Smart Grid Management for Data Centers Patent Landscape
Smart Grid Management for Data Centers Patent Landscape in 2026
This is a nascent, highly concentrated field in which two applicants — RESTORE and Centrica Business Solutions Belgium NV — account for the dominant share of filings, with the United States as the primary jurisdiction. Annual filings are still rising according to the multi-year trend, with the most recent period understated by publication lag.
RESTORE leads a tightly concentrated field with a substantial gap over all challengers
RESTORE holds the top position in this landscape with 24 patent records, followed by Centrica Business Solutions Belgium NV at 15 patent records — together representing the overwhelming majority of activity among the top-ranked filers.
The top five filers account for 82% of the hundred largest filers’ combined total, an unusually high concentration for an emerging technology domain. The tier gap between rank 1–2 and the remaining applicants (each holding a single patent record) is stark, indicating that meaningful patent-backed R&D is confined to a very small group.
| # | Applicant | Patent records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RESTORE | 24 | |
| 2 | Centrica Business Solutions Belgium NV | 15 | |
| 3 | DR J CHINNA BABU | 1 | |
| 4 | DR NELLORE MANOJ KUMAR | 1 | |
| 5 | DR P MOHAN SATHYARAJ | 1 | |
| 6 | MS J KAVIYA | 1 | |
| 7 | MS E SHEREEN | 1 |
| # | Applicant | Patent records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | MS K ABIRAMI | 1 | |
| 9 | DR RAJ KUMAR GUPTA | 1 | |
| 10 | DR SANGITA BAPU PATIL | 1 | |
| 11 | Matter Motor Works Pte Ltd | 1 | |
| 12 | DR P BALACHENNAIAH | 1 | |
| 13 | BEIJING GOLDWIND SCI & CREATION WINDPOWER EQUIP CO… | 1 | |
| 14 | MRS V THAMARAIPRIYA | 1 |
RESTORE’s commanding lead, reinforced by a documented co-filing relationship with Centrica Business Solutions Belgium NV, suggests a deliberate portfolio-building strategy rather than scattered exploratory filing. New entrants face a well-defined incumbent bloc at the top of the ranking.
The most recent 18–24 months of filing data are subject to publication lag and will likely show upward revision as records publish; current counts for 2025–2026 should be treated as floors, not ceilings. Longer-window growth, applicant concentration, and technology-route coverage are therefore more reliable signals than the latest-year bar alone.
Filing activity has accelerated markedly since 2024, anchored by H02J power-grid systems technology
Two charts together capture the pace and technical shape of this landscape: annual filings over time show a field moving from near-zero activity to a visible growth phase, while the IPC composition reveals where technical emphasis is concentrated and where adjacent branches remain thin.
Annual filing trend
Filings were sparse from 2017 through 2023, with only isolated single-year activity; 2025 recorded the highest annual count to date at seven filings, and 2026 already shows one filing with publication lag still to resolve. The 200% recent-window growth rate reflects a field transitioning from dormant to active, and 2025–2026 figures will revise upward as pending applications publish.
↗ Hover for values · click a bar to ask EurekaTechnology composition
H02J (Power supply and grid systems) dominates the technical mix with 51 patent records, dwarfing all other branches. G05F (Electric/magnetic variable control), G05B (Control and regulating systems), and G06Q (Business, commerce and admin data processing) each hold single-digit counts, and AI-related G06N and digital transmission H04L are represented by only one record each — signaling that software, AI, and communications dimensions of smart grid management remain lightly covered.
↗ Hover for values · click a bar to ask EurekaHighly cited patent families surfaced by the query
Citation-heavy patent families returned by the query. Use this section as citation context, not as a curated list of the most topic-specific patents.
Resilient medium voltage modular multiport power c…
A resilient power router system with simplified connection to various energy sources, including batteries, renewable energy sources, and broader grid power, as well as various loads, including data centers. The multiport power router dynamically adjusts power provided from the various power sources and to the various loads, especially for AI data center… (excerpt from the patent abstract)
| # | Patent | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Automated demand response energy management system | 22 |
| 2 | Automated demand response energy management system | 14 |
| 3 | Portfolio managed, demand-side response system | 12 |
| 4 | Automated demand response energy management system | 11 |
| 5 | Resilient on-site microgrid system | 5 |
| 6 | Automated demand response energy management system | 4 |
| 7 | Automated demand response energy management system | 3 |
| 8 | Photovoltaic power plant and primary frequency mod… | 2 |
Ranked by total forward citations. Citation counts favour older and broadly cited patent families, and broad or adjacent patents may appear when they match the search scope. Treat this section as citation context, not as a curated list of the most topic-specific patents. Some patent titles may be shown in their original, non-English language where an accurate translation could not be guaranteed.
What the patent structure means for R&D investment decisions
The combination of high concentration, early growth-stage dynamics, and a technically narrow core creates specific implications for teams deciding where to build, buy, or partner in this space.
Growth stage: filings rising from a near-zero base
The lifecycle stage is classified as Growth, with annual filings still rising and the most recent years understated by publication lag. The field moved through an extended dormant phase from 2018 to 2023 before accelerating sharply in 2025. This early-growth profile means that foundational claims are still being staked and the freedom-to-operate landscape is not yet fully closed.
Early GrowthTwo incumbents hold a decisive positional advantage
RESTORE and Centrica Business Solutions Belgium NV together account for the great majority of patent records among the top hundred filers, with every other ranked entity holding only one patent record each. This extreme concentration means that any new entrant must either differentiate technically into unclaimed branches or accept operating in close proximity to well-established portfolios. A collaborative relationship between the two leaders (10 co-filed records) further consolidates their bloc.
High ConcentrationRESTORE and Centrica Business Solutions Belgium NV are the field’s only documented co-filers
Evidence shows a single active co-filing pair: RESTORE and Centrica Business Solutions Belgium NV have jointly filed 10 patent records, which is a substantial portion of the total landscape. No other collaboration pairs are present in the evidence, indicating that the broader ecosystem has not yet formed the cross-entity partnerships typical of maturing fields. This tight bilateral relationship may reflect a commercial alliance as much as a research one.
Bilateral AllianceUnited States leads filings; Australia and New Zealand show notable coverage
The United States leads jurisdiction coverage with 11 patent records, followed by Australia with 10 and New Zealand with 8 — an unusual geographic profile that likely reflects RESTORE’s and Centrica’s operational footprints. Europe (EPO) holds 7 records and India 4, while WIPO PCT filings stand at 3, suggesting limited global prosecution breadth so far. Germany and Denmark (3 records each) round out the footprint. Jurisdictions such as Asia-Pacific manufacturing hubs are not yet represented in the evidence.
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| Applicant | Collaborator | Co-filings |
|---|---|---|
| RESTORE | Centrica Business Solutions Belgium NV | 10 |
Co-filing pairs, ranked by the number of jointly-filed patent families.
RESTORE anchors the field; Centrica Business Solutions Belgium NV is the sole credible challenger
The applicant ranking is effectively a two-tier structure: a dominant leader, a single challenger, and a long tail of single-record filers. Momentum data also flags two new entrants whose trajectories are worth monitoring.
RESTORE
RESTORE leads with 24 patent records and a strong technical focus on H02J 3 (Power supply and grid systems, 37 records), supplemented by G05B 13 (Control and regulating systems, 5 records) and G05F 1 (Electric/magnetic variable control, 5 records). Its portfolio spans both grid-side and demand-response control systems, giving it the broadest technical coverage in the landscape. Its co-filing relationship with Centrica further deepens its positional moat.
patent records: 24Centrica Business Solutions Belgium NV
Centrica Business Solutions Belgium NV holds 15 patent records, focused on H02J 3 (10 records) and G05B 13 (2 records) — a narrower but aligned technical profile that overlaps closely with RESTORE, consistent with their co-filing arrangement. As a challenger, its portfolio reinforces the demand-side energy management theme rather than opening new technical branches. New entrants DG Matrix and Matter Motor Works Pte Ltd each entered recently (flagged as new entrants in momentum data), with DG Matrix showing additional coverage in B60L (electric vehicle propulsion) and H02J 101.
patent records: 15| Applicant | Recent (3 yrs) | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| Matter Motor Works Pte Ltd | 1 | ▲ new entrant |
Under-served branches adjacent to the dominant H02J core
Several IPC branches appear in this corpus with notably low counts relative to the dominant H02J class. These are observations of relative sparsity; technical value and entry feasibility vary by branch and should be validated independently before committing R&D resources.
G06Q · Business, Commerce & Admin Data Processing
G06Q holds only 5 patent records — 6% of the IPC distribution — despite smart grid management for data centers having an obvious commercial and operational layer (energy procurement, demand flexibility markets, carbon accounting). The top-cited works in this corpus center on automated demand response and portfolio-managed demand-side response systems, yet the business-method and digital commerce framing of these systems is barely claimed. Teams with expertise in energy market platforms or data-center cost optimization may find this branch relatively open, though the small corpus size means any filing here would be visible to all incumbents immediately.
Search this in Eureka →G06N · Computing Based on AI Models
G06N is the sparsest branch in the corpus with only 1 patent record, representing a single-digit share of total IPC coverage. Given that AI-driven load forecasting, reinforcement-learning-based demand response, and predictive grid balancing are active research areas in adjacent fields, the near-absence of AI-model claims in this specific intersection is notable. Entry here would require differentiation from broader AI-for-energy portfolios held outside this defined landscape, but the specific framing of AI models applied to data-center grid management appears largely unclaimed based on current evidence.
Search this in Eureka →How RESTORE and Centrica Business Solutions Belgium NV differ by technology route
Strength of each leader across the main technology routes.
| Player | H02J 3 · Power supply & grid systems | G05F 1 · Electric/magnetic variable control | G05B 13 · Control & regulating systems | G06Q 50 · Business, commerce & admin data processing | B60L 53 · Electric vehicle propulsion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RESTORE | Strong · 37 | Emerging · 5 | Emerging · 5 | Emerging · 3 | Absent |
| Centrica Business Solutions Belgium NV | Strong · 10 | Absent | Emerging · 2 | Absent | Absent |
| Centrica Business Solutions Belgium | Strong · 2 | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent |
| DR J CHINNA BABU | Strong · 1 | Strong · 1 | Absent | Absent | Absent |
| DR NELLORE MANOJ KUMAR | Strong · 1 | Absent | Absent | Strong · 1 | Absent |
| DR P BALACHENNAIAH | Strong · 1 | Strong · 1 | Absent | Absent | Absent |
Frequently asked questions
The corpus covers 14 patent families in scope for smart grid management applied to data centers, a small but actively growing dataset.
RESTORE leads with 24 patent records, concentrated in H02J 3 (Power supply and grid systems), G05B 13 (Control and regulating systems), and G05F 1 (Electric/magnetic variable control). Its portfolio spans grid-side supply management and demand-response control.
Yes. RESTORE and Centrica Business Solutions Belgium NV have co-filed 10 patent records together, making them the only documented co-filing pair in the landscape. No other inter-entity collaborations appear in the evidence.
The United States leads with 11 patent records, followed by Australia (10) and New Zealand (8). Europe (EPO) holds 7 records and India 4. WIPO PCT filings stand at 3, reflecting limited global prosecution breadth to date.
The lifecycle stage is classified as Growth. Filings were sparse from 2018 through 2023, then accelerated sharply, with 2025 recording the highest annual count yet. The 200% recent-window growth rate confirms an early-growth phase; 2025–2026 figures will revise upward as pending applications publish.
Momentum data flags DG Matrix and Matter Motor Works Pte Ltd as new entrants, each holding one recent patent record. DG Matrix shows a technically differentiated focus that includes B60L (electric vehicle propulsion) alongside H02J, which may signal a vehicle-to-grid angle distinct from the incumbent pair.
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