Program, method and apparatus associated with controlling/monitoring panels, involving parameters and display additions
OwnerVlad Moldovaninventor
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Abstract
In the method and apparatus of the present invention, electrical usage is displayed and calculated by multiplying the percentage ofmaximum power already displayed by the operating hours. The result, the kWh, is multiplied by the average unit price for the electricity to determine the cost of electrical energy used by the specific equipment in the particular application in U.S. dollars, or such other unit of monetary measure. This cost shall be displayed together with the savings in kWh and U.S. dollars.
Claims16
A method for controlling/monitoring a motor control panel used with electrical equipment, said panel being functionally adapted to visually display a percentage of maximum power, to multiply the percentage ofmaximum power by the number of operating hours to determine electrical usage, and to visually display electrical usage, comprising the steps of
- inputting the average price of electricity,
- multiplying electrical usage by the average price of electricity to determine the cost of electrical energy used, and
- visually displaying the cost of electrical energy used.
A method for controlling/monitoring a motor control panel used with electrical equipment, said panel being functionally adapted to visually display a percentage of maximum power, to multiply the percentage of maximum power by the number of operating hours to determine electrical usage, and to visually display electrical usage, comprising the steps of
- inputting the average price of electricity,
- multiplying electrical usage by the average price of electricity to determine the cost of electrical energy used,
- visually displaying the cost of electrical energy used,
- calculating the energy savings, and
- visually displaying the energy savings.
A panel for controlling/monitoring a motor used with electrical equipment, said motor control panel including monitoring and programming means, means for multiplying the percentage of maximum power by the number of operating hours to determine electrical usage, and means for visually displaying electrical usage, which comprises
- means for inputting the average price of electricity,
- means for multiplying electrical usage by the average price of electricity to determine the cost of electrical energy used, and
- means for visually displaying the cost of electrical energy used.
A panel used with electrical equipment for controlling/monitoring one or more motors, said panel including a programmable logic control and being functionally adapted to visually display a percentage of maximum power, means for multiplying the percentage of maximum power by the number of operating hours to determine electrical usage, and means for visually displaying electrical usage, which comprises
- means for inputting the average price of electricity,
- means for multiplying electrical usage by the average price of electricity to determine the cost of electrical energy used,
- means for visually displaying the cost of electrical energy used,
- means for calculating the energy savings, and
- means for visually displaying the energy savings.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.