Assessing, forecasting and simulating energy consumption of buildings using energy efficiency coefficients
First Claim
1. A method for assessing, forecasting and simulating energy consumption of buildings using energy efficiency coefficients, comprising:
- correlating, using a processor, energy consumption data of a building and temperature data outside the building collected over a period of time;
segmenting the correlated energy consumption data and temperature data into a plurality of segments including at least a heating consumption segment, a cooling segment, and temperature-insensitive segment;
determining an energy efficiency coefficient for heating from the heating consumption segment;
determining an energy efficiency coefficient for cooling from the cooling consumption segment;
determining an energy efficiency coefficient for other energy consuming activities from the temperature insensitive segment;
scaling the energy efficiency coefficients for heating, cooling and other energy consuming activity by building characteristics,using the energy efficiency coefficient for heating, the energy efficiency coefficient for cooling and the energy efficiency coefficient for other energy consuming activities to assess energy efficiency among one or more buildings, forecast future consumption of energy in the building based on forecasted temperature, and simulate impact of hypothetical temperature and hypothetical energy efficiency on energy consumption in the building.
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Abstract
Energy consumption data of a building and temperature data outside the building collected over a period of time are correlated and segmented into a plurality of segments including at least a heating consumption segment, a cooling segment, and temperature-insensitive segment. An energy efficiency coefficient for heating from the heating consumption segment, an energy efficiency coefficient for cooling from the cooling consumption segment, an energy efficiency coefficient for other energy consuming activities from the temperature insensitive segment are determined, and scaled. The energy efficiency coefficient for heating, the energy efficiency coefficient for cooling and the energy efficiency coefficient for other energy consuming activities are used to assess energy efficiency among one or more buildings, forecast future consumption of energy in the building based on forecasted temperature and simulate impact of hypothetical temperature and hypothetical energy efficiency on energy consumption in the building.
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25 Claims
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1. A method for assessing, forecasting and simulating energy consumption of buildings using energy efficiency coefficients, comprising:
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correlating, using a processor, energy consumption data of a building and temperature data outside the building collected over a period of time; segmenting the correlated energy consumption data and temperature data into a plurality of segments including at least a heating consumption segment, a cooling segment, and temperature-insensitive segment; determining an energy efficiency coefficient for heating from the heating consumption segment; determining an energy efficiency coefficient for cooling from the cooling consumption segment; determining an energy efficiency coefficient for other energy consuming activities from the temperature insensitive segment; scaling the energy efficiency coefficients for heating, cooling and other energy consuming activity by building characteristics, using the energy efficiency coefficient for heating, the energy efficiency coefficient for cooling and the energy efficiency coefficient for other energy consuming activities to assess energy efficiency among one or more buildings, forecast future consumption of energy in the building based on forecasted temperature, and simulate impact of hypothetical temperature and hypothetical energy efficiency on energy consumption in the building. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A non-transistory computer readable storage medium storing a program of instructions executable by a machine to perform a method of assessing, forecasting and simulating energy consumption of buildings using energy efficiency coefficients, comprising:
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correlating energy consumption data of a building and temperature data outside the building collected over a period of time; segmenting the correlated energy consumption data and temperature data into a plurality of segments including at least a heating consumption segment, a cooling segment, and temperature-insensitive segment; determining an energy efficiency coefficient for heating from the heating consumption segment; determining an energy efficiency coefficient for cooling from the cooling consumption segment; determining an energy efficiency coefficient for other energy consuming activities from the temperature insensitive segment; scaling the energy efficiency coefficients for heating, cooling and other energy consuming activity by building characteristics, using the energy efficiency coefficient for heating, the energy efficiency coefficient for cooling and the energy efficiency coefficient for other energy consuming activities to assess energy efficiency among one or more buildings, forecast future consumption of energy in the building based on forecasted temperature, and simulate impact of hypothetical temperature and hypothetical energy efficiency on energy consumption in the building. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A system for assessing, forecasting and simulating energy consumption of buildings using energy efficiency coefficients, comprising:
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a processor; a memory operable to store energy consumption data of a building and temperature data outside the building collected over a period of time; the processor operable to correlate energy consumption data of a building and temperature data outside the building collected over a period of time; the processor further operable to segment the correlated energy consumption data and temperature data into a plurality of segments including at least a heating consumption segment, a cooling segment, and temperature-insensitive segment; the processor further operable to determine an energy efficiency coefficient for heating from the heating consumption segment; the processor further operable to determine an energy efficiency coefficient for cooling from the cooling consumption segment; the processor further operable to determine an energy efficiency coefficient for other energy consuming activities from the temperature insensitive segment; the processor further operable to scale the energy efficiency coefficient for heating, the energy efficiency coefficient for cooling and the energy efficiency coefficient for other energy consuming activities according to one or more building characteristics; the processor further operable to use the energy efficiency coefficient for heating, the energy efficiency coefficient for cooling and the energy efficiency coefficient for other energy consuming activities to assess energy efficiency among one or more buildings, forecast future consumption of energy in the building based on forecasted temperature and simulate impact of hypothetical temperature and hypothetical energy efficiency on energy consumption in the building. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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