Systems, methods and apparatus for monitoring and managing device-level energy consumption in a smart-home environment
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국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G05B-021/00
G05D-003/12
G06F-017/40
G05F-001/66
H02J-003/14
H04L-012/12
H04L-012/28
H04Q-009/00
G06Q-050/06
H04L-029/08
H04W-004/12
G05D-023/19
H04L-012/24
H04W-074/00
G06Q-010/06
G05B-015/02
H02J-003/00
F24F-011/00
출원번호
US-0473925
(2014-08-29)
등록번호
US-9523993
(2016-12-20)
발명자
/ 주소
Weaver, Jason C.
Kayton, Bradley A.
출원인 / 주소
Google Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
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Accessing an energy management policy for a plurality of devices is described, wherein the devices are coupled with a first structure. The energy usage of the devices is monitored. An energy usage rule and energy usage is then compared. The energy management policy and energy usage is also compared.
Accessing an energy management policy for a plurality of devices is described, wherein the devices are coupled with a first structure. The energy usage of the devices is monitored. An energy usage rule and energy usage is then compared. The energy management policy and energy usage is also compared. Based on the comparing, an instruction is generated to modify an energy usage profile of said device to correlate with the energy usage rule associated with the devices and the energy management policy, thereby enabling efficient energy management.
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1. A system for managing energy consumption of a plurality of devices associated with an enclosure, comprising: an energy manager device;a plurality of energy measurement modules, each energy measurement module being: associated with a device from the plurality of devices,configured to measure an am
1. A system for managing energy consumption of a plurality of devices associated with an enclosure, comprising: an energy manager device;a plurality of energy measurement modules, each energy measurement module being: associated with a device from the plurality of devices,configured to measure an amount of energy consumed by the device, andcapable of wirelessly communicating energy consumption information indicative of the amount of energy consumed by the device to the energy manager device; anda plurality of energy usage modifier modules, each energy usage modifier module being: associated with a device which is also associated with a corresponding one of the plurality of energy measurement modules; andconfigured to control energy consumption of the device which is also associated with the corresponding one of the plurality of energy measurement modules in response to an instruction received from the energy manager device;the energy manager device being configured to: wirelessly receive from each of the plurality of energy measurement modules the energy consumption information indicative of the amount of energy consumed by the device associated with the energy measurement module;receive duration information indicative of a length of time an energy-consuming device has been in operation;calculate an energy consumption for the energy-consuming device based on the duration information;determine desired energy usage profiles for each of the plurality of devices, wherein the desired energy usage profiles are determined at least in part based on a peak energy demand response command issued by a utility provider and a household energy profile that defines energy usage for a household for which the energy manager device manages energy usage; andin response to receiving an instruction from a user, wirelessly communicate an instruction to each of the energy usage modifier modules instructing the energy usage modifier modules to control energy consumption of their respective devices, the instruction causing energy consumption of each device to be correlated with the desired energy usage profile of the device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein the energy manager device includes a graphical user interface and is configured to receive the instruction from the user via the graphical user interface. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein the energy manager device is further configured to communicate with a user device located outside of the enclosure, and to receive the instruction from the user via the user device. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the energy manager device includes a touch screen panel and is configured to display information to the user and receive the instruction from the user via the touch screen panel, and at least one of the energy measurement modules and an associated one of the energy usage modifier modules are integrated into a single hardware component. 5. A method for managing energy consumption of a plurality of energy consuming devices associated with an enclosure, comprising: establishing communication over a wireless protocol between a plurality of energy measurement modules and an energy management device, each energy measurement module being associated with an energy consuming device from the plurality of energy consuming devices associated with the enclosure;establishing a wireless communication between a plurality of energy usage modifier modules and the energy management device, each energy usage modifier module being associated with an energy consuming device which is also associated with a corresponding one of the plurality of energy measurement modules;measuring, by each energy measurement module, an amount of energy consumed by the energy consuming device associated with the energy measurement module;wirelessly communicating, by each energy measurement module to the energy management device, energy consumption information indicative of the amount of energy consumed by the energy consuming device associated with the energy measurement module;receiving duration information indicative of a length of time an energy consuming device has been in operation at the energy management device;calculating, by the energy management device, an energy consumption for the energy consuming device based on the duration information;determining, by the energy management device, desired energy usage profiles for each of the plurality of energy consuming devices, wherein the desired energy usage profiles are determined at least in part based on peak energy demand response command issued by a utility provider and a household energy profile that defines energy usage for a household in which the energy manager device is situated;receiving an instruction from a user indicative of a modification to energy consumption for the enclosure;in response to receiving the user instruction, wirelessly communicating an instruction from the energy management device to each of the plurality of energy usage modifier modules instructing the energy usage modifier modules to control energy consumption of their respective energy consuming devices, the instruction causing energy consumption of each energy consuming device to be correlated with the desired energy usage profile of the energy consuming device; andcontrolling, by each energy usage modifier module, the energy consumption of the energy consuming device associated with the energy usage modifier module in accordance with the instruction. 6. The method of claim 5, further comprising: calculating, by the energy management device, a sum amount of energy consumed by the plurality of energy consuming devices;receiving a measurement of a total amount of energy consumed by the enclosure at the energy management device;generating, by the energy management device, a passive power consumption analysis by comparing the total amount of energy consumed by the enclosure with the sum amount of energy consumed by the plurality of energy consuming devices, wherein the passive power consumption analysis indicates an amount of power consumed other than by devices turned on; andcommunicating, by the energy management device, the passive power consumption analysis to the user. 7. The method of claim 5, further comprising: receiving an instruction at the energy management device from an energy company regarding a demand-response event; andmodifying, by the energy management device, the desired energy usage profile for an energy consuming device in response to receiving the instruction from the energy company. 8. A method for managing energy consumption of a plurality of energy consuming devices associated with an enclosure, comprising: establishing communication over a wireless protocol between a plurality of energy measurement modules and an energy management device, each energy measurement module being associated with an energy consuming device from the plurality of energy consuming devices associated with the enclosure;establishing a wireless communication between a plurality of energy usage modifier modules and the energy management device, each energy usage modifier module being associated with an energy consuming device which is also associated with a corresponding one of the plurality of energy measurement modules;measuring, by each energy measurement module, an amount of energy consumed by the energy consuming device associated with the energy measurement module;wirelessly communicating, by each energy measurement module to the energy management device, energy consumption information indicative of the amount of energy consumed by the energy consuming device associated with the energy measurement module;determining, by the energy management device, desired energy usage profiles for each of the plurality of energy consuming devices, wherein the desired energy usage profiles are determined at least in part based on peak energy demand response command issued by a utility provider and a household energy profile that defines energy usage for a household in which the energy manager device is situated;receiving an instruction from a user indicative of a modification to energy consumption for the enclosure;in response to receiving the user instruction, wirelessly communicating an instruction from the energy management device to each of the plurality of energy usage modifier modules instructing the energy usage modifier modules to control energy consumption of their respective energy consuming devices, the instruction causing energy consumption of each energy consuming device to be correlated with the desired energy usage profile of the energy consuming device;controlling, by each energy usage modifier module, the energy consumption of the energy consuming device associated with the energy usage modifier module in accordance with the instruction;generating, by the energy management device, a history of energy consumption for the energy consuming devices based at least in part on the energy consumption information wirelessly communicated from each energy measurement module to the energy management device;storing, by the energy management device, the history of energy consumption for the energy consuming devices;receiving an energy efficiency rating for a replacement device at the energy management device;calculating, by the energy management device, an estimate of cost savings in energy consumption for replacing an energy consuming device with the replacement device based on the energy efficiency rating of the replacement device and the history of energy consumption for the energy consuming device; andcommunicating, by the energy management device, the estimate of cost savings to the user. 9. The method of claim 8, further comprising: receiving a cost of the replacement device at the energy management device;calculating, by the energy management device, a break-even point based on the cost of the replacement device and the estimate of cost savings in energy consumption; andcommunicating, by the energy management device, the break-even point to the user. 10. The method of claim 8, further comprising: calculating, by the energy management device, an energy cost based on the amount of energy consumed by the energy consuming devices, andcommunicating, by the energy management device, the energy cost to the user. 11. The method of claim 8, further comprising: receiving identification information for an energy consuming device;storing the identification information; andassociating the identification information with the measured amount of energy consumed by the energy consuming device. 12. A system for managing energy consumption of a plurality of devices associated with an enclosure, comprising: an energy manager device;a plurality of energy measurement modules, each energy measurement module being: associated with a device from the plurality of devices,configured to measure an amount of energy consumed by the device, andcapable of wirelessly communicating energy consumption information indicative of the amount of energy consumed by the device to the energy manager device; anda plurality of energy usage modifier modules, each energy usage modifier module being: associated with a device which is also associated with a corresponding one of the plurality of energy measurement modules; andconfigured to control energy consumption of the device which is also associated with the corresponding one of the plurality of energy measurement modules in response to an instruction received from the energy manager device;the energy manager device being configured to: wirelessly receive from each of the plurality of energy measurement modules the energy consumption information indicative of the amount of energy consumed by the device associated with the energy measurement module;determine desired energy usage profiles for each of the plurality of devices, wherein the desired energy usage profiles are determined at least in part based on a peak energy demand response command issued by a utility provider and a household energy profile that defines energy usage for a household for which the energy manager device manages energy usage;in response to receiving an instruction from a user, wirelessly communicate an instruction to each of the energy usage modifier modules instructing the energy usage modifier modules to control energy consumption of their respective devices, the instruction causing energy consumption of each device to be correlated with the desired energy usage profile of the device;generate a history of energy consumption for the energy consuming devices based at least in part on the energy consumption information wirelessly communicated from each energy measurement module to the energy management device;store the history of energy consumption for the energy consuming devices;receive an energy efficiency rating for a replacement device at the energy management device;calculate an estimate of cost savings in energy consumption for replacing an energy consuming device with the replacement device based on the energy efficiency rating of the replacement device and the history of energy consumption for the energy consuming device; andcommunicate the estimate of cost savings to the user. 13. The system of claim 12, further comprising: a smart meter configured to measure a total amount of energy consumed by the enclosure and wirelessly communicate energy consumption information indicative of the total amount of energy consumed by the enclosure to the energy manager device,wherein the energy manager device is further configured to communicate the total amount of energy consumed by the enclosure to the user. 14. The system of claim 12, further comprising: a thermostat controller module operatively coupled to a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) unit and configured to receive a temperature reading from a temperature sensor, transmit the temperature reading to the energy manager device, receive a thermostat set-point from the energy manager device, and control operation of the HVAC unit based on the thermostat set-point. 15. The system of claim 12, further comprising: an ambient light sensor coupled to the energy manager; anda humidity sensor coupled to the energy manager,wherein the energy manager device is further configured to receive readings from the ambient light sensor and the humidity sensor, and modify the desired energy usage of a profile based on the readings. 16. A method for managing energy consumption of a plurality of energy consuming devices associated with an enclosure, comprising: establishing communication over a wireless protocol between a plurality of energy measurement modules and an energy management device, each energy measurement module being associated with an energy consuming device from the plurality of energy consuming devices associated with the enclosure;establishing a wireless communication between a plurality of energy usage modifier modules and the energy management device, each energy usage modifier module being associated with an energy consuming device which is also associated with a corresponding one of the plurality of energy measurement modules;measuring, by each energy measurement module, an amount of energy consumed by the energy consuming device associated with the energy measurement module;wirelessly communicating, by each energy measurement module to the energy management device, energy consumption information indicative of the amount of energy consumed by the energy consuming device associated with the energy measurement module;calculating, by the energy management device, a sum amount of energy consumed by the plurality of energy consuming devices;receiving a measurement of a total amount of energy consumed by the enclosure at the energy management device;generating, by the energy management device, a passive power consumption analysis by comparing the total amount of energy consumed by the enclosure with the sum amount of energy consumed by the plurality of energy consuming devices, wherein the passive power consumption analysis indicates an amount of power consumed other than by devices turned on;communicating, by the energy management device, the passive power consumption analysis to the user;determining, by the energy management device, desired energy usage profiles for each of the plurality of energy consuming devices, wherein the desired energy usage profiles are determined at least in part based on peak energy demand response command issued by a utility provider and a household energy profile that defines energy usage for a household in which the energy manager device is situated;receiving an instruction from a user indicative of a modification to energy consumption for the enclosure;in response to receiving the user instruction, wirelessly communicating an instruction from the energy management device to each of the plurality of energy usage modifier modules instructing the energy usage modifier modules to control energy consumption of their respective energy consuming devices, the instruction causing energy consumption of each energy consuming device to be correlated with the desired energy usage profile of the energy consuming device; andcontrolling, by each energy usage modifier module, the energy consumption of the energy consuming device associated with the energy usage modifier module in accordance with the instruction. 17. The method of claim 16, further comprising: generating, by the energy management device, a history of energy consumption for the energy consuming devices based at least in part on the energy consumption information wirelessly communicated from each energy measurement module to the energy management device; andstoring, by the energy management device, the history of energy consumption for the energy consuming devices. 18. The method of claim 17, further comprising: determining, by the energy management device, energy consumption information for a specific period of time based on the history of energy consumption for the energy consuming devices; andcommunicating, by the energy management device, the energy consumption information for the specific period of time to the user. 19. The method of claim 17, further comprising: determining, by the energy management device, a trend of energy consumption based on the history of energy consumption for the energy consuming devices;calculating, by the energy management device, an estimate of energy consumption for a future period of time based on the trend; andcommunicating, by the energy management device, the estimate of energy consumption to the user. 20. The method of claim 17, further comprising: receiving an energy efficiency rating for a replacement device at the energy management device;calculating, by the energy management device, an estimate of cost savings in energy consumption for replacing an energy consuming device with the replacement device based on the energy efficiency rating of the replacement device and the history of energy consumption for the energy consuming device; andcommunicating, by the energy management device, the estimate of cost savings to the user. 21. A system for managing energy consumption of a plurality of devices associated with an enclosure, comprising: means for establishing communication over a wireless protocol between a plurality of energy measurement modules and an energy management device, each energy measurement module being associated with an energy consuming device from the plurality of energy consuming devices associated with the enclosure;means for establishing a wireless communication between a plurality of energy usage modifier modules and the energy management device, each energy usage modifier module being associated with an energy consuming device which is also associated with a corresponding one of the plurality of energy measurement modules;means for measuring, by each energy measurement module, an amount of energy consumed by the energy consuming device associated with the energy measurement module;means for wirelessly communicating, by each energy measurement module to the energy management device, energy consumption information indicative of the amount of energy consumed by the energy consuming device associated with the energy measurement module;means for determining, by the energy management device, desired energy usage profiles for each of the plurality of energy consuming devices, wherein the desired energy usage profiles are determined at least in part based on peak energy demand response command issued by a utility provider;means for calculating, by the energy management device, a sum amount of energy consumed by the plurality of energy consuming devices;means for receiving a measurement of a total amount of energy consumed by the enclosure at the energy management device;means for generating, by the energy management device, a passive power consumption analysis by comparing the total amount of energy consumed by the enclosure with the sum amount of energy consumed by the plurality of energy consuming devices, wherein the passive power consumption analysis indicates an amount of power consumed other than by devices turned on;means for communicating, by the energy management device, the passive power consumption analysis to the user;means for receiving an instruction from a user indicative of a modification to energy consumption for the enclosure;means for wirelessly communicating, in response to receiving the user instruction, an instruction from the energy management device to each of the plurality of energy usage modifier modules instructing the energy usage modifier modules to control energy consumption of their respective energy consuming devices, the instruction causing energy consumption of each energy consuming device to be correlated with the desired energy usage profile of the energy consuming device; andmeans for controlling, by each energy usage modifier module, the energy consumption of the energy consuming device associated with the energy usage modifier module in accordance with the instruction. 22. The system of claim 21, further comprising: means for receiving duration information indicative of a length of time an energy consuming device has been in operation at the energy management device;means for calculating, by the energy management device, an energy consumption for the energy consuming device based on the duration information. 23. The system of claim 21, further comprising: means for calculating, by the energy management device, a cost amount associated with a change in energy consumption from changing a setting of an energy consuming device; andmeans for communicating, by the energy management device, the cost amount and the setting change to the user.
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