Scott G Duncan

US Patent:

20110208371, Aug 25, 2011

Filed:

Aug 13, 2009

Appl. No.:

13/058983

Inventors:

Scott C. Duncan - West Jordan UT, US
Joseph G. Stout - San Jose CA, US
Frederick W. Goff - Austin TX, US
Wayne R. Viehweg - Sandy UT, US
Peter E. Fuller - West Jordan UT, US
Collin S. Duncan - West Jordan UT, US
Jacob B. Duncan - West Jordan UT, US
Warren P. Willes - Alpine UT, US

International Classification:

G06F 1/28

US Classification:

700297

Abstract:

Poorly matched electrical power systems (e.g., those with a poor power factor and crosstalk interference) that create a high transient demand for power result in unnecessarily high power bills. High transient demand for power may be decreased, and power bills thereby reduced, by placing an energy storage element near the entity's power input, thereby reducing crosstalk. The energy storage element may comprise a plurality of de-tuned capacitors. A reactive element may be placed in series with the energy storage element to repress high-frequency harmonics and to reduce electrical noise. The energy storage element and/or the reactive element may be configurable. A control module may reconfigure the system responsive to measurements obtained at the entity and/or user commands received over a network or at the module itself.