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Systems and methods for processing data relating to energy usage

a technology of energy usage and data processing, applied in the field of energy management, can solve the problems of requiring considerable upfront expense and delay associated with the purchase and maintenance of various hardware and software packages, custom implementations can necessitate significant expense and complication in the integration of disparate software packages, and custom implementations can be difficult to maintain and upgrade, so as to achieve the effect of decreasing computing demand and increasing computing demand

Inactive Publication Date: 2015-04-30
C3 AI INC
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Benefits of technology

The invention provides an energy management platform that allows for the analysis and stream processing of energy usage data. The platform can load and validate the data, store it in a relational database or a key / value store, and conduct referential integrity checks on it. The platform can also convert and persist data, and schedule processing of the data based on events or demand. The technical effects of the invention include improved efficiency and accuracy in energy management and analysis. Additionally, the platform can leverage external computing resources to handle peak computing demand.

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Custom implementations can require considerable upfront expense and delay associated with purchase and maintenance of various hardware and software packages.
Further, custom implementations can necessitate significant expense and complication in the integration of disparate software packages as well as challenges in connecting to required data sources.
Custom implementations likewise can be difficult to maintain and upgrade.
In addition, the functionality of a custom implementation is often limited given the narrow scope of its intended purpose.

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[0032]Embodiments of the invention relate to an energy management platform that overcomes disadvantages associated with conventional solutions. In an embodiment, the energy management platform can be implemented as a software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution hosted in the cloud. The energy management platform may provide analytical applications for energy management that are built on a robust architecture.

[0033]The energy management platform in accordance with embodiments of the invention provides myriad benefits. In an embodiment, as a SaaS implementation, users of the energy management platform do not have to purchase and maintain hardware or purchase and integrate disparate software packages, reducing upfront costs and the upfront resources required from IT resources, such as an IT team or outside consultants. The energy management platform can be delivered “out-of-the-box”, reducing the need to define and produce precise and detailed requirements. The energy management platform may ...

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Processing of data relating to energy usage. First data relating to energy usage is loaded for analysis by an energy management platform. Second data relating to energy usage is stream processed by the energy management platform. Third data relating to energy usage is batch parallel processed by the energy management platform. Additional computing resources, owned by a third party separate from an entity that owns the computer system that supports the energy management platform, are provisioned based on increasing computing demand. Existing computing resources owned by the third party are released based on decreasing computing demand.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]The present application claims priority from U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61 / 897,159, filed Oct. 29, 2013, entitled “SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING DATA RELATING TO ENERGY USAGE,” which is incorporated in its entirety herein by reference.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates to the field of energy management and, more particularly, processing of data relating to energy usage.BACKGROUND[0003]Conventional energy management tools are intended to help companies track energy usage. For example, such tools may collect certain types of energy-related information, including billing statements and energy meter readings. The collected information may be used to understand energy usage. Such tools may also generate reports that detail energy-related information and usage. The reports may be used to identify a possible need for energy savings initiatives.[0004]Conventional energy management tools are often prov...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): G01R21/133
CPCG01R21/133G06Q50/06G06Q10/06Y02P90/82G06F16/24568G06F16/24542G06F16/258G06F16/288G06F16/2365G01R21/00
Inventor SIEBEL, THOMAS M.ABBO, EDWARD Y.BEHZADI, HOUMANCOKER, JOHNKURINSKAS, SCOTTROTHWEIN, THOMASTCHANKOTADZE, DAVID
Owner C3 AI INC
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