# US 8,543,226 B2 · Energy management system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 8,543,226 B2 - Document ID: US8543226B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 12/408,499 - Filed: 2009-03-20 - Published: 2009-09-24 - Granted: 2013-09-24 - Earliest claimed: 2008-03-20 - Assignees: Cooper Technologies Company - Applicants: Ashok Deepak Shah; David Diehl Roberts, III - Inventors: Ashok Deepak Shah; David Diehl Roberts, III - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8543226B2 ## CPC - F21S 8/035: {by means of plugging into a wall outlet, e.g. night light} - F21V 21/096: Magnetic devices - G05B 15/02: electric - G05B 19/042: using digital processors (G05B19/05 takes precedence) - G06Q 30/018: Certifying business or products - H05B 45/00: Circuit arrangements for operating light-emitting diodes [LED] - H05B 45/10: Controlling the intensity of the light - H05B 45/24: using electrical feedback from LEDs or from LED modules - H05B 45/60: Circuit arrangements for operating LEDs comprising organic material, e.g. for operating organic light-emitting diodes [OLED] or polymer light-emitting diodes [PLED] - H05B 47/18: via data-bus transmission - H05B 47/185: via power line carrier transmission - F21K 9/23: Retrofit light sources for lighting devices with a single fitting for each light source, e.g. for substitution of incandescent lamps with bayonet or threaded fittings - F21S 2/005: {of modular construction} - F21Y 2101/00: Point-like light sources - F21Y 2105/10: comprising a two-dimensional [2D] array of point-like light-generating elements - F21Y 2115/10: Light-emitting diodes [LED] - G05B 2219/25387: Control sequences so as to optimize energy use by controlled machine - G05B 2219/2642: Domotique, domestic, home control, automation, smart house - Y02B 20/30: Semiconductor lamps, e.g. solid state lamps [SSL] light emitting diodes [LED] or organic LED [OLED] - Y02B 20/40: Control techniques providing energy savings, e.g. smart controller or presence detection - F21S: NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS - F21V: FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - G05B: CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS (systems for controlling or regulating non-electric variables G05D; systems for regulating electric or magnetic variables G05F; control devices or systems insofar as characterised by mechanical features only G05G) - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - H05B: ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL - F21K: NON-ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES USING LUMINESCENCE; LIGHT SOURCES USING ELECTROCHEMILUMINESCENCE; LIGHT SOURCES USING CHARGES OF COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL; LIGHT SOURCES USING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AS LIGHT-GENERATING ELEMENTS; LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - F21Y: INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO THE FORM OR THE KIND OF THE LIGHT SOURCES OR OF THE COLOUR OF THE LIGHT EMITTED - Y02B: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS ## Abstract Feedback is received from a plurality of devices. External data is also received. Statistical patterns of the plurality of devices are determined based on the feedback. A policy is determined based on the statistical patterns, the feedback, and the external data. The policy may include a set of rules dictating the operation of each of the plurality of devices and reducing energy consumption at the plurality of devices. Control data based on the policy is transmitted to the plurality of devices. The control data may be operative to transform the operation of the plurality of devices according to the set of rules. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A processor-implemented method for controlling energy consumption across a plurality of devices, the processor-implemented method comprising processor-implemented operations for: receiving feedback data from the plurality of devices comprising energy consumption data associated with the operation of at least one of the plurality of devices; receiving external data comprising device-independent data from an external sensor; determining statistical patterns of the plurality of devices based at least in part on the feedback data; determining a policy to reduce excess energy consumption based on the statistical patterns, and the external data, the policy comprising a set of rules dictating the operation of each of the plurality of devices and reducing energy consumption at the plurality of devices; providing a suggestion comprising the determined policy and an option whether to accept or reject the suggestion through a user interface; upon providing the suggestion and the option through the user interface, receiving a response to accept the suggestion; and upon receiving the response to accept the suggestion, transmitting control data based on the policy to the plurality of devices, the control data operative to transform the operation of the plurality of devices according to the set of rules to reduce excess energy consumption. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The processor-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of devices comprise light emitting diodes. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The processor-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the set of rules dictating the operation of each of the plurality of devices and reducing energy consumption at the plurality of devices comprises a set of rules dictating whether each of the plurality of devices is switched on, switched off, or dimmed. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The processor-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the plurality devices are implemented over a power line carrier (PLC) network. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The processor-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the feedback data comprises feedback data from a device-embedded sensor; and wherein the feedback data from the device-embedded sensor further comprises thermal output data. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The processor-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the device-independent data from the external sensor comprises data of at least one of temperature, light level, humidity, gas, pressure, motion, smoke, sound, or occupancy. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The processor-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the external data comprises at least one of historical usage data, power cost schedule, non-controllable factors, device information, and carbon credit data. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The processor-implemented method of claim 7, wherein the non-controllable factors comprise time of day, date, season, and geography. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The processor-implemented method of claim 7, wherein the carbon credit data comprises a carbon credit policy specifying a carbon emissions limit above which a penalty is enforced and a carbon footprint. ### Claim 10 A non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereupon which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to: receive feedback data from a plurality of light emitting diode (LED) based lighting devices associated with a location in a retail store, wherein the feedback data includes sensor information and operating information associated with the LED based lighting devices; receive external data, wherein the external data relates to a product offered for sale in the retail store illuminated by the LED based lighting devices; determine statistical patterns of the plurality of devices based at least in part on the feedback; determine a policy to increase sales of the product associated with the location based at least in part on the statistical patterns and the external data, the policy comprising a set of rules dictating the operation of the plurality of LED based lighting devices; provide a suggestion comprising the determined policy, wherein the determined policy includes an amount of increase of lighting in the location or an amount of reduction of lighting adjacent the location, and an option whether to accept or reject the suggestion through a user interface; upon providing the suggestion and the option through the user interface, receive a response to accept the suggestion; and upon receiving the response to accept the suggestion, transmit control data based on the policy to the plurality of LED based lighting devices, the control data operative to transform the operation of the plurality of devices according to the set of rules. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein the plurality of devices comprise light emitting diodes. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The computer-readable medium of claim 11, wherein the set of rules dictating the operation of each of the plurality of devices and reducing energy consumption at the plurality of devices comprises a set of rules dictating whether each of the plurality of devices is switched on, switched off, or dimmed. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The computer-readable medium of claim 12, wherein the plurality devices are implemented over a power line carrier (PLC) network. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The computer-readable medium of claim 13, wherein the feedback data comprises feedback data from a device-embedded sensor, and wherein the feedback data from the device-embedded sensor comprises at least one of energy consumption data or thermal output data. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The computer-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the external data comprises device-independent data from an external sensor, and wherein the device-independent data from the external sensor comprises data of at least one of temperature, light level, humidity, gas, pressure, motion, smoke, sound, or occupancy. ### Claim 16 An apparatus for controlling energy consumption across a plurality of devices, the apparatus comprising: a processor; and a computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed on the processor, cause the processor to receive feedback data from a plurality of devices, receive external data comprising device-independent data from an external sensor, determine statistical patterns of the plurality of devices based on the feedback data to reduce an amount of wasted energy consumption, determine a policy to reduce excess energy consumption based on the statistical patterns, and the external data, the policy comprising a set of rules dictating the operation of each of the plurality of devices and reducing energy consumption at the plurality of devices, provide a suggestion comprising the determined policy and an option whether to accept or reject the suggestion through a user interface, upon providing the suggestion and the option through the user interface, receive a response to accept the suggestion, and upon receiving the response to accept the suggestion, transmit control data based on the policy to the plurality of devices, the control data operative to transform the operation of the plurality of devices according to the set of rules. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the plurality of devices comprise light emitting diodes. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the set of rules dictating the operation of each of the plurality of devices and reducing energy consumption at the plurality of devices comprises a set of rules dictating whether each of the plurality of devices is switched on, switched off, or dimmed. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the plurality devices are implemented over a power line carrier (PLC) network. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the feedback data comprises feedback data from a device-embedded sensor, and wherein the feedback data from the device-embedded sensor comprises at least one of energy consumption or thermal output.