公开(公告)号：US09837817B2

公开(公告)日：2017-12-05

申请号：US14764630

申请日：2013-02-01

Applicant: Telecom Italia S.p.A.

Inventor： Claudio Borean ,  Ennio Grasso

IPC: G05D11/00 ,  H02J3/00 ,  H04L29/08 ,  G01D4/00 ,  G05B13/02

CPC classification number: H02J3/00 ,  G01D4/00 ,  G05B13/021 ,  H01L2924/0002 ,  H04L67/125 ,  H01L2924/00

Abstract: A system for managing house appliances supplied through a power grid is provided. Each house appliance operates according to at least one corresponding operative mode. Each operative mode comprises a sequence of operative phases. The system comprises at least one control unit interfaced with the house appliances for exchanging data. The at least one control unit collects power profile data comprising timing and electric power consumption data of each operative phase of each operative mode of the house appliances; generates a time schedule of the house appliances operations by distributing in time the execution of the operative phases thereof such that total power consumption of house appliances is kept under a maximum power threshold of the power grid; and controls the operation of the appliances based on the time schedule. The at least one control unit is configured to generate the time schedule by exploiting a Particle Swarm Optimization approach.

公开(公告)号：US10935997B2

公开(公告)日：2021-03-02

申请号：US16065198

申请日：2015-12-31

Applicant: TELECOM ITALIA S.p.A.

Inventor： Claudio Borean ,  Giuseppe Di Bella ,  Ennio Grasso

IPC: G05B15/02 ,  F24F120/10 ,  G05D23/19 ,  F24F11/67 ,  G06Q10/04 ,  F24F11/30 ,  F24F120/14

Abstract: A method for controlling a heating/cooling system located at a home of a user. For a population of users, occurrences of occupancy-related events occurring in the users' homes are detected. Then, occurrences of such occupancy-related events in different timeslots are counted separately for each user of the population. The counts of the various users are then merged and a topic model is applied thereto, to provide probabilities that latent habits give raise to certain sequences of occupancy-related events and proportions of each habit in the home occupancy routine of each user of the population. Thereby, a reliable forecast of the home occupancy routine of each user of the population may be provided. That allows setting the heating/cooling system of each user of the population to fit such reliable forecast, minimizing energy waste and/or maximizing user's comfort.

公开(公告)号：US10333304B2

公开(公告)日：2019-06-25

申请号：US15525621

申请日：2014-11-18

Applicant: TELECOM ITALIA S.p.A.

Inventor： Claudio Borean ,  Ennio Grasso

IPC: H02J3/14 ,  H04L29/08 ,  G01D4/00 ,  G06Q50/06 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G05B19/042 ,  G06N7/00 ,  H02J13/00 ,  G06N3/00 ,  G01R22/06

Abstract: A system for managing devices supplied through a power grid is proposed. Each device is configured to consume over time electric power according to at least one respective power profile when operating. The system comprises at least one unit interfaced with the devices for exchanging data. The at least one unit collects power profile data indicative of the power profiles of the devices, and generates a time schedule of the device operations by distributing over time start times of the power profiles in such a way that at any time the total power consumption of the devices is kept under a maximum power threshold of the power grid.

公开(公告)号：US10728842B2

公开(公告)日：2020-07-28

申请号：US15780012

申请日：2015-12-28

Applicant: TELECOM ITALIA S.p.A.

Inventor： Claudio Borean ,  Paolo Gallo ,  Roberta Giannantonio ,  Dario Mana

IPC: H04W48/20 ,  H04W4/70 ,  H04W24/02 ,  H04W48/16 ,  H04W4/38 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04W4/80 ,  H04W84/18 ,  H04W16/22 ,  H04W88/18

Abstract: A method and system for providing a wireless communication network for a smart device are provided, the device including wireless communication circuitry, the method including: analyzing information regarding a plurality of hotspots in a geographic area in which the device is deployed, each hotspot being configured to establish a wireless communication within a predetermined range; estimating, based on the analyzing, an extent of coverage provided by the plurality; checking, based on the estimating, whether at least one hotspot is able to provide the communication to the device, and if so, configuring the hotspot to provide the communication, otherwise modifying an operating behavior of a selected hotspot in order to provide the communication, the modifying including selecting the hotspot from the plurality, sending a request for modifying an operating behavior of the selected hotspot to provide the communication, and verifying that the operating behavior has been modified.

公开(公告)号：US11009536B2

公开(公告)日：2021-05-18

申请号：US16339240

申请日：2016-10-05

Applicant: Telecom Italia S.p.A.

Inventor： Claudio Borean ,  Ennio Grasso

IPC: G01R21/133 ,  G01W1/10 ,  G06N3/04 ,  G06N3/08

Abstract: Estimating energy generated by a solar system in a predetermined geographic area comprises, at each predetermined time instant: retrieving measured values of at least one weather parameter and of solar irradiance in the geographic area, the values related to a time slot before the predetermined time instant; performing auto-regression analysis of the measured values; estimating, based on the auto-regression analysis, a relationship between the at least one weather parameter and the solar irradiance; retrieving forecasted values of the at least one weather parameter in the geographic area, the forecasted values being forecasted for a second time slot after the predetermined time instant; performing regression analysis of the relationship between the at least one weather parameter and the solar irradiance of the forecasted values; forecasting solar irradiance in the second time slot based on the regression analysis, and estimating energy generated by the solar system in the second time slot.

公开(公告)号：US20200041550A1

公开(公告)日：2020-02-06

申请号：US16339240

申请日：2016-10-05

Applicant: Telecom Italia S.p.A.

Inventor： Claudio Borean ,  Ennio Grasso

IPC: G01R21/133 ,  G06N3/04 ,  G06N3/08 ,  G01W1/10

Abstract: Estimating energy generated by a solar system in a predetermined geographic area comprises, at each predetermined time instant: retrieving measured values of at least one weather parameter and of solar irradiance in the geographic area, the values related to a time slot before the predetermined time instant; performing auto-regression analysis of the measured values; estimating, based on the auto-regression analysis, a relationship between the at least one weather parameter and the solar irradiance; retrieving forecasted values of the at least one weather parameter in the geographic area, the forecasted values being forecasted for a second time slot after the predetermined time instant; performing regression analysis of the relationship between the at least one weather parameter and the solar irradiance of the forecasted values; forecasting solar irradiance in the second time slot based on the regression analysis, and estimating energy generated by the solar system in the second time slot.