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Method and apparatus for contextualizing energy consumption data

  • US 8,577,486 B2
  • Filed: 01/14/2011
  • Issued: 11/05/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/14/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions that when executed by a computer cause the computer to perform a method, the method comprising:

  • accessing stored operation status data from production-related equipment configured to manufacture a product, where the operation status data indicates whether the production-related equipment is engaged in manufacturing the product or not engaged in manufacturing the product;

    accessing stored energy consumption data for the production-related equipment;

    correlating the operation status data with the energy consumption data; and

    categorizing energy consumed by the production-related equipment as value-added or non-value-added based, at least in part, on the correlating of the operation status data with the energy consumption data, where energy consumed by the production-related equipment is categorized as i) value-added when the production-related equipment is engaged in manufacturing the product, or ii) non-value-added when the production-related equipment is not engaged in manufacturing the product.

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