SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING ENERGY USAGE,

• US 20120101653A1
• Filed: 12/28/2011
• Published: 04/26/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/28/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Bao Tran
• Original Assignee: Bao Tran
• Inventors: Tran, Bao
• Application Number:
  US13/339,302
• Publication Number:
  US 20120101653A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/296
• CPC Class Codes: G01D 2204/12 Determination or prediction of behaviour, e.g. likely power consumption or unusual usage patterns
• CPC Class Codes: G01D 4/004 Remote reading of utility meters to a fixed location
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2310/14 The load or loads being home appliances
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2310/70 Load identification
• 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: Y04S 20/222 Demand response systems, e.g. load shedding, peak shaving
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 20/242 Home appliances
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 20/30 Smart metering, e.g. specially adapted for remote reading

Abstract

A system for reducing energy usage includes one or more utility meters each capturing energy load data on at least a 15 minute interval basis; a usage disaggregator coupled to one or more of the utility meters to disaggregate energy consumption for one or more predetermined appliances based on the electrical load interval signatures of each predetermined appliance; and an energy messaging module coupled to the energy usage disaggregator to help users reduce energy consumption.

Claims

1. A system for reducing energy usage, comprising:

one or more utility meters, each transmitting energy load data with at least a fifteen minute data interval basis;

an energy usage disaggregator coupled to one or more of the utility meters to disaggregate energy consumption based on electrical load signatures of each predetermined appliance; and

an energy messaging module coupled to the energy usage disaggregator to help users reduce energy consumption.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the usage disaggregator identifies heat usage and air conditioning usage.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the usage disaggregator identifies water usage by a predetermined appliance.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the usage disaggregator identifies gas usage by a predetermined appliance.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the messaging module suggests actions to take to reduce energy consumption.

6. The system of claim 1, comprising a controller coupled to air conditioning or heating appliances to save energy.

7. The system of claim 1, comprising a normative mailer to engage and motivate action from targeted individuals.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the normative mailer encourages people to take energy-saving actions with suggestions on reducing power consumption.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the usage disaggregator derives from utility meter readings energy usage for air conditioning, air heating, refrigerating, lighting, or water heating.

10. The system of claim 1, comprising an energy usage predictor communicating with a utility computer to perform demand response.

11. A method to reduce energy usage, comprising:

reading energy load data from utility meters, each meter transmitting data with at least a fifteen minute data interval basis;

disaggregating energy consumption for each of predetermined appliances from the interval of energy load data; and

normatively messaging users to reduce energy consumption.

12. The method of claim 11, comprising identifying heat usage and air conditioning usage.

13. The method of claim 11, comprising identifying lighting energy usage.

14. The method of claim 11, comprising identifying gas usage by a predetermined appliance.

15. The method of claim 11, comprising suggesting actions to take to reduce energy consumption.

16. The method of claim 11, comprising controlling to air conditioning or heating appliances based on the disaggregated energy consumption to save energy.

17. The method of claim 11 comprising mailing users to engage in energy saving and motivating action from users.

18. The method of claim 11, comprising deriving from utility meter readings energy usage for air conditioning, air heating, refrigerating, lighting, or water heating.

19. The method of claim 11, comprising predicting energy usage and performing demand response in accordance with the predicted energy usage.

20. A system for optimizing energy usage, comprising:

one or more utility meters to generate electrical load data with at least a fifteen minute data interval basis;

a load disaggregator receiving the electrical load interval data from each utility meter to identify power consumption from each of a group of predetermined appliances; and

an energy messaging module coupled to the load disaggregator to generate normative energy saving messages to users.