Double-Entry Energy Bookkeeping for Facility Consumption Tracking
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current energy management systems lack effective methods to analyze and manage energy consumption changes at individual household and business levels, hindering decision-making and cost management in energy-related server installations and operations.
Innovation Solution
An information processing system with recording apparatuses that detect energy flow or stock changes, using a double-entry bookkeeping system to calculate and record energy information, enabling detailed energy bookkeeping and cost management through a multi-dimensional double-entry bookkeeping system.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If a double-entry bookkeeping system is implemented for energy management, then energy consumption tracking precision is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments energy management into multiple dimensions including time, location, energy type, and organizational level. Each dimension is handled by specific recording apparatuses that track particular aspects of energy flow, allowing complex energy bookkeeping to be broken down into manageable segments that can be processed independently and then integrated.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces multi-dimensional bookkeeping by adding temporal, spatial, and categorical dimensions to traditional energy tracking. Energy consumption is recorded not just as a single value but across multiple dimensions (time periods, locations, energy types, organizational units), enabling comprehensive analysis while maintaining systematic organization through the double-entry framework.
2Loss of information
If multiple recording apparatuses are deployed for detailed energy tracking, then energy information completeness is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The recording apparatuses are designed with universal functionality to handle multiple types of energy recording simultaneously. Each apparatus can record various energy types (electricity, gas, water), track multiple organizational levels, and maintain records across different time periods, reducing the need for specialized devices for each energy type or location.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces intermediary components including standardized communication protocols and data formatting layers that enable different recording apparatuses to exchange information seamlessly. These intermediaries translate diverse energy data into a unified bookkeeping format, allowing multiple apparatuses to work together without direct complex interconnections.
3Productivity
If comprehensive energy bookkeeping is implemented across multiple organizational levels, then energy management capability is improved, but information processing time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-defining bookkeeping rules, energy type classifications, and organizational hierarchy structures before actual energy recording begins. This preliminary configuration enables automated processing of energy data without requiring complex real-time decision-making about how to categorize and organize incoming energy information.
Solution Approach 2:
The double-entry bookkeeping system maintains continuous recording of energy transactions without interruption, ensuring that all energy flows are captured in real-time. This continuous action prevents data gaps and eliminates the need for retrospective data collection, reducing overall processing time while maintaining comprehensive energy management capability.
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AI summary
An energy event recording apparatus is mounted on each of a plurality of equipment installed at a business facility. When a change in the amount of the flow or stock of energy is detected in the apparatus mounted, each of a plurality of the energy event recording apparatuses records journal information, which associates the amount of change to a debit side item and a credit side item, respectively, and notifies an energy management server of the journal information. The energy management server calculates pieces of journal information conveyed from a plurality of recording apparatuses, respectively, based on the debit side item and the credit side item.