Patent ID: 8924177

Claim:
A method for automatically testing an emergency power supply system (EPSS) that supplies alternate power to an electrical system in an event of a disruption of power from a main utility power source that normally supplies power to the electrical system, the method comprising: receiving, over a network, engine parameter data associated with an alternate power source, the engine parameter data including exhaust temperature data indicative of an exhaust temperature of an engine, the alternate power source configured to supply alternate power to the electrical system in the event of a disruption of power from the main utility power source that normally supplies power to the electrical system; instructing, over the network, an automatic transfer switch to switch a status from a normal status to a test status to initiate a test of the emergency power supply system by temporarily disconnecting the electrical system from the main utility power source and connecting the electrical system to the alternate power source for a predetermined period of time; evaluating a result of the test based on at least the engine parameter data; and responsive to the evaluating, displaying an indication of an outcome of the result of the test.