Extensible energy management architecture
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1. An energy management system, comprising:
- a plurality of industrial automation devices;
a first energy agent embedded within a first industrial automation device of the plurality of industrial automation devices, wherein the first energy agent is configured to;
monitor one or more energy properties that correspond to the first industrial automation device; and
adjust one or more operations of the first industrial automation device based at least in part on the energy properties and an energy objective; and
a second energy agent embedded within a second industrial automation device of the plurality of industrial automation devices, wherein the second energy agent is not capable of monitoring one or more energy properties that correspond to the second industrial automation device, and wherein the second energy agent is configured to receive the one or more energy properties that correspond to the second industrial automation device from the first energy agent.
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Abstract
An energy management system may include a plurality of industrial automation devices and a first energy agent embedded within an industrial automation device of the plurality of industrial automation devices. The first energy agent may monitor one or more energy properties that correspond to the industrial automation device. Also, the first energy agent may adjust one or more operations of the industrial automation device based at least in part on the energy properties and an energy objective.
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25 Claims
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1. An energy management system, comprising:
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a plurality of industrial automation devices; a first energy agent embedded within a first industrial automation device of the plurality of industrial automation devices, wherein the first energy agent is configured to; monitor one or more energy properties that correspond to the first industrial automation device; and adjust one or more operations of the first industrial automation device based at least in part on the energy properties and an energy objective; and a second energy agent embedded within a second industrial automation device of the plurality of industrial automation devices, wherein the second energy agent is not capable of monitoring one or more energy properties that correspond to the second industrial automation device, and wherein the second energy agent is configured to receive the one or more energy properties that correspond to the second industrial automation device from the first energy agent. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An energy agent, comprising:
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a communication agent configured to communicate with one or more energy agents embedded within one or more devices in an industrial automation system; and a monitor agent configured to; analyze energy data that corresponds to at least one device of the one or more devices; and simulate energy data that corresponds to a first device in the industrial automation system based at least in part on the energy data that corresponds to the at least one device and energy data that corresponds to one or more devices within one or more devices in the industrial automation system, wherein the first device is not part of the one or more devices. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method, comprising:
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receiving, using a processor, an indication that a first energy agent has been coupled to a communication network coupled to a plurality of devices in an industrial automation control system, wherein the first energy agent is embedded in a first device in the industrial automation control system and is configured to adjust one or more operations of the first device based at least in part on an energy objective; exchanging a plurality of energy profiles that corresponds to the plurality of devices with the first energy agent; and adjusting one or more operations of the plurality of devices based at least in part on the energy objective, the exchanged plurality of energy profiles, and an energy profile of the first device. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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24. An energy management system, comprising:
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a plurality of industrial automation devices; a first energy agent embedded within an industrial automation device of the plurality of industrial automation devices, wherein the first energy agent is configured to; monitor one or more energy properties that correspond to the industrial automation device; receive factory specifications that correspond to the industrial automation device; determine whether the industrial automation device is capable of meeting the factory specifications; and adjust one or more operations of the industrial automation device based at least in part on the energy properties, an energy objective, the factory specifications and whether the industrial automation device is capable of meeting the factory specifications.
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25. An energy agent, comprising:
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a communication agent configured to; communicate with one or more energy agents embedded within one or more devices in an industrial automation system; automatically integrate the energy agent into a communication network once the energy agent establishes network conductivity with the communication network by exchanging a profile that corresponds to the energy agent with one or more energy agents embedded within one or more devices in the industrial automation system, wherein the one or more energy agents are coupled to the communication network; and at least one of; a data agent configured to acquire raw energy data that corresponds to at least one device of the one or more devices in the industrial automation system; a monitor agent configured to analyze energy data that corresponds to the at least one device; a control agent configured to control one or more operations of the at least one device based at least in part on one or more energy objectives that correspond to the at least one device or the industrial automation system; and a visualization agent configured to generate one or more visualizations that correspond to the raw energy data or the energy data analyzed by the monitor agent.
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