Asset Performance Optimization

• US 20100138008A1
• Filed: 02/01/2010
• Published: 06/03/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 01/09/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tutenlabs Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Prenova, Inc. (ENGIE SA)
• Inventors: Smith, Edward M., Meter, Kenneth Van, Chambers, Gregory L., Golden, Patrick T.
• Granted Patent: US 7,928,839 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/90
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 15/02 electric
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling

Abstract

Included are embodiments for asset management. At least one embodiment of a method includes receiving, at a performance assessment and optimization center, data from at least one asset, the asset being configured to service an environment and performing at least one calculation, from the received data, to determine whether the asset is operating properly. Some embodiments include in response to a determination that the at least one asset is not operating properly, providing an indication related to operation of the asset.

Claims

1. A method for asset management, comprising:

receiving data from at least one asset, the at least one asset being configured to service a remote environment;

determining, by a computing device at an optimization center, whether the at least one asset is operating to a desired optimization; and

in response to a determination that the at least one asset is not operating to a desired optimization, providing information regarding a number of service calls made to the at least one asset.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising sending a signal to the at least one asset in response to a determination that the at least one asset is not operating properly, wherein sending a signal includes sending a command to facilitate proper operation of the at least one asset.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving data related to a plurality of assets that are configured to service the environment; and

determining a desired operation parameter associated with the environment.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising determining whether the assets are operating properly in relation to the desired operation parameter associated with the environment.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising, in response to determining that one or more of the assets are not operating properly in relation to the desired operation parameter associated with the environment, sending a command to at least one of the assets.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing a graphical user interface to a technician.

7. A system for asset management, comprising:

a memory that stores at least the following;

a data acquisition component that receives data related to at least one asset that services at least one environment; and

a data management component that determines whether the at least one asset is operating to a desired optimization, where determining whether the at least one asset is operating to a desired optimization includes determining a number of service calls made to the at least one asset.

8. The system of claim 7, the data management component further configured to determine whether a plurality of assets, operating at different environments, is operating properly.

9. The system of claim 7, further comprising a data store that stores at least a portion of data related to the at least one asset.

10. The system of claim 9, the memory further storing an asset optimization application that provides at least one of the following:

a proprietary algorithm, decision analytics, and a predictive algorithm.

11. The system of claim 7, wherein the data management component includes at least one of the following:

a quality assurance algorithm, an audit algorithm, a validation algorithm, an estimation algorithm, a normalization algorithm, a rationalization algorithm, a units conversion algorithm, and a business operations rules algorithm.

12. The system of claim 7, the memory further storing a program that identifies environment and asset conditions that are not in compliance with an established operating standard.

13. The system of claim 7, wherein the at least one asset includes at least one of the following:

an air conditioner, a heater, a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system, a security system component, a fire alarm system component, an appliance, an electrical system component, and an electronics component.

14. A computer-readable storage medium for asset performance optimization that stores a program that, when executed by a computer, causes the computer to perform at least the following:

receive data related to at least one asset, the at least one asset being configured to service at least one environment; and

perform at least one algorithm on data from the data acquisition component to determine whether the at least one asset is operating properly, where the at least one algorithm is configured to determine whether the at least one asset is operating to a desired optimization.

15. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 14, the program further configured to determine whether a plurality of assets, operating at different environments, is operating properly.

16. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 14, the program further configured to cause the computer to store at least a portion of data related to the at least one asset.

17. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 16, the program further configured to cause the computer to provide at least one of the following:

a proprietary algorithm, decision analytics, and a predictive algorithm.

18. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 16, the program further configured to cause the computer to provide analysis related to at least one asset.

19. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 16, the program further configured to cause the computer to provide a user interface related to at least one asset.

20. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 14, wherein the computer-readable storage medium stores at least one of the following:

a quality assurance algorithm, an audit algorithm, a validation algorithm, an estimation algorithm, a normalization algorithm, a rationalization algorithm, a units conversion algorithm, and a business operations rules algorithm.