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System for measuring energy conservation effectiveness

  • US 10,288,651 B2
  • Filed: 03/27/2014
  • Issued: 05/14/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/27/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for determining energy conservation in a multi-room building comprising:

  • a first room of the multi-room building comprising;

    two or more devices that consume energy, the two or more devices situated within the first room of the building; and

    a first meter connected to each of the two or more devices; and

    a second room of the multi-room building comprising;

    two or more devices that consume energy, the two or more devices situated within the second room of the building; and

    a second meter connected to each of the two or more devices; and

    wherein;

    the two or more devices of the first room and the two or more devices of the second room have a normal mode of operation and a reference mode of operation;

    the normal mode of operation is when a device operates with an energy conservation mechanism;

    the reference mode of operation is when a device operates without an energy conservation mechanism;

    the first and second meters connected to each of the devices measures a first amount of energy consumption by the two or more devices of each of the first and second rooms in the normal mode of operation;

    the first and second meters connected to each of the devices measures a second amount of energy consumption by the two or more devices in the reference mode of operation;

    an amount of effectiveness of energy conservation is determined from the first and second amounts of energy using a mathematical formula;

    the two or more devices of the first room are in the normal mode of operation at the same time;

    the two or more devices of the first room are in the reference mode of operation at the same time;

    the two or more devices of the second room are in the normal mode of operation at the same time;

    the two or more devices of the second room are in the reference mode of operation at the same time; and

    the mode of operation of the first or second rooms is selected randomly by a configurable random generator.

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