Apparatus to measure the consumption of water, gas or electricity
AssigneeSureflow Ltd.
InventorSebastien Dui
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Abstract
An apparatus (10) to measure the consumption of water, gas or electricity as registered respectively by an existing water, gas or electricity meter (1). The apparatus (10) comprises a first magnetic sensor (21) having a first sensing axis (X1) and a second magnetic sensor (22) having a second sensing axis (X2), wherein the first sensing axis (X1) forms an angle comprised between 30° and 60° with the second sensing axis (X2). The apparatus (10) comprises a data acquisition unit (30) operationally connected to the first and second magnetic sensors and configured to acquire data from the first and second magnetic sensors.
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An apparatus to measure the consumption of water, gas or electricity as registered respectively by an existing water, gas or electricity meter, the apparatus comprising a sensor unit including a first magnetic sensor having a first sensing axis (X1), a second magnetic sensor having a second sensing axis (X2), a data acquisition unit operationally connected to the sensor unit and configured to acquire data from the first magnetic sensor and from the second magnetic sensor, and optionally a power supply, wherein the first sensing axis (X1) forms a first angle (α) comprised between 30° and 60° with the second sensing axis (X2).
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