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US 2016/0103462 A1Published application
System and method for managing energy
AssigneeShoppertrak Rct Corporation
InventorsChristopher Ainsley, William C. Kastilahn, Bill McCarthy, Randy Storch, Edward A. Marcheselli
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Abstract
A method of managing energy consumption in an enclosed spaced includes the step of providing temperature and foot traffic data to a plan generator. The method further includes the steps of generating an energy plan based on the temperature and foot traffic data and controlling one or more energy consuming devices based on the energy plan.
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A method of managing energy utilized in an enclosed space, the method comprising the steps of:
- counting a number of occupants within the enclosed space using an image capturing device and providing the number of occupants to a plan generator;
- providing forecast and real-time temperature data to the plan generator;
- providing forecast and real-time foot traffic data to the plan generator;
- generating an energy plan based on the number of occupants and the forecast and real-time temperature and foot traffic data;
- transmitting the energy plan to a control device;
- and
- controlling the air temperature and air flow of one or more heating, cooling, and air conditioning units based on the energy plan.
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An energy management system, comprising:
- a plan generator that receives a number of occupants within an enclosed spaced, forecast and real-time temperature data, and forecast and real-time foot traffic data and generates an energy plan based on the number of occupants and the forecast and real-time temperature or foot traffic data;
- at least one energy consuming device;
- a control device that operates the at least one energy consuming device based on the energy plan;
- wherein the plan generator receives forecast and real-time foot traffic data from a foot traffic forecast module including a video counting device;
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- wherein the control device receives the energy plan from a communication device and sends control signals based on the energy plan to a programmable device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.