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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2011
Daniel H. Greene, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Haitham A. S. Hindi, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Robert R. Price, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Bryan T. Preas, Battle Ground, WA (US);
John Hanley, Emerald Hills, CA (US);
Daniel H. Greene, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Haitham A. S. Hindi, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Robert R. Price, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Bryan T. Preas, Battle Ground, WA (US);
John Hanley, Emerald Hills, CA (US);
Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
One embodiment of the present invention provides an energy-management system for managing energy within a predominantly closed power system. The system includes an identifying mechanism configured to identify a number of components coupled to the energy-management system, a receiving mechanism configured to receive current status information of the components, an evaluating mechanism configured to evaluate future energy need, a planning mechanism configured to plan future energy activities based on the energy need and the current status information, and a controlling mechanism configured to control operations of the components based on the planned energy activities.