System for measuring energy conservation effectiveness
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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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Abstract
An observed space having energy consuming devices with conservation mechanisms, algorithms, techniques, or applications. The devices having their conservation applications engaged may be a normal mode. When the conservation applications are disengaged, the devices may be in a reference mode. An amount of energy consumption by the devices in the normal mode may be compared with an amount of energy consumption by the devices in the reference mode to determine an energy conservation effectiveness of the devices in the observed space.
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1. A system for determining energy conservation in a multi-room building comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method, for measuring effectiveness of energy conservation, comprising:
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collecting energy consumption data on two or more devices that control energy in a first single observed space within a building; synchronizing the two or more devices in the first single observed space so as to enter and exit a reference mode and a normal mode, respectively, at the same time, and that the devices are in the same mode for the same duration; collecting energy consumption data on two or more devices that control energy in a second single observed space within the building; synchronizing the two or more devices in the second single observed space so as to enter and exit a reference mode and a normal mode, respectively, at the same time, and that the devices are in the same mode for the same duration; comparing energy consumption data on the two or more devices in the first single observed space and the two or more devices in the second single observed space in the normal mode and the reference mode to determine a percent of energy savings in energy consumption; and wherein; in the reference mode, the two or more devices in the first single observed space and the two or more devices in the second single observed space are operated without their respective energy conservation algorithms engaged; in the normal mode, the two or more devices in the first single observed space and the two or more devices in the second single observed space are operated with their respective energy conservation algorithms engaged; and the first single observed space and the second single observed space are operated in the reference mode or the normal mode independently of one another. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An energy conservation measurement mechanism comprising:
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a controller; and two or more energy consuming devices in each room of a multi-room facility having N rooms and connected to the controller; and wherein; each energy consuming device has an energy conservation application that can be engaged or disengaged; each room of a multi-room facility having N rooms randomly turns off its conservation application for a pre-determined period of time in response to a command from the controller; a turning off the conservation applications of the devices for a room can randomly occur at any time as determined by a configurable random generator; the controller takes a first measurement of energy usage by the two or more energy consuming devices in a first room and the two or more energy consuming devices in a second room when their conservation applications are engaged; the controller takes a second measurement of energy usage by the two or more consuming devices when their conservation applications are disengaged; and the controller determines a difference of energy usage between the first and second measurements; and the controller is configured to wait a predetermined length of time from an end of when the conservation applications are engaged to taking the second measurement when conservation applications are disengaged. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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