Historical utility consumption disaggregation
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for itemizing water consumption, comprising:
- obtaining data indicating historical water consumption of a dwelling over a time period;
determining a non-seasonal portion of the historical water consumption data by (a) computing an average water consumption based on one or more predetermined intervals within the time period, and (b) computing the non-seasonal portion by applying the average to the time period;
subtracting the non-seasonal portion from the historical water consumption data to obtain a seasonal portion of the historical water consumption data;
generating a water consumption profile for the dwelling indicating non-seasonal consumption and seasonal consumption;
indicating the non-seasonal portion as attributable to indoor water consumption in the water consumption profile;
computing at least one water consumption level corresponding to at least one indoor dwelling feature;
indicating a level of confidence in the computed indoor dwelling feature consumption level by comparing a sum of the computed consumption level to the non-seasonal portion attributed to indoor water consumption; and
presenting, via a display, the indoor dwelling feature and the corresponding consumption level in the water consumption profile to a user.
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Abstract
A computer-implemented method for itemizing energy consumption to generate and present a utility consumption profile based on disaggregated historical utility consumption data is disclosed. The computer-implemented method comprises obtaining data indicating historical utility consumption of a dwelling over a time period. A non-seasonal portion of the historical utility consumption data is then determined by first computing an average utility consumption based on one or more predetermined intervals within the time period, and then computing the non-seasonal portion by applying the average to the time period. The non-seasonal portion is then subtracted from the historical utility consumption data to obtain a seasonal portion of the historical utility consumption data. The seasonal and/or non-seasonal portion may be further disaggregated by end-use methods, and presented to the user in the utility consumption profile.
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13 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for itemizing water consumption, comprising:
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obtaining data indicating historical water consumption of a dwelling over a time period; determining a non-seasonal portion of the historical water consumption data by (a) computing an average water consumption based on one or more predetermined intervals within the time period, and (b) computing the non-seasonal portion by applying the average to the time period; subtracting the non-seasonal portion from the historical water consumption data to obtain a seasonal portion of the historical water consumption data; generating a water consumption profile for the dwelling indicating non-seasonal consumption and seasonal consumption; indicating the non-seasonal portion as attributable to indoor water consumption in the water consumption profile; computing at least one water consumption level corresponding to at least one indoor dwelling feature; indicating a level of confidence in the computed indoor dwelling feature consumption level by comparing a sum of the computed consumption level to the non-seasonal portion attributed to indoor water consumption; and presenting, via a display, the indoor dwelling feature and the corresponding consumption level in the water consumption profile to a user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computer-implemented method for itemizing energy consumption, comprising:
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obtaining data indicating historical electricity consumption of a dwelling over a time period; determining a non-seasonal portion of the historical electricity consumption data by (a) computing an average electricity consumption based on one or more predetermined intervals within the time period, and (b) computing the non-seasonal portion by applying the average to the time period; subtracting the non-seasonal portion from the historical electricity consumption data to obtain a seasonal portion of the historical electricity consumption data; generating an electricity consumption profile for the dwelling indicating non-seasonal consumption and seasonal consumption; computing at least one non-seasonal electricity consumption level corresponding to at least one dwelling feature; computing at least one always-on electricity consumption level corresponding to the dwelling feature, wherein computing the always-on consumption level comprises obtaining at least one parameter of the dwelling feature and using the parameter to determine the non-seasonal electricity consumption level and wherein the always-on consumption level comprises electricity consumption of dwelling feature that substantially constantly consumes electricity; and presenting, via a display, the dwelling feature and the corresponding consumption level to a user. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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