公开(公告)号：US11450200B2

公开(公告)日：2022-09-20

申请号：US16983073

申请日：2020-08-03

Applicant: GridPoint, Inc.

Inventor： Erin Lehner Mello

IPC: G08B29/18 ,  G05B23/02

Abstract: Methods for creating high quality alarms raise EMS operator awareness to abnormal conditions in monitored assets across multiple sites in a single EMS software platform. An embodiment includes steps for accessing an alarm designer software tool that contains a library of alarm definitions and the ability to create new alarm definitions, clone and edit existing alarm definitions, lock alarm definitions and delete alarm definitions. Applicable data is defined using channel attributes identifying which channel or channels associated with the multiple monitored sites are to be evaluated for alarming conditions. The alarm frequency, trigger conditions, pending open duration, close conditions, and pending close duration are also defined. Alarms can trigger upon one or more channels' behavior over periods of time and conditional relationships between multiple channels. Close conditions for an alarm can be, but are not required to be, the resolution of the trigger conditions.

公开(公告)号：US10762771B2

公开(公告)日：2020-09-01

申请号：US16139788

申请日：2018-09-24

Applicant: GridPoint, Inc.

Inventor： Erin Lehner Mello

IPC: G08B29/00 ,  G08B29/18 ,  G05B23/02

Abstract: Methods for creating high quality alarms raise EMS operator awareness to abnormal conditions in monitored assets across multiple sites in a single EMS software platform. An embodiment includes steps for accessing an alarm designer software tool that contains a library of alarm definitions and the ability to create new alarm definitions, clone and edit existing alarm definitions, lock alarm definitions and delete alarm definitions. Applicable data is defined using channel attributes identifying which channel or channels associated with the multiple monitored sites are to be evaluated for alarming conditions. The alarm frequency, trigger conditions, pending open duration, close conditions, and pending close duration are also defined. Alarms can trigger upon one or more channels' behavior over periods of time and conditional relationships between multiple channels. Close conditions for an alarm can be, but are not required to be, the resolution of the trigger conditions.

公开(公告)号：US20150032583A1

公开(公告)日：2015-01-29

申请号：US14201608

申请日：2014-03-07

Applicant: GridPoint, Inc.

Inventor： Erin Lehner Mello ,  Mark Allen Danzenbaker ,  Kyle Alexander McCarter ,  Kimberly Sharp Bishop ,  Elizabeth Bilyeu Wilkinson ,  Matthew James Browning

IPC: G06Q40/00 ,  G06Q50/06

CPC classification number: G06Q40/12 ,  G06Q50/06

Abstract: A method assesses an energy impacting event at a facility using an energy management system. One or more energy consuming endpoints of the facility are sub-metered and data from the sub-metered endpoints is transmitted to the energy management system. A project is created within the EMS by entering project definition attributes including at least a site name, a project name, and a start date. Data from one or more sub-metered channels and a project indicator is displayed. The displayed project indicator is located at a point corresponding to its project start time. A further method tracks the progress of energy saving project at a facility using an energy management system. The project definition attributes further include one or more sub-metered channels, baseline usage data, and an energy related goal. An energy impact value is calculated by subtracting the actual sub-metered usage data from the baseline data and a determination is made whether the energy impact value meets or exceeds the energy goal. The baseline usage data, the energy goal data, the actual sub-metered data, and an indication of whether the energy goal was met are displayed. A further method tracks the financial progress of energy saving project at a facility using an energy management system. The project definition attributes further include one or more capital investment outflow values, a discount rate, and an energy cost rate. Net actual project cash flows and the net project goal cash flows are both plotted against a time scale and periodically displayed. An estimated net present value and net present value are periodically calculated and displayed.

Abstract translation: 一种方法使用能量管理系统来评估在设施处的能量影响事件。 设备的一个或多个能量消耗端点被子计量，并且来自子计量端点的数据被传送到能量管理系统。 通过输入项目定义属性至少包括站点名称，项目名称和开始日期，在EMS内创建项目。 显示来自一个或多个子计量通道和项目指示器的数据。 显示的项目指示器位于与其项目开始时间相对应的点。 另一种方法跟踪使用能源管理系统的设施节能项目的进展情况。 项目定义属性还包括一个或多个子计量通道，基线使用数据和能量相关目标。 通过从基线数据中减去实际的子计量使用数据来计算能量冲击值，并且确定能量冲击值是否满足或超过能量目标。 显示基线使用数据，能量目标数据，实际子计量数据以及是否满足能量目标的指示。 另一种方法跟踪使用能源管理系统的设施节能项目的财务进展情况。 项目定义属性还包括一个或多个资本投资流出值，折现率和能源成本率。 净实际项目现金流量和净项目目标现金流量均按时间尺度绘制，并定期显示。 定期计算和显示净现值和净现值。