SYSTEMS ARCHITECTURE FOR CONTROLLING ONSITE AND OFFSITE ENERGY SOURCES
First Claim
1. A power calculating (PC) computing device comprising a processor and a memory in communication with the processor, the processor programmed to:
- retrieve power supply data from a renewable energy device, wherein the power supply data includes at least one measurement associated with renewable power generation;
retrieve power status data from an accumulator, wherein the power status data includes at least one storage measurement of accumulated power and at least one rate of change measurement of the accumulated power;
retrieve power demand data from a power monitor device, the power demand data including a power demand rate, wherein the power demand data is associated with at least one energy consuming electrical device;
retrieve utility status data from a utility data provider, the utility status data including a power cost rate, the utility status data retrieved based on the power demand data;
generate aggregate power data based on the power supply data, the power status data, and the power demand data; and
calculate a power cost metric based on the aggregate power data and the utility status data.
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Abstract
A power calculating (PC) computing device comprising a processor and a memory in communication with the processor, the processor programmed to retrieve power supply data from a renewable energy device, wherein the power supply data includes at least one measurement associated with renewable power generation, retrieve power status data from an accumulator, retrieve power demand data from a power monitor device associated with an electrical device, retrieve utility status data from a utility data provider, generate aggregate power data based on the power supply data, the power status data, and the power demand data, and calculate a power cost metric based on the aggregate power data and the utility status data.
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21 Claims
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1. A power calculating (PC) computing device comprising a processor and a memory in communication with the processor, the processor programmed to:
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retrieve power supply data from a renewable energy device, wherein the power supply data includes at least one measurement associated with renewable power generation; retrieve power status data from an accumulator, wherein the power status data includes at least one storage measurement of accumulated power and at least one rate of change measurement of the accumulated power; retrieve power demand data from a power monitor device, the power demand data including a power demand rate, wherein the power demand data is associated with at least one energy consuming electrical device; retrieve utility status data from a utility data provider, the utility status data including a power cost rate, the utility status data retrieved based on the power demand data; generate aggregate power data based on the power supply data, the power status data, and the power demand data; and calculate a power cost metric based on the aggregate power data and the utility status data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer-implemented method for calculating energy consumption, the method implemented using a power calculating (PC) computing device including a processor and a memory in communication with the processor, wherein the method comprises:
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retrieving power supply data from a renewable energy device, wherein the power supply data includes at least one measurement associated with renewable power generation; retrieving power status data from an accumulator, wherein the power status data includes at least one storage measurement of accumulated power and at least one rate of change measurement of the accumulated power; retrieving power demand data from a power monitor device, the power demand data including a power demand rate, wherein the power demand data is associated with at least one energy consuming electrical device; retrieving utility status data from a utility data provider, the utility status data including a power cost rate, the utility status data retrieved based on the power demand data; generating, by the PC computing device, aggregate power data based on the power supply data, the power status data, and the power demand data; and calculating, by the PC computing device, a power cost metric based on the aggregate power data and the utility status data. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory computer readable medium that includes computer executable instructions for calculating energy consumption, wherein when executed by a power calculating (PC) device having a processor and a memory in communication with the processor, the computer executable instructions cause the PC device to:
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retrieve power supply data from a renewable energy device, wherein the power supply data includes at least one measurement associated with renewable power generation; retrieve power status data from an accumulator, wherein the power status data includes at least one storage measurement of accumulated power and at least one rate of change measurement of the accumulated power; retrieve power demand data from a power monitor device, the power demand data including a power demand rate, wherein the power demand data is associated with at least one energy consuming electrical device; retrieve utility status data from a utility data provider, the utility status data including a power cost rate, the utility status data retrieved based on the power demand data; generate aggregate power data based on the power supply data, the power status data, and the power demand data; and calculate a power cost metric based on the aggregate power data and the utility status data. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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