METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR FUEL PRODUCTION IN ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS AND REACTORS
Methods and systems for fuel, chemical, and/or electricity production from electrochemical cells are disclosed. A voltage is applied between an anode and a cathode of an electrochemical cell. The anode includes a metal or metal oxide electrocatalyst. Oxygen is supplied to the cathode, producing oxygen ions. The anode electrocatalyst is at least partially oxidized by the oxygen ions transported through an electrolyte from the cathode to the anode. A feed gas stream is supplied to the anode electrocatalyst, which is converted to a liquid fuel. The anode electrocatalyst is re-oxidized to higher valency oxides, or a mixture of oxide phases, by supplying the oxygen ions to the anode. The re-oxidation by the ions is controlled or regulated by the amount of voltage applied.
WASTE MATERIAL ENCAPSULATION USING POLYMERIC MATERIALS (iEdison No. 0685901-22-0165)
A low-temperature encapsulation of iodine-loaded sorbents (getters) into polymer matrix was developed to address a need for an easily employed, reliable, and on-site production of durable waste forms. This invention is for the process and composition variation for a suit of low-temperature polymer matrices that have a high potential to encapsulate getters into durable waste forms. The method is based on mixing getters with polymer powder which is then followed by a low temperature encapsulation via uniaxial pressing or pressureless sintering at temperatures below 350?. Lab-scale conversion with a hot press produced fully densified products for 'Polymer matrix/Iodine-loaded Ag0-aerogel, 75/25 vol% fraction" with total iodine loadings of 16 mass% in the final waste form.
Device, Method and System for Improving Electrical Power factor and Harmonic Power Quality Through Active Control of Power Quality Improving Electrical Appliances
This patent teaches “power quality-improving appliances” (hereafter referred to as “PQI appliances™”), which are appliances that will counteract the aggregate power factor and harmonic pollution currents within a building to greatly reduce a building’s relative aggregate reactive power and harmonic pollution currents. The PQI appliances simultaneously serve their primary functions as water heaters, space heaters, thermoelectric heating or cooling, range top and oven cooking, for examples. The PQI appliance is therefore a novel application for mundane existing appliance types to improve distribution power system quality.
Decision Support Systems and Methods for Complex Networks
This invention is a method of advanced contingency analysis visualization for power grid operations. It converts the large volume of contingency analysis results to a visual space and presents the results as user-friendly color-contoured maps. This novel visualization method unloads overwhelmed power grid operators from examining raw data and enables them to focus on critical portions of the grid and respond to adverse situations in a timely manner. The major point of novelty of this invention is the visual representation of the analysis results of multiple contingencies, which has not been done in the area of power grid operations. Geographical information is readily included in the visualization techniques. Another point of novelty is the quantitative assessment of risks. Comprehensive analysis of the contingency analysis results is performed and risk indices are derived. This quantitative risk assessment is not available in today’s tool. The developed visualization and analysis reveals the vulnerability of the power grid which otherwise would be buried in the pages and pages of tabular entries.
Intelligent sensor and controller framework for the power grid
Disclosed below are representative embodiments of methods, apparatus, and systems for monitoring and using data in an electric power grid. For example, one disclosed embodiment comprises a sensor for measuring an electrical characteristic of a power line, electrical generator, or electrical device; a network interface; a processor; and one or more computer-readable storage media storing computer-executable instructions. In this embodiment, the computer-executable instructions include instructions for implementing an authorization and authentication module for validating a software agent received at the network interface; instructions for implementing one or more agent execution environments for executing agent code that is included with the software agent and that causes data from the sensor to be collected; and instructions for implementing an agent packaging and instantiation module for storing the collected data in a data container of the software agent and for transmitting the software agent, along with the stored data, to a next destination.
COORDINATION OF THERMOSTATICALLY CONTROLLED LOADS WITH UNKNOWN PARAMETERS
Apparatus and methods are disclosed for coordination of a population of Thermostatically Controlled Loads (TCLs) with unknown parameters to achieve group objectives including bidding and market clearing strategies designed to motivate self-interested users to realize efficient energy allocation subject to a peak power constraint. In one examples of the disclosed technology, a method of operating a load includes estimating a set of values for unmeasured parameters of the load's thermal environment based on output measurements of the thermal environment, determining an energy response based on the estimated set of values for the unmeasured parameters, and transmitting a bid for power for a finite time period based on the determined energy response to the coordinator. A clearing price is received from the coordinator responsive to the transmitted bid and power is sent to the load responsive to the received clearing price.
ENHANCED ITACONIC ACID PRODUCTION IN ASPERGILLUS WITH INCREASED LAEA EXPRESSION
Fungi, such as Aspergillus niger, having a dolichyl-P-Man:Man(5)GlcNAc(2)-PP-dolichyl mannosyltransferase (Alg3) gene genetic inactivation, increased expression of a loss of aflR expression A (LaeA), or both, are described. In some examples, such mutants have several phenotypes, including an increased production of citric acid relative to the parental strain. Methods of using the disclosed fungi to make citric acid are also described, as are compositions and kits including the disclosed fungi. Further described are Aspergillus terreus fungi overexpressing the LaeA gene and the use of such fungi for the production of itaconic acid.
SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR CONTINUOUS AND CONTROLLED PRODUCTION OF METAL-ORGANIC FRAMEWORKS AND METAL-ORGANIC FRAMEWORK COMPOSITES
A MOF production system and method of making are detailed for continuous and controlled synthesis of MOFs and MOF composites. The system can provide optimized yields of MOFs and MOF composites greater than or equal to 95%.
METHOD OF EVALUATING CHANGE IN ENERGY CONSUMPTION DUE TO VOLT VAR OPTIMIZATION
A method of evaluating an optimization system is disclosed. The system is transitioned from an on state to an off state. Data is collected at time intervals for a time period before and after the system is transitioned from the on state to the off state. The transitioning occurs while a load of a particular type is active. In one embodiment, the optimization system is a Volt/VAR Optimization (VVO) system.