Universal energy internet of things apparatus and methods
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1. A method to collect and communicate energy data for analysis, the method comprising:
- receiving with a first analog input/output (I/O) module first energy data associated with a first electrical circuit, the first energy data having a first protocol;
sampling the first energy data at a first sampling rate to generate first digital energy data, wherein the first sampling rate is substantially continuous;
receiving with a second analog I/O module second energy data associated with a second electrical circuit, the second energy data having a second protocol different from the first protocol;
sampling the second energy data at a second sampling rate to generate second digital energy data, wherein the second sampling rate is substantially continuous; and
transmitting reporting digital data over a network having a network protocol different from the first protocol and the second protocol, wherein the reporting digital data comprises at least one of the first digital energy data and the second digital energy data, wherein the reporting digital data is transmitted at a reporting rate that is decoupled from the first sampling rate and the second sampling rate, and further wherein the reporting digital data enables monitoring of current energy parameters.
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Abstract
A system to aggregate, filter, and share energy data for analysis receives first data associated with a first electrical circuit where the first data has a first protocol. The system samples the first data at a first sampling rate to generate first digital data where the first sampling rate is substantially continuous. Further, the system transmits at a reporting rate that is decoupled from the first sampling rate at least the first digital data over a network having a third protocol that is different from the first protocol. The network can be accessed by wired or wireless access and includes one or more servers in cloud configuration.
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1. A method to collect and communicate energy data for analysis, the method comprising:
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receiving with a first analog input/output (I/O) module first energy data associated with a first electrical circuit, the first energy data having a first protocol; sampling the first energy data at a first sampling rate to generate first digital energy data, wherein the first sampling rate is substantially continuous; receiving with a second analog I/O module second energy data associated with a second electrical circuit, the second energy data having a second protocol different from the first protocol; sampling the second energy data at a second sampling rate to generate second digital energy data, wherein the second sampling rate is substantially continuous; and
transmitting reporting digital data over a network having a network protocol different from the first protocol and the second protocol, wherein the reporting digital data comprises at least one of the first digital energy data and the second digital energy data, wherein the reporting digital data is transmitted at a reporting rate that is decoupled from the first sampling rate and the second sampling rate, and further wherein the reporting digital data enables monitoring of current energy parameters. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus to collect and communicate energy data for analysis, the apparatus comprising:
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a first analog input/output (I/O) module configured to receive first energy data associated with a first electrical circuit, the first energy data having a first protocol, wherein the first energy data is sampled at a first sampling rate to generate first digital energy data, wherein the first sampling rate is substantially continuous; a second analog I/O module configured to receive second energy data associated with a second electrical circuit, the second energy data having a second protocol different from the first protocol, wherein the second energy data is sampled at a second sampling rate to generate second digital energy data, wherein the second sampling rate is substantially continuous; and a communication port configured to transmit reporting digital data over a network having a network protocol different from the first protocol and the second protocol, wherein the reporting digital data comprises at least one of the first digital energy data and the second digital energy data, wherein the reporting digital data is transmitted at a reporting rate that is decoupled from the first sampling rate and the second sampling rate, and further wherein the reporting digital data enables monitoring of current energy parameters. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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