NETWORK SYSTEM

• US 20120173459A1
• Filed: 08/27/2010
• Published: 07/05/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 08/28/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Lim, Junyoung, Hwang, Jinseong, Seo, Munseok, Jang, Jaehwa
• Application Number:
  US13/392,701
• Publication Number:
  US 20120173459A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/412
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/06 Energy or water supply
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 2203/5433 Remote metering
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 2203/5458 Monitor sensor; Alarm systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/125 involving control of end-device applications over a network
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 50/16 Energy services, e.g. dispersed generation or demand or load or energy savings aggregation

Abstract

A network system is provided. The network system includes: a plurality of components for transmitting or receiving information. At least one component among the plurality of components recognizes at least energy-related information and performs an energy-related response. When a first component in the plurality of components recognizes a course related to an operation of a second component, the first component recognizes a predicted energy usage charge on the basis of a predicted power consumption amount of the second component corresponding to the inputted course.

Claims

1. A network system comprising:

a plurality of components for transmitting or receiving information,

wherein

at least one component among the plurality of components recognizes at least energy-related information and performs an energy-related response; and

when a first component in the plurality of components recognizes a course related to an operation of a second component, the first component recognizes a predicted energy usage charge on the basis of a predicted power consumption amount of the second component corresponding to the inputted course.

2. The network system according to claim 1, further comprising:

a memory unit for storing the predicted power consumption amount corresponding to the inputted course.

3. The network system according to claim 2, wherein the memory unit and the first component are equipped in the second component.

4. The network system according to claim 3, wherein the second component is an energy consumption component;

and

the first component is a control unit.

5. The network system according to claim 2, wherein the memory unit is equipped in the first component;

and

the first component transmits the recognized predicted energy usage charge to the second component.

6. The network system according to claim 5, wherein the first component is one of an energy management component for managing energy, an energy metering component for metering energy, and a central management component for controlling at least one energy consumption component;

and

the second component is an energy consumption component.

7. The network system according to claim 1, wherein the predicted power consumption amount is a power consumption amount determined based on a factor related to an inputted course and an operation of an element in the second component.

8. The network system according to claim 7, wherein the factor related to an operation of the element is one of a temperature and a consumable amount, which are related to an operation of the second component.

9. The network system according to claim 7, wherein the factor related to an operation of the element determines an on-time of the element.

10. The network system according to claim 9, the on-time of the element is a ratio (a relative value) of the on-time in the sum of the on-time and an off-time, or an actual power on-time (an absolute value).

11. The network system according to claim 1, further comprising a display unit for displaying at least one of the predicted power consumption amount and the predicted energy usage charge.

12. The network system according to claim 11, further comprising an energy metering component for metering an actual power consumption amount of the second component when the energy consumption component operates.

13. The network system according to claim 11, wherein an actual power consumption amount of the second component is recognized when the second component operates according to an inputted course;

and

a predicted power consumption amount is corrected to an actual power consumption amount when the predicted power consumption amount is required to be corrected.

14. The network system according to claim 13, wherein the display unit displays a predicted greenhouse gas emission amount determined based on the predicted power consumption amount or the actual power consumption amount.

15. The network system according to claim 13, wherein, while the second component operates or after an operation of the second component is completed, the display unit displays at least one of the actual power consumption amount and an actual energy usage charge determined based on the actual power consumption amount.

16. The network system according to claim 11, wherein the display unit is equipped in at least one of the first component and the second component.