Computerized management system and method for energy performance evaluation and improvement
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1. A computerized method for diagnosing and defining actions for improvement in energy management comprising the steps of:
- collecting data relating to energy usage and energy-related policies and practices in an automated data processing device;
using a defined set of characteristics for each of a plurality of levels of achievement to derive a diagnosis of energy management effectiveness, said diagnosis comprising a plurality of effectiveness elements and a level of achievement for each said effectiveness element and allowing quantification of a status of energy management practices;
determining a relative priority for taking action for each of said effectiveness elements using an element gap analysis wherein a higher priority is accorded to those effectiveness elements in which a gap between a current practice and a best practice is the largest;
determining at least one critical element for action based upon the relative priority for taking action; and
automatically generating recommendations for improving said energy management effectiveness for each of said critical elements.
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Abstract
A system and method for energy management in which data relating to energy usage and energy-related policies and practices is collected in an automated data processing device. The data is analyzed to arrive at a diagnosis of energy management effectiveness from which recommendations for improving the energy management effectiveness are generated.
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1. A computerized method for diagnosing and defining actions for improvement in energy management comprising the steps of:
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collecting data relating to energy usage and energy-related policies and practices in an automated data processing device;
using a defined set of characteristics for each of a plurality of levels of achievement to derive a diagnosis of energy management effectiveness, said diagnosis comprising a plurality of effectiveness elements and a level of achievement for each said effectiveness element and allowing quantification of a status of energy management practices;
determining a relative priority for taking action for each of said effectiveness elements using an element gap analysis wherein a higher priority is accorded to those effectiveness elements in which a gap between a current practice and a best practice is the largest;
determining at least one critical element for action based upon the relative priority for taking action; and
automatically generating recommendations for improving said energy management effectiveness for each of said critical elements. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computerized method for diagnosing and defining actions for improvement in energy management comprising the steps of:
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collecting data relating to energy usage and energy-related policies and practices in an automated data processing device;
using a defined set of characteristics for each of a plurality of levels of achievement to derive a diagnosis of energy management effectiveness, said diagnosis comprising a plurality of effectiveness elements and a level of achievement for each said effectiveness element and allowing quantification of a status of energy management practices;
determining a relative priority for taking action for each of said effectiveness elements using an element gap analysis, wherein a higher priority is accorded to those effectiveness elements in which a gap between a current practice and a best practice is the largest thereby defining at least one critical element;
determining at least one critical element for action;
automatically generating recommendations for improving said energy management effectiveness for each of said critical elements;
benchmarking at least one result of the method against comparable user operations; and
determining a level of progress for each of said plurality of effectiveness elements.
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9. A management system for energy performance improvement comprising:
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means for collecting and storing data relating to energy usage and energy-related policies and practices;
selecting a plurality of effectiveness elements from a group of management practices including;
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demonstrated corporate commitment;
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planning processes”
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awareness and training”
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energy operating budgets”
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operating procedures”
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maintenance procedures”
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processes for auditing progress”
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means for deriving a diagnosis of energy management effectiveness using said collected and stored data, wherein said means for deriving a diagnosis includes using responses to a defined set of characteristics for each of the plurality of effectiveness elements and a level of achievement reached in each of the plurality of effectiveness elements;
ranking the plurality of effectiveness elements by determining a relative priority for taking action for each of said effectiveness elements using an element gap analysis wherein a higher priority is accorded to those effectiveness elements in which a gap between a current practice and a best practice is the largest thereby defining at least one critical element; and
means for automatically deriving recommendations for improving said energy management effectiveness. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computerized method for diagnosing energy management effectiveness and defining actions for improvement in energy management comprising the steps of:
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collecting data relating to energy usage and energy-related policies and practices in an automated data processing device;
presenting a set of queried actions for each of a plurality of levels of achievement for each of a plurality of effectiveness elements;
using responses to the set of queried actions for each effectiveness element to prioritize the plurality of effectiveness elements to define at least one critical element, wherein the prioritization comprises an element gap analysis of each effectiveness element so that a higher priority is accorded to those effectiveness elements in which a gap between a current practice and a best practice is the largest;
diagnosing an energy management effectiveness for each effectiveness element wherein the level of achievement is defined by a user with respect to each effectiveness element, the user providing a priority to achievement of each effectiveness element;
providing an indication of effectiveness elements for which critical action is required; and
automatically generating recommendations for each effectiveness element regarding critical action to be taken for improving energy management. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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