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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:
Dec. 18, 2018

Filed:

Nov. 24, 2015
Applicant:

Nirvana Energy Systems, Inc., Portola Valley, CA (US);

Inventors:

Lambertus Hesselink, Atherton, CA (US);

Geoffrey A. Bruder, Parma Heights, OH (US);

Mark A. Pickens, Brunswick, OH (US);

Rajesh Batra, Los Altos, CA (US);

Neil W. Troy, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Rodger W. Dyson, Jr., Elyria, OH (US);

Assignee:

Nirvana Energy Systems, Inc., Portola Valley, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02G 5/00 (2006.01); F02B 71/04 (2006.01); F02B 63/04 (2006.01); H02K 53/00 (2006.01); F02G 1/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 71/04 (2013.01); F02B 63/043 (2013.01); F02G 1/06 (2013.01); H02K 53/00 (2013.01); F02G 2243/54 (2013.01); F05D 2260/962 (2013.01); F05D 2270/14 (2013.01); Y02E 20/14 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method of controlling facility power requirements using a thermoacoustic power device is provided that includes determining energy assets in a facility, controlling the energy assets using an appropriately programmed controller across a network having a security system protocol, monitoring outside temperatures and weather, measuring usage of the energy assets using a temperature sensor or an electrical usage sensor to a load-response signal of an on/off operation and usage of the energy assets to identify a specific energy asset by the controller to determine aggregate energy needs of the energy assets, and using a thermoacoustic power device controlled by the controller to generate electricity and heat according to the monitored temperature, weather and energy assets.


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