- Patent Title: Systems and methods for conditioning and controlling power usage
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Application No.: US13058983Application Date: 2009-08-13
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Publication No.: US09778068B2Publication Date: 2017-10-03
- Inventor: Scott C. Duncan , Joseph G. Stout , Frederick W. Goff , Wayne R. Viehweg , Peter E. Fuller , Collin S. Duncan , Jacob B. Duncan , Warren P. Willes
- Applicant: Scott C. Duncan , Joseph G. Stout , Frederick W. Goff , Wayne R. Viehweg , Peter E. Fuller , Collin S. Duncan , Jacob B. Duncan , Warren P. Willes
- Applicant Address: US UT Sandy
- Assignee: Simplure, LLC
- Current Assignee: Simplure, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US UT Sandy
- Agency: TraskBritt, P.C.
- International Application: PCT/US2009/004641 WO 20090813
- International Announcement: WO2010/019248 WO 20100218
- Main IPC: G05D3/12
- IPC: G05D3/12 ; G01D4/00 ; G01R19/25

Abstract:
Poorly matched electrical power systems (e.g., those with a poor power factor and crosstalk interference) that create a high transient demand for power result in unnecessarily high power bills. High transient demand for power may be decreased, and power bills thereby reduced, by placing an energy storage element near the entity's power input, thereby reducing crosstalk. The energy storage element may comprise a plurality of de-tuned capacitors. A reactive element may be placed in series with the energy storage element to repress high-frequency harmonics and to reduce electrical noise. The energy storage element and/or the reactive element may be configurable. A control module may reconfigure the system responsive to measurements obtained at the entity and/or user commands received over a network or at the module itself.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110208371A1 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONDITIONING AND CONTROLLING POWER USAGE Public/Granted day:2011-08-25
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