Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Occupancy based control of energy consumption
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Application No.: US16247875Application Date: 2019-01-15
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Publication No.: US10782659B2Publication Date: 2020-09-22
- Inventor: Husain Al-Mohssen , Elizabeth J. Main , Angela S. Bassa
- Applicant: Enel X North America, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US MA Boston
- Assignee: ENEL X NORTH AMERICA, INC
- Current Assignee: ENEL X NORTH AMERICA, INC
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Boston
- Agent Richard K. Huffman
- Main IPC: G05B15/02
- IPC: G05B15/02 ; G05F1/66 ; H04L12/28 ; H02J3/14

Abstract:
An apparatus for controlling facility resource consumption includes devices, a network operations center (NOC), and control nodes. The devices each consume a portion of the resource and perform a function. The NOC generates schedules which coordinate run times for the devices to control the consumption of the resource and adjusts the schedules based upon occupancy components and occupancy levels that are generated based on the consumption of the resource and outside temperature only. The control nodes are coupled to a corresponding one of the devices, and are coupled together via an energy management network that is operatively coupled to the NOC, The control nodes transmit sensor data and device status to the NOC for generation of the plurality of run time schedules, and where the control nodes execute selected ones of the run time schedules to cycle the devices on and off.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190146433A1 OCCUPANCY BASED CONTROL OF ENERGY CONSUMPTION Public/Granted day:2019-05-16
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