COMPUTER BASED ENERGY MANAGEMENT

• US 20130144453A1
• Filed: 01/28/2013
• Published: 06/06/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/24/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Budderfly, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Budderfly, Inc.
• Inventors: Subbloie, Albert
• Granted Patent: US 9,921,554 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/291
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 15/02 electric
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/26 Power supply means, e.g. regulation thereof for memories G11C
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/28 Supervision thereof, e.g. detecting power-supply failure by out of limits supervision
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3203 Power management, i.e. event-based initiation of a power-saving mode
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/06 Energy or water supply

Abstract

Aspects include an adaptor and a method for providing computer based energy management. Commands specifying a control device from energy management host software located on a host system are received at an adaptor via a server network. The commands include control instructions and requests for energy usage data. Energy usage data are received from the control device in response to a command including a request for energy usage data. The energy usage data includes energy usage for one or more energy devices. The energy usage data are transmitted to the energy management host software. Sensor data are received from one or more sensors and transmitted to the energy management host software. Control commands are received from the energy management host software. The control commands are transmitted to the control device to alter a function of at least one of the one or more energy devices.

Claims

1. A method for providing computer based energy management, the method comprising:

receiving commands specifying a control device from energy management host software located on a host system, the commands received at an adaptor via a server network, the adaptor comprising one or more sensors, and the commands including control instructions and requests for energy usage data;

transmitting the commands to the control device via a control device interface on the adaptor;

receiving energy usage data from the control device in response to a command including a request for energy usage data, the energy usage data including energy usage for one or more energy devices in communication with the control device;

transmitting the energy usage data to the energy management host software;

receiving sensor data from the one or more sensors;

transmitting the sensor data to the energy management host software;

receiving control commands at the adaptor from the energy management host software, the receiving responsive to the sensor data and the energy usage data; and

transmitting the control commands to the control device, the control commands altering a function of at least one of the one or more energy devices.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein transmitting the energy usage data to the energy management host software is performed in response to receiving the energy usage data from the control device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein transmitting the energy usage data to the energy management host software is performed in response to receiving the request from the energy management host software.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein transmitting the sensor data to the energy management host software is performed in response to receiving the sensor data from the one or more sensors.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein transmitting the sensor data to the energy management host software is performed in response to receiving the request from the energy management host software.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more sensors comprise at least one of:

a motion sensor;

a temperature sensor;

a power usage sensor; and

a light sensor.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the adaptor further comprises a local storage.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

storing the energy usage data on the local storage.

9. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

storing the sensor data on the local storage.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein communication is performed using one or more of:

a wireless network and a copper wire network.

11. An adaptor for providing computer based energy management, the adaptor comprising:

one or more sensors; and

adaptor logic configured to perform a method, the method comprising;

receiving commands specifying a control device from energy management host software located on a host system, the commands received at the adaptor via a server network, and the commands including control instructions and requests for energy usage data;

transmitting the commands to the control device via a control device interface on the adaptor;

receiving energy usage data from the control device in response to a command including a request for energy usage data, the energy usage data including energy usage for one or more energy devices in communication with the control device;

transmitting the energy usage data to the energy management host software;

receiving sensor data from the one or more sensors;

transmitting the sensor data to the energy management host software;

receiving control commands at the adaptor from the energy management host software, the receiving responsive to the sensor data and the energy usage data; and

transmitting the control commands to the control device, the control commands altering a function of at least one of the one or more energy devices.

12. The adaptor of claim 11, wherein transmitting the energy usage data to the energy management host software is performed in response to receiving the energy usage data from the control device.

13. The adaptor of claim 11, wherein transmitting the energy usage data to the energy management host software is performed in response to receiving the request from the energy management host software.

14. The adaptor of claim 11, wherein transmitting the sensor data to the energy management host software is performed in response to receiving the sensor data from the one or more sensors.

15. The adaptor of claim 11, wherein transmitting the sensor data to the energy management host software is performed in response to receiving the request from the energy management host software.

16. The adaptor of claim 11, wherein the one or more sensors comprise at least one of:

a motion sensor;

a temperature sensor;

a power usage sensor; and

a light sensor.

17. The adaptor of claim 11, further comprising a local storage.

18. The adaptor of claim 17, wherein the adaptor logic is further configured to store the energy usage data on the local storage.

19. The adaptor of claim 17, wherein the adaptor logic is further configured to store the sensor data on the local storage.

20. The adaptor of claim 11, wherein communication is performed using one or more of:

a wireless network and a copper wire network.