Distributed hierarchical control architecture for integrating smart grid assets during normal and disrupted operations

K Kalsi, JC Fuller, A Somani, RG Pratt… - US Patent …, 2017 - Google Patents
Disclosed herein are representative embodiments of meth ods, apparatus, and systems for
facilitating operation and control of a resource distribution system (such as a power grid) …

Detecting change in data

JZ Shan - US Patent 7,836,111, 2010 - Google Patents
BACKGROUND Companies or other organizations often gather data into data repositories,
such as databases or data warehouses, for analysis to discover hidden data attributes …

Optimizing Advertisement Selection in Contextual Advertising Systems

W Li, RB Zhang, Y Cui, JJC Mao - US Patent App. 12/701,031, 2011 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A contextual advertising system optimizes computer selec tion of low
performance ranked messages and high perfor mance ranked messages for display on a …

Transactive control and coordination framework and associated toolkit functions

DJ Hammerstrom, R Melton, T Esram… - US Patent …, 2020 - Google Patents
2014-05-16 Assigned to BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE reassignment BATTELLE
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Hierarchal framework for integrating distributed energy resources into distribution systems

J Lian, K Kalsi, D Wu, J Hansen, TD Hardy… - US Patent …, 2021 - Google Patents
Methods and apparatus are disclosed for providing a hier archical framework for integrating
distributed energy resources into power distribution systems. In one example of the …

Behavior prediction apparatus and method therefor

H Kobayashi, N Imasaki, R Orihara, T Murakami… - US Patent …, 2010 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A behavior prediction apparatus includes an input unit input ting sole
behaviors of a human and simultaneous occurrence probability of behaviors, a behavior …

System and method for inventory management

D Sinkel - US Patent App. 14/094,923, 2014 - Google Patents
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System identification framework

G Theocharous, AJ Hallak - US Patent 10,558,987, 2020 - Google Patents
Optimizing customer lifetime value (LTV) techniques are described. In one or more
implementations, a simulator is configured to derive a prediction model based on data …

Demand curve analysis method for analyzing demand patterns

S Faure, A Mandal - US Patent App. 12/419,454, 2010 - Google Patents
The present disclosure describes novel methods that can be utilized to analyze demand
patterns for one or more products based on time series data for the product (s) Such as order …

Method and system for staffing a call center utilizing a time-based, graduated shrink ramp schedule

JW Johnson - US Patent 8,326,667, 2012 - Google Patents
6,611,726 B1* 8/2003 Crosswhite...... TOO/99 schedule to determine an appropriate number
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