Enterprise energy management system

• US 20040249515A1
• Filed: 01/30/2004
• Published: 12/09/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 06/18/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Daniel T. Johnson, James W. Peterson, Robert S. Mcconnell
• Original Assignee: Verisae Inc (Fortive Corp.)
• Inventors: McConnell, Robert S., Johnson, Daniel T., Peterson, James W.
• Granted Patent: US 7,062,389 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/291
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/06 Energy or water supply

Abstract

A system for managing energy consumption by equipment located at a site. The system includes a database including information relating to pieces of energy consuming equipment located at a site. A server is programmed to calculate an expected energy consumption profile and to notify a user if an actual energy consumption exceeds the expected energy consumption.

Claims

1. A system for managing energy consumption by equipment at a site, the system comprising:

a first database including a plurality of characteristics relating to a piece of energy consuming equipment located at the site;

a second database including a plurality of service technicians; and

a server including software for determining an expected energy consumption profile, based on the plurality of characteristics relating to the equipment and the site environment;

wherein the server generates an alert, if an actual energy consumption exceeds the expected energy consumption.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the server further compares the actual energy consumption to refrigerant loss data.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein the server generates a work order including the plurality of characteristics relating to the piece of energy consuming equipment.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein the server includes total cost software for calculating a total cost of a selected piece of equipment, based on a purchase cost, a repair cost, and an energy consumption cost.

5. A network-based system for managing energy consumption by equipment at a site, the system comprising:

a first database including a plurality of characteristics relating to a piece of energy consuming equipment located at the site;

a second database including a plurality of service technicians; and

a server including software for determining an expected energy consumption profile, based on the plurality of characteristics relating to the equipment and the site environment;

wherein the server generates a service request, if an actual energy consumption exceeds the expected energy consumption.

6. A method of managing energy consumption by equipment located at a site, the method comprising:

collecting a set of information relating to a plurality of pieces of energy consuming equipment located at the site

calculating an expected energy usage profile for the site, based on the information;

collecting actual energy consumption data on a periodic basis;

comparing the actual energy consumption data to the expected energy usage profile; and

triggering an alarm when the actual energy consumption data exceeds the energy usage profile.