Devices and methods of allocating distributed energy resources (DERs) to loads connected to a microgrid based on the cost of the DERs are provided. The devices and methods may determine one or more microgrid measurements. The devices and methods may determine one or more real-time electricity prices associated with utility generation sources. The devices and methods may determine one or more forecasts. The devices and methods may determine a cost associated with one or more renewable energy sources within the microgrid. The devices and methods may determine an allocation of the renewable sources to one or more loads in the microgrid.

A behavioral load shaping (BLS) system can be implemented to encourage consumer reductions in resource consumption. To accomplish this, consumption reports detailing resource consumption can be generated and transmitted to consumers to encourage resource consumption. A series of resource consumption reports can be generated and transmitted to consumers at regular time intervals throughout a calendar year informing the consumer of the rates the consumer is being charged for peak hour and non-peak hour resource consumption. To encourage the consumer to reduce their resource consumption, especially during peak hours, the resource consumption report can include information or insights as to how the consumer can reduce his/her resource consumption especially during peak hours. The resource reports can also include information regarding changes in the peak hours and non-peak hours. The resource reports can also inform the consumer that the consumer is about to exceed a high resource bill threshold.

Apparatus and associated methods relate to generating energy blocks on a blockchain corresponding to generation, transmission, and consumption of predetermined quanta of energy represented by corresponding records in an associated Merkle trie. In an illustrative example, individual energy data records may be hashed. Each hash may be stored in a leaf node of a Merkle trie. The individual energy data records may be aggregated to correspond to represent a predetermined quantum of energy. The individual energy data records may include energy generation records. The energy blocks may be associated with scheduling, delivery, and consumption data for the energy quantum. Various embodiments may advantageously provide secure, verifiable, and immutable tracking and processing of energy generation, transmission, and consumption of physical energy quanta across one or more distributed energy networks.

Methods and systems for monitoring a plurality of components of a pump in an industrial environment include a data acquisition circuit structured to interpret a plurality of detection values, each of the plurality of detection values corresponding to at least one of a plurality of input sensors operationally coupled to the pump and communicatively coupled to the data acquisition circuit; a data processing circuit structured to utilize at least one of the plurality of detection values to perform at least one noise processing operation on at least a portion of the plurality of detection values; a signal evaluation circuit structured to determine a pump performance parameter in response to the noise processed plurality portion of the plurality of detection values; and a response circuit structured to perform at least one operation in response to the pump performance parameter.

An information processing apparatus comprises an acquisition unit configured to acquire information according to the usage circumstances of the portable electric generator; an estimation unit configured to estimate a type of an electrical device that is connected, based on a measurement result with respect to a voltage and a current when the portable electric generator supplied electric power that is included in the information according to the usage circumstances; and a calculation unit configured to calculate a rental fee associated with an electric power amount supplied by the portable electric generator at the rental destination, using a billing coefficient corresponding to an electrical device estimated by the estimation unit, and the measurement result.

Disclosed in the present application is an electric energy and carbon emission measurement accounting method based on a digital payment wallet and a blockchain. Automatic measurements on power generation capacity (electricity supply data) and power consumption (electricity consumption data) of a regional power distribution network are performed by the blockchain in combination with the digital payment wallet. Problems about establishment, authentication, and right confirmation of a digital identity of a smart meter are resolved. An accounting value of carbon emission from energy consumption of an intra-regional energy network is generated by subtracting an electric energy consumption value from an intra-regional electric energy supply value, and intra-regional carbon emission is measured based on the accounting value of the carbon emission from the energy consumption of the intra-regional energy network. A problem that the carbon emission cannot be accurately traced back by an amount of consumed electric energy is resolved.

The disclosure includes a device and system for reserving a parking space via a barricade and system for a future date and time. The device consists of a base, a pole or barricade, a solar panel, and a motion sensor. The pole stands while the parking spot is empty and lays flat to the ground when the parking spot is reserved and occupied. Communication between single and multiple parking spot barricade systems and cell phone circuits allow the customer to reserve the desired parking spot for a selected date and period of time.

A charging station management server and a reservation method thereof are provided. The charging station management server includes a communication device that communicates with an electric vehicle and a power grid management server and a processor that reserves a charging station based on driving information and information about the charging station, the driving information and the information being received from the electric vehicle, and information about a power supply state, the information being received from the power grid management server, when receiving a request to reserve the charging station from the electric vehicle.

A power control system and method for suppressing purchase power peaks or controlling surplus power household consumption according to changes. The power control system comprises a monitoring unit, an electricity storage quantity acquisition unit, and an electricity storage controller. The monitoring unit monitors a generated power quantity which an electricity generator generates using renewable energy and a purchase power quantity which a consumer purchases via a power grid. The electricity storage controller executes processes of discharging power from an electricity storage cell if the purchase power quantity is greater than or equal to a first threshold value; charging the storage cell if the generated power quantity is greater than zero and the purchase power quantity is less than or equal to a second threshold value less than the first threshold value; and charging and discharging the storage cell such that the acquired electricity storage quantity reaches a target value.

Provided is a device for transmitting wireless power. The wireless power transmitting device includes a communication unit, a power receiving unit, and a processor. The processor is configured to obtain, through the communication unit, communication establishment information and location information associated with a wireless charging area from a tag device, establish, through the communication unit, communication with a wireless power transmitting device based on the communication establishment information, and control to transmit the location information to the wireless power transmitting device. The power receiving unit wirelessly receives the power from the wireless power transmitting device after the communication unit transmits the location information.