RELIABLE PROFILING FOR MONITORING SYSTEMS
First Claim
1. An apparatus for analyzing a building energy/lighting auditing information retrieved by a monitoring system, said apparatus comprising:
- a dedicated or disturbed processor including;
a. a clustering unit for clustering data sets of said building energy/lighting auditing information based on at least one predetermined clustering criteria relating to a building'"'"'s characteristics and/or energy/lighting usage pattern(s) to obtain clusters with a commonality;
b. a comparison unit for comparing clusters obtained by said clustering stage based on at least one predetermined comparison criteria to determine potential candidates for irregular or incorrect clusters; and
c. a checking unit for cross-checking candidates determined by said comparison stage with background information relating to a specific condition of the building'"'"'s energy/lighting use including at least one of building room types(s), calendar information, time or user schedules to determine irregular energy/lighting usage patterns or incorrect auditing information.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for analyzing building auditing information to identify irregular usage patterns and incorrect audit information. The auditing information, such as energy consumption, is analyzed using presence information at room or zone level. Based on pre-selected expectations, clustering is applied to data sets. By using different criteria, the clustering results are examined within every cluster and among clusters to find irregular information. Furthermore, through cross-checking with other background information, irregular usage pattern can be found and incorrect audit information can be identified, so that succeeding energy prediction and decision-support algorithms can work on a reliable set of profiles.
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1. An apparatus for analyzing a building energy/lighting auditing information retrieved by a monitoring system, said apparatus comprising:
- a dedicated or disturbed processor including;
a. a clustering unit for clustering data sets of said building energy/lighting auditing information based on at least one predetermined clustering criteria relating to a building'"'"'s characteristics and/or energy/lighting usage pattern(s) to obtain clusters with a commonality; b. a comparison unit for comparing clusters obtained by said clustering stage based on at least one predetermined comparison criteria to determine potential candidates for irregular or incorrect clusters; and c. a checking unit for cross-checking candidates determined by said comparison stage with background information relating to a specific condition of the building'"'"'s energy/lighting use including at least one of building room types(s), calendar information, time or user schedules to determine irregular energy/lighting usage patterns or incorrect auditing information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
- a dedicated or disturbed processor including;
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9. A method of analyzing auditing information retrieved by a monitoring system, said method comprising:
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a. clustering data sets of said auditing information based on at least one predetermined clustering criteria to obtain clusters with a sufficient commonality; b. comparing obtained clusters based on at least one predetermined comparison criteria to determine potential candidates for irregular or incorrect clusters; and c. cross-checking determined candidates with background information to determine irregular usage patterns or incorrect auditing information. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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