SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENERGY MANAGEMENT

• US 20090302994A1
• Filed: 06/10/2008
• Published: 12/10/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/10/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: MILLENNIAL NET, INC. (PHC Holding GmbH)
• Original Assignee: MILLENNIAL NET, INC. (PHC Holding GmbH)
• Inventors: Liu, Sheng, Rhee, Sokwoo, Lantry, Sean J., Hanssmann, Martin, O'Hearne, Mark D.
• Application Number:
  US12/136,630
• Publication Number:
  US 20090302994A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/3.100
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/46 Improving electric energy efficiency or saving
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/56 Remote control
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 13/00017 using optical fiber
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 13/00024 by means of mobile telephony
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 13/00026 involving a local wireless network, e.g. Wi-Fi, ZigBee or Bluetooth
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 13/00028 involving the use of Internet protocols
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 70/30 Systems integrating technologies related to power network operation and communication or information technologies for improving the carbon footprint of the management of residential or tertiary loads, i.e. smart grids as climate change mitigation technology in the buildings sector, including also the last stages of power distribution and the control, monitoring or operating management systems at local level
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/00 Enabling technologies; Technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 20/221 General power management systems
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 20/244 the home appliances being or involving heating ventilating and air conditioning [HVAC] units
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 40/124 using wired telecommunication networks or data transmission busses
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 40/126 using wireless data transmission

Abstract

The energy management system and/or method includes at least one wireless controller in a wireless network and/or a management server. The wireless controller manages at least one energy device based on one or more parts of an energy profile. The management server manages one or more parts of the energy profile, transmits one or more parts of the energy profile to the wireless controller, and receives energy data from the wireless controller.

Claims

1. An energy management system, comprising:

at least one wireless controller in a wireless network for managing at least one energy device based on one or more parts of an energy profile; and

a management server for receiving energy data from the wireless controller, managing the one or more parts of the energy profile based on the energy data, and transmitting the one or more parts of the energy profile to the wireless controller.

2. The energy management system of claim 1, wherein the energy device comprises at least one of an energy-consuming device or an energy-producing device.

3. The energy management system of claim 1, wherein the wireless network comprises a wireless mesh network.

4. The energy management system of claim 3, wherein the wireless controller further self-configures the wireless mesh network to forward and/or route communication between the wireless controller and the management server.

5. The energy management system of claim 3, further comprising a wireless repeater for extending a range of the wireless mesh network.

6. The energy management system of claim 1, further comprising one or more wireless sensors for collecting the energy data or parts thereof and transmitting the energy data or parts thereof via the wireless network to the wireless controller.

7. The energy management system of claim 1, further comprising a wireless sensor for monitoring the energy device, the wireless sensor being managed by the wireless controller.

8. The energy management system of claim 1, further comprising a wireless gateway for communicating between the wireless network and the management server.

9. The energy management system of claim 8, wherein the sensor monitors the electrical current and power of the energy device.

10. The energy management system of claim 8, wherein the sensor measures a temperature, an environmental level of carbon dioxide, an environmental level of carbon monoxide, a pressure, and/or any combination thereof.

11. The energy management system of claim 1, wherein the managing the energy device comprises controlling, directing, and/or monitoring the energy device.

12. The energy management system of claim 1, wherein the energy data comprises energy consumption data, environmental data, and/or energy generation data.

13. An energy management system, comprising:

means for managing at least one energy device based on one or more parts of an energy profile;

means for receiving energy data from the wireless controller;

means for managing the one or more parts of the energy profile based on the energy data; and

means for transmitting the one or more parts of the energy profile to the wireless controller.

14. A method for energy management, the method comprising:

receiving, by a management server, energy data from at least one wireless controller in a wireless network;

modifying, by the management server, one or more parts of the energy profile based on the energy data;

transmitting, by the management server, one or more parts of modified energy profile to the wireless controller; and

managing, by the wireless controller, one or more energy devices based on the one or more parts of the modified energy profile.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the wireless network comprises a wireless mesh network.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising self-configuring the wireless mesh network to forward and/or route communication between the wireless controller and the management server.

17. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

collecting, by one or more wireless sensors, the energy data or parts thereof; and

transmitting, by the one or more wireless sensors, the energy data or parts thereof via the wireless network to the wireless controller.

18. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

monitoring, by a wireless sensor, the energy device; and

managing, by the wireless controller, the wireless sensor.