Multiple input building controller
First Claim
1. A controller for controlling energy usage of a high energy device, the system comprising:
- a communications adapter for receiving information from a market information service and a historical, current or predicted information service;
logic for determining if the information from the market information service and the historical, current or predicted information service indicates that plural conditions have been met indicating that the high energy device should reduce energy usage; and
a control interface for signaling the high energy device to reduce usage.
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Abstract
Controllers associated with the high energy devices may are programmed or configured with processing rules by a building manager or an energy usage coordinator such that the controllers can respond to various changing conditions without having to be contacted by the energy usage controller. Such autonomous control allows the controllers to react more quickly to potentially take advantage of advantageous conditions and/or avoid disadvantageous conditions. For example, by tracking information from market information services and/or from historical, current and predicted information services, a controller may be programmed to reduce energy usage autonomously under a number of programmable conditions.
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14 Claims
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1. A controller for controlling energy usage of a high energy device, the system comprising:
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a communications adapter for receiving information from a market information service and a historical, current or predicted information service; logic for determining if the information from the market information service and the historical, current or predicted information service indicates that plural conditions have been met indicating that the high energy device should reduce energy usage; and a control interface for signaling the high energy device to reduce usage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for controlling energy usage of a high energy device, the method comprising:
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receiving information from a market information service and a historical, current or predicted information service; determining if the information from the market information service and the historical, current or predicted information service indicates that plural conditions have been met indicating that the high energy device should reduce energy usage; and signaling the high energy device to reduce usage. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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