INSTALLATION SYSTEM FOR DEMAND RESPONSE RESOURCES

• US 20120136915A1
• Filed: 02/02/2012
• Published: 05/31/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 07/17/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
• Original Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
• Inventors: Koch, Edward
• Granted Patent: US 8,671,191 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/202
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/90332 Natural language query formulation or dialogue systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/958 Organisation or management of web site content, e.g. publishing, maintaining pages or automatic linking
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/06 Energy or water supply

Abstract

An installation system for demand response resources. The system may invoke a use of an installer portal to increase an efficiency of installing resources for demand response systems. Installation of such resources may incorporate registering a client with a particular customer, configuring the client with parameters, installing the client, confirming that the client is communicating properly with a demand response management system, connecting the client to various components at a resource facility, and confirming that the client sends usage or other data correctly to the demand response management system.

Claims

1. A demand response system comprising:

a facility of a participant; and

a utility service provider; and

wherein;

the facility comprises;

an energy services interface;

an energy usage measuring instrument connected to the energy services interface;

automation equipment connected to the energy services interface; and

one or more energy usage loads connected to the automation equipment;

the utility service provider comprises a demand response management system connected to the energy services interface; and

an installer of the energy services interface logs in with a computer into a demand response automation server website to pull up a demand response automation server installer portal on a display screen.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the installer is logged into an account of the participant.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein:

the energy services interface is selected and created in the portal;

the energy services interface is registered with the demand response management system for the participant;

the energy services interface is configured by entering parameters in the portal to configure the energy services interface necessary for the energy services interface to communicate with the demand response management system;

the portal indicates whether the energy services interface is communicating satisfactorily with the demand response management system;

the portal provides information about the energy services interface and/or events;

the portal enables the installer to have a test event to be sent from the demand response management system to the energy services interface;

the portal enables the installer to confirm data of the meter being sent correctly from the energy services interface to the demand response management system; and

/or

the portal reveals energy usage data from the energy services interface.

4. The system of claim 2, virtually all actions by the installer via the demand response automation server installer portal are performed on behalf of the participant since the installer is logged into the account of the participant.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein:

the energy services interface is registered with the demand response management system during a manufacturing of the energy services interface; and

during the manufacturing of the energy services interface, the energy services interface is configured with one or more parameters for communication with the demand response management system.

6. A method for installing a component in a demand response system, comprising:

logging in with a computer into a demand response automation server website to obtain a demand response automation server installer portal on a screen;

selecting a client on the portal; and

registering the client in the portal with a demand response management system in an account of a participant; and

wherein;

the client is an interface for a demand response resource facility of the participant; and

one or more tasks for installation of the client are performed via the portal on behalf of the participant.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising configuring the client with one or more parameters in the portal for communication with the demand response management system.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising determining from the portal whether the client is communicating satisfactorily with the demand response management system.

9. The method of claim 6, further comprising obtaining information about the client and client events from the portal.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising sending a test event from the demand response management system to the client with the portal.

11. The method of claim 6, further comprising confirming that energy usage data from the client is sent to the demand response management system with the portal.

12. A method for installing an energy services interface in a demand response system, comprising:

providing a web-based installer portal via a computer;

creating an energy services interface at the portal;

registering the energy services interface with a particular customer within a demand resource management system, during a manufacturing of the energy services interface; and

configuring the energy services interface with appropriate communication parameters during the manufacturing of the energy services interface.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein an installer logs in at a demand response automation server page to get to the installer portal.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the installer logs into an account of a participant so that virtually all actions are performed on behalf of the participant.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein:

the web-based installer portal is integrated with the demand response management system; and

the portal is used to perform tasks for installing the energy services interface.

16. The method of claim 13, wherein the energy services interface is configured via the portal for communication with the demand response management system.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the energy services interface is tested via the portal for communicating properly with the demand response management system.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein a test event is sent to the energy services interface from the demand response management system via the portal.

19. The method of claim 17, wherein usage data are confirmed as being with the portal conveyed correctly from the energy services to the demand response management system.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the usage data are displayed graphically.