Device monitoring prevention in power systems
AssigneeSmart Block
InventorSean Butler
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Abstract
Devices, systems and methods are provided that introduce electrical components to alter the electrical characteristics of power delivery systems in residential and commercial power circuits to: prevent the disaggregation of electrical utility consumption data by alteration of the composite load profiles. The device and method prevent accurate identification of powered devices, their presence, their operating characteristics, their consumption data, and any inferences of power device user's behaviors and activities by the analysis of disaggregated data. The operation of the device may include any of a range of steps, actions and instructions to introduce altering impedance elements and filtration circuits in coordinated fashion with the operation of the targeted devices to be masked.
Claims14
A method of masking electrically electrical loads connected to an electric power system, the method comprising:
- maintaining electrical connection with a power system connected to at least one electrical load;
- detecting at least one electrical signal associated with the operation of at least one electrical load connected to said power system;
- introducing circuit elements to the power system to alter the impedance elements of the power system to mask said at least one electrical signal of said at least one electrical loads.
A system for inhibiting detection of electrical loads connected to an electric power system comprising:
- a sensor configured to be connected to a power system and capable of detecting changes in voltage and current in the power system;
- a processor including operational transient impedance data associated with each of a multiple electrical loads, said processor configured to receive detection signals from the sensor;
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- a masking means for introducing circuit elements to the power system to alter the impedance elements of the power system in coordination with the occurrence of powered device operational transient.
A method for inhibiting detection and monitoring of electrical loads within a power system, the method comprising:
- determining electrical characteristics of at least one powered device connected to a power system;
- repeatedly introducing impedance altering elements to the power system in coordination with multiple operational periods of the at least one powered device to alter the electrical profile of the power system to mask the electrical characteristics of at least one operational transient of said at least one powered device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.