Artificial-Intelligence-Based Energy Auditing, Monitoring and Control
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- a. obtaining energy consumption and physical conditions data from a series of modules that monitor and control a variety of physical conditions, selected from a group consisting of current, voltage, air velocity, humidity, light, occupancy, pressure, temperature, power, magnetic fields, electric fields, vibration frequency, vibration amplitude, relative location, absolute location, geolocation, altitude, and any combination thereof;
b. storing the energy consumption and physical conditions data in electronic memory;
c. producing an energy management solution using energy management logic to analyze the energy consumption and physical conditions data; and
d. providing a user with the energy management solution by applying any of a rule-based logic, expert systems programming and combinations thereof to the energy consumption and physical conditions data.
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Abstract
A method and system are provided for auditing, monitoring and controlling the energy consumption within a utility. Energy consumption data is obtained from a series of modules monitoring and controlling a variety of physical conditions, such as ambient light, temperature, pressure, air velocity, cooling, and heating, and devices. These modules transmit energy consumption and physical conditions data over a wireless personal area network (WPAN) through a transceiver. A central control station obtains the energy consumption data and stores it in an energy usage database. Energy management logic calculates and provides to the user an energy management solution, to reduce energy consumption and costs, by applying rule-based artificial intelligence to the stored energy consumption data in conjunction with information from the Internet. In one embodiment, the energy management solution can automatically control devices to effectively conserve energy.
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1. A method comprising:
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a. obtaining energy consumption and physical conditions data from a series of modules that monitor and control a variety of physical conditions, selected from a group consisting of current, voltage, air velocity, humidity, light, occupancy, pressure, temperature, power, magnetic fields, electric fields, vibration frequency, vibration amplitude, relative location, absolute location, geolocation, altitude, and any combination thereof; b. storing the energy consumption and physical conditions data in electronic memory; c. producing an energy management solution using energy management logic to analyze the energy consumption and physical conditions data; and d. providing a user with the energy management solution by applying any of a rule-based logic, expert systems programming and combinations thereof to the energy consumption and physical conditions data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A system comprising:
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a. a series of modules transmitting energy consumption and physical conditions data over a wireless personal area network (WPAN) to monitor and control energy use and a variety of physical conditions, selected from a group consisting of current, voltage, air velocity, humidity, light, occupancy, pressure, temperature, power, magnetic fields, electric fields, vibration frequency, vibration amplitude, relative location, absolute location, geolocation, or altitude, and any combination thereof; b. a central control station to receive the energy consumption and physical conditions data transmitted by the modules; c. a storage mechanism to store the energy consumption and physical conditions data transmitted by the modules in electronic memory; and d. an energy management logic to monitor and control the energy consumption. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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