IP Library Granted Patent US 12,585,318
Granted Patent B2
US 12,585,318 · App. 18/390,076 · Granted Mar 24, 2026

Evaluation device and program

Inventors: Yoshihiro Nakagawa (Osaka, JP); Shuji Furui (Osaka, JP)
Assignee: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD
G06F1/3206G06Q10/063G06Q50/06H02J3/14H02J13/00001
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Patent No.
US 12,585,318
App. No.
18/390,076
Granted
Mar 24, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

[Object] To correct a power consumption record in a period in which energy-saving control is performed and a power consumption record in a period in which the energy-saving control is not performed in accordance with a purpose of the comparison, and to enable evaluation of power consumption from various viewpoints. [Solution] A terminal device configured to evaluate power consumption of equipment includes a communication control unit configured to acquire a power consumption record of the equipment, and a processing unit configured to output data related to power consumption records before and after an energy-saving operation of the equipment. The processing unit performs correction I and correction II (II′) to make one of a power consumption period in an operation period before the energy-saving operation and a power consumption record in an operation period after the energy-saving operation comparable with the power consumption record in the other operation period, and then outputs data related to the power consumption records before and after the energy-saving operation.

Claims (33)

1 . An evaluation device configured to evaluate power consumption of equipment, the evaluation device comprising:

memory storing a power consumption evaluation program; and

a processor configured to execute the power consumption evaluation program to:

acquire a power consumption record of the equipment; and

output data related to power consumption records before and after an energy-saving operation of the equipment, wherein

the processor corrects one of a power consumption record in an operation period before the energy-saving operation and a power consumption record in an operation period after the energy-saving operation to be comparable with the power consumption record in the other operation period, and then outputs data related to the power consumption records before and after the energy-saving operation,

wherein the processor performs environmental condition correction in which one of the power consumption record before the energy-saving operation and the power consumption record after the energy-saving operation is corrected to correspond to an outside air environmental condition in an operation period related to the power consumption record in the other operation period, and

wherein the processor further performs energy-saving correction in which a change in power consumption due to an energy-saving measure is corrected for the power consumption record as a result of the environmental condition correction.

2 . The evaluation device according to claim 1 , wherein the processor performs energy-saving correction in which a change in power consumption due to an energy-saving measure is corrected for the power consumption record in the other operation period different from the power consumption record as a result of the environmental condition correction.

3 . The evaluation device according to claim 1 , wherein the processor performs environmental condition correction in which the power consumption record in the other operation period different from the power consumption record as a result of the energy-saving correction is corrected to correspond to an outside air environmental condition in the operation period related to the power consumption record as a result of the energy-saving correction.

4 . The evaluation device according to claim 1 , further comprising a display configured to display the power consumption records in the individual operation periods before and after the energy-saving operation, output from the processor.

5 . The evaluation device according to claim 2 , further comprising a display configured to display the power consumption records in the individual operation periods before and after the energy-saving operation, output from the processor.

6 . The evaluation device according to claim 3 , further comprising a display configured to display the power consumption records in the individual operation periods before and after the energy-saving operation, output from the processor.

7 . A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer processor serving as an evaluation device configured to evaluate power consumption of equipment, to:

acquire a power consumption record of the equipment; and

output data related to power consumption records before and after an energy-saving operation of the equipment, wherein

the computer processor corrects one of a power consumption record in an operation period before the energy-saving operation and a power consumption record in an operation period after the energy-saving operation to be comparable with the power consumption record in the other operation period, and then outputs data related to the power consumption records before and after the energy-saving operation,

wherein the processor performs environmental condition correction in which one of the power consumption record before the energy-saving operation and the power consumption record after the energy-saving operation is corrected to correspond to an outside air environmental condition in an operation period related to the power consumption record in the other operation period, and

wherein the processor further performs energy-saving correction in which a change in power consumption due to an energy-saving measure is corrected for the power consumption record as a result of the environmental condition correction.

8 . An evaluation device configured to evaluate power consumption of equipment, the evaluation device comprising:

memory storing a power consumption evaluation program; and

a processor configured to execute the power consumption evaluation program to:

acquire a power consumption record of the equipment; and

output data related to power consumption records before and after an energy-saving operation of the equipment, wherein

the processor corrects one of a power consumption record in an operation period before the energy-saving operation and a power consumption record in an operation period after the energy-saving operation to be comparable with the power consumption record in the other operation period, and then outputs data related to the power consumption records before and after the energy-saving operation,

wherein the processor performs energy-saving correction in which a change in power consumption due to an energy-saving measure is corrected for one of the power consumption record before the energy-saving operation and the power consumption record after the energy-saving operation, and

wherein the processor further performs environmental condition correction in which the power consumption record as a result of the energy-saving correction is corrected to correspond to an outside air environmental condition in an operation period related to the power consumption record in the other operation period.

9 . A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer processor serving as an evaluation device configured to evaluate power consumption of equipment, to:

acquire a power consumption record of the equipment; and

output data related to power consumption records before and after an energy-saving operation of the equipment, wherein

the computer processor corrects one of a power consumption record in an operation period before the energy-saving operation and a power consumption record in an operation period after the energy-saving operation to be comparable with the power consumption record in the other operation period, and then outputs data related to the power consumption records before and after the energy-saving operation,

wherein the processor performs energy-saving correction in which a change in power consumption due to an energy-saving measure is corrected for one of the power consumption record before the energy-saving operation and the power consumption record after the energy-saving operation, and

wherein the processor further performs environmental condition correction in which the power consumption record as a result of the energy-saving correction is corrected to correspond to an outside air environmental condition in an operation period related to the power consumption record in the other operation period.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 21, 2023
From: NAKAGAWA, YOSHIHIRO; FURUI, SHUJI
To: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
Reel/Frame 065932/0004 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-106594 · Jun 28, 2021 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2022019092 · Apr 27, 2022
Related Publication 20240118737A1 · Apr 11, 2024
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