IP Library Granted Patent US 8,959,204
Granted Patent B2
US 8,959,204 · App. 13/350,628 · Granted Feb 17, 2015

Field response system

Inventors: Gopalakrishnan R. Parakulam (Cupertino, CA); Satyajit Behari (Aurora, IL); Kumar Sathyanarayana Raju (Fremont, CA)
Assignee: Imergy Power Systems, Inc.
G06F17/30283
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Patent No.
US 8,959,204
App. No.
13/350,628
Granted
Feb 17, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

An apparatus and method for monitoring energy storage devices is disclosed. A monitoring system that monitors an energy storage device collects and stores operating data from the device and relays that data through a communications system to one or more servers. The servers can store the operating data from each of the monitored energy storage devices.

Claims (83)

1. A field response system, comprising:

a first data grabber receiving first data files from a first communications system server, the first communications system server receiving data for the first data files from a plurality of battery flow cell systems;

a first synchronizer receiving second data files from a second communications system server and coupled to the first data grabber, the second communications server receiving data for the second data files from the plurality of flow cell systems;

a first database, the first database storing first synchronized data combining the first data from the first data grabber and the second data from the first synchronizer, and

an analysis module coupled to the first database that

receives first synchronized data from the first database,

performs a time synchronization of the first synchronized data to form fully synchronized data, and

statistically analyzes the fully synchronized data utilizing battery flow cell system modeling.

2. The system of claim 1 , further including

a second data grabber receiving second data files from the second communications server;

a second synchronizer receiving first data files from the first communications server and coupled to the second data grabber; and

a second database, the second database storing second synchronized data combining the second data from the second data grabber and the first data from the second, including data from the second synchronizer and the second communications system,

wherein the analysis module receives data from the second database.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first data grabber includes

at least one individual data grabber coupled to a corresponding communication system (DCS) server of the first communications system; and

at least one individual data grabber coupled to the first synchronizer,

wherein the corresponding DCS server includes a short message service (SMS) server and a general packet radio service (GRPS) server and

wherein the first synchronizer includes an SMS file synchronizer and a GPRS file synchronizer.

4. The system of claim 2 , wherein the second data grabber includes

at least one individual data grabber coupled to a corresponding communication system (DCS) server of the second communications system; and

at least one individual data grabber coupled to the second synchronizer,

wherein the corresponding DCS server includes a short message service (SMS) server and a general packet radio service (GPRS) server and

wherein the second synchronizer includes an SMS file synchronizer and a GPRS file synchronizer.

5. The system of claim 2 , further including

a third database;

the analysis module coupled to receive first synchronized data from the first database and second synchronized data from the second database and write processed data into the third database.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the analysis module

captures errors;

computes parameters related to the plurality of flow cell systems; and

generates reports based on the statistical analysis.

7. The system of claim 6 , further including flow-cell controller, the flow-cell controller providing commands to the plurality of flow cell systems.

8. The system of claim 6 , further including

providing a real-time monitoring;

providing a customer portal;

providing system information.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein providing a real-time monitoring includes

providing an operator with requested information and reports regarding individual ones of the plurality of flow systems.

10. The system of claim 8 , wherein providing a customer portal includes

providing a customer with request information and reports regarding individual ones of the plurality of flow systems associated with the customer.

11. The system of claim 8 , wherein providing system information includes

providing request information and reports regarding individual ones of the plurality of flow systems associated with the customers.

12. The system of claim 6 , wherein the analysis module provides reliability tracking for individual ones of the plurality of flow systems.

13. The system of claim 5 , further including

a global real time monitor coupled to a global monitoring portal coupled to the third database;

a global data grabber coupled to a global data monitor portal coupled to the third database; and

a global database coupled to the global data grabber to store data from the system.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the global real time monitor and the global data grabber are coupled to a second field response system to store data from the second field response system into the global database.

15. A method of monitoring a plurality of flow cell systems, comprising:

receiving first data files from a first communications system server into a first data grabber, the first communications system server receiving first data from a plurality of flow cell systems;

receiving second data files from a second communications system server into a first synchronizer that is coupled to the first data grabber, the second communications server receiving second data from the plurality of flow cell systems; and

storing first data received from the first data grabber synchronized with second data from the first synchronizer into a first database as first synchronized data; and

analyzing the first synchronized data from the first database by

performing a time synchronization of the first synchronized data to form fully synchronized data, and

statistically analyzing the fully synchronized data utilizing flow cell battery system modeling.

16. The system of claim 15 , further including receiving second data files from the second communications server into a second data grabber;

receiving first data files from the first communications server into a second synchronizer that is coupled to the second data grabber;

storing second data from the second data grabber synchronized with first data from the second synchronizer as second synchronized data into a second database; and

analyzing the second synchronized data includes data from the second database.

17. The system of claim 15 , wherein receiving first data files from the first communications system server into the first data grabber includes

receiving data into an individual data grabber corresponding to each communication system (DCS) server of the first communications system; and

receiving data into the individual data grabber coupled to each file synchronizer of the first synchronizer,

wherein the DCS servers of the first communication system includes a short message service (SMS) server and a general packet radio service (GPRS) server and

wherein the file synchronizers of the first synchronizer includes an SMS file synchronizer and a GPRS file synchronizer.

18. The system of claim 17 , wherein receiving second data files from the second communications server into a second data grabber includes

receiving data into an individual data grabber corresponding to each DCS server of the second communications system; and

receiving data into the individual data grabber coupled to each file synchronizer of the second synchronizer,

wherein the DCS servers of the second communication system includes an SMS server and a GPRS server, and

wherein the file synchronizers of the second synchronizer includes an SMS file synchronizer and a GPRS file synchronizer.

19. The system of claim 16 , wherein

analyzing the second synchronized data generates processed data, and further including

writing the processed data into the third database.

20. The system of claim 19 , wherein analyzing the second synchronized data further includes

capturing errors;

computing parameters related to the plurality of flow cell systems; and

generating reports based on the statistical analysis.

21. The system of claim 20 , further including providing commands to the plurality of flow cell systems based on the processed data.

22. The system of claim 19 , further including

providing a real-time monitoring;

providing a customer portal; and

providing system information.

23. The system of claim 19 , further including

sending processed data from the third database to a global data grabber for storage in a global database.

24. The system of claim 23 , further including the global data grabber receiving data from a second field response system to store data from the second field response system into the global database.

Assignments (6)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE INCORRECT PATENT NO. 8551299 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 034172 FRAME: 0948. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE RELEASE BY SECURED PARTY. Recorded Jun 10, 2016
From: SILICON VALLEY BANK
To: IMERGY POWER SYSTEMS, INC. (FORMERLY KNOWN AS DEEYA ENERGY, INC.)
Reel/Frame 038950/0114 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE INCORRECT APPL. NO. 12/350,628 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 033890 FRAME: 0469. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE CHANGE OF NAME. Recorded Dec 18, 2014
From: DEEYA ENERGY, INC.
To: IMERGY POWER SYSTEMS, INC.
Reel/Frame 035110/0211 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 14, 2014
From: SILICON VALLEY BANK
To: IMERGY POWER SYSTEMS, INC. (FORMERLY KNOWN AS DEEYA ENERGY, INC.)
Reel/Frame 034172/0948 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 3, 2014
From: DEEYA ENERGY, INC.
To: IMERGY POWER SYSTEMS, INC.
Reel/Frame 033890/0469 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 19, 2013
From: DEEYA ENERGY, INC.
To: SILLICON VALLEY BANK
Reel/Frame 030871/0539 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 30, 2012
From: PARAKULAM, GOPALAKRISHNAN R.; BEHARI, SATYAJIT; RAJU, KUMAR SATHYANARAYANA
To: DEEYA ENERGY, INC.
Reel/Frame 027967/0110 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61432524 · Jan 13, 2011
Related Publication 20120185572A1 · Jul 19, 2012