ZONE BASED ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A method of managing a site in a mobile environment, comprising:
- detecting an availability of at least one network device at a site wherein the at least one network device has an operating condition;
detecting a first boundary of the site having a first boundary distance;
detecting a second boundary of the site having a second boundary distance that is different than the first boundary distance;
detecting a distance of the mobile device relative to the site;
initiating a change to the operating condition of the energy consuming device at the site in response to detecting the change in the distance of the mobile device relative to the first boundary and the second boundary.
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Abstract
According to an aspect of the disclosure, a zone based energy management system includes controlling at least one network device at a site using the proximity detection of a mobile device which may be based upon the detection of a plurality of zones. The network device may be a thermostat associated with the HVAC system of the site or other energy consuming appliances. Each of the zones may be associated with a corresponding temperature set-point of the thermostat or other energy consuming device where the temperature set point corresponding to a zone may be different from the temperature set points corresponding with each of the other zones.
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22 Claims
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1. A method of managing a site in a mobile environment, comprising:
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detecting an availability of at least one network device at a site wherein the at least one network device has an operating condition; detecting a first boundary of the site having a first boundary distance; detecting a second boundary of the site having a second boundary distance that is different than the first boundary distance; detecting a distance of the mobile device relative to the site; initiating a change to the operating condition of the energy consuming device at the site in response to detecting the change in the distance of the mobile device relative to the first boundary and the second boundary. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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