Managing energy usage
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1. A computer implemented method of managing energy usage, said method comprising:
- accessing, by an energy management policy accessor that comprises one or more processors, an energy management policy that specifies an overall maximum energy usage permitted in total for a plurality of devices located at a first structure;
accessing, by an energy usage rule accessor that comprises the one or more processors, an energy usage rule for a single device of the plurality of devices, the energy usage rule pertaining specifically to said single device and indicating a maximum energy usage for said single device;
receiving, by an energy usage rule comparator that comprises the one or more processors, an energy usage measurement of said single device and firstly comparing, said energy usage rule with said energy usage measurement;
secondly comparing, by the one or more processors, said energy usage and said energy management policy; and
based on said first and second comparing, generating, by the one or more processors, at least one instruction to modify an energy usage profile of said single device to correlate with the energy usage rule associated with said single device and said energy management policy, the energy usage profile controlling an amount of energy used by said device, thereby enabling efficient energy management.
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Abstract
Various arrangements for accessing an energy management policy for a plurality of devices are described. The energy usage of devices within a first structure is monitored. An energy usage rule and energy usage is then compared. The energy management policy and energy usage is also compared. Based on the comparing, an instruction may be generated to modify an energy usage profile of one or more devices to correlate with the energy usage rule associated with the devices and the energy management policy, thereby enabling efficient energy management.
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18 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method of managing energy usage, said method comprising:
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accessing, by an energy management policy accessor that comprises one or more processors, an energy management policy that specifies an overall maximum energy usage permitted in total for a plurality of devices located at a first structure; accessing, by an energy usage rule accessor that comprises the one or more processors, an energy usage rule for a single device of the plurality of devices, the energy usage rule pertaining specifically to said single device and indicating a maximum energy usage for said single device; receiving, by an energy usage rule comparator that comprises the one or more processors, an energy usage measurement of said single device and firstly comparing, said energy usage rule with said energy usage measurement; secondly comparing, by the one or more processors, said energy usage and said energy management policy; and based on said first and second comparing, generating, by the one or more processors, at least one instruction to modify an energy usage profile of said single device to correlate with the energy usage rule associated with said single device and said energy management policy, the energy usage profile controlling an amount of energy used by said device, thereby enabling efficient energy management. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for managing energy usage, said system comprising:
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an energy management policy accessor that comprises one or more processors configured to access an energy management policy that specifies an overall maximum energy usage permitted in total for a plurality of devices located at a first structure; an energy usage rule accessor that comprises the one or more processors configured to access an energy usage rule for a single device of the plurality of devices, the energy usage rule indicating a maximum energy usage for said single device; an energy usage rule comparator that comprises the one or more processors configured to receive an energy usage measurement of said single device and compare said energy usage rule with said energy usage measurement; an energy management policy comparator that comprises the one or more processors configured to receive an energy usage measurement of said single device and compare said energy management policy with said energy usage measurement; and an energy usage profile generator that comprises the one or more processors configured to generate an instruction to modify said energy usage profile of said single device to correlate with said usage rule and said energy management policy, the energy usage profile controlling an amount of energy used by said single device, thereby enabling efficient energy management. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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