CA2728431A1 - Systems, methods, and devices for managing emergency power supply systems - Google Patents

Abstract

Aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to systems and methods for managing and monitoring a plurality of emergency power supply systems (EPSS's) at a facility via an emergency power management system (EPMS). The EPMS generally comprises EPSS equipment, a management computer system for managing, monitoring, and testing the operational characteristics of the EPSS equipment, and a plurality of interface modules for providing unified communication capabilities between the management computer system and the EPSS equipment. Additional aspects relate to methods for easily and efficiently creating and installing an EPMS at a facility. Further aspects arc directed to providing predictive analyses related to the EPSS equipment. Also, aspects of the present disclosure relate to normalizing EPSS equipment information across varying vendors, makes, and models of equipment so as to provide a unified view of all equipment across a given facility.

Description

2 PCT/US2008/067743 SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR MANACINC
EMERGENCY POWER SUPPLY SYSTEMS

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED? APPLICATIONS

This application is a conti.i t~_.t,r~;~ in-larll't turd claims benefit under 35 U.S.(!-120 of l.. . 1} rtent ,~l l iic~ttic~n No. 1 l r ~3!x.40&, filed November 3, 2006, and erititlcd i c Lei '~1t riitx}r in t and fe t ng", now U.S. Patent No.

which claims benefit wider 35 U. .C, 119(e) of U.S. Provisional. Patent Application No. 60/823,474, pledAu#gust 24, 2006, and cntided "Test and Monitoring System", each of which an: incorporated herein by reference in their entireet TECHNICAL FIELD

The present sytents, method, ,.tnd de xiccs e.I:.ite generally to industrial automation systems, and more particularly to managing, monitoring, and tesring emergency power supply systems.

BACKGROUND
Many facilities require backup power systems to generatepower in arse of rt er Ã.aic s or when conventional power , vstems kill. These backup power systems c unionly rek rr d to as emer` enc:, ao'a e1 supply sv':. tcn15 .'P j. provide power to a -ecihty When utility power is unt.available. i.oss of utility pow'er' may he due to any m11uher of causes, such as ..lo"nes;l pcnl ei tint:-,, panned flat out .
malfunctions at.1 sub-slat f?1-1, innclen.lent weather, and the like. Alen these or other similar events occur, l11P SS's are activated to supply much needed power to a facility.

For sonic facilities. loss of power is r~ierel_ an incoitVeniience. For other litcilitieÃ-i, h wevrer, it is absolutely crucial to have a relic bl, source of backup power in case of a power f iilure . For example, he,pitals Trust cal;: rate lice-sustaining equipment around the clock, so it ,C3 !ui i.1 lost, a. ; ac1=:up p(u'.cr i?irc' must begin generating j?{ve.er immediately. Also, a loss of power Wag lug a medical operation would likely have Severe results, including potential death of the patient. Airports and. other ports require uninterrupted power- as well so that there: are no disturbances during dangerous.
i~ it~oit,_li for procedures such as takeoffs, landings, and the like. Further, it may be military base to sustain continuous power to avoid any security 'breaches, %s capons iEl tltl 2c1:';?i"?3, etc. Many ohel may rec fir . em r oCmc ' power systerns.
as well, such as universitie's' cur ~'MD'tent structures, eeoI7 it wii atÃons ser%'ice installations, data prc,ce-5smg centers, and. of ice buildings, to name onk, a few.
l.n its basic form, an LPSS includes a poser generutur (alse) 'r ferred to as an engine-generator or genset), an automatic transfer switch (ATS), and a fuel supply.
Essentially. gvhcu _i uitilit e' ent Occurs, the ATS detects the disruption ti l it: al'. , and send" a signal to the generator t begin running. The generator (or genset) includes. a mechanical energy source, such as MI flit+W rn if combustion een ine, coupled rS itli an electrical lcen rator: The mechanical ui"iree c cr ~ S on :fuel from ,he fuel.
:supply`, and the electrical generator converts the 11. echanical energy from the me:cha.iriical enerpr source nn electrical power. Once the generator reaches, a sufficient power level, the 4'I'S transfers the power to the facility (or a certain portion olthe iac It r'r from utilit power to generator-supplied power. Prefer bly, and in many l IISS's., this transfer occurs cluie kl ti'. such that no real pt wer disturbance is felt at the t` eillt,r.

While some l tSS `s include only on: generator, All S, and fuel supply, other l .l' `" s i1-1u 'rporate Multiple generators, A X S's>'.and other switchgear, and fuel supplies.
Acid] t niell~. t lust facilities require many EPSS's to operate dierorilroonv,;ind buildings across the facility in case of a power disruption. This, . ny given facility may include tens or even hundreds of items of EPSS e li.uipme:nt at the ftic ilily. Obviously, il:1Fi3 'i?1L?siit li a vast amount of equipment spread across acres or even miles of a facility E , ai li endoLt5 challenge. For esai. pie. The EPP~S euguipmccnt must bs m jint;:ill ed. fuel leveli must be continuously 111t11i1Ã red connections a nd vviriu,? should be e.:\anlined, the equipment should be regularly checked and tested toensu',cc it is functioning l-?roperli, etc. '`I ttt lido itl r, this e+~t,it~m 19t i` sr j t its>" eel .rfil supervised. by hand by 1 lur ~.t s ,,:ho periodically ph r si, ally check the equipment to ensure it is operating appropriately.
However, but mans can often make mistakes, and fail to notice vital problems with the EPSS equi meuii" Or,`th c cqiiipiaent may break C?i" mp ri _ : a mal.f."Linction between checks, during which time a power loss may occur. l ui'tl, r, j iven the vast size of many lr rlii t . sh:.c'r 11.i iitcitt4:1??t on i"x-'rsonnel may prev'e_nta facility from iclL' ltrat ti;1 11 1 IISS equipment \dditiuri.ilk. sorrie facilities, especially hospitals, are required by varlo-LIS
pleted' for c it itt r . bodies to test their EPSS equipment regularly. These tests are corn ONIT.i"tnce purposes to ensure the equipment is operating correctly in case of an eni.=ergency. Generally, these tests are done manually by a facility employee who ph sicallyy' goes to each EPSS and manually tests the ATS which in turn starts and tests the supporting `ericr~it r, { s The employee then tracks certain parameters of the equipment tilich as Voltage nmJ current outlput, f-equeney. e'r'haaust temperature of the a teeharpic tl L ray.? ' source, a ci' carious other measures, 11ccaus.e this testing is d ne by ha.;.nd, it is .iceffieient, inaccurate, and cumbersome, and often some tests are overlooked or Simply ignored.
Further, during a power: Quu:iae urs crisis ev:nt, there is traditionally no way to actively monitor the status of runn_ ag or standby I=>I'SS eqaiprxaern.t Without physically rr ?r?1, in the equipment and checking on it For instance. during a iria'"'S
power outage.
and entire l:~acilitt may lose power. 11~_~1peiuliyr<<the FPSS's will startup and begin ,aupply ilrg; power to the facility'. but sonic ,;'the FPSS`s may Mil to operate due to am equipment malfunction, such as starting battery failure, empty fuel supply, or some other ea. n. l tius, the portion of Else fac:ilit) that was intended to be powered by the in perative EPS "s ~,~ wind re`t3aain w 'itl.oot 1;t,~ rer. It :tt ay be in pa rtant to ii mediatel identifv~ which PPSS's failed to operate so that the problem can be quickly diagnosed and I to *cv eii, widiou; a system to monitor the Straus of all of d,hc , icilit;s :PSS's in real tia me. certain portions of the :facility may go without power for hours or longer, ~v3{;i.. , 'r= if apowcr o t mee: or cr is event persists for an extended period of time, then it becomes increasingly important to be able to mornitor the current status of all EPSS's during the crisis to ensure they are operating correctly, that no equipment problems ail surtaein , (such as ('.Xc'etis, temperatures c,, pIossui'cs within the egnipmenf)g that iheae is enouula fuel available to continue op r At?,nt roost or all of them, etc.

I-ic-rn ever, many EPSS's today provide no was' tÃ3 rr.tnr t,> , view, collect data f?'om, or (~hee; on equipment in real time during an ;rra r * ,t . r ; y us disruption event.

To Complicate matters, Trtost facilities have acquired different types, brands, and models of''I TOSS equipment o\erwrre as the facility has expand ed. Thus, an given t dilit- may en ploy,. a \. ~ric ty of di fferent models of generators, STS"s, and other equipine t, all of which were um ade by different vendors or Ã
aanuf4act:t;.rer-s, and õ ltich nraade at dic!erenl lmiÃtt m tithe, For instance, one building on a univers ty campus c 111M` incorporate backup jxnt'er supplied by one brand of z'edncraators that was II]aanu 2;--''n-it ago, while ire building right next door might use another brand C)j.-' her Rio t at :_ 3~ anufact red last year. This variance in equipment further hinders the facility's ability to nianage, rnaintaain, and test the etdu pment because each piece of ddltri meat functions difi'rently, has dif"Ierent acceptable running parameters, requires different testing procedures, looks different, sounds different, etc. Thus, adequately Ãnaia taininap n d I7 oniÃor inf all of Ii E'acid ty's EP z cltÃipment with a manual Labor force bec,orrics virtually Tdrereibreõ there k a long telt lhnt Treed fora system or method that enables a s steTrm operaito' to actively, in real time, monitor, teat, and control a plurality of EPSS`,S across varying locations within a facility. Td`he~e: is a further need far a, system that allows monitd, rrorrnah7in ofd,dta, and easy and eft cient testing of different makes and models at' i;PSS equii~ttrcnt in a real-time manner. Also, the system should have capability for quick :~ ci a y installation at a facility, he equipincitt Vendor neutral, andprovide aaiy .recuircc'di testirrd> or conipib,uicerepairs in'virtuall.~' is rl tsnrd';.

BRIEF ,SUNIMAR\ OF THE DISCLOSURE

Briefly de,cribcd, and according to or, ernbodimen.t, a method is describ l herein for configuring one or more prc-existing emergency power suppis systerns' ( PSS's) distributed amongst many locations at a facility to provide an emergency power i anagement system (EPMS). Generally, the ] PMS S cludes a management computer system for 111an agiÃ1,? operational characteristics of the EPM S. In one aspect, the ma nagernent computer system receives hjj` , inventory i.nthrniation input by an operator correspo?ad:liÃrar to propa rt1e of F IS S equipment that is physically present in the locations within the situ. That EPS iiiventon- information is stored in a database and a plurality o:f tai ntorietl t.'f'SS's are defined. Then, the FPSS inventory inl+-Mation is processed via busi le rules engine soft `are according In t1ne or more predefined business rules to gC ner,ite.. (a) a bill ofttlateriais for F T'\I - hardware and data ticquisition equipialent required to collect EP SS operational data from the in-G,entoried PISS eq Ãpm aet t, and one or more order ocuinelits iur installing, the EMS hardware and data acquisition equipment from the bill of n awrials at the site. Next, the l: PMS hardware and data acquisition egiiipnicnt are installed on or around the inventoried MISS
equipment accordinu, to tk' on ' or more l.ltlr_~' du cuments. Fin?1iy, one or more Y2"1teTi'licc niedu.les are in talled at the site to operati\ely connect the it1 itili;sl data acquisition equipment to dl management computer system and to provide n, communication link between the mail :~T~rnctat computer system and the inventoried T PBS's, ",",hereby on operative and configured l'PMS is provided.
According to one aspect, the order documents include work orders detailing work required to install theITNIS :hardw hardware and data acquisition equipment from the hill of taaaterials at the site. The order documents also include engineering schematies tier use by installation p+ci sotir:el to c onnect th inventoried MISS equipment to the EPMS hardware aiaÃl datcl C:~1ii1tiiH :i equipJa're<1_at tli"id ti3 the fr1173Li ?`umCnt t:Cmpute s stem In one aspect, the order i1+JC1.3l1ietlts further include. Ct)i1 1 3uraii n rile far cou lguriIln management soli. fear to , -nab le the management computer s aerrl to opcr i.tc with the data ac;quis Uou equipment,. The order documents additionally include one or more vendor orders for purchase of the E.PS hardware and data acquisition equipment from the bill of materials

3 vl.a 011, Or more vendors. In a futhcr aspect, the order documents include a pr(I.Ject plan cle:sr:l l i li:- IiiflCi its and taisl,associated with installing and configuring the EITNIS at the According to another aspect. the order documents are a .utonlat.-ically communicated by the management coteouter system to Installation personnel to install the l P IS hardware and data acquisition equipment at the site.

In so 7.t asr 't a price quote is generated by the bu' Ines i i LS engine sofu~ %Tt i'~;
1{ t con Ei g:Lirt11j= the FT AAS at the sÃt , According to eet anothi<;- aasp .c..t, the FP4S inventory inn hrmat.ion is gathered by the t pc'B Litor Via to ponat`lc data collection 5.

<1c: cording to still another aspect, the properties of the. EP SS equipment include an equipment n1anufa_cturer, eclui,nl_i1Cl t model, alnil one or more rated values for each item of EPSS equipment, The properties of the EPSS equip-rent may also include specific Physical iattliEnilt<<s of the 1 PSS equipment Jix dictate which specific EPMS
hardware and data at geisitiou equiplnieie is rc i a.ire r e iitii>.u in -L; the EAWS.
In one aspect, the properties of the EPSS equipment further include a physical position indicative of suitability for installation of i; l N S hardware and data acquisition equipment on or around the one or more items of H`I'S equipment.
According to an additional aspect, the management computer system further 1T1~ hides +:":3110 or I-nore servers for can-viii- out processing operations of the man: gemerit.
computer system, In a fiart.lher aspec.1, the l.i"SS equipment includes r:+eenemtors, arnomat >
tran sfti switches (ATS's), switch eer, fuel supplies, and fuel ranagcnienf svmems,, In sonic aspect. I:c EPSS equipment ismanufactured to include some or all oftlae required.

l l': snfS :lta.l dware #alad data acquisiti Imo equipment, such that no installation i t only minimal installatiorn) Of such equipnlenl is needed.

Aeeording to one embodiment, a. user of fire Fll%lS mays view stored EPSS
in\ cunt av information associated with the site via an <linlaa]c portal.

A :cor-diauf to yet another aspect., thu data acquisition cqi-apn-icni includes 111o'1ito ing We1^sois ( ueh as tnermoc+nipplt_'', t'ea stive tcrnlpereturt' rl~t " tt:`1's tl l l e .
pressure senders. current transformers (C .fSr), and limit g itt hes)connectors required by particular types cal monitoring sensors, power .aapplies, fuel gauges, power meters fair =es, status i a i`atc_Irs, r% iit cameras, i inci ophones, ihre ion sensors, inertial sensors, motion sensors. actuation t7mponents, solenoids., and r le s. and ill v' other equipment necessary to e Mlle t operational datalror1 equipment.
According to still 3 ~c lay r aspect. the EPMS ht rdk~arr.e int hides mounting racks, rk'3ountill~ haid` x4 , end Co al Il1LIrli iun link,, l OICli uls cables.
fiber optics, wiring,, aid wire less equip nenti.. and any other hardware n rccs~,ary to install and ca l t,gnlr(r. ;an EP 4S
at the site.

In 1i~c>fill r 4tnl>~:tiiaaieaat all emereela{' 1: ~,~er iii 11iia , a1 1i svatem (EPMS) is disclosed for ularmpiing one or more l,r <:Fstir emer-genc power supply Systems (FPSS at a site. The .T\1`S gc,,i--,ally includes data acquisition equi paament J-'or col.leLt.irao .i. P operational à f rrt .atiun From tho IIISS, equipi rent at ti?-C site. in one aspect, th data acquihition equipment i~ capable of collecting EPSS
operational ru oiriraatin from EPSS equipaa en by a plurality of -,anu fiucturers. The F'I'N IS also includes one or more in erl:ace modules operatively connected tea the data acquisition equipment for receiving the EPSS operational information from data racclarisitic n .cti.ii.rra~nt and normalizing the EPSS opcraati.ofaa infornmation to allow for efficient subseLluent processing. The F MS additionally Includes a management M!" ut.er sy stem o (~r'ativel " c ona?' ,cte _l to the one or more i$ teYt tco.' modules for th_' norinalized EPSS ,.perationai information .C om the i crfacc ra odul.es and storing the normalized EPSS oper itionagl iniom action in one or more databases., The management cc'iarputer system includes management software fur processing the normalized FP operational information into an arat clt'ta i display' and pies'entiIn the Frat<raacdvc display to a user via a user interfac In o no aspect the interactive display enables tie me r to manage the EP S egtaipirient: at the site.

According to one aspect, the l:l'SS equipment includes generators, aaitcaaraati transfer ?witches ; Ai'S"s;, s ed c iigcar, fuel supplit s, and fuel management systems. For izeneuiic,a', the :liiPSS operational inform atiua includes the ack :t w titer teiliperaau.ara exhaust t. cr~-lperoil pressure, o;1 temperature, coolant temperature, battery charging csltai t., battery charging current, engine running status, ergdne "riot in.
auto" stains., en ne r tantiine, engine speed, generator power, rated lead, generator power factor, percent generator capacity, tutee-phase vt ltaage, three-phase current, generator frequeix .
mid applied torque.
e c oaclin i ? another aspect, the EPSS ol= e rational inform ti n l or an ATS
inelinirs the ern ! enc power. en crgenccy po\ ver, laeior, emergency frequency, era ergency three-phase voltage, emergency three-phase current, emergency average current. emereener ov~ c,= iiours, nom-ad power, nor-ma] power factor, normal frequcru. , normal three-phaase voltage,, normal three-phase current, nonnal average currelnt. rrcarara',al power hours, emergency power ~-'s 'ttus, normal power status-, cmergency breaker status, and non-nal breaker- `twins.

According to a fu3ther aspect, the PPSS operational information for a l'iiel supply includes the fuel level, fuel supply status, eind exit fuel flow rate.
.In one aspect, each of the one or more izrterfaee modules includes a e n'micrq) occssor. memory, coni,2]llnieation bus, one or more data inputs, one or mot' data outputs, and interface module so Mwave for carrying ow- the functions of receivio'g, norm aliziiig, and transmitting EPSS operational in1omiatiou from the chit:
aequIS1110 n ctlaTin rat to the rnan<..tcnlent s_01 ipuiti :sVstcm, In one aspect, an mt rtac nodule Is c1l.
emote tell: final a nut. 1:i3 another aspect, an int rf ace ii odu3le Is a progiainmabte logic tD1:tr01ic.r {PLC j. Generally, each of ilia l~ tee fate r f? l~ilc includes a firewall for l'i'ce, g ut mg unauthorized access to the 1 1' S qtl:ipmcr,, t:l'tc :roan ~
ein nt d;inp t: :t' system, or the EPSS operational information, III yet another the management computer ,system] includes servers tbr ceri ins= out the operat onn.al pro c scs of the EPMS, In on aspect, the management coII ut{_I- system logs historical EPSS operational info r nation in the one or more datah 1sus fur providing operational trends of the on` o1- i yore items of EPSS equipment ovcr> i_irne.
hi still another aspect, the M erac.ti display that is displayed to the user via i}fie.
user interface is a chart or graph of one or more items of EPSS operational inforlnatiot plOftecl !wcr e predefine? ti? me period. In another aspect, ilia intera~ it di ;lily is one or nelor'e: vis1.3 it t=ic: ~-, , oft 1e liPSS equipment to enable visual n o.riituring of the EPSS

i tjt_iipm tat at the. site. In on aspect, the interactive display is an interactive map view of the 3. :. 3Ss equipment for enabling a site witl icsv of the ,arc c}.t iil EPSS`sat the site.

In a further aaspect. the liltcrct3\ display is a r port .14 t li ispccific lieiniul:' -ed, HISS
~? ret1C73'ial ir6arination ~;Eir o1^e or more S lc .l d items s,l l;l~~ti eciuiplnent fir a piedeterinineul tit- me period. In still further asp et ,, the i ter ectP c display is an electrical one-line view of power connections of the EPSS equipment at the site to utility power or emergency power.

AAccording to an additional aspect, the user interface displays an alarm to the user when one or more predefined conditi{ in= rdatcd to the EPSS operational inidrma.tion are a isi ed. The predefined ridiiiuns generally incllaclc when one or more values of EPSS
operational infhr1riat.icl,i cx.c,ecds one or irt(ore predetermined values, when one or more values of l; l'SS operational information falls below one or more predetermined values, and when E.PSS ejuIar 1~ iat I1a;1lfunctions.

According to one aspect, the user interlace displays normalized EPSS
operational II.Iciadi~at ,, rel :.t. d to a power disruption event as the event is iccurring, The power disruption c\tent may be a planned or unplanned toss of utility pm r, including an Lilies ter t :st,.

'=' ? 4 [~ I `, , 4 t +w':s idin C: .i f3: rthe1 -t l el, the management cornpuÃC1 system ?roe ides user security t.o pre vent unauthor'izcd access to the EPMS.

According to another embodiment, a method is described herein fortessting en rwe ~c: i power supply system (EPSS) equipment at a facility. Generally, the EPSS
equipment includes at least one automatic transfer -N-, iteh (Al lS),and the EPS S
equipment Is op.e ratively connected to an FPSS n,,anag nien"f computer s stein for managing the EPSS equipment. In one aspect., the is l'SS I ianagement computer system 2cec yes a icy initiation comi-nand for initiation of a test of one or more items of EPSS
ecliuipnl_eut. lit i nc. aspect, het .St initiation command is generated by a user via a graphical urea interlace (GUI), and the test initiation. command includes one or more testing jxtr l u>'e'ters. Upon receipt of the t<'s 'hiss i(Io n c C3il]I am-1 the EPSS .t111Ã]ag m 1t computer system creates a data record for each of the items of EPSS equipment that are subject to t l.e test. Each data irecord incluclt F PSS i~>silti data related to the automatic.
load te.~zt. and eac data record is stored in. a database, l'la tn, a test start command is sent froni the I_PSS management computer system to in initiating ATS to start the automatic load test as a k- netioon of the one or more testing parameters in the test initiation command. GenÃ.:ra.lly, the initiating A`I-S lhcilitates a transttr of electrical power to a Portion lily iiC:IlIt1 from unlit\' p wen ti? ']merge ct` power. During the test, the EPSS

testing d aw is received i oin the EPSS equipment a and stored. in ae'.l.ata record for use, in generating one or more test reports. UI1ce the test has ended. the power to the portion of the theility i~ tr anslerircd back to utility power and the. one or more test reports are, generaÃed b sed on the ~,tc ivd data records.

According to ;ne aspect, the 1 equipmentlurther includes at least one fuel unplt and at least one fuel m aInagemncnt s s st .n .In an the aspect, the PSS equipment includes switch ear.

in yet another aspect, the EPSS equipment further includes at least one tgene-rator.
For a. cnr;rator, the lhPISS testing data that is received from the generator and in a corresponding generator data record includes Li test start date and time, test end date and tilde. time and date generator begins running, time and date g.enei ator stops running, i tar engine runti3ne, time duration )t ge ITT a cooldown, oil pressure, coolant temperatur<e,.

exhaust temperature, charging v ltage, chargin curr t1t, l ower, facility lead powered, rated power, percent of ratedpower, three-phase voltage, three-phase current, and frectuenc tr. In one aspect, the data record for the generator incla:tLics a generator identifier.
test identifier, ffacilify identifier, user i1fl'Ori n<:uiun. identifier of oile or more EPSS'4 being group ofLPtS equipment to be testeed, test ti'p ', and a creation date and time of the data record.

According to a further 14r?e 't. tViee ti ;tint:, 13drametcrs 111 the test initiation cona_ .1sui f include the duration of die test, group of hPSS equipment to be tested, test type pance test), the initiating A`1"S, load test (sale la as a < i e-titrae test, periodic test, and com li transfer time: Ã ffset, end a designation that the at least one generator must provide en er encyf power equal to at least 30% ofits rated load before test recording begins, In still m th r aspect, for an AT. the EPSS testiilg data. that rf L it ed from th :
at least one A:1 `> and stored in a c.orresponcllno ATS data record is _ele.c.
d from the .rou _ c.ompi isin+u: date mid tit e initiation f.:omn1811d is received, test start date and time;
date and time facility power is trwi feared ('1Y31-11. nh lit) power to emergency power, time duration of transfer fion1 utility power to emerg ney pea%er, date: i.-id time facility power is tra isi~rred Nick from emergency power to utility over, time duration of transfer frorri emerge-icv power to utility flower. test end date and time, three-pilaise Voltage three-ri1e~t current, total current, rated current, perce n t rated current, power factor, total po vcr, f=acility load powered, frequency', and a percent of e ed power for generators connected to Ãhe at least one:ATS. In one aspect, the data record for the ATS
includes an r 1 S ide:nt.i;ier, a test 1dentitie:r, l1ii ility ide inntifier, use ,in onnitlu 1. identifier o.t one or mere i PWs being tested, the initiating INTS, group of hI'`S equipirle:nt to be tested, test type, and a creation date said time of the data record.

According. to one specs, the test start cor:iiinind is sent from the EPSS
management computer systeeni t.o the initiating ATS through xn interface module.
' Genera Ili'; !hc irtert.rt,'rn dulc is operatively cconnected to the EPSS
equipment for.
tra mtuing si gria s [ c]n; tf . l:l management computer s\ stem to tlx k .l equi Mme t tooperate the l::f'SS cc;#ri[~rrrerrt. lii one aspect, the interfrcc mods: le rel ives EPSS
testrn a data 1rom-t the ?.]'Pss e 1ulpni r;t iduurjiw the i s.t and norm alizess and tia11nsmits the FPS` testing data to the EPS S management computer system for usein.
generating the one or more test reports.
ln. `,,mi}t[-.icr aspect, a record of the specific ATS's that have been used as initialing A`TSvs for ir]1tuaif Sill' tests durin a predefined time period is logged in ac 1tabase. T'hen, the system i user is provided with a srr< g :stec initiating ATS via the GUI
corrrespunding to an AT S Ui at ita ~ not been used as an initiating ATS during the predefined time period, so as to ensure all ATS's at the taciliNN an, ade .[~_~,if ly tested.

:\eeorditt`g, to on oi]c< f M eiimergenc ~ event is detected at the faeil:it test '. is abotird.
Ac irrdir]<w to a further aspect live EPSS testing data is displayed to the user via the GUI as the lest i occurring.
According to an additional aspect, the EPSS rn-I- -ra: ge m <nnt computer system maintains a schedule of tests for running tests of the EPSS equipment according to a calendar of tests In one aspect., ti]c IJ_fPSS management computer system maintains a calendar of hislio ica l tests for vine i,l ? [:['SS testing data related to past tests.

In yet another ripe t the one or more test ieports c }prise one or more compliance repots our complying with regulatory testing requirements of the FTSS
equipment. In one aspect, fle. regrdaloÃy testing requirements are mandated by the Joint Commission and set. by the `trtionar.i Fire Protection Agency. In still another aspect, the IEPSS management eon. put- r retrieves a beginning test data point, middle test data point, n i:i ending test Iii.l point for the auto-niatic load test from the 1 PSS testing data stored in the data rec ~rcl !orr each of the items Of EP'SS equipment f:
br inclusion in ii] one or more coral <i.-ir]et reports.

In a further aspect, the one or more test reports comprise one or moreoperational rel-ports lii.ing one or more item from the EPSS testing dl ita recei\ ed during the err:t,>Irr rtic loud test or a plurnlit~ c.} l st ,sl,_ita. points for each of Re-ms of EPSS equipment.

At cordiÃlL,to another t rpest. the FPSS management computer system provides an alarm to the user via the (IIJI whLn one or more predefined occurrences related the EPPSS equipment occurs during -a test. In one aspect, the one or more predet racd OCc irrTerlCC:S include When one or more ITPSS testing data values -,xcecds one or more predetermined values when one or more EPSS tc. st u~-t data. values I di is below one or I~ uc predetermined values, when one or more items cit LTSS equipment malfunctions, and when one or more items of ETSS equipment flails to ot,ertItc.

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The a. cnà paÃnving drawings illustrate one or more embodiments of the disclosure and, together \j:ith the written dcsc. iption, serve to explain the prinCil)lt~s of the disclosure. ' _'bcrever possible, the same: reference numbers are tisod, tltrf ,, E1{;rit the drawings to refer to the same or like elements of an embodià cent, and wh,-r in' FIG. I is an o vervie-,w-= of an embodiment of an emergency power management system.
1`1t = 2 s r~ u s a block diagram of another embodiment of an emergency power m'.rri;a rummlent. system.
FIG 3 is a block ilia; ,rams] illustrating an. z frrbtdi_riient of a server.
FIG. 4 is a block diagram of yet another embodiment of an emergency power .managetl7.cÃ1t system.
FTG, 5 illustrates a block diagram ;uf' \ arrious software entities, modules, and tither similar elen nh., including call flows and sE.:urity idtaititiesaccording to one ~::i7 ?ia~1l nenl of' tile 3resent system, H U d; shows a block. diagram of enterprise-wide server software system entities rrxodidcs, al,-] ;viler similar e.lements, including call flows and security identities to one embodiment of the p cs:}rtt system.
FIG, 7 is a terminal cant: embodiment of an interactive :map view for viewing niulli.ple t;l S s at a given facility, lilt. S' s toms a sample terminal display of EPSS equipment status according to all embodiment of the prase m ,stein.

FIG, 9 is a terminal display depicting one embodiment ofa. test scripting interface for t ,tine t rPS Ctflii 1..'r l Iit "la <I i yeri fzacility.

FIG. 1.0 illustraic a sampiQ, terminal display of One embodiment of a test scheduling and status interface for testing E13SS equipment at a given facility.
FIG, 1 1 shows a terminal display of .i calendar view of a test schedulinn, :ijt rfac accoreling to one embodiment of he re t:I1~ sy t'1]'r:

FIG, 12 illustrates one. eml)odinv nrt of a test report for a test of EPSS
CCILL pi ?er t at a given m iilty.
FIG. 13 is a sample terminal displ a; shho a inr a statistical analysis of EF
operational data at a given facility accordii1- to one Ili ?CJ 11In nt of the present s` Stem.
FIG, 14 is a ,m mple terminal display showing alarm .rtmana(gement f aetiunaliities.

according to our' l' l?f lil,l'1'.t of the present system.

FIG. 15 sl un'. , sample terminal displ_ y got' <alatrm histories for ari ou items of EPS'S equipment at a f:ti illty according to ei1mh 'diinem of the present FIG, 16 illustrates as san)ple terminal dis.t ]at, of a logging group eonfiroiratioii interface according to an embodiment. of the preseat system.

FIG. 17 is an overhead =nioxv of a sample facility including multiple EPSS's.

FI . 18 illustrates 3 flow chart of one embodiment of the steps involved in system .ii.itraiuatEon to cleating and installing an emergency power management system at a 1;ii'lllty` or site.

FIG. 19A shows a sample display of'a site survey tool used for collecting rgenerato tPt:?ril.ecitl~?Ia according, to one en-&odi Ia nt o:f the present syste-rm.

R-G. 1911 illustrates a sample display of a Site survey tool used For collecting ATS
rinti)rPl2tic33Ta according to one emHodinlent of f:t1_' present system.

Flu. '20 3ho% s _1 sample display for a facility portal according to one embodiment of the pros nt system, l' 1{ 3 1, a sample generator i n vetitor 1 ep 7rt created h v 'them [_ llti)I"' repo "t generation `field {lnl.-il; l ;1 an embodiment o 'the facility portal.
FIG. '11 sliz? a sample A TS inventory report created by ` the ii,1vuitory, report ale i; rml i )7l field cnut iiiied in an e thodimerl of the facility portal.

IFIG. 21C fuel tank inventory report created by the inventory report geiwriiio field contained in an embodiment of the faci!it~ portal, FIG. 22A illustrates a sample ATS rnanufactun r report created by theinventu:ry report generation {i:Ad e onttia.inc:d "n an embodiment of the facility portal.

ie in t;i ?l I- 'TG. 2 i sl'1ows a sample t.l ti` %i.7?" t aanufai_ ..,_1rer r port created b v L-V
report generation fr ld contained in an embodiment of the facility portal.
H{_i. 2,11 is <~ .hagra.~n illustrating an embodiment cif are installed and operative emergency power t~ i iaa _ ment system at:a t o ilitj , FIG, 21A. illzl5tr ates aterminal display cof a tabular site suuirnary view for a.
sample site acei rcliil tc~ t.n embodiment of he pros at system.

FIG. 24B slat t, a terminal display of a map site summarview for a sample site accordaran to i. elnbodi nc.iatoI the presents ste , I . 2- is terminal display o a tabular EPSS view- for a sample ET SS
accordmng to an embodiment oithe present s Fstem.

FIG. 5 B illustrates a terminal d.isp12ly of a a one-line view fi r a given.
EPSS
according to an embodiment of the present system.
FIG, 216 shows a t:'i'i intal display of ane entity ietõi1 view for a particular AFS aiid S ? T = a t particular gea~~.rata~r in a ;.~i~, :la E1~,~CSC, according to an embodiment of the. present system.
FIG. 27 illustrates an embodiment of a combined multimedia display for showing live audio and vidca feeds for a Pfur".ddi~ of generators and other FPSS
equipment over a plurality of 1 i'SS's at oa site or t =c.il t).

11G, 28 is a tccr_ni <<ll. display ol'toi f:P`S equipment roll-up view lastin aill luaus c3Ã I PSS equipment at a given site according, to an en bodiment. of the present system.
FIG. ;29 is a terminal display. of a foci system sunimaz , for a fuel tank that supplies E.PS1 equipment at a site aecordino to an e bodiment of the present system.
FIG. is a lovo' chart siir'win the basic functional operations of one embodli`i ent the int l'~.clc nio du e to re :eive, *3urmal1Ic, -ind tI"uisniiu FP SS operation al d ,ta to the m 'Mauement col -iputei' s stem.

FIG. 30B is a Iloe'a ela:art sho wing the basic functional operations of one embodiment of the intCr]'Lic module to receive testing and control eu,Z maids from the management computerss steli and transmit those cen nu ands to i}ie FPSS
equipmen.

[71G. 3 1 shows a terminal display of an embodiment of a test setup screen for t stirs items u' I" t"~ e:cluipment.

FIG. 2 111 w. traates a flow chart listing the steps involved in one embodiment of a test ng proses `Or ?t,sti -tg I PSS equipaie:nt.

FIG. 33 i aL flow c rulrt listing th st :.ps invvolved in one em.bodirament of a process for using an emergency event as a valid test of FIPSS equipment.

liI i. 34A is a sample gei.cra.tur operational report for a test of a given gQnc 'Door within an EPSS according to an embodiment of the present system, 11G. 311' shows i san-plt ever for compliance report for a test of a given caG.,kt.] to within ilrt l:.l';, t!{ ?ling to all ulbod ioem of the presLut ste?km, l,'l . 34(1 illustrates a sample ATS operational report for a test of several A,"I'S s within an EI'SS accord ho to ari embodiment of tht present s"yste.m.

FIG. 34D is a sampleATS compliance rcÃ; ;rt fora lest of several ATSs within an [PS` according to an embodiment o the present system.

FIG. 35A is a s',1mpk emergency events report listing emergency events that have.

occurred for each generator at a facility over a given time period according to an embodiment of the present syste ..

l l 't. 513shows a sample generator le lcie t runs. report listing all loaded uses a f each ;elnera for at a facility off: cr at iven tinge period according to an embodiment of the present systema FIG, 35C illustrates a sample generate} run times report showing all run times of each generator at a facility over a giver. time period according to an embodiment lit Ãir present system .

FIG. ~ 1) l oin lair snitch operation report listing all transfer-. between normal ailll Clnt~.rgtI' cy P()n%ci It?t' on or more A'.1 S's at as thei it) over a given lime. period sac co clip to an embodiment of the present system.

FIG. 36 slauv,s i~,mbodir-.raent of an interaacsivc for displaying future scheduled tests and past power d.is10f?t 011 events .fpr' a given thelility, Appendix I sl-it:7~~ s a sample bill. of materials listing afr necessary items required for installation and 1.nic-ration of aani embodiment o! an emergency power management system at a site.

Appendix If illtistrater. ,ample work instriicions for installing data acquisition equipment and Fl "N IS haiim ti' : 'c at .1 site.

Appendix iil il:l'Zistl ltes a saniple engineering schematic for in-Aultunq-, data acgrii .ition c g t i 1 )mem and EPMS li.irdw,varc aÃt a site.
,~ ppnich x IV shows a sample vendor order for ordering data acquisition eclLiipireaat. and EPMS hardware for installaation. at a site, DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Prior to a detailed description of the disclosure, the following definitions are pro' '1de ? as aid to understrmdinti the subject ne ritc1' and terminology o aspects of tlae pr c Lnit svSlerii and Imlethods, r 4;~:'I~lpl in , and not ne cis s~~M-Ily.limiting of the asp is cal the systems and methods, which are expressed in the claims, Whether or not to term is capitalized is not considered definitive or limiting of the meaning of a term.
As used in this docunn>e.nt, a capitalized term shall have the sate meaning as an uncapitalized t:ri1t unless the context of tll . us 1tec specifically indicates thai a more restrictive meaning sir the capitalized tenii is it t nde 1, A capita]' red term within t e glo lair usually indicates t',"<t die capitalized term has i separate del:aiitioa i(hin the glossary.
1H1owever, the capitalization or lack thereof k~ithin the remainder ~:d ilils document . is ilc t intended. to be necessarily limiting unless the context clfcarly nidicaÃtes that such limitation is intended, Definitions/Glossary sit TiS c)pcercrtioofial inforrmpation (or daata) intbrmation or data related to an ATS or collected from. an A]". Generally includes emergency power availaablestaatus_ emerc?"ciicl breaker closed status, normal power available t 1US, normal breaker closed stab -is, normal power neasurement, emergency power measurement, load power measurenmient, voltage for each ATS Phaise. current i'oreac.h ATSphase, total current, rated. current, percent rat-.,d Cairrent, po's'er 'actor, i-egLw.iicV, percent total generator capacity, and any other similar measurements 115 will occur to one of ordinary skill in the art.

lt Autoniartic Transf r Switch (A T): item of industrial equipment that enables alto vatic transic:r back and forth from utility po,ACr to e crg .n i.e.
generator-supplied power) as needed.

Aatoniatic loud test (ALT), a test of one or more. items ofEPSS 'quip+ra'c:nt tlh:_at is r-C.T ~ user i s~ )SS
iraftra,.cl rrcrtely` i~r.~:a terminal display or ueiratcrf~-acc, rri ~<=,it:lz"thy, asclc:cte:d k.l .., equipnnicnt to be tested is used to [a';:ually power a portion, et ,r 111_acJlity during the tcs11.

Automatic no load test {A.V't-T): a test of one or more, items of PS , S .qu pnienÃ-thatis initiated remotely via a terminal display or user ii,.erf.ic:e in which the selected EPSS equipment to be tested does not actually power any portion ol`a facility during the keel. Generally, only generators, are, tested f Burin an automatic no load test.

Da. fix tiequtsitiorr equr'prrxeal: equipment used to collect operational data from t 3~=i':nu iJ't ple , JT;~ C'Ltl;rlil rcn1. t~'ilerall4' Include mionitto in ensor`; (,such tea;; ti~4. tern temperature detectors (RTDs), pressure senn.ders.
currenttranstormers (CTS),'anÃ
11 limit switches), con n cior,, required by particulars t," pes of monitoring sensors, power sal,pIi s, fuel gauges and othc,t' gauges, power r titers, status t, di :aior's', video cameras, micropho:nes, vihr ation scv-:ors, inertial sensors. motion sensors, actuation components, solenoids, and relays, but may also include any other equipment as will occur to one of ordinary skill in the art. Sonic items of EPSS equipment require: installation of data acquisition equipment, whereas 'J fern i o~ FP's`, equipment are manufactured to include so e or all of the required daL acquisition equipment con'lPonents.

. ntei" t?'ricp ei> 'nt: a sudden or t. Tiexj7C-C:tC.d loss in utility power causing a .need.
for generaation of ent+ r. encypow per.

Tarr ay e cy po rwexr: power supplied by an EPSS, and more specifically, a generator". Genera l~t syrnon ~'mous with oc Is fir' power or ge erato1' 7t~17 er.

Emergency .1 ower 1' anag meat Svst r (EP1 'S): a system constructed as described in this document, that enable, managing, e;etrtroll ng, and tesiim-, of a plurality.
;;1' i t tnti of EPSS equipment at one or more facilities.

E zergencp Pou'cr' Suppfr vstemrr s stccrii CIpable 01 -supplying t m _'r3~t ncy power to to facility 1, iie;1 n or`m al or Utility power fails or is unavailable, An l_:l' e Fx rally includes at least (me --nerator, at least one ATS', and at least one fuel supply. but may also include switch-ear,a fuel management system, and other related equipment. S n.e FPS S's may comprise o nl v .1.1 `ti':. Generally synon mou with p01ver system.

En:tei'pri e serve a compl.rter ;ci-ver als scommonly Laid r-;1ood in the art.

Enti~rpri : a N or include all of the tunot:i n a1ii of the site ser or_ but with added 1`c ii ti{~rt ltt ' of hosting a web-based y Fphic Fl user intr. itWe (Gl_.!l) or Ali .plan- for user inl .raction. Also provides rollup of riiulti plc. sites.

PMS hardware: components used to install data acquisition equip mew on or around items or]TSS equipment and connect the atz tic ltFi iriOri equi pn ent in tit Or more trot rlac modules and the t ma:na~gement. computer syste . Generally incluides motrntine iacks, mountin hardware, and cotnt umcition finks (such cables, -fiber optics wiring , and ureic`,; equipment), but may -also include any other hardvvare necessary to inte4grate arid operate a: functioning L1'M`, EP" sS" operation a/ ht ~ r r (or da a : includes N-41 TS operational infhrtmriation and ?enerato~ operational irdorrtiration.

F'rcilrlt> a Place ai which an EPMS is installed and :nnadc operative. F 'or exar ple, a facilit m include a hospital., university, airport, ?r some other similar site.
or May rye" ii subset of such a site, such as a c fet:^'ria, main building, Small plane hn g per".
etc. Ã 3 ene illy s nonymous -t t _l. L it .1 uel supplr: an individual fuel tank, or fuel line to a larger tank, or some other ktuee cif fuel rr:sed tca power a Oeiaeratoi U) anFPSS. Genetrall ,Iacartytrr~cau ~ ith ail C.ir7rt;

Generat -r : neneralty includes ~m engine (mechanical power source) aUid an electrical generator that are capable of'generating power when used together.
Generally s,l c~lr,17131s11s gall r;ens?f.

Generator operational information (or i1atal: information or data related to a Y i3!cr t(?.Ã` or collected .1r.ar.-ra a hT~ r erutor. (. ~lli r ll inch.Ãdes aac kei water temperature.
exh,m t teI lpe.rature. o f l,re sure., coolan battery charging vah.'u,c, battery ll`.11'tFalai current, engi is ,-Lining status, engine not in auto's status, high water temperature alarm(s), low oil pressure alarm(s), en,t it e speed, engine overspeed alarm(s), engine overcraank alarm(s), engine running time;, percent generator capacity, power, rated.
load, voltage For each phase, (:t rreral for' each phase, frequency, and any otlr(e similar measurements as will occur to one l)a ping ordinary skill. in the art.

Intelligent PSS equiramen2t: items of hPSS equips ent that are manufactured or preconfaguI-ed to ia7ch,#dc son-IC or all (ii tl e 3.14'l:t: li'V data aL(crSltinn c quip nt to provide operaÃintiaai dara to the naalnta"Mic nit (Cal al u; r >~ stet a. JntL
I li goat 1"'PSS
equipmentgeacrrally requires little- or no retrofitting and installation of data acquisition equipment. and also may include a control panel or controller for delivering f 1"
operational information directly to an interface. module fu/erface module (1,11): it telliycitt device e<lpablc of receiving EPSh operational data f ona daat~a tac.c t~isi'tit,ra eq ifaraacrat or control panels at items of EPSS equipment, normalizing and or, Cirri llig that data, and tr%tla l:ilittang the LPILa to the management computer system for further l rt:ces 1,I. and diL;lgl~ly. An inter=face z nodule I.I)Lly Comprise a remote terminal unit (l 0-'U), progrcarnrartable logic controller (PT. , or other similar Ii,(CIII7 , -i4Z' ~ Z ~~?
~:rlt ~~1c~' i i7:ll?t~>r~L~~:d ~'~'lli3. SC3l.(~v13'~ ~ ap'.ll.l: of ~3~..1:t?TI7~iIk normalization "11' z-transraaa.ssac>a~ functio s cal PSS opeInfo a information, Load: generally re lbr;~ it the power c ctn i.i E red by a circuit. As used herein. a load includes the tower consuniQC1 lb L:(la:ipnleeft att a facility, as v yell as the pow r required to mpetrate th 1 ac lity itself.

Location: the physicl place where one or more items of 1>PSS equipment are located. A lec3t i.)n may inciud_l:e a room in a fbudldin , or tlx : building itself; or an area in or around a building, of some other similar place as will occur to one of ordinary skill.
Generally, an EPSS may be i n uric location or spread amongst several locations, but, alternatively, a location will generally not include more than one EPSS, ;l ca rrr risen c rr rr#~r s Est t r: the combination cal servers, network s.
terminals., database,, prs puictary management softv,airo, and other related items used to generate aizd operate an ..PMS for i L, iv`n facil ty .

A'ainial load test (ML T): a test of one_ or more items of EPSS equipment that is Wi i,LtGd 1-a1-1ysically alt the slletitic Iterns r>l LP Lquil naaent to betested in v,16 i the .. ic(t _'LI [-' SS equipment is to act!:!c:;11~ pr,z<<<.t a portion ol'a fac:.ilitv dw-mg thcetcst.
lY anua! no load test ( ANLT): a test of one or .lore itett s ci'_ ,PSS eg npmeul 1h at is initiated physically at the specific items of E13SS equipment to be tested in which the selected HISS eclui pn ent' does not actually power any portion of a facility during the test. Generrally, only g';enerators are tested during a n anual no load test.

Power dt rupti i event: an evcnt. 91.31 C:'4LU c:S a loss of utility power and generally, an activauon of nrergenc=y power. G c cratl ly includes enieargencies and other unplanned utility power lo,~ses as well as :l PSS e.t udpnleÃ7t tests:.

Region, a particular section of the country, such as a state, country, or other similar area.

i!ity, Site, i. eAerally synonymous with f ac Su.ueserver. server That is generally located at a site or fit,ilit,-; and is responsible for interfacing with all i terfz ce n od _ales at the site as well as an other auxiliary equipment. Site server also manages inter-process conniwnleatiorrs at the FPSS
level between individual i enis W' EPSS equipment for test and emergency coordination and 3a,<::aÃ~` em iat. t Jea ' 1ti . site er rs collect .i,Id lu data from T l' equipment and transmit that data to an ent~.rprise2 server for further pro essin', Ste .snri,L~r tool: a tablet .o:n o,Latt .z, laptop coma pa.tc:i'> personal ciiaital assistant (PDA), or other similar device used, to collect information related to items of EPSS
equipment at sa giv erà site and upload that intormtaation to a many e n1 cori pu ~r ., stem, G5"3Viieh ear: exn~_erally refers to the combination of electrical disconnects,,, fuses, and/or ci ewt 1? e.ake used to isolate: and maria. -c electrical distribution equi¾mment..
TertLr ianal display: conriputer interface used to view and control EI'SS
equipment brief data related to serve via a management computer system Generally sti non moans With inierkice.145CY iifterrtnnee, or nrCip/2l ;crl user int'. ''ice (GL/J) Utility p ii er: power supplied by a traditional Utility power grid. Generally sera ale mous with nr?;7111(11 wi w .

Overview Fc}r the purpose of promoting an understanding of the principles of the present disclosure, reference will now be made to the embodiments illustrated in the drawings and specific language will be used to describe the same. It will, nevertheless, be understood that no limitation of they 4c1-se of thedisclosa.ure. is thereby intended, any alterations and farther modifications csi tlae described or illu traced earl ;din-ments, and any further applications of the principles of the disclosure as illusti:It_ d thei Lin are contemplated as would normally occur to one skilled in the art to which the discIo~'Litrelates.

Aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to systems and methods for 11?df)''_ la`,;, Sill lt7{7`.t:tizf'in plLtr'alitxr' Of l mergen4 " li supply s~"stel s (17PSS's) in vrA1¾a11 V TV"1 {1 ;1, ,'1c! an e tiiel L? -TmC y j7[?1`sei.- maTicagemel)t ssystenl. QTMS). Additional aspects relit : to easily' and e llit ientir creatin and installing an EPMS
at a faw lit --ti carry gout tic nianadng), monitoring, and testing Functions o fthe MISS
equiptncn A- the lta.cilit>. Further aspects of the disclosure are directed to providing predictive analyses and operational information related to the EPSS equipment. Also, aspects of the present dLek sure relate to normalizing EPSS c luipment inlarmation across varying vendors, makes, and models of cquipt e so as to provide a. unified view of all equipment across a given i..ti tlttr .

l cf :: tta nowt o the f ~l.tres. FIG. I illustrates an o c i ',G'.; 1 an embodiment of at emerg Te % power mutate; " -'r acnt systein (EPMS) 10. As shown, utility power is delivered by pcovcr lines 15% or some other similar mechanism, to various facilities. The facilities may be ports 20, airports 22, or hospitals 24, as shown, but may also be any facility that requires or uses ear?elgcnc.y poti.et supply stistems ( PSS s), such as universities. Military ha e s, government structures, communications service instal .latiu ns, data lprc xcs`in ; c~itc:ts. office buildings, scientific laboratories, sewn c pumping stations, retail outle . resi ienti I ce~lz~ ,1 ; :: and other similar facilities. Most of the time, b fii i:lit~ is po ? t red h i.lti 1 1 j}i wer. Some of the time, however, utility power is lost due toinclemcti? \ ea tlee off, planned blackouts, malfunctions at a sub-station, or many other. reasons. In these situations, the facility 's LPSS's take ov,;r and generate the Power needed to cf fecti t e ly operate the facility.
FiG. 1 shows a sample of a plurality ol~: :PSS's for the hospital 24. While only the hospital's 241 t'SS's are demonstrtmted, it will be understood that the other facilities' [ PS S's ill he similar to the hospital's. and that eaach facility may include one oi- more r jl k , each 1-11~SS Will include ui lc.l,:t one aut rnatit transfer ; witch (=`\ l S) 160, at least one generator 165, and at one fuel supply 32. Some EPSS' , however, will n li:d Ttitaltipl I'S"s :160, generators 165, and i_lel , et:+plies 32, and will additicl.~ fl l : i1 l: t le s\\ itclagear 34, fuel mana-u.tameixt s~
stefaas, and other equipment.

Other EPSS's may include only ATS's 160, and no generators 165. As will be understood by urie haying ordinary skill in the art, swiichgear 34 is generally used in. an EPSS setting when tYNvo or n: is generators 1(5 are Ãn ol- ed to aid in the effective transfer of power:, Addition lly, as will also be. trl dcrstoo '. the fuel supply 32 '.Nvithin any El--'SS may be as ind.i vidual .fuel tank, of :i ~a,IlilTt:n ;t in a larger, facility -wide fuel tank.
or a combination thereof.

In the embodiment of the l: PMS 10 shown in FIG. 1, interface modules 40 are installed at the PSS's Ão collect, process, no=ii ;e., and transmitEPSS
operational data to the server(s) 105 for Ltirthtr processirn. The interface modules 40 re_c,ivc _l l'SS
opeiniioiiul information from data ta~cltii itic:},i c= riilana rrt that is either r :trail ttetl onto the I' ;* ecl!i rment. or is pre-installed on the equipment by the m ianufacturer, 'the data aequi .it cri equipment en rally includesmonitor ing sensors, power meters, vibra.tic n s ilsu. w, temperature readers, alam/status contact sSnsors, and other similar equipment capable offcolledio EPSS operational inhirination from the items of FPSS equipment and transmitting that ink- ri-in ation to the inter-face r iodides 40. For tiie gencr-utars 1(5, the generator operational infunnation may ineltÃt-le the oil pressure of the engine, the battery voltage, the., engine running states, the: exheust water temperature, and i tany other rar :i: ri:L n} is as will occur to those sk lle.d in the Ãa t_ The ATS
operational information ma include a reading as to whether eniw gtncy power is a 'ailable (i.e.
whether the generator 165 is ready and capable of t o'Ppl\ fug needed poa per), a reading as to o, hether normal or utility power is available, z ,hether the normal power breaker is closed, and.
many other measurements as will occur to those skilled iri the art.
Further, each EPSS r fay include only one interface module 40, or multiple niterloet modules depending on the desires nt'th e systcni user or on the number of items 01 L.P~S equipment in a given EPSS. In some embodiments, each interface module 40 is capable 0f' interfacing y pith a plurality of items of t-PSS equipment,, but more than one interface module n r, 1be included in ,i given 1,J 'SS b bstd oii ;lip:
cl;iunti y mid physical location of the BPSS equipment. Gene. ll r, the interlace modules 40 include microprocessors capable of receiving and. pr occssi i; rr the MISS operational information litionalb , in some embodiments, the microproc SS')i s within the interfke modules 40 normalize the incoming EPSS crl3 i <i i<,ii rl data into unified data outputs for subsequent processing, This normalization is accor mplislheci by passing, the incoming operational information through pl-cde~in?cti J1gorithm s based on the specific n' 1UM,1liÃ.cturer and Anidel Of the item {}f I"JISS equipment fr0 which the information is bc.n,, I ccc1` ed (disc,, :t + in , e iter tle LIt below).
After fht 1.1 5 o t )e tlti.t rl,_rl iÃi l:cim-1 10on is processed h the it t~:r ace modules 40, where it is stored on the information is delivered via net orlc 115 to server(s) 10 5.

data's . s) 110, and further pr cessed and made available for vies ir1, at local terminal 45 or remote tÃ,-Ã tinal(:s) 47. The combination of server(s) 105, database(s) 110, 115, and terminal(s) 45, 47; Froprict :,'yt management software and other,:eL[t :d .itct.)ls, serve to comprise one emhodxÃncnt of h in in lt_`.ti Tnent Computer s stem 60. =I he maij. ement computer system 60 is tised, accordin to on e Iiil3[~diment.
to initiate and subsequently operate an. E>PI\'lh 1O. As will be understoÃ)d.
while only one local terminal 45 and two remote terminals 47 are shown in FIG, I, man,,,, more terminals may be used within embodiments of the present systems and meth(,-k Further, the EPSS
infornialiomi is proczssed into tables, graphs, charts, and other presentation to ms to enable a ti,,er to à icy the proccs~ieti FT SS information at a terminal 45.
47 through arl rnteraeti;~cc display 50. In one embodiment, the interactive display 50 may also in It d videos and audio associated with the EPSS :equit+ra"sent, which are captured by~rcame;~ras 195 installed around the. MISS equi parent. Further embodiments of the interactive display 50 include interactive maps detailing locations and status of EPSS
equipment thraughout a facility, one-line diagrams illustrating connections between -PSS
eciuuÃpÃttentand utility or emergency power,. reports based on FPSS
operational information generated over time, and vaiioa.is other display's and features.

Ti roLigh the int i" et.iv display 50, a sys,2 m user wav not only vi ''v and analyze lei S operational iaar<?.rr1 <ktià r" being generated by the I- P ,",S
equipment. Hit may also initiaie. and monitor test,' of tfae equipment remotely.. 'In this way, testing "S ajameteP'S and spec:i.lies a_iay> be entered b\- ,t ,ser at a ter;ninal 45, 47, transmitted either ?1 )uah a .ncl ork 115 or directly, to a server 105, and then further transmitted to the interface modules 40, which then command the generators, ATS's, and other items of'EPSS
equipment to starts,," and operate accordingly. While a test is the interface modules 40 receive l.:"1'SS op ratio:n.al information fror the tttritin~e It tliat is subject to the test, and transmit this information back to the 105 fur pr"oQcss nf. The I;l information that is recorded. and processed during a,, test can then be used to generate reports, either for purposes of compliance or simply --for the facility's own benefit.
S110 V VII in FIG. 1, the network(s) 115m in, he data net`4\ arks, intranets, the internet, or any other similar networks capable of transmitting information, Additionally., as shown, all facilities lif,11- he cun.rlected to a c 'iiualized server 105 ui" servers ~,Ell a, net-,work 115. In this w ?y, a. localized user of the LP MS 10> for a given facility i ray be able to manage and con trc,l the FPSS equipment associated with his or her Faci'i?v, but rnz,,v not be able to interact with EPSS equipment at a scpar c I':.'c t it An overall system operator, however, stay be able to monitor all La's`s equipment from all facilities through a secured artwork 115. Also,rather than operating through a net4 ork_, a local facility user can vied E 1"' L,per"<}t anal information l-irc Lgl an ill t .r-farce 55 conÃnected directly to otne or mirore. nterfaace rmmodtrles 40 at the t ic.iliiy. This interface 55 may be a t n-ninal 45, or it may Co mpii ;e some altern atC iC ii c mechairism, such as a i"''i_tl~`4 s=\i t tore' <]?Illll ci?351ew~~'<i_1dcd +'iI141ou' '--'3?ii-l+hin Accordingly a system user may ti iev manage, and monitor a !l of the EPSS equipment at a given facility through an interface 55, a local terminal 45, or a ren-mote terminal 47, The mateti.als disc.ussced a uv : i association With FICt. I merely provide an.
overview of an ernbodiment of the pre en( vsie:?mm for :. mana yin emergency power supply system, equipment, and are not intended in limi # in any way. the scope of the present disc lmmre. Accordingly, further et bodiments of the systems and methods and more detailed ciseussions thereof wi11 he dr cribed below.

First Embodinivnis timer al ly-, one form of the present disclosure is a system for nmonitor.ing ma raging, and testing a power system having local generators and con nectio,ss to the utility power grid. T rr.-ning to FIG. 2, at ,y tern 100 is shown with a server 105 and tork_4 e l 10 connected to data nctNvork1:.1 . Server .105 in this embodiment includes pa tc essor 120, 1-11C.1mory 1 5, fretwork Interface 131), input mtc, "Trce 135, and output interlace 144). as show rii in 1F IG, 3 and as will be understood by those skilled in the art.

Power, ground, ddocl and other signals and circuitry are omitted for clarity, but will be understood and c dsil implemented by those skilledin the aÃt:.

With continuing refcr.ence to FIG. 3, network interface 130 in this embodiment connects server LOS to net ;ork 115 for communication of data between server 105 and other d : aL L attached to net'vork 115, Input ià le t,3o:: 135 manages communication between processor 120 and one or more pu:sia-buttons, UARTs, JR and'or RF
receivers or t#"iansceiv `1'.... iecC di 'rs. or other devices, as \\ c?l as traditional d eybo arL'i and mouse devices, Output interface 140 provides _a 4 id : s ynal to display 45. aa-id may provide signals to one or more additional output devices such cis T d:' Ds, LCDs, or audio output d c\ ic:'s, or to combination of these and c iher output dcl ices land techniques as will occur h to those sidled in the art.

Processor 120 in ; ar ac embodiments is a rÃnicrocontrul der or general purpose fill croprocessoà that t cads its program from iiieinoru 125. Processor 120 may be c(Al-TV1s ri of one or more nnj an 'ras configured as :l sin-le unÃt_ dt~:!'17~1CÃZ': 1~'. 1 hen 3t ~i ra'al#f;s C:4?s 1~}E7neut fC:#Ã"Ã'11.. pr ?ce snrr 120 may have ono or more components ioeaited remotely relative to the others. One or more components of 'pro es :r 120 Ã,aa:y be of the electronic variety including digital circuitry, analog circuitry, or both. In one embodiment, prt cesscr 120 is of a cO;tl', ~:11i until, integrated circuit microproces ,or arras ement, such as one or more l?f.;l I lLI11f1 4 rrr C l processors: from l l' .1.I4.
Corporation of,22UU i lission C olictje Boulevard. S Ã. to (lara, Cal fornia 95052, USA. or ATHLON X:P or OPTERON processors i'orra Advanced Micro Devices, One :AtMI
Place, Sunnyvale, California 9408$ USA. In altern4tive embc:diments_ one car more Lappl ication-speci fie integrated circuits (ASlCs), nc #til-pi~ry c~sd microproccessor-s, programmable logic Irrays, or ther devices may be used alone or in combination as will occur to those skilled in the art.

Likewise, nieulory 125 in various embodiments includes one or more types such as soli(1-state electronic memory, magnetic Ã'ilemot- or o ?tical inemory;
List to name a s. d'% way c,f non litill tinc c rl"'ple.. rl:#,:MC)rN 12-5 c .n include solid-state electronic Random Access 1\40nlor (RANI). ccdu a;.ticall \ccessible Memory (SAM) (such as the First-In. l rs 4.3cat W117O) variety or the Last-h,, Firs:-Gnat (LIFO) varict~
).

Progra:.lmm ble kcnd-Only Memory i l'd ~ l~l}l .fec:tiic.<rlfv Programmable Read-Only Memory (EPROM), or Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory (E-EPROM , an optical. disci iii.'siaor% (srrc:h as arecorcl bits, rewritahle, Or read-only DVD
or CD-ROM}; a magneticalÃy encoded hard drive, floppy' disk, tape, or cartridge media.
or a combination of nim ,niorv tv c-~. sir n, memory 1.25 is volatile, nonvolatile, or a hybrid c til iiri iiI+.ià of \olallie and nonvolatile varieties', I uniing to FIG. 2, utility power line 150 provides power to load 155 via Autoiu'rilic Transfer S'Gitch (t T'Sa 160. When utility power delivered through line 150 is uns['Ibie oririsaifficieut, ATS 160 manages a partial or total switchoverto power goncraaled`by cne att}r 165 and del vc od tl~Ãough lie 170. lid .ra,I~ a?s cnihodin~enis, At 1(0 is an automatic Ian icr switch manufactured by - ~t..'0, Rci_s+:
lectric, APC
(sach aas its l:ac ATS. product). Cunii-tnins (such aas its POWER COMMAND
transfer S\ it Elt s~'. I3a I'e.cli (Such Lis its AT'S Series Transfer Switch), GE
Zenith. or Caa clrpill< r.
Just to r,a.ir c a tlev, +option,,,. Similarly,, generator 165 is selected, in various cinbodirnClIL&
from the Caterpillar 3500 ib Ãly. Cummins generator sets, and other models which will occur to those skilled in the art. In some instances, generator 165 and \TS
160 are integrated in a single unit, while in others the units are distinct.

In various embodimeiw , Fcircrato.r 165 ir-iciudes a built-in interti.ce 175, which may be used in its factor con lig lr tit7Ia or suppleniccntcd v:vith additional irate mace haa.rdwa.Ãc and or software to provide the interlace used by system 100. In other emboclin en-ik. ;generaato3 165 includes only, a limited number of ba ilt-iÃi sensors for none at all), and interface 175 most provide all or substantially all ofthe instru ~e itWatitrri 'tcitt that genera ov 1Ã 5. In sonic embodiments, get erator 165 is connected to ~
enset int ..rt ace.
à odule 175, v hick collects operational parameters from generator 165 and makes t] crxi available to other. clc vices via network 115, In taric?u. ~ r l_, dime.rr.ts, th parameters provided by genet interface moduli 175 includes the ens is fuel level, oil pressure, r cII]r`iÃÃl tsatus, water tl'mp I` ter , e?{ lau i. t mp rat rrC, output t"t I uency, engi 7.
speed applied tC i'r ue, .1,3~ output voltage, and running time meter. just to name "-i 1"C W.

A ' i:titcr[: ee mn duce 180 detects the state of ATS 1611 and riiaik s that infor>< mation available via network 1.15 to other devices connected to the network.. The data made '.f . a I lab); by ATS interface modal. 180 in 113~'z`:, in 'varrou i';a]~~;?t1 I13ants, its runnin staters, input level, Override staattts, voltage, current, power output, power factor, and the like. In some embodimcints. some or all of these variables are captured and made aav ailable via network 115 by, one or more power meters (not show>) connected to or near t tcA. _ e sor=; I S5, and 190 Clete: n the state of supply lines 170 and 150, respectively, on 160. This data is also provided via the generator a ad utility ;Ãaputs, respectively, to x '1 S
network 115 to other devices that are connected to networ.lk 115. Camera 195 captures nnag of 't.a er-ator 165 over lane so that devices connected to ni tv ork 115 can capture and/or display still pictures or motion video of the physical site of getne>raator 165 at desired times. In various em aodimeÃits. multiple cameras provide images in a variety of I , , - , 11~ s a'Md/or spectra as necessary or desired. Terminal 199 is also in communication with network 11-5 and is configured to monitor and/or control outer devices on network 115.
Further. in various embodiments, multiple transfer switches 160,generators 165,.
sensors 18 x, 190, cameras 195, and interface modules 175, 180 are in communication with network 115 to implement and instrument a ' stem that meets the power nee ls a .a.
buildirng. rià aai:faatil ra, institution, or group. Multiple terminals 199 communicate r . tli server 105 to 'access data compiled or calculated there, or conmiunicatte with other devices 'md Interlaces to read operational parameters or control those devices.
Server 105 collects data produced by interlace modules 175 and 18f1, sensors 185, and 190. and cameiel 195, storing some or all of that data in storage unit 110. The data aaaa he stored usi g any technique that w could occur to one skilled in the art. including but not limited to, storing all such data. sampling the data at various interavals fear longer-term storage, implementing circular hutfei s and snapshots, and rather strategies. Server 195 al;io ca.lculaat I "Fate inlbri-mition, :sucli as uptime and running time Per a device, maxima and Ãa1111J.1i.F a operational parameters over time, and the like, and constructs graphical depictioin of captured data either on a scheduled, snapshot"'basis or on demand. Terminal 1.99 accesses the data on server 105 and {(fir yii la server 105) in storage 110 so that an individual at terminal 199 can monitor and/or control A' I'S 160, generator 165, and/or other controllable dcviccs usin ; that information. in various eà (- iments, server 105 makes this da l i a aim ble in various forms, such as via 171P, l-ITTP, automatic all; eaneaated email, or the like. In some embodiments, the data provided to terminal 1.99 is substantially real-time information, w1hi:le in others served data ik drawn from a snapshot of the relievant dev rt. ss), while in still others some data of each i pe. is available.
FIG. 4 shows a syster, 2200 that in:cludL_s ra r_:Itirle subs stems 201a, 201b, 201r, and 201d. Each subsystem rouglil~ resembles system 100 as shoNvn in FIG. 2 and discussed in relation thereto; though the various subsystems may be in a single geoga !phie al Location or multiple to .auras, could include the ,:trace or different numbers of generators 165, ATS units 160, sensors 185, 190, cameras 195, and other co mponems, and may include elements that are the same or di lferent in make, model, axn i/'or conl`tg?turation from those in 203 collects op eratioxnatl paralt.llete ilatiorniation from a server 105 from each subsystem 201 a, 201b, 101c, and 20.Ã ti', coat i les drat in; brmration, and saves it in storage 205. Entcrpu se se o.
er 203 also calculates aggregate data and generates graphical displayIOr showing on monitor 207 and/or terminal 209.
Communication bet, xen subsystems 201, server 203, and terminal 209 occurs via one or more networks 208, In various embodiments, network 208 (and network 115 in FIG, 2) :olnptases one or more locad area oerworks (LAN), wide area networks (WANs), virtual privat, (VPNls1, dedicated communication circuits, dhevic4-1e,el (e.g..
Modl-hu,) net".:or<.s, and. the like, One or more roasters, switches, subneÃwvorks, bridges, and the Internet may appear in networks 1.15 or 208, or bet'a cen two or i more portions of s stems 100 and 200. as will occur to those skilled in the an.

Software impleraneutinu' lunctuÃsulity sat server 105 (see FIG. 2) in one embodiment is shown in a block diagram in FIG. 5. In this embodiment, a memory {ti 1.'1G. ) is ei {:ended with programmin frl3tft-.S'tions executable by a processor 120 t <:; aitl, see FIG. ) i+' implement cal.( ~ are 7t; rii 2412_ which includes user ins rtbce la er 210. service Li er 220, and data layer 25O, User interface layer 210 manages user mt r<act on ; aitla other parts of tl soi v ar s ,tcm 2412 , inc ludin eery Ã
unication of information captured by the system to one or more users. Service layer .220 manages the business logic and data lour in the system, while data lay(,r 250 mana(ges.
storage of cal tared data and contietiratiun inforrn t.ion for various system elements and in atitru repos.iuor es.

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III this einbrdi-nieni, user interface layer 210 includes ASP.NET client component 212.; which provides .a variety of trser-interface.resources as will be understood in the arm., OPC web control component 214 provides hui an-ii achine interthtce (HMI) components' to SIr.I~1.'1 client 212 for AJAX-style prc_,caitation of data and capture of user control ev.erits. interface 216 accepts a stream of images from a camera 195 (see FIG, 2) and provides data to A P ;NET client 212 for display as needed. Each of the cora:pon crts in tnser nt~rh .e lava 21o is tssociatedwith a common security i&;ntity- 218 III, its #nt.etrwLtion With c t_ ta~pc lic zat in service layer 220 and data laver 250.

Service layer 220 comprises several elements that Haan tgc data flow and implement business logic iit the system, C.outrol manager 21.2 detects and executes In .grog events, starts and stops locally connected controllable entities, starts and manages the s' :tem conii Duration state, management of software licensing, and detection of alarmfor notifi..ttIons (by e-mail, for example). Control manager 222 communicates with ASIA` i T client 212. which interacts with the ' talc nuu ag :r 224, tag manager 226, and sequencer 228 to i.r,wpler. cnt a state machine that corltt'ols operation.
of the server, mmaintains session states, and provides now states based onx input and programmed transitions. "I aka mtanager 226 maintains a repository of information abotat the tags that are available to no u' ozc devices through the underl~ intg OPC client 232, and loads t:lae relevant tag coral gu:n!tinn into nxat:ion at system startup, including configuration and ct , ce data, data lta ~.in<; configuration, and alarm logging coatipir,i.ti.on.. Meanrshile s cit?enc '#" 228 nrtln~a s automated testing of devices according to schedules and corn amts executed by the system.

These four components 222, 224. 226. and 228 share security identity 230 in i.
hcir interaction with ASP,NET client 212, Oii(' cliont 232 and the storage 252. OPC
client 232 <a, ses data ~ # a Mlodbus TC11 OPC scr ?er 234 or any other similar industry standard de\'ice protocol converted to OPC compliant format), which in this embodiment captures data from network 115 via I/O block 254, In thi: ernhodllnierif, 0111C server 234 is publidied by 1 ;epware (wNA w.kepware.com), though #m itidiustry standards-compliant or otbcr suitable OPC server rtxat be used. OPC ("OLE for Process Control," a t si ,tribt~tt cl common Object Model (D(()\1) teehnol gy) client 232 and OPC
"e-mer 234 share. securtti iidentity 236 in their interaction with OPC web controls component 214, tag manager component 226, logger 238, and I/O subsystem 254.

Logger component 238 maintains data captured via OPC client 2:32 in database 256 nisi#3s t~ is - ques that t`.? r,CCUr to tilt se sl:2lIed r?~ the art. In some embod1n1(:Ilts_ h eac' component 238 also stores sott~ `lire e 'cats. queries issued, data pulley and c ptitrc events, and the like. Logger 238 .has its own sccurity identity 240 to authenticate and in some embodiments encrypt some or all ofthese interactions wwritlaOP client 2.32 and database 256, Similarly, alarm manager 242 n oniÃors the streat t s) .,f data that flow through OPC client 232, checking tl . to a ainst limits defined by the system and/or users as discussed elsewhere herein. When such limits are exceeded, predetermined acts are tdl.i:e_ such as recording the event in database 256, raising alerts in the user interfin.4c via ASP NET client 212, sending email or l a or raising visible and/or audible alarms, to name just a fe w possibilitic: . Alarm manager 242 also [-i.Ãs its own security identity 244 a autheiai.e ite and secure its intera cdons, as ippi'oprkite, with OPC client 232, ASP.NET
client 212, anti. d itabase 256, Data lever 250 in this embodiment comprises til,2 storage elemew(s) 252, I/O
controllers and devices 254, and database 256. File ;tor a ; '252 comprises one or more elements as described abo:, e in relation to storage element 110 of FIG. 2, and provides r0ad!sj rite storage for various elements ofthe s Jsteni, including AST'.NtET
client 212, tag manager 226 and sequencer 22f . As will be understood by those stilled. in the art, file storage 252 can be monolithic or distributed, homoaeiienus or heterogeneous, or have parts of each type as needed or desired for a particular system.
I1n1-OLrt`output block 254 pr'o1 tries the interface between server 105 and network 115,so that data streams can be captured and devices on network 115 can be controlled, and data can be sheared with web-based terminals and enterprise-level servers.
In various t ?i~_?i l?lil 37E :. U C) iat:e:rffcee 25$ coniprisXs One or mor ,. etv ?I"l inar thhce cart;

vlodbtt Irlt i the hard,', ar; other standard, custom. o pruprretar'4 data interfiW0S, or some combination there 1, Database block 236 conceptually represents one or t Fiore databases, which could take on any of m ny forms that will occur to thoseskilled in the art. As, some examples, database 2.50 ni iv comprise one or more logical databases, may be monolith is or distributed, m u be housed in volatile to mory, non-volatile hird t,ri, :. or optical media, ject-oriented, and to aav be of the relational, object-relational. flat, l rarcl Ãc al, n twox1; ob s'r3?k r ur tured, assocultive, entity-attribute-value, or conic- t i2it?dck., to name s cral .;.ainples. In fact., database 256 in some embodiments is hosted on server t05 and stored in storage 110 (see I, IG. ), though in other embodiments the ho st and/or storage is located elso% hcrc. or in a comb nation of local w A remote locations.
In. various cmbodiÃrjwa , the "security identities" described herein provide distinct cu itics for control and mon torrng of data act ess. Fur : rrrjplc, these identities in sane embodiments are used. to limmiit data available to sc:i ~tiae entities hearing particular identities. authenticate transfers of data between software entide.s, and/or provide ptiblic-key encryption keys for enc:r\'ptcd transfer of data between entities. Other applications of security ldcÃntities in the eunntc.\t of tlhis description wilt occur to those skilled in the an.

Turnit-n to FIG. 6, system 300 comprises user interlace layer 310, service:
layer 320, .11ftl data flyer- 350. In man, respects, implementations des:ribed in relation to sot glare system 202 may also be applied to so far=e system 300, though in some embodiments it is i-;aarticularl> adapted to operate as a..meta-server" in the system confi uraation slro r~ in l""1 C . In tl'hi s er mbodim tent., user interiaace lay,or .310 i.ncludàs "rSP; E-1' client 312 for presentation of .information to users and cajpture of user irnpu and O11C web control.,, 314 for providing ar inter.ia :e between the data provided through OPCclient 332 and the presentation layer of ASP NET client 312. "Webcam interface 316 collects and processes data from one or more cameras 195 (see FIG. 2) for presennttntior: tlhr-oughh ; SP.N I T client 3i2. The three components of user interlace layer 310 share sec=urity identity 318 in their tell ~<r.;ti+_~n Willi other components of software system 300.

Service layer 320 comprises Configuration loader./sequencer -128, OPC client 332.
logger 338. and alarm manager 342, Logger- 338 andalarm rna `.er 342 operate similarly to the c orreslp>onding elements 238 and 242, respectively, of FIG.
5, though they have access to and process data from multiple sites and systems 20L 'Because they have ace .=4s to more complete sets ot dalaj they L::_1In. piO\ ide a more complete pi :'ture ul the Laetis~ hies in system 200 inltrdr n , ?car e taamlale the effects of a regional. power outage O

r3 2 {;orQ'Lini1.ed through o v lid' status and of multi -site. tes6no, this s" `~Q.11 cis r tlr ti~ is~ }. Alarm manager 342 can be configured it) take :}ri or more alarm actions based on data from any site 201. in system 200. or even based on data from.
multiple sites that is captured substantially simultaneously or over time.

OPC client 332 connects to servers 105 in systems 100 at each site system 201 to collect data from those systems. Configuration loader/ seq eneer 328 manages electronic files in File tor- ;c '52, Configuration loader/sequencer 328, in one ex am ple, loads from storage 352 atÃle that describes the hierarchy of devices in nets ork 200, including f.?ener aato . interfaces, cameras, sensors, A 1'Ss, E _,ritllllalk, se ''s'er.s,and the like as organized into l ocati area , and regions. The file pre l'erabi has a human-readable, structured firrnat (such as XML or a variant thereof) for case d e;r4aatiii i, i~ <:ii~= , and processing such files, Confi nation loader,'sequencer= 328 also reads from file ,,torage 352 a tilethat outlines one or more tests ti at are to be run on the system, as is>discusse in more d .t > l l hereiY .
In the embodiment of system 300111trstrated in FIG 6, each of the components of service la,, rr 320 (eon uratioir lc adc r. se_it once 328, t:3pC client 332, logLcr 338; and a.lcrl arr manager 342) l as its own security identity 330, 336, 340, and 344.
respmively, for secure interactions with user interface layer 310 through its security identity 318, This approach has the advan a .e of fairly granular control over (and logõ ii of) access to data by the components of service layer 320. In. alternttti\ e embodiments, a common security identio.fhr those con ponents makes authentication and local inter-process communication more :sits le_ while making granular access control more challenging.
Data layer 354) includes file storage 352 and database 356 for storing and provkti91F ,access to configuration and data in system 300, Etch of these components may have.one or more subcomponents as discussed abase in relation to file storage 252 and database 256. In various c rnl ctclirtc.rits file storage 252 trnd 3:52 use the same hard ;dire Oil" stu a ,e strategy. white in other embodiments the tort$~.:e'.
apprS33(rhes a are diff l.ik;a ise, database 2.56 and database 356 may have the same or diJTerent characteristics;
hardware, software., and topology.
In norm it or)c:ration. servers 10 and 210 t see Fit iS. 2 and 4, r<_speeilvelv provide access V M data networks 115 and 215, :spectively, to a bi:'owser based interltice.

As des rimed herein, server 105 provides access to data from a particulate physical site, whit.:. server 21.0 provides access to data from multiple sites. In either case, the presetnt emboditamert uses a tali-like bar 410 (as shown in FIG. 7) to provide access to users to sections o the interface such as a '`Live View" of the 5 tite r; ".Testing configuration, status. and resources; "Reporting" of stored data; .:Al.arms' con:I:igurati:on and history;
and. "Administraation}: (' Adn in) of rhe ;s'stcm.

Referring to FIG. 7, in a Liss all or part of a. hierarcby 415 ?i' ctnI/. s generator, resources. In this embodiment, a region 412 has one or more areas 414, nrid each area 414 has one car rznoie lore ,Aim s416, which in turn are each associated one or a Lore entities 418. At each lti , c:1 in hierarchy 415, the interlace provides a l achyrou.rnd ima? e with customizable indicators that show the positions of element in the ne,.a level.
11-, various embodiments_ the background is a map (political, topographical.
or other to rid), a schematic. a one-ling dra,,.Ong. or another image uploaded by an cl[ -'111:t11 1i':i or {23''11 .?'. ' inc Configuration flle(' or'3.:En adm.inistrati`w e inteI' Ce, one is able Icy select as background image for each level and/or item in hierarch 415, and to place on each image selected.overl.y text, icons, or other images that indicate the relative position of resources on the next lowvcr [evcl in the, hierarchy ~Nvitl in the displayed branch or element. Ir1 some levels of the display in some embodiments, the graphic and/or text that is displayed to indicate (11c position of the lower-level branch or element i:" adapted in color. , lea e., or content to show the status of that item. For example, tC.\t, dots, or hor'T-S '!rei:-1d text or ic'oty-r might lit 'reeo v,'hi_n the unit is operating nonnally, 'yellow i alarms Ihave been trio zr'e i. reed i.b r:'L1ity pnwcr is not available, and hiue ila test Is U1111ing at 4a given site or on a given devise. Of course, other color schemes, icons, or indicators for us;c in this sy stem will occur to t' case s1.4illcd in the art.
In various embodiments. background il-nanc 420 is established. by a system designer, uploaded by an ar ~'3 :i37i tea'.;>r, selected by a user, or otherwise exists on server .105 21Ø A. user c r: s. s[~ n clt_Lsi4 r;e_r paces indicators =422 a and 424 on ib ae]Lround image 420 to illustrate the approxilimtr.te position of those items oil the ii age tsr.rCh a1s.1uc'Ai n On a 111ap. or circuit-wise h ` iliot in it heir tti dlaagrana), hi some embodiments, users can move indie rtorS 422 and 424 by dragging and dropping them into different r, si ioaas on background image 420. In some embodiments, items `below indicators 422 and 424 appear as pacer of the indicator itself ('here, "One-Line l " and "One-Line 2 appear as part of indicalur 422 because they are entity-level items in the hierarchy at the",N lain"

locat on). In some embodiments users are rrre cnted with the option of tile fonl, size, and color of indicator text-, and in others usdrs are ilr.;\ icled. the facility to choose w 'hat aspects of status or criteria are indicated by one or rt-Iore available. indication.
techniques as described above.

In some embodimeiit , seine view levels show live ?pera 6oiiA data, such as frequency.. voltage, uptime, and the lilac, as part of indicators 422 a nd 424, The systern in tlil 1 I`_lst ated embodiment maaailll t1n a d lE has Of common makes and models of equipment and sensors so that w hen a vie # is 1, eiÃi`, set tap or now equipment is added to the existing system,a system architect can easilyr acid all relevant infr rn nation for eac11 device bo selecting a device model, as:igniuug a text label to the new de, ice, placing it in the l-iierarchy. aald selecting operational parameters and the display mode for real-time data. The database of &vic4 ; a. t:ornaticaa.iIs provides the device-specific tags that can be used in a gz~cr\ [t i,tik-".. 1f ti _il ll + al #ai7 to when apt:il.l-typemodel is used) or t parse s1 e sa ?eS Whe !I a pu` li-moael is implemented. `:[`he database in this embodiment a also provides Standard liinit.s for at least some of the device's operational parameters so that users can simply switch: alarms "on"and have ratiorlaal limits instantly in Place Of course, when a device in a s st a;i s not in the database, a system architect.
administrator, ,or opun ior_' can add the relevant information concerning its available tags and stand ;Ã'Cl.
Ope ati lcl rid .ions (or even leÃst those tags and./or data points to be used) to integrate the new c ics_ type into the systextm.

FIG, .i .allusttaates an entity-level display according to one embodiment.
Display 450 nclude,. tab-bar 4.1.0 and hierarch; di`lllal~ 415, but the balk of display 450 is taken up . ith information Specific to a particular entity. Live data. section 451 SJIK,ws the current status and recent event history for the items selected in hierarchical display 415.
Current data for the. selected device is shown in urgent data display i-ewion 453, images of the selected device trod vid. ial. captured images or a livc video feed) are shown in irli ad display region 45:5. aInncf al event history for the selected device is shown in event di:srl ; anion 457'.

The pa.t tm .tcrs shown in current data display region 453 may be s lce:ted lion:
available data tags for the sclcocd device based on the device tag datarbsase described her eirn by an <i aazaaat ti'atni' r user, depending on the needs and preferences of the system d : iriuer, LiLcn 1s to oroe: .?lat?[.lelaa"I: ent , the e`'ei is shown in event display region 457 111 -3!' include all events generated for the selected device, may include only a particular type of event (such astestinw C\ eats, startup and shutdown events, and the and/or may be Lilt;. ed by severity or recenck ca Ã' the event, as will be understood by those skilled in the art. In other embodiments, no filtering is available.
In-the center of display 450 is image display region 455, which is adapted to clisl isay for users one or more images of the generator 165 and/or ATS 1:60 at that site as captured by one or mare cameras 195. In various embodiments this image display a e.g,ion

4 till magi t.i: ne-laps l It t> a , 1 and Uci video (real-tia me or In- sc periods). Any or all cal. these regions 453, 455, 457, in various embodiments, ineludc navigation and interface manipulation fc:aturus for paging, moving, resi in , t Merin , layering_ and the like as will, also occur to those skilled in the art.
cartirol/test status display region 461 of the present embodiment displays whether the device is operating or not in display widget 463, as well as whether any tests are active for the entity in the test stains display region 465. Alarms relating to the displayed entk arc shown in alarm dispi a region 471, This region 471 includes a table 473 of alarm events that shows, for each alarm era nt, zero or more rows 475, each with the date as d lithe of an alarm event, a text description of the alarm, a type or level of the aalar , and tIre tar, x clue that fti rnac,red the alarm. Other columns in the table.
may show other ittf0mialiou in addition to or instead of this collection of information as will occur to those skilled in the art, Further, alarm displa,,- arr 4i011471 and/or alarm data table 473 in s<"aric~cts embodiments also . includes-facilities to sort and filter than"
information based .on Laser preference or administrator selection, A feature of sortie e.> mbodinments of the present system is a facility that enables users to script tests for one or more entities in the systeaaa, to schedule or ma mially- initiate those tests, to monitor the tests in progress, and to review the results of the tests. In. some embodiments, each test is a sequence of digital assertions to be made to a control device that controls tit entity in the power system, paired -,,kith an applicabble status query that is made to ,h saime control device for verii c,?is)n t)?;?t tl3 as"sertlon was 11;' ')~erl'~ ? e~_e1~'c d and t s F 'in processed. 1 he system col lce s 1 -1' ll',1 '.tel identhied in the to t scn.l?l )t)1 repotting as well as real-time display while the test is in pitagrz:ss. The system provides use ' lntcr ic:e Components e ,bl( risers to monitor a test in pros 3.ess, pause the test, resume the test or abort the test as necessary or desired based on the data being collected or other t:Tactors.

FiG. 9 illustrates test setu/'scripting interface 500, which includes test naming and selection region 51.0, test sequencing region 52D, and Save and Cancel buttons 530 and 540..e pec i )s T st naming and seILCtion block 511) includes a drop-down list 512 which is, pupul lied '~n 9th aa_l i d. vests t1; it h_we been created in the 5 stem. Users select existing tests vvith drop-down list 512, change the name of an existing test using test ho;. 514, a new test with button 516, an delete an existing, test using;
delete button 5:1:8.
Tests are scripted, using test scipting interface 520 When a new test s created using New Test hutton516, the `1, rt Steps fl !A rile. 522 is em tied to make a place for display Or the scripting steps. The user activates Ncw Test Step button 524 to create a riewstep in the script, which the user then tnntl?guresusing interlace elements 526.
Interface elements 526 ina this embodiment allow a user to specify a description for the test step, the site sc.r r that will execute the step, the ei:tity on which the step is executed, the duration of the step, and the logging group (see further discussion belo v) that should apply to data captured during the test step. Either -vvhen the test is scripted or when it is executed, tag manager 226 (~..e I`IG. 5) is consulted to determine which tag should be assorted to initiate the test. If a user wishes to delete a step, the user selects the step in list I = l "; 522, then u l ek ..l c lete I e st :ter, button 528. The step i then t c. iaf o r ed from tlle internal representation . of the test, and the step's erltr\ in Test stops list box 522 is re_mov ed.

1'0''11CII time test as tieri lted a.5 the user desires, he or she acli\ a es Cu}.n )g' men button 5 ,10, and the test con iguiration is corn mi]itted to non-volatile meii-iou\. I'ypicall y teas will be stored at ent rts, is server2.10 so that test steps for t.lt:1lc' at multiple smEc=S _nn be toordin acL 1. hi alternative embodii-nents, tests or test steps are stored at one or more site sei t cap's 105.. In either event, operational data about electrical genera oi, 165 and oilier equipment in subsystems 100 are collected and repo ported 1 itc s ~:-tc.r~s 1(}5 to enterprise ,~.1w as '10 icbr presentation to users, storage in the historical record, and as a factual resource for reporting.
FIG. 10 illustrates test schedule/status intcrf.iec 550, which includes active test status display region 555. and test schedule displ<a.y region 560 Active test status display region 555 shows a list of test scripts currently à cti ve., including an identifier fir the test, a brief description of th tcc~t, the date and time at ,vhich the ne was started, the elapsed time since [lie lest started, th .step number rsrithin the script that is currently being C.xccution status ofthe test t acti*' . ,a,aus;ed, aborted, completer 1, and the liike), the entitL being tested, and other information -additional to or instead of this information as will occur to thosc; skilled in the art. Test schedule display region 560 in this embodiment includes a st l{ ;_tc fore <i tin test sehe iuL s in existing schedule display element 562, test control v dgets 5d8 in test_ c<, nw.zc l display region 564, and a history :aft.ests conducted under the selected schedule ita test history region 566, In other embOd aa?ents, the display of existing schedules, control facilities f6 o, pausing, histories are separated and/or resala1ting. and stopping tests, test stratus displays and combined on multiple interface screens, or have ihterlve display conli`'uralitt nS as will occur to those skilled in the art.
one such possibly :Jteti <a i~ display is .;lto ri in FIG. 11, Test schedule calendar display 570 includes active test status list 572, vdiich is analogous to active test status ,_l si-,la~ r;ecion 555 in FIG. 10. In addition calendar display 5"1 [l includes test scheduling calendar 574 that shows test names and times in a (:a&1 radar view 1-(?r easy evaluation and alati tgj ;i!iuaa by users. Weekly and annual calendars may also be displayed as occur to those skilled in the art. When a test script has he :n do fined (see. For exaniplc_ 01,,-discussion relating, to .FIG. 9), it can be added to test seh~dt liÃag calendar 574 using a context menu. pop-yap &-do`,, or the like.

FIG: 12 shows Ban e>:aniplc. W report till. _a _S llzplary test in dais ccrnbodimeatt.
Test report. 579 includes a tide, an identification al`the entity or entities tested, the date and time at which the test was initiated, and data captured duriii;) the test.
The parameters being captured, as discussed above, may be s~1e: tÃ:d by the test designer or administrator f mm a ieasuirable parameters for that entity (which the system knows based on the entity database described herein). Sample frequ,e ncies for captured data. in this embodiment are determined ~vhcu the, test is designed, t hou h in some c +od:i gents the sarnplin g frequency and timing are also a diustahle on-the-il y, and may vary Overtime as tr i11 cur to those skilled in the art.

Because the ci,ta captured (both during normal operation and during testing) is stored in a standard databe in this embodiment, report design software may be used to create reports for the system without much difficulty. For exarzm le, CRYSTAL

ltl;l? . 1~'i published by Business Objects, 3330 Orchard Paa.rkw<a r, San Jose, Calif rnia 95l< , t+ .., ma lie used to generate desired human-readable or machine-readable reports as will he understood by those skilled in the art. 1t i a i.- Iv;
Microsoft Report Builder m y be used in construct reports using these data resources as desire or needed.
Re-.port ct;nf igu'atianrs ao'd'or outputs r lay be stored on a site se ver 105 or enterprise server 210. ;,, both, or efse\sherc its will occur to those' skilled in the aart.

An example reportinÃ),!Il stor\ inter i`aee is shown in display 600 in i 1G:
13.
Display 600 Meludes H isplay er #; .ria sc cetors in Parameter seleE tion display region 10..
La this ezz .bodi #rrent, users select the serrvergs) and loping group(s) to be accessed for data that will he displayed, dates and limes defining the range of interest, roll-tap and summary options, and output styles and forms fbr the report or graph.
Available tags rare listed in and may be selected using tag selection display region 620, and the system provides output with the selected parameters in output displa\ r egion 630.
Man alternative par',atneter selection techniques and output techniques Lire. used in various crnbodinients as will occur to those skilled in the rr-t.

Ah rm manager ent interface 650 is shown in l"TO. 14. This interface 650 is updated in real time us ng MAX or other display/interface techniques that will occur to those skilled in the .,r-t. The alarm interface 650 in this embodiment shows the dates ::arid trines ol'recent alarms, text associated with the alarms, the tags and limits that trli'#_'i#`e the alarms. as v ell as the alarm types and the t,,,-u_, values when the alarms .ire i~# >. ; rLCI.
''hi s diz.ita is displ r., L H in table 655, v Iveb iii some embodiments the user can roar it ulate to sort and filter as desired. FIG, 15 shows a display 660 nt'historical alarms. Display 660 includes selcertiun display region 662 and data,'navig-:lion display region 665, though other arrangements and interface techniques vi ll occur to those skilled in the art.

IaIG. 16 illustrates a data logging configuration interface 670 in this fifth e Nndirnernt. A server in the system is selected in server selection re g,ton 672-and a `I atT in group" is sel .c te=ri or created in log ingg. group selection region 674. The to r i 7 =group is named and c1,n131ed in general. contigu ation region 676, which also can he used to deeteruiine the log ir- type, set the sample rate, and select whether to automatically remove data beyond a certain For event-type to itt F -u s, the indoe: time in which data is capture and s $ved befbre and after the event, as well as the, parameters for reporting the event are.
S~Cieett_d in event configuration display region 6.7W The e\ ,mple display 670 shows parawetcas Ion reporting in an email and/or saving in a dais file when the e,, cot i',~
triggered, though other reporting techniques m$ial c asiiy be used without undue experimentation by those l; ll cl in the act.
Database logging ic, the logging group is. configured in database logging display [c-ion 68W In. this interlace section the us;,_r can enable or disable database logging, provide the connector pro Vide = ;er, c c, dataab,as,e and table names, and other configuration information for establishment cat database connections. and enter other parameters as will occur to those skilled it the art, gg I:'u F t tri r 'to t.il iegg ? ? group are selected using evens tri;'ger display Ye aioua 682. which pr+,=ieltes, <1 list ofaVallable VC1.=r triggers and a iacilii for the user to -,c t one or more of them to trigger evennts fir tlhe loggia group. Likewise , tads to be ID . included in the lot) (event, database, or otherwise ) 16r the logging group are selected in lc=t =_fing tag selection region 684. The uJer- can select a di`l:l~.reni server from which. t (,W"
to he selected with selection widget 686, though other selection techniques may be used as ~,N, ill occur- i.mr- to those skilled in the art. When the parameters for the logging group l1ave been set o modified as desired, a "Submit" or `Vo j-nmit button (not ;iown may he activated, and the updated configuration is stored in the system.

In alternative embodiments, dit:' rent software architectures may he uses, such as different layering delineations, object enc4:psulations, and security identity gwupjn,)s. In some alters atÃves. processes shot n in this disclosure as a single softz\'._Ire sy'stenl (such as F" L or FIG. 6) are distributed among multiple processors in ._a homogeneous or heterogeneous distributed system..

Configuration of Embodiments of E1'MS

One asp c.i o1'tl pr errs sys;enr includes the efficient installation and confii rrratitri 0! .` ara en-.iercyennCy po' cr nlanagcrrnent system (EP1V1S) 10 at a facility, [' I(_ .
I7;sIiowwsan overhead vio of an example 1'acil t\ inc:lt.dir,) multipl(:
emergency srapply s st(nas t}.1 S\'7:a. The facili.tvshown in 1`l'G. 17 ii a hospital 1:x05, the hospital building 117()5 incitrd s three primary rooms - an operating room :1.710, a dialysis center 1715, and an N::.1 R..1 room 1720. In the embodirament shown, each of the threc:. rooms has a Separate 1_1'DS 1 h rl ;upphlr s power to that. room in the event ol`
anemergencyF or loss of utility lxv, vcr. As shown. E1' S L. which. supplies power to the operating roon) 1710, inc_iird.s thee. r l-Ys 160, switchgear 34, two generators 165, and a bel supply 32.
LP'S -7, which supplies power to the dialysis center 1715, includes two ATS's 160, one generator 165. and one foal supply 31 EPSS 3 which supplies pow,,er to the.MRl room 1720, inc.iutiles only one ATS 160, one generator. 165, and one fuel supply 32. As will be understood, these representations of various EPSS ci n#i u hears are presented for niustralivc pur"pos s oil k.,, and various flier kxufl;?alu-atimis UL`
possible.. Additionally, o r.
nlÃr3o,u~Jh iae hospital 1705 shown ~:clc?~le only one building with three separate EPSS's.
it ;.ill 1sL understood that m4an~ I<4: iities will m. uezc. s crrii huildings with marlw>.

liIG. 18 Illustrates one embodiment of the steps invol..w%ed i:n the system dcsign ra.r..toination 1800 f or creating and installing an ELPMS 10 at at faciliiw=
or site., such as the hospital 1795 shown in .FIG. 1.7. flenerallyf, system design automation .11800 involves Collecting intorm ali on related to :.PS" egctipmut ;t a .Oven facility, proces5i11g that information., and antoniatieall\= generaÃiag via amanagenu iu computer syrstcm 60 the required bill ea1`axaa a ri rls, ' endororde s work orders. cr, in nerring sc!lcm'atics, and any catlrer itera~s saw ciu l t+ riaa1.a. opc;ratiw<e an I PMS10 at (lie faciht.,,v, In tin.. i.mhudirue:nt shown, at step 1805, a site survey is conducted to electron ically4 capture info n.iation related to the items n l"= PSS equipment its the site. This information may be collected via a site survey tool, sue}, ;.as a laptop crrrra attar, per carnal digital as ist aaat {1":1 r1 , tablet comprrtc.r or other siriilar capture mechanism- sm. Addit orally, as will. be understooc-11 by one having ordinary shill in the :srt.. the EPSS equipment information may also siimapl;t:` 1,e written on paler, and sub{ `;quetitly entered into the management computer system 60 for further processing.
FIG. 9A illustrates a sarrtl l,~.display 1905 of a sits, survey tool used for collecting;
generator 165 intort .ation according to one embodiment of the present system.
As shown, the site SUr\'e'y display 1905 includes three categorical tabs a generaltab 1.910, c_11 e c.trical tab,191 , and a fuel tab 1914. Wlzcn the 2enerai tab 191(1 is selected, =Pi;;I c :l M"Oimation relating to the speed1( site do e'lltC':'~ ly such as the nave. fl thc: sitÃ, the site contact information, and other siti-iilatr all'o Matioii. When the fuel tab 1914 is sciec ted, in rOnnation relating to a given fuel supply 32 or fuel supplies for the site" s as entered, mu( J) as a name for the fuel supply, '. +}hielt .c.n: i~at~ars 165 are supplied by the ltel supply, and other similar information. In display 19115, the electrical tab 1912 is showna:s selected, in which infbrination relating to a site's generators .165 and ATS's '160 is entered.
Di ;pia,, 1905 shows a sample screen f a ente ing generator 165 information for a iv' 33 EPOS into a site sur,, cv,v tool. Located on tl.e let side of the display 1905 is a hierarchy 1910 for listi:n2 ;tad navigatine, through sii.cs, locations, and .specific toms of LL S enttipuient:. As sli inn aa, a user r nay select to add a new site O;
scste11: via the "Add SiIc" 1916 or "Add System" 1918 features, add a new location through the "Add c)ce,atiuar" 1920 feature; or add new generators 165 and/or ATS's 160 via the "Add AA Ti"
192.2 grid "Add Gen" 1924 f attires. . s sl o e Ãi hieraart l } 191Ã}, :Ff~ I"
a 1, "<1 l S , A'f'S '."and "A."IS4"." have already been entered into the system under "
Locationl and , "Al ; 5,- '-,Vf Sf ," A 1'S7." and ` 1 ! H have been c:uitcrc d wider "Location:."
Currently, "GOil" is highlighted in hierarchy 191.0, which designates that the user has sc.k'ceted the "Add Gen" 1924 feature, and is aiding a _1,el r 165) entitled "
Genl" to the selected l- PSS "'EPSS F).

Located of the right side of display 1905 is generator information entry region 1015. Within information entry i'e lion 1915 are several fields that. mad he :_itl;c r diiectl filled in ins a .e , or include drop, - own menus fi-otn which: specific hews be selected. As a user surveys. the I1PPSS equipment at a ,given site. that information is entered into site nurvey tool utihzin4> an intei face such as display 1905, and that information is uploaded to the m anagement com tttcr system 60 for further processing.

The embodiment of information entry region 1915 shown in FIG. 19A includes -aerator Nam " region 1930, "Panel Location" region 9 and " z r Ãtc r ~1~~tside selection region 1934.. As will be understood, a user may designate whatever name.. the u r desires for each generator 165, ATS 160, etc. As shown, the generator name given to the particular generator at issue is "Gent _" Thus, all information entered into iii lormaatÃon ent.=, t inn 1915 pertains to Genf.
l ur l :er, the "l' anel Location" region 1932 relates to the specific position v hei ca, control panel (ii: any) for the generator 165 will be nmournted. For example, the generator 165 may be located outside of a building, but the user may wish in install th control panel. Snide fifth huildin to protect it from incleÃnent ,~,%eather.
Accordingly, the user would indicate this ii 1: 3rmation in the "Panel location" region 1932. Also, the en ratcat Outs de`? region 1934 is selected is the chosen generator 165 is physically located outsi :le.

C enercator information entry re ion 1915 further includes maniafactaarer i ifUr=m..ation region 1940, in which the Ãa~araaat<,.:t.Ãaur. model. and serial number for the en, i.fie (mate haanical power source) a,nd electrical generator associated with a particular generator 165 are entered. This i aaanufacturer, -rxaode1 and serial number halo rtmation Ãs used later by the 'rra aÃi a ement computer system 60 to tailor the > ;Pals 1ford facility to t(ae specific equipment at the fticility, In rated values re ion 1945, the mated c:urr'ent, vohau;c. f o3 v.ltts: (power), and revs lutionns lie.; a,ainuts. F RPM) for the generator 165 are enured. As ccill he underst od, the values entered into rated values region 1945 ma -y be entered in a, standard ra e<<surcments, stac.la as volts, amps, etc, depending on the desire=.
of the user. The fuel type and horsepower for the particular generator 165 are also entered into "Fuel Type." region 1950 and "1-lor-sel'ower (l'ap '. re _-,iur 1952 respectively.
"Year fans alled" region 1954 denotes iii c;ebat } :<ar the geneiato at issue was installed at the f icility. The '`Fuel Tl aÃa.ks" region 1956 generally includes a list of available fuel tar Or fuel supplies 3 G it) it Ie ofsuppl 'la7kieT fuel t0 tLe 16-5. In one eaimbodÃm nt all taacl ~,L3p fie` 2 that are actually assuclaated with the ltor 165 are highlighted in the "Fuel Tanks" region 19:556, Furilac r, " l ?alaaust" re ion 1960 enables a user to identify r -,teethe r the particular generator 1.65 has dual ports. and if so, what size probes are required for measuring exhaust outputs -1'h-)ni the generator; " ConÃrol ler" regio 1965 allows a user to designate a conttull r or c nttrul pi nte1, if one exists (Control Panel' eliscerssc:d in greater detail below) As shovoi, (_'T region 1970 allowsa user to input required sizes and ratios for current to r:;1 3 ~.t r~ {Cis) for the sr ..iii : O ner~4-tor 165 that Camay; be needad to operate the I _P >S 10. Moreover. "Coin menEs ' r-c;,ior 1975 and "Special histruct-ions"
region 1978 permit a user to enter any additional information pertaining to the item of EPSS
equipment being surve; L:d that is not covered by the other fields i1 information entry region 191.5. Also, buttons 1980 allow a user to save, delete, or c +p~ the inkbi:in:1tionl:
Recorded in information entry region 1915, Turnin to FIG. 1913, a J:sl~l tt 1906 is shown ofa sample site survey tool used for collectia M'S 160 information aaccor iaa to one embodiment oft.l e present .;stem, The lrspk r' 1906 includes rnany of the same features and fields as included in the generator display shown in 116. 19A, although the fields are modified so as to capture ATS-related information. FIG. 19 includes the hierarchy 1.910 and an ATS
information entry region 1982. As .shown,. "ATS I " is highlighted in hierarchy 19113, and thus the intot nation contained in information entry region 1982 pertains to "ATSI". {s willbe understood by one ha in 3 ordinary skill in the art, within embodiments of the present disclosure; the inforrriaric,n entered in the site survey tool may be edited and clanged later ii' i t i , J,: c }va:rc l that information Was entered incorrectly, or ifa.
particular piece of i PS ; equipment is modif ed, or For any other reason.

Information entry region 1982 includes fields in which the name and panel location of an ATS 160 may be entered, similarly to a generator 165 as shown in FIG.
19A. Entry region 1.982 also ins lades manufacturer information region 1984 for recording the nz t'irr sourer. model, and serial n-rumber- of the ATS 160 at issue. The rated value; (current. voltage, suty, etc,) may also be entered into the information entr :- region 1982 via rated ' alucs region 1986.4 1'raansition" region 1988.
"Service,, 1990, and I c" on 1992 all fields in which specific. rattr.ibutes of the ATS
160 are entered for subsequent reporting purposes.

Additionally, ATS display! 1906 includes entry fields for recording controller i:r:1 ~r t;t tion attd t .I iri ratratitart as it. relates tt the particular ATS 160, sinailarly- to the generator survey displar,N 1905. Entry region 1982 furtlh~er includes a check box 1994 for denoting v\-'hetht r. 4 of a ;e mnn.it .3ring of the ATS is, needed for available signals. Also, as is the case withgeneraloir entry rcgiun 1982, specific comments pert 3ining to the particular QT'S 160 being surveyed Inayl be entered into C orni eints" region 1996.
As will be understood by one of ordinary skill in the art, the ini-zrmation colleeNmi fides and regimes depicted in FIGS. I <)A ...B are preseÃ1ied (hr iili.rsÃrative pi,ril osts rely , and are not intended to limit the information collected pertaining to generators 165 <-io d A'F'S's 160 for varying LPS. 's. In sortie embodiments, more information ri- a he icquired whereas its niher= embodim ents, less specific information v, ill be needed to effectively configure. an 1 ' PM S 10.
Referring again to FIG, IS, omiec Al t- 1.e LPS `? equipment information has L<e n entered into the site survey tool (step 1811S). the i 'lorination is stored on the site sar..v to l in i flat file or by other .similar storage t1= Il r.l i' r~i ( step I510), and then -uploaded to the management input l system via an interactive uI t al s1ep 1815). In some embodiments, rather than collecting EP'=SS information fc r a facility via a site survey tool, r f cility employee may enter and upload f:P`g eq upme t itlte~rrlaIti n Lou his or her fac lh\ directly to the inana elnenl computer sy 'term portal (step 1820), Thus, t7 facility can a:Ãive_fy marriage,and .edit it, I~PSS equipment it1T~}ri11 ti1011 without usin a g site strive nr and site sureev (t)o1_ Re i nles; of"1h1ov ii fbrrllatictta is uploaded to the management computer system. 60, the information is subsequently processed and stored in a database of facility information (step 1825). Depending on the embodiment, the database of facility intc'rmation may include infbr.uation pertaining oral=, to i particular site or facility, or indr.iJe ii t0#i'ilatian relating to multiple sites and l i rlities'.
In some embodiments of tli . present system, 'J'M the EPSS equipment information has been initially processed and stored in a database (step 1825), this information may be, viewed by al user through a facility portal 1830. The user t lay be an.
employee or officer ofths t;. eility, and may wish simply to utilize the facility portal ;1.830 to keep track of EPSS ec utpinent inventory and sped fie i elated to the F.PSS
t quTmerit at the facility. For eNienl le, i particular facility may have accumulated hundreds of items of EPSS e quipment :giver a span of it n v e ins, and the employees of tl e t_rcility in the FIPS j1 -,,,w not have an accurate. coniprclic ii`'INTO
ira`:e.n yr ,: list of all equipment at tlhe tiaeility. Or, a facility operator may siriply to have ,an easily accessible electronic inventory of all. EPSS equipment at the fa .itity:. In of 1-FP
some ca s, tl:c aac.ility operators may be totally una '-try.. of certain rn equi:alaa tat, and locations of that tlt~ipment, at the lItcilia, Thus, a comprehensive inventory list of all EPOS equipment at a site or faci i ity be helpful, Additionally, the ability to view all items of EPSS equipment at a facility via a facility portal 1830 ead tb'cs tld facility to pcrlt>.in "load control" during an emergency. For example, inaa severe ice storm, lion icane. or other natural disaster, da facility ri-,,~v ~pcTaiing on e.~2 ~ eiac Power supplied by it:. -T S- 's for to extended Period of timee. In i331: .`ie (n:trcnae circumstances, fuel consumption mar` need to be closely monitored and conserved, especially when new fuel shipmetats may be unavailable, NcCoi-dimdy, by viewing all l SS equipment through the facility portal 1830, and determining what l ieility rooms and equipment are powered b each item of FPSS equips ent, the facility ;c111pluvees can B ake an informed decision t{1 shtU dmvii c;erta:I1, nor1-ei itti <ll ne th rti 165 to conserve fuel, and allow onl the critical circuits to continue receiv it t e~adei is ~
power. As v, Ill be understood, mxi tithe.- beneficial uses will follow from use of the facility Portal 1830.
FIG. 20 shows a Liample display 2000 for a facility portal .1 30 according to one embodiment of the present systei-t. The displta', 2000 includes an inventory report generation field 20,05, in which a user can generate a printed. report of particular LPSS
equipment for a iven site (discussed in greater detail below). As s1lovvi-t, the display 2000 also includes List" 2010 det;ailing. JA sites available for viewing by the particular user, Also show wn is. a "System Stt.mm erg, " held 2015 l-car the partic;talttr selected site~. In the embodiment shown; the 'Sr tend Summary" field 2015 provides 1 brief' list of the EPSS equipment located at the site. For ; <mple, the system summary 2015 in FIG.
2t i 'allows thtat the, "Main Hospital" site has three siw>itches (ATS's 1610) rated at '0 Amps. one 4en z 1tc~I 165 rated at 1,000 M, and one fuel tares (wit1t currently zero gallons contained therein). Thus, the "Systeaam Surf imaryr" field 2015 allows a user to cohesively- v tow, at a high level, the total amount ofEPSS equipment, mid corresp(ndd:wag potential power output for a given facility.
Also 'nowt in jai pltan; 2000 is an "l trtitie s" field 2021) that lists each individual item of EP `ti equipment at the given facility. I FIG. 20, `'.\ F'LEA' is as selected, and the corresponding details related to "ATS-EA' are displayed in the "Entity Detail" lield 2025, lathe embodiment shown., the "Entity Detail" field 2025 presents the information that was entered during the electronic capture. of the E!'SS
equiprnernt information (step 18015) air the particular item of equipment selected..
Accordingly, the name, rat d current, vo,taLc, manufacturer, model and other information relating tÃ.i the selected AT is s1 o-,,n. The display=. 2000 also includes a section 2030 for listin the electrical _)roaleerp?r cli,s) .Issociated },vitl the item of,F:PS
co-juipm.eirt selected. The "Panels"section 2039 further includes circuit breaker information for circuit breakers; cnniti ncd , thin the. given " 'aaael", including the name and current rt ing of the circuit I?re;l r. l1y usher the fai.cilit porÃal display 2006, a system user can guiekly trnd easily access any intort atioo r,_,Iiting to EPSS equipment at a given site.
As mentioned, the ctnhociiment of dli:splay,2000 shown in FIG. 20 includes an ri7~ etitor ' '4 ~'i t Reneration lied 2005, 1. tins field enables a user to generate reports for l.l': equipment contained at a site. T hese reports may be used by a facility as comprehensive analyses of the equipment contained at the 1 ;t ility. These reports may also be useful to vendors and manufacturers of 1L'PS S equipment. The vendors and n anufacturers may use this information to detenni.ne ,N'hi :=h facilities are using their equipment, how much of the equipment is being t?sed,\vhich liieilitie.s likely need new equipment. and various other as will be apps? mtto n of or-dinar" skill.
FIG. 21A sho\Ns a sample ti error:?t,r iirener ` ?report 21.01 created N an embodiment of the inventory report ~ n r ~tio?i field 241051 conttiinc,i in display 2000. The generator inventory report 2101 includes a "Generat.or Name/Location" field 2105 that lists each generator 165 a- the facility by its name (as entered into the site survc,, tool during stet 1805), and the lA sic_tl location of that generator. `l:'lie ert~, ?tc?i n L rri Ott report 2101 also includes a Gene iclttl? .Det~ ifs" se e tip ti 21..10, as well as a "Fu.el Syste m Details" section 2115 corresponding to cacti, listed generator 165. In the embodiment f_+1k'ri, tire' ener3.tor Details" section lists the information pertainm to each 165 that collected during the site survey (step 1805), such as the ener<it~r inantafacturer, rriodel, horsepower. etc. The "Fuel System Details" section 2115 shows the fuel type and es tiny ated consumption rate fhr: each listed generator' 16-

5. As will be understood; the gonerator inventory repot 2105 may show more or Tess information:

related to the selected generators 1-65 than what is shown in FIG 21 A. As will also be 1.1ndcrstoc-d, although the sample e,k raic ira~ a9ttt7 report 2101 iuclud ;s five g ncrators 165, many Ãn- re than five or as few us one. may be. included in the report 1101.
FIG. 21 B is a sample ATS i nventory report 2102 C:r'cated by an embodiment of the inventory report generation field 2005 contained in displriy 2000, Much like the generator ,n\ entors, report 2101, the A`l . ir2 er:tear report.21.02 lists staec.ilicA'1'S's 160 included n,%ithin a facility, as well as details associated with those ATS's.
Thefuel tank ita, er;ru ,1 report 2103, drown ira FIG. 21 C, lists the fuel tanks for the given facility', the of each tank, and comments re aced to the tank (such as the rn<anamCacturer. model, etc.). As shown, thc- VU CI t inLL: irr; c.!atcorj report 2,10 3 al o in l rd _s a "Genera.ors, S .r iced" field 2130, which shows the site, the system (.P ).
and the name of the generator 165 ~ rvcd by each respective I ael tank. As will be understood by one of skill in the art, varvit arnou its at ira `iarrrr atiorr, as well as v ar}irr = numbers of l S's 1.60 and fuel tanks, r taay be included in embodiments of ATS inventory report 2102 and the fuel tank inventory report 2103.
Further, eiabociiments of the inventory report generation field 2005 may also cnerate rr anullacturer reports 2201, 2202 r=elaung to the items of EP SS
equipment at a..
ive-r site. FIG. 222A ibustrat:r .c sample ATS manufacturer report 2201 for a particular lircility car itc 'l:'h ATS manufacturer report .2201 lists the ATS's 160 located within the site by m anufac;turer 2205. Also, within. each manufacturer 2205 0reakdown, tile model 2210 of each A`s'h 160 is listed, as f eil as The number Of occurrences of that particular modela.t the facility. The generator manufacturer report 2202 shown irr FIG.
~l It}'lox s the same foram .t as the t\ f5 manuf=aciurer report 2201, only for generators 465 instead of A`1. S"s 160 at the facility. As will be riderstood, the reports 2201, 2202 may e.orrapri se asn t i to rniat and any level of information desired by the user-. and are not fronted( to &,c iur"ma s and amounts of information shown in FIGS. 22A-B.
Referring :gain to t.li embodiment of the system design r:rari.c ray anon 1800 shown in FIG. 18,. after the EI' S equipment information has been processed and stored in a database (step 1825), the information is f :rr ther processed according to a proprietary rules engine to generate the bill of'nlatnrials, ennuacering sc-aem,tics,, and oth :r items raecessa-rv to install and operate an . PMS 10 for a ,iven f ,edit' (step 1 S35). Generally, a rules un iÃte is ;1 software system that 1,elps n nags and automate c crtein predefined rules ;.t business or s `sic i. In one ennlho'-Jjnrent a the present s' S'stevltm, the rules engine soit.Nvare is part of the management compute" system 60, and includes predefined algorithms and comynan Is that generate the hill of materials, work. irist:
arc:urns; and other outputs that are specificallytailored to each site to create a cListorni.-cd EPi 10 for the site.
In one t;à xbodJnieint, all of th nia or recognized manufacturers and models of EPSS equipment arc stored in the à tanagement computer sLm 60. as well as the required data a .qi i i#t iun equipment and EP :MS hardware needed to integrate each model of equipment Hitt., as functionlag F AIMS 10. Thus, when a specific manufacturer and mod,-] of l particular gener"alor 165 or AT 'S 160 is captured via th site survey tool (step 18105)_ arid ; ubst quentlv uploaded and processed (steps 1816-1835)- Elie imunagen'ment ci~rlxpiit z' s . st in 60 recognizes. that particular model of equÃpmcr.lt.
f'roirl its database and saenerates a list of the l =CMS hardware and ta acquisition equipment needed to incorporate that particular model of equip ment into a functioning FP\1S 10, Accor=d.ing1,%, for each different model of EPSS equipment, different data.
acquisition equipment, I PMS hardware, work instructions., and other t lc:r~le t : "ar l}=_ c: ltrired to integrate each item of l. EPSS r.V'iluipment "into an n crall EPMS 10, Further. as will be un lc t,aood by one. of ordinary skill, if a particular model of EPSS
equipment is not almadv st red in the management computer system 60 (for example, as new models of equipment are unveiled), a system operator can simply upload the parameters of the spec ific model of` cl-til? ,lent such th._it Lb c system 60 will recognize that i tzodel of equipment . and 4 :ill also store it for :fuar:ir.e conf guratioins.

!' ' {~ i1 L:,\2irm assume a .",t toc'c,! 1A, generator 165 made by ` (.-'ampam'X" is.
t1l1'4 Ã:+ manr X3.111: :,r~:.rti 4;C.?l f.:ii.t)1"~: t i 1 1C3cated ata faci~1'-ti', Also 6ssum that, based on i"c--~~;arc~a and manufacturer sl~ecr.tt~:aticaÃas, a "
trcrc:c.l 'f /e ~ }`" generator 165 made by. "~. r_nnpanv A`` rÃel fires the installation of data acquisition equipment melu_lin one fire gal e, one power meter, oii vibration sensor, and two monitori.rl) sensors on the gent rato"r in order to gather all necessr i'1' taatnrr atirai needed for adequate monitoring rind -tri naging of the generator pia'In f_ \'IS 10. Further that some additional !=AIMS hardware components are needed, such as fib,i, optic cables and wiring, to connect the data aacqu sition. equipi-r cntto an interface moduk 40. Additionally, assume thaataa "Model Z"
generator 165 r ide by `Corporatioir Wr is another generator- ,It the facility. However, for ulrioseS of this exaÃaaple,'asstane the 'A4ud+ ? Z' g(-nerator 165 made by "Corps rat on fit'"` s n `' ntelli nt" en rator, and it is preconfgafed by the rnanvfticlurc to include all necessary sensors, gauges, and other data acgt~isitinvi cquipiuent needed to monitor its informational parameters. 'Thus, as the two modus of generators 165 are processed by ilie vct ter design automation 1800 component, the rules engine software will generate a list of required parts (i.e. one fuel gauge, one power meter, one,,, ibration:
sensor, aand two Era e torino -eansors, as ,vQ.1l as a certain 1:tig1h of fib er optic: cables cud wiring) for the a .<:k r'~ l 1 Inez ator. However, the o kvaare will recognize that the "Model ' generator does not require the retrofitting of any data acquisition equipment, and thus may only generate a list of minor i PMS hardware needed. such as connection wiring to connect the already ~e istiaa g sensor n the genet.s<or e cintrdl panel to an interface nodule 40.

As shown in FTC). IS, the rules engine software creates a bill of materials detailing the doncc acquisition equipment and f PAS hardware required to integrate a] I
items ol`
b1 SS equipment at a Iaecility into a. functioning E PMS 19 (step 18 0). A
sample bill of materials is shown ira Appendix 1. in one embodimel t, the bill of materials will irach:ide not orals the necessary dcia acct#iisitioa equipment acrd EPIVÃS hardware, but will include other item s as ell, stre.ls as site sir. rs, i terface raaodules 40 and other similar equipment. in another CIrrbocirmci-rt, tl-l bill of materials includes software licenses and, terms of use for the facility to use proprietary software associated with an EPMS 10.
Further! the interface modules 40 needed for a gi very I P VIS 10 are defined at step 1845 via the rules engine: si.} tv,a.re based on the number and location of items of FPSS
equipment at the facii t;,i.
As the bill of n atenc is is generated (step 1840) and the interface muddles 40 are defined (step 1845), or &r documents are Also generated for installation of an EPMS '10 at tti, r as ility step 1S ~f3 . Generally, every 1 :elfin' or site will differ in terra's of the int f raate that equipment r clalircd to create an l l ! S 10 at the site and to install and equipment, For instarnee, th types and numbers of EPSS equipl-nent are generally X ifk rent ci he l nation of that equipment varies greatly, and the way in which all of the l iP S e quipruen: is connected together and inntegrated with the management h0 comp rl;'r tit, titer 60 changes as a function or the i f= renccs in equipment and location:, I rays, one cutloodir lent of the system iit siMrx automation 1800 irocNides the generation of order documents, including a configuration file (step 1852) a project template or plan, (step 1854). drawings and schematics (step ISa6). work instructions { t_ 1858). a? i % enJororders (step 1860). As will be understoo , other order documents may nee clod based on tlt requirements Or desires of it systerx. operator or ~peta: t be f lit Additionally, as will be understood, all of the order documents (as well as the bill of ro- aterials) are automatically gene Bated by the rules engine software based on the EPOS
inlbrram;otion collected. during tlosuave \ t :tep: 1805). This auto s ncr ation or autocont'i uratio.ro enables the quick and efficient d hinition of all data acquisition eequipm ent, l l'I'.l laar ~ar ,, .aracl c t'her equip me t n ded t~ initi t.r_ rr 1:1'It1S 1 The autoconfiguration also enables creation of engineerrag drawings. work instructions, and other items needed to initiate the E'.Pt iS 10.
Still reien=in;g to FIG. 18, the co~nliga.rratioÃa Ile is generally an XML
(extensible markup language) file or other similar l~Ie needed to integrate the in tailed cicata acquisition c .lt_!ip: rcnt: and EPMS hardware vith the mar,{ag mertl cot-puttr system 60 to Make operative an EP MS, 10. The configuration file minimizes the stet:
involved in setup ,and eonAi ,-,w'ation ot'proprtctary c>i`t,,~orre onto a _ er at a facility, The project ter-riplat,e is a pima that establishes Su,, ested timelines, tasks, and other related items that ~'he: necessary to complete the work instructions and install all ncce,lsary equipment at a site. Aeeorclingl}', the project template interacts directly with ;h work instructions to d.eteranine where t:ishs most be completed. Appendix 11 illustrates sample.rorl instructions f ,r" installing the data e iii ;,dun equipment and EPMS hardy\
ire at a site.
Also , o r~ateci are engineering schcm_atr s a_nd/or drawings detailing how orious items Ofegluippment should be. connected togetl er and installed (tep I S56). A
sample ?` Eel H IL, J . n inf..?, is shown in App:.t lin ill, t'ndo (:!'i:l '1 re :also created tcor orrl-r?rig each item of data acquisition equipment and MINIS hardware from varying manufacturers (step 1860). A s ,mple vendor order is shot an in Appendix W. In some embodiments, a vendor order' o stem interfaces directly '.vitlh an accounting ss stern 1865 to track the cost and expense of items ordered from vendors, check available funds, and complete other ai.:countin -whtcd task,.

Additionally, 'III one e: PI-10diment a quote is generated dctailiu4= the cost ated wit the installation of all data acquisition ~~la.i}arr~cnt, E' 11 lal! T
h:ird~.. and any other- i2q, :ipinert (step 1870). Generally, the quote riccounts f()r the s usi n the:.
equipment itself, as well as the labor associated with installing the equilorawent and any other. aiscellaneous charges.

Once all of the order documents and the b[ll oà r L cra,als have been generated 1.850 wd 1840) and the in1ri't :. modules 40 have been defined (step 1845), the data acquisition 'quipment, 1':l?'\I'. hardware, and other necessary equipment are inst d led on or at the Id S equipment a! the given facility, the configuration file is integrated ià to thc maan ;,u,Cwc,-,t co mmp atc" and an H WS 10 for the.fac lity i r thus made i per atit-e.

lnnitnx E_PS:S Equipment Via Con figure Ã4 l 'l`~

11G, 23 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of an installed and oiler, t 4 t PMS 10 at the hospital facility 170-5 },:-C' oiu1y shown in l'l. 1.7. As ;ho wwn, the data { z.}aiisitic?ta equipment and 1 PMS hardware ha\ r been installed at the l'1'S equipment .O'ld olae nati ek connected to the interface mods lcs 44}. , o 1-&o shown, EPSS l includes three interfucc aaaE JL,Aes 40 lot receiving EPSS operational information from the data acquisition equipment, it io e yin aJ,d normalizing that operational information, and transr2 ]sting it to server(s) 105, 2305. Further, EPSS 2 stmt UPSS 3 each include tons One interface module 40, As will be understood, each EPSS may utilize varying numhei s of it terlace modules 40 uru iendin =, on the number and location(s) ofEPPSS
equipment ia_clu lcd iri the 'ecl.ii 11'SS. Additionally, video cameras :195 are shown as installed at each 1 _ b'S 1 laese k ;be ~: as>~~ .as 195 provide video and audio feeds of the El'SS
equipment to the user ice mtna.1s 45.47. . As will be understood by one of ordinary skill, while only one cats era 195 is shown for each EPSS, many more cameras are possible within embodiments of the present system.

Asshokvn in FIG. 2 3, the interface modules 40 are c onnr:c:ted to a network that provides c onmirraunication between the modules and the se.r' er() 105.
2305. As .mentioned pre v ou dr, a network 11S may comprise an intranet, internet, data network, or otb"'.1. siÃlirilal '111e network 115 enables the interlace modules 46 to traimmaiit EPSS operational information to the server(s) 105, 2305 for further processing. Although N)S 1: 1.t3 shown in l l 2 includes both an enterprise server 105 the etlabaadin etit of the 4 and a site server 2305, one of ordinary skil] in the art will understand that a site ser . er i lti)t ÃIt.c l: L; arv in all embodiments, The use of a site server 2.:395, or 1umm1t y site 'caves, in co-1m bination with an enterprise server 105 compr l_, :":5 a form ofdisiributed computing Generally, the site server 2305 is responsil le f:aar interfamn,,~ with the intent ee modules 40 aril managing inter-process comlamunications between items of EPSSequipment tt)r l st of the Iuf'SS equipment, emergency manageI'k en.t, and other similar proco.,sses. 'The site server 2305 also collet is and logs data from the :PSS equipment, provides alainis ,,hen. certain predefined critc;ri aaw(: Ã et, 7113F,i eS tesiint of the FPSS
equipment, provides local visualization rtthe FBI" 5' c.,i..iii)1.1aerat. ilnd uE r arelatedl functions.

The enterprise server 105, according to c age ez}1bodime~~t,: delivers al l of the functionality of the site server 2305, with the added f.aÃi~etionalit ofruf iilie up all site servers io provide a global view of all EPSS's within a f ac:il ty or many facilities. Use of an enterprise s '-v err 105 allow ,s for geographical distribution of the EPMS
1t), such that. if a site server 2305 malfunctions or becomes Linavailable, th : EPMS can continue functioning until the site server is repaired or replaced. Further, according to some embodiments, the er lei pr'iseserver 105 provides a hosting of a web-based graphical user interface (GUI) 55 t&r user interaction. The overall functions and processes of the site ser4en sy 2305 and enterprise server(s) 105 will be described in more et<til below.
Additi<onally, as shown, the weaver(s) 105. 2305 interact with databases 1I0, 2310 to provide storage for incomingg, and processed data.

Still referring to 1- J u-, "- I., users of the EPMS 10 can access processed l 'SS
operational data via either local user terminal 45, or remote user t rminal 47. Processed data is arcade available at terminals 45, 47 via anetwork 115.. The terminals 45, 47 provide system users with an interactive interface from which they can control, monitor, a ianage, view, and test The EP?SS equipnar.rat at a given facility (as will be discussed below in association ', vitl.a several intemacih e user dasnim s), In one embodiment of the Eõ-N'MS Mall inte,:fac ~ 55 is connect 0:1 directly to an inic3 :Lcc mod ul : 40 oi- rut duly Ã:Ã shown in FIG. 23. In INS
cmbodlinle.nL, ;lac Ã; tCà f 1cc module, 40 connected to the interface 55 has a public. IP address, The enterprise se ver 105 in thisirista c,( acts as a hosted site, and. the public interface module 40 or modules tunnel directly to the server. t enerally=, there is access control to the section of the sz Ã- er 105 that isconriected to the public intcrlhec. mndule(s) 40 such that only an authorized u:- c as ,'..dated with the given facility can access the F. equipment information through the hosted site. This embodiment enables use of anE:PMAN 10 without itnosilartic~ri ~rnd Lil~ti à Ãalma t]f <i its s,'r~ er 23t3 itlitl iinlly, this embodiment tends to ed ce _t: t , {yti tiL l._]ttcd \vit ],,sofr1'Jcl.re licenses bee ause th enterprise server 1:0 5 a cts'as a Hosted site and spreads software costs amon st many facilities., In man\ embodiments of he f.PNIS 10; user security limits access to I:PSS's across are, ing t:dcilities. In nearly all. EPMS 1.0 interactions, user Security determines which I. PSS`s the particular user mays view. monitor, and control, and to what extent lie or she may view, monitor, and control them. This user security is generally accomplished via a use:rname and password protocol, as will be understood in the art. in this Way, t 7~ ) r t.1rs E `c]~', an (~ C:f~1il `;b ~i.ciii] operator 1`]~]L=` be able able to tl']i.3r]a~~L. many I .I ~=~~S across many facilities for exaztmple, whereas an individual employee at a given facility may only be all-~lc [o vico,: a portion of the PSS s at the employee's facility.
ReFarr]r],r now to FIG. 24A, a terminal display of a tabular site summary view 2401 is shown for a sample sits' according to an embodiment of the present system. 'l,Ite site summary Vic\5. 24111. is depicted under the "Live View" tab 2420 of the terminal display, thus indicating a live, real time ica of EPSS equipment for the given facility.
The site summary VIM 2401 includes a hierarchy 2405 for listing and mu igating through]
sit -s 2410, [ P'?S's 2412, camera views 2414, and one=liÃ] : views :2416 of FPSS
equiprment. In other embodiments, as will be understood, the hierarch) 2405 may list other items as well, such as physical locations of EPSS equipment, spucifie hems of EPSS ..iitai}?ment,, and other similar elements.
The tabular site summary view 2401 shown in FIG. 24A also includes a site summary display, r biz}~ 2425 that lists each EPSS for the se.le.etecl site, As sh s i1, the site ` 'lir]ic" 2410 rs s lest cl in the hierarchy 2405, and thus the summary display region 2425 lists each LPSS associated with tlhe"Clirnic" site. Within the summary display region, a"Top Level Summrary" field 243. displays all E1}SS's for the site, and an "Alarm Summar " field 2460 lists any recent alarms associated with the site.
`l urnin first to the = `l= Ã p Le ci Suumin1 arl field 2430, "Org Level" region 2432 sirrmply. lists the site associate(! with e:_ich LPSS shown in the field 2430. The "System" re ic;ri 2434 lists the name of each LFSS associated with the ~ele t~:cl site. J n the embodiment shown, each FPSS nan:ne comer prises a elickal. le link to a c ore detoilcd 'step view of that particular FPSS 4cli wrr`sed below.), The Stfatus"' reun on 2431 in the ;"l"op Level Svmwniry" field 2434l indicates the t , r r_el.l `t<~tcr: c f: each la fir .ic~:rlt~r Ll'' f, As shown, all statuses are ndic .ited as "R1 :-\ DY:, designating that each 1_'i'SS is ready to begin operating and supplying emergence poser 1 n ed d. Other status. indicators r:r r1 1-,e li l l,:o eel hi " Stat firs"
regi~}r 2436 as well depending on the actual status o,4'the i.such as "RUNNING"

l:i, IN FhNA Cl " and othe i.~rilu? st.atrr e:. For ipso nee, zr status of "RUNNING' mm ay Rid an, that at least one iter:r of PSS equipment in that. particular EPSS is eturrentl r operating. A status of "MlMNTENANCE" may indicate. that at least one item of eq i'l,rg~e nt is torrent) rÃr dergoing naintenance'r ork, As will e understo mac , oth r status indicators are possible within embodiments of The present system.
Still referring to FIG. 24A, the "Since" region 24311 indicates atwhat time and date each EPSS achieved its indicated a t to , The "Gen" ren:inn 2440 and "A`
S" region.
2442 indicate. resp cf;.; L l ', how many cal the total. gerseratcja`s 165 and : T s 1601n each El:` )S are et.rrCn?tl crt?er fit ~a The "Util k"A'" region 2444 shows the amount of utility po~% r currently being suppl<ied to certain loads that are also supplied by generator power.
The 'Gen kW region 2446 indicates the amount of gcmleraiur pow ter being supplied to the same loads referred to in the "U111 kW" region 2444. Further, the " y<r 101 Rat region 2448 show s what percentage of rated generator power is cure i mtly being supplied bar The feacr :tt : s; 165 ire e ach tPPSS. Additionally, the "Fuel (Gil,) region 2450 Indic ates ho niuci~. i-tu 1 i,, available for each Lt'SS. As will be understood by one of ordinary shill in the art, other embodiments of the present system will include Ãdditi anal regions in? the .l-'op Level Stiu.-kmary" field. 2430 iilciieoting additional data related tr the lEPS` 's listed in the field 2430.

Referring now to the "Alann SuiranarrY ' field 2460 :for the selects d site, alarms with PISS cqFIJp1a'rew. it the 41tc are shown. The ralarra-rs are p!%llt'Itu~' by a by s'L'stcrn operator to i?otifyf a system user when acertaii event occurs. For Instance, all alarm may be generated when the RP N o generator 165 exceed a certain value, or ..; lien the ex arattst teif:f.+c 4tii / at a~ gencrat, r re,idies a set yr ltu :, or L~ hcn an ATS 160 aiaialfunctions, or for any number of possible siiFJ aitsr s. In the embodiment of the "Alarm Summary" field 2460 shown in FIG. 24:\, "Date'fimÃ.:'' region 2462 indicate.s the date and time of the alarm, "Site" region 246-1 indicates at. which site the, alarm occurred, and "System" region 2466 shows in which i"f'35 the alarm occurred. Further, "Entity" region ?468 spec`-es which item 0t- [PS equipment experienced the alarming condition.
In 'Warm" region 247Ã1, a brielna ative of the nature of the alarm is displayed.
For example, the alarm sl1 )v'n in FIG. _4A states that. the water temperatur of the noted generator 165 is liigl.
Additionally, "Type" region 2472 indicates what type of alarm occurred, For example, adesig1ation. of `hi' :nor ' indicate a moderately' ss .ll~iii aiarm?n ? Ã udit7'k3Ti, whereas a designation of ".hi hi" or ` extic.rrrela hi" -r rayf indicate a , crv serious cotndition,.
Finally, under ":ValÃte" region 2474, the s pecific `aloe of the data parameter associate-' ~ 'rtli the alarm is listed. In the example shown, 13ecause water t mperature was indicated in "Ainnrm"region 2470, the value of 713.69 sh ll v, n i M region 2474 likely refers to 31 1';FEt? l l.ij?tF`atur'' ` ?I the noted yenÃ:rator. As will be understood, other indicators and datl fields other than tlioso: shown in HG. 24A may be employed to notify a system user that an alarm-triggering event has occurred..

Ref ;rringarow to I' IG. 2413, a terminal display of a r nap site summary view rs sf 31vn for a sample site accordin c to an embodiment ul tare prerent systenm. The site sunimaryF view 2402 shown in FIG, 2113 corresponds to t` c. satric: "Clinic"
site shown in FIG. 24A, eteep-t that the snap site summary view 2402 shown in FIG. 24B
displays the E,PSST s 2482 associated with the site in map Morin rather than talk lai form.
While the map site summary ic,,k, 2402 .shown in FIG. 2413 provides less information about each El SS 2482 as compared to the tabular site ruinmary view 2401, the map view-2402 docs Provide a helpful geographical display of the locations ofcaÃlr F:l'SS
throughout the site.

Further, each EPSS 2482 shown in map vi w 2402 includes a status display 2480 indicatinu the status of each E SS, similarly to "~=t rtais" re i~ara 2436 in the tabular summary view 2401. For example., a red staws display 2480 may indicaÃe that at least unnc iterli i l PSS equipment in the given FPS, 2482 is running, a. blue status display may indicate that at. least one item of EP` S equipment is in. maintenance mode, and a green status display may indicate that all items of EPSS equipment in the given EPSS are ready for operation, As will be aat derstood, other status indicators err:
possible within embodiments of the present s ystera .
Additionally, the embodiment of the inap sitesunirrrtar', view 2402 shown in FIG.
24 is interactivel such thaatat user inay clicL ~,~ iaa a mouse à r other selection tool) oil. each E_P'SS .2482 show ?n in the ,asap view to drill down to a more ieiaile:d EPSS
view (dis assed in detail 1=elc :", t. Also, La user fm ay cited on the "EleetricalOneLine" lin 2484 for each f';'E''-'* 2482 to see a detailed one-line view of the particular EPSS (also discussed below).

\\ nether a system user is viewing a tabul t? :;it `i#7 mar, view 2401 or a iimp site sumaiarv view 2402, the user may interact with f lhz `<:a"aifta"z< l cfatipla) lu Wie w~ a more do t;illeJ view of a particular l PSS for the selected site, .1 "or example, it 'a us r s~IecI.s or clicl:.. ~n EPSS :CR3"{ in the ~~ tcra " region 2434 of tabular site summary vie4w 2401, tlitea the c user will be directed to a tubular EPSS vie'a 25Ã11 of EPSS " CI
3", as shown in lip(. A From the map sate:, '.ummary view 2402, t user may select. EPSS " CR3"

to view the r e tubular EPSS vie~ 2501 for "R3''. Additionally, from either the tabular site summary view 2401 or the map site itm ar i e ,tx 2402, a user may simply click on _`CR3" in hierarchy 2405 to be directed to the tabular EP SS view, 2501 for the emh ?diment of fle tabular E.' PS` }, iew 251)1 shown in FIG. 2.5.E
includes both a hierarchy2405 and an F13SS display region 210, wherein the iEPSS display region 2510 shows details and inid)smation related to the items of EP'SS equips ent contained in the selected [}'SS. As sho ;;gin. l;PSS display region 2510 includes an EPSS
status and testing field 2520, an "ATS Summary" field 25,10. and a generator display field 2560. In one earibodiment, the FPSS status and testing f,celc 2520 includes an ala m section 2522 for indicating any al arms associated with the l airÃiculai EP SS, ancla system activity section 2514 i7C3t]rt` aii recent events d. s ociated with the I- S equipment.
G enerai tlic sv stcc ri <<_ . tit s ti ~n 2524 will di.;p LIy the date. irr ie rir~l brit # ie cri tion cif the rmu:,t r e ent e v Brit Or events that have Occurred in connection with equipment in the selected F : i' SS. An event may a power disruption event, such as an emergency po' zvc loss or r test, Or otlrcr events, hitch as equipment maintenance, equipment nMd Functions, in t other similar e`>'ents.
The I:P sS stairs and testirtr, tie.ld 2520 further includes a status l adicattor 2526 for dis ?l viii the current status of the I .I,S equips lent. As shown,.the s atu . u the ele ted 'TEADY', indicating thtit tai t l'S ; .cluil~mnt is ready for sil~erntion.
Also s~ iJl~ a is a status clock 2528 for showtiin t the leit' Lh of time that a cer'Einin status has been ongoing. For example, if the generator 'l i5 associated with EPSS "CR 3" s currently showing a status o "RUNNINFi then status clock 2528 \~ould ndic rtc the length of time the generator has been runining. Additionally. status and testing field 2520 further iii :Ii ies test controls 2-5,10. which are used to setup and initiate tests of the l PSS
et t.~i' r:terit .unah r . 1 in the selected EPSS. Testing, of the EPSS
equipment will be discussed in prr ater detail Mow.
Still aererringt x FIG. 25A, thy, ;-1 CS Summar r" fifield 2540 lists the ATS's I:6{) associated with the selected EPSS. , s shown..EPSS "CR3" includes four ATS's, the names `it` are listed in"AI'S" region 2542. In one en odiment, the listed,;-,,.TS
navies are liec. elicl able links that will provide further details re ai-d'ing a specific ATS
when selected) (discussed in more detail belo. ), "Status" region 2544 shows the current status of each AT'S 160, and ` Sourc;" region 2546 indicates whether the A I S
is currently con ected to "NOR IAL" power (i,e. utility power) or `EM!? RGENC"Y.,. power (i.e.

f?t'j3 I ?t .t po v r Additionally. normal pon t.i- ro`,Jon 2548 indicates the actual voltage and e~!rrdat readings from the normal pu\ ves supi}k \ hereas emergency lac?giver legion 2550 indicates the actual voltage and current readings from the eniergency power supply..
As Shown, E, cause, all the ATS's 1611 are conne_ .ted tt normaal pO'aer, the \,,)]Uwc arid eilt.i' :ilt G'4iCl.ings sl:+. wn II:i enl r4'l.rll l 3+)w r r i?;+.?rr 2550 are ze?`o. Further, 1'3 R (.''aIp rceion 2552 indicates the percentage of r-aated load capacity currently being used, "M"
region 2554 sho~s [1-,c eu r erat power owntit ?e ing channeled through cacti ATS 160, and tz I..oad`' ndic.:_ttc , the I~t i'~ ntri: t. of niai< imtrrn load connected to eacli ATS that is currently' being powered by each A` S. As will be understood, uher data regions relating to A TS data may be included in "AT'S unimary field 2540.
Referrinzg now to generator di splay field 2560, a detailed display of ;venerator data lbr the generator 165 included in 1_.P SS:`C R.~'" is shown. As will be understood, if the selected FPSS includes more than one generator 165, then more than one generator di',Y)la told 2560 would he shown in EPSS disj l(-i, region 2510. Alternativc-[V, multiple 4 n a i~a.Ã..i i~* r, ~~~r 1 list: ci Ã1 :;c lectable tal wls;.~ t<~rm, 4i.Ãnil~ r. tc tie ATS's.160 in "ATS
Sluramrtm-rar`t~" fiel;i 2540. 'l'he generator display field 2560 includes a multimedia display=
2562 for slue ire v? a live video and audio hr d of the EPSS generator 165.
The liw e video and audio feed shown in multimedia display 2562 is captured by c ml r r 1 9i at the physical loc itiorr [file generator 165, The mu hibnedi .: display 2-5562 a ieni user to hear or see Ãi there are am- nuue=e'able problems with the EPSS
equipment.
Also. it ra system user wishes to initiate a remote test of the generator 165.
the multimedia display 2562 5howw,s whether someone is near the EPSS equiprame.nt, such that the test can he aborted until the equipment is clerr.
Also included in generator display field 2560 is electrical generator region 2564, which shows live data related to the electrical generuitor in the genset for the selected EBBS. Assho:wii, electrical generator region 2564 displays the present power output and Frequency cal"the electrical generator. Additionally, the elect rical generator region 2564 includes a percentage Of rated power meter 2566, as ww ell as percentage of rated power-readings regio,'] 21568. In some applications, generator testing must exceed 30% (or some Other predefined value) of the rated or load of the generator 165 to qualify as a valid test (discussed below). Thus, in some settings, it is advantageous to be able to view a live r icliir of'tlre recnl ge of hued power being supplied by the generator 165.
Still referrim, to FFit_T. "'~:-,v the generator displ ty field -1-5641 twthccr includes: an t irae region 2570 1 or detailinw li\ to data related to Ãh c engine in the gense for the sG : 't 'J F1 ' she ocn, cn7~ ine region 2570 displu s the water w nip rature, oil pre ssurre, and exhaust temperature of the engine LÃZ :roc region 2570 also shows the voltage and current of the battery charger used in conjune.ion with the engine. Also displayed in the embodiment of the engine region 2570 shuwwn in :FI a. 25A is rra hours total. 2572 showing the total, hours that the particular engine has operated since it was mant:ufactured. Further. Main Fuel 'lank" region 2574 displays the volt e of fuel available in the l-uci supply 32 for the given generator.
As mentioned rei-iously, the data. displayed in E'S display region 2510 is co llect, d ii horn data acquisition ec~~ripment that vvras installed at or on the l l' S equip zment stal l d 1 `the ~n nuin t~ta' ~r during on1igt '~t:tion of the h:i'õc N 10.
This for preiI
data is normalized and tr rtsrnitted (discuss ord below) through an interface n-rodule 40 or nmdulc to Ili-, management computes s. ,stem 60, and eventually lisp tired in virtually!
real. time via terminal displays, such as the tabular EPSS view 2501. As will be understood, the data collected and displayed inembodiments of the termiiic'l displays may incl't & more or less data than. what is displayed in the tabular EPSS ' icw 2501 and other c:',%Lti . Ncussecl hereii:nl l ~ttzta; ncl-'A' to b'IG 2. l , an embodiment of'a sample on;.-line view 2502 for a given 1,:PSS is shown, The une-line view 2502 for a given. E,PSS way, he viewed by sekctmg> "One-Line,, in hierarchy 2405. or by clicking à n the.
"Elec.tricalOncl_ ine" link 2484 in. the map site summary view 2402. Generally, an embodiment of the one-line view 2502 displays live connections between utility power 2580 or emergency power 2582 for the l~.<<: is 2584 supplied by an F"111SS. 4 onn coon. boxes 2586 represent ATS^S
1O0 and the switch Position within he ATS s. In the c,xample shoteen in FIG.
25E, all load 2584 are shown currently beino supplied by uiil ity power 2580, I-tow ever, if a pore ;r disrttptinzu event oecut,, and any of th e leads 2584 become supplied by e=ergency.-power 2582, the switclhposition within connection boxes 2586 corresponding to those loads will auto! aat callyf switch and indicate that the load is being sup power. Accordingly. the one-line view 2502 provides a viewing mechanism for mnonitorin the live connection status of various ;teats of EPSl e(-lUupt ment Ott <t facility.
Referring again to HG. 25A, if one of the . TS's 160 l st .cl in <1Z w" negion 2542selected or clicd ed. ;i more detailed view of data related to tl pit particular ATS
Will he de pkH d. R G. n . ho,,ws an eritit)' detail view 2600 P a particular ATS 160 and particular ~,~en rater 1:65 iti a riven EPS . "fine: tar.- bo ime t cif the ef~ti t~ciet ti vte~ 2600 shown is similar to the tabular EPSS vtieswr 2501 shown in FIG. 25A, but witl-r:a more detailed ciisl~l s, of one of the AlS's listediin " ATS Summary" field 2540, As shown, the Afl' named " AT , 1111 has been selected, and live data corresponding to "ATS
O11_." is shown in 1TS detail region 2605, According to one embodiment, the Al S detail region 1-60 includes ra ,raa l i a:l display 260 in lictating that the A`.1.: 1.60is connected to normal or ulility power.
Normal connection indicator 2612 is highlighted to further cat 1a~~r~ tr ate that the Afl' 160 is connected to normal l)oww er, and normal available indicator 21i14 is highlighted to show.
I'i:t utility power is In fuidavailaable, In'tlte ev sitt?f ft] ~'rt~i'.r Ãncy car Cash .a' l :?we cli t':tl~ti a ent; w~,hen nor nal power becorn s unavailable, the ATS 160 sends a signal to a generator 165 to begin running. Once the gcnc .ratL.)c 165 reaches the power output Ile.; tsar' to Power the con ected load, the c: io:rvucv available indicator 2618 will become highlighted, the ATS 160 will transfer the load to emergency proacr, and the graphical display 2610 will indicate the sx;vitch to emergency power. ddi i n l ~,, ernergaency connection indicator 2616 will become hi ,hlighted once the load has been Connected to timer enc Power, Also included in the embodiment of ATS detail r~
ion 260: shown in HG. 26 is a , i.iii to aarn e ; electert 262(1 that enables a system user to place the selected ATS 160 ita maintenance mode.
in the embodiment shown in FI . 26, on each sick o ndicaator.s 2612 and 2616 are ATS data r-ew ions 2630 and 2Ã 50 corresponding to normal power data and emergency power data, respectively. Iach ATS data r oicon 2630, 2650 displays the amount of power and percentage of rated A TS current channeled through the particular A
TS 160, as, well as the percentage of overall rated EPSS power. Data regions 2630, 2650 also ik lud 4't?11 i anal rc i_S.ing" Itr each pimse ofa three-phase electric power ar sari ini i s-ia thr ar ~l~ t e A I ~y Vii .:. <'. 1 , f - ' C`- l: As will he understood b4' ont of ordinary skill in the art, other collected values #rom ATS's 160 within a sit{_ ma be displayed in A` S d c:Ãail region 261)5 in addition to the values shown in MO.
2P.
A further terminal display contemplatedw,vithi_n embodI ments of the present system is a combined w; 0(I'ictili a display 2700, as shown in FIG. 27, [hr Lleli\,ermc,, Jive aucl;oti and video f,cds f ra plurality ofgenc:ratt rs 165 and ether EPSS
etlux1 tint tywei ,:c ph a.urr alit ,_it a site or llacility. Gen mall, ,the crambined ri'aaaltimediaa tl'isp~lar: 271141 u Llud s à l la r:tl t.` 0 ndiiduatl mule ?:Eod a ~ isplaa s 254 2 i~ filar to tl e. gfL~ner ator=
IisFd ay showw=n in. FIG. 25 A. The co mab.ined multimedia di: p!aay 2700 eri .l?i~s a system user to view many or all generators 165 or other items of EPSS equipment across a I acility in one comprehensive view.
Still another terminal display contemplated within embodiments of the present system is an EPSS equipment roll-tip view 2800, a~ shown in FIG, 28, for listing all items of FPSS equipment at a given site. As showrn, the (',rilarn s t tus tah 2805 is selected in the t rfra raral display, indicating a view of the c01m1niunicaltion.
status between items of 1 l'4 ti.:iprrient and ti E,_ , tli nianagernent computer system 60.
Generally, the i'ilrripment roll-up view 2800 lists all items of .. PSS equipment at a given facility. When one it more items; of EPSS equipment lose connection with the inana anent computer st m 60, either due to a network zit l tae, cut eomn "un1,1-., t6n a line, or f Or some other reason_ the status indicator(s) 2815 associated with these items of equipment will indicate a to .` in communication. In various embodiments, the in iLators 281 5.nicy indicate a Connection loss a. flashing light, change' in Color, cat 4c~i~r other alerting mechanism.
in one aspect, the configured EP IS 10 provides preedic:ti\'c ca1a._tbiiities, such as 1 prcc_lictive fuel conscimpÃio n, e .7u prmaent over time, :n' .rags durations ol` power outages, seasons of the year ~lacia power outages are m .ore frequent, and other similar predictive measures. By way of e\aniple, "IG. 29 shows a terminal display of a fuel system summary 2900 for a fu l tank that supplies LPSS
equipment at a site. As shown, "Gc ner<ator Slanir;ary" field 2905 lists all generators 165 currently operatin<ee and. d a'\sinc' fuel fro-in the noted ftlel t nl%. As Will be underst(-}Od, while only one generator 165 is listed in the "Generator ` cccairneer," field 2905 in F10,2-9, mangy generators h Ii f: 'lud C it' 17"ore than me een .I rtE'l' is actively dmas Jn'^ fuel fromll: the fuel tank. 'I`h ini+trma.tion con lLiii od in "Generator Summary" field 2905 generally includes the s pc:cifYc generators 165 using fuel from the fuel tank, the site and EPSS
core ,spondtrrg t 3 each generato , tht_ power being produced by each generator, the percentage of rated power being output by the generator, and any ether data that the user gene 'at >s t s}' desires rclutes to the.
ti[l errin g to I [G 4? i1 e Delaik" iuid 2910 displays data a sucitr:tetl.
Willi tile selected fuel tank. The "Name" region 2912 indicates the iaaine given to the selected fuel tank durinyg the: siic: survey (step 1805), and the "Suirttis ' r.,2-ion 1.914 shows the status of the tank. As she voi, the state of the fuel tank is AC'i IVl: ", indicating that 62,, fuel is currently being drag ',gin from the tank. As will be understood, cath 'r states indicators may be used as well, such as "MAINTENA IC_,I,,' L:ll-1l' I`Y", and other similar ine icators= Gene rally, the ""banks Details" field 2910 also includes a reeio.n 291(1 tihot 'JI'm s the fuel le ~:.1 in the fuel tank (in gallons or some other similar ra et,suo Als;) included is a " .:ap acitti" region 2918 that displf yes the capacity of the feel tank, as well as a `:% Full" region 2920 that what percentage of the fuel tank is full, Additicatuall\ Generators'` region 2922 lists the t,cet7.rauttars 165 supplied by the given fuel tank.
On the left side ofthe:.mhudintent of t e fuel system summary 2900 is pi-r:
fictive fuel data lief 29311, i.~ crta:Ãl~ l: rcrlic:tit c fuel data field 2930 includes a status in;_lie tor 2932. and a graphical l,tpres 1 z;ttian offlae Fueltank 2934 showin g the.
fuel level curremlty contained inth~ tank. The actual fuel level is displayed in numerical forum in l'uQ :l l Ie.N e.l" region 2936. The consumption rate of fbel currently being consumed froa,:i the. fuel tank is also displayed in "Consumption Rate" region 2938. In one embodiment, the consumption rate is determined by fuel sensors lia(!. data aacquisition equipmeni ) I nstaalled in t1 e fuel lines leading tea the generators 165 at the facility that measure the c nsumr.tion r- tr of feel when the generator is running. In another embodiment, the consumption bra c is ctialcLtku d b the management computer system 60 based on the amount of fuel Consumed by a geuerat,,- 165 when it is operating, to supply power to a given load over a certain time spun. Thus, the management computer s; sty ma determines the average consumption rate for giv}en loads for each generator 165 based on the actual consumption data collected over time.
Once [he consumption rate is determined, the total volume of the fuel tank is divided by the ..t iasuni ho rate to determine fliL~ time left until the fuel iai k will run out rtl' l eel if l l c Laa ri nt n r ators l c.ontiaa:aaed tt operatite. This value is d lspia ed in predictive fuel that 1+~1 ? 29 1 in `lira . `l`t~ l;rnpty~ 'Running Gens region 1940 The value shown in ['u ;JIL?21 2940 is ,_1 Prediction of how lon the PP SS' i_o nertt'.~1 u file Particular fuel tank can, produce pow =er aat the. current load fall of` the currently-r cuannt:inn gene ratoors continue to r un, and no other 4,eneraators begin operating. As will be understood, this value 2940 i11 change in real time as new generators 165 begin to run or already-.irunning generators stop running In one embodiment, predictive fuel data field 2930 also includes a measure of tla< time remaining until the fuel tank becomes empty if all C oma c ed getncrators startup t nd begin operating to prc.vide power to the facility.
This value is displ a\ ed in '``]'i e `l'ta lEmpty. All Gens" reoicaia 2942.
To calculate: :tae value sh ovvn in region 2942, the management :orrpui; i v Lem 60 c. lciil t~
an avcra .
estimated consul ption rate as if ail generators were running based on. logged historical data of consumption rigs ffor given loads for all generators 165 at the facility. The total volume of the -fuel t'aial=:_ ati then divided by the average estiÃnat~d consumption rate of all generators: 165 to determine the time left until the fuel tank will run out of fuel if all fcaC-ili'.\ gericrators bed ti9 operatinn A.

tl of the l,3 !; i3: ie fuel cT,paNlities described above, I,t i edit' can accurately predict ho\~ loii it ca o operate on emergency poxve?r, wl;ich may e l ann icular ly helpful during emer>eocjcs. natural disasters, and the like, Furdic- aspects of the present system pr wide otlierpr dict.ive ca abiliti 's -)s well. For other predictive aspects, data is collected and stored over time to lprov de. Infonnatior as to general trends and patterns that would not be otherwise be kn wnn. l o : tt i l data may be collected as to what times of year are mor likely to experience puwcr c?><tWocs e, 9, wi:nte.r-time experiences more outage,;, that a facility can replenish t url ranks, piov de routine maintenance, and other complete other tasks before these more ti' c!i.tc: at outage ?lanes occur'. Or.
historical data may rev .al that. power outages occur far more f rec uently in the late afternoon, such that a Facility can be nmore wary during those tinics.
Additionally;
historical data may reveal that Ãa particular manufacturer or particular model of EPSS
equipment is more likely tci fail or malfunction over time, and thus future ordering of equipment can be tailored so as to avoid that equipment. As will be understood by one of ordinary skill, embodiments of the l I S 10 may be used to collect and record a ' iale array,-d Information from EPSS equ j)wmt that may be useful to a site o::: and the inti:. n1ai f[_k n col lee.ed and predictive analyses performed are not limited to those described herein interface Module Generally, embodiments of the interface module 40 comprise intel liwerat devices capable of receiving .lIISS operational data from data acquisition equipment or control panels at items of EPSS e u11't~ rmal1'.:111~ .3 #C ll `'tlll.t'1.t3 t c1caa, and transmitting the data to the management cord ut r s j stern 60 for- f urther pi'ucessinc, and display. As de + ribed, emi-odiime'nts of the EPMS 10 provide unified vi ,vui g.
mu nir riug. iesda4g, and other capabilities of a plurality of items of EP'SS
equipment. of varying I.riodels. manufactured b "a plurality of manufacturers. Becausc of this variance in EPSS equipment, different sigrialn an l O{Itinrt, are often receiv<ed fro the items of equipment.: Fel. a s llinli , some items or i' PSS equipment may have been configured during the system design automation 1800 with data acquisition equipment, whereas other items of equipment may comprise l~,l"SS equipment that. is rraruaufactured to include all necessary sensing equipmntent.. Thus, thw intelligent equipment. may be precon gureci toinclude a control panel (or "ceontrollcr") that c fl t Ãspcr'ational nitormatmu 1ron7 the FPSS equipmem and converts that information into a different format than that produced by the retrofit data acquisition equipment.
Add tionalI. sonic egrnl it cnt may provide data in dill.ercni units (e.g. C
or'F) with diii r<e t. iriance.: and a cr.ssr,ccs, Ac uDrdl' rch this arsitr EP'SS li-fl-Orniutien should be stslrlci rr_li. .~LI rrd tz,rmal .. ~f by the intedhee module 40 or modules to enable elficie nt, i'e;ii ti mle 1?r'uc ssin ` and displayTof the information to s 'sty rn users.

In one eitflailtfinrcilt'r an interface inodulc 40 is a remote terminal unit (M'LJ), i~rour trlitrtallle to sic cool roller (PL,C), Or other similar intelligent device embedded with software capable of performing normalization and transmission functions crf' FPSS
operational information. Generally. the interface .:module 40 includes a micrulleces oU.
] 1., r~ir1? inem ry, and data memory to carry out the pro cessitag functiuutw of tl-rte embedded softwar. `I',l i ~t ;tt cr. module 40 also typically includes a communication firs (such as it=lodBus ' conilrrtuuieadens protocol) to provide communication t~ctt.~ Garr the interface module and the servers 105, 2305 within the management computer s sty m 60. Additionally, sonic embodiments of the interface rnudul 40 include a fin2w all for providing Secured access to E PSS in#srrmation as well as the t 'SS equipment itsei ,, Also physically included on the interface module 40 are gensur inputs and data outputs for, respe etively, receiving, I.-lSS opre.ratioit~rl data from the :EPPSS
equipment and tree., e z i the processed to the nialsigen-ient computer system 60: lri:
rcllitiuimel:

embodiments. the interlace module 40 may include other components not described heroin as will become apparent to those of ordÃra i y skill in the art, Referring now to the processes ci tlhe interl'ace module 40, V IC, 30A is a -flow chart 3000 showing the basic functional operations of one embodiment of the interface module for receiving, norrn=tliz ng, and transmitting iJ'S opcr t omi data to the iii an a cti i~t computer sy4-stem 60. At step 30115, the interfacc module 40 recei ves si nals and date boil oone or more it>ms of 1.,' ` t `tl.il Ãlit Ãhf. As described, these si"mils may be in varying terniets depending on t1le type of l PSS ccltiipnient from which the lPSS
operatioria intomiation is collccled. The FPS operation l data rn be received directly from data acquisition c~ta pt,tent Installed on the I/1' equipment du t in s y tcni deli n autontiation 1800, or from ontr 7l panels connected to intelligent EPSS
ecpiipment, or directly from data sensors ;ianui actured into tl . equipment, or from soli-c mh :r informational de delivery suut-ce. Thus, the i iterlac modules 40 should inciude f"ttn_eiionality capable of connectin4g to and recognizing all of these disparate data sources:
At step 31110 the received C;l' operational data is normalized according In predefined pa.rtanieters. Essentially, if raw Operational data is normalized to one standard forillat, set of units. Ltc., then subsequent processing and d_ist}lay dig of the data is made cosfddster, and more efficient. Accordingly, it is bene ficial for the management , or standardized ollipaltt.r stern 0 to receive star dardi tl eneric generator data es generic A I `S Boni. for example, as, opposed to v aryingtypesof data from dii rent m a k e s and mod .ls of H.PSS egUIP111ent. Thus, the innL.iriace module 40 includes proprietary 11t_'dded soft'vare that porfornis, tlorma i. rition functions. In on..'.
cinhodullent.

coolig'.u ation flags for each specitie ni anuufactmer and nmck l of l-"I'S`t eduipinent are sent to the interface module(s) 40 from the servers 105, 2305 such thia.t die interface mod-tile(s) can recognize the type of data they will receive .from each piece of connected equipment.
The configuration flags are predefined based on prior reco j,nition and knowledge of different types and models of equipment used in the field, and NO-tit types and itmiai,- o1-data will be f arise fitted frcia r models of equipment. ` heretore., theiriteitrtce.
module 40 is essentially "told" by the servers 105, 2305 what types of si nals and data to expect from C dIch type 01' equipnic t, such that the interface module can intake -inid normalize the received information accordingly.

In one ettthodirrleat. rather than bcino mid .tH servers 105, 2305 what tvpc -ol"
data to expect from each type of EP equipment, the interface module{s) 40 can auto-detect the type of equipment to ~~l is h they are connected, Generally, in this emrmb odiment, the Interface naudol,kk() 40 engage in an iterative process with the L.PS S

{l1 pa)e}'fit to determine what i' e of equipment the module(s) are connected to and what kinds u, sl., teals to expect from the equipment.

Continuing with discussion of step 3010 in FIG..ice-\, once the interface irie}duale(s) 40 a rtdero.,aiid What type of signals they will receive from e ch type of EP SS
equipiiaent, the modules can rransior.ai those signals into standard, unified outputs for each category (e.g. ATS. generator, fuel supply. etc.) of equipment. For example, rci e ved data rri:~iv include varying communication formats, be in diff i t,t units, or be in i;l le ant reejste?s. tlu~l~tP Pally. tlie. dt a r eta ' need to be scaled to c.cs?titr on alate, or rreq.lunne some other typo of transfori-lath n. Reg l.ldless, the software included in the interface iaioduica t; f 40 is pr-ogrammed to include the intelligencw to normalize the data into generic "o-A f S ,1aY,z or ='generaler idea' or seine other standard type of data. Thus, all dat b ing output by the iitt ? face module 40 fits in a common category that is easily recognizable by the manage merit computer systeiii 60, Once the FTSS operational data has been normalized, the data is converted into an acceptable delivery for mat t:stick 'i a data pt4 -=.kat t (stop 3015) and t.,'-!ii mitted to the m an ai;eme nt cc input _r sk stem 60 (s'apa 3020). :'l "Ier_it is rec eived,.,at tlic._mana anent.
co.ii:puter s 'ste i 60, the data is further processed, stored, and displayed to system. users via termiimals. 45, 47, interface 5S, reports, car Koine other presentation mechanism.

in addition to transmitting data from EFSS equipment to the management computer sVstetti 60, t c interfhce module(s) 40 also receive commands from the servers 105, 2305 to carry out certain processes on the [-~"PPP equipment. :FIG. 308 is a flow chart showing the basic functional operations of one embodiment of the interface ramodul 40 ti) a ta.4t.ine. and + .inert?l s oil.:ti nas ti't}ri'i the management coiinpuiar systems r-nd era ~sf tit those commands to the. frPS11i equipment. At stop 3034, the interface module 40 receives one or more control commands from the servers 105. 2305 within the management computer st stem 60. The commands may be f- one or more items of.FI`PS:
equipment to which the pnterf=ice module 40 is connected to startup and begin operating for purlposes of a t :.-t. Or, the commands may be to disable the EPSS
equipment so that niain CTIIMIec in-my be õelk rmcd on it. As will be understood, virtu Illy an e, count mand rJ ;tin g to operation o he LP S equipment is contemplated pit.} n embodiments of the present sy stelmm.
flew aJlcss rft'tthe command or commands received by the interlace module 4Q, the module processes the commands into a format understandable by the EP'SS

e~lili ~o _ =~t (step 3035), and transmits those processed co -rmands to the EPSS equipment 3040) to carry out the desired function(s). In this ,vati , a s~ stem user or operator may actively control ~peci i c items of f~1 S5 equipment remotely via the operative; EPMS
0.

Testing, EPSS E uipment Via Configured E_PM_IS

As mentioned previously, it may be beneficial to routinely test EPSS equipment to ensure it i f tii~ tic txii~ F p. op rlyf itx tlxc. vent ~1 Kira mei ency.
For some facilities (e. g, hospitals), requc.ni xnd routine testing of l i S > equipment is required by federal agenc.ies to receive federal funding or even to con inut For example., the Joint Commi s'Joa (fo ixerly K'Al-10) requi,e.:s each )health care facility to implement an en-wrgency power testing program thixt. includes generator 165 load testing and overall EPSS main tenatn.ce. Along those haves, tli National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) establishes codes and standards on the n ininiur testing requirements of EPSS
equipment. Even i1 .not required by a federal or stag many facilities actively wish to t st. their EPSS equipment so as to ensure that t:te equipment is operating ilp _p E .:lv should it be needed during a power outage, or simply to gather runtime perfannanee data or reports.

Fmhoditnents of an emergency power manager ent system (LPMMS) 10 as described enable remote testing of:EPS equipment, .real time ',: ic4 iing of that equipment and associated testing data via a terminal displayywhil c testing occurs, and generation of test reports for compliance purpose;, or otherwise. Generally, there are four types of tests associated with embodiments of the present sysÃ.em - automatic load tests.
automatic no load tests, ma oral load tests, and manual no load tests.
Additionally, in one ernbodullent, an ci rcreency'sltuation flay be used as 1 lest for cornpl?.ince pur w, s. 1 hhe details and processes a ci<~ted with these tesÃs ~~ilt Lie dec bed in L;'re.tter d tiil belo Nv.
Automatic Load Test Generally, an automatic load test (ALT) is a test of one or more items of EPSS
equipment that is initiated via a terminal display ur ttsef interfac in which the selected EPSS equipment I's utscd to actually power- a portion oil' a f'aeiiitl duiiii the test.

tcc.nrditit) to one embodiment, to begin an ALT a system user simply cl;cl.s on the "'Test Setuup" button in the lest ~uraro held 2530 of tabular EPSS s i -w 2501 is hown in FIG, When the "Test tttl ' button is selected, atest setup s c. as 3100 is displayed to a user via atermin,al display, as shown in FIG. "1. The test setup scrcern 3100 includes selectable and il:lable parameter regions fur tt:la tl-t parameters that will be assuc'iatcd with a given test, As will be understood, the test setup screen 3100 may be accessed by na\ogating through other displays and screens. and does not nocessar?ly have to be c C-s 'i1 it moi01 test controls fcdcd 2530.

As-shown m 0Flt; . 31test seluap ser era 3100 includes "Test Type" region 3105 for e n g tli i p . of ~ st that will be initiated. Embodiments of "Test Type"
region 3105 mat include a variety of tests, including load and no load tests, recurring tests, one-tialmre tests, and other sirtiildrr types of tests. .Test setup screen 31.00 also includes "Test Group"
region 3110 ti4i ieh able s a user t select the specific EP SS, group of EPSS's, or specific it.emr:s e}1f hPSS equipment t be tested. "Test. Group"' 3110 is beneficial becaruse it provides a user the ability to test only certain items of equipment within an EPSS (such as only half of the AT.CS's 160. for e..xample') rather than testing the entire EPSS.
Emlr c]itr~urrt of the ft'si setup r e. r 3100 also irnclud an.' initiating ATS"
region 3115 hic.ll =?ll~:l 5.s a tus r to ,t is ct ~l sped hr ' .'l :S 160 within a selected test group to initiate the test. For some compliance testis ; paurposes, it must be shown that each.
ATS 160 within an FPSS can st,;l-t the g~ nerator(s) 165 in the L SS and switch the associated load to ; eene.r alor pov;cr. Accordingly. embodiments of thee E.PMMS 10 will store and maair to n a lo,-, of \ hich A`rs,s 160 hare been tested previously or most rcce3 rl " lud :fill ~~~,r cst" that an ATS that has not been used to initiate a generator 165 recently be uSCd to do so. As will be understood, a system user can override this suggestion i desired.
Further; after the f egion 31.15 has been set, the user then fills in the "r_:: ad `lest 'l"" ...Msfer Time Offse' rceiun 3120 and the `` l r nsfer Block Size" region 31,25. The "Load [ Gst"l aa.ri.,i i Time O` ffset" region 3120 corresponds to the time to May (;?c erally in second;`) cl c traim1er of subsequent Al'~'s 160 in the test group afte1 the initiatilg A'l'S hasswwlitclred, The "Transfer Block Sfz.c" region 3125 indicates the number of.A.1 S's 1.60 that will start simultaneously" after A-uiti g for the transfer tin-le offset, As will be wadersiond, these regions 31120, 3125 will be inapplicable during a no lea <cf test because. an ATS 160 is not used to actually switch, from utility to emergency pow ' during the test. As will also be undcr;st.ocad., these regions 3120, 3125 will nOt:
apply when only a single ATS 160 is heir g rested.
Test setup screen 3100, as s town in I'M, 31, also includes 30% load rule selectable reL~io.n.3130, which enables a user' to mandate 'brut r" the tested der", r< tort s ) lbS must reach 30% of their rated loads before the test may continue. For compliance purposes, some agencies (e.g. Nl PA) require that the tested generators 165 reach this 30% rated load value before the test may be used as a valid test. When 30%
load rule r bon 3130 is selected, the EPNIS 10 will wait to start the test until the assewiatc cl generator(s) 165 reach 30% of their rated load value. If, after a predetermined amount of time, the 4~enercifsirls} 165 fall to retch the 30% value, the test will be.
aborted and a notification alarm will be sent to the system user If the test does begin, but the. load drop' below 30% at atnv, ttime during the test, then the test will continue, but t sinril<it notification alarm will be sent. As will be understood by one of ordinary skill,. while a 30% load,---.alue is discussed here n, other rated load percentages may be used as testing parameters with'U_ embodimenfr, of the present system.
Once all testing pruuaunu rs have been selected lv the system user, the user clicks "Next" button 3135 arid returns to a tc.&'tt i.nai ispla~' { s ucii as tabular '_.PSS view 2'"'01) that it?~ lad 's test controls field 2530. The user can there select the "Ran Te t" button will w test controls l elcf 2-5-1) t be<~;in the selected test.Additionally, the User ca-n vier El i o s '. _ G ccl I PS ec rt? l i~ e?3t try 1>e i=.. ed'via a rrj uhi j:a _W
display 2562 prior to testing t-j ensure it is sale to proceed with testing, Once the "R"un Test" button is selected, the test begins according to the seIect d parameters in test setup s. re ii 3100.
While the test is occurring. five d.LIa i=ei ,tingf u all test d 1d.115S equipment i5 collected, stored, and displayed to a user in virtually real time' ia a terminal display, such as any fl~.. the displays s r :ti d~ in FIG,-3, 24A-U, 2 A-1B, 26, and 7 discussed .rein.
} l l ru g now to F 1G, 32, a how.,,; chart is shown listing the steps involved in one embodiment of a .'stino process 3209 I' ()r testing HISS equipment. These steps will first be described in accordance with an autontatic load test. In one nihodime it, once a test has been initiated by a user via the test setup screen 3100 and corresponding "Run Test"
button (or other similar controls), the management computer system 60 detects that a pending test comniund has been generated (step 3205), The system 60 then inserts a test nccerd inter a test log indicating a test has been initi.t ted, .' 1t step 3210a. the system 60 chhe'ciis to ensure that an emert)eln ", &'u'tion is alt= occu;'E'il; ', li.
at aiik" point during a test, an emergency is detected, the s,, _ieni Will Abort th . t s? and process the emergency C.\'Cllt. according to oinorgency process 300 cicserlhed in below).

After the 117anageinent computer syste.Ãli 60 has 'c-rifted that no '.liar end l currently exists, the system nna\ e.s to begin test step 3215. At step 3215, the system 60 creates a database record including infor anon, related to the test, such as a test title, tla systen-i user, the specific LP S is rEPSS s) tested, the test group, the initiating ATS,an em ,ail address of the user, and other similar information. The syste 60 also cry,,u es a test decor liar each A'l S 160 and each generator 165 being to tc,,J. The STS test record generally includes a unique test. identifier for the . st a definition of the server upon which they, tested EPSS is defined, and the ivet to a lane of the AT S. 'he generator test record generally includes similar information as the, ATS test record, with additional 3iiboiinnatio.n1 related io 9neinc run time hours. After these records have been created and the test start criterium ha;i e~ been tmyt, the system 60 retriei Cs starting live values for EPSS (operational.information and data, as well as other data, such as the stair: date and time Si the test.

Still refer ing to an embodiment of step 3215, after the ^ ystcr 60 recor'ds the startine values for the EPSS equi}pment, the system then sends a start command throcugh the ii1t.~ Ã ac module 40 to the 111itiatin ATS to initiate the test. :Dlnce s_Iie 'stem 60 de ec-ts a generator 16S is running, an entry is inserted into the test loo ;
indicating the start time of the generator, `l lae ~vstcrn 60 also generally detects and records when all ATS's 160liavt sl~Itcl~ d from tltilit to c:t71 rgenc,,. power. All associated.
times (e.g. command received, test initiated, generrtor running, , FS 's switched over. etc.) are stored in a ;: Ssmg and {. po ime. In some e nbod ments, all d to a,e 110. 2310 for subsequent pro ,eneu.Lors_165 t ust have started and all ITS's160 7uusi have s,wvitchIed to generator poGn ;r in order for the collected data to qualify for corn liance testing purposes.

1 ddltional1V. 137 some 'i'n Hod nients, it certain p i1Q.me¾crs :zrc not met, then IN est is, aborted, For instance, if one or more of the gc icrutori iai tea startup and begin running, or if one or more of the led to switch over, then the test will be aborted and wn alarm notification Sent to tke ste y-t User.
`till ref erring to FIG 32, at step 321Db the system 60 again checks whether i1 emà rgci,, t: ` c,,ci,, r. occurring. If so, then the test is ab(oit3ed toil I'me f cy process 3300 is initiajted.L nut, then testing process 3200 continues tost p 3220, monitoring. the test.
During step 3220. the system collects all active l.l'SS op,-.rational data and displays .the data to the user. The EPSS operational data is also ent7tirnu ally recorded on a database 110, 2314) for use in generating subsequent operational. and compliance reports.
At sLp 32 l 0c. the system 60 again determines whether an emergency s pI f:
cno.
and if none is, end test step 3225 of t,,st :ng process 3200 i etiv, ated.
During, e-nd tc ,t jaep 3225, the system tr logs a data record as the final or cud data record.
fo: fl-ic. 1 ISS
equipment in the test, and then sends a stop command to the ATS,'s 160 to stop the test.
The system 60 then waits for the norma power breaker to close, and for all AI'S's 160 to retransf :r back to atdlity power. The system 60 Ol,o waits for all g aerators 165 to stop runnint and cool down. Generally, the management computer system 00 will record the 1 ~? i~tf';at7 ter tim n rata t rlsl~rt e time, p el1; r ttc moot i1i 14!n time, and any other f11?IE%]i' d_irnes as will occur to one of ordinar, -All, Oi ce all generators 165 have cooled down, the system 60 processes the test data and generates one or more test reports step 3~) 14.) ,disc uSScd in greater detai 1 laclow}, In some embodirame.nts;, th tested >`:= P S.'s will include only : TS's .160, and no generators '16-5. In these cases, the, A"I'' 's 160 May switch power to emergency power, but receive that emergency Powe3' i l'o n efthel a generator or utility power le!,O i oin1 another EPSS. Thus, in some load test embodiments, only A'1'S's will be tested.

Autr ra-lcaticNo Load Tc.,A
Generally, an automatic no load test (AN LI) is a test of one or more items ol' EPSS juipnient that is initi aue d virl :a terminal display or user interface in e ,h_ich thy:
selected EPSS equipment to be tested does not actually poser any portion of a facility:
during, the tt ,t. iait ailly, during an <au omatic nco load test orai ever tors lib are ot (i... ATS`s 160 ac-- not tested). `T'hus, in one embodiment, an ANLT follows the stmie process and includes the same steps as the AL'T' described in conjunction wit FiG. 32, except t t to the facilit' is no-cr fransf'f.i''- d horn utility to gene:rialor and only data r l.aEira tea 4 ' nc3 atctrs 165 t.oliected and sto.r tl.
Additionally, to start p the items oi' =l'SS eGjtlipraac rrt that .arc part c f'tfae. test, as si anal is sent directly to the genet ato.orss1 165 (vi as the i.rntcrt.ace module 40) othcr than to the A`lS's 160.
\slanuol I oad 'Test ;A manual load test (MU) is similar to an automatic load test, except that a air n ial load test is initiated physically at the specific items of EPSS
equipment to be tested rather than remotely through a terminal display or user interface. Thus-in one embodirilciat, a MUf follows the same process and inch-ides the sai-ne steps as the ALT
in cos-ilaaac.tion with FIG. except that the LASS equipment is physically, sac iv4ited at the equipment by turning file equipment on. ; pecificall)Y, in one embodiment, the test is initiated from a d1-y contact point at an initialing AT'S 160. Once the equipment has been activated, the test follows the same steps and processes for an ALT as described in testing process 3200.

Manual No Load Test A load test (NMNL l") is similar to an auto vatic no load test, except that E.a 1'17 11 U";J n) load. [k t is anrti ale;?d ph y is call' at the items of F
PSS equipiim` i t rather than remotely through a terminal display or user interface. Just as with. the ML`lT, the. ERSS
equipment in an :' TILT:' is physically activated at the equip dent rather than via a command signal from the management computer sy'ste 60, f 1owe\ver unlike a NIL
.11, the. X S's 160 are not operated. and only the generator(s) l65 are turned an and tested.

Once the generator(s) 165 have been activated, though, the ,f1NLT follows the same process as described above for the ANL'.

F.i et cfet ev l' As mentioned prev o rmany facilities either desire or are required to complete a multiplicity oi, l+~i'trlance and % ornplla.nco tests on I.ilcIr l" PSS
e;,lurpment even-year.

l S'.yi i "its ca.:?-, he l: elt'Cril t It IIIi fL ltl~i res _'te;" ' "i ERIC.' tl] 111i1cant 'inii not l`i'es required to operate tiw -3eaeraWWr(S) 165, pei`soni el needed to ? D a the tcSis, etlui NneÃit Wear and icar, and other similar resources required to complet these tests.
Accordingly, one eni ,ydiment at tii. present system enables a f aeilir to use an emergency or crisis event as one of its necessary or desired equipment tuts.
Traditionally, because emergencies are unplanned and unexpected, there is no c Iaahility to --w rd data during an et mergenc.y. In a present enabodi.me.nt, howeveir, because EPS
data is continuously monitored and recorded, once: an evem occurs, the man Iagernent computer system 6() ii7ititee best kg to recc)~d EPSS
operational data during the emergency event. ifthe emergency ever it lasts for an acceptable duration of time, then once normal power is restored, the data collected, during the even can be used as a to td test..
Referring to FIG. 33, allow chart listing the steps involved in an embodiment of an enwrgen v proc es_ -13Ã11} is sho n. At step 3305, an emergency event is detected by, the management computer svstem 611. After the3 event has been detected, en1et-oncv ci`eat processing is begun 3319, Darin step 3310, a chat httse record is cr,,-C ed for the gip { ilic emergency similar to the databas ; record created dtlrii test step 3215, lilit'I' > :7i E' records are also created for th nenerat ?r(s) 165 and A`1 Sys 160 ass(ed with the fi rer ~etacy event, similar to the test records created during step 3215.. During step 3315. MISS operational data is collected and stored in the emergency records for subsequent processing into ates1 s'n rgency report. Once the emergency event ends, the system 60 declines one the final cotlf-cted data points as t le "final" data point for purposes of the test. (step 3320 fit step 3325, the operational data collected during the emergency is pine l's_l in tilt" tar manner as Pie test Wit i prose ,sect ClT-1F itli E Ala 3230; and the data is used to generate a test report fur the ,, i fs n OttÃer : tx~ .

Test MMQ-Iti-H<i' kfLc.1 the Ii:PSS informational data has been collected during a test process or emergency l r c s 3300, that data may. be used to j aerate a test report, c .arr.; l s of which, are shown in FIGS. 34i ...,1 and 35A... D. Specifically. FIG. 34A is a sample )clicrator opemtiona' report 3401 I -or a test of a given generator 1.63' within an EPSS at a As sh.o dn. (h asport 3401 includes a g .n,:aal informational.ield 3410 with.
basic information regarding the reported test, such as the system operator, site, test I1), and other siraalar information. In the embodiment 1 own. the generator operational report 3401 further ;neludes a Pre-fl est r:_;laeel~list'" Held 3412 detailing that cet't,aitr items were checked Fe hrre the tcst, such as whether the EP SS main circuit breaker was closed, ?;t_ 1h t}~i -. r>ti e. .~~ainnie t was utilized. <snil other similar items.
The report 3401 also in ludes a encrattor Ãn ormation field 3414 tha lists the location.
manufacturer-model. rated pow <r, 30% rated power, and other intormation relat d to, the specific generator 165. Additionally, in one enihoeh nment, the generator information field 3414 show various time measurements for the specific generator 165 during the given test, such as the engine: cataanl time engine .:00l down time, total rui time, beginning engine hours, e.ndinc co me hours, and other ,,Millar measurements as will be apparent to one having, ordlra.;r v skill.

Also included in the generator operational report 3491 shown in. FIG. 34A are generator data field 3416 and engine data fish! 3=118. The <<_ i orator data field 3416 includes data related to the e,ectric'Lil genet too !.hr the l?aatts atirat t set. jncluC rrl voltage me `stures, current measures three phase ] t wer. percent rated power capacity, and fix ,rt:aac l-or tiai=Le w. crete data points ctilleca.. I .luring tl;c: fast, For compliance fart ~.,si ;~ to :are w. n..i all' cquired to iae.l.ude tlia=ee dita,t.a pc>innt.s - tlhe be innnnsing of the test, a amidpoint of the test, and end of the test. Thus, the three separate rows shown in u ne ator data field 3410 corre~:pond to th;_ se a-;::.laaired data p =>;r is will be arndeastood, many more data points with roan}'' other generator values may be repor<c j in Sent rator of eraational report 3401 as desired by a system user, {:_r :raer t r :,per.tiu !ial rc:lprart 3401 also comprises an engine data field 3418 showing data related to the engine (mechanical power source) for three discrete data points collected during the test. The data shown in the engine data field 3418 in FIG.
-1_\ itnelttdes battery charger voltage and current, rail pressure, coolant tempeer ature, Lind exhaust temperature, but in- ay include any other collected values the system user deems ihnlportant.
]"]G, 34B is a ample generator c oinphanec report 3402 generated, from the same data collected and Gised in the. generator operational report 3401. The compliance report 3402 includes m to of W s me fields and values as the operational report 3401, except that because the compliance report is created for purposes of regulatory cornliance, it must meet eert<nin~i standards or _'uideliucs. The g :neratoÃ- operati nal rep }Ãt 34 9, {: 1n the other hand, is a useful report of the faciiit,; 's own be:nelilt, and thus the information may he di.pla,',:d in any form the user desires. In the embodiment of the compliance report 3402 sh;:som in Flfl. 3413, the "Ire-`lust Checklist. field 3412 has been o3nmi.teci. as ;.yell as some of the infonn.ation from the generator int rmation field 3414 that was included ill generator opeirational report 3401. Also, the Penerator data and engine data fields 34.16, 34.1 81, laaa~-e 1- ccnn con, b,i n"ncd to show one, cohesive report of required n n ztor statistics.
The generator data field 3420 shown in F'IG, 34B includes the three phase voltage and current for the generator 165 during the test. as well as the I'equeney and exhaust temperatures. As ,vi 11 1?ce understood., the ener for data tie(11 3420 may include any other i3s 'i5 li ti that ar'~ f quiff 'Cd `o L:ona plla.nnce purposes with l at-yi k regulatory bodies, l"lt ~. ~ 1111i.Sll' ti a ple A TS operational report 3403 !.or a test of several ATS's 160 within an l P S according to an emliudi ent of the present system.
As shown, the operational report 3403 includes a graphical timeline 3430 showing the time between certain events during the test. For- exaample, graphical timeline :430indicantes the thou at ~vhieh t11e test vas detected, when the engines ol'tlne cmc'm or 165 begat ro nni~ng; ~ hetn cmergertcZ po er reached, a rnec:essar ~ voltage to su ply the lta 1, when the ATS's 160 switchc d ornn.ergenc.ypox, eer. and when the test ended. For many (',acili.ties. th tiao r fir is between utility and emlmerg :%ncy pov er, rthe time the venerators lvgoire until tine' are producing sufficient pov,7or, or= many other titn-ne measures an important to the efl cicÃ1cy and v'iability of the EPSS's at a faciiit..
.,'A,s Will be other tunes and e' '3:ts other than thu sbown in FIG. 3 1C may be listed in graphical timeliuc 3.13Ã1.

The ATS operational , t p} t.3403 also includes ATS data display regions 3435 for each tested A TS that detail ina Dr'rr ation related to the testedATS's 160, including the three phase voltage. current, and percentage of rated cur-rent achieved at three discrete times during the test. .gain just as with generator reports 1-101, 3402, it may be important for some compliance re uirernents to have three discrete data poiinls a! the beginning?, r fiddle, and end o a test. In the embodiment shown, ATS data display regions 3435 also include transfer delay and :cetraasfer delay times, as well as other information related to each A'1 S. such as the manufacturer, location of the ATS, etc.

I'un ing no'.aa to l 1;-;.41_). U sdr apl~= r1`TTS compira=.i e report 3404 is shcua a io~ a test ot'several A'rt's 160 thin an FP ar:c erdin- to in embodiment of the present:
systeni.A show-n, the tested ATS's 160 are listed in "ATS Description" region 3442, the ply >ic: al loc,at tun of c :ch tested ATS is shown in "Location" region 3444, and the specific load controlled by each ATS is described in "Service" region 3446.
Also, switch time region. 3448 lists the time at -~ rhich each ATS 160 switched to emergency power and when each ATS switch: d back to normal power during the test, As will be understood, other measures may h included in compliance- report 3404 for each tested ATS

depending on the regulatory compliance requirements of each separate facility.
FIGS. 35A---D illustrate examples of other testing reports that may be generated by embodiments of the present system. FIG. 35A is an emergency events report listing emergency events that have o ui-r ed for each generator 165 at a facility over a given period. As sho vn, each generator 165 is listed, as well as a stru elate and end date for `aeh erne ~per cti :: pcriL re ed byteach Lenerator over the selected time period;
Additionally, theen engine start hours and engine end hours for each generator I65 are . the tot,.rI run time the generator has exp--r enced. over its lilediu 't as well as shown (i,e any comments r d a in -. to the emergencies,, As will be understood,. an emergency events report 3501. may be generated for any desired period ol'time. As will also be understood, a report 3501 may include only one ol'a facility's r.~ r~,turs, or a selected grouping of generators, or all. of th.e generator,,,, at the facility.
FIG. 3-513 shows zr :,<tnmple generator load- d runs report 3502 listing all loaded uses of ea `rr c :~ Ãatr)r' 165 at a Iaci{ata user a s_rvefi tame period. The loaded uses may include manual x.d auttomatic tests, as svdll as emergencies. The embodiment of the loaded runs report 3502 shun in 'IG. 3513 includes the run type. (i.e. MLT, ALT, or emergency) for each loaded use. as well as the rink dine,, prior run date, anti days between these dates, The report also shows which (if any ) of the loaded runs fnl I outside of a-20-40 daN

l ~ r stzrrac eon:a iiran window between the prior loaded run for (lie given generator 1.65.
requirements (e.4. The Joint Commission), this .20.40 day loaded run w ndoww v nust be tra{c.l cd and reported to retain federal compliance. As will be understood, the generator loaded ants report 3502 may include any other measures or values collected by the EPMS
for any generator loaded runs over the given time period.

FIG. 35( is a s ample generator run times r:l:por't 3503 showing all run times of each Loner' t iF t a facility over a stiven time p. rlud. As sho vn, the generator run times report 3503 includes the total running hours for no load tests and load tests gat e ach M'en _`rator over t e given time span. The report 3503 also includes emergencyy running hours and. any other loaded run hours for the, time period. The embodiment of the report 3503 forth r shows tl e total run time hours for each ge srer<io,3r _h-tar the given time 1-period.

FIG. 35 illustrnÃL. ar sample switch operation report 3504 listing all transters between normal and ernerv-encv power liar= one or more A'l'S's 160 at a facility over a given tina< ,~s i'tod. As shown; listed Under each Ee`l's 161l is each transfer b,--o -ee -, emergency and normal power for that ATS over the predefined time period, whether that ATS a as the ATS that iti-itiated the transfer or test, the date and time (If each tran ,i-er-. and the type of power disruption event that,%vas associated with each transfer.
Further, comments may be inser-te : i e each transfer at the system user's discretion.
As will be understood, as few as one or as many as all the A l S s 160 a à a given facility ma-y be included in a switch operation report 3504.

As will be rrraderstood, all of the reports described in association with FIGS. 34A---D and 35A -D may be printed and viewed on paper, or view=ed on a. comput r screen or terminal display, or used via some other similar mechanism.
According to another aspect of the present system, an interactive calendar disphr~, 3600 is provided via a terminal 45, 47 or graphical user interface for displaying future scheduled tests and past po-v%,cr" disruptor -events. An embodiment of the calendar display sho~Nn in 6. As the calendar display:3600 i.r~clit fes litie links 3605 to past or l'utur-c power disrcrpti n .~ ..rTt r. 13 v clicking on a live lln-k 3605, a user can view one or more test reports for that test (if it is a prior test or emergency), or view and edit the setup and parameters for a future scheduled test. As one having ordinary skill in the art will L nderst-a d, the inter ct c ale.n lar display 3600 may show events lb r a specific Caen ..rator 165 or AIS 160. or a i:,e ~ ~c_ EPSS. or even an entire facility or facilities.
Additionally, the calendar display 3600 may l t' }~ id a -,ec dy nionlinly view, yearly' ie , or any other time span the user dcsirc s.

The following appendices aarc irili nded to be included as pars, of the disclosure contained herein and are included :lbr purr-poses o a-lin,- in the undci'st.anding of the embodiments and aspects presented ia7 this disclosure. These appendices are not intended to limit the disclosed embodiments and aspects in any way, and are included for ill ustratiNe lnirpcrwes onl APPENDIX I

BILL OF MATERIALS for Quote 358 - Initial Quote Hardware Part Number Descr-intion Detail Quantity BPH-AIM-PAN-480 ATS Panel w/ 4B0VAC ATS panel w/ 10A 460 VAC power supply(battery backup 1 BPH-ATS-1 ATS Metering 2 Power Meters for ATS power monitoring and shorting 3 blocks BPH-ATS-2 Power Monitoring Kit Power Available sensor package for emergency and normal 3 load and 3 Ph circuit breaker BPH-CAM Indoor Generator Camera Camera for generator real-time video capture 1 and Enclosure BPH-CT-1200 1200A CT Power Meter CT rated @ 1200 Amps 6 BPH-CT-300 300A Cr Power Meter Cr rated @ 300 Amps 6 BPH-CT-800 800A CT Power Meter CT rated @ 800 Amps 6 BPH-ENCL-1 Enclosure - 1 Panel Nema 12 Enclosure - 1 Panel 2 BPH-GEN-1 Generator Sensor Sensor package for retrieving water temp, oil pressure, and 1 Package exhaust temp BPH-GIM-PAN-24 Generator Panel w/ Generator Panel wf 4A 24 VDC power supply 1 BPH-SITESERVER-1 Site Server Mid-range server dedicated to data collection and i management of a local site Software Part Number Description Detail ouantity BPS-ATS ATS License ATS software license 3 BPS-GEN Generator License Generator software license 1 BPS-STD Standard Master Server Standard stand alone software license 1 Lloense so APPENDIX II
GENERAL INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS FOR:
ORDER #102 - TEST

Conduit & Wire Requirements 1. All wires to be identified at both ends with numbered, heat shrinkable sleeves 2. #16 or #18 AWG SIS wires with minimum five spares for engine interconnect 3. Three (3) #22 AWG shielded twisted pair for the engine sensors ((1) oil pressure, (1) exhaust temp, (1) water temp) 4. One (1) #22 AWG 4-wires twisted pair for the engine battery CT
5. #16 or #18 AWG 5IS wires with minimum five spares for ATS interconnect.
Unique wire color per ATS per enclosure recommended

6, #12 AWG Sl5 (Black and Blue) for 24VDC Battery Voltage power wires

7. Belden 11 20A or Similar for the Modbus RS-485 Communication cable (shielded twisted pair)

8. 480 VAC power wires must be separated from 24 VDC signal wires and therefore two conduits must be installed from ATSs requiring 480 VAC wires.

9. #10 AWG SIS (3 colors) for 480 VAC power supply wires connected to load side of ATS

10. ALL 480VAC power wires will include 300V GLQ5 fuses and inline Bussman fuse holders installed on the ATS side of the wires. Spare fuses to be left in each ATS.

11. Cat 5 (or better i.e. 5E, 6, 6E) Ethernet communications cable

12. Drawings show conduit and Ethernet communications cable from the enclosure to the Generator Camera. It is the customers option, alternatively, to run conduit and Ethernet communications cable from the communication closet to the Generator Camera.

Generator/ Engine Installation Requirements 1. Engine sensors installed (oil pressure, exhaust temp, water temp, battery CT) and appropriate wires terminated to sensor transmitters 2. Generator signal wires for Engine Running, Engine Not In Auto, and any other digital signals available (Low Oil Pressure Alarm, Hi Water Temp Alarm, Overspeed, Overcrank, etc) to be terminated at the generator 3. Generator power meters installed (if specified) Enclosure Notes 1. Enclosure are NEMA 12 2. Enclosures with cutout in door are to be mounted in rooms with generators.
Enclosure with two cutouts to be mounted in room with two generators 3_ Enclosure (1 panel size) require 23"x 20" of wall space for mounting 4. Enclosure (1 panel size) internal dimensions are 23"x 18"x 8"
5. Enclosure (2 panel size) require 23"x 40" of wall space for mounting 6. Enclosure (2 panel size) internal dimensions are 23"x 36"x 8"

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GENERATOR SENSOR INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS FOR:
ORDER #102 -TEST

Responsible Party: 1 SYSTEM - 57 Addition LOCATION - Rm 0136 MR
1. install Gen-57 engine sensors/connections per connection drawing 'Clinic-57 Addition-Rm 0136 MR-Encl1-Panell-Interconnect'.
a. Install water temperature RTD (Part#: PRTXA-3-*) per manufacturer specification for jacket water temperature and terminate interconnect wires per drawing.
b. Install oil pressure transmitter (Part#: PX219-300GJ) per manufacturer specification for oil pressure and terminate interconnect wires per drawing, c. Install battery charger CT (Part#: H970LCA) per manufacturer specification on positive charging wire to battery charger and terminate interconnect wires per drawing.
d. Install Exhaust Port Temperature Thermocouple (Part#: NB1-TX903-K-") per manufacturer specification in desired engine exhaust port location and terminate interconnect wires per drawing.
e. Connect engine running signal(24VDC = on) wire per drawing.
f. Connect engine not in auto signal(24VDC = on) wire per drawing.
g. Connect engine overcrank alarm signal(24VDC = on) wire per drawing, h. Connect engine overspeed alarm signal(24VDC = on) wire per drawing, i. Connect engine low oil pressure alarm signal(24VDC = on) wire per drawing.
j. Connect engine high water temperature alarm signal(24VDC = on) wire per drawing.
k. Connect battery charger fault alarm signal(24VDC = on) wire per drawing.
1. Connect engine start signal/contact (optional) wire per drawing.

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CONDUIT AND CABLING REQUIREMENTS FOR:
ORDER #102 - TEST

Responsible Party: 2 SYSTEM - 57 Addition Rm 0136 MR
1. Mount enclosure labeled Clinic-57 Addition-Rm 0136 MR-Encli per drawing 'Clinic-57 Addition-Rm 0136 MR-Encll-Layout' and install:
a. Conduit and Cat 5E,6, or 6E cable from communcation closet to enclosure Clinic-57 Addition-Rm 0136 MR-Encll.
b. Panel Clinic-57 Addition-Rm 0136 MR-Encll-Panels inside enclosure Clinic-57 Addition-Rm 0136 MR-Encll.
c. Conduit and pull wire from Gen-57 to enclosure per drawings 'Clinic-57 Addition-Rm 0136 MR-Encll-Layout' and 'Clinic-57 Addition-Rm 0136 MR-Encll-Panel i-Interconnect'.
d. Gen-57 camera.
e. Camera power to 120 VAC outlet on emergency power circuit.
f. Camera Cat 5E,6, or 6E network cable to an ethernet jack near camera or back to generator enclosure Clinic-57 Addition-Rm 0136 MR-Encll.
g. Conduit and pull wire from ATS_57 to enclosure per drawings 'Clinic-57 Addition-Rm 0136 MR-Encll-Layout' and 'Clinic-57 Addition-Rm 0136 MR-EncIl-Panell-Interconnect'.

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ATS WIRING AND POWER METERING REQUIREMENTS FOR:
ORDER #102 - TEST

Responsible Party: 3 SYSTEM - 57 Addition Rm 0136 MR
1. Gen_571Blue Pillar Generator with Meter - Install metering equipment per wiring schematic 'Clinic-57 Addition-Rm 0136 MR-Encll-Panell-Gen_57 Meter Wiring'.
a. Mount Gen-57 power meter, CT shorting blocks, and 24VDC fuse per drawing.
b. Install CTs per drawing.
c. Wire CT shorting blocks, CTs, 24VDC fuse, and power meter per drawing.
2. ATS 57/Blue Pillar metering on load side - Install and wire equipment in ATS
ATS__57 per'Clinic-57 Addition-Rm 0136 MR-Encll-Panell-ATS_57 Wiring' and 'Clinic-57 Addition-Rm 0136 MR-Encl1-Paneil Interconnect' drawings.
Install and wire 24VDC fuse.
Install and wire two voltage monitor relays and two 3 phase Circuit Breakers in ATS_57 as specified in the ATS wiring schematic 'Clinic-57 Addition-Rm 0136 MR-Encll -Panell -ATS_57 Wiring'.
Terminate signal wires within ATS_57 for 24V Power, Emergency Position Closed, Normal Position Closed, Initiate Load Test Contact, Initiate No Load Test Contact (optional) as specified in the ATS wiring schematic 'Clinic-57 Addition-Rm 0136 MR-Encll-Panel l-ATS_57 Wiring'.
Mount ATS_57 power meter(1), CT shorting blocks, and 24VDC fuse as specified in the ATS wiring schematic' Clinic-57 Addition-Rm 0136 MR-Encll-Panell-ATS_57 Wiring'.
Install CTs per as specified in the ATS wiring schematic 'Clinic-57 Addition-Rm 0136 MR-Enci1-Panel 1-ATS_57 Wiring'.
Connect/terminate load side 3 phase voltage wires to load side meter and load side voltage connections. Terminate corresponding CT shorting blocks, CTs, and 24VDC meter power per drawing. Terminate as specified in the ATS wiring schematic'Clinic-57 Addition-Rm 0136 MR-Encll-Panell-ATS_57 Wiring' 84 Page 4 of 5 APPENDIX II
PANEL TERMINATION REQUIREMENTS FOR:
ORDER #102 - TEST

Responsible Party: 4 SYSTEM - 57 Addition Rm 0136 MR
1. Terminate generator interconnect wires for Gen 57 in Clinic-57 Addition-Rm MR-Encll-Panell per interconnect drawing 'Clinic-57 Addition-Rm 0136 MR-Encl1-Panel1-Interconnect'.
a. Terminate Gen-57 24 VDC battery wires.
b. Terminate Gen-57 analog sensor interconnect wires for oil pressure, water temperature, exhaust temperature(1), and battery charger CT per drawing.
c. Terminate Gen_57 digital signal interconnect wires for engine running status, engine not in auto status, overcrank alarm, overspeed alarm, low oil pressure alarm, high water temperature alarm, battery charger fault alarm per drawing, and engine start signal output(optional).
2, Terminate ATS interconnect wires for ATS_57 in Clinic-57 Addition-Rm 0136 MR-Encll-Panell per interconnect drawing 'Clinic-57 Addition-Rm 0136 MR-Encll-Panel I -Interconnect'.
a Terminate 24 VDC power source connection to 24VDC source which is either an external battery source or other panel within the same enclosure with 24VDC
(indicated on drawings).
b Terminate signal wires from ATS_57 in Clinic-57 Addition-Rm 0136 MR-Encll-Panell for 24V Power, Emergency Available, Emergency Position Closed, Normal Available, Normal Position Closed, Initiate Load Test Output, and Initiate No Load Test Output (optional) per drawing, c Terminate RS-485 communication cable for ATS load side meter per drawing.

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Claims (62)

1. A method for configuring one or more pre-existing emergency power supply systems (EPSS's) distributed amongst one or more locations within a site to provide an emergency power management system (EPMS), the EPMS comprising a management computer system for managing operational characteristics of the EPMS, comprising the steps of:

receiving EPSS inventory information input by an operator, the EPSS inventory information including information corresponding to properties of one or more equipment that are physically present in the one or more locations within the site, and storing the EPSS inventory information for the one or more items of EPSS
equipment in one or more databases to define one or more inventoried EPSS's;

processing the stored EPSS inventory information via business rules engine software according to one or more predefined business rules to generate:

(a) a bill of materials for EPMS hardware and data acquisition equipment required for enabling, collection of EPSS operational data from the one or more items of inventoried EPSS equipment; and (b) one or more order documents for installing the EPMS hardware and data acquisition equipment from the bill of materials at the site;

installing the EPMS hardware and data acquisition equipment on or around the one or more items of inventoried EPSS equipment according to the one or more order documents; and installing one or more interface modules at the site for operatively connecting the installed data acquisition equipment to the management computer system, wherein the one or more interface modules provide a communication link between the management computer system and the inventoried EPSS's to provide a configured EPMS.

2. The method of claim 2, wherein at least one of the one or more order documents comprise one or more work orders detailing work required to install the EPMS
hardware and data acquisition equipment from the bill of materials at the site.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of the one or more order documents comprise engineering schematics for use by installation personnel, the engineering schematics comprising connection between the one or more items of inventoried EPSS
equipment, the EPMS hardware and data acquisition equipment and the management computer system.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of the one or more order documents comprise a configuration file for configuring management software to enable the management computer system to operate with the data acquisition equipment.

5. The method of claim, 4, wherein the configuration file comprises an extensible markup language (XML)file including computer-readable instructions for configuring the EPMS at the site.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein the management software comprises supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) software.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of the one or more order documents comprise one or more vendor orders for purchase of the EPMS hardware and data acquisition equipment from the bill of materials from one or more vendors.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the management computer system further includes an accounting system for tracking purchases of the EPMS hardware and data acquisition equipment from the one or more vendors.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of the one or more order documents comprise a project plan describing timelines and tasks associated with installing and configuring the EPMS at the site.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of automatically communicating the one or more order documents to installation personnel for installing the EPMS hardware and data acquisition equipment at the site to make operative the EPMS.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the business rules engine software further generates a price quote for configuring the EPMS at the site.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the operator physically identifies and records the EPSS inventory information from the one or more EPSS's associated with the site.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the EPSS inventory information is gathered by the operator via a portable data collection device.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the properties of the one or more items of EPSS
equipment comprise an equipment manufacturer, equipment model, and one or more rated values for each item of EPSS equipment.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the properties of the one or more items of EPSS
equipment further comprise specific physical attributes of the one or more items of EPSS
equipment that dictate specific EPMS hardware and data acquisition equipment required for configuring the ETMS.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein the properties of the one or more items of EPSS
equipment further comprise a physical position indicative of suitability for installation of one or more items of EPMS hardware and data acquisition equipment on or around the one or more items of EPSS equipment.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein the management computer system further includes one or more servers for carrying out processing operations of the management computer system.

18. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more items of EPSS equipment are selected from the group comprising: generators,automatic transfer switches (ATS's), switchgear, fuel supplies, and fuel management system.

19. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more items of EPSS equipment are preconfigured to include one or more items of EPMS hardware and data acquisition equipment.

20. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of enabling a user of the EPMS to view stored inventory information associated with the site via an online portal.

21. The method of claim 1, wherein the data acquisition equipment is selected from the group comprising: monitoring sensors, connectors required by particular types of monitoring sensors, power supplies, fuel gauges, power meters, gauges, status indicators, viewing cameras, microphones, vibration sensors, inertial sensors, motion sensors, actuation components, solenoids, and relays.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein the monitoring sensors are selected from the group comprising: thermocouples, resistive temperature detectors(RTDs), pressure senders, current transformers (CTs), and limit switches.

23. The method of claim 1, wherein the EPMS hardware is selected from the group comprising: mounting racks, mounting hardware, and communication links.

24. The method. of claim 23, wherein the communication links are selected from the group comprising: cables, fiber optics, wiring, and wireless equipment.

25. A method for configuring one or more pre-existing emergency power supply systems (EPSS's) distributed amongst one or more locations within a site to provide an electronically-monitored emergency power management system (EPMS), the electronically-monitored EPMS
including the one or more EPSS's, a management computer system for managing operational characteristics of the EPMS with automatically configurable management software, and EPMS
hardware and data acquisition equipment for operatively connecting the management computer system to the one or more EPSS's, comprising the steps of:

receiving EPSS inventory information input by an operator, the EPSS inventory formation including information corresponding to:

(a) properties of one or more items of EPSS equipment that are physically present in the one or more locations within the site, and (b) a position indicative of suitability for installation of one or more items of EPMS hardware and data acquisition equipment on or around the one or more items of EPSS equipment;

storing the EPSS inventory information for the one or more items of EPSS
equipment in one or more databases to define one or more inventoried EPSS's;

receiving site information input by an operator identifying the site that includes the one or more EPSS's and their corresponding items of EPSS equipment in corresponding locations;

associating the identified site with the one or more inventoried EPSS's;
automatically:

(a) generating a bill or materials for the EPMS hardware and data acquisition equipment required for configuring the EPMS for the identified site based on the EPSS inventory information;

(b) generating one or more work orders for work required to install the EPMS hardware and data acquisition equipment from the bill of materials to configure the EPMS hardware and data acquisition equipment form the bill of materials at the identified site, the engineering schematics comprising connection instructions between the one or more inventoried items of EPSS equipment, the EPMS hardware and data acquisition equipment, and the management computer system; and (d) configuring the management software with automatically-generated software configuration information to enable the management computer system to operate with the data acquisition equipment;

whereby the EPMS hardware and data acquisition equipment are acquired and installed by the installation personnel in accordance with the work orders and the engineering, schematics, the management software is configured, and the EPMS is activated to provide the electronically-monitored EPMS.

26. The method of claim 25, wherein the operator physically identifies and records the EPSS inventory information from the one or more EPSS's associated with the identified site.

27. The method of claim 25, wherein the EPSS inventory information is gathered by the operator via a portable data collection device.

28. The method of claim 25, wherein the properties of the one or more items of EPSS
equipment comprise an equipment manufacturer, equipment model, and one or more rated values for each item of EPSS equipment.

29. The method of claim 28, wherein the properties of the one or more items of EPSS
equipment further comprise specific physical attributes of the one or more items, of EPSS
equipment that dictate specific EPMS hardware and data acquisition equipment required for configuring the EPMS.

30. The method of claim 25, further comprising the step of automatically communicating the one or more work orders to the installation personnel.

31. The method of claim 25, further comprising the step of installing one or more interface modules at the identified site for operatively connecting the data acquisition equipment to the management computer system to enable signal communication between the data acquisition equipment and the management computer system.

32. The method of claim 25, further comprising the step of automatically generating one or more vendor orders for purchase of the EPMS hardware and data acquisition equipment from the bill materials from one or more vendors.

33. The method of claim 32, wherein the management computer system further includes an accounting system for tracking purchases of the EPMS hardware and data acquisition equipment from the one or more vendors.

34. The method of claim 25, further comprising the step of automatically generating, a price quote for configuring the EPMS.

35. The method of claim 25, further comprising the step of automatically creating a project plan describing timelines and tasks associated with installing and configuring the EPMS
at the identified site.

36. The method of claim 25, wherein the automatical1y-generated software configuration information comprises an extensible markup language (XML) file including computer-readable instructions for configuring the EPMS at the identified site.

37. The method of claim 25, wherein the management computer system further includes one or more servers for carrying out processing operations of the management computer system.

38. The method of claim 25, wherein the one or more items of EPSS equipment are selected from the group comprising: generators, automatic transfer switches (ATS's), switchgear, fuel supplies, and fuel management systems.

39. The method of claim 25, wherein the position indicative of suitability for installation of particular items of EPMS hardware and data acquisition equipment comprises the physical position of the particular items of EPMS hardware and data acquisition equipment on or around the one or more items of EPSS equipment.

40. The method of claim 25, wherein the one or more items of EPSS equipment are preconfigured to include one or more items of EPMS hardware and data acquisition equipment.

41. The method of claim 25, further comprising the step of enabling a user of the EPMS

to view EPSS inventory information associated with the identified site via an online portal.

42. The method of claim 25, wherein the data acquisition equipment is selected from the group comprising: monitoring sensors, connectors required by particular types of monitoring sensors, power supplies, fuel gauges, power meters, gauges, status indicators, viewing cameras, microphones, vibration sensors, inertial sensors, motion sensors, actuation components, solenoids, and relays.

43. The method of claim 42, wherein the monitoring sensors are selected from the group comprising: thermocouples, resistive temperature detectors (RTDs), pressure senders, current transformers (CTs), and limit switches.

44. The method of claim 25, wherein the EPMS hardware is selected from the group comprising: mounting racks, mounting hardware, and communication links.

45. The method of claim 44, wherein the communication links are selected from the group comprising: cables, fiber optics, wiring, and wireless equipment.

46 The method of claim 25, wherein the management software comprises supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA)software.

47. An emergency power management system (EPMS) for managing one or more pre-existing emergency power supply systems (EPSS's) at a site, comprising:

a plurality of items of data acquisition equipment for collecting EPSS
operational information from one or more items of EPSS equipment at the site, wherein the one or more items of EPSS equipment are manufactured by one or more manufacturers;

one or more interface modules operatively connected to the plurality of items of data acquisition equipment for receiving the collected EPSS operational information from the plurality of items of data acquisition equipment, wherein the one or more interface modules, also normalize the EPSS operational information for subsequent processing; and a management computer system operatively connected to the one or more interface modules for receiving the normalized EPSS operational information from the one or more interface modules and storing the normalized EPSS operational information in one or more databases, wherein the management computer system includes automatically configurable management software for processing the normalized EPSS operational information into an interactive display and presenting the interactive display to a user via a user interface;

whereby the user utilizes the interactive display of the normalized EPSS
operational information to manage the one or more items of EPSS equipment at the site.

48. The system of claim 47, wherein the one or more items of EPSS equipment comprise a plurality of predefined EPSS's at a facility.

49. The system of claim 47, wherein the plurality of items of data acquisition equipment are selected from the group comprising: monitoring sensors, connectors required by particular types of monitoring sensors, power supplies, fuel gauges, power meters, gauges, status indicators, viewing cameras, microphones, vibration sensors, inertial sensors, motion sensors, actuation components, solenoids, and relays.

50. The system of claim 49, wherein the monitoring sensors, are selected from the group comprising: thermocouples, resistive temperature detectors (RTDs), pressure senders, current transformers (CTs) and limit switches.

51. The system of claim 47, wherein the plurality of items of data acquisition equipment are physically installed on the one or more items of EPSS equipment.

52. The system of claim 47, wherein the one or more items of EPSS equipment are preconfigured to include one or more of the plurality of items of data acquisition equipment.

53. The system of claim 47, wherein the one or more items of EPSS equipment are selected from the group comprising: generators, automatic transfer switches (ATS's), switchgear, fuel supplies, and fuel management systems.

54. The system of claim 53, wherein the EPSS operational information for each generator within the one or more pre-existing EPSS's is selected from the group comprising:

jacket water temperature, exhaust temperature, oil pressure,oil temperature, coolant temperature, battery charging voltage, battery charging current, engine running status, engine "not in auto"
status, engine runtime, engine speed, generator power, rated load, generator power factor, percent generator capacity, three-phase voltage, three-phase current, generator frequency, and applied torque.

55. The system of claim 53, wherein the EPSS operational information for each ATS
within the one or more pre-existing EPSS's selected from the group comprising:
emergency power, emergency power factor, emergency frequency, emergency three-phase voltage, emergency three-phase current, emergency average current, emergency power hours, normal power, normal power factor, normal frequency, normal three-phase voltage, normal three-phase current, normal average current, normal power hours, emergency power status, normal power status, emergency breaker status, and normal breaker status.

56., The system of claim 53, wherein the EPSS operational information for each fuel supply within the one or more pre-existing EPSS's is selected from the group comprising: fuel level, fuel supply status, and exit fuel flow rate.

57. The system of claim 47, wherein each of the one or more interface modules includes a microprocessor, memory, communication bus, one or more data inputs, one or more data outputs, and interface module software for carrying out the functions of receiving, normalizing, and transmitting EPSS operational information from the plurality of items of data acquisition equipment to the management computer system.

58. The system of claim 47, wherein at least one of the one or more interface modules comprises a remote terminal unit (RTU).

59. The system of claim 47, wherein at least one of the one or more interface modules comprises a programmable logic controller (PLC).

60. The system of claim 47, wherein each of the one or more interface modules includes a firewall for preventing unauthorized access to the one or more items of EPSS
equipment, the management computer system, and the EPSS operational information.

61. The system, of claim 47, wherein the management computer system further includes one or more servers for operating the automatically configurable management software.

62. The system of claim 47, wherein the management computer system logs historical EPSS operational information in the one or more databases for providing operational trends of the one or more items of EPSS equipment over time.

61. The system of claim 47, wherein the automatically configurable management software comprises supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) software.

64. The system of claim 47, wherein the user interface is displayed, on a computer screen.

65. The system of claim 47, wherein the interactive display that is displayed to the user via the user interface comprises a chart or graph of one or more items of EPSS
operational information over a predefined time period.

66. The system of claim 47, wherein the interactive display that is displayed to the user via the user interface comprises one or more visual pictures of the one or more items of EPSS
equipment for visually monitoring the EPSS equipment at the site.

67. The system of claim 47, wherein the interactive display that is displayed to the user via the user interface comprises an interactive map view of the one or more items of EPSS
equipment for enabling a site-wide view of the pre-existing EPSS's at the site.

68. The system of claim 47, wherein the interactive display that is displayed to the user via the user interface comprises a report detailing specific normalized EPSS
operational information for one or more selected items of EPSS equipment for a predetermined time period.

69. The system of claim 47, wherein the interactive display that is displayed to the user via the user interface comprises an electrical one-line view of power connections of the one or more items of EPSS equipment at the site to utility power or emergency power.

70, The system of claim 47, wherein the user interface displays an alarm to the user when one or more predefined conditions related to the EPSS operational information are satisfied.

71. The method of claim 70, wherein the one or more predefined conditions are selected from the group comprising: one or more values of EPSS operational information exceeds one or more predetermined values, one or more values of EPSS operational information falls below one or more predetermined values, and one or more items of EPSS equipment malfunctions.

72. The system of claim 47, wherein the user interface displays normalized EPSS
operational information related to a power disruption event as the event is occurring.

73. The system of claim 72, wherein the power disruption event comprises a planned or unplanned loss of utility power.

74. The system of claim 47, wherein the management computer system provides user security to prevent unauthorized access to the EPMS.

75. A method for predicting an available run-time for one or more items of emergency power supply system (EPSS) equipment based on one or more actual fuel consumption rates and an actual fuel level within a fuel tank supplying the one or more items of EPSS equipment, comprising the steps of:

providing a management computer system that is coupled for data communications with the one or more items of EPSS equipment;

providing fuel metering equipment that is operatively connected to the one or more items of EPSS equipment and to the management computer system, wherein the fuel metering equipment records a fuel consumption rate for each item of EPSS equipment and transmits each fuel consumption rate to the management computer system;

monitoring the actual fuel level in the fuel tank;

when at least one item of EPSS equipment is running, receiving one or more actual fuel consumption rates at the management computer system from the fuel metering equipment for the at least one item of EPSS equipment;

calculating the available run-time for the at least one item of EPSS equipment based on the actual fuel level in the fuel tank and the one or more actual fuel consumption rates for the at least one item of EPSS equipment; and displaying the available run-time for the at least one item of EPSS equipment to a user via a user interface.

76. The method of claim 75, wherein the step of calculating the available run-time for the at least one item of EPSS equipment comprises dividing the actual fuel level in the fuel tank by the one or more actual fuel consumption rates.

77. The method of claim 75, wherein the available run-time comprises the estimated time remaining until all fuel in the fuel tank will be used by the at least one item of EPSS equipment when the at least one item of EPSS equipment is running.

78. The method of claim 75, wherein the one or more items of EPSS equipment are comprised of generators.

79. The method of claim 75, further comprising the steps of:

storing the actual fuel consumption rates for each item of EPSS equipment in a database within the management computer system;

determining the average fuel consumption rates for each item of EPSS equipment based on the stored actual fuel consumption rates over time;

under an assumption that all of the one or more items of EPSS equipment that are connected to the management computer system are running, calculating a total available run-time based on a combined average fuel consumption rate for all of the one or more items of EPSS
equipment; and displaying the total available run-time for all of the one or more items of EPSS
equipment to the user via the user interface.

80. The method of claim 75, wherein the available run-time is continuously recalculated based on changing actual fuel consumption rates and the actual fuel level in the fuel tank.

81. The method of claim 75, wherein the fuel metering equipment comprises a fuel flow sensor.

82. The method of claim 75, further comprising the step of automatically ordering more fuel for the fuel tank when the available run-time for the at least one item of EPSS equipment falls below a predetermined value.

83. The method of claim 75, further comprising the step of providing one or more interface modules for facilitating the data communications between the fuel metering equipment and the management computer system.

84. A method for predicting an available run-time for one or more items of emergency power supply system (EPSS) equipment based on previously-collected fuel consumption data and an actual fuel level within a fuel tank supplying the EPSS equipment, comprising the steps of:

providing a management computer system that is coupled for data communications with the one or more items of EPSS equipment;

during times of operation, receiving fuel consumption data at the management computer system from the one or more items of EPSS equipment a function of a particular load being powered by each item of EPSS equipment;

storing the received fuel consumption data in a database within the management computer system;

determining a plurality of average fuel consumption rates for each item of EPSS
equipment for varying loads based on the stored fuel consumption data;

monitoring the actual fuel level in the fuel tank;

when at least one item of EPSS equipment is running; receiving current load data at the management computer system for the at least one item of EPSS equipment;

calculating the available run-time for the at least one item of EPSS equipment based on the actual fuel level, the current load data, and the average fuel consumption rate for the at least one item of EPSS equipment corresponding to the current load data; and displaying the available run-time for the at least one item of EPSS equipment to a user via a user interface.

85. The method of claim 84, wherein the step of calculating the available run-time for the at least one item of EPSS equipment comprises dividing the actual fuel level in the fuel tank by the average fuel consumption rate for the at least one item of EPSS
equipment.

86. The method of claim 84, wherein the available run-time comprises the estimated time remaining until all fuel in the fuel tank will be used by the at least one item of EPSS equipment, when the at least one item of EPSS equipment is running.

87. The method of claim 84, wherein the one or more items of EPSS equipment are comprised of generators.

88. The method of claim 84, wherein the fuel consumption data comprises actual fuel consumption by the one or more items of EPSS equipment over time for the particular load.

89. The method of claim 84, further comprising the step of calculating a total available run-time based on an assumption that all of the one or more items of EPSS
equipment that are connected to the management computer system are running and powering a total potential load.

90. The method of claim 84, wherein the available run-time is continuously recalculated based on changing load data and the actual fuel level.

91. The method of claim 84, further comprising the step of automatically ordering more fuel for the fuel tank when the available run-time for the at least one item of EPSS equipment falls below a predetermined value.

92. The method of claim 84, further comprising the step of providing one or more interface modules for facilitating the data communications between the one or more items of EPSS equipment and the management computer system.

93. An emergency power management system (EPMS) for providing predictive analyses related to one or more pre-existing emergency power supply systems (EPSS's), comprising:
a plurality of items of data acquisition equipment for collecting EPSS
operational information from one or more items of EPSS equipment, wherein the one or more items of EPSS
equipment are manufactured by one or more manufacturers;
one or more interlace modules operatively connected to the plurality of items of data acquisition equipment for normalizing the EPSS operational information for subsequent processing;
a management computer system operatively connected to the one or more interface modules for receiving the normalized EPSS operational information from the one or more interlace modules, the management computer system comprising automatically configurable management software for carrying out the computer-implemented steps of:
storing the normalized EPSS operational information in a database within the management computer system;
tracking one or more occurrences in the stored EPSS operational information over time for determining trends in the EPSS operational information;
and generating one or more predictive reports for anticipated future occurrences based on the one or more tracked occurrences related to the one or more items of EPSS equipment.

94. The method of claim 93, wherein the one or more occurrences that are tracked by the automatically configurable management software are predefined by a system user.

95. The system of claim 93, wherein the one or more tracked occurrences in the stored EPSS operational information comprise dates of utility power outages.

96. The system of claim 95, wherein the one or more predictive reports for anticipated future occurrences comprise one or more times of a year when utility power outages are more likely to occur.

97. The system of claim 93, wherein the one or more tracked occurrences in the stored EPSS operational information comprise durations of utility power outages.

98. The system of claim 97, wherein the one or more predictive reports for anticipated future occurrences comprise a typical length of a utility power outage.

99. The system of claim 93, wherein the one or more tracked occurrences in the stored EPSS operational information comprise failures of particular manufacturer models of items of EPSS equipment.

100. The system of claim 99, wherein the one or more predictive reports for anticipated future occurrences comprise average failure rates of the particular manufacturer models of the items of EPSS equipment.

101. The system of claim 93, wherein the one or more tracked occurrences in the stored EPSS operational information comprise battery failures of the items of EPSS
equipment.

102. The system of claim 101, wherein the one or more predictive reports for anticipated future occurrences comprise average failure rates of batteries.

103. The system of claim 93, further comprising the step of displaying the one or more predictive reports to a system user via a user interface.

104. The system of claim 93, wherein the one or more predictive reports for anticipated future occurrences includes one or more suggestions for preparing for future occurrences related to the one or more items of EPSS equipment.

105. The system of claim 93. wherein the plurality of items of data acquisition equipment are selected from the group comprising: monitoring sensors, connectors required by particular types of monitoring sensors, power supplies, fuel gauges, power meters, gauges, status indicators, viewing cameras, microphones, vibration sensors, inertial sensors, motion sensors, actuation components, solenoids, and relays.

106. The system of claim 105, wherein the monitoring sensors are selected from the group comprising: thermocouples, resistive temperature detectors (RTDs), pressure senders, current transformers (CTs), and limit switches.

107. The system of claim 93, wherein the plurality of items of data acquisition equipment are physically installed on the one or more items of EPSS equipment.

108. The system of claim 93, wherein the one or more items of EPSS equipment are preconfigured to include one or more of the plurality of items of data acquisition equipment.

109. The system of claim 93, wherein the one or more items of EPSS equipment are selected from the group comprising: generators, automatic transfer switches (ATS's), switchgear, fuel supplies, and fuel management systems.

110. The system of claim 109. wherein the EPSS operational information for each generator within the one or more pre-existing EPSS 's is selected from the group comprising:
jacket water temperature, exhaust temperature, oil pressure, oil temperature, coolant temperature, battery charging voltage, battery charging current, engine running status, engine "not in auto"
status, engine runtime, engine speed, generator power, rated load, generator power factor, percent generator capacity, three-phase voltage, three-phase current, generator frequency, and applied torque.

111. The system of claim 109, wherein the EPSS operational information for each ATS
within the one or more pre-existing EPSS's is selected from the group comprising: emergency power, emergency power factor, emergency frequency, emergency three-phase voltage, emergency three-phase current, emergency average current, emergency power hours, normal power, normal power factor, normal frequency, normal three-phase voltage, normal three-phase current, normal power hours, emergency power status, normal power status, emergency breaker status, and normal breaker status.

112. The system of claim 109, wherein the EPSS operational information for each fuel supply within the one or more pre-existing EPSS's is selected from the group comprising: fuel level, fuel supply status, and exit fuel flow rate.

113. The system of claim 93, wherein each of the one or more interface modules includes a firewall for preventing unauthorized access to the one or more items of EPSS
equipment, the management computer system, and the EPSS operational information.

114. The system of claim 93, wherein the management computer system further includes one or more servers for operating the automatically configurable management software.

115. The system of claim 93, wherein the automatically configurable management software comprises supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) software.

116. A method for testing emergency power supply system (EPSS) equipment at a facility, wherein the EPSS equipment comprises at least one automatic transfer switch (ATS), and wherein the EPSS equipment is operatively connected to an EPSS management computer system for managing the EPSS equipment, comprising the steps of:
receiving a test initiation command at the EPSS management computer system for initiation of an automatic load test of one or more items of EPSS equipment, wherein the test initiation command is generated by a user via a graphical user interface (GUI), and wherein the test initiation command includes one or more testing parameters;
upon receipt of the test initiation command, the EPSS management computer system creating a data record for each of the one or more items of EPSS equipment that are subject to the automatic load test, wherein each data record includes EPSS testing data related to the automatic load test, and wherein each data record is stored in a database;
sending a test start command from the EPSS management computer system to an initiating ATS included in the one or more items of EPSS equipment to be tested to start the automatic load test as a function of the one or more testing parameters in the test initiation command, whereby the initiating ATS facilitates a transfer of electrical power to a portion of the facility from utility power to emergency power;
during the automatic load test, receiving the EPSS testing data from the one or more items of EPSS equipment and storing the received EPSS testing data in each respective data record for use in generating one or more test reports;
ending the automatic load test based upon the one or more testing parameters:
and whereby once the automatic load test has ended, power to the portion of the facility is transferred back to utility power and the one or more test reports are generated based on the stored data records.

117. The method of claim 116, wherein the one or more items of EPSS equipment further comprises at least one fuel supply and at least one fuel management system.

118. The method of claim 116, wherein the one or more items of EPSS equipment further comprises switchgear.

119. The method of claim DM1 , wherein the one or more items of EPSS equipment further comprises at least one generator.

120. The method of claim 119, wherein the EPSS testing data that is received from the at least one generator and stored in a corresponding generator data record is selected from the group comprising: a test start date and time, test end date and time, time and date generator begins running, time and date generator stops running, total engine runtime, time duration of generator cooldown, oil pressure, coolant temperature, exhaust temperature, charging voltage, charging current, power, facility load powered, rated power, percent of rated power, three-phase voltage, three-phase current, and frequency.

121. The method of claim 119, wherein the data record for the at least one generator includes a generator identifier, test identifier, facility identifier, user information, identifier of one or more EPSS's being tested, group of EPSS equipment to be tested, test type, and a creation date and time of the data record.

122. The method of claim 119, wherein the one or more testing parameters in the test initiation command are selected from the group comprising: duration of the test, group of EPSS
equipment to be tested, lest type, the initiating ATS, load test transfer time offset, and a designation that the at least one generator must provide emergency power equal to at least 30%
of its rated load before test recording begins.

123. The method of claim 122, wherein the test type is selected from the group comprising: one-time test, periodic test, and compliance test.

124. The method of claim 116, wherein the EPSS testing data that is received from the at least one ATS and stored in a corresponding ATS data record is selected from the group comprising: date and time initiation command is received, test start date and time, date and time facility power is transferred from utility power to emergency power, time duration of transfer from utility power to emergency power, date and time facility power is transferred back from emergency power to utility power, time duration of transfer from emergency power to utility power, test end date and time, three-phase voltage, three-phase current, total current, rated current, percent of rated current, power factor, total power, facility load powered, frequency, and a percent of rated power for generators connected to the at least one ATS.

125. The method of claim 116, wherein the data record for the at least one ATS
includes an ATS identifier, a test identifier, facility identifier, user information, identifier of one or more EPSS's being tested, the initiating ATS, group of EPSS equipment to be tested, test type, and a creation date and time of the data record.

126. The method of claim 116, wherein the test start command is sent from the EPSS
management computer system to the initiating ATS through an interface module, wherein the interface module is operatively connected to the EPSS equipment for transmitting signals from the EPSS management computer system to the EPSS equipment Io operate the EPSS
equipment.

127. The method of claim 126, wherein the interface module receives EPSS
testing data from the one or more items of EPSS equipment during the automatic load test and normalizes and transmits the EPSS testing data to the EPSS management computer system for use in generating the one or more test reports.

128. The method of claim 116, further comprising the steps of:
logging in a database a record of the ATS's that have been used as initiating ATS's for initiating automatic load tests during a predefined time period; and providing the user with a suggested initiating ATS via the GUI corresponding to an ATS
that has not been used as an initiating ATS during the predefined time period so as to ensure all ATS's at the facility are tested during the time period.

129. The method of claim 116, further comprising the step of upon detection of an emergency event affecting the EPSS equipment at the facility, aborting the automatic load test.

130. The method of claim 116, further comprising the step of displaying live EPSS
testing data to the user via the GUI as the automatic load test is occurring.

131. The method of claim 116, wherein the EPSS management computer system maintains a schedule of automatic load tests for running tests of the EPSS
equipment according to a calendar of automatic load tests.

132. The method of claim 116, wherein the EPSS management computer system maintains a calendar of historical automatic load tests for viewing EPSS
testing data related to past automatic load tests.

133. The method of claim 116, wherein the one or more test reports comprise one or more compliance reports for complying with regulatory testing requirements of the EPSS
equipment.

134. The method of claim 133, further comprising the step of retrieving a beginning test data point, middle test data point, and ending test data point for the automatic load test from the EPSS testing data stored in the data records for each of the one or more items of EPSS
equipment for inclusion in the one or more compliance reports.

135. The method of claim 133, wherein the regulatory testing requirements are mandated by the Joint Commission and set by the National Fire Protection Agency.

136. The method of claim 116, wherein the one or more test reports comprise one or more operational reports listing one or more items from the EPSS testing data received during the automatic load test for a plurality of test data points for each of the one or more items of EPSS equipment.

137. The method of claim 116, further comprising the step of providing an alarm to the user via the GUI when one or more predefined occurrences related to the EPSS
equipment occurs during the automatic load test.

138. The method of claim 137, wherein the one or more predefined occurrences are selected from the group comprising: one or more EPSS testing data values exceeds one or more predetermined values, one or more EPSS testing data values falls below one or more predetermined values, one or more items of EPSS equipment malfunctions, and one or more items of EPSS equipment fails to operate.

138. The method of claim 137, wherein the one or more predefined occurrences are selected from the group comprising: one or more EPSS testing data values exceeds one or more predetermined values, one or more EPSS testing data values falls below one or more predetermined values, one or more items of EPSS
equipment malfunctions, and one or more items of EPSS equipment fails to operate.

139. A method for testing emergency power supply system (EPSS) equipment at a facility, wherein the EPSS equipment comprises at least one automatic transfer switch (ATS), and wherein the EPSS equipment is operatively connected to an EPSS management computer system for managing the EPSS equipment, comprising the steps of:
receiving a test initiation signal at the EPSS management computer system indicating that an initiating ATS has been manually activated by a person for initiation of a manual load test of at one or more items of EPSS equipment, whereby the initiating ATS facilitates transfer of electrical power to a portion of the facility from utility power to emergency power;
creating a data record for each of the one or more items of EPSS equipment that are subject to the manual load test, wherein each data record includes EPSS
testing data related to the manual load test, and wherein each data record is stored in a database;
and upon creation of the data records for the one or more items of EPSS equipment, receiving the EPSS testing data from the one or more items of EPSS equipment and storing the received EPSS testing data in each respective data record for use in generating one or more test reports;
whereby once the one or more items of EPSS equipment are manually deactivated by the person, the manual load test ends, power to the portion of the facility is transferred back to utility power, and one or more test reports arc generated based on the stored data records.

140. The method of claim 139. wherein the initiating ATS is manually activated via a dry contact point at the initiating ATS.

141. The method of claim 139, wherein the one or more items of EPSS equipment further comprises at least one fuel supply and at least one fuel management system.

142. The method of claim 139, wherein the one or more items of EPSS equipment further comprises switchgear.

143. The method of claim 139, wherein the one or more items of EPSS equipment further comprises at least one generator.

144. The method of claim 143, wherein the EPSS testing data that is received from the at least one generator and stored in a corresponding generator data record is selected from the group comprising: a test start date and time, test end date and time, time and date generator begins running, time and date generator stops running, total engine runtime, time duration of generator cooldown, oil pressure, coolant temperature, exhaust temperature, charging voltage, charging current, power, facility load powered, rated power, percent of rated power, three-phase voltage, three-phase current, and frequency.

145. The method of claim 143, wherein the data record for the at least one generator includes a generator identifier, test identifier, facility identifier, user information, identifier of one or more EPSS's being tested, group of EPSS equipment to be tested, test type, and a creation date and time of the data record.

146. The method of claim 139, wherein the EPSS testing data that is received from the at least one ATS and stored in a corresponding ATS data record is selected from the group comprising: date and time initiation signal is received, test start date and time, date and time facility power is transferred from utility power to emergency power, time duration of transfer from utility power to emergency power, date and time facility power is transferred back from emergency power to utility power, time duration of transfer from emergency power to utility power, test end date and time, three-phase voltage, three-phase current, total current, rated current, percent of rated current, power factor, total power, facility load powered, frequency, and a percent of rated power for generators connected to the at least one ATS.

147. The method of claim 139, wherein the data record for the at least one ATS
further includes an ATS identifier, a test identifier, facility identifier, user information, identifier of one or more EPSS's being tested, the initiating ATS, group of EPSS equipment to be tested, test type, and a creation date and time of the data record.

148. The method of claim 138, wherein the test initiation signal is sent from the initiating ATS through an interface module to the EPSS management computer system, wherein the interface module is operatively connected to the EPSS equipment for communication with the equipment and the EPSS management computer system.

149. The method of claim 148, wherein the interface module receives EPSS
testing data from the one or more items of EPSS equipment during the manual load test and normalizes and transmits the EPSS testing data to the EPSS management computer system for use in generating the one or more test reports.

150. The method of claim 139, further comprising the step of upon detection of an emergency event affecting the EPSS equipment at the facility, aborting the manual load test.

151. The method of claim 139, further comprising the step of displaying live EPSS
testing data to a user via graphical user interface (GUI) as the manual load test is occurring.
152. The method of claim 139, wherein the EPSS management computer system maintains a calendar historical manual load test for viewing EPSS testing data related to past automatic manual tests.

153. The method of claim 139, wherein the one or more test reports comprise one or more compliance reports for complying with regulatory testing requirements of the EPSS

equipment.

154. The method of claim 153, further comprising the step of retrieving a beginning test data point, middle test data point, and ending test data point for the manual load test from the EPSS testing data stored in the data records for each of the one or more items of EPSS
equipment for inclusion in the one or more compliance reports.

155. The method of claim 153, wherein the regulatory testing requirements are mandated by the Joint Commission and set by the National Fire Protection Agency.

156. The method of claim 139, wherein the one or more test reports comprise one or more operational reports listing one or more items from the EPSS testing data received during the manual load test for a plurality of test data points for each of the one or more items of EPSS
equipment.

157. The method of claim 139, further comprising the step of providing an alarm to a user via a graphical user interface (GUI) when one or more predefined occurrences related to the EPSS equipment occur during the manual load test.

158. The method of claim 157, wherein the one or more predefined occurrences are selected from the group comprising: one or more EPSS testing data values exceeds one or more predetermined values, one or more EPSS testing data values falls below one or more predetermined values, one or more items of EPSS equipment malfunctions, and one or more items of EPSS equipment fails to operate.

119. A method for testing emergency power supply system (EPSS) equipment at a facility, wherein EPSS equipment comprises at least one generator, and wherein the EPSS
equipment is operatively connected to an EPSS management computer system for managing the EPSS equipment, comprising the steps of:

a receiving a test initiation command at the EPSS management computer system for initiation of a no load test of at least one generator;
creating one or more data records for the at least one generator that is subject to the no load test, wherein the one or more data records include EPSS testing data related to the no load test, and wherein the one or more data records are stored in a database; and upon creation of the one or more data records for the at least one generator and receipt of an indication that the at least one generator is running, receiving the EPSS
testing data from the at least one generator and storing the received EPSS testing data in the one or more data records for use in generating one or more test reports;
whereby once the no load test has ended, the at least one generator is allowed to stop running and cool down, and the one or more test reports are generated based on the one or more stored data records.

160. The method of claim 159, wherein the test initiation command is generated by a user via a graphical user interface (GUI).

161. The method of claim 160, wherein the test initiation command includes one or more testing parameters.

161. The method of claim 160, wherein the one or more testing parameters in the test initiation command are selected from the group comprising: duration of the test, group of EPSS
equipment to be tested, test type, and an initiating generator.

163. The method of claim 162, wherein the test type is selected from the group comprising: one-time test, periodic test, and compliance test.

164. The method of claim 160, wherein the lest initiation command causes the EPSS
management computer system to send a signal via an interface module to the at least one generator to startup and begin running, wherein the interface module is operatively connected to the EPSS equipment and the EPSS management computer system for communicating signals between the EPSS equipment and the management computer system.
165. The method of claim 164, wherein the interface module receives EPSS
testing data from the at least one generator during the no load test and normalizes and transmits the EPSS
testing data to the EPSS management computer system for use in generating the one or more test reports.
166. The method of claim 159, wherein the test initiation command is generated by manually activating the at least one generator such that the at least one generator starts running, and wherein the test initiation command indicates that the at least one generator is running.
167. The method of claim 166, wherein the test initiation command is sent from the at least one generator to the EPSS management computer system via an interface module, and wherein the interface module is operatively connected to the EPSS equipment and the EPSS
management computer system for communicating signals between the EPSS
equipment and the management computer system.
168. The method of claim 166, wherein the interface module receives EPSS
testing data from the at least one generator during the no load test and normalizes and transmits the EPSS
testing data to the EPSS management computer system for use in generating the one or more test reports.
169. The method of claim 159, wherein the EPSS equipment further comprises at least one automatic transfer switch (ATS), at least one fuel supply, and at least one fuel management system.

170. The method of claim 159, wherein the EPSS equipment further comprises switchgear.
171. The method of claim 159, wherein the EPSS testing data that is received from the at least one generator and stored in the corresponding generator data record is selected from the group comprising: a test start date and time, test end date and time, time and date initiation command is received, time and date generator begins running, time and date generator stops running, total engine runtime, time duration of generator cooldown, oil pressure, coolant temperature, exhaust temperature, charging voltage, charging current, power, rated power, percent of rated power, three-phase voltage, three-phase current, and frequency.
172. The method of claim 159, wherein each data record for the at least one generator further includes a generator identifier, test identifier, facility identifier, user information, identifier of one or more EPSS's being tested, group of EPSS equipment to be tested, test type, and a creation date and time of the data record.
173. The method of claim 159, further comprising the step of upon detection of an emergency event affecting the EPSS equipment at the facility, aborting the no load test.
174. The method of claim 159, further comprising the step of displaying live EPSS
testing data to a user via a graphical user interface (GUI) as the no load test is occurring.
175. The method of claim 159. wherein the EPSS management computer system maintains a calendar of historical no load tests for viewing EPSS testing data related to past no load tests.
176. The method of claim 159, wherein the one or more test reports comprise one or more compliance reports for complying with regulatory testing requirements of the EPSS
equipment.

177. The method of claim 176, further comprising the step of retrieving a beginning test data point, middle test data point, and ending test data point for the no load test from the EPSS
testing data stored in the data records for the at least one tested generator for inclusion in the one or more compliance reports.
178. The method of claim 176, wherein the regulatory testing requirements are mandated by the Joint Commission and set by the National Fire Protection Agency.
179. The method of claim 159, wherein the one or more test reports comprise one or more operational reports listing one or more items from the EPSS testing data received during the no load test for a plurality of test data points for the at least one tested generator.
180. The method of claim 159, further comprising the step of providing an alarm to a user via a graphical user interface (GUI) when one or more predefined occurrences related to the EPSS equipment occur during the no load test.
181. The method of claim 180, wherein the one or more predefined occurrences are selected from the group comprising: one or more EPSS testing data values exceeds one or more predetermined values, one or more EPSS testing data values falls below one or more predetermined values, one or more items of EPSS equipment malfunctions, and one or more items of EPSS equipment fails to operate.

182. A method for utilizing an emergency event as a load test for purposes of complying with testing requirements involving the operation of emergency power supply system (EPSS) equipment at a facility, wherein the EPSS equipment is operatively connected to an EPSS
management computer system for managing the EPSS equipment at the facility, comprising the steps of:
upon initiation of the emergency event, detecting the emergency event via the EPSS
management computer system;
creating one or more data records for each item of EPSS equipment affected by the emergency event, wherein the one or more data records include EPSS operational data related to the emergency event, and wherein the one or more data records are stored in a database;
receiving the HPSS operational data from the each item of EPSS equipment affected by the emergency event and storing the received EPSS operational data in each respective data record; and upon completion of the emergency event, generating one or more emergency reports based on the stored EPSS operational data for each item of EPSS equipment affected by the emergency event.

183. The method of claim 182, wherein the emergency event comprises a loss of utility power at the facility.

184. The method of claim 182, wherein the EPSS equipment includes one or more generators.

185. The method of claim 184, further comprising the step of if the emergency event satisfies certain predefined criteria, using the one or more emergency reports as one or more generator compliance test reports to satisfy one or more HPSS testing requirements.

186. The method of claim 185, wherein the certain predefined criteria include a required run time of one or more generators subject to the emergency event and a required output load by the one or more generators.

187. The method of claim 184, wherein for a generator, the received EPSS
operational data that is stored in a corresponding generator data record is selected from the group comprising: emergency event start date and time, emergency event end date and time, time and date generator begins running, time and date generator stops running, total engine runtime, time duration of generator cooldown, oil pressure, coolant temperature, exhaust temperature, charging voltage, charging current, power, facility load powered, rated power, percent of rated power, three-phase voItage, three-phase current, and frequency.

188. The method of claim 184, wherein the one or more data records comprises one or more generator data records including a generator identifier, emergency event identifier, facility identifier, user information, identifier of one or more EPSS's subject to the emergency event, group of EPSS equipment subject to the emergency event, and a creation date and time of the particular one or more data record.

189. The method of claim 182, wherein the EPSS equipment includes one or more automatic transfer switches (ATS's).

190. The method of claim 189. further comprising the step of if the emergency event satisfies certain predefined criteria, using the one or more emergency reports as one or more ATS
compliance test reports to satisfy one or more EPSS testing requirements.

191. The method of claim 190, wherein the certain predefined criteria include a transfer by one or more ATS's of facility power from utility power to emergency power and a transfer by the one or more ATS's of facility power back to utility power from emergency power.

192. The method of claim 189, wherein for an ATS, the received EPSS
operational data that is stored in a corresponding ATS data record is selected from the group comprising:
emergency event start date and time, date and time facility power is transferred from utility power to emergency power, time duration of transfer from utility power to emergency power, date and time facility power is transferred back from emergency power to utility power, time duration of transfer from emergency power to utility power, emergency event end date and time, three-phase voltage, three-phase current, total current, rated current, percent of rated current, power factor, total power, facility load powered, frequency, and a percent of rated power for generators connected to the at least one ATS.

193. The method of claim 182, wherein the one or more data records comprises one or more ATS data records including an ATS identifier, an emergency event identifier, facility identifier, user information, identifier of one or more EPSS's subject to the emergency event, group of EPSS equipment subject to the emergency event, and a creation date and time of the particular one or more data record.

194. The method of claim 182, wherein the EPSS equipment includes one or more fuel supplies and one or more fuel management systems.

195. The method of claim 182, wherein the EPSS equipment includes switchgear.

196. The method of claim 182, wherein the testing requirements are mandated by the Joint Commission and set by the National Fire Protection Agency for ensuring the EPSS
equipment is capable of operating correctly during an emergency event.

197. The method of claim 182, further comprising the step of retrieving a beginning test data point, middle test data point, and ending test data point for the emergency event from the EPSS operational data stored in the data records of each item of EPSS
equipment subject to the emergency event for inclusion in the one or more emergency reports.

198. The method of claim 182, wherein the EPSS operational data is received from each item of EPSS equipment at an interface module that is operatively connected to the EPSS
equipment and the EPSS management computer system, and wherein the interface module normalizes and transmits the EPSS operational data to the EPSS management computer system for use in generating the one or more emergency reports.

199. The method of claim 182, further comprising the step of displaying live EPSS
operational data to a user via a graphical user interlace (GUI) as the emergency event is occurring.

200. The method of claim 182, further comprising the step of providing an alarm to a user via a graphical user interface (GUI) when one or more predefined occurrences related to the EPSS equipment occur during the emergency event.

201. The method of claim 200, wherein the one or more predefined occurrences are selected from the group comprising: one or more EPSS operational data values exceeds one or more predetermined values, one or more EPSS operational data values falls below one or more predetermined values, one or more items of EPSS equipment malfunctions, and one or more items of EPSS equipment fails to operate.

202. For an emergency power supply system (EPSS) that supplies emergency electrical power to a protected facility in the event of a power outage of electrical power by a utility, a method for maintaining equipment of the EPSS in a state of compliance with requirements involving the operation of the EPSS equipment under predetermined conditions for predetermined times, the EPSS equipment comprising at least one generator and at least one automatic transfer switch (ATS), comprising the steps of:
providing an emergency power management system (EPMS) that is coupled for data communications with the EPSS equipment, the EPMS including a management computer system operative for managing operational characteristics of the EPSS equipment with automatically configurable management software, the management computer system including a computer program operative to receive signals from the EPSS equipment indicative of status of the EPSS
equipment and to provide signals to control the operation of the EPSS
equipment including the testing of the EPSS equipment;
in response to a power outage event that causes the startup of the at least one generator by the at least one ATS, providing signals to the EPMS management computer system indicating the power outage event, the EPMS management computer system creating and storing data records corresponding to a time of initiation of the power outage event, the nature of the event as a power outage event, operating parameters of the EPSS equipment during the power outage event, and a time of termination of the power outage event and return of utility electrical power to the protected facility;
in response to an automatic test event, providing signals from the EPMS
management computer system to the EPSS equipment to startup the at least one generator and run a test, the EPMS management computer system creating and storing data records corresponding to a time of initiation of the automatic test event, the nature of the event as an automatic test event, operating parameters of the EPSS equipment during the automatic test event, and a time of termination of the automatic test event;
in response to a manual test signal from an item of EPSS equipment indicating a manual test event initiated by a person, the EPMS management computer system creating and storing data records corresponding to a time of initiation of the manual test event, the nature of the event as a manual test event, operating parameters of the EPSS equipment during the manual test event, and a time of termination of the manual test event;

cumulating operational data by the EPMS management computer system corresponding to the operating parameters of the EPSS equipment for power outage events, automatic test events, and manual test events; and based on the cumulated operational data, providing an output from the EPMS as evidentiary data in support of a submission that the EPSS equipment has complied with said predetermined operational requirements.

203. The method of claim 202, wherein the predetermined operational requirements are mandated by the Joint Commission and set by the National Fire Protection Agency.

204. The method of claim 202, wherein for the at least one generator the operating parameters are selected from the group comprising: time and date generator begins running, time and date generator stops running, total engine runtime, time duration of generator cooldown, oil pressure, coolant temperature, exhaust temperature, charging voltage, charging current, power, facility load powered, rated power, percent of rated power, three-phase voltage, three-phase current, and frequency.

205. The method of claim 202, wherein for the at least one ATS the operating parameters are selected from the group comprising: date and time facility power is transferred from utility electrical power to generator power, time duration of transfer from utility electrical power to generator power, date and time facility power is transferred back from generator power to utility electrical power, time duration of transfer from generator power to utility electrical power, three-phase voltage, three-phase current, total current, rated current, percent of rated current, power factor, total power, facility load powered, frequency, and a percent of rated power for generators connected to the at least one ATS.

206. The method of claim 202, wherein the test comprises a load test such that facility power is transferred from utility electrical power to generator, and wherein the at least one generator supplies generator power to a portion of the protected facility.

207. The method of claim 202, wherein the test comprises a no load test such that facility power remains supplied by utility electrical power during the no load test.

208. The method of claim 202, wherein the EPSS equipment further comprises at least one fuel supply and at least one fuel management system.

209. The method of claim 202, wherein the EPSS equipment further comprises switchgear.

210. The method of claim 202, wherein data record for the at least one generator further includes a generator identifier, event identifier, protected facility identifier, user information, identifier of one or more EPSS's subject to the event, group of EPSS equipment subject to the event, and a creation date and time of the data record.

211. The method of claim 202, wherein each data record for the at least one ATS further includes an ATS identifier, event identifier, protected facility identifier, user information, identifier of one or more EPSS's subject to the event, group of EPSS equipment subject to the event, and a creation date and time of the data record.

212. The method of claim 202, wherein the EPMS further includes an interface module for providing communications between the EPSS equipment and the management computer system.

213. The method of claim 202, further comprising the step of displaying live EPSS
operating parameters to a user via a graphical user interface (GUI) as the event is occurring.

214. The method of claim 202, wherein the management computer system maintains a schedule of automatic test events for running tests of the EPSS equipment according to a calendar of automatic test events.

215. The method of claim 202. wherein the EPSS management computer system maintains a calendar of historical power outage events, automatic test events, and manual test events for viewing EPSS testing data related to past power outage events, automatic test events, and manual test events.

216. The method of claim 202, wherein the output from the EPMS is a compliance report indicating that the EPSS equipment has complied with the predetermined operational requirements.

217. The method of claim 202, further comprising the step of retrieving a beginning data point, middle data point, and ending data point from the EPSS operating parameters for each of the power outage events, automatic test events, and manual test events for inclusion in the output from the EPMS.

218. The method of claim 202, further comprising the step of providing an alarm to a user via a graphical user interface (GUI) when one or more predefined occurrences related to the EPSS equipment occur during a power outage event, automatic test event, or manual test event.

219. The method of claim 218, wherein the one or more predefined occurrences are selected from the group comprising: one or more EPSS data values exceeds one or more predetermined values, one or more EPSS data values falls below one or more predetermined values, one or more items of EPSS equipment malfunctions, and one or more items of EPSS
equipment fails to operate.