Methods and systems for automatic capture of baseline energy consumption and energy savings calculation
AssigneeHoneywell International Inc.
InventorsBedabyas BARIK, Devanshu DUGAR, Juvin ANTHRAPER, Roshan VALDER, Scott J. YETTER, Vishnu MR
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Abstract
A method and system for determining estimated energy savings from an ON/OFF schedule of a connected power system. The system includes smart sockets with measurement units and ON/OFF switches connected to appliances in a building. A controller enters a baseline energy mode for a predetermined time period where all smart sockets switches remain ON while monitoring energy usage. The controller determines an estimated energy savings of the ON/OFF schedule based on the baseline energy usage and the OFF periods of the ON/OFF schedule.
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A method for determining an estimated energy savings provided by an ON/OFF schedule of a connected power system, wherein the connected power system includes a connected power system controller operatively coupled to a plurality of smart sockets of a building, wherein the plurality of smart sockets each include a measurement unit that is configured to sample an energy that is being delivered by the smart socket to a respective connected appliance, and wherein the plurality of smart sockets each include an ON/OFF switch that when in an ON state allows energy to be delivered by the smart socket to the respective connected appliance and when in an OFF state does not allow energy to be delivered by the smart socket to the respective connected appliance, the connected power system controller is configured to provide control commands to each of the plurality of smart sockets to control whether the ON/OFF switch of the respective smart socket is in the ON state or the OFF state, and wherein ON/OFF schedule of the connected power system controller includes a programmable ON/OFF schedule for each of the plurality of smart sockets that, when activated, controls the ON/OFF switch of the respective one of the plurality of smart sockets in accordance with ON Periods and OFF periods of the respective ON/OFF schedule, the method comprising:
- entering a baseline energy mode of the connected power system controller for a predetermined baseline time period, wherein while in the baseline energy mode, the connected power system controller controlling the ON/OFF switch of each of the plurality of smart sockets to remain in the ON state over the baseline time period;
- while in the baseline energy mode, monitoring via the measurement unit of each of the plurality of smart sockets the energy that is delivered by the respective smart socket to their respective connected appliance, resulting in a baseline energy usage;
- determining the estimated energy savings provided by the ON/OFF schedule of the connected power system based on the baseline energy usage in conjunction with the OFF periods of the ON/OFF schedule of the connected power system;
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- displaying the estimated energy savings on a display of the connected power system.
A connected power system for a building, comprising:
- a plurality of smart sockets, wherein the plurality of smart sockets each include a measurement unit that is configured to sample an energy that is being delivered by the smart socket to a respective connected appliance, and wherein the plurality of smart sockets each include an ON/OFF switch that when in an ON state allows energy to be delivered by the smart socket to the respective connected appliance and when in an OFF state does not allow energy to be delivered by the smart socket to the respective connected appliance;
- a connected power system controller operatively coupled to the plurality of smart sockets, the connected power system controller is configured to provide control commands to each of the plurality of smart sockets to control whether the ON/OFF switch of the respective smart socket is in the ON state or the OFF state, and wherein an ON/OFF schedule of the connected power system controller includes a programmable ON/OFF schedule for each of the plurality of smart sockets that, when activated, controls the ON/OFF switch of the respective one of the plurality of smart sockets in accordance with ON Periods and OFF periods of the respective ON/OFF schedule, the connected power system controller is configured to:
- enter a baseline energy mode for a predetermined baseline time period, wherein while in the baseline energy mode, the connected power system controller controls the ON/OFF switch of each of the plurality of smart sockets to remain in the ON state over the baseline time period;
- while in the baseline energy mode, monitor via the measurement unit of each of the plurality of smart sockets the energy that is delivered by the respective smart socket to their respective connected appliance, resulting in a baseline energy usage;
- determine an estimated energy savings provided by the ON/OFF schedule of the connected power system based on the baseline energy usage in conjunction with the OFF periods of the ON/OFF schedule of the connected power system;
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- display the estimated energy savings on a display of the connected power system.
A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions thereon that when executed by one or more processors causes the one or more processors to:
- enter a baseline energy mode of a connected power system controller for a predetermined baseline time period, wherein while in the baseline energy mode, control an ON/OFF switch of each of a plurality of smart sockets to remain in the ON state over the baseline time period;
- while in the baseline energy mode, monitor via a measurement unit of each of the plurality of smart sockets the energy that is delivered by the respective smart socket to their respective connected appliance, resulting in a baseline energy usage;
- determine an estimated energy savings provided by an ON/OFF schedule of the connected power system based on the baseline energy usage in conjunction with OFF periods of the ON/OFF schedule of the connected power system;
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- display the estimated energy savings on a display.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.