Energy information and control system
First Claim
1. An energy information and control system for monitoring and analyzing the power consumption at a plurality of locations, the system comprising:
- a computer network facilitating the passage of electronic information between devices connected to the network;
at least one building server connected to the network, the building server being connected to at least one energy meter, the building server being able to transmit energy usage information received from the energy meter across the network;
a primary server coupled to the network for receiving the energy usage information transmitted across the network, the primary server compiling the energy usage information received from the building server into energy consumption statistics; and
at least one monitoring station connected to the network to receive and display the energy consumption statistics from the primary server.
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Abstract
An energy management system for monitoring and analyzing the power consumption at a plurality of locations. The energy management system includes a primary server connected to at least one building server or other device through a computer network. Each of the building servers are connected to one or more energy meters contained in a building. The primary server sends out a data request and receives energy usage information from each of the individual building servers. The primary server stores the energy usage information in a power database such that the information can be processed in a variety of manners, such as aggregating the energy usage information from multiple locations into a single energy consumption statistic. The primary server can be accessed by remote monitoring stations to view and analyze the energy usage information stored in the power database.
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23 Claims
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1. An energy information and control system for monitoring and analyzing the power consumption at a plurality of locations, the system comprising:
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a computer network facilitating the passage of electronic information between devices connected to the network;
at least one building server connected to the network, the building server being connected to at least one energy meter, the building server being able to transmit energy usage information received from the energy meter across the network;
a primary server coupled to the network for receiving the energy usage information transmitted across the network, the primary server compiling the energy usage information received from the building server into energy consumption statistics; and
at least one monitoring station connected to the network to receive and display the energy consumption statistics from the primary server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An energy information and control system for monitoring and analyzing the power consumption at a plurality of locations, the system comprising:
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a computer network for allowing the passage of electronic information across the network;
a plurality of energy meters coupled to the network, the energy meters transmitting energy usage information across the network;
a primary server coupled to the network for receiving the energy usage information transmitted across the network, the primary server combining the energy usage information from the plurality of energy meters into energy consumption statistics for the plurality of locations; and
at least one monitoring station coupled to the network to access the energy consumption statistics from the primary server. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of monitoring and analyzing the power consumption at a plurality of distinct locations the method comprising the steps of:
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connecting a primary server to a computer network;
coupling a plurality of energy meters to the computer network, each energy meter being capable of transmitting energy usage information across the network;
triggering the energy meters to transmit the energy usage information across the network;
receiving the energy usage information from the plurality of energy meters in the primary server;
storing the energy usage information in a power database coupled to the primary server;
processing the stored energy usage information received from the plurality of energy meters into combined energy consumption statistics; and
accessing the primary server with a remote monitoring station connected to the network to receive and display the combined energy consumption statistics. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An energy information and control system for monitoring and analyzing the power consumption at a plurality of locations, the system comprising:
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a computer network for allowing the passage of electronic information across the network;
at least one energy meter coupled to the network, the energy meter transmitting energy usage information across the network;
a primary server coupled to the network for receiving the energy usage information transmitted across the network, the primary server compiling the energy usage information into energy consumption statistics; and
an energy generator coupled to the network, wherein the primary server generates an indicator signal when the energy consumption statistics reach an upper limit, such that the energy generator can be operated to generate supplemental energy. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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