent: April 27, 2021Assignee: OPEN ACCESS TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: Sasan Mokhtari, Haso Peljto, Ilya William Slutsker, Carlos Gonzalez-Perez, Scott Arcand, Guillermo Irisarri
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Patent number: 10734838Abstract: A process/method is provided, which facilitates achieving and obtaining realistic, accurate voltage observability of end customer service delivery points within the secondary distribution level using the alarming capability of intelligent data gathering and communication technology devices such as, but not necessarily limited to SCADA systems, distribution system RTU or SCADA, smart meters, smart gateways, and Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) meters, or any device known in the art capable of sending alarm signals when voltage is detected above or below a predetermined threshold (generally herein defined as “Advanced Meters”). Such system and methods can be applied for many uses comprised of monitoring the energy grid, energy demand management and other energy industry applications, while minimizing operating and infrastructure/hardware costs.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2014Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: Open Access Technology International, Inc.Inventors: Ilya Roytelman, Jose Medina Palomo, Ali Ipakchi, Sasan Mokhtari, Farrokh Albuyeh, Farrokh Rahimi
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Publication number: 20200183435Abstract: A method and system of optimizing microgrid operations is provided. One or more intelligent microgrid coordinators interface with the microgrid such that those microgrid coordinators are able to measure and control all microgrid asset activities. The microgrid coordinator is used to forecast the microgrid's demanded load more accurately, and assign asset commands so as to optimize microgrid consumption, generation, and storage of load. The method and system incorporate a valuation of dispatchable load in optimization functions. The microgrid coordinator is further used to protect the microgrid assets from over-current situations when the microgrid is connected to the bulk electric system and when islanded. The method and system provide a means to test the microgrid controller prior to implementation on the microgrid in order to assure proper operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2020Publication date: June 11, 2020Applicant: Open Access Technology International, Inc.Inventors: Sasan Mokhtari, Khashayar Nodehi Fard Haghighi, Erik Amundson, David D. Heim, Naveen Ranganath, Dean Eriksson, Long Duong, Damian Cieslicki, Ebrahim Vaahedi
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Patent number: 10635056Abstract: A system and process/method of modeling demand-response (DR) and distributed-energy resource (DER) assets is provided, facilitating the aggregation of said assets in virtual power plants (VPPs), and using VPPs to provide energy balancing services needed to minimize the impact of Variable Energy Resources (VER) on power system. The method accurately accounts for assets by qualifying assets based on various parameters and by forecasting the capabilities of the resulting VPPs for provision of balancing services. Asset performance factors that may affect the aggregated VPP's capabilities are monitored and recalculated when necessary. Near-term forecasted VPP capability is compared to near-term forecasted imbalances in the electric-power-supply system, and the VPP is dispatched to minimize the system imbalances. The dispatch signal is disaggregated to control commands to individual assets.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2014Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: Open Access Technology International, Inc.Inventors: Guillermo Irisarri, Sasan Mokhtari, Ali Ipakchi, Abdolhossein Rahimi, Jose Medina Palomo, Farrokh Albuyeh, Benham Danai
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Patent number: 10606296Abstract: A method and system of optimizing microgrid operations is provided. One or more intelligent microgrid coordinators interface with the microgrid such that those microgrid coordinators are able to measure and control all microgrid asset activities. The microgrid coordinator is used to forecast the microgrid's demanded load more accurately, and assign asset commands so as to optimize microgrid consumption, generation, and storage of load. The method and system incorporate a valuation of dispatchable load in optimization functions. The microgrid coordinator is further used to protect the microgrid assets from over-current situations when the microgrid is connected to the bulk electric system and when islanded. The method and system provide a means to test the microgrid controller prior to implementation on the microgrid in order to assure proper operation.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2015Date of Patent: March 31, 2020Assignee: OPEN ACCESS TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: Sasan Mokhtari, Khashayar Nodehi Fard Haghighi, Erik Amundson, David D. Heim, Naveen Ranganath, Dean Eriksson, Long Duong, Damian Cieslicki, Ebrahim Vaahedi
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Publication number: 20200091719Abstract: Systems and methods are provided, which facilitate operations planning, dispatch, regulation control, and autonomous control performance. The disclosure also facilitates systems and methods for utilization of synthetic primary frequency response, synthetic inertia, regulation and load following/ramping reserve capabilities from Demand Response and Distributed Energy Resources for balancing demand and supply and maintaining frequency levels across a power grid.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2019Publication date: March 19, 2020Applicant: Open Access Technology International, Inc.Inventors: Sasan Mokhtari, Khashayar Nodehi Fard Haghighi, Abdolhossein aka Farrokh Rahimi, Ali Ipakchi, Farrokh Albuyeh, David Heim
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Patent number: 10491000Abstract: Systems and methods are provided, which facilitate operations planning, dispatch, regulation control, and autonomous control performance. The disclosure also facilitates systems and methods for utilization of synthetic primary frequency response, synthetic inertia, regulation and load following/ramping reserve capabilities from Demand Response and Distributed Energy Resources for balancing demand and supply and maintaining frequency levels across a power grid.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2016Date of Patent: November 26, 2019Assignee: Open Access Technology International, Inc.Inventors: Sasan Mokhtari, Khashayar Nodehi Fard Haghighi, Abdolhossein aka Farrokh Rahimi, Ali Ipakchi, Farrokh Albuyeh, David Heim
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Patent number: 10432741Abstract: Systems and methods are provided, which provide for validation of message delivery utilizing push functionality. Such systems and methods expedite delivery of data while utilizing reliable periodic pull to validate message delivery by querying a group or groups of recipients. The invention may then receive responses from execution of periodic pull functionality and initiate known tasks or preconfigured actions in accordance with any particular response received or not received.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2016Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Assignee: Open Access Technology International, Inc.Inventors: Sasan Mokhtari, Ilya William Slutsker, Abhimanyu Thakur, Carlos Gonzalez-Perez
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Patent number: 10348086Abstract: A process/method is provided for the management of electric distribution system operations, including accurate and efficient communications and interfaces between the transmission, distribution and residential distribution systems, managed by a distribution system operator responsible for energy balance and reliability through control on a local distribution area, namely between end use customers and the transmission node of the electrical system.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2015Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: Open Access Technology International, Inc.Inventors: Sasan Mokhtari, Ali Ipakchi, Farrokh Albuyeh, Abdolhossein Rahimi, Behnam Danai, Khashayar Nodehi Fard Haghighi, Ilya William Slutsker, David Heim
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Patent number: 10243363Abstract: Systems and methods are provided, which provide for the de-centralization of the logic necessary to perform electrical optimization of any contained electrical system. The systems and methods de-centralize, or distribute, electrical optimization logic into intelligent devices which are locally connected to both the generation and loads, in such a way that control can be asserted over these resources. The inventive systems and methods require less infrastructure and communication backbone to IT/Data Center infrastructure than are typically required by previous systems and methods known in the art.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2016Date of Patent: March 26, 2019Assignee: Open Access Technology International, Inc.Inventors: Sasan Mokhtari, Khashayar Nodehi Fard Haghighi, Erik Alan Amundson, David Heim, Dean Eriksson, Anthony Charles Sorvari
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Publication number: 20180114283Abstract: A process/method is provided, which facilitates resource optimization considering all dispatchable resources as well as user rate charges, which are rate charges comprised of a base rate plus an incremental excess fee associated with designated usage parameters. The proposed system and method may utilize inputs to construct a periodic load profile over varied periods of time. The disclosure relates to forming a periodic load profile over varied periods of time based upon considerations of short-term and long-term cost for uses within microgrids to create microgrid resource schedules that optimize usage of loads and generation resources within a microgrid for minimizing both short-term energy charges and long-term demand charges while increasing microgrid resource efficiencies.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2017Publication date: April 26, 2018Applicant: Open Access Technology International, Inc.Inventors: Sasan Mokhtari, Ebrahim Vaahedi, Khashayar Nodehi Fard Haghighi, Girish Thirukkurungudi Sekar, Guillermo Irisarri, David Heim, Long Duong, Ali Ipakchi
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Patent number: 9865024Abstract: A system and process/method is provided, which economically optimizes the dispatch of various electrical energy resources. The disclosed process/method is linked to and communicates with various sources of input data, including but not limited to, EMS/SCADA legacy Energy Management Systems (EMS), legacy Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) Systems, Demand Response (DR) and Distributed Energy Resources (DER) monitor, control, schedule, and lifecycle management systems (DR/DER Management System), and Energy Markets, electrical energy commodity trading systems (Trading Systems), and Operations System (OPS) in order to compute optimal day-ahead, day-of, and real-time schedules of various durational length for generation, demand response and storage resources while taking into account bilateral contracts and market-based trade opportunities.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2014Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignee: Open Access Technology International, Inc.Inventors: Sasan Mokhtari, Ali Ipakchi, Abdolhossein Rahimi, Guillermo Irisarri, Jose Medina Palomo, Behnam Danai, Nelson Muller, Farrokh Albuyeh
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Patent number: 9847644Abstract: Techniques are described for incorporating distribution network analysis in the demand response scheduling process. In one example, a method includes receiving demand response (DR) request from a DR initiator, transmitting the DR request to an aggregator, for each customer, receiving customer location information and a customer DR value from the aggregator, aggregating DR at a distribution transformer in a distribution system, determining if there are any violations in the distribution system, determining an aggregated DR value for each electric node affected by the DR request, and transmitting each determined DR value to the DR initiator.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2011Date of Patent: December 19, 2017Assignee: OPEN ACCESS TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: Nelson Muller, Ilya Roytelman, Jose Medina, Ali Ipakchi, Farrokh Albuyeh, Farrokh Rahimi, Mathew Hink, Sasan Mokhtari
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Publication number: 20170169525Abstract: Systems and methods are provided, which provide for a system for cataloging the discrete elements of retail power and use of the same for qualification and approval in order to utilize the data of registered and approved assets for scheduling distribution dispatch and implementing distribution dispatch. The inventive process facilitates the participation of any size distributed energy resource (DER) in power system operations, either alone or aggregated with any number of like resources or DER services now available to retail consumers, service providers, aggregators and the like.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2016Publication date: June 15, 2017Applicant: Open Access Technology International, Inc.Inventors: Sasan Mokhtari, Ilya William Slutsker, Behnam Danai, Ali Ipakchi, Farrokh Albuyeh, Abdolhossein aka Farrokh Rahimi
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Publication number: 20160285986Abstract: Systems and methods are provided, which provide for validation of message delivery utilizing push functionality. Such systems and methods expedite delivery of data while utilizing reliable periodic pull to validate message delivery by querying a group or groups of recipients. The invention may then receive responses from execution of periodic pull functionality and initiate known tasks or preconfigured actions in accordance with any particular response received or not received.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2016Publication date: September 29, 2016Applicant: Open Access Technology International, Inc.Inventors: Sasan Mokhtari, Ilya William Slutsker, Abhimanyu Thakur, Carlos Gonzalez-Perez
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Publication number: 20160276833Abstract: Systems and methods are provided, which provide for the de-centralization of the logic necessary to perform electrical optimization of any contained electrical system. The systems and methods de-centralize, or distribute, electrical optimization logic into intelligent devices which are locally connected to both the generation and loads, in such a way that control can be asserted over these resources. The inventive systems and methods require less infrastructure and communication backbone to IT/Data Center infrastructure than are typically required by previous systems and methods known in the art.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2016Publication date: September 22, 2016Applicant: Open Access Technology International, Inc.Inventors: Sasan Mokhtari, Khashayar Nodehi Fard Haghighi, Erik Alan Amundson, David Heim, Dean Eriksson, Anthony Charles Sorvari
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Publication number: 20160239006Abstract: Systems and methods are provided, which facilitate operations planning, dispatch, regulation control, and autonomous control performance. The disclosure also facilitates systems and methods for utilization of synthetic primary frequency response, synthetic inertia, regulation and load following/ramping reserve capabilities from Demand Response and Distributed Energy Resources for balancing demand and supply and maintaining frequency levels across a power grid.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2016Publication date: August 18, 2016Applicant: Open Access Technology International, Inc.Inventors: Sasan Mokhtari, Khashayar Nodehi Fard Haghighi, Abdolhossein aka Farrokh Rahimi, Ali Ipakchi, Farrokh Albuyeh, David Heim
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Patent number: 9386008Abstract: A process/method is provided, which authenticates electronic devices allowing the installation and utilization of encryption enabling software capable of facilitating a public key infrastructure in combination with electronic devices without need for such encryption enabling software capable of facilitating a public key infrastructure to be installed at the same time as manufacture of the electronic device. The disclosed process/method may then provide a system for monitoring various metrics and statuses of the electronic devices through the manufacturing chain, distribution chain and product lifecycle. The process/method can be utilized to create electronic devices secured with encryption enabling software capable of facilitating a public key infrastructure, free from the security risks inherent with the current method of installing encryption enabling software onto electronic devices, which will render such secured electronic devices suitable for tasks requiring such enhanced security or encryption.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2013Date of Patent: July 5, 2016Assignee: SmartGuard, LLCInventors: Khashayar Nodehi Fard Haghighi, Sasan Mokhtari, Erik Amundson, Naveen Ranganath, Anthony Sorvari, David Heim
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Publication number: 20160098794Abstract: A process/method is provided for the next generation of electricity market systems that support competitive trading of electric energy and ancillary services within day-ahead and real-time market operation frameworks. The invention comprises the systems and methods related to advances in electricity market architecture, functionality, and performance. The systems and methods of the invention ensure system operation reliability and maximize market economic efficiency of energy and ancillary services trading in competitive market environment. A process/method comprising optimal clearing and competitive price formation for a variety of market commodities that are supplied and consumed by a numerous market entities of a variety of types. The solution process is arranged and facilitated in controllable and efficient manner.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2015Publication date: April 7, 2016Applicant: OPEN ACCESS TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: Sasan Mokhtari, Haso Peljto, Ilya William Slutsker, Carlos Gonzalez-Perez, Scott Arcand, Guillermo Irisarri