Patent ID: 8090480
Filing Date: 2012-01-03
Classification: G01R,H02J,Y02B,Y04S

Abstract:
1. A computer implemented method for managing consumption of energy in a facility, the computer implemented method comprising: receiving a maximum amount of energy to use to power a plurality of electrical outlets in a facility for a predetermined period of time; collecting energy usage data for a first electrical outlet in the plurality of electrical outlets in the facility, wherein the first electrical outlet is connected to an unidentified electrical device; determining a pattern of energy usage from the energy usage data collected at the first electrical outlet; comparing the pattern of energy usage of the first electrical outlet against known patterns of energy usage for one or more other electrical outlets; and responsive to identifying a match between the pattern of energy usage of the energy usage data collected at the first electrical outlet and a known pattern of energy usage of a second electrical outlet in the one or more other electrical outlets, identifying the electrical device connected to the first electrical outlet as a same electrical device associated with the known pattern of energy usage of the second electrical outlet; determining whether the maximum amount of energy for the predetermined period of time has been delivered to the plurality of electrical outlets; responsive to a determination that the maximum amount of energy for the predetermined period of time has been delivered to the plurality of electrical outlets, disabling a set of the plurality of electrical outlets.