Electronic energy management system

US6327541A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Ameren Corporation · US

Inventors

• Michael E. Pitchford · Elsah, US
• Thomas Voss · Stuttgart, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 30, 1998
• Grant date: Dec 4, 2001
• Expiry date: Jun 30, 2018

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y04S20/30
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An electronic energy management system is suitable for use with an energy distribution network that provides energy from an energy resource to user sites. A plurality of energy usage meters, at least one at each user site, monitors energy usage at each user site. The system comprises a data acquisition subsystem that acquires energy usage data from the energy usage meters. The energy usage data comprises multiple increments of total energy usage over defined periods of time. An electronic data storage located at a central location remote from the energy usage meters stores the acquired energy usage data. An electronic communication subsystem provides user access to the stored acquired energy usage data from the electronic data storage.