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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2009
Zhi Zhou, Selkirk, NY (US);
Juan Manuel DE Bedout, West Glenville, NY (US);
John Michael Kern, Rexford, NY (US);
Emrah Biyik, Guilderland, NY (US);
Ramu Sharat Chandra, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Zhi Zhou, Selkirk, NY (US);
Juan Manuel de Bedout, West Glenville, NY (US);
John Michael Kern, Rexford, NY (US);
Emrah Biyik, Guilderland, NY (US);
Ramu Sharat Chandra, Niskayuna, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
A system for optimizing customer utility usage in a utility network of customer sites, each having one or more utility devices, where customer site is communicated between each of the customer sites and an optimization server having software for optimizing customer utility usage over one or more networks, including private and public networks. A customer site model for each of the customer sites is generated based upon the customer site information, and the customer utility usage is optimized based upon the customer site information and the customer site model. The optimization server can be hosted by an external source or within the customer site. In addition, the optimization processing can be partitioned between the customer site and an external source.