Electrical equipment fault diagnosis and control

A system for measuring the functioning of equipment operating according to a control input, the system comprising:

• a computer comprising a processor and a memory with a baseline energy usage signature for the equipment being stored therein, the computer being coupled to a network;
• a first sensor measuring an energy usage of the equipment during a first measurement period and generating a first energy usage data;
• a second sensor is a peripheral sensor which measures a parameter during the first measurement period and generating a second sensor data which is peripheral measurement data indicative of one or more external variables impacting energy usage;
• wherein the processor modifies the baseline energy usage signature based on the first energy usage data and the second sensor data to generate a modified baseline energy usage signature;
• the first sensor measures energy usage of the equipment during a second measurement period and generates a second energy usage data;
• the second sensor measures the parameter during the second measurement period to generate parameter measurement data;
• the processor adjusts the modified baseline energy usage signature based on the parameter measurement data during the second measurement period to generate an adjusted modified baseline energy usage signature and the processor compares the second energy usage data to the adjusted modified baseline energy usage signature to determine if a threshold has been exceeded;
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• if the first energy usage data exceeds the threshold, the processor initiates at least one or more of running the equipment through a diagnostic routine, setting the equipment to a preset level of operation, setting the equipment to a preset duration of operation, turning the equipment off, cycling the equipment, and generating an alarm.