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US 2013/0085885 A1Published application
System and method for a photovoltaic plant market exchange
AssigneeNeozyte
InventorsAnil Kumar Sahai, Paul N. Wyatt, Laks M. Sampath
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Abstract
Systems and methods for providing a photovoltaic market exchange that permits registered users to create a request for quote (RFQ) for photovoltaic plant services, receive current RFQs, or submit a bid on an RFQ are disclosed. In one embodiment, the market exchange provides a contract management system. In one embodiment, the market exchange is integrated with a plant asset management platform that is configured to evaluate various aspects of a photovoltaic plant ecosystem.
Claims20
A market exchange system comprising:
- at least one memory component storing a software program;
- at least one database, wherein the database includes service provider information;
- a processor coupled among the memory component and the database,
- wherein the processor is configured to execute the software program,
- the software program comprising:
- a first module operable to register service providers that provide services to a solar industry and entities requiring services related to the solar industry;
- a second module operable to receive a request for quote (RFQ) from one of the entities requiring services and distributing the RFQ to at least a subset of the service providers.
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A method comprising:
- registering by a server a first plurality of entities and a second plurality of entities associated with a photovoltaic industry, wherein the first plurality of entities seek photovoltaic energy generation-related services, and wherein the second plurality of entities provide photovoltaic energy generation-related services;
- accepting by the server a request for quote (RFQ) for a first photovoltaic energy generation-related problem from one of the first plurality of entities;
- distributing by the server the RFQ to at least a subset of the second plurality of entities.
A method comprising:
- maintaining a database of photovoltaic-related service providers;
- modeling performance of a photovoltaic plant to identify a problem within the plant;
- selecting a service provider from the database of service providers to service the problem.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.