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US 11,689,051 B2Granted
Third party energy management
AssigneeBudderfly, Inc.
InventorAlbert Subbloie
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Abstract
A system of modules which control and measure energy usage at a building which are in communication with a software program executing on a remote server controlled by a third party. The third party said usage via the software program which communicates with the modules to modify energy usage and demand for energy and is responsible or liable for energy usage charges the building where the third party does not actually use the energy.
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A system which enables a first entity to control energy usage of a second entity comprising:
- a plurality of modules installed at a second entity location each of the plurality of modules electrically coupled to at least one energy usage device and an electrical power supply from a utility, the utility being separate and distinct from the first and second entities;
- each one of the plurality of modules electrically coupled to the at least one energy usage device;
- a network, said plurality of modules connected to a remote server controlled by the first entity via said network, said plurality of modules sending data via said network, said data indicative of usage of said electrical power supply by the at least one energy usage device to which the module is electrically coupled;
- software executing on said remote server which sends a control input to modify electrical energy usage by the second entity wherein the electrical energy usage modified by the control input is associated with an energy usage device coupled to at least one of the plurality of modules;
- wherein said electrical power supply is delivered from the utility and used by said second entity at the second entity location and the first entity is responsible for payment for usage of said electrical power supply by said second entity during a time period and the second entity is charged by the first entity for usage of said electrical power supply during the time period without regard to an amount of usage of said electrical power supply during the time period.
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A method by which a first entity controls energy usage of a second entity comprising:
- installing at a second entity location a plurality of modules each electrically coupled to at least one energy usage device and an electrical power supply from a utility, the utility being separate and distinct from the first and second entities, each module configured to monitor energy usage of the electrical power supply by the corresponding at least one energy usage device;
- connecting the plurality of modules to a network such that the plurality of modules send data via said network to a remote server controlled by said first entity;
- executing on said remote server a monitoring and control program which sends and receives the data such that data received includes information indicative of electrical power usage of a first one of the at least one of the energy usage devices coupled to the at least one of the plurality of modules and data sent includes information indicative of a control input for at least the first one of the at least one energy usage device to modify an energy usage thereof based on the data received;
- wherein said electrical power supply is used by said second entity at the second entity location and said first entity is either responsible or is liable to said utility for payment of a bill from said utility for usage during a time period of said electrical power supply by said second entity, said first entity is liable to said second entity for payment of the bill to said utility during the time period and said second entity is liable to pay an amount to the first entity that is determined irrespective of the usage during the time period.
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A method by which a first entity controls energy usage of a second entity comprising:
- determining an anticipated energy load at a second entity location;
- installing at the second entity location a plurality of modules each coupled to at least one of the energy usage devices and an energy supply delivered by a utility, each module configured to monitor energy usage of the electrical power supply by the corresponding at least one energy usage device, said installing performed at the direction of said first entity, said utility being separate and distinct from the first and second entities;
- connecting the plurality of modules to a network such that the plurality of modules send data via said network to a remote server controlled by said first entity;
- executing on said remote server a monitoring and control program which sends and receives the data such that data received includes information indicative of electrical power usage of at least one of the plurality of modules and data sent includes information indicative of a control input to modify an energy usage of the at least one energy usage device based on the data received;
- wherein said electrical power supply is used by said second entity at the second entity location and said first entity is either responsible or is liable to said utility for payment of a bill from said utility for usage during a time period of said electrical power supply by said second entity, said first entity is liable to said second entity for payment of the bill to said utility during the time period and said second entity is liable to pay an amount to the first entity that is determined irrespective of the usage during the time period.
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A method by which a first entity controls energy usage of a second entity comprising:
- determining an anticipated energy load at a second entity location;
- installing at the second entity location a plurality of modules each coupled to at least one of the energy usage devices and an energy supply from a utility, each module configured to monitor and control energy usage of the electrical power supply by the corresponding at least one energy usage device, said installing performed at the direction of said first entity;
- connecting the plurality of modules to a network such that the plurality of modules send and receive data via said network to and from a remote server controlled by said first entity;
- executing on said remote server a monitoring and control program which sends and receives the data such that data received includes information indicative of electrical power usage at the at least one of the plurality of modules and data sent includes information indicative of a control input for at least one of the plurality of modules to remotely modify an energy usage thereof based on the data received;
- wherein said electrical power supply is used by said second entity at the second entity location and said first entity is either responsible or is liable to said utility for payment of a bill from said utility for usage during a time period of said electrical power supply by said second entity, said first entity is liable to said second entity for payment of the bill to said utility during the time period and said second entity is liable to pay an amount to the first entity that is determined irrespective of the usage during the time period.
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