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CN103748620A - Systems and methods for analyzing energy usage - Google Patents
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CN103748620A
CN103748620A CN201280019753.6A CN201280019753A CN103748620A CN 103748620 A CN103748620 A CN 103748620A CN 201280019753 A CN201280019753 A CN 201280019753A CN 103748620 A CN103748620 A CN 103748620A
CN201280019753.6A
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2011-04-22 Priority to US201161478446P priority Critical
2011-04-22 Priority to US61/478,446 priority
2011-05-06 Priority to US201161483552P priority
2011-05-06 Priority to US61/483,552 priority
2012-04-20 Application filed by 艾克潘尔基公司 filed Critical 艾克潘尔基公司
2012-04-20 Priority to PCT/US2012/034576 priority patent/WO2012145715A2/en
2014-04-23 Publication of CN103748620A publication Critical patent/CN103748620A/en
The system and method using for analysing energy
The application is according to 35U.S.C. § 119(e) to require to come from the title of submitting on April 22nd, 2011 be " SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UNIVERSAL ENERGY MEASUREMENT, ENERGY ANALYSIS, AND ENERGY COMMUNICATION(is for general energy measurement, the system and method that energy spectrometer is communicated by letter with energy) " U.S. Provisional Application the 61/478th, No. 446 is " SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENERGY MEASUREMENT with coming from the title of submitting on May 6th, 2011, ENERGY ANALYSIS, ENERGY DATA COMMUNICATION, AND ENERGY CONTROL(is for energy measurement, energy spectrometer, the system and method that energy datum communication and energy are controlled) " U.S. Provisional Application the 61/483rd, the benefit of priority of No. 552, the full content of each in these patents is incorporated to herein and is considered to the part of this instructions by reference.The title of submitting on June 15th, 2011 is " SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THE INTEGRATED AND CONTINUOUS DESIGN, SIMULATION, COMMISSIONING, REAL TIME MANAGEMENT, EVALUATION, AND OPTIMIZATION OF FACILITIES(is for the integrated and continuous design of facility, emulation, debugging, real-time management, the system and method for assessment and optimization) " provisional application the 61/497th, No. 421 and in the title that on November 28th, 2011 submits to, be the provisional application the 61/564th of " ENERGY SEARCH ENGINE METHODS AND SYSTEMS(energy search engine method and system) ", the full content of No. 219 is incorporated to herein and is considered to the part of this instructions here by reference.
In late nineteenth century, developed the AC network with the control of the unidirectional electric power transfer such as centralization and demand driving.At twentieth century, little partial electric grid interconnected between public works is to form increasing electrical network, and this produces scale and benefit.Yet when approaching twentieth century end, the scale economics of electrical production is subject to by the difficulty of this Systematic Communication Supply and Demand price signal, about the environmental concerns of electrical production and the restriction that limited fossil fuel resource dependence is increased.
Digital communication technology can be added in the various levels of electrical network to be created in government utility rank, municipal rank, individual energy expenditure person rank and until circuit, device or other intelligent grid of household electrical appliances level, these intelligent grids can receive real-time energy datum and correspondingly make a response.Embodiment points to a kind of bidirectional energy information of using and energy is used to the energy management system of measuring, analyze, communicating by letter and control.Embodiment Collection and analysis is from the energy datum of circuit and sensor, and this energy information is delivered in the electrical network being used by public utilities, municipal administration, enterprises and individuals consumer, micro-electrical network, circuit, household electrical appliances and device.
Other embodiment of energy management system are used and carry out real-time continuous with digital measurement, analysis automatically and communicate by letter energy.For example, external sensor (as temperature sensor) provides the data of additional energy correlation.Based on to energy measurement data, external sensor data with from the analysis of the information of electric public service, energy quality and index are stored and reported to energy management system extraly.
Other embodiment of energy management system are integrated/and " intelligent grid imagination " digital energy of merging general interoperable measures, energy is used to be analyzed, carbon footprint analysis, greenhouse gas emission is analyzed, energy quality and usability analyses, Data correction algorithm, data reduction algorithm, data encryption algorithm, data storage, data communication, the control of the energy that uses, carbon footprint with used energy correlation connection, the energy generating, and with the greenhouse gas emission of generated energy correlation connection at least some.The embodiment of energy management system is connected with " intelligent apparatus ", " intelligent appliance ", " intelligent building ", " intelligent grid ", rechargeable energy generator etc. by interface.
Some embodiment relates to a kind of method of measurement and analysing energy use.The method comprises: measuring one or more parameter of the energy use that represents a plurality of electronic circuits, is wherein substantially continuous for the sampling rate of measuring; With the report speed of separating with sampling rate, automatically transmit and at least one relevant information in measured parameter, this report speed makes it possible to monitor current energy and uses; Detect the marked change in measured parameter; Determine whether the marked change in measured parameter is that the variation of being used by energy causes; And after marked change being detected, be independent of sampling rate and report speed, the relevant information of marked change in the measured parameter that automatic transmission causes to the variation of being used by energy.
According to some embodiment, the disclosure relates to a kind of system of using for analysing energy.This system comprises: a plurality of energy measuring apparatus, and the plurality of energy measuring apparatus is configured to measure one or more parameter of the energy use that represents a plurality of electronic circuits, for the sampling rate of measuring, is wherein substantially continuous; Computer hardware, it comprises at least one computer processor and computer-readable memory, computer-readable memory comprises computer-readable instruction, when carrying out these computer-readable instructions by computer processor, these computer-readable instructions cause computer hardware to carry out the operation being defined by computer executable instructions.These computer executable instructions comprise: so that can monitor speed automatic transmission that current energy uses and at least one relevant information in measured parameter; Detect the marked change in measured parameter; Determine whether the marked change in measured parameter is that the variation of being used by energy causes; And after marked change being detected, the relevant information of marked change in the measured parameter that automatic transmission causes to the variation of being used by energy.
Other embodiment relate to a kind of for measuring, the system used of the energy of analysis and control facility or facility subsystem.This system comprises: a plurality of energy measuring apparatus, and they are configured to measure one or more parameter of the energy use that represents a plurality of circuit, electronic circuit or system, for the sampling rate of measuring, are wherein substantially continuous; A plurality of measurement mechanisms, it is configured to measure one or more parameter of the energy efficiency of expression system, for the sampling rate of measuring, is wherein substantially continuous; And a plurality of measurement mechanisms, it is configured to measure one or more parameter of the environmental baseline of expression system and facility, for the sampling rate of measuring, is wherein substantially continuous.This system also comprises: computer hardware, it comprises at least one computer processor and computer-readable memory, computer-readable memory comprises computer-readable instruction, when carrying out these computer-readable instructions by computer processor, these computer-readable instructions cause computer hardware to carry out the operation being defined by computer executable instructions.These computer executable instructions comprise: so that can monitor the speed automatic transmission of current energy efficiency and at least one relevant information in measured parameter; The environmental baseline that automatic acquisition is relevant (comprising weather data); Automatically determine control sequence, so that energy efficiency is maximum; Automatically determine that demand reduces potentiality; Automatically determine control sequence, so that demand is at any time used minimum and do not affected operation and comfortableness; Automatically control command is transferred to at least one system or equipment; Detect the marked change in measured parameter; Determine whether the marked change in measured parameter is that the variation of being used by energy causes; Determine whether marked change in measured parameter causes the variation of energy efficiency; And after marked change being detected, the relevant information of marked change in the measured parameter that automatically transmission causes to variation by energy efficiency.
For the disclosure is summarized, some aspect of the present invention, advantage and novel feature are described herein.Should be understood that, might not all these advantages can realize by any specific embodiment according to the present invention.Therefore, the present invention can be to realize or to optimize an advantage of place like this instruction or the mode of one group of advantage is implemented or specializes, and needn't realize other advantages of this place instruction or suggestion.
Fig. 1 illustrates according to the energy management system that comprises of some embodiment and uses schematic diagram with the energy that use is measured, analyzes, communicated by letter and controls to energy.
Fig. 2 illustrates according to the illustrative diagram of the energy management system of some embodiment.
Fig. 3 illustrates according to the schematic diagram of the example energy management system of Fig. 2 of some embodiment.
Fig. 4 is the schematic diagram illustrating according to the polarity correction device of some embodiment.
Fig. 5 is according to the example data reduction of some embodiment and the process flow diagram of data verification process.
Fig. 6 is according to the process flow diagram of the example energy data management processes of some embodiment.
Now with reference to above summarized accompanying drawing descriptive system and the feature of method.Run through accompanying drawing, reuse reference number with the indication corresponding relation between element of being quoted.Accompanying drawing, relevant description and concrete enforcement are provided for embodiments of the invention are described, rather than in order to limit the scope of the present disclosure.
Fig. 1 illustrates and comprises that the energy that energy management system 102 is measured, analyzes, communicated by letter and control with the energy use to facility 104 is used 100 schematic diagram.The energy that enters facility 104 can have many forms, such as, such as heat, machinery, electricity, chemistry, light etc.Modal form is typical electric power or electricity, gas, thermal mass (hot-air or cold air) and solar radiation.Electric energy can produce the alternative form producing from traditional fossil fuel or electric power, as the generator of electric energy of solar cell, wind turbine, fuel cell, any type etc.Environmental weather conditions (as the cloudy day) or the time (as night) in one day may cause emittance to shift (gain or loss).Facility 104 can comprise the region of one or more subregion in one or more buildings, house, factory, shop, commercial facility, industrial plants, one or more room, one or more office, facility, one or more floor in buildings, parking building, stadiums, cinema, individual equipment or machine (motor, freezer unit, pump, fan, elevator etc.), with electric vehicle of energy and/or information flow etc.In another embodiment, the energy of 102 pairs of one or more circuit that are associated with facility 104 of energy management system, household electrical appliances, device, micro-electrical network, electrical network etc. is used and measures, analyzes, communicates by letter and control.
The energy parameter that energy management system 102 is measured from the energy that enters facility 104 and consume in facility 104.Energy management system 102 receives the sensor signal from sensor 106 extraly.Sensor 106 can comprise current sensor, voltage sensor, EMF sensor, touch sensor, the closing of contact, capacitive transducer, stroke sensor, mechanical switch, torque sensor, temperature sensor, air flow sensor, gas flow sensor, water flow sensor, water sensor, accelerator, vibration transducer, GPS, wind sensor, sun-sensor, pressure transducer, optical sensor, tensiometer, microphone, humidity sensor, take sensor, motion sensor, laser sensor, gas sensor (CO 2, CO), (rotation, angle) speed pickup, impulse meter etc.
Energy management system by LAN (Local Area Network), by WWW 110(as the Internet), by intelligent grid etc. directly and third party 108 communicate.Third party is utility company for example, building maintenance personnel, other energy management system, the first respondent, emergency personnel, government's energy mechanism, equipment, control system, other facilities, information database, software systems, network service, equipment supplier, equipment and technology support staff, keeper, managerial personnel, intelligent electric meter, isolating switch, machine, equipment, vehicle, battery system, generator, fuel cell, inverter, photovoltaic battery panel, RSS feed, weather station, the measurement mechanism of exporting with numeral etc.Energy management system 102 reduces potentiality, (electricity, gas, water) demand reduction potentiality, (electricity, gas, water) demand reduction measured value, baseline energy information, peak energy information, energy dutycycle, power quality information, sensor signal etc. to third party's 108 transmission measured energy parameter, energy characteristics index, energy report, energy alarm, control command, activity log, electric demand.In addition, energy management system 102 can receive the additional-energy data from third party 108.The example of additional data comprises that environmental data, weather forecast, fuel type, specific energy, electrical network load, previously energy consumption, facility take scheduling, the modeling of BIM(architecture information) data, GIS(Geographic Information System) data, facility data, equipment code data, plant maintenance daily record, inspection of assets data etc.
Energy management system 102 is analyzed measured energy parameter, sensor signal and additional data, to provide energy datum and energy by analysis to control.Energy management system 102 is analyzed these data with calculating energy load, determine that possible energy reduces, identification failure system, determine carbon footprint, calculate uneven mutually, calculate power quality, calculate power capacity, energy efficiency index, computing equipment dutycycle, calculating energy load configuration, identification peak energy, determine the energy of wasting, the basic reason of analysing energy waste, the loss that identification causes due to while heating and cooling, calculated cold, it is overheated to calculate, calculate scheduling loss, computation rate is analyzed, calculating energy improves the income of measure, calculate optimum capacity and the maximum return of substitute energy, computation requirement reduces potentiality, calculating energy prediction etc.In one embodiment, energy management system 102 at least in part the analysis of the energy parameter based on to measured, sensor signal and additional third party's data energy control signal is provided.In one embodiment, energy control signal is that pulse-length modulation (PWM) control signal is to control the load of the circuit being associated with facility 104.Other examples of energy control signal are but are not limited to relaying interruption, software interruption, simulation output, digital output, frequency modulation (PFM), voltage modulated, current-clamp, controlled in wireless (AM, FM, RF, Wi-Fi tM, WiMax tMetc.), have line traffic control ( lonWorks tMdeng) etc.In other embodiments, energy management system 102 by the direct communication in LAN (Local Area Network), on the Internet, on intelligent grid etc. to third party's 108 transmission energy datum by analysis.
Fig. 2 illustrates the block diagram of the embodiment of energy management system 102.Energy management system 102 comprises one or more computing machine 202 and storer 204, and communicates with one or more third party 108 by network 210.
For instance, computing machine 202 comprises other substrate configurations of processor, field programmable gate array (FPGA), system on chip (SOC), programmed logic or representative data and the instruction of carrying out as described here work.In other embodiment, processor can comprise controller circuitry, processor circuit, processor, general purpose single-chip or multi-chip microprocessor, digital signal processor, embedded microprocessor, microcontroller etc.In one embodiment, processor is by the ADE7880 of Analog Devices company manufacture, by the ADE5169 of Analog Devices company manufacture or the ADE7953 being manufactured by Analog Devices company etc.
Storer 204 can comprise data and one or more logic of application program and/or the data-storage system of physics being used by processor 202 for storing.In one embodiment, storer 204 comprises program module 212 and at least one data memory module 214.In one embodiment, data memory module comprises at least one database.
In certain embodiments, network 210 can comprise Local Area Network.In further embodiments, network 210 can comprise one or more in following communication mode: internet (internet), the Internet (Internet), Intranet, wide area network (WAN), family lan (HAN), public network, intelligent grid, these combination etc.In other embodiments, network 210 can be any communication system, comprise, for instance, the computer network of telephone network, wireless system for transmitting data, two-way cable system, customization, interactive TV networks etc.In addition, to the connection of network 210 may be by TCP IP for example, power line carrier (Power Line Carrier, PLC), WiFi tM, WiMax tM, (global system for mobile communications), GPRS(GPRS), these combination etc.
In an embodiment, storer 204 comprises interface module, if graphical user interface (GUI) etc. is to provide user interface by interfacing equipment 216 to energy management system 102.This interfacing equipment comprises, for instance, personal computer, display, keyboard, qwerty keyboard, 8 sections, 16 sections or more multistage LED, LCD panel, display, smart phone, mobile communications device, microphone, keypad, loudspeaker, fixed-point apparatus, user interface control element, these combination and allow user that input command is provided and receive any other device or the system from the output of energy management system 102.
Energy management system 102 also comprises input/output circuitry 206 and analog to digital converter (ADC) module 208.Input/output circuitry 206 is connected with circuit 218, circuit 218 comprises that motor (such as, such as fan 220, pump/compressor 222, variable air quantity (VAV) valve, elevator etc.), temperature sensor 224, lamp ballast, lamp switch and other inside or external sensor 226 are to provide curtage coupling, voltage or current level adjusting, control signal, frequency adjustment, phase adjusted etc.In one embodiment, input/output circuitry 206 bi-directional scaling electric measurement value and sensing datas, make energy measure and sensing data to be analyzed and to be stored by processor 202 and storer 204.Input/output circuitry 206 is digital, simulation or mimic channel and digital circuit combinations.
ADC module 208 is connected with circuit 218,220,222, so that analog energy measured value is converted to digital value, for being further analyzed and being processed by processor 202 and storer 204.
Fig. 3 illustrates the embodiment of energy management system 102, and energy management system 102 comprises: processor 202, storer 204, one or more temperature sensor compensating module 300, one or more sensor compensation module 304 for other sensors, one or more ADC module 208, one or more polarity correction device 304, one or more multiplex machine 338 and one or more phase ADC module 306.Storer 204 comprises data memory module 214 and program module 212.In one embodiment, program module 212 comprises: energy computing module 308, data gateway module 310, data verification and reduction module 312, data analysis module 314, data encryption module 316, GPS (GPS) module 318, Web(network) server module 320, man-machine interface (HMI) module 322, pulse-length modulation (PWM) controller module 324 and communication module 326.
In an embodiment, energy gauge 102 is measured the electric parameter of 1 to n circuit or electronic circuit 218, these electric parameters are for example electric current, line-to neutral voltages between voltage, electric current, voltage between lines, line, the first-harmonic of the first-harmonic of electric current, general power, reactive power, active power, every phase and harmonic wave gross energy, every phase and harmonic wave quadergy, the meritorious energy of every mutually every harmonic frequency, the quadergy of every mutually every harmonic frequency, the meritorious energy of the first-harmonic of every phase and harmonic wave etc. between line and neutral point.In addition, measured parameter comprises, for instance, and light intensity, rotational speed, linear velocity, temperature, vibration, carbon dioxide, pressure, motion, flow, acceleration, voltage, electric current, sound, ultrasonic frequency etc.Circuit 218 can be positioned in the local of energy management system 102 or at a distance, and can measure from off-position 0 volt under "on" position up to the voltage within the scope of about 600VAC or VDC and the high speed due to voltage spikes that reaches 4KV.Energy management system 102 metering circuits 210, it has various phase configuration, such as, such as single-phase, phase-splitting, three-phase Δ (Delta) shape, three-phase Y(Wye) shape etc.Energy management system 102 is operated in voltage and a plurality of frequency from 80VAC to 600VAC, such as, such as 50Hz, 60Hz etc.
Measurement mechanism 330 is associated with each circuit 218, and obtains the analogue measurement of electric current, voltage or power in its circuit being associated 218.In an embodiment, measurement mechanism 330 is directly coupled in the distribution system of facility, and in this system, electric measurement can be obtained from main distribution bar inside or obtain by the connection to isolating switch.In another embodiment, measurement mechanism 330 can be embedded in isolating switch to measure the voltage and current of the circuit 218 being associated with isolating switch.
In one embodiment, by the output lead of measurement mechanism 330 is directly connected to energy management system 102, measurement mechanism 330 is electrically coupled to energy management system 102.In another embodiment, measurement mechanism 330 is delivered to energy management system 102 by wireless, wired, light or power line carrier (PLC) communication by the measured energy datum from circuit 218, and the control signal from energy management system 102 is delivered to circuit 218.
By being electrically connected to the power-on circuit with or without rechargeable reserve battery etc., can picking up with rectification measurement mechanism 330 power supplies from the electromagnetic field that is associated with circuit 218.Measurement mechanism 330 comprises, for instance, Rogowsky (Rogowski) coil, direct current shunt, external digital current sensor, external analog current sensor, clamped-in style/jaw type current measurement toroidal transformer (CT), the divert shunt resistor module of connecting with isolating switch and these combination etc.
In one embodiment, measurement mechanism 330 comprises current transformer 330.Electric current in circuit 218 is too high to such an extent as to can not directly put on surveying instrument time, and current transformer 330 produces the electric current to the about proportional reduction of electric current in circuit 218.Current transformer 330 is also kept apart surveying instrument and very high voltage, if surveying instrument is directly connected to circuit 218, this very high voltage may damage surveying instrument.
For each measured circuit 218, current transformer 330 is electrically coupled to ADC module 208 by polarity correction device 304.If it is incorrect that current transformer 330 is installed, polarity correction device 304 is provided to ADC208 by the correct polarity of circuit 218.For example, when current transformer 330 is installed incorrectly, for example during the +/-output by the circuit 218 reverse current mutual inductors 330 measured with respect to it, the phase place of measurement can differ with the actual phase of measured circuit 218 about 180 degree.
Fig. 4 is the schematic diagram that the embodiment of polarity correction device 304 is shown.As described above, for each circuit 208, current transformer 330 is electrically coupled to ADC module 208 by polarity correction device 304.If it is incorrect that current transformer 330 is installed, by sending control signals to polarity correction device 304, the polarity of the measured circuit 218 of energy management system 102 automatic calibration.Polarity correction also can by energy computing module 308, data gateway module 310 or data verification and reduction module 312 one or more in software complete.
In the embodiment shown in Fig. 4, polarity correction device 304 comprises locking double-point double-throw switch 400.This switch 400 is line reversal of poles, this be by by second of the first switch throw (1,2) be connected to first of second switch throw (2,1) upper, and also by throwing (1,1) by first of the first switch, be connected to second of second switch and throw on (2,2).Switch 400 can be hardware unit, and this hardware unit is used for polarity-reversal applications or is implemented in module 212 at inner distribution.
Energy management system 102 is by the polarity of the measured circuit 218 of position automatic calibration of gauge tap 400.In one embodiment, data verification and 312 assessments of reduction module are for given measured circuit 218, from the voltage-phase of phase ADC module 306 with from the current phase of ADC module 208, when be spaced and surpass approximately 90 and spend and be less than approximately 270 degree, and/or when measured energy is born in the situation that not there is not electric power generation.When this situation exists, current transformer 330 is coupled on circuit 218 and the incorrect phase of metering circuit 218 improperly.Control signal is sent to switch 400 for data verification and reduction module 312 or application software is proofreaied and correct.Switch 400 receives this control signal and contact change-over is arrived to alternative site, thereby proofreaies and correct measured polarity.
Referring to Fig. 3, the output of polarity correction device 304 comprises the measured signal from the measurement mechanism 330 with correct polarity.The output of polarity correction module 304 is electrically coupled in the input of ADC module 208.Electric signal from circuit 218 is continuous in time simulating signal.ADC module 208 to sampling from the analog electrical signal of measurement mechanism 330, and is converted to digital value by analog measurement with sampling rate, for being used by processor 202 and program module 212.
In one embodiment, the energy datum from circuit 222 is measured and analyzed to energy management system 102, circuit 222 comprises motor, this motor is for pumps water or fluid, or for pressure gas, as the nitrogen of the oxygen of the air for compressing, compression, compression, for heating, heating ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) system etc.Sensor 332 is physically attached or be electrically coupled to electrical motor/pump/compressor 222.The example of sensor 332 be but be not limited to accelerometer for measuring vibrations, for measure temperature thermopair, for measuring 1 to n stage, be supplied to the electric current of motor 222 and the current transformer of voltage 330 and polarity correction device 304 etc.In addition, can use ultrasonic flow transducer, working pressure table etc. by direct flow measurement, the gaseous tension in the rate of flow of fluid of electrical motor/pump 222 or motor/compressor 222 to be measured.The output of sensor 332 is electrically coupled to the input of ADC module 208.ADC module 208 to sampling from the analog electrical signal of sensor 332, and is converted to digital value by analog measurement with sampling rate, for being used by processor 202 and program module 212.
In another embodiment, energy management system 102 is measured and is analyzed the energy datum from circuit 220, and circuit 220 comprises motor, and this motor is connected to fan and transmits air stream.Sensor 334 is physically attached or be electrically coupled in motor/fan 220.The example of sensor 334 be but be not limited to accelerometer for measuring vibrations, for measure temperature thermopair, for measuring 1 to n stage, be supplied to the electric current of motor/fan 220 and the current transformer of voltage 330 and polarity correction device 304, for measuring air flow sensor from the air mass flow of motor/fan 220 etc.The output of sensor 334 is electrically coupled to the input of ADC module 208.ADC module 208 to sampling from the analog electrical signal of sensor 334, and is converted to digital value by analog measurement with sampling rate, for being used by processor 202 and program module 212.
In one embodiment, ADC module 208 comprise analog to digital converter (such as, such as ADE5169 being manufactured by Analog Devices etc.) and at least one wire jumper.Wire jumper is on-the-spot selectable, and with the phase of metering circuit 218, circuit 218 has various possible phase configuration, as single-phase, phase-splitting, three-phase Δ shape, three-phase Y shape or similarly configuration.In another embodiment, ADC module 208 comprises ADC, and for example, such as, the ADE5169 being manufactured by Analog Devices, and phase configuration and the associated of ADC module 208 its corresponding phase voltages can be carried out by program module 212.In addition, the data sampling speed of ADC module 208 can be at about 10Hz in the scope of about 1MHz.In one embodiment, more than the phase voltage of a group, can be connected in energy management system 102, as the voltage at transformer upstream and downstream.The phase configuration of ADC module 208 can provide reference for any one in voltage-phase by module 212.
In another embodiment, high-speed ADC module 208 is electrically coupled to the low speed ADC module 208 that the ADE7880 that manufactured by Analog Devices comprises in parallel.High-speed ADC module 208 is measured high speed voltage transient, and ADE7880ADC and microprocessor are measured meritorious and quadergy parameter.
Phase ADC module 306 is electrically coupled to the circuit with phase A, B, C by resitstance voltage divider (not shown) or step-down transformer (not shown), to digitally measure voltage amplitude and the phase information of phase A, B, C.Resitstance voltage divider reduces the amplitude of electric signal in proportion, and it is compatible making signal level and the input request signal of phase ADC module 306.
Phase signal from phase A, B, C is continuous in time simulating signal.Energy management system 102 can be measured three-phase, three line Δ electrical connections and measure three-phase, four line Y shape electrical connections.For example, three-phase Δ electricity generation system transferring electric power on three-wire system, wherein the phase place of the electric power on every wire separates approximately 120 degree with other wires in phase place.In energy management system 102 selections mutually one is as a reference point.In another example, three-phase Y shape electricity generation system transferring electric power in four-wire system, wherein three in wire carry the electric current of apart approximately 120 ° of phase place.Article four, wire is neutral, and this is reference point.Phase ADC module 306 is sampled to these analog electrical signals with sampling rate, and converts analog measurement to digital value, for being used by processor 202 and module 212.Each ADC module 306 can by software select and module 212 be used as voltage mutually in any one reference.In an embodiment, voltage-phase is once measured in module 306.
In one embodiment, high speed phase ADC module 306 is electrically coupled to the low speed phase ADC module 306 that the ADE7880 that manufactured by Analog Devices comprises in parallel.High speed phase ADC module 306 is measured high speed voltage transient, and ADE7880ADC and microprocessor are measured meritorious and quadergy parameter.
In an embodiment, energy management system 102 can be used to measure electric current and the voltage of the circuit on two or more three-phase voltage sources.Three-phase voltage source is connected in two or more phases ADC module 306.Multiplex machine (MUX) 338 is used to the reference of any other line voltage in any one phase ADC module 306 using each the line voltage in phase ADC module 306.Multiplex machine 338 is also used to the reference at the phasing degree in any one the line voltage in any one phase ADC module 306 using the phasing degree of the electric current in any one ADC module 208.
In another embodiment, energy management system 102 can be used to measure electric current and the voltage of the circuit on two or more three-phase voltage sources.Three-phase voltage source is connected in two or more phases ADC module 306.Multiplex machine 338 is used to the reference of any other line voltage in any one phase ADC module 306 using each the line voltage in phase ADC module 306.Multiplex machine 338 is also used to the reference at the phasing degree in any one the line voltage in any one phase ADC module 306 using the phasing degree of the electric current in any one ADC module 208.
In another embodiment, the multiplex function of multiplex machine 338 is carried out by software.Use FPGA or digital signal processor, digitized voltage and current waveform is multiplexed by digitizing in real time.Digital multiplexer is used to the phasing degree of any one electric current ADC module 208 as the reference at the phasing degree of any one voltage phase ADC module 306.
In one embodiment, phase ADC module 306 comprise analog to digital converter (such as, such as ADE5169 being manufactured by Analog Devices etc.) and at least one wire jumper.Wire jumper is on-the-spot selectable, and to measure phase A, B, C, phase A, B, C have various a kind of in may phase configuration, as single-phase, phase-splitting, three-phase Δ shape, three-phase Y shape or similarly configuration.In addition, the data sampling speed of phase ADC module 306 can be at about 0.1Hz in the scope of about 1MHz.
In one embodiment, energy management system 102 and submodule thereof can connect from outside or in-line power by the voltage in phase ADC module 306.In other embodiment, external power can be to come from another energy management system 102, external AC/DC power supply, external AC power supply etc.
Phase ADC module 306, for the ADC module 208 of circuit 218,220,222, by system bus 336, be coupled to storer 204.System bus 336 can comprise that physical connection is connected that with logic processor 202, storer 204, sensor compensation 300,302 and ADC module 208,306 are coupled and make them have interoperability manipulation.
By phase ADC module 306, be sent to energy computing module 308 for the ADC module 208 of 1 to n circuit 218 and the digital measurement information of collecting for the ADC module 208 of circuit 220,222.308 pairs of digital metrical informations of energy computing module make energy calculation and provide calculated energy datum.The example of the energy datum of calculating be but be not limited between line and line to voltage between electric current, general power, active power, reactive power, between line, arrive neutral point current with line, power factor, the first-harmonic of every phase and harmonic wave gross energy, the first-harmonic of phase summation and harmonic wave gross energy, the first-harmonic of every phase and the harmonic wave energy of gaining merit, the first-harmonic of phase summation and the harmonic wave energy of gaining merit, the first-harmonic of every phase and harmonic wave quadergy, the first-harmonic of phase summation and harmonic wave quadergy, frequency, harmonic frequency, gas is used, cold water is used, hot water is used, gross energy use etc.
Data gateway module 310 is sampled to measured energy datum and the energy datum of calculating by controlling the sampling rate of phase ADC module 306 and ADC module 208.The scope of sampling rate is from about 0.1Hz to about 1MHz, and is preferably between about 1KHz and 20KHz, more preferably between about 5KHz and about 18KHz, and most preferably between about 1KHz and about 8KHz.In another embodiment, the scope of sampling rate is from about 0.1Hz to about 24KHz, and preferably between about 1KHz and 10KHz, more preferably between about 10KHz and about 15KHz, and most preferably between about 10KHz and about 24KHz.In one embodiment, sampling rate is at user option, and this is carried out from user interface facilities 216 by user.Data gateway module 310 sends to data verification and reduction module 312 by measured data and the energy datum of calculating.In another embodiment, ADC sampling rate and be sent to third-party data report speed separately.The scope of ADC sampling rate is from 10kHz to 1MHz.To third-party data report (propelling movement) speed, can be at user option, and can be specific to from each data in sensor 330,332,334,226,224.
Data verification and reduction module 312 receive from the data that record of data gateway module 310 and the energy datum of calculating.In addition, data verification and reduction module 312 by the data that record and the energy datum calculated with previous data sample and/or approach real-time data sample and compare, with guarantee to be correlated with and accurately data be sent to data memory module 214 and be sent to data command and communication module 326.In one embodiment, data verification and reduction module 312 specified data accuracys.
In another embodiment, data verification and reduction module 312 reduce the quantity of measured energy datum.This is in a plurality of energy management system 102 wherein, each is important to obtain for the embodiment of the measurement data of a plurality of circuit 218,220,222 up to about 24KHz, because Data Collection may make network (such as intelligent grid or communication network 210 even) overload by data.In another embodiment, data verification and reduction module 312 executing datas reduce and proofread and correct both.
In one embodiment, the marked change that data verification and reduction module 312 are analyzed in the energy parameter recording.In one embodiment, the variation that the marked change in measured energy parameter may indicate energy to use may be maybe impaired data.By the time approximately identical with energy spikes or approach Real-time Obtaining from the appended sample of data gateway module 310, the energy spikes that data verification and reduction module 312 are analyzed in measured energy datum, to determine whether this spike is the data of Significant Change, noise or damage during energy is used.If energy spikes is active data measured value, the amplitude of the sample obtaining subsequently will be directly proportional to energy spikes.If the amplitude of the data of obtaining is subsequently substantially different from energy spikes, data verification and reduction module 312 determine that energy spikes is caused by noise, and bad data are regarded as to incoherent and be unworthy being transmitted for storage or " propelling movement " or " pulling out " communication.
In one embodiment, if marked change is the variation of being correlated with and indication energy is used, in detected variation, occur in latter one hour, preferably in detected variation, occur in latter 15 minutes, more preferably in detected variation, occur in latter 1 minute, and most preferably after detected variation occurs in 1 second, the information that automatically transmission of energy management system 102 or propelling movement are relevant to marked change in measured parameter.
In one embodiment, data verification and reduction module 312 reduce the quantity of measured energy datum, and measured energy datum will substantially be reported, be stored in real time pushed in data memory module 214, by communication network 210 or will automatically be sent to remote data base or cloud database or is drawn out (obtaining) from user's inquiry.The quantity of the minimizing of energy datum is at least in part based on data filtering parameter previous definition or user-defined, this data filtering parameter is in this way all, such as the minimum threshold on any one in the max-thresholds on any one in the rate of change of the variable quantity of measured or energy datum that calculate, the measured or energy datum calculated, the measured or data analyzed, the measured or data analyzed etc.The quantity that reduces measured data make energy gauge 102 can by network 210 use low, in or high-speed data communication passage, with transmit with higher rate by the circuit 218,220,222 of digital sample in real time or approach real-time energy and report.
In one embodiment, data filtering parameter is the variation of at least 10% in the detected value of parameter, wherein this variation is to increase or reduce, and wherein this parameter is parameter measured or that calculate, and wherein this variation is between the currency of parameter and preceding value.More preferably, this data filtering parameter is at least 5% variation, and most preferably, this data filtering parameter is at least 1% variation.In another embodiment, data filtering parameter is the variation of at least 10% in institute's detected parameters.
In another embodiment, data filtering parameter is the difference of at least 10% in the rate of change of parameter, wherein this variation is to increase or reduce, wherein this parameter is parameter measured or that calculate, and wherein this variation is at the detected current rate of change of parameter with previously between rate of change.More preferably, data filtering parameter is the difference of at least 5% in rate of change, and most preferably, this data filtering parameter is the difference of at least 1% in rate of change.
Fig. 5 is for the example data reduction of data verification and reduction module 312 and the process flow diagram of data verification process 500.In one embodiment, at least one measurement from circuit 208,220,22 of process 500 reduction and checking and/or the data of calculating.From frame 502, process 500 is obtained the zero energy measured value M from data gateway module 310 0.At frame 504, process 500 is obtained the next energy measure M from data gateway module 310 1.M 0and M 1be the measured value of identical electric parameter, but separate in time, and M 0first occur.In one embodiment, M 0and M 1separate one or more time cycle of the sampling rate of ADC module 208 in time.
At frame 506, this process is by M 0and M 1compare, and definite M 0and M 1whether there is approximately identical value.In one embodiment, if M 0and M 1differ each other the number percent that user is definite, a M of the value that is no more than them 0and M 1approximately to equate.For example,, if M 0and M 1differ and be no more than 1% each other, M 0and M 1can be considered to have approximately identical value.In another embodiment, work as M 0=M 1time, M 0and M 1there is approximately identical value.
If M 0and M 1be roughly the same value, process 500 is determined M 1be redundant data or there are seldom the data that are worth, and at frame 512 by M 0be set to M 1while is store M not 1.From frame 512, process 500 turns back to frame 504, and obtains next measured value M 1.
If at frame 506M 0and M 1be not about identical value, process 500 moves to frame 508, and in frame 508, process 500 is determined M 0and M 1value be whether significantly different, this may be the indication of energy spikes in measured parameter 218,220,222.In one embodiment, if M 0and M 1differ each other the number percent that user is definite, a M approximately surpassing their value 0and M 1significantly different.For example,, if M 0and M 1differ each other and surpass 50%, M 0and M 1can be regarded as significantly different.
If M 0and M 1significantly not different, this process is determined M 1the DATA REASONING value of active data measured value rather than redundancy, and by M 1be stored in data memory module 214.At frame 512, process 500 is by M 0be set to M 1and turn back to frame 504, in frame 504, obtain next measured value M 1.
If at frame 508M 0and M 1be significantly different, process 500 moves to frame 514, in frame 514, in 5 minutes of the marked change in detecting measured parameter, more preferably in 1 minute, and most preferably in 10 milliseconds, obtains and has an additional measured value M at least 2.
At frame 516, process 500 is determined M 2be whether and M 1proportional.M 2and M 1be the measured value of identical electric parameter, but separate in time, and M 1first occur.In one embodiment, M 2and M 1separate one or more time cycle of the sampling rate of ADC208 in time.In another embodiment, M 2with respect to M 1asynchronous obtain.If energy spikes M 1active data measured value, the sample M obtaining subsequently 2amplitude will with energy spikes M 1amplitude be approximately directly proportional.In one embodiment, if ratio M 2/ M 1approximately constant, M 2with M 1approximately be directly proportional.
If M 2with M 1approximately be directly proportional, M 1that active data measured value and process 500 move to frame 510.At frame 510, process 500 is by M 1be stored in data memory module 214.At frame 512, process 500 is by M 0be set to M 1and turn back to frame 504, in frame 504, obtain next measured value M 1.
If M 2and M 1approximately be not directly proportional, M 1most probable is not active data measured value.Process 500 is determined energy spikes M 1by noise, caused, and bad data are regarded as to incoherent and be unworthy being sent to data memory module 214 or for push/pull communication.This process turns back to frame 504, and obtains next measured value M 1.Therefore, process 500 is verified and is reduced measured and energy datum that calculate.
With reference to Fig. 3, data verification and reduction module 312 send to data analysis module 314 by empirical tests and the energy datum through reducing.Data analysis module 314 also receives and processes from third-party data with from the data of data memory module 214 by data command and communication module 326.Data analysis module 314 by empirical tests and through energy datum and/or energy spectrometer, efficiency analysis, the use analysis of reduction, the result that takies analysis, performance evaluation etc. send to data memory module 214 for storing, for the Web server module 312 transmitted by internet, for the human-machine interface module 322 checking and handle by user and for one or more of the data command that transmits by network 210 and communication module 326.
In one embodiment, when the voltage-phase from ADC module 208 and current phase, show and surpass approximately 90 when spend and being less than the phase differential of approximately 270 degree, data analysis module 314 receives from data verification and reduces the indication of module 312.The data analysis module 314 correct phase that identification is associated with ADC module 208 automatically, and this phase information is attached on the corresponding energy information from the ADC module 208 being associated in data verification and reduction module 312.The setting of selection mutually for ADC module 208 that data analysis module 314 is proofreaied and correct in energy computing module 308, thus ADC module 208 is with the correct phase from phase ADC module 306 as a reference.
In addition, data analysis module 314 is processed empirical tests and energy datum, sensing data and external environment condition through reducing and facility and is used information, to derive and to transmit electric loading, install and to be used to reduce or be increased in building management system/energy management system (BMS/EMS) control signal of the electric energy in one or more particular electrical circuit 218,220,222.
For example, data analysis module 314 compares measured rate of flow of fluid or gaseous tension and the energy being used by motor 222, the temperature of motor 222, the rotational speed of the belt tension of motor 222, motor 222 and the vibration of motor 222.From the comparison of these measured operational factors and design operation parameter with analyzing, derive efficiency factor and curve subsequently.By data command and communication module 108, Web server module 320 or data memory module 214 from supplier data or the BIM data acquisition rating of electric machine.Efficiency factor is used to automatically regulate AC motor speed by variable velocity or vector drive motor controller, with derive and optimize for required rate of flow of fluid or or the energy of the gas velocity of compression use.Measured data and efficiency factor are also used to remind any electrical fault of third party or maintenance requirements by data command and communication module 108.With regard to the situation of DC motor 222, PWM controller 324 is used to control the voltage that arrives electrical motor/pump/compressor 222.
In another example, the data analysis module 314 in the future data of autobiography sensor 334 compares with the data from other sensors 226, and analyzes the air mass flow that motor 220 is derived on ground.Other sensors 226 can be measured upstream pressure, downstream pressure, the parameter of electric machine (such as speed and temperature).Data analysis module 314 further compares the air mass flow of derivation and electric efficiency and relevant motor/fan operational factor.Then, these data are used to automatically adjusted AC motor speed and optimized its energy and use by variable velocity or vector drive motor controller, with the optimum capacity transmitting for required air flow velocity, use.With regard to the situation of DC motor/fan 220, PWM controller 324 is for controlling the voltage that arrives motor/fan 220, for Optimum Operation.
By temperature compensation means 300 be coupled to system bus 336 temperature sensor 224, by data command and communication module 326, be coupled to one or more third party of system bus 336 and be coupled to by other sensor compensation devices 302 at least some that other sensors 226 of system bus 336 provide in external environmental information.The measured temperature that temperature compensation means 300 receives from temperature sensor 224, and this measured temperature of bi-directional scaling, make the input requirements of temperature data and processor 202 and storer 204 compatible.In the embodiment shown in Fig. 3, temperature sensor 224 is positioned at the position away from energy management system 102.In other embodiments, temperature sensor 224 is positioned in energy management system 102.Measured temperature provides with the weather of facility 104 neighboring areas or when the unit temp information of the temperature information of the relevant temperature information of Time of Day, facility 104 interior locations, the device that is associated with circuit 218,220,222 etc.In one embodiment, temperature compensation 300 comprises compensation for calibrating errors look-up table, and it is for correctly utilizing J or K type thermocouple assembly or wire/wireless thermostat to realize outside Local or Remote temperature survey.
Equally, the measurement value sensor that other sensor compensation devices 302 receive from other sensors 226, and this measurement value sensor of bi-directional scaling, make the input requirements of sensing data and processor 202 and storer or module 204 compatible.In the embodiment shown in Fig. 3, other sensors 226 are positioned at the position away from energy management system 102.In other embodiments, other sensors 224 are positioned in energy management system 102.For example, other sensors can be but be not limited to pressure transducer, optical sensor, acceleration transducer, tensiometer, flow sensor, gas sensor, microphone, humidity sensor, take sensor, motion sensor, vibration transducer, wind speed, thermal sensor, gaseous spectrum instrument, laser sensor, humidity sensor and other environmental sensors, such as, discharge, air mass flow and gas flow etc.Sensing data is analyzed, to calculate energy load, determined that possible energy reduces, the system that identification is broken down etc.
Based on to empirical tests with through the energy datum of reduction, from the input of sensor 224,226,332,334 and at least carry out analysis and comparison from the input of third party's module 108, data analysis module 314 is provided for the control signal that load is controlled.In one embodiment, energy management system 102 comprises analog input/output port 206 and/or digital input/output end port 206, and control signal reaches external device (ED) by port 206 and controls for the load to external device (ED).In another embodiment, control signal reaches circuit 218,220,222 by PWM controller module 324.In another embodiment, control signal reaches third party by data command and communication module 326.
In one embodiment, energy management system 102 is by outside high speed electronic switch, such as high-power MOSFET (mos field effect transistor), IGFET(isolated-gate field effect transistor (IGFET)) etc. be coupled to circuit 218,220,222.PWM controller module 324 output variable duty ratio pulse signals, control for the load to outside high speed electronic switch.This variable-length pulse makes the outside high speed electronic switch can be by switch power to the ON(conducting of circuit with high frequency) and OFF(disconnect) time quantum that changes of state keeping controls electric energy and the carbon footprint of arbitrary circuit 218,220,222.Switching frequency changed several times at one minute between several KHz.The variable duty ratio pulse signal of being combined with outside high speed electronic switch is associated with D class or the Control System Design of E class.
Data analysis module 314 is sent to data command and communication module 326 by empirical tests and energy datum and energy datum by analysis through reducing.Data command makes energy management system 102 be connected with third party 108 with communication module 326 by communication network 210.Data command and communication module 326 propelling datas and pull out data, wherein data-pushing is by energy management system 102(sender) communication or the self-propagating request that start, and data to pull out be by third party 108(recipient) request of the communication that starts.
Data command and communication module 326 can be used agreement that empirical tests and the energy datum through the energy datum of reduction and/or after analyzing are pushed to remote-control device in real time or approach real-time analysis, push to remote-control device for the control to remote-control device, push to long-range structure query language (SQL), SAP or cloud database for storing etc.And the data that push can be used for data comparison, data mining and additional data analysis.Additional data analysis includes, but are not limited to charging, circuit control, intelligent appliance control, electric vehicle energy use control, electric transportation system capacity use control etc.
The example of agreement and communication system is but is not limited to, Ethernet ( such as ieee standard 802.3), power line carrier (PLC), WiFi tM(such as, IEEE802.11 standard series), WiMax tM(such as, ieee standard 802.16e-2005), and GSM(global system for mobile communications).Data can be with for example, and XML, JSON, CSV, ASCII string, binary string and extended formatting transmit.In one embodiment, data command and communication module 326 via connect usage data clock synchronous and system timing.Other system connects and to comprise and moving individually or simultaneously with the TCP/IP with the interactional networking of third party's hardware and software, client-server mesh network wireless, WiFi tM, WiMax tM.
According to some embodiment, data command and communication module 326 can also store the copy of measured data, the data of calculating, empirical tests and the energy datum through the energy datum of reduction, after analyzing and the sensing data in data memory module 214 in one or more of, make it to be checked and to access by Web server 320 or data command and communication module 326.Any in can following data memory format of data memory module 214 carrys out storage data: scale-of-two, Comma-Separated Values, text, XML file, relevant database or non-relational database.
In one embodiment, data command and communication module 326 can be configured to the subordinate of obtaining main frame as third party 108 (such as, PC etc.), and can be configured to communicate by letter with third party 108 master hosts according to one of several standard agreements, these several standard agreements such as, for example subsequently, data command and communication module 326 are then as the protocol translation to serial communication.
In another embodiment, energy management system 102 comprises software numeral I/O module and Simulation with I/O module, this software numeral I/O module is connected with communication module 326 with data command with Simulation with I/O module and is connected with data analysis module 314, to realize data analysis module 314 and building management system (BMS), building energy management system (BEMS), electric automobile charging station, electric machine control system, electric control system, intelligent appliance, programmable logic controller (PLC), energy management reporting system, carbon footprint reporting system, two-way software command and interruption between other energy management system 102 grades.In another embodiment, I/O module is connected with the impulse meter from gas meter or water meter, to integrate this additional data.
According to some embodiment, data command and communication module 326 at least partly the energy datum based on measuring, the energy datum of calculating, the energy datum through the energy datum of reduction and empirical tests, after analyzing, sensing data, from the data of another energy management system 102 one of at least, or at least partly based on external demand response command come energy use in system, intelligent appliance or socket load, implement predetermined and automatically power reduce step.
Data memory module 214 storage power data, such as the energy datum of measuring, the energy datum of calculating, the energy datum through reduction and empirical tests, energy datum, the sensing data after analysis and any other data that received or produced by energy management system 102.In one embodiment, if the communication port of Local or Remote main frame is destroyed, data memory module 214 provides data buffering.Impact damper 214 separates data sampling speed and data report speed.Energy datum is stored in this locality with required sampling rate, until re-establish communication line.Then, transmission of energy data is to main frame, and guaranteeing can be because of communication failure obliterated data.
In one embodiment, energy management system 102 is to be greater than the sample frequency record of about 20KHz from the measured value of sensor 330,332,226,224.These measured values are verified in data verification and reduction module 312, and analyzed in data analysis module 314.Data command and communication module 326 with about per minute report speed once by data automatic transmission to third party 108 or data memory module 214.Sampling rate is what to be separated with report speed.
In another embodiment, energy management system 102 records the measured value from sensor 330,332,226,224 with the sample frequency of about 20KHz.These measured values are verified in data verification and reduction module 312, and analyzed in data analysis module 314.Data command and communication module 326 with about per minute report speed once by data automatic transmission to third party 108 or data memory module 214.The data of measuring compare with the sample frequency of about 20KHz and max-thresholds and minimum threshold.Be independent of report speed, the data that exceed threshold value when threshold value is exceeded automatic transmission to third party 108 or data memory module 214.Report with the measured data of about per minute speed once continues not subtract.
In one embodiment, data encryption module 316 is used safety and anti-hacker's data encryption algorithm that the energy datum that is derived from metering circuit 218,220,222 is encrypted.In another embodiment, data encryption module 316 is used from existing and emerging " intelligent grid " and or the anti-tamper and anti-hacker's of IT secure data agreement signal exchange.
In one embodiment, each energy management system 102 also comprises unique address.In one embodiment, this address is MAC Address.In another embodiment, this address is Globally Unique Identifier (GUID).In another embodiment, unique identifier is the combination of address and GPS information.The position of the energy management system 102 of each addressing of GPS module 318 mapping, and send GPS position coordinates to data and command communication module 326, position coordinates is associated with the energy measurement data of energy management system 102 from addressing herein.In one embodiment, 316 pairs of energy datums of data encryption module and positional information are encrypted.
Human-machine interface module (HMI) 322 provides interactive user interface by communication bus 210 between interfacing equipment 216 and energy management system 102.Web server module 320 is also connected with HMI module 322 and/or interfacing equipment 216, take further as user provides network user interface.In other embodiments, energy management system 102 also comprises and the ISO/IEEE802/3 standard of carrying out the personal computer (PC) in comfortable LAN (Local Area Network) or wide area network compatible user interface software module.
For example, interfacing equipment 216 comprise personal computer, display, keyboard, qwerty keyboard, 8,16 or more multistage LED or LCD panel, display, smart phone, mobile communications device, microphone, keypad, loudspeaker, locating device, user interface control element, dull and stereotyped PC, they combination and allow user that any other device or the system of the output of input command received energy management system 102 are provided.
In one embodiment, user can define grouping to be measured and sensor 330,332,334,226,224 that analyze by user interface, defines position to be measured and sensor 306,304,332,226,224 that analyze.The analysis of the information and executing from individual individual sensor 330,332,334,224,226 also can quasi real time or be approached in real time any grouping of these sensors is carried out.These groups may also comprise from the information that is attached to the sensor of other energy management system 102.In one embodiment, can use " drag and drop " technology to realize grouping and the location of circuit 218.Grouping and positional information can locally be stored in data-carrier store 214 and or in remote data base.In addition, " drag and drop " technology also can be used for drawing and report.In another embodiment, energy management system 102 also comprises mobile device module, and this mobile device module is used for making energy management system 102 to be connected with mobile device.User can be at mobile platform, such as, for example, android tM, deng on check in real time or energy use that store and " propellings movement " or " pulling out ".
By user interface, user can for the group of each sensor 330,332,334,224,226, sensor 330,332,334,224,226 and position to definition such as the energy indexes of measuring and calculate such as voltage for example, electric current, energy, energy expenditure rate, power, power factor, cost, cost rate, energy efficiency index, energy efficiency grades minimum and maximum prompting threshold value.
Using the baseline of foundation or the benchmark of foundation is, by the group of sensor 330,332,334,224,226, sensor 330,332,334,224,226 and the prompting of the relative energy mark between position each other and/or reading triggering, comparative prompting threshold value is set.For the prompting being triggered by energy sensor 330,332,334,224,226, the group of sensor 330,332,334,224,226 or the expectation energy consumption of position and value arranges the prompting threshold value of predictability.When prompting defined by the user is triggered, energy management system 102 by Email, text message, voice mail, RSS feed, Multimedia Message are reminded etc. automatically provides prompting for user.In one embodiment, remind with the description with trigger event, the description of this trigger event comprises about reminding the chart of the energy history before triggering and report, the consumption of expectation, the result of trigger event etc.
In another embodiment, by Web server module or propelling movement ability, energy management system 102 provides animation and interactive desktop and mobile widget (widget) for user, so that level of power consumption, energy grade and crucial conservation measures are passed to terminal user.In another embodiment, energy management system 102 passes to terminal user by having the RSS feed of desktop scrolling information bar by level of power consumption, energy grade, energy efficiency index and crucial conservation measures.
In other embodiments, energy management system 102 is self-metering based on coming, calculate with analyze after the electric mark of electric parameter, from other sensors 226, 224 input, from third party 108 data and from the data of the storage of data-carrier store 214, determine and the demand of reporting facility or system maintenance, such as, for example, air filter replacement, fluid filter is changed, belt tension, belt calibration, wearing and tearing or impaired belt, wearing and tearing or impaired bearing, wearing and tearing or impaired gear, insufficient lubrication, impaired anchor or framework, impaired or wear and tear brush, unbalance voltage, bad power quality, the waveform of distortion, higher harmonics distortion, bad power factor, phase load is uneven, critical power capacity, defective sensor, pipe leakage (duct leak), pipe leaks (pipe leak), the insulation of wearing and tearing, defective power capacitor, defective battery, defective power-supply filter, defective uninterrupted power supply (ups) Unity, defective voltage stabilizer, defective isolating switch, defective saving device blade, defective air valve, defective gas trap, defective water valve, defective measurement instrument, defective indicator etc.In one embodiment, at least one in the electric current that electric mark comprises arbitrary " downstream " motor or pump and/or voltage waveform, electric current and/or voltage level and peak value, power factor, other sensor informations such as temperature, vibration, acceleration, rotation, speed.
Fig. 6 is the process flow diagram of example energy data management processes 600.From frame 602 and 603, process 600 obtains respectively energy measure and measurement value sensor.In one embodiment, measured value obtains with the speed up to about 24KHz.
In certain embodiments, passing through the bandwidth of communicating by letter that such as LAN, internet (internet), internet (Internet) etc. carry out and may be not enough to hold the data in the speed up to 24,000 samples per second that 1 to n circuit 218,220,222 and 1 arrives n sensor 226 and 224 between energy management system 102 and third party.In order to hold less bandwidth, by not preserving and being as above close to identical measured value at the previous measured value of each sensor 330,332,334,224,226 described in Fig. 5, process 600 reduces quantity stored and/or measured value that transmit at frame 604 and 605.In one embodiment, before measured value is approximate not identical, user determines next measured value and previous measured value differ how many.
In frame 606 and 607, process 600 checkings are through the measured value of reduction.Obvious when different when next measured value and previous measured value, process 600 additional measurements getparms, and the amplitude of the amplitude of additional measurements and visibly different measured value is compared, as above described in Fig. 5.When these amplitudes are not directly proportional, different measured values is considered to be because noise produces, and is not saved or transmits.On the contrary, when these amplitudes are directly proportional, different measured values is considered to be effective measured value of indication energy use case, and is stored and/or transmits.
In frame 610, the measured value that process 600 analysis obtains, through the measured value of reduction and the measured value of empirical tests, so that the energy measure calculated, energy efficiency index, energy grade, cost information, carbon footprint, list maintenance, control signal, report, suggestion etc. to be provided.In one embodiment, this analysis is at least in part based on sensing data.
In frame 612, process 600 is by energy datum, through all or part of communicate by letter/be passed to third party or the data-carrier store 214 of reduction and the energy datum of empirical tests and/or the energy datum calculated.In one embodiment, this process is by LAN (Local Area Network), by wide area network, by intelligent grid, by internet (internet), automatically directly transmit or push to third party by the Internet (Internet) etc. by energy datum.The energy datum transmitting comprises control signal, report, suggestion etc.In one embodiment, process 600, with speed at least one times per hour, more preferably with every 15 minutes speed at least one times, and is most preferably with per minute speed at least one times, automatically the information of the parameter correlation of transmission and at least one measurement.In another embodiment, automatically transmit the speed of energy information can be at least in part parameter based on measuring changeability and change.In another embodiment, except when data while exceeding user-defined threshold value beyond, regularly or analyze and transmit these data with the user-defined time interval.In another embodiment, with the different time intervals to carrying out sampling and analyzing from the data of different sensors 330,332,334,224,226.In another embodiment, with the different time intervals, report the data from different sensors 330,332,334,224,226.
At frame 614, in one embodiment, process 600 by control signal send in measured circuit 218,220,222 at least one, send another energy management system 102 to or send third party 108 to.In one embodiment, control signal is pulse-length modulation (PWM) signal, in order to control the load on measured circuit 218,220,222.In one embodiment, pwm signal be take sensing data at least in part as basis.In one embodiment, to take at least partly the energy datum of measuring be basis to pwm signal.In one embodiment, to take at least partly from third party 108 data be basis to pwm signal.In another embodiment, to take at least partly the energy datum calculated be basis to pwm signal.
In one embodiment, energy management system 102 can be used and energy efficiency parameter for measuring the energy relevant with the energy characteristics of electric motor.The frame 602 that obtains energy measure can comprise, for example, energy, the voltage in power, electric current, voltage, power quality, harmonic energy, first-harmonic energy, each harmonic frequency falls, due to voltage spikes, electric current decline, current spike etc.The frame 603 that obtains sensing data can comprise, for example, motor oscillating, motor speed, belt tension, motor temperature, motor is unbalance, Motor torque, parameter upstream motor, parameter downstream motor etc.Third party 108 and data-carrier store 214 can comprise, for example, facility demand reduce to require, public utilities demand reduces requirement, weather condition, buildings occupied information, from supplier's the rating of electric machine, about building information modeling (BIM) data of building system etc.The frame 612 of transmission data can automatic transmission demand reduces potentiality, electric efficiency index, electrical machmary maintenance requires and the motor power use of electrical machmary maintenance prompting, motor activity log, motor event log, expectation etc.Provide the frame 614 of control signal to comprise, for example, the pulse-length modulation control of power of motor, motor speed control, electric machine frequency control, starter motor, disable motor, give the command sequence of other energy management system 102, to third party 108 command sequence etc.
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In another embodiment, energy management system 102 can be for carrying out the power quality of monitoring system to be independent of the cardinal principle continuous sampling speed of the report speed of energy parameter, and only report power distortion.ADC module 208 is measured electric current and voltage to surpass the sampling rate of about 20KHz, and the waveform of each circuit 218 and voltage and the acceptable waveform of phase ADC module 306 measured are compared.In module 212, the energy that each harmonic frequency place comprises and the energy the accepted rank under each harmonic frequency compare.Total harmonic energy, total first-harmonic energy, and harmonic wave compares in module 212 with ratio and the acceptable rank of first-harmonic energy.Be not waveform, the distorted waveform that can accept the measurement of waveform, or in other words, the waveform that exceeds specification can be stored in data memory module 214, and/or be passed via data command and communication module 326.When waveform exceeds specification, can transmission prompting in the user-defined time period of distorted waveform detected by data command and communication module 326.In one embodiment, algorithm can be ready, sends the prompting repeating when avoiding distorted waveform being detected in the time period when the continuous wave distortion or in appointment.ADC module 208 and phase ADC module 306 can be for detection of high frequency spike and the declines in the parameter of measuring.Information about the spike that detects can be stored in data memory module 214, or by data command and communication module 326 to transmit with sampling rate or the irrelevant speed of report speed.Lower degradation in spike in the daily record of power quality, the counting that can accept waveform, the non-counting of accepting waveform, the non-data of accepting waveform, measurement, the data of measurement can be kept in data memory module 214, and/or transmits by data command and communication module 326.
The embodiment of this system relates to a kind of method of measurement and analysing energy use.The method comprises: measuring one or more parameter of the energy use that represents a plurality of electronic circuits, is wherein substantially continuous for the sampling rate of measuring; With the report speed of separating with sampling rate, automatically transmit and at least one relevant information in measured parameter, this report speed makes it possible to monitor current energy and uses; Detect the marked change in measured parameter; Determine whether the marked change in measured parameter is that the variation of being used by energy causes; And after marked change being detected, be independent of sampling rate and report speed, the relevant information of marked change in the measured parameter that automatic transmission causes to the variation of being used by energy.
In one embodiment, the relevant information of marked change in the measured parameter causing to the variation of being used by energy at automatic transmission after marked change being detected can occur in 30 seconds after the variation detecting occurs.Sampling rate can be between about 0.1Hz and about 1MHz, and sampling rate with can monitor the report speed that current energy uses and separate.Report speed can be approximately once a day and between 8,000 times approximately per second.Sampling rate and report speed may be different for different measured parameters.The marked change detecting can be the variation of approximately 0.25% in the parameter of measuring, or detected marked change can be user-defined.The speed of automatic transmission information can be based on measuring parameter changeability and change.Measured parameter can be selected from light intensity, rotational speed, linear speed, temperature, vibration, carbon dioxide, pressure, motion, flow, acceleration, position, tension force, moment of torsion, voltage, electric current, sound and ultrasonic frequency.The electric current of measuring can be used as the reference of the voltage-phase of any measurement, to determine power factor and phasing degree.The circuit of measuring can be the configuration of Δ shape, Y shape configuration or its combination in any and be in random order.Voltage measuring value can be one or more phase, and the voltage measuring value of arbitrary phase can be used as the reference of the voltage measuring value of any other phase that comprises one or more neutral point.
In one embodiment, the method also comprises: the parameter based on measured is exported the variable duty cycle signal of controlling for the load of at least one circuit at least in part, wherein, at least one comprising in controlling electric energy and the control of carbon footprint controlled in load, and wherein circuit is selected from lighting circuit, motor circuit, air treatment system, pump and HVAC compressor assembly.When measured parameter can not be by automatic transmission, can be stored, and stored parameter can may time by automatic transmission.
In addition, in one embodiment, determine that whether marked change in measured parameter is comprising of causing of the variation used by energy: the appended sample of obtaining measured parameter, and whether the appended sample of determining measured parameter is directly proportional to the marked change of measured parameter, wherein, when the appended sample of measured parameter is when marked change in measured parameter is directly proportional, the marked change in measured parameter is that the variation of being used by energy causes.In 10 milliseconds of marked change that appended sample can be in detecting measured parameter, obtain.The method also comprise marked change in measured parameter be the variation used by energy cause time, store the marked change in measured parameter, and when the appended sample of measured parameter is not when marked change in measured parameter is directly proportional, ignore the marked change in measured parameter.
According to a plurality of embodiment, the disclosure relates to a kind of for measuring and analyze the system of the energy efficiency of facility or facility subsystem.This system comprises: a plurality of energy measuring apparatus, and the plurality of energy measuring apparatus is configured to measure one or more parameter of the energy use that represents a plurality of circuit, electronic circuit or system, for the sampling rate of measuring, is wherein substantially continuous; A plurality of measurement mechanisms, it is configured to measure one or more parameter of the energy efficiency of expression system, for the sampling rate of measuring, is wherein substantially continuous; A plurality of measurement mechanisms, it is configured to measure one or more parameter of the environmental baseline of expression system and facility, wherein, for the sampling rate of measuring, is substantially continuous; Computer hardware, it comprises at least one computer processor; And computer-readable memory, it comprises computer-readable instruction, when carrying out these computer-readable instructions by computer processor, and the operation that these computer-readable instructions cause computer hardware to be carried out being defined by computer executable instructions.These computer executable instructions comprise: so that can monitor the speed of current energy efficiency, and automatic transmission and at least one relevant information in measured parameter; The environmental baseline that automatic acquisition is relevant (comprising weather data); Detect the marked change in measured parameter; Determine that whether marked change in measured parameter is caused by the variation of energy efficiency; Determine whether marked change in measured parameter causes the variation of energy efficiency; And after marked change being detected, the relevant information of marked change in the measured parameter that automatic transmission causes to variation by energy efficiency.
In one embodiment, the information that the marked change in the measured parameter that after detecting marked change, automatically transmission causes with variation by energy efficiency is relevant can 30 seconds after detected variation occurs in generation.Sampling rate can be between about 0.1Hz and about 1MHz, and this sampling rate is independent of and makes it possible to monitor the speed that current energy is used.Detected marked change can be the variation of approximately 0.25% in measured parameter, or detected marked change can be user-defined.The changeability that automatically speed of transmission information can be based on measured parameter and changing.Measured parameter can be selected from light intensity, rotational speed, linear velocity, temperature, vibration, carbon dioxide, pressure, motion, flow, acceleration, voltage, electric current, sound and ultrasonic frequency.
In one embodiment, computer executable instructions also comprises: the parameter based on measured at least in part, the variable duty cycle signal that output is controlled for the load of at least one circuit, wherein at least one comprising in controlling electric energy and the control of carbon footprint controlled in this load, and the group that wherein this circuit selects free lighting circuit, motor circuit, air treatment system and HVAC compressor assembly to form.Computer executable instructions also comprises: at least in part based on selecting free buildings orientation, the time in one day, external air temperature, Inside Air Temperature, reheater water temperature, cold air temperature, CO 2measured parameter in the measured parameter group forming with the enthalpy of return air, provides the analysis of the derivation of facility or facility subsystem institute energy requirement.Computer executable instructions also comprises: based on being selected from the group of facility heat load and energy being used to the derivation factor in contributive those factors that comprise the PC computing machine number existing in the sky in buildings occupancy, time, one week in one day, sky, scheduling vacation, illumination thermal load and facility in 1 year, provide the analysis of the derivation of facility or facility subsystem institute energy requirement at least in part.Computer executable instructions also comprises: the measured parameter of using based on energy at least in part and at least one facility or the comparative result compared of the derived parameter of facility subsystem institute energy requirement comprising in circuit and gas return path, external temperature and internal temperature and the time in one day and facility occupancy, output data, and measured circuit, gas return path, CO wherein 2, return air enthalpy is selected from lighting circuit, motor circuit, air treatment system, HVAC hot hot water coil system and HVAC compressor assembly again.Computer executable instructions also comprises: the comparative result that the measured parameter based on used energy is compared with the facility of group that comes free lighting circuit, motor circuit, air treatment system and HVAC compressor assembly to form or the derived parameter of subsystem institute energy requirement at least in part, output data.Computer executable instructions also comprises: the comparative result that the measured parameter of using based on energy is at least in part compared with the derived parameter of facility or subsystem institute energy requirement, output data, the difference of the derivation energy that institute's energy that uses of wherein measuring and facility or subsystem are required provides differential signal, and this differential signal is directly proportional to the difference between the parameter of the energy of using of measurement and the required derivation energy parameter of the group of free lighting circuit, motor circuit, air treatment system, boiler reheater system and HVAC compressor assembly formation.Computer executable instructions also comprises: export substantially instantaneous demand response energy load usage data, the comparative result that the measured parameter that these data are used based on energy is at least in part compared with the derived parameter of the facility subsystem institute energy requirement of the group of coming free lighting circuit, motor circuit, air treatment system and HVAC compressor assembly to form.
In addition, in one embodiment, determine marked change in measured parameter be whether by buildings or the required energy of buildings subsystem use or energy in comprising of causing of variation: the appended sample of obtaining measured parameter, and whether the appended sample of determining measured parameter is to be directly proportional to the marked change in measured parameter, wherein when the appended sample of measured parameter is when marked change in measured parameter is directly proportional, the marked change in measured parameter is that the variation by energy efficiency causes.In 10 milliseconds of marked change that this appended sample can be in detecting measured parameter, obtain.Computer executable instructions also comprises: the marked change in measured parameter be the variation of the variation used by energy or institute's energy requirement cause time, store the marked change in measured parameter.Computer executable instructions also comprises: when the appended sample of measured parameter is not when marked change in measured parameter is directly proportional, ignore the marked change in measured parameter.
Some other embodiment relate to a kind of for measuring, the system used of the energy of analysis and control facility or facility subsystem.This system comprises: a plurality of energy measuring apparatus, and the plurality of energy measuring apparatus is configured to measure one or more parameter of the energy use that represents a plurality of circuit, electronic circuit or system, for the sampling rate of measuring, is wherein substantially continuous; A plurality of measurement mechanisms, it is configured to measure one or more parameter of the energy efficiency of expression system, for the sampling rate of measuring, is wherein substantially continuous; And a plurality of measurement mechanisms, it is configured to measure one or more parameter of the environmental baseline of expression system and facility, for the sampling rate of measuring, is wherein substantially continuous.This system also comprises: computer hardware, and it comprises at least one computer processor; And the computer-readable memory that comprises computer-readable instruction, when carrying out these computer-readable instructions by computer processor, the operation that these computer-readable instructions cause computer hardware to be carried out being defined by computer executable instructions.These computer executable instructions comprise: so that can monitor the speed of current energy efficiency, and automatic transmission and at least one relevant information in measured parameter; The environmental baseline that automatic acquisition is relevant (comprising weather data); Automatically determine control sequence, so that energy efficiency is maximum; Automatically determine control sequence, to be minimized in demand any time, use, and do not affect operation and comfortableness; Automatically control command is transferred to at least one system or equipment; Detect the marked change in measured parameter; Determine whether the marked change in measured parameter is that the variation of being used by energy causes; Determine whether marked change in measured parameter causes the variation of energy efficiency; And after marked change being detected, the relevant information of marked change in the measured parameter that automatically transmission causes to variation by energy efficiency.
In one embodiment, computer executable instructions also comprises: the parameter based on measured at least in part, the variable duty cycle signal that output is controlled for the load of at least one circuit, wherein at least one comprising in controlling electric energy and the control of carbon footprint controlled in this load, and wherein this circuit is selected from lighting circuit, motor circuit, air treatment system and HVAC compressor assembly.Computer executable instructions also comprises: for the output signal that makes it possible to reduce the energy using in one or more buildings subsystem is provided, the demand response energy load usage data of the comparative result that the measured parameter that exports small part to and use based on energy is compared with the derived parameter of facility subsystem institute energy requirement, buildings subsystem is comprised of lighting circuit, motor circuit, air treatment system, HVAC reheater system and HVAC compressor assembly.
In one embodiment, measured parameter comprise motor speed, motor temperature, motor oscillating, belt tension, motor balance, Motor torque, motor power consumption, motor imbalance, the power of motor factor, motor power quality, motor harmonic energy, motor first-harmonic energy, facility demand lower the requirement mutually, public utility demand lowers the requirement and the parameter of motor upstream and downstream at least one.In one embodiment, the data of analyzing comprise at least one in electric efficiency and maintenance of motor requirement.In another embodiment, control command comprises at least one in the pulse-length modulation of opening motor, disable motor, reduction motor speed, reduction electric machine frequency and power of motor.
the additional configurations of the embodiment of energy management system
In one arrangement, from the electric power of power distribution network, by primary power bus, enter in the distribution system of facility and enter facility 104.Distribution system generally includes power distribution panels, and this power distribution panels comprises main distribution rod, circuit 218,220,222 and isolating switch.The example of power distribution panels is main switchboards, sub-panel, distributing panel/box, Motor Control Center (MCC) etc.In one embodiment, energy management system 102 is closed in the shell that the power distribution panels of contiguous facility installs, and by circuit breaker electric, is connected on the circuit 218,220,222 of panel.In other embodiments, energy management system 102 is embedded in the distribution system of facility.
In another embodiment, energy management system 102 is embedded in isolating switch, and this isolating switch is communicated by letter and instruction module with wireless, wired or power line carrier (PLC) just like the integral type measurement mechanism 330 of current sensor, current transformer, divert shunt resistor module etc.
In other embodiments, energy management system 102 is closed in the shell being arranged in space to be monitored.In a further embodiment, energy management system 102 can be embedded in motor 220 and 222, household electrical appliances, pump 220, fan 222, illuminating equipment, elevator, elevator motor, electrical equipment, variable ratio frequency changer device, variable air quantity valve, thermostat, temperature sensor, computing machine, machine, electric vehicle, power supply, engine controller or other electrical equipments and household electrical appliances, as power outlet, supply socket, power panel, power extension, power supply adaptor, lamp switch, motion sensor, gas sensor, security cameras, IR detecting device, load cell etc.
the supplementary features of the embodiment of energy management system
Energy management system 102 can also comprise one or more of in circuit protection, circuit rupture capacity, power factor correcting ability and frequency displacement and switching capability; as currently used by variable frequency drives, D class or E class control circuit etc.; use high speed electronic switch device; such as, be for example TRIAC(triode ac switch) switch, switch mosfet, solid-state relay or any other high speed high-power switchgear device.
In other embodiments, energy management system 102 also comprise wireless or wire communication module, take sensor, usage count device, optical sensor, temperature sensor, wireless thermostat, current sensor, gas sensor, thermal sensor, rechargeable reserve battery, for one or more of the solar photovoltaic panel of self-contained electric system, light-emitting diode display etc.
Other embodiment of energy management system 102 and near other devices and/or machine communicate, near other devices and/or machine in this way all, such as control/non-control and wire/wireless thermostat, variable air rate (VAV) controller, machinery or electric curtain, automatic door lock, door sensor, business card scanner, RFID device, engine controller etc.
Other embodiment of energy management system 102 can be parts for the mesh network in equity, client-server or principal and subordinate configuration, and the other embodiment again of energy management system 102 can be plug and play, need not manage after installing, independently measure, communication and control system.
The data from inside and outside sensor can be measured and analyze to the additional embodiment of energy management system 102, and these data comprise electric current, voltage level and waveform, temperature, vibration, motor speed, Motor torque and mechanical load etc.Other embodiment can in real time or approach the level of efficiency that calculates in real time and transmit motor 220,222 or other electrical equipments, except the measured and data that analyze, level of efficiency can be considered the environmental baseline of motor 220,222 or other electrical equipments.Environmental baseline can be sent to device by embedded communication module, analog input 206 or numeral input 206.
Method, technology, the embodiment of circuit and algorithm can for example be implemented in to be had as integrated circuit (IC), special IC (ASIC), field programmable gate array (FPGA), on the circuit board of the discrete component of gate array and module, maybe can be built into ASIC, in CPU (central processing unit) (CPU) 202 or system on chip (SoC), for by electrical system, motor, buildings, household electrical appliances, the Local or Remote digital measurement of the electric energy that electric vehicle and/or electric transportation system are used, analyze, communication and control, these electrical systems, motor, buildings, household electrical appliances, electric vehicle and/or electric transportation system temporarily or are for good and all connected on electrical network, on contemplated " intelligent grid ", or be connected to certain place a bit on micro-electrical network, or be in and use electric power and along electrical network, micro-electrical network, the place, arbitrfary point of " intelligent grid " occurs or is including but not limited to transformer, the house that place, arbitrfary point in the distribution system of capacitor and power distribution panels occurs, buildings, in data center or commercial facility.
According to embodiment, some action, event or the function of any algorithm described herein can be carried out by different orders, can be added, merge or save in the lump (be not for example, all described actions or event are all that implementation algorithm is necessary).In addition, in certain embodiments, these actions or event can for example be processed, interrupt processing or a plurality of processor or processor cores or on other parallel architectures, side by side be carried out rather than sequentially carry out by multithreading.
Can described various illustrative components, blocks, module and algorithm steps be embodied as electronic hardware, computer software or both combinations in connection with embodiment disclosed herein.For this interchangeability of hardware and software is clearly described, above with regard to its functional overall various Illustrative components, piece, module and step set forth.This kind functional is implemented as hardware or software depends on application-specific and the design restriction putting in whole system.For each specific application, can realize in a different manner described functional, but this realization should not determined be interpreted as causes and departs from the scope of the present disclosure.
In conjunction with the described various illustrative components, blocks of embodiment disclosed herein and module, can realize or carry out by machine, this machine as for general processor, digital signal processor (DSP), ASIC, FPGA or other programmable logic device (PLD), discrete gate or transistor logic, discrete hardware components or through design to carry out its any combination of function described herein.General processor can be microprocessor, but alternately, and this processor can be controller, microcontroller or state machine, their combination etc.Processor also may be implemented as the combination of calculation element, as, the combination of DSP and microprocessor, multi-microprocessor, in conjunction with one or more microprocessor of DSP core or other this configuration arbitrarily.
Can be embodied directly in hardware, in the software module of being carried out by processor or in the combination of the two in connection with the step of the described method of embodiment disclosed herein, process or algorithm.Software module may reside in RAM storer (), flash memory, ROM (read-only memory) (ROM), eprom memory, eeprom memory, register, hard disk, moveable magnetic disc, CD-ROM or in any other forms of computer-readable recording medium being known in the art.Exemplary storage medium can be coupled on processor, to make processor can read the information from storage medium, and to writing information in storage medium.Selectively, storage medium can be integrated in processor.Processor and storage medium may reside in ASIC.ASIC may reside in energy management system 102.Selectively, processor and storage medium can be used as discrete component and are present in energy management system 102.
Above the detailed description of some embodiment be not intended to for exhaustive or limit the invention to above disclosed exact form.Those of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that, although described for illustrative purposes specific embodiment of the present invention and example, can have within the scope of the invention the modification of various equivalences.For example, although presented these processes or piece with given order, but optional embodiment can be different order carry out the program with step, or adopt and there is the system of piece, and can delete, move, add, divide again, combine and/or revise some processes and piece.Each in these processes or piece can realize according to various mode.And although these processes or piece are carried out sometimes serially, these processes or piece can alternatively be carried out concurrently, or can carry out in the different time.
Unless explicitly call in context, otherwise in whole instructions and claims, " comprising ", " it comprises " and similarly word are explained in the meaning with exclusive or exhaustive adversative containing; That is to say, it is in the meaning of " including but not limited to ".As the normally used word of this paper " coupling " or " connection " refers to two or more elements that can directly connect or connect by one or more intermediary element.In addition, when for the application, word " at this ", " more than ", " below " and the word with similar meaning refer to the application as a whole rather than any specific part of the application.In the situation that context allows, in above embodiment, use the word of odd number or plural number also can comprise respectively plural number or odd number.The word "or" of using with regard to the list of two or more projects has covered following whole lexical or textual analysis of this word: the combination in any of any project in list, the whole projects in list and the project in list.
In addition, unless clearly statement in addition, or in context, as used, understand in addition, the conditional language of using herein especially as " can (can) ", " may (could) ", " may (might) " or " can (may) ", " such as (e.g.) ", " such as (for example) ", " such as/such as (such as) " etc. be conventionally intended to pass on some embodiment to comprise some feature, element and/or state, and other embodiment do not comprise these features, element and/or state.Therefore, in any case this conditional language is not intended to imply that feature, element and/or state are all that one or more embodiment is necessary conventionally, or one or more embodiment is with or without author's input or prompting all must comprise for determining whether any specific embodiment comprises maybe and will carry out the logic of these features, element and/or state.
Instruction of the present invention provided in this article can be applied to other system, and needs not to be system as above.The element of above-mentioned various embodiment and action can be combined to provide other embodiment.
Although described some embodiment of the present invention, only presented these embodiment in the mode of example, and not have a mind to limit the scope of the invention.In fact, new method and system described herein can be implemented with various other forms; Further, do not departing under the prerequisite of spirit of the present invention, can in method and system described herein, carry out various omissions, substitute and revise.Appended claim and their equivalent are intended to cover this by the form or the modification that fall in scope and spirit of the present invention.
1. the method that measurement and analysing energy are used, comprises:
One or more parameter of measuring the energy use that represents a plurality of electronic circuits is wherein substantially continuous for the sampling rate of measuring;
Detect the marked change in measured parameter;
Determine whether the described marked change in described measured parameter is that the variation of being used by energy causes; And
After described marked change being detected, be independent of described sampling rate and described report speed, the relevant information of described marked change in the described measured parameter that automatic transmission causes to the described variation of being used by energy.
Described one or more the measured parameter of automatically checking;
With the report speed of separating with described sampling rate, automatically transmit at least one the relevant information in the measured parameter to empirical tests, described report speed makes it possible to monitor current energy and uses.
3. method according to claim 1, wherein said sampling rate and described report speed can be different for different measured parameters.
4. method according to claim 1, wherein what user defines and formed described marked change.
5. method according to claim 1, wherein the changeability of the described speed of automatic transmission information based on described measurement parameter can change.
6. method according to claim 1, wherein said one or more measured parameter comprises at least one measured electric current and at least one measured phase voltage, and wherein said measured electric current can be as any one reference in described measured phase voltage for determining power factor and phasing degree.
7. method according to claim 1, wherein said one or more measured parameter comprises one or more voltage measuring value of one or more phase, and the described voltage measuring value of any one phase can be as the reference of described voltage measuring value that comprises any other phase of one or more neutral point.
8. method according to claim 1, wherein, when described measured parameter can not automatically be transmitted, described measured parameter is stored.
9. for measuring, calculate and analyze a system for the energy efficiency of facility or facility subsystem, described system comprises:
A plurality of energy measuring apparatus, it is configured to measure one or more parameter of the energy use that represents a plurality of circuit, electronic circuit or system, for the energy sampled speed of measuring, is wherein substantially continuous;
Computer hardware, it comprises at least one computer processor; And
Computer-readable memory, it comprises computer-readable instruction, when carrying out described computer-readable instruction by described computer processor, described computer-readable instruction causes described computer hardware to carry out the operation being defined by described computer executable instructions, and described computer executable instructions comprises:
With the report speed of separating with described energy sampled speed, automatically transmit and at least one relevant information in measured parameter, described report speed makes it possible to monitor described energy efficiency;
Automatic acquisition comprises the environmental baseline of weather data;
Detect the marked change in any one of measured parameter;
Determine that whether described marked change in measured parameter is that variation by described energy efficiency causes;
Determine whether described marked change in measured parameter causes the variation of energy efficiency;
After described marked change being detected, be independent of described energy sampled speed and report speed, the relevant information of described marked change in the measured parameter that automatically transmission causes to described variation by described energy efficiency.
10. system according to claim 9, also comprise a plurality of measurement mechanisms, described a plurality of measurement mechanism is configured to measure one or more parameter of the energy efficiency that represents facility or facility subsystem, for the energy efficiency sampling rate of measuring, is wherein substantially continuous.
11. systems according to claim 10, also comprise a plurality of measurement mechanisms, described a plurality of measurement mechanism is configured to measure or obtain one or more parameter of the environmental baseline of expression system and facility, for the environment sampling rate of measuring, is wherein substantially continuous.
12. systems according to claim 11, wherein said computer executable instructions also comprises: after described marked change being detected, be independent of described energy, described energy efficiency and described environment sampling rate and described report speed, the relevant information of described marked change of the described energy efficiency that automatically transmission causes to described variation in described measured parameter.
13. systems according to claim 9, wherein what user defines and formed described marked change.
14. systems according to claim 9, the changeability that wherein automatically the speed of transmission information can be based on described measured parameter and changing.
15. systems according to claim 9, the group that the selected free light intensity of wherein said measured parameter, rotational speed, linear velocity, temperature, vibration, carbon dioxide, pressure, motion, flow, acceleration, voltage, electric current, sound and ultrasonic frequency form.
16. systems according to claim 9, wherein said computer executable instructions also comprises: the described measured parameter based on being selected from the group of measured parameter derives facility or the required energy of facility subsystem at least in part, and the group of measured parameter is by buildings orientation, the time in one day, external air temperature, Inside Air Temperature, reheater water temperature, cold air temperature, CO 2form with the enthalpy of return air.
17. systems according to claim 9, wherein said computer executable instructions also comprises: the derivation factor based on being selected from factor set at least in part, derive facility or the required energy of facility subsystem, the heat load of described factor pair facility and energy are used contribution, described factor set is by buildings size, building type, buildings occupancy, time in one day, sky in one week, sky in 1 year, scheduling vacation, ambient weather information, information predicts the weather, gas is used, hot water is used, cold water is used, air-conditioning requirement, illumination heat load, apparatus of load, family's electric loading, server load, computer load and the number composition that is present in the computing machine in described facility.
18. systems according to claim 9, wherein said computer executable instructions also comprises: the comparative result of the measured parameter of using based on energy at least in part and the derived parameter of described facility or subsystem institute energy requirement, output data, the group that described facility or subsystem come free lighting circuit, motor circuit, air treatment system, pump, fan, boiler and HVAC compressor assembly to form.
19. systems according to claim 9, wherein determine that whether described marked change in measured parameter is the described variation used by energy or comprising of being caused by the variation of buildings or the required energy of buildings subsystem:
Obtain the appended sample of described measured parameter; And
Whether the described appended sample of determining described measured parameter is to be directly proportional to the described marked change in described measured parameter, wherein when the described appended sample of described measured parameter is when described marked change in described measured parameter is directly proportional, the described marked change in described measured parameter is the described variation used by described energy or is caused by the variation of described buildings or the required described energy of described buildings subsystem.
20. systems according to claim 9, wherein said computer executable instructions also comprises: when the described appended sample of described measured parameter is not when described marked change in described measured parameter is directly proportional, ignore the described marked change in described measured parameter.
21. 1 kinds for measuring, the system used of the energy of analysis and control facility or facility subsystem, described system comprises:
A plurality of energy measuring apparatus, it is configured to measure one or more parameter of the energy use that represents a plurality of circuit, electronic circuit or system, for the first sampling rate of measuring, is wherein substantially continuous;
Computer-readable memory, it comprises computer-readable instruction, when described computer-readable instruction is carried out by described computer processor, described computer-readable instruction causes that described computer hardware carries out the operation being defined by described computer executable instructions, and described computer executable instructions comprises:
Can monitor the speed of current energy efficiency, automatically transmission and at least one relevant information in measured parameter;
Determine whether the described marked change in described measured parameter is that the variation of being used by described energy causes;
Determine whether described marked change in described measured parameter causes the variation of described energy efficiency; And
After described marked change being detected, the relevant information of described marked change in the described measured parameter that automatically transmission causes to described variation by described energy efficiency.
22. systems according to claim 21, also comprise a plurality of measurement mechanisms, described a plurality of measurement mechanism is configured to measure one or more parameter of the energy efficiency of expression system and facility, for the second sampling rate of measuring, is wherein substantially continuous.
23. systems according to claim 22, also comprise a plurality of measurement mechanisms, described a plurality of measurement mechanism is configured to measure one or more parameter of the environmental baseline that represents described system and facility, for the 3rd sampling rate of measuring, is wherein substantially continuous.
24. systems according to claim 23, wherein said computer executable instructions also comprises:
Automatically obtain the environmental baseline that comprises weather data;
Automatically determine at least one control sequence so that energy efficiency maximizes;
Automatically calculate at least one demand and reduce potentiality; And
Automatically determine that at least one control sequence is to be minimized in demand use any time; And
Automatically at least one control command is sent to and comprises the described system of equipment and at least one in facility.
25. systems according to claim 21, wherein, described computer executable instructions also comprises: at least in part based on described measured parameter, the variable duty cycle signal that output is controlled for the load of at least one circuit, at least one comprising in controlling electric energy and the control of carbon footprint controlled in wherein said load, and wherein said circuit selects the group of free lighting circuit, motor circuit, air treatment system and HVAC compressor assembly formation.
26. systems according to claim 21, wherein, described computer executable instructions also comprises: output demand response energy load usage data, the comparative result of the derived parameter of the described measured parameter that this demand response energy load usage data is used based on described energy at least in part and described facility subsystem institute energy requirement; And at least in part based on described comparative result, provide and make it possible to reduce the output signal that the described energy in one or more buildings subsystem is used, the group that described buildings subsystem selects free lighting circuit, motor circuit, air treatment system, HVAC reheater system and HVAC compressor assembly to form.
27. systems according to claim 21, wherein, described measured parameter comprise motor speed, motor temperature, motor oscillating, belt tension, motor balance, Motor torque, power of motor consumption, motor imbalance, the power of motor factor, motor power quality, motor harmonic energy, motor first-harmonic energy, facility demand lower the requirement mutually, public utility demand lowers the requirement and the upstream and downstream parameter of motor at least one, the data of analyzing comprise at least one in requiring of electric efficiency and maintenance of motor; And described control command comprises to be opened described motor, closes described motor, reduce motor speed, reduce at least one in the pulse-length modulation of electric machine frequency and power of motor.
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