20130178992 | INTELLIGENT ELECTRONIC INTERFACE FOR A THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE MODULE, AND METHODS FOR STORED THERMAL ENERGY AND THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE CAPACITY TRADING - An intelligent electronic control and communications interface module for a thermal energy storage module comprising an interface for bi-directionally communicating data between a thermal energy storage module and a smart grid, wherein said data comprise data concerning the current status of the storage capacity, and requests to store thermal energy or to discharge thermal energy. Also disclosed is a thermal energy storage module comprising an intelligent electronic control and communications interface module, and a method of doing business comprising treating stored thermal energy, thermal energy storage capacity, and/or control priority thereof as a quantifiable tradable asset. | 07-11-2013 |