Abstract: The present invention teaches methods of performing appliance itemization based on consumption data, including: receiving at a processor the data; determining if the data includes active signals and/or inactive signals; upon detection of an active signal: detecting and estimating active water heating consumption and lighting consumption; upon detection of an inactive signal: detecting and estimating passive water heating consumption, refrigerator consumption; and detecting vacation mode.

Abstract: The present invention is generally directed to systems and methods for optimizing energy usage in a household. For example, methods for optimizing energy usage in a household may include steps of: receiving, using an energy optimization device, entire energy profile data associated with the household; obtaining, using the energy optimization device, time of use (TOU) energy pricing structure; processing, the entire energy profile data to generate disaggregated appliance level data related to one or more appliances used in the household; retrieving historical patterns of energy usage of the household during both peak and non-peak time periods; applying a behavior shift analysis on the disaggregated data based at least in part on the TOU energy pricing structure, disaggregated data, and historical patterns of the energy usage; and predicting potential energy savings based at least in part on the behavior shift analysis.

Abstract: The present invention is generally directed to methods of disaggregating low resolution whole-house energy consumption data. In accordance with some embodiments of the present invention, methods may include steps of: receiving at a processor the low resolution whole house profile; selectively communicating with a first database including non-electrical information; selectively communicating with a second database including training data; and determining by the processor based on the low resolution whole house profile, the non-electrical information and the training data, individual appliance load profiles for one or more appliances.

Abstract: The present invention teaches methods of performing appliance itemization based on consumption data, including: receiving at a processor the data; determining if the data includes active signals and/or inactive signals; upon detection of an active signal: detecting and estimating active water heating consumption and lighting consumption; upon detection of an inactive signal: detecting and estimating passive water heating consumption, refrigerator consumption; and detecting vacation mode.

Abstract: The present invention is generally directed to systems and methods for performing energy disaggregation of appliances in a home. In accordance with some embodiments of the invention, a method may include receiving one or more parameters corresponding to plurality of the appliances installed in home through an energy disaggregation device. The one or more parameters may be associated with the home. The method may further include receiving localized energy consumption data of a region where the home environment is located, selecting a predefined energy disaggregation model from one or more predefined energy disaggregation models based on the localized energy consumption data, adjusting the predefined energy disaggregation model based on the one or more parameters, and/or applying the adjusted predefined energy disaggregation model to the energy consumption data to perform disaggregation of the energy consumption into a plurality of appliance categories.

Abstract: The present invention teaches methods of performing appliance itemization based on consumption data, including: receiving at a processor the data; determining if the data includes active signals and/or inactive signals; upon detection of an active signal: detecting and estimating active water heating consumption and lighting consumption; upon detection of an inactive signal: detecting and estimating passive water heating consumption, refrigerator consumption; and detecting vacation mode.

Abstract: The present invention is generally directed to systems and methods for disaggregating an energy profile for one or more appliances installed in a non-smart meter home. Methods may be implemented by one or more processors, and steps may include: retrieving energy consumption data, and a plurality of attributes of a non-smart meter home, retrieving energy consumption data, appliance-level energy consumption data, and a plurality of attributes of a predefined set of smart meter homes, matching the energy consumption data and the attributes of the non-smart meter home with the predefined set to identify a set of peer homes; estimating the appliance disaggregation of the non-smart meter home based on the retrieved data of the identified peer homes, and forecasting and projecting at least one of electricity bill, mid-cycle consumption, end-of-cycle consumption, disaggregation for non-smart homes, and/or combination thereof.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to systems and methods for performing energy disaggregation of a whole-house energy usage waveform, based at least in part on the whole-house energy usage profile, training data, and predetermined generic models, including: a module for pairing impulses identified in the whole-house energy usage waveform to indicate an appliance cycle, pairing impulses with at least one up transition with at least one down transition; a module for bundling impulses that are representative of an appliance cycle; a classification module, which upon determination of a type of appliance associated with bundles, is configured to classify the bundles of transitions in accordance with bundles exhibited by similar appliances with similar characteristics; and utilizing such pairing module and module for bundling to perform energy disaggregation.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to systems and methods of disaggregating and detecting energy usage associated with electric vehicle charging from a whole-house consumption signal. In general, methods of the present invention may include: a method of electronically detecting and disaggregating a consumption signal associated with the charging of an electric vehicle from a whole-house profile, comprising: identifying by an electronic processor potential interval candidates of electric vehicle charging; determining by the electronic processor intervals associated with the charging of an electric vehicle, based at least in part on evaluating each potential interval candidate against factors including amplitude, duration, and time-of-day; and accounting by the electronic processor for feedback of any incorrectly detected signals.

Abstract: The present invention is generally directed to systems and methods for performing energy disaggregation of appliances in a home. In accordance with some embodiments of the invention, a method may include receiving one or more parameters corresponding to plurality of the appliances installed in home through an energy disaggregation device. The one or more parameters may be associated with the home. The method may further include receiving localized energy consumption data of a region where the home environment is located, selecting a predefined energy disaggregation model from one or more predefined energy disaggregation models based on the localized energy consumption data, adjusting the predefined energy disaggregation model based on the one or more parameters, and/or applying the adjusted predefined energy disaggregation model to the energy consumption data to perform disaggregation of the energy consumption into a plurality of appliance categories.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to systems and methods of disaggregating and detecting energy usage associated with electric vehicle charging from a whole-house consumption signal. In general, methods of the present invention may include: identifying by an electronic processor potential interval candidates of electric vehicle charging, based at least in part upon long and decreasing patterns; determining by the electronic processor intervals associated with the charging of an electric vehicle, based at least in part on evaluating each potential interval candidate; determining by the electronic processor an initial point of charging for each interval associated with the charging of an electric vehicle; and accounting by the electronic processor for feedback of any incorrectly detected signals.

Abstract: The present invention is generally directed to methods of disaggregating low resolution whole-house energy consumption data. In accordance with some embodiments of the present invention, methods may include steps of: receiving at a processor the low resolution whole house profile; selectively communicating with a first database including non-electrical information; selectively communicating with a second database including training data; and determining by the processor based on the low resolution whole house profile, the non-electrical information and the training data, individual appliance load profiles for one or more appliances.

Abstract: The present invention is generally directed to methods of disaggregating low resolution whole-house energy consumption data. In accordance with some embodiments of the present invention, methods may include steps of: receiving at a processor the low resolution whole house profile; selectively communicating with a first database including non-electrical information; selectively communicating with a second database including training data; and determining by the processor based on the low resolution whole house profile, the non-electrical information and the training data, individual appliance load profiles for one or more appliances.

Abstract: The invention is directed to systems and methods for detecting occurrence of at least one event in a household environment. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving energy profile data determined for the household environment. The method may further include analyzing the energy profile data to obtain operation parameters for appliances being used in the household environment. The method may further include comparing the operation parameters with steady state parameters for each of the appliance based one or more deviation rules. The method may further include detecting occurrence of the at least one event in the household environment based on the comparing.

Abstract: The present invention is generally directed to systems and methods for performing energy disaggregation of appliances in a home. In accordance with some embodiments of the invention, a method may include receiving one or more parameters corresponding to plurality of the appliances installed in home through an energy disaggregation device. The one or more parameters may be associated with the home. The method may further include receiving localized energy consumption data of a region where the home environment is located, selecting a predefined energy disaggregation model from one or more predefined energy disaggregation models based on the localized energy consumption data, adjusting the predefined energy disaggregation model based on the one or more parameters, and/or applying the adjusted predefined energy disaggregation model to the energy consumption data to perform disaggregation of the energy consumption into a plurality of appliance categories.

Abstract: The present invention teaches methods of performing appliance itemization based on consumption data, including: receiving at a processor the data; determining if the data includes active signals and/or inactive signals; upon detection of an active signal: detecting and estimating active water heating consumption and lighting consumption; upon detection of an inactive signal: detecting and estimating passive water heating consumption, refrigerator consumption; and detecting vacation mode.

Abstract: The present invention is generally directed to systems and methods for learning appliance signatures based at least in part upon, energy disaggregation techniques and user input Methods of the present invention may include retrieving energy consumption data pertaining to at least one home environment comprising one or more appliances; identifying one or more patterns in the energy consumption data by applying signal processing algorithms to the consumption data; generating at least one question for a user based at least in part on the one or more patterns; receiving a user input In response to the question; determining at least one appliance in the home environment, based at least in part on the one or more patterns and the user input; and determining an appliance signature by extracting a canonical pattern from the energy consumption data based at least in part on the user input.

Abstract: Aspects in accordance with embodiments of the invention may include a method for remotely setting, controlling, or modifying settings on a programmable communicating thermostat (PCT) in order to customize settings to a specific house and user, including steps of: receiving at a remote processor information entered into the PCT by the user; receiving at the remote processor: non-electrical information associated with the specific house or user; and energy usage data of the specific house; performing by the remote processor energy disaggregation on the energy usage data; determining by the remote processor a custom schedule for the PCT based upon the information entered by the user, the non-electrical information associated with the specific house or user, and disaggregated energy usage data; revising by the remote processor, the custom schedule for the PCT based upon additional user input or seasonal changes; providing the custom schedule for the PCT to the PCT.

Abstract: The present invention generally teaches systems and methods for creating appliance signatures based upon whole house composite load profiles. Methods may includes steps such as identifying primitive elements including transients and absolute steady state levels; clustering the primitive elements along multiple dimensions to form impulses; combining impulses to form simple bundles; combining simple bundles with each other or impulses to form complex bundles; and determining specific appliance signatures that substantially match the complex bundles. Methods may also include steps such as determining transitions within the whole house composite load profile; determining household specific appliance state machines for each appliance in the household; and disaggregating the whole house composite load profile into individual appliance energy loads by assigning the determined transitions to the determined household specific appliance state machines.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to systems and methods of disaggregating and detecting energy usage associated with electric vehicle charging from a whole-house consumption signal. In general, methods of the present invention may include: identifying by an electronic processor potential interval candidates of electric vehicle charging, based at least in part upon long and decreasing patterns; determining by the electronic processor intervals associated with the charging of an electric vehicle, based at least in part on evaluating each potential interval candidate; determining by the electronic processor an initial point of charging for each interval associated with the charging of an electric vehicle; and accounting by the electronic processor for feedback of any incorrectly detected signals.