Behind-the-meter resource management system

1. A computer implemented method comprising:

processing, using at least one processor, one or more measurements received from one or more sensors communicatively coupled to the at least one processor, the one or more sensors monitoring and measuring one or more operational parameters associated with operation of at least one equipment located behind a meter at a residential facility or a commercial facility, one or more external parameters associated with an environment of the at least one equipment, and one or more power parameters associated with a power consumption by the at least one equipment;

determining, using the at least one processor and based on the processed one or more measurements, one or more future operational parameters associated with an operation of the at least one equipment located behind the meter at the residential facility or the commercial facility; and

controlling, using the at least one processor, the operation of the at least one equipment located behind the meter at the residential facility or the commercial facility using the determined one or more future operational parameters.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more operational parameters include at least one of the following: an operating speed of the at least one equipment, a duration of the operation of the at least one equipment, a start time of the operation of the at least one equipment, an end time of the operation of the at least one equipment, and any combination thereof.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more external parameters include an external temperature corresponding a temperature of air outside of an operational location of the at least one equipment, an internal temperature corresponding a temperature of air at the operational location of the at least one equipment, an external humidity corresponding a humidity of air outside of the operational location of the at least one equipment, an internal humidity corresponding a humidity of air at the operational location of the at least one equipment, a wind speed of air outside of the operational location of the at least one equipment, a wind direction of air outside of the operational location of the at least one equipment, and a level of solar irradiance outside of the operational location of the at least one equipment.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more power parameters include at least one of the following: a power consumption by the at least one equipment during operation from an electrical grid, a power consumption by the at least one equipment during operation from a stored power source, a power consumption by the at least one equipment during operation from an alternate energy source, and any combination thereof.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the determining includes

training at least one model using one or more operational parameters associated with operation of at least one control equipment, one or more external parameters associated with an environment of the at least one control equipment, and one or more power parameters associated with a power consumption by the at least one control equipment; and

predicting, using the trained model, the one or more future operational parameters associated operation of the at least one equipment based on the processed one or more measurements.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein

the one or more operational parameters associated with the operation of at least one control equipment are maximum one or more operational parameters;

the one or more external parameters associated with the environment of the at least one control equipment are maximum one or more external parameters; and

the one or more power parameters associated with the power consumption by the at least one control equipment are maximum one or more power parameters.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the determining includes determining the one or more future operational parameters associated with the operation of the at least one equipment to reduce a power consumption by the at least one equipment from an electrical grid during operation.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the controlling includes providing, using the at least one processor, a control signal to one or more variable frequency drive components to control operation of the at least one equipment based on the determined one or more future operational parameters.

9. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the one or more variable frequency drive components is communicatively coupled to and selectively provides power to the at least one equipment from an electrical grid, a stored power source, and an alternate energy source.

10. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the at least one equipment is at least one fan located at a farming facility configured to house cattle, wherein the at least one fan is controlled to provide evaporative cooling in the farming facility housing the cattle.

11. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the alternate energy source includes at least one of the following: a solar panel, a windmill, a hydroelectric station, and any combination thereof.

12. A system comprising:

at least one programmable processor; and

a non-transitory machine-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one programmable processor, cause the at least one programmable processor to perform operations comprising:

processing one or more measurements received from one or more sensors communicatively coupled to the at least one programmable processor, the one or more sensors monitoring and measuring one or more operational parameters associated with operation of at least one equipment located behind a meter at a residential facility or a commercial facility, one or more external parameters associated with an environment of the at least one equipment, and one or more power parameters associated with a power consumption by the at least one equipment;

determining, based on the processed one or more measurements, one or more future operational parameters associated with an operation of the at least one equipment located behind the meter at the residential facility or the commercial facility; and

controlling the operation of the at least one equipment located behind the meter at the residential facility or the commercial facility using the determined one or more future operational parameters.

13. The system according to claim 12 , wherein the one or more operational parameters include at least one of the following: an operating speed of the at least one equipment, a duration of the operation of the at least one equipment, a start time of the operation of the at least one equipment, an end time of the operation of the at least one equipment, and any combination thereof.

14. The system according to claim 12 , wherein the one or more external parameters include an external temperature corresponding a temperature of air outside of an operational location of the at least one equipment, an internal temperature corresponding a temperature of air at the operational location of the at least one equipment, an external humidity corresponding a humidity of air outside of the operational location of the at least one equipment, an internal humidity corresponding a humidity of air at the operational location of the at least one equipment, a wind speed of air outside of the operational location of the at least one equipment, a wind direction of air outside of the operational location of the at least one equipment, and a level of solar irradiance outside of the operational location of the at least one equipment.

15. The system according to claim 12 , wherein the one or more power parameters include at least one of the following: a power consumption by the at least one equipment during operation from an electrical grid, a power consumption by the at least one equipment during operation from a stored power source, a power consumption by the at least one equipment during operation from an alternate energy source, and any combination thereof.

16. The system according to claim 12 , wherein the determining includes

training at least one model using one or more operational parameters associated with operation of at least one control equipment, one or more external parameters associated with an environment of the at least one control equipment, and one or more power parameters associated with a power consumption by the at least one control equipment, and

predicting, using the trained model, the one or more future operational parameters associated operation of the at least one equipment based on the processed one or more measurements;

wherein

the one or more operational parameters associated with the operation of at least one control equipment are maximum one or more operational parameters;

the one or more external parameters associated with the environment of the at least one control equipment are maximum one or more external parameters; and

the one or more power parameters associated with the power consumption by the at least one control equipment are maximum one or more power parameters.

17. The system according to claim 12 , wherein the determining includes determining the one or more future operational parameters associated with the operation of the at least one equipment to reduce a power consumption by the at least one equipment from an electrical grid during operation.

18. The system according to claim 12 , wherein the controlling includes providing, using the at least one processor, a control signal to one or more variable frequency drive components to control operation of the at least one equipment based on the determined one or more future operational parameters.

19. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the one or more variable frequency drive components is communicatively coupled to and selectively provides power to the at least one equipment from an electrical grid, a stored power source, and an alternate energy source;

wherein the alternate energy source includes at least one of the following: a solar panel, a windmill, a hydroelectric station, and any combination thereof.