US-20260128613-A1 - ENERGY SOURCE IDENTIFICATION EMBEDDING

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Abstract

According to one embodiment, a method, computer system, and computer program product for embedding energy source identification signals is provided. The present invention may include inducing an energy source identification signal into each of one or more electricity streams using one or more modulation techniques; receiving one or more redistributed electricity streams at an electricity consumption site from an electricity station; extracting one or more energy source identification signals from each of the one or more redistributed electricity streams using one or more demodulation techniques; and displaying visual information on a graphical user interface, wherein the visual information depicts de-embedded information in the extracted one or more energy source identification signals.

Inventors

Erik Rueger
Paritosh Ranjan

Assignees

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

Dates

Publication Date: 20260507
Application Date: 20241101

Claims (20)

1 . A computer-implemented method for embedding energy source identification signals, the method comprising: inducing an energy source identification signal into each of one or more electricity streams using one or more modulation techniques; receiving one or more redistributed electricity streams at an electricity consumption site from an electricity station; extracting one or more energy source identification signals from each of the one or more redistributed electricity streams using one or more demodulation techniques; and displaying visual information on a graphical user interface, wherein the visual information depicts de-embedded information in the extracted one or more energy source identification signals.
2 . The method of claim 1 , the method further comprising: receiving each of the one or more electricity streams at the electricity station; extracting the energy source identification signal from each of the one or more electricity streams using the one or more demodulation techniques; and reinducing one or more of the extracted energy source identification signals into each of the one or more redistributed electricity streams using the one or more modulation techniques.
3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein each of the energy source identification signals comprise an encoding of a type and an amount of an energy source used to generate electricity in the electricity stream the energy source identification signal was inducted or reinduced into.
4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein a type of energy source used to generate electricity can comprise either a renewable energy source, a nuclear energy source, or a fossil energy source.
5 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the extracting of the one or more energy source identification signals from each of the one or more redistributed electricity streams and the extracting of the energy source identification signal from each of the one or more electricity streams using the one or more demodulation techniques comprises de-embedding encodings of one or more energy sources in each of the one or more redistributed electricity streams and the one or more electricity stream.
6 . The method of claim 2 , wherein an electricity stream can comprise electricity generated from one energy source, and a redistributed electricity stream can comprise either electricity generated from one energy source, or a mixture of electricity generated from multiple energy sources.
7 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the inducing of the energy source identification signal into each of one or more electricity streams and the reinducing of the one or more of the extracted energy source identification signals into each of the one or more redistributed electricity streams using the one or more modulation techniques comprises embedding encodings of one or more energy sources in each of the one or more redistributed electricity streams and the one or more electricity stream.
8 . A computer system for embedding energy source identification signals, the computer system comprising: one or more processors, one or more computer-readable memories, one or more computer-readable tangible storage medium, and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more tangible storage medium for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, wherein the computer system is capable of performing a method comprising: inducing an energy source identification signal into each of one or more electricity streams using one or more modulation techniques; receiving one or more redistributed electricity streams at an electricity consumption site from an electricity station; extracting one or more energy source identification signals from each of the one or more redistributed electricity streams using one or more demodulation techniques; and displaying visual information on a graphical user interface, wherein the visual information depicts de-embedded information in the extracted one or more energy source identification signals.
9 . The computer system of claim 8 , the method further comprising: receiving each of the one or more electricity streams at the electricity station; extracting the energy source identification signal from each of the one or more electricity streams using the one or more demodulation techniques; and reinducing one or more of the extracted energy source identification signals into each of the one or more redistributed electricity streams using the one or more modulation techniques.
10 . The computer system of claim 9 , wherein each of the energy source identification signals comprise an encoding of a type and an amount of an energy source used to generate electricity in the electricity stream the energy source identification signal was inducted or reinduced into.
11 . The computer system of claim 10 , wherein a type of energy source used to generate electricity can comprise either a renewable energy source, a nuclear energy source, or a fossil energy source.
12 . The computer system of claim 9 , wherein the extracting of the one or more energy source identification signals from each of the one or more redistributed electricity streams and the extracting of the energy source identification signal from each of the one or more electricity streams using the one or more demodulation techniques comprises de-embedding encodings of one or more energy sources in each of the one or more redistributed electricity streams and the one or more electricity stream.
13 . The computer system of claim 9 , wherein an electricity stream can comprise electricity generated from one energy source, and a redistributed electricity stream can comprise either electricity generated from one energy source, or a mixture of electricity generated from multiple energy sources.
14 . The computer system of claim 9 , wherein the inducing of the energy source identification signal into each of one or more electricity streams and the reinducing of the one or more of the extracted energy source identification signals into each of the one or more redistributed electricity streams using the one or more modulation techniques comprises embedding encodings of one or more energy sources in each of the one or more redistributed electricity streams and the one or more electricity stream.
15 . A computer program product for embedding energy source identification signals, the computer program product comprising: one or more computer-readable tangible storage medium and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more tangible storage medium, the program instructions executable by a processor to cause the processor to perform a method comprising: inducing an energy source identification signal into each of one or more electricity streams using one or more modulation techniques; receiving one or more redistributed electricity streams at an electricity consumption site from an electricity station; extracting one or more energy source identification signals from each of the one or more redistributed electricity streams using one or more demodulation techniques; and displaying visual information on a graphical user interface, wherein the visual information depicts de-embedded information in the extracted one or more energy source identification signals.
16 . The computer program product of claim 15 , the method further comprising: receiving each of the one or more electricity streams at the electricity station; extracting the energy source identification signal from each of the one or more electricity streams using the one or more demodulation techniques; and reinducing one or more of the extracted energy source identification signals into each of the one or more redistributed electricity streams using the one or more modulation techniques.
17 . The computer program product of claim 16 , wherein each of the energy source identification signals comprise an encoding of a type and an amount of an energy source used to generate electricity in the electricity stream the energy source identification signal was inducted or reinduced into.
18 . The computer program product of claim 17 , wherein a type of energy source used to generate electricity can comprise either a renewable energy source, a nuclear energy source, or a fossil energy source.
19 . The computer program product of claim 16 , wherein the extracting of the one or more energy source identification signals from each of the one or more redistributed electricity streams and the extracting of the energy source identification signal from each of the one or more electricity streams using the one or more demodulation techniques comprises de-embedding encodings of one or more energy sources in each of the one or more redistributed electricity streams and the one or more electricity stream.
20 . The computer program product of claim 16 , wherein an electricity stream can comprise electricity generated from one energy source, and a redistributed electricity stream can comprise either electricity generated from one energy source, or a mixture of electricity generated from multiple energy sources.

Description

BACKGROUND The present invention relates, generally, to the field of computing, and more particularly, to signal modulation. Signal modulation is the process of imposing a modulation signal onto a carrier wave by changing the carrier wave's properties. Signal modulation is used to transmit information contained within an input modulation signal by changing the amplitude, frequency, or phase of the carrier wave, to encode the information into the carrier wave. Subsequently, the modulated carrier wave can transmit the encoded information as an analog or digital signal. SUMMARY Embodiments of a method, a computer system, and a computer program product for embedding energy source identification signals into electricity streams are described. According to at least one embodiment, a method, computer system, and computer program product for embedding energy source identification signals into electricity streams may include inducing an energy source identification signal into each of one or more electricity streams using one or more modulation techniques; receiving one or more redistributed electricity streams at an electricity consumption site from an electricity station; extracting one or more energy source identification signals from each of the one or more redistributed electricity streams using one or more demodulation techniques; and displaying visual information on a graphical user interface, where the visual information depicts de-embedded information in the extracted one or more energy source identification signals. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS These and other objects, features, and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description of illustrative embodiments thereof, which is to be read in connection with the accompanying drawings. The various features of the drawings are not to scale as the illustrations are for clarity in facilitating one skilled in the art in understanding the invention in conjunction with the detailed description. In the drawings: FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary networked computer environment according to at least one embodiment. FIG. 2 is an operational flowchart illustrating an energy source identification embedding process according to at least one embodiment. FIG. 3 is an operational flowchart illustrating a mixed energy source identification embedding process according to at least one embodiment. FIG. 4 is an illustration of an energy source identification embedding system according to at least one embodiment. FIG. 5 depicts a visual representation of a graphical user interface of the system according to at least one embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION Detailed embodiments of the claimed structures and methods are disclosed herein; however, it can be understood that the disclosed embodiments are merely illustrative of the claimed structures and methods that may be embodied in various forms. This invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the exemplary embodiments set forth herein. In the description, details of well-known features and techniques may be omitted to avoid unnecessarily obscuring the presented embodiments. It is to be understood that the singular forms “a,” “an,” and “the” include plural referents unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Thus, for example, reference to “a component surface” includes reference to one or more of such surfaces unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Embodiments of the present invention relate generally to the field of computing, and in particular, to embedding energy source identification signals into electricity streams. The present embodiment can use signal modulation techniques to induce an energy source identification signal into an outgoing electricity stream based on the type of energy used to generate the electricity in the outgoing electricity stream. Additionally, the present embodiment can use signal demodulation techniques to extract and decode the energy source identification signals from an incoming electricity stream and display information that depicts the source(s) of energy used to generate the electricity in the incoming electricity stream. The embodiments mentioned in this paragraph are further illustrated and described below in the discussions of FIGS. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. According to at least one embodiment of the invention, the energy source identification embedding program induces an energy source identification signal into each of one or more electricity streams using one or more modulation techniques. Also, the program receives one or more redistributed electricity streams at an electricity consumption site from an electricity station. Furthermore, the program extracts one or more energy source identification signals from each of the one or more redistributed electricity streams using one or more demodulation techniques. Moreover, the program displays visual information on