Enterprise energy management system

• US 20060142961A1
• Filed: 02/17/2006
• Published: 06/29/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 12/12/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Verisae (Fortive Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Verisae (Fortive Corp.)
• Inventors: McConnell, Robert S., Johnson, Daniel T., Peterson, James W.
• Application Number:
  US11/357,330
• Publication Number:
  US 20060142961A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 702/61
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management

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 a plurality of pieces of equipment and allowing a user to access equipment information, the system comprising:

(a) a first database configured to store equipment information relating to each of a plurality of pieces of equipment, the equipment information comprising information relating to ownership, maintenance, repair, and energy consumption of each piece of equipment; and

(b) a central processor in communication with the database, the central processor being configured to track the equipment information relevant to managing each piece of equipment.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the central processor is configured to determine an expected energy consumption profile of a select piece of equipment based on the equipment information and site information.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the central processor is configured to track energy consumption of the select piece of equipment based on the equipment information and the expected energy consumption profile.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the central processor is configured to calculate a total cost of a select piece of equipment based on the equipment information.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the total cost is based on a cost selected from the group consisting of at least one of a purchase cost, a repair cost, a maintenance cost, and an energy consumption cost.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the equipment information further comprises information relating to refrigerant characteristics.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the central processor is configured to track refrigerant characteristics of a select piece of equipment based on the equipment information.

8. The system of claim 1, further comprising a second database comprising service provider information.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the central processor is configured to generate an alert when a predetermined event occurs.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the predetermined event is actual energy consumption of a select piece of equipment exceeding an expected energy consumption.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein the predetermined event is a service request.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein the central processor is further configured to transmit the alert to a service provide.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the central processor is configured to identify an appropriate service provider based on the equipment information and the service provider information.