Energy Vault, Inc. Receives Patent for Fault Tolerant Energy Management Systems

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Energy Vault, Inc., a California-based company, has been assigned a patent for "Systems and methods for fault tolerant energy management systems configured to manage heterogeneous power plants." The patent, US 12355236 B2, was developed by four inventors: Shaheen Fakhar, Christian Chia Wang, Robert Jordan Toth, and Andrew Robert Beyer. The system is designed to manage multiple power plants and provide redundancy to control power plant equipment, ensuring high availability and fault tolerance.

Key Takeaways:

  • The patent, US 12355236 B2, was initially filed on October 22, 2024, by four inventors: Shaheen Fakhar, Christian Chia Wang, Robert Jordan Toth, and Andrew Robert Beyer.
  • The energy management system is configured to distribute power plant tasks and receive energy management system tasks.
  • At least a portion of the received tasks are passed over a network from the energy management system to a power plant lead controller in a cluster of nodes, which includes electronic devices configured to control power plant equipment.
  • The cluster of nodes provides multiple combinations of redundancy to control power plant equipment and includes a power plant lead controller that delegates tasks to multiple power plant follower controllers in real-time.
  • At least one node in the cluster is configurable to be in hot standby mode, ensuring continuous operation even in the event of a node failure.
  • The patented system is designed to manage heterogeneous power plants, including different types of power generation equipment.
  • Energy Vault, Inc. has been assigned the patent, which demonstrates the company's commitment to developing innovative energy management solutions.
  • The inventors' expertise in energy management and control systems has enabled the development of a robust and fault-tolerant system for managing power plants.

Statistics:

  • The patent was initially filed on October 22, 2024.
  • The patent is assigned to Energy Vault, Inc., a Westlake Village, California-based company.
  • The system has been designed to manage multiple power plants, ensuring high availability and fault tolerance.
  • At least one node in the cluster is configurable to be in hot standby mode.
  • The patented system provides multiple combinations of redundancy to control power plant equipment.
  • The system has been developed by four inventors: Shaheen Fakhar, Christian Chia Wang, Robert Jordan Toth, and Andrew Robert Beyer.

Sources:

  • UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE - Assigned Patent (US 12355236 B2)
  • ENERGY VAULT, INC. - Patent Holder (initially filed Oct. 22, 2024)