LOAD PROFILE MANAGEMENT AND COST SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS
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1. A load profile and energy management system, comprising:
- a facility having a plurality of electrical equipment, each piece of electrical equipment having an initial operating schedule and initial set points;
a plurality of electrical meters providing metered data regarding energy usage by the electrical equipment, a meter associated with each piece of electrical equipment;
a facility computer constructed to communicate with the plurality of electrical meters so as to create, using the electrical equipment initial operating schedules and initial set points, a modelled, baseline facility load profile using the provided metered data regarding energy usage by the electrical equipment;
the facility computer constructed to create a modelled, modified facility load profile by modelling modified operating schedules and modified set points for selected pieces of electrical equipment; and
the facility computer constructed to output a control command to the electrical equipment to take an action to implement the modified facility load profile.
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Abstract
A system, computer-implemented method, and a computer program product are provided for load profile management and cost sensitivity analysis. A baseline load profile is input via a user interface, wherein the baseline load profile is based on a set of equipment load profiles. A target load profile is generated based on a selected modification of the baseline load profile. The target load profile is compared with the baseline load profile. The comparison of the target load profile and the baseline load profile is output via the user interface.
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1. A load profile and energy management system, comprising:
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a facility having a plurality of electrical equipment, each piece of electrical equipment having an initial operating schedule and initial set points; a plurality of electrical meters providing metered data regarding energy usage by the electrical equipment, a meter associated with each piece of electrical equipment; a facility computer constructed to communicate with the plurality of electrical meters so as to create, using the electrical equipment initial operating schedules and initial set points, a modelled, baseline facility load profile using the provided metered data regarding energy usage by the electrical equipment; the facility computer constructed to create a modelled, modified facility load profile by modelling modified operating schedules and modified set points for selected pieces of electrical equipment; and the facility computer constructed to output a control command to the electrical equipment to take an action to implement the modified facility load profile. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method of managing the energy load of a facility having a plurality of electrical equipment, the method comprising:
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receiving from a plurality of electrical meters over a network, metered data regarding energy usage by the electrical equipment at the facility; creating a computer-modelled facility baseline load profile based on the received metered data regarding energy usage by the electrical equipment at the facility; creating a plurality of modified facility load profiles based on computer-modelled modifications to the facility baseline load profile; comparing the baseline and modified load profiles, and selecting a modified facility load profile showing, if implemented, a reduction in energy-usage at the facility compared to the baseline load profile; and outputting a control command to take an action to implement the modified facility load profile.
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