SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSESSING AND OPTIMIZING ENERGY USE AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
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1. A method for optimizing power consumption of manufacturing facilities, the method comprising:
- receiving a plurality of energy consumption and emission data from one or more energy consuming devices operating in a facility over a network;
transforming the plurality of data into a format that can be processed;
validating the plurality of data;
aggregating the plurality of data at a defined interval;
performing one or more analyses on the plurality of data using one or more computing devices; and
storing the results of the one or more analyses in computer storage.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for assessing and optimizing energy use and environmental impact can be designed to receive energy consumption and emission data from one or more energy consumption sources of a facility over a network. The data can be transformed into a database format that can be processed and analyzed. The data can be validated according to predefined validation rules. The data can be aggregated according to predefined time intervals and stored in memory. The data can be used to generate a report to a user, for example, via a user interface.
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1. A method for optimizing power consumption of manufacturing facilities, the method comprising:
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receiving a plurality of energy consumption and emission data from one or more energy consuming devices operating in a facility over a network; transforming the plurality of data into a format that can be processed; validating the plurality of data; aggregating the plurality of data at a defined interval; performing one or more analyses on the plurality of data using one or more computing devices; and storing the results of the one or more analyses in computer storage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 32, 33, 34, 35, 37, 39, 40, 42, 43, 45, 46, 47, 52)
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26. A system for optimizing power consumption of manufacturing or production facilities, the system comprising:
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one or more energy consuming devices; a data acquisition device configured to receive data from the one or more energy consuming devices; a computing device configured to poll the data acquisition device at a defined interval and receive sensor data corresponding to the defined interval, the computing device being configured to transform the data into a format that can be processed; a remote server in communication with the computing device, the remote server configured to receive the formatted data corresponding to the defined interval over a network, the remote server comprising a computer memory that stores instructions for creating reports that describe energy usage and emissions output of the one or more energy consumption sensors and at least one processor that executes the stored instructions. - View Dependent Claims (31)
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36. A method for monitoring energy consumption or waste emissions of a facility comprising:
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monitoring a plurality of data representing energy consumption or waste emissions of a facility; identifying a subset of the plurality of data; and displaying the subset of the plurality of data on a display device in a scrolling configuration.
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38. A method of determining carbon emissions from a facility comprising:
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manufacturing a first product with a first energy consuming device; determining energy usage of the first energy consuming device used for producing the first product; transmitting first data representing the energy usage of the first energy consuming device are producing the first product to a first server; further manufacturing the first product with a second energy consuming device; determining energy usage of the second energy consuming device used for producing the first product; transmitting second data representing the energy usage of the second energy consuming device used for producing the first product to the server determining an amount of carbon emitted to produce the first product based on the determination of energy usage of the first energy consuming device and the determination of energy usage of the second energy consuming device; transmitting third data representing the amount of carbon emitted from the server to a client device.
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41. A method of monitoring energy consumption or waste emissions from a facility, the method comprising:
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operating a plurality of devices, each of the plurality of devices either consuming energy or emitting waste; continuously detecting performance characteristics of each of the plurality of devices at a predetermined sampling rate; transmitting data representing the performance characteristics of each of the plurality of devices to a server; determining if the data transmitted to the server represents all of detected performance during the step of continuously detecting over a first predetermined limited amount of time; storing an amount of the data corresponding the first predetermined limited amount of time in an area of a server reserved for data that has been verified as complete.
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44. A method of preparing data for analysis, comprising:
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sampling output from at least one sensor at a first frequency; storing data representing all of the output samples in the step of sampling; storing a first subset of the data corresponding to first resolution lower than the data representing all of the output samples. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51)
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48. A method of alerting a user of a system for collecting data representing performance characteristics of a facility wherein the system is configured to allow the user to request the data, the method comprising:
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sampling the output of the plurality of sensors of a facility; storing data representing the output of the plurality of sensors; transmitting the data to a client device over a network in response to a request for the data from a user operating the client device; transmitting an electronic message to the user without receiving a request from the user if the data satisfies a predetermined condition determined by the user.
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