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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2011
Seog-chan OH, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Alfred Hildreth, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Seog-Chan Oh, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Alfred Hildreth, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
Methods of forecasting and modulating energy consumption at a production facility are provided. The amounts of energy consumed during production and non-production times are used to obtain highly accurate hourly energy use rates for different energy use activities which are used to estimate the amount of energy that will be consumed during a subsequent time period. The forecasting and modulating methods provide a more tailored estimate of energy usage that prevents the unnecessary expense of using on-demand energy without the benefit of a pre-purchased or pre-reserved discount. The forecasting and modulating methods also help prevent overestimation of the amount of energy used.