Abstract: An illuminated cannula may include an illumination tube, a hub, a cannula base, a valve, an illumination source connector, an optic fiber, and an optic fiber guide. The valve may be disposed in the cannula base. The cannula base may be fixed to the hub. The hub may include a hub aperture. The illumination tube may be disposed in the cannula base. The optic fiber guide may be disposed in the hub. The optic fiber may be disposed in the illumination source connector, the hub, the optic fiber guide, and the cannula base. The optic fiber may be optically coupled to the illumination tube. Illumination light from an illumination source may be configured to transmit through the optic fiber and into the illumination tube.

Abstract: According to various aspects and embodiments, a system directed to measuring, evaluating and improving building energy efficiency. The system includes a memory and at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to provide instructions for capturing information pertaining to a facility, receive, from a mobile device, at least one portion of the information pertaining to the facility, the at least one portion of the information including at least one image of the facility, process the at least one image of the facility to identify elements related to energy usage of the facility; and generate, based at least on the elements, a model of the facility.

Abstract: A combination of one or more monitoring devices and a central processor at a hosted service gathers data from a customer site, identifies energy system events of interest, and analyzes the energy system event of interest to determine and recommend or implement vendor services designed to increase energy savings and/or energy system reliability.

Abstract: An illuminated cannula may include an illumination tube, a hub, a cannula base, a valve, an illumination source connector, an optic fiber, and an optic fiber guide. The valve may be disposed in the cannula base. The cannula base may be fixed to the hub. The hub may include a hub aperture. The illumination tube may be disposed in the cannula base. The optic fiber guide may be disposed in the hub. The optic fiber may be disposed in the illumination source connector, the hub, the optic fiber guide, and the cannula base. The optic fiber may be optically coupled to the illumination tube. Illumination light from an illumination source may be configured to transmit through the optic fiber and into the illumination tube.

Abstract: An energy analysis engine is configured to receive data from information technology (IT) systems of the facility related to the one or more of input energy use, energy driver, and/or control parameters for equipment at the facility find correlations between the input parameters of energy use, energy drivers, and control parameters of the equipment and develop one or more energy models predicting energy use of the equipment based on the energy drivers and control parameters, compare the data received from the IT systems to the one or more models to determine if an energy system anomaly has occurred, and output control signals to control operation of the equipment responsive to a determination that an energy system anomaly has occurred.

Abstract: According to various aspects and embodiments, a system directed to measuring, evaluating and improving building energy efficiency. The system includes a memory and at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to provide instructions for capturing information pertaining to a facility, receive, from a mobile device, at least one portion of the information pertaining to the facility, the at least one portion of the information including at least one image of the facility, process the at least one image of the facility to identify elements related to energy usage of the facility; and generate, based at least on the elements, a model of the facility.

Abstract: A combination of one or more monitoring devices and a central processor at a hosted service gathers data from a customer site, identifies energy system events of interest, and analyzes the energy system event of interest to determine and recommend or implement vendor services designed to increase energy savings and/or energy system reliability.

Abstract: An approach is provided for placing a real-time communication session (e.g., a voice call or a video call) on hold before the called party answers the call. After receiving a communication session request, the communication session is placed on hold until a predetermined time period expires, the called party answers the communication session, or the calling party elects to be directed to an answering service.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for regulating usage of at least one utility by a utility consuming system. One aspect of the present disclosure is directed to a method for regulating usage of at least one utility by a utility consuming system having a plurality of utility consuming segments. The method includes: generating a load duration curve (LDC); selecting a portion of the LDC to be analyzed; generating an associated duration chart (ADC) that is indicative of one or more associated duration parameters relating to the selected portion of the LDC; and modifying usage of the utility by at least one of the utility consuming segments based, at least in part, upon the one or more associated duration parameters indicated in the first ADC.

Abstract: An approach is provided for placing a real-time communication session (e.g., a voice call or a video call) on hold before the called party answers the call. After receiving a communication session request, the communication session is placed on hold until a predetermined time period expires, the called party answers the communication session, or the calling party elects to be directed to an answering service.

Abstract: A power quality analysis system includes a combination of at least one of a power quality parameter value, power quality event properties, non-power quality properties, and time properties. The parameter value and other properties is used to create power quality information that is descriptive of power quality events. The power quality information is easily configured and organized based on the desired options in order to make it more understandable and usable.

Abstract: The disclosed embodiments comprise a Rate Engine and system and method for the use thereof, which may execute on a computer or other processor and which provides cost analysis with a finer granularity than monthly or billed costs. The Rate Engine receives inputs such as utility data and rate data, and generates cost data on a per logging interval basis. A logging interval is the finest sampling frequency available, which varies depending on the application, such as from microseconds to minutes or hours. The resulting cost breakdown allows the user understand and analyze their energy costs in the same manner that they analyze other costs of business such as labor and goods.

Abstract: A power management architecture for an electrical power distribution system, or portion thereof, is disclosed. The architecture includes one or more data sources, such as intelligent electronic devices (“IED's”), distributed throughout the power distribution system to manage and report the flow and consumption of the power from the system. The data sources are linked via a network to one or more decentralized world wide web browser based data processing applications, the browser application allowing multiple users to individually retrieve, process and display the data from a single, or a combination of multiple data sources. The browser application also allows users to manage the data.