INTELLIGENT TEMPERATURE MANAGEMENT BASED ON ENERGY USAGE PROFILES AND OUTSIDE WEATHER CONDITIONS
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1. A method of controlling a temperature of an enclosure, comprising:
- wirelessly receiving, at a thermostat associated with the enclosure, at least one setpoint temperature from a user via an energy management device, the setpoint temperature indicating a desired temperature of the enclosure;
operating the thermostat in accordance with the setpoint temperature;
monitoring energy consumption associated with the thermostat;
comparing the monitored energy consumption to an energy usage profile;
based on the comparing, determining at least one adjustment to the operation of the thermostat that will reduce energy consumption associated with the thermostat as compared to the energy consumption associated with operating the thermostat in accordance with the setpoint temperature, wherein the at least one adjustment is determined based at least in part on a weather outside of the enclosure; and
operating the thermostat in accordance with the at least one adjustment.
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Abstract
Accessing an energy management policy for a plurality of devices is described, wherein the devices are coupled with a first structure. The energy usage of the devices is monitored. An energy usage rule and energy usage is then compared. The energy management policy and energy usage is also compared. Based on the comparing, an instruction is generated to modify an energy usage profile of said device to correlate with the energy usage rule associated with the devices and the energy management policy, thereby enabling efficient energy management.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of controlling a temperature of an enclosure, comprising:
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wirelessly receiving, at a thermostat associated with the enclosure, at least one setpoint temperature from a user via an energy management device, the setpoint temperature indicating a desired temperature of the enclosure; operating the thermostat in accordance with the setpoint temperature; monitoring energy consumption associated with the thermostat; comparing the monitored energy consumption to an energy usage profile; based on the comparing, determining at least one adjustment to the operation of the thermostat that will reduce energy consumption associated with the thermostat as compared to the energy consumption associated with operating the thermostat in accordance with the setpoint temperature, wherein the at least one adjustment is determined based at least in part on a weather outside of the enclosure; and operating the thermostat in accordance with the at least one adjustment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for managing a temperature of an enclosure, comprising:
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a thermostat including; a wireless transceiver configured to transmit and receive data through a wireless network; an electrical terminal operatively coupled to an HVAC unit within the enclosure; and a computer processor coupled to the wireless transceiver and the electrical terminal and configured to; receive a setpoint temperature from a user via the wireless transceiver, the setpoint temperature indicating a desired temperature of the enclosure; and control the electrical terminal to operate the HVAC unit in accordance with the setpoint temperature; and one or more modules configured to; monitor energy consumption of the HVAC unit; compare the monitored energy consumption to an energy usage profile; based on the comparing, determine at least one adjustment to the operation of the HVAC unit that will reduce energy consumption associated with the HVAC unit as compared to the energy consumption associated with operating the HVAC unit in accordance with the setpoint temperature, wherein the at least one adjustment is determined based at least in part on a weather outside of the enclosure; and cause the thermostat to control the electrical terminal to operate the HVAC unit in accordance with the at least one adjustment. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A non-transitory computer-readable medium, having instructions stored therein, which when executed cause a computer to perform a set of operations comprising:
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wirelessly receiving, at a thermostat associated with an enclosure, at least one setpoint temperature from a user, the setpoint temperature indicating a desired temperature of the enclosure; operating the thermostat associated with the enclosure in accordance with the setpoint temperature; monitoring energy consumption associated with the thermostat; comparing the monitored energy consumption to an energy usage profile; based on the comparing, determining at least one adjustment to the operation of the thermostat that will reduce energy consumption associated with the thermostat as compared to the energy consumption associated with operating the thermostat in accordance with the setpoint temperature, wherein the at least one adjustment is determined based at least in part on a weather outside of the enclosure; and operating the thermostat in accordance with the at least one adjustment. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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