Method and System for an Integrated Intelligent Building

• US 20110190952A1
• Filed: 02/04/2010
• Published: 08/04/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 02/04/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Visisys Holdings, PLC (Deep Green Waste & Recycling, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Visisys Holdings, PLC (Deep Green Waste & Recycling, Inc.)
• Inventors: Goldstein, Boris
• Application Number:
  US12/700,268
• Publication Number:
  US 20110190952A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/291
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 13/00006 characterised by information or instructions transport means between the monitoring, controlling or managing units and monitored, controlled or operated power network element or electrical equipment
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 3/003 Load forecast, e.g. methods or systems for forecasting future load demand
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 3/32 using batteries with converting means
• 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: Y02B 90/20 Smart grids as enabling technology in buildings sector smart grids supporting the management or operation of end-user stationary applications in general, or like technologies with no associated climate change mitigation effect Y04S20/00
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 40/70 Smart grids as climate change mitigation technology in the energy generation sector
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 10/50 Systems or methods supporting the power network operation or management, involving a certain degree of interaction with the load-side end user applications
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 20/12 Energy storage units, uninterruptible power supply [UPS] systems or standby or emergency generators, e.g. in the last power distribution stages
• 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 40/12 characterised by data transport means between the monitoring, controlling or managing units and monitored, controlled or operated electrical equipment

Abstract

Described herein are systems and methods for integrated intelligent buildings, improved building security, and cost-efficient energy management. An exemplary embodiment relates to a method comprising monitoring energy usage within a facility to generate energy usage data (“EUD”), analyzing the EUD to determine a short-term energy requirement (“STER”) and a long-term energy requirement (“LTER”) of the facility, obtaining energy market data (“EMD”) of energy, the EMD including energy rate fluctuation data, and obtaining a pre-determined amount of energy from a utility provider, the pre-determined amount being determined as a function of at least one of the STER, the LTER, and the EMD.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

monitoring energy usage within a facility to generate energy usage data (“

EUD”

);

analyzing the EUD to determine a short-term energy requirement (“

STER”

) and a long-term energy requirement (“

LTER”

) of the facility;

obtaining energy market data (“

EMD”

) of energy, the EMD including energy rate fluctuation data; and

obtaining a pre-determined amount of energy from a utility provider, the pre-determined amount being determined as a function of at least one of the STER, the LTER, and the EMD.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

storing energy for the LTER in a storage system; and

providing energy to the facility from one of the storage system and the utility provider.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the monitoring energy usage includes receiving surveillance data from a monitoring system within the facility, the surveillance data includes at least one of audio surveillance data and video surveillance data, and the EUD is generated as a function of the surveillance data.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the monitoring energy usage includes receiving climate data from a climate observation system within the facility, and the EUD is generated as a function of the climate data.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the climate data includes at least one of external weather condition data and internal climate control data.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

adjusting the pre-determined amount of energy for the LTER based on at least one of surveillance data and climate data.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

managing, by a device manager, at least one device within the facility according to at least one of surveillance data and climate data.

9. A system, comprising:

a monitoring arrangement monitoring energy usage within a facility to generate energy usage data (“

EUD”

); and

an energy management arrangement analyzing the EUD to determine a short-term energy requirement (“

STER”

) and a long-term energy requirement (“

LTER”

) of the facility, the energy management component obtaining energy market data (“

EMD”

) of energy, the EMD including energy rate fluctuation data, the energy management component further obtaining a pre-determined amount of energy from a utility provider, the pre-determined amount being determined as a function of at least one of the STER, the LTER, and the EMD.

8. The method of claim 9, wherein the at least one managed device includes lighting systems, refrigeration units, climate control systems, elevators, escalators, and high-voltage integrated circuit (“

HVIC”

) units.

10. The system of claim 9, further comprising:

an energy storing arrangement storing energy for the LTER in a storage system; and

a utility interface arrangement providing energy to the facility from one of the storage system and the utility provider.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein the energy management component receives surveillance data from a monitoring system within the facility, the surveillance data includes at least one of audio surveillance data and video surveillance data, and the EUD is generated as a function of the surveillance data.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein the energy management component receives climate data from a climate observation system within the facility, and the EUD is generated as a function of the climate data

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the climate data includes at least one of external weather condition data and internal climate control data.

14. The system of claim 9, wherein the energy management component adjusts the pre-determined amount of energy for the LTER based on surveillance data and climate data.

15. The system of claim 9, further comprising:

a device manager for managing at least one device within the facility according to surveillance data and climate data.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the at least one managed device includes lighting systems, refrigeration units, climate control systems, elevators, escalators, and high-voltage integrated circuit (“

HVIC”

) units.

17. A computer readable storage medium including a set of instructions that are executable by a processor, the set of instructions being operable to:

monitor energy usage within a facility to generate energy usage data (“

EUD”

);

analyze the EUD to determine a short-term energy requirement (“

STER”

) and a long-term energy requirement (“

LTER”

) of the facility;

obtain energy market data (“

EMD”

) of energy, the EMD including energy rate fluctuation data; and

obtain a pre-determined amount of energy from a utility provider, the pre-determined amount being determined as a function of at least one of the STER, the LTER, and the EMD.

19. The computer readable storage medium of claim 19, wherein the monitoring energy usage includes receiving surveillance data from a monitoring system within the facility, the surveillance data includes at least one of audio surveillance data and video surveillance data, and the EUD is generated as a function of the surveillance data.

18. The computer readable storage medium of claim 19, wherein the set of instructions are further operable to:

store energy for the LTER in a storage system; and

provide energy to the facility from one of the storage system and the utility provider.

20. The computer readable storage medium of claim 19, wherein the monitoring energy usage includes receiving climate data from a climate observation system within the facility, and the EUD is generated as a function of the climate data.