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Managing a picogrid with a computing device

US9847660B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignees

International Business Machines Corporation · US
Universiti Brunei Darussalam · BN

Inventors

Vikas Chandan · Bengaluru, IN
Zainul Charbiwala · Bengaluru, IN
Tanuja Hrishikesh Ganu · Bengaluru, IN
Sunil Ghai · Bengaluru, IN
Sandeep Kalra · Salt Lake City, US
Harshad Khadilkar · Thane, IN
Ming Chee Lim · Vincent Street, BN
Devasenapathi P. Seetharamakrish · Bengaluru, IN

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 4, 2014
Grant date	Dec 19, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 7, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH02J2207/30
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Methods, systems, and computer program products for managing a picogrid with a computing device are provided herein. A method includes generating one or more power-related models based on (i) data pertaining to a given device battery, (ii) data pertaining to one or more context sources, and (iii) one or more items of power-related historical data; determining a charging schedule for the given device battery to provision power for a picogrid based on the one or more power-related models, wherein said picogrid comprises a set of one or more additional devices connected to (i) the given device and (ii) an energy storage component; and implementing the charging schedule on the given device.

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