Monitoring system for collection and distribution of a power consumption information
OwnerEugene Wang, David Mossinventors
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Abstract
A monitoring system for collection and distribution of power consumption information. It comprises a first monitoring device that is employed between, and electrically coupled to, a power socket and a first electrical appliance. The monitoring system also comprises a collector device that collects an energy consumption data from the first monitoring device and communicates it to a remote server. The collector device receives monitoring data from a number of electrical appliances with which it is communicatively coupled. Communication between the collector device that receives monitoring data from a number of electrical appliances and the monitoring devices occurs over a power line.
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A monitoring system for collection and distribution of a power consumption information, the monitoring system comprising:
- a first monitoring device that is employed between, and electrically coupled to, a power socket and a first electrical appliance;
- a collector device that collects an energy consumption data from the first monitoring device and communicates it to a remote server;
- the first monitoring device monitoring the energy consumption by the first electrical appliance and communicating the energy consumption data to the collector device over a first communication means;
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- the collector device processing the energy consumption data and subsequently communicating it to the remote server.
A method of operating a monitoring system for collection and distribution of power consumption information, the method comprising:
- monitoring energy consumption and creation of an energy consumption data by a first monitoring device that is installed between a power socket and a first electrical appliance;
- sending the energy consumption data by the first monitoring device to a collector device communicatively and electrically coupled to the first monitoring device;
- collection, by the collector device, the energy consumption data from the first monitoring device;
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- communicating the energy consumption data by the collector device to a remote server communicatively coupled to the collector device.
A system for monitoring and reporting power consumption within a premises, the system comprising:
- a collector device capable of communicating with a remote server;
- a plurality of monitoring devices;
- a plurality of electrical appliances, each capable of being electrically coupled to one of the plurality of monitoring devices;
- the plurality of monitoring devices wherein each of the plurality of monitoring devices is employed to monitor power consumption by at least one of the plurality of electrical appliances;
- the plurality of monitoring devices communicatively and electrically coupled to the collector device;
- the plurality of monitoring devices monitoring the power consumption by a corresponding one of the plurality of electrical appliances;
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- each of the plurality of monitoring devices reporting the power consumed by the corresponding one of the plurality of electrical appliances to the collector device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.