Water heating control system and method
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1. A computerized water heating control system, comprising:
- means for automatically monitoring and controlling a plurality of water heating units within a local water heating system;
means for comparing parametric measurements associated with each of the water heating units;
at least one sensor adapted for acquiring current water heating unit data from the plurality of water heating units in the local water heating system, the at least one sensor being connected to the automatically controlling and acquiring means;
means for acquiring water heating unit historical data for both the local water heating system and for a group of similar heating systems, the means for acquiring including means for accessing a remote database through a network;
means for comparing current and historical data of similar water heating units within the local water heating system; and
means for comparing current and historical data for a water heating unit within the local water heating system to similar water heating units within the group of similar water heating systems.
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Abstract
The water heating control system and method tracks, monitors and controls energy consumed by systems and/or equipment including, but not limited to, hot water, HVAC, pools, and spas. The system and method controls a given device by utilizing historical and real-time information collected from a system of similar devices at the same and similar locations, as inputs to control processes which, utilizing the blended real-time and historical data, improve device management, including energy savings and maintenance of the entire system of devices over time.
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1. A computerized water heating control system, comprising:
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means for automatically monitoring and controlling a plurality of water heating units within a local water heating system; means for comparing parametric measurements associated with each of the water heating units; at least one sensor adapted for acquiring current water heating unit data from the plurality of water heating units in the local water heating system, the at least one sensor being connected to the automatically controlling and acquiring means; means for acquiring water heating unit historical data for both the local water heating system and for a group of similar heating systems, the means for acquiring including means for accessing a remote database through a network; means for comparing current and historical data of similar water heating units within the local water heating system; and means for comparing current and historical data for a water heating unit within the local water heating system to similar water heating units within the group of similar water heating systems. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A water heating control method, comprising the steps of:
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automatically monitoring and controlling a plurality of water heating units within a water heating system; comparing parametric measurements associated with each of said water heating units; acquiring water heating unit historical data; comparing current and historical data of other similar water heating units within the same water heating system; and comparing current and historical data of similar water heating units within separate but similar water heating systems. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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