ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,308,640, issued on May 20, was assigned to Peak Power Inc. (Canada).

"Systems and methods of energy storage system operation" was invented by Ahren Mahler (Toronto) and Robert Bruce (Cambridge, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system can detect an event at a first grid connected to a second grid via a meter monitored by a utility provider that distributes electricity via the second grid. A controller of a first grid can receive data including amounts of electricity consumption monitored by a corresponding plurality of sub-meters on the first grid and state information for energy storage systems on the first grid. The system can de...