ENERGY SEARCH ENGINE METHODS AND SYSTEMS
First Claim
1. A method to manage an energy event, the method comprising:
- automatically receiving in a continuous way with computer hardware a measurement of actual energy consumption;
receiving energy information;
automatically calculating with the computer hardware a continuous energy performance assessment based at least in part on the measurement of actual energy consumption and the energy information;
automatically generating with the computer hardware energy management data based at least in part on the continuous energy performance assessment, the energy management data configured to provide an energy alert; and
based at least in part on the received continuous measurement of actual energy consumption, automatically determining with the computer hardware an impact of the energy management data.
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Abstract
Systems and methods dynamically assess energy efficiency by obtaining a minimum energy consumption of a system, receiving in a substantially continuous way a measurement of actual energy consumption of the system, and comparing the minimum energy consumption to the measurement of actual energy consumption to calculate a substantially continuous energy performance assessment. The system further provides at least one of a theoretical minimum energy consumption based at least in part on theoretical performance limits of system components, an achievable minimum energy consumption based at least in part on specifications for high energy efficient equivalents of the system components, and the designed minimum energy consumption based at least in part on specifications for the system components.
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28 Claims
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1. A method to manage an energy event, the method comprising:
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automatically receiving in a continuous way with computer hardware a measurement of actual energy consumption; receiving energy information; automatically calculating with the computer hardware a continuous energy performance assessment based at least in part on the measurement of actual energy consumption and the energy information; automatically generating with the computer hardware energy management data based at least in part on the continuous energy performance assessment, the energy management data configured to provide an energy alert; and based at least in part on the received continuous measurement of actual energy consumption, automatically determining with the computer hardware an impact of the energy management data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus to manage an energy event, the apparatus comprising:
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an energy search engine comprising computer hardware and configured to automatically receive in a continuous way a measurement of actual energy consumption; the energy search engine further configured to receive energy information; the energy search engine further configured to automatically calculate a continuous energy performance assessment based at least in part on the measurement of actual energy consumption and the energy information; the energy search engine further configured to automatically generate energy management data based at least in part on the continuous energy performance assessment, the energy management data configured to provide an energy alert; and the energy search engine further configured to automatically determine, based at least in part on the received continuous measurement of actual energy consumption, an impact of the energy management data. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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