Method and system to provide feedback for energy saving to a user of a property comprising a plurality of appliances
First Claim
1. A system to provide feedback for energy saving to a user of a property comprising a plurality of appliances, the system comprising:
- at least one sensor monitoring energy consumption of at least one appliance within said property, resulting in energy consumption data for the at least one appliance;
a user interface to provide feedback for energy saving to said user; and
a processor configured to;
receive input bill data from an energy bill for said property for a predetermined time period, wherein the input bill data includes an energy consumption value indicating energy used for the predetermined time period;
receive input regional average statistics specifying a respective average energy consumption value for each of a set of predetermined categories of energy usage; and
generate a model of energy usage for said set of predetermined categories over said predetermined time period by combining said input bill data, energy consumption data from said at least one sensor and said regional average statistics,wherein said processor is configured to generate said model by;
multiplying the respective average energy consumption value for each of the predetermined categories by a respective first weighting associated with the predetermined time period to determine a plurality of first energy consumption values, wherein said plurality of first energy consumption values includes a respective first energy consumption value for each predetermined category;
determining a respective second weighting for each predetermined category based on said plurality of first energy consumption values; and
multiplying said respective second weighting for each predetermined category by said energy consumption value from the input bill data to provide a respective second energy consumption value for each predetermined category;
the processor further configured to output, via said user interface, data based on said generated model.
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Abstract
A system to provide feedback for energy saving to a user of a property comprising a plurality of appliances, the system comprising: at least one sensor monitoring energy consumption of one or more appliances within the property; a user interface to provide feedback to the user; and a processor configured to receive input data from an energy bill for the property covering a predetermined period; receive input regional average statistics regarding energy consumption for a set of predetermined categories of energy usage; generate a model of energy usage within a plurality of categories over the predetermined period by combining the input data, energy consumption data from the at least one sensor and generic statistics regarding energy consumption and output, via the user interface, feedback to the user based on the generated model.
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19 Claims
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1. A system to provide feedback for energy saving to a user of a property comprising a plurality of appliances, the system comprising:
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at least one sensor monitoring energy consumption of at least one appliance within said property, resulting in energy consumption data for the at least one appliance; a user interface to provide feedback for energy saving to said user; and a processor configured to; receive input bill data from an energy bill for said property for a predetermined time period, wherein the input bill data includes an energy consumption value indicating energy used for the predetermined time period; receive input regional average statistics specifying a respective average energy consumption value for each of a set of predetermined categories of energy usage; and generate a model of energy usage for said set of predetermined categories over said predetermined time period by combining said input bill data, energy consumption data from said at least one sensor and said regional average statistics, wherein said processor is configured to generate said model by; multiplying the respective average energy consumption value for each of the predetermined categories by a respective first weighting associated with the predetermined time period to determine a plurality of first energy consumption values, wherein said plurality of first energy consumption values includes a respective first energy consumption value for each predetermined category; determining a respective second weighting for each predetermined category based on said plurality of first energy consumption values; and multiplying said respective second weighting for each predetermined category by said energy consumption value from the input bill data to provide a respective second energy consumption value for each predetermined category; the processor further configured to output, via said user interface, data based on said generated model. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer-implemented method for providing feedback for energy saving to a user of a property comprising a plurality of appliances, the method comprising:
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monitoring energy consumption of at least one appliance within said property using at least one sensor, resulting in energy consumption data for the at least one appliance; receiving input bill data from an energy bill for said property for a predetermined time period, wherein the input bill data includes an energy consumption value indicating energy used for the predetermined time period; receiving input regional average statistics specifying a respective average energy consumption value for each of a set of predetermined categories of energy usage; generating a model of energy usage for said set of predetermined categories over said predetermined time period by combining said input bill data, energy consumption data from said at least one sensor and said regional average statistics, and wherein said generating further comprises; multiplying the respective average energy consumption value for each of the predetermined categories by a respective first weighting associated with the predetermined time period to determine a plurality of first energy consumption values, wherein said plurality of first energy consumption values includes a respective first energy consumption value for each predetermined category; determining a respective second weighting for each predetermined category based on said plurality of first energy consumption values; and multiplying said respective second weighting for each predetermined category by said energy consumption value from the input bill data to provide a respective second energy consumption value for each predetermined category; the method further comprising outputting data indicative of feedback for energy saving based on said generated model via a user interface.
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19. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, if executed by a computer system, cause said computer system to perform operations for providing feedback for energy saving to a user of a property comprising a plurality of appliances, the operations comprising:
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monitoring energy consumption of at least one appliance within said property using at least one sensor, resulting in energy consumption data for the at least one appliance; receiving input bill data from an energy bill for said property for a predetermined time period, wherein the input bill data includes an energy consumption value indicating energy used for the predetermined time period; receiving input regional average statistics specifying a respective average energy consumption value for each of a set of predetermined categories of energy usage; generating a model of energy usage for said set of predetermined categories over said predetermined time period by combining said input bill data, energy consumption data from said at least one sensor and said regional average statistics, and wherein said generating further comprises; multiplying the respective average energy consumption value for each of the predetermined categories by a respective first weighting associated with the predetermined time period to determine a plurality of first energy consumption values, wherein said plurality of first energy consumption values includes a respective first energy consumption value for each predetermined category; determining a respective second weighting for each predetermined category based on said plurality of first energy consumption values; and multiplying said respective second weighting for each predetermined category by said energy consumption value from the input bill data to provide a respective second energy consumption value for each predetermined category; the operations further comprising outputting data indicative of feedback for energy saving based on said generated model via a user interface.
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