Patents Assigned to Vermont Energy Investment Corporation
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Patent number: 11002618Abstract: An assessment system and method are described that capture indoor temperature measurements and corresponding outdoor temperature measurements in order to determine a thermal efficiency of a structure. The assessment system identifies quiescent periods and trims these periods to eliminate undesirable influences such as auxiliary heating or solar gain. The quiescent periods are then compared to outdoor temperature differences to determine the thermal efficiency of the structure. The system can model the structure's performance metrics, through inferred qualitative and quantitative characterizations including, but not limited to, the building's rate of temperature change as a function of internal and external temperatures, the building's heating, cooling, and other energy needs as they relate to the building envelope, appliances, and other products used at the site and occupant behavior.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2019Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: Vermont Energy Investment CorporationInventors: Nicholas Cresswell Lange, Ethan Goldman, Gregory Josh Fanslow, Jacob Curtis Jurmain
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Patent number: 10473534Abstract: An assessment system and method are described that capture indoor temperature measurements and corresponding outdoor temperature measurements in order to determine a thermal efficiency of a structure. The assessment system identifies quiescent periods and trims these periods to eliminate undesirable influences such as auxiliary heating or solar gain. The quiescent periods are then compared to outdoor temperature differences to determine the thermal efficiency of the structure. The system can model the structure's performance metrics, through inferred qualitative and quantitative characterizations including, but not limited to, the building's rate of temperature change as a function of internal and external temperatures, the building's heating, cooling, and other energy needs as they relate to the building envelope, appliances, and other products used at the site and occupant behavior.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2017Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: Vermont Energy Investment CorporationInventors: Nicholas Cresswell Lange, Ethan Goldman, Gregory Josh Fanslow, Jacob Curtis Jurmain
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Publication number: 20170299446Abstract: An assessment system and method are described that capture indoor temperature measurements and corresponding outdoor temperature measurements in order to determine a thermal efficiency of a structure. The assessment system identifies quiescent periods and trims these periods to eliminate undesirable influences such as auxiliary heating or solar gain. The quiescent periods are then compared to outdoor temperature differences to determine the thermal efficiency of the structure. The system can model the structure's performance metrics, through inferred qualitative and quantitative characterizations including, but not limited to, the building's rate of temperature change as a function of internal and external temperatures, the building's heating, cooling, and other energy needs as they relate to the building envelope, appliances, and other products used at the site and occupant behavior.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2017Publication date: October 19, 2017Applicant: Vermont Energy Investment CorporationInventors: Nicholas Cresswell Lange, Ethan Goldman, Gregory Josh Fanslow, Jacob Curtis Jurmain
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Patent number: 9709449Abstract: An assessment system and method are described that capture indoor temperature measurements and corresponding outdoor temperature measurements in order to determine a thermal efficiency of a structure. The assessment system identifies quiescent periods and trims these periods to eliminate undesirable influences such as auxiliary heating or solar gain. The quiescent periods are then compared to outdoor temperature differences to determine the thermal efficiency of the structure. The system can model the structure's performance metrics, through inferred qualitative and quantitative characterizations including, but not limited to, the building's rate of temperature change as a function of internal and external temperatures, the building's heating, cooling, and other energy needs as they relate to the building envelope, appliances, and other products used at the site and occupant behavior.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2014Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignee: Vermont Energy Investment CorporationInventors: Nicholas Cresswell Lange, Ethan Josiah Goldman, Gregory Josh Fanslow, Jacob Curtis Jurmain
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Publication number: 20140278203Abstract: An assessment system and method are described that capture indoor temperature measurements and corresponding outdoor temperature measurements in order to determine a thermal efficiency of a structure. The assessment system identifies quiescent periods and trims these periods to eliminate undesirable influences such as auxiliary heating or solar gain. The quiescent periods are then compared to outdoor temperature differences to determine the thermal efficiency of the structure. The system can model the structure's performance metrics, through inferred qualitative and quantitative characterizations including, but not limited to, the building's rate of temperature change as a function of internal and external temperatures, the building's heating, cooling, and other energy needs as they relate to the building envelope, appliances, and other products used at the site and occupant behavior.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2014Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: Vermont Energy Investment CorporationInventors: Nicholas Cresswell Lange, Ethan Goldman, Gregory Josh Fanslow, Jacob Curtis Jurmain