System For Monitoring Optimal Equipment Operating Parameters
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- obtaining a present value of a set point for at least one piece of equipment with a remote monitor in communication with a controller that controls the at least one piece of equipment according to the set point;
determining a first power consumption rate with the remote monitor, the first power consumption rate corresponding to power consumption of the at least one piece of equipment while operating at the present value of the set point;
determining a second power consumption rate with the remote monitor, the second power consumption rate corresponding to power consumption of the at least one piece of equipment while operating at a predetermined benchmark value of the set point;
determining a monetary cost associated with a difference between the first power consumption rate and the second power consumption rate, based on a power consumption cost, when the first power consumption rate is greater than the second power consumption rate;
communicating the monetary cost, with the remote monitor, to a remote user.
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Abstract
A method includes obtaining a present value of a set point for at least one piece of equipment with a remote monitor in communication with a controller that controls the at least one piece of equipment according to the set point. The method also includes determining a first power consumption rate with the remote monitor. The first power consumption rate corresponds to power consumption of the at least one piece of equipment while operating at the present value of the set point. The method also includes determining a second power consumption rate with the remote monitor. The second power consumption rate corresponds to power consumption of the at least one piece of equipment while operating at a predetermined benchmark value of the set point. The method also includes determining a monetary cost associated with a difference between the first power consumption rate and the second power consumption rate, based on a power consumption cost, when the first power consumption rate is greater than the second power consumption rate. The method also includes communicating the monetary cost, with the remote monitor, to a remote user.
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22 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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obtaining a present value of a set point for at least one piece of equipment with a remote monitor in communication with a controller that controls the at least one piece of equipment according to the set point; determining a first power consumption rate with the remote monitor, the first power consumption rate corresponding to power consumption of the at least one piece of equipment while operating at the present value of the set point; determining a second power consumption rate with the remote monitor, the second power consumption rate corresponding to power consumption of the at least one piece of equipment while operating at a predetermined benchmark value of the set point; determining a monetary cost associated with a difference between the first power consumption rate and the second power consumption rate, based on a power consumption cost, when the first power consumption rate is greater than the second power consumption rate; communicating the monetary cost, with the remote monitor, to a remote user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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- 12. A system comprising a remote monitor that obtains a present value of a set point for at least one piece of equipment by communicating with a controller controlling the at least one piece of equipment according to the set point, that determines a first power consumption rate corresponding to power consumption of the at least one piece of equipment while operating at the present value of the set point, that determines a second power consumption rate corresponding to power consumption of the at least one piece of equipment while operating at a predetermined benchmark value of the set point, and that communicates a monetary cost to a remote user when the first power consumption rate is greater than the second power consumption rate, the monetary cost being based on a difference between the first power consumption rate and the second power consumption rate and a power consumption cost.
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