Multi-utility energy control and facility automation 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. A lighting control system comprising:
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a lighting control device to control at least one lighting device in a commercial facility; and
a processing device in communication with the lighting control device and a computer external to the commercial facility, wherein the processing device sends a first control signal to the lighting control device based on a second control signal received from the external computer. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61)
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62. A lighting control system comprising:
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a lighting control device configured to control at least one lighting device in a commercial facility; and
a processing device configured to communicate with the lighting control device and a computer external to the commercial facility, wherein the processing device is further configured to send a first control signal to the lighting control device based on a second control signal received from the external computer.
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