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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Applicant:
Opower, Inc., Arlington, VA (US);
Inventor:
Richard Tyler Curtis, Washington, DC (US);
Assignee:
OPower, Inc., Arlington, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 50/06 (2012.01); F24F 11/00 (2006.01); H02J 3/00 (2006.01); H02J 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 50/06 (2013.01); F24F 11/001 (2013.01); H02J 3/00 (2013.01); H02J 13/001 (2013.01); F24F 2011/0047 (2013.01); F24F 2011/0063 (2013.01); H02J 2003/007 (2013.01); Y04S 10/40 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and computer systems are disclosed for identifying the power-demand of a climate-control system at a premises to reduce usage of energy at the premises. A computer system receives energy usage data and run-time data of the climate-control system. The operational data includes an on-time and/or off-time associated with the climate-control system. The computer system determines a power-draw of the climate-control system using the energy usage data and the run-time data and outputs the power-draw to be used to reduce the energy usage at the premises.