ENTERPRISE ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

• US 20070010914A1
• Filed: 06/13/2006
• Published: 01/11/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 06/16/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Verisae (Fortive Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Verisae (Fortive Corp.)
• Inventors: Johnson, Daniel, McConnell, Robert
• Granted Patent: US 7,369,968 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/276
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/102 Bill distribution or payments
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/04 Billing or invoicing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/06 Energy or water supply
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 90/82 Energy audits or management systems therefor

Abstract

A system for managing energy consumption by equipment located at a site or a plurality of sites. The system includes a database including information relating to pieces of energy consuming equipment located at a site. A server is programmed to process utility bills and/or analyze data to predict trends in 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;

a third database comprising billing information relating to the piece of energy consuming equipment; and

a server including software for reconciling and paying a utility bill, based on the plurality of characteristics relating to the equipment and the billing information.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the server further comprises software for identifying any money-saving offer or package associated with the utility bill.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the server further comprises software for applying the money-saving offer or package to the utility bill, whereby an amount of the utility bill is reduced.

4. A system for managing energy consumption by equipment at a plurality of sites, the system comprising:

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

a data source comprising weather and temperature information for a region associated with at least one of the plurality of sites; and

a server including software for correlating certain of the plurality of characteristics relating to the plurality of energy consuming equipment with the weather and data information,

wherein the software predicts a trend based on the correlating certain of the plurality of characteristics relating to the plurality of energy consuming equipment.

5. The system of claim 4 wherein the server is triggered by the trend to communicate operating instructions to at least one of the plurality of energy consuming equipment.

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

collecting a set of information relating to a plurality of pieces of energy consuming equipment located at a plurality of sites;

correlating certain of the information relating to the plurality of pieces of energy consuming equipment with weather and temperature information and market demand and utility rate information; and

transmitting electronic operating instructions to at least one of the plurality of pieces of energy consuming equipment based on the correlating certain of the information relating to the plurality of pieces of energy consuming equipment, the weather and temperature information, and the market demand utility rate information.