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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:
Mar. 04, 2025

Filed:

Jan. 25, 2022
Applicants:

Duke Energy Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);

Open Energy Solutions Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);

Inventors:

David Crawford Lawrence, Charlotte, NC (US);

Marshal Dwayne Bradley, Gastonia, NC (US);

Thomas E. Burdick, Chicago, IL (US);

Jessica C. Modeen, Charlotte, NC (US);

Nicholas J. Kennedy, Jasper, AL (US);

Matthew A. DeVenny, Phoenix, AZ (US);

Caleb J. Lloyd, Raleigh, NC (US);

C. Wilson Kinard, Greenville, SC (US);

Assignees:

DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION, Charlotte, NC (US);

OPEN ENERGY SOLUTIONS INC., Santa Clara, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 13/00 (2006.01); G06F 21/72 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 13/00016 (2020.01); G06F 21/72 (2013.01); H02J 13/00022 (2020.01);
Abstract

Methods of securely controlling a utility grid edge device are provided. A method of securely controlling a utility grid edge device includes receiving renewed security information at a node that includes cryptographic circuitry. Moreover, the method includes controlling an operation of the utility grid edge device via the node, after receiving the renewed security information. Related nodes and utility grid edge devices are also provided.


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