Methods and systems for real-time solar forecasting incorporating a ground network

S Kerrigan, M Williams, S Koltakov… - US Patent App. 13 …, 2014 - Google Patents
This application relates generally to systems and methods for validating solar irradiance
nowcasts, solar power nowcasts and forecasts in real-time using a network of solar power …

Computer-implemented system and method for modeling building heating energy consumption

TE Hoff - US Patent 10,339,232, 2019 - Google Patents
A computer-implemented system and method to evaluate building heating fuel consumption
is described. The evaluation can be used for quantifying personalized electric and fuel bill …

Method for tuning photovoltaic power generation plant forecasting with the aid of a digital computer

TE Hoff - US Patent 10,409,925, 2019 - Google Patents
A computer-implemented system and method for tuning photovoltaic power generation plant
forecasting is provided. Global horizontal irradiance (GHI), ambient temperature and wind …

Estimating photovoltaic energy through averaged irradiance observations with the aid of a digital computer

TE Hoff - US Patent 10,309,994, 2019 - Google Patents
The accuracy of photovoltaic simulation modeling is predicated upon the selection of a type
of solar resource data appropriate to the form of simulation desired. Photovoltaic power …

System and method for performing power utility remote consumer energy auditing with the aid of a digital computer

TE Hoff - US Patent 10,797,639, 2020 - Google Patents
A system and method to analyze building performance without requiring an on-site energy
audit or customer input is described. The analysis combines total customer energy load from …

Solar power forecasting using mixture of probabilistic principal component analyzers

C Yuan, A Chakraborty, H Hackstein - US Patent 10,386,544, 2019 - Google Patents
A method for solar forecasting includes receiving a plurality of solar energy data as a
function of time of day at a first time, forecasting from the solar energy data a mode, where …

System and method for estimating indoor temperature time series data of a building with the aid of a digital computer

TE Hoff - US Patent 10,332,021, 2019 - Google Patents
A system and method to determine building thermal performance parameters through
empirical testing is described. The parameters can be formulaically applied to determine fuel …

Solar forecasting using machine learned cloudiness classification

HF Hamann, I Khabibrakhmanov, Y Kim… - US Patent 11,300,707, 2022 - Google Patents
Methods and systems for predicting irradiance include learn ing a classification model using
unsupervised learning based on historical irradiance data. The classification model is …

System and method for estimating photovoltaic energy generation through linearly interpolated irradiance observations with the aid of a digital computer

TE Hoff - US Patent 10,663,500, 2020 - Google Patents
The accuracy of photovoltaic simulation modeling is predicated upon the selection of a type
of solar resource data appropriate to the form of simulation desired. Photovoltaic power …

Predicting production of photovoltaic systems

RL Jungerman - US Patent 9,660,576, 2017 - Google Patents
US 2015/0094.969 A1 Apr. 2, 2015(Continued) Primary Examiner—Thomas Valone Related
US Application Data(74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Maschoff Brennan (63) Continuation-in …