| 7043459 |
Method and apparatus for metering electricity usage and electronically providing information associated therewith |
| May-9-2006 |
A Metering Billing and Information Solutions ("MBIS") system for metering electricity usage and processing associated information includes an automated meter which electronically communicates metering... |
| 7039575 |
Methods and systems for the evaluation of power generating facilities |
| May-2-2006 |
A network-based method for facilitating a selection of at least one power generating facility, using a network-based system including a server and at least one device connected to the server via a network... |
| 7010494 |
Performing predictive pricing based on historical data |
| Mar-7-2006 |
Techniques are described for using predictive pricing information for items to assist in evaluating buying and/or selling decisions in various ways, such as on behalf of end-user item acquirers and/or... |
| 6996508 |
System and method for remote retrofit identification of energy consumption systems and components |
| Feb-7-2006 |
A method for remote energy consumption system retrofit identification for a facility includes receiving energy consumption data associated with the facility, generating facility data associated with the... |
| 6990395 |
Energy management device and architecture with multiple security levels |
| Jan-24-2006 |
A power management architecture for an electrical power distribution system that includes multiple intelligent electronic devices ("IED's") distributed throughout the power distribution system to manage... |
| 6988025 |
System and method for implementing XML on an energy management device |
| Jan-17-2006 |
A power management architecture for an electrical power distribution system, or portion thereof, is disclosed. The architecture includes multiple intelligent electronic devices ("IED's") distributed throughout... |
| 6980973 |
Self-paying smart utility meter and payment service |
| Dec-27-2005 |
A payment service enables a credit account or a debit account of a customer to be automatically billed for utility usage based on a reading that is automatically taken by an electronic utility meter. A... |
| 6980928 |
System and method for providing efficiency and cost analysis during steam path audits |
| Dec-27-2005 |
This disclosure describes a system and method for providing efficiency and cost analysis for a power generation unit. The system of this disclosure includes a current condition data acquisition logic that... |
| 6975958 |
Profile based method for deriving a temperature setpoint using a 'delta' based on cross-indexing a received price-point level signal |
| Dec-13-2005 |
A method for adjusting a plurality of controlled subsystems in a building or plant that facilitates cooperative energy usage with a utility provider. By referring to a single profile of adjustments that... |
| 6961641 |
Intra-device communications architecture for managing electrical power distribution and consumption |
| Nov-1-2005 |
A power management architecture for an electrical power distribution system, or portion thereof, is disclosed. The architecture includes multiple intelligent electronic devices ("IED's") distributed throughout... |
| 6956500 |
Real-time residential energy monitor |
| Oct-18-2005 |
An inexpensive energy monitoring device and method for measuring energy usage and power costs in real time. The invention can include an external type digital battery powered camera that can be mounted... |
| 6954646 |
Data communication radio network |
| Oct-11-2005 |
In the wireless telegram communication (28) from data-generating, unidirectionally communicating terminal devices (12) by way of primary radio sections (10) and by way of subsequent bidirectionally... |
| 6944523 |
Recording and processing utility commodity usage |
| Sep-13-2005 |
The present invention provides a recording node (100) at a consummer site that is used for the receiving, storing, determining and/or sending of utility commodity information. The recording node (100)... |
| 6937946 |
System and method for remote identification of energy consumption systems and components |
| Aug-30-2005 |
A system for remote energy consumption system identification of a facility includes a processor, and a memory coupled to the processor. The system also includes an energy consumption database accessible... |
| 6933857 |
Method and system for airborne meter communication |
| Aug-23-2005 |
An airborne meter communication system includes an airborne platform that communicates with ground based utility meters using radio frequencies. The airborne platform retransmits information received from... |
| 6925362 |
Method of providing service which makes power distribution operation effective, and system |
| Aug-2-2005 |
A method and system for calculating profits shared between a power distribution company and a service provider, wherein the power distribution company purchases and resells electric power. The service... |
| 6909941 |
Methods for the management of a bulk electric power market |
| Jun-21-2005 |
The present invention provides methods for managing a bulk electric power market. In an example embodiment of the invention, a set of inter-related process streams relating to the bulk electric power market... |
| 6907381 |
System for aiding the preparation of operation and maintenance plans for a power-generation installation |
| Jun-14-2005 |
In order to provide an operation and maintenance planning aiding system for a power generation installation which prepares an operation plan for a plurality of power generation units by making use of actual... |
| 6904385 |
Multi-utility energy control system with internet energy platform having diverse energy-related engines |
| Jun-7-2005 |
A multi-utility energy control system has control center computer(s) connected to various utility consuming systems and software that formats pertinent systems' energy data, stores, retrieves, diagnoses... |
| 6900738 |
Method and apparatus for reading a meter and providing customer service via the internet |
| May-31-2005 |
A method and system for monitoring usage of a utility at a remote location by a central station and incorporates a real time method for optimizing energy costs operationally by combining optimization algorithms... |
| 6865450 |
Schedule-based load estimator and method for electric power and other utilities and resources |
| Mar-8-2005 |
A method for schedule-based load estimation in a system including a utility energy provider and a utility energy consumer, comprises the steps of generating a near-term proposed schedule set containing... |
| 6862580 |
System and method for managing tier-priced commodity transactions |
| Mar-1-2005 |
In an embodiment, a method of operating a processor coupled to a network to manage the sale of a commodity is comprises providing bidders with respective prices for bundled products. Each bundled product... |
| 6856820 |
In-vehicle device for wirelessly connecting a vehicle to the internet and for transacting e-commerce and e-business |
| Feb-15-2005 |
An in-vehicle device data communicates with Internet based data processing resources for the purpose of transacting e-mail, e-commerce, and e-business. The in-vehicle device and the Internet based data... |
| 6853309 |
Supply meter and method for reading a fixed supply meter |
| Feb-8-2005 |
An electronic image reader (9) is associated to a supply meter (1), for example a water meter, for measuring and displaying a measured value in an optically readable manner. This image reader is adapted... |
| 6839696 |
Guarantee charge processing method and apparatus |
| Jan-4-2005 |
The operation-state data of the uninterruptible power supply unit for the operation time of the uninterruptible power supply unit (UPS) deployed between the load facility and the commercial power source... |
| 6836083 |
Illumination light supply system |
| Dec-28-2004 |
An illumination light supply system that can save users from the task of replacing defective light source lamps with proper ones, enabling the users to use illumination light over an extended time period,... |
| 6819097 |
Electric power evaluation system and method thereof |
| Nov-16-2004 |
An electric power evaluation system and a method thereof. The system comprises an input module, a database, an analysis module, a contract generation module, and an output module. In this method, at first,... |
| 6816078 |
System and method for estimating power consumption of electric apparatus, and abnormality alarm system utilizing the same |
| Nov-9-2004 |
A method and a system for estimating electricity consumption of electric appliances and an abnormality alarm system, enabling estimation of individual electricity consumption of electric appliances in... |
| 6786421 |
Programmable thermostat including a feature for providing a running total for the cost of energy consumed during a given period for heating and/or cooling a conditioned space |
| Sep-7-2004 |
A programmable thermostat having a touch screen liquid crystal display in which the power consumption of each heating/cooling component and the energy costs in the locality are entered by a user in order... |
| 6785592 |
System and method for energy management |
| Aug-31-2004 |
A business methodology for optimizing energy procurement energy demand (usage) and energy supply for a facility or complex. After ascertaining a baseline model, energy consumption is monitored and adjusted... |
| 6775658 |
Notification by business rule trigger control |
| Aug-10-2004 |
An approach for providing notification services using rules-based technology is disclosed. A business rule manager module maps the business rules to business triggers, in which any pre-defined action can... |
| 6775595 |
Energy-saving service offering method and apparatus therefor |
| Aug-10-2004 |
An energy saving service offering method and apparatus are provided, in which a present electric power consumption of a supervised load facility of a user, who owns the supervised load facility, including... |
| 6757628 |
Multi-level transformer and line loss compensator and method |
| Jun-29-2004 |
A compensator for use in connection with the metering of electricity calculates multi-level losses due to loss devices such as transformers and transmission lines. The compensator calculates losses to... |
| 6745109 |
Power generator controller |
| Jun-1-2004 |
A power generator controller includes a power system monitor and a power generator output optimizing part. The power system monitor keeps check on current status of a power system and puts out an electricity... |
| 6734806 |
Method and system for signaling utility usage |
| May-11-2004 |
A method and system are provided to continuously signal a utility's usage. A first device measures usage of the commodity in order to, for example, project usage over the course of a billing period and... |
| 6718213 |
Variable base load energy management system and method |
| Apr-6-2004 |
The present invention is a system and method for variable base load demand-side energy management. The system of the present invention includes a power reduction device receiving electrical power from... |
| 6701298 |
Computerized management system and method for energy performance evaluation and improvement |
| Mar-2-2004 |
A system and method for energy management in which data relating to energy usage and energy-related policies and practices is collected in an automated data processing device. The data is analyzed to arrive... |
| 6697951 |
Distributed electrical power management system for selecting remote or local power generators |
| Feb-24-2004 |
Computer based energy service provider (ESP) information service has been developed for providing operational and management services for distributed local power generation units. The ESP is a subscription... |
| 6681156 |
System and method for planning energy supply and interface to an energy management system for use in planning energy supply |
| Jan-20-2004 |
A system for planning energy supply for energy consumers includes a first sub-system operatively associated with an energy coordinating body, such as an energy management system, and second sub-systems... |
| 6673479 |
System and method for enabling the real time buying and selling of electricity generated by fuel cell powered vehicles |
| Jan-6-2004 |
The present invention relates to a network communication system and method to enable the real time buying and selling of electricity generated by fuel cell powered vehicles between a fuel cell powered... |
| 6671654 |
Apparatus and method for measuring and reporting the reliability of a power distribution system |
| Dec-30-2003 |
An intelligent electronic device for measuring various power parameters from a electrical power distribution system is disclosed. The device is capable of measuring and reporting the reliability of the... |
| 6671636 |
Apparatus, method and article of manufacture for utility monitoring |
| Dec-30-2003 |
A utility data collection system can be implemented utilizing a serial sequence of transmissions between subsequent utility monitors. Each utility monitor can add its local utility data with the data of... |
| 6671585 |
System, method and computer program product for enhancing commercial value of electrical power produced from a renewable energy power production facility |
| Dec-30-2003 |
A method, system and computer program product enhance the commercial value of electrical power produced from a wind turbine production facility. Features include the use of a premier power conversion device... |
| 6631309 |
System and method to monitor datamining power usage |
| Oct-7-2003 |
The present invention provides a system and method for a datamining service vendor to provide subscribing power customers with electrical consumption data services. The system and method provide a mechanism... |
| 6618709 |
Computer assisted and/or implemented process and architecture for web-based monitoring of energy related usage, and client accessibility therefor |
| Sep-9-2003 |
A method and computer architecture monitoring resource usage via a global computer network. The computer architecture may include a resource-metering data recorder/translator unit having a global computer... |
| 6609048 |
Power amount control method |
| Aug-19-2003 |
A power amount control method includes inputting for storage both a customer's contracted power amount and the customer's actually consumed power amount, visually displaying via network links a power amount... |
| 6598029 |
Bidding for energy supply with request for service |
| Jul-22-2003 |
An auction service is provided that stimulates competition between energy suppliers (i.e., electric power or natural gas). A bidding moderator (Moderator) receives bids from the competing suppliers of... |
| 6591253 |
Method and system for real time pricing of fine-grained resource purchases |
| Jul-8-2003 |
A method and system for controlling the purchase of fine-grained resource purchases, such as utility resources or access to limited highway lanes. Real time pricing based upon current demand and/or usage... |
| 6574610 |
Trusted elements within a distributed bandwidth system |
| Jun-3-2003 |
A distributed bandwidth metering system (200) uses trusted elements throughout the system to collect and process usage data. The trusted elements in the distributed bandwidth metering system include subscriber... |
| 6574581 |
Profile based method for deriving a temperature setpoint using a `delta` based on cross-indexing a received price-point level signal |
| Jun-3-2003 |
A method for adjusting a plurality of controlled subsystems in a building or plant that facilitates cooperative energy usage with a utility provider. By referring to a single profile of adjustments that... |
