Multi-utility energy control and facility automation control system with dashboard having a plurality of interface gateways
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Abstract
A multi-utility energy and facility automation control system has control center computer(s) connected to various utility consuming systems and software that formats pertinent systems'"'"' energy data, stores, retrieves, diagnoses and acts in response to changes and includes a multi-utility master meter device and a plurality of sensors for utilities and other facility operational data. The system includes at least one dashboard screen as a control screen, and a plurality of interconnected gateways for selection of separate networks for various utility-facility related subscreens. The sensors monitor consumption of a plurality of different utilities and other pertinent data and, using the presentation of the facility information as processed by the computer and presented on the dashboard, exercise c control of the facility to optimize performance and reduce the cost of purchased utilities and other facility operations.
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62 Claims
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1-42. -42. (canceled)
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43. An energy control system comprising:
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a remote device to control energy consumption of an energy consuming device; and
a data processing device to receive a control signal from a control computer and to forward the control signal to the remote device. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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58. An energy control system comprising:
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a control computer;
an input device to allow a user to input energy curtailment information that is received by the control computer;
a sensor to sense an energy consumption of an energy consuming device;
a transmitter coupled to the sensor to transmit the energy consumption information, wherein the control computer receives the energy consumption information from the transmitter and determines an energy curtailment event of the energy consuming device based on the energy curtailment information and the energy consumption information. - View Dependent Claims (59, 60, 61, 62)
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