Patent · US Active

Method for estimating the time-varying energy balance of a collection of energy sinks, harvesters, and storage devices

US10936035B2 · kind B2 · utility

1Cited by
2References
14Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateFeb 13, 2018
Grant dateMar 2, 2021
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 1, 2038

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY04S40/20
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An embodiment of the invention includes a computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by at least one computer, cause the at least computer to carry out a method for estimating a time-varying energy balance of a power system. A mission plan for a mission is received. The mission plan includes at least one activity and at least one route. Each route of the at least one route includes at least one time and at least one location. A plurality of power load identifications is received for at least one time-varying power load for use in the mission plan. A time-varying power requirement to complete the mission plan is determined. A baseline plurality of energy storage devices required to satisfy the time-varying power requirement is determined by the energy analysis code. The baseline plurality of energy storage devices includes a baseline number and type of energy storage devices.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.