Healthy home graphical user interface method and device

摘要

A user display for a healthy home or like building structure. The user display includes a hardware housing and a display device coupled to the hardware housing. The user display further includes a plurality of graphical objects corresponding respectively to a plurality of different loads numbered from a through N, where N is an integer greater than 1. The loads can include, among others, air conditioning, water, heat, electricity, swimming pool, and others. Each of the graphical objects is displayed in a common unit of measurement and comprises a total demand portion and a fraction of renewable energy portion.

主权项

1. A method for displaying energy usage from multiple loads and different sources, the method comprising:
receiving first load information from a first load in a first unit, the first load being one of a plurality of thermal loads associated with a home and configured to use thermal energy having a first renewable energy source fraction produced specifically for the home; receiving second load information from a second load in a second unit, the second load being one of a plurality of electrical loads associated with the home and configured to use electrical energy having a second renewable energy source fraction produced specifically for the home; processing the first load information and the second load information into a common unit measure; running a diagnostic system check on a plurality of hardware associated with the first load and the second load; validating at least one of the first load information and the second load information; outputting a first graphical indication of energy usage including the first renewable energy source fraction of thermal energy used by the first load in the common unit; and outputting a second graphical indication of energy usage including the second renewable energy source fraction of electrical energy used by the second load in the common unit.