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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2012
Applicant:
Julianne F. Haugh, Austin, TX (US);
Inventor:
Julianne F. Haugh, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/26 (2006.01); H02J 3/38 (2006.01); H02J 7/35 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/26 (2013.01); H02J 3/383 (2013.01); H02J 7/35 (2013.01); Y02E 10/563 (2013.01); Y02E 10/566 (2013.01); Y10T 307/305 (2015.04); Y10T 307/658 (2015.04); Y10T 307/724 (2015.04);
Abstract
In one embodiment, each of a plurality of sites may produce surplus power. All or a fraction of the surplus power may be supplied to the power grid according to an agreement between the user of a site and an electric utility. A computer of the utility is in communication with a computer at each of a plurality of sites having a local power source. Terms of power provision that include an amount of power to be provided during a specified time of day is communicated between a site and the utility.