Energy management control system
First Claim
1. In combination with at least one device for controlling consumption of energy, a power supply, manual selector means for enabling the device, and condition monitoring means connected to the power supply for operation of the enabled device in response to energy demand, the improvement residing in the management of energy consumption, comprising sensing means responsive to said operation of the enabled device for detecting the energy demand, load control means connected to the power supply for interrupting said operation of the enabled devices by the power supply, programmed cycle control means connected to the load, control means for establishing a plurality of different time dependent interruption cycles causing the load control means to intermittently interrupt said operation of the enabled device initiated by energy demand, timing means connected to the cycle control means for changing the interruption cycles controlling said operation of the enabled device, and logic means operatively connecting the sensing means to the timing means for directionally controlling said change in the interruption cycles in accordance with the duration and absence of the energy demand.
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Abstract
The supply of energy in response to thermostat demand, to heating and cooling equipment is reduced by intermittent interruption during demand intervals and prolonged intermittently upon cessation of demand in accordance with the duration of such demand intervals pursuant to memory stored heating and cooling sequences of power interruption cycles. Sensors detect the presence and absence of energy demand to time the duration of the demand intervals and control the intermittent interruption in the supply of energy for energy saving purposes.
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- 1. In combination with at least one device for controlling consumption of energy, a power supply, manual selector means for enabling the device, and condition monitoring means connected to the power supply for operation of the enabled device in response to energy demand, the improvement residing in the management of energy consumption, comprising sensing means responsive to said operation of the enabled device for detecting the energy demand, load control means connected to the power supply for interrupting said operation of the enabled devices by the power supply, programmed cycle control means connected to the load, control means for establishing a plurality of different time dependent interruption cycles causing the load control means to intermittently interrupt said operation of the enabled device initiated by energy demand, timing means connected to the cycle control means for changing the interruption cycles controlling said operation of the enabled device, and logic means operatively connecting the sensing means to the timing means for directionally controlling said change in the interruption cycles in accordance with the duration and absence of the energy demand.
- 9. In combination with at least two devices for controlling consumption of energy, a power supply, manual selector means for alternately enabling the two devices, and condition monitoring means connected to the power supply for operation of the enabled devices in response to energy demand, the improvement residing in the management of energy consumption, comprising sensing means responsive to said operation of the enabled devices for detecting the energy demand, load control means connected to the power supply for interrupting said operation of the enabled devices by the power supply, programmed cycle control means connected to the load control means for establishing a plurality of different interruption cycles during which the load control means intermittently interrupts said operation of the enabled devices initiated by energy demand, timing means connected to the cycle control means for changing the interruption cycles controlling said operation of the enabled devices, and logic means operatively connecting the sensing means to the timing means for directionally controlling said change in the interruption cycles in accordance with the duration of the energy demand, said power supply including a relatively high voltage source connected across each of the devices in series with the condition monitoring means, and voltage converting means connected by the manual selector means in series with the devices for producing a relatively low voltage ttiggering signal fed to the timing means by the sensing means in response to said detection of the energy demands.
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26. In combination with at least two devices for controlling consumption of energy, a power supply, manual selector means for alternately enabling the two devices, and condition monitoring means connected to the power supply for operation of the enabled devices in response to energy demand, the improvement residing in the management of energy consumption, comprising sensing means responsive to said operation of the enabled devices for detecting the energy demand, load control means connected to the power supply for interrupting said operation of the enabled devices by the power supply, programmed cycle control means connected to the load control means for establishing a plurality of different interruption cycles during which the load control means intermittently interrupts said operation of the enabled devices initiated by energy demand, timing means connected to the cycle control means for changing the interruption cycles controlling said operation of the enabled devices, logic means operatively connecting the sensing means to the timing means for directionally controlling said change in the interruption cycles in accordance with the duration of the energy demand, and indicator means connected to the programmed cycle control means for registering the intermittent interruptions, the cycle control means comprising a programmable memory component having a plurality of inputs to which the timing means is connected, at least two outputs respectively connected to the load control means and the indicator means and a reset terminal connected to said logic means.
- 27. In combination with an energy consumption controlling device and a power supply connected thereto for energization thereof in response to energy demand, the improvement residing in the management of energy consumption, comprising sensing means for detecting the energy demand, load control means connected to the power supply for disabling the consumption controlling device, cycle control means connected to the load control means for establishing a plurality of different cycles causing the consumption controlling device to be intermittantly disabled, timing means connected to the cycle control means for limiting the cycles to a constant duration, and logic means operatively connecting the sensing means to the timing means and the cycle control means for changing the cycles in accordance with the duration and absence of the energy demand.
- 30. In combination with energy consuming equipment, a source of operating energy for said equipment and means connected to the source and producing demands for the energy to operate said equipment, the improvement comprising sensing means for detecting the presence and absence of the energy demands, timing means operatively connected to the sensing means for measuring the duration of and spacing between the detected energy demands, and time dependent programmed means operatively connected to the timing means and the source for intermittently interrupting the supply of operating energy to the equipment during the presence of the energy demands and prolonging the supply of operating energy upon cessation of the energy demands in accordance with the duration of the energy demands detected by the sensing means.
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