SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A MANAGEMENT SERVER

• US 20090302996A1
• Filed: 06/10/2008
• Published: 12/10/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/10/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: MILLENNIAL NET, INC. (PHC Holding GmbH)
• Original Assignee: MILLENNIAL NET, INC. (PHC Holding GmbH)
• Inventors: Lantry, Sean J., O'Hearne, Mark D., Liu, Sheng, Rhee, Sokwoo, Hanssmann, Martin
• Application Number:
  US12/136,614
• Publication Number:
  US 20090302996A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/3.320
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 13/00017 using optical fiber
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 13/00024 by means of mobile telephony
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 13/00026 involving a local wireless network, e.g. Wi-Fi, ZigBee or Bluetooth
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 13/00028 involving the use of Internet protocols
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 70/30 Systems integrating technologies related to power network operation and communication or information technologies for improving the carbon footprint of the management of residential or tertiary loads, i.e. smart grids as climate change mitigation technology in the buildings sector, including also the last stages of power distribution and the control, monitoring or operating management systems at local level
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 70/3225 Demand response systems, e.g. load shedding, peak shaving
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/00 Enabling technologies; Technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 20/221 General power management systems
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 20/222 Demand response systems, e.g. load shedding, peak shaving
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 40/124 using wired telecommunication networks or data transmission busses
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 40/126 using wireless data transmission

Abstract

The energy management system and/or method includes at least one wireless controller in a wireless network and/or a management server. The wireless controller manages at least one energy device based on one or more parts of an energy profile. The management server manages one or more parts of the energy profile, transmits one or more parts of the energy profile to the wireless controller, and receives energy data from the wireless controller.

Claims

1. A management server, comprising:

a communication module for receiving energy data from one or more wireless controllers and one or more energy devices associated with the wireless controllers;

an analysis module for analyzing the energy data to create modifications for one or more parts of an energy profile; and

a profile module for managing the one or more parts of the energy profile and modifying the one or more parts of the energy profile based on the modifications, wherein the communication module transmits the modified one or more parts of the energy profile to the wireless controllers.

2. The management server of claim 1, further comprising a client module for remote management of the management server.

3. The management server of claim 1, further comprising a storage module for storing the energy data, the modifications for one or more parts of the energy profile, the one or more parts of the energy profile, or any combination thereof.

4. The management server of claim 1, wherein the analysis module further creates a report based on the energy data.

5. The management server of claim 1, wherein the analysis module further determines an alert based on the energy data.

6. A management server, comprising:

means for receiving energy data from one or more wireless controllers and one or more energy devices associated with the wireless controllers;

means for analyzing the energy data to create modifications for one or more parts of an energy profile;

means for managing the one or more parts of the energy profile; and

means for modifying the one or more parts of the energy profile based on the modifications, wherein the communication module transmits the modified one or more parts of the energy profile to the wireless controllers.

7. A method for energy management, the method comprising:

receiving energy data from one or more wireless controllers and one or more energy devices associated with the wireless controllers;

analyzing the energy data to create modifications for one or more parts of an energy profile;

modifying the one or more parts of the energy profile based on the modifications; and

transmitting the modified one or more parts of the energy profile to the wireless controllers.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the energy profile comprising one or more operational modes.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the energy profile includes a schedule specifying the operational mode utilized in a given timeframe.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the schedule includes a hierarchy of one or more sub-schedules.

11. The method of claim 7, wherein the schedule includes at least one of a default schedule, a vacation schedule, or a special event schedule.

12. The method of claim 7, further comprising remotely managing, by a client module, the management server.

13. The method of claim 7, further comprising storing, by a storage module, the energy data, the modifications for one or more parts of the energy profile, the one or more parts of the energy profile, or any combination thereof.

14. The method of claim 7, further comprising creating, by the analysis module, a report based on the energy data.

15. The method of claim 7, further comprising determining, by the analysis module, an alert based on the energy data.