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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2018

Filed:

Apr. 04, 2012
Applicants:

Kevin F. Forbes, Silver Spring, MD (US);

Ernest M. Zampelli, Ellicott City, MD (US);

O. Chris S. St. Cyr, Greenbelt, MD (US);

Inventors:

Kevin F. Forbes, Silver Spring, MD (US);

Ernest M. Zampelli, Ellicott City, MD (US);

O. Chris S. St. Cyr, Greenbelt, MD (US);

Assignee:

THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA, Washington, DC (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 10/00 (2012.01); G06Q 30/02 (2012.01); G06Q 10/04 (2012.01); G06Q 50/06 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 30/0202 (2013.01); G06Q 10/04 (2013.01); G06Q 50/06 (2013.01); Y04S 10/54 (2013.01); Y04S 50/14 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems and methods improve the forecast of electricity consumption, and/or refining such predictions. Predictions may be refined by accounting for factors such as preliminary predictions, pricing and cost information associated with future supply of energy, the extent of anticipated changes in the predictions, the time of day and/or anticipated daylight for the period of time. Coefficient values are calculated for a forecast error model that takes into account factors related to electricity consumption using existing historical electrical grid data. Using the calculated values, the forecast error model may be applied to current electricity demand forecasts.


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