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Computer controlled energy monitoring system
Assignee: A Dec Inc
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Filing: 1988-07-28
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Granted: 1990-06-12
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Expires: 2008-07-28
Abstract
Abstract Apparatus for monitoring and displaying energy consumption which comprises at least one communications channel, at least one group of remote stations each comprising a plurality of information channels and connected to a respective communication channel, and a central station connected to the communication channels and capable of addressing the information channels at the remote stations. The central station addresses an energy consumption sensor connected to an information channel at a remote station, and receives energy consumption data from the sensor, computes an energy consumption, and sends a signal representative of the computed energy consumption to a display device connected to an information channel of a remote station to display the same.
Inventors
- 👤 Marvin D. Allgood
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 20:04
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01F; G01F1/00; G01F1/68; G01F1/684; G01R; G01R35/00; G01R35/04; H; H04; H04Q; H04Q9/00; H04Q9/14; H04Q9/16
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
159 words
A power meter comprising: multiplier means having a first input receiving a signal representative of current flow through an electrical path and a second input receiving a signal representative of voltage on said electrical path, said multiplier means producing an output signal representative of the electrical power being consumed through said electrical path, means for detecting whether the signal level at the output of said multiplier means is within a predetermined signal level range, programmable amplifying means for varying the amplitude of a signal applied to one of the inputs of said multiplier means in accordance with a programmed value, a counter for counting a counting signal, means for repeatedly supplying a counting signal to said counter until said detector indicates the output of said multiplier means is within said predetermined signal level range, and, means for decoding the contents of said counter to form said programmed value and for supplying said programmed value to said programmable amplifying means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
159 words
A power meter comprising: multiplier means having a first input receiving a signal representative of current flow through an electrical path and a second input receiving a signal representative of voltage on said electrical path, said multiplier means producing an output signal representative of the electrical power being consumed through said electrical path, means for detecting whether the signal level at the output of said multiplier means is within a predetermined signal level range, programmable amplifying means for varying the amplitude of a signal applied to one of the inputs of said multiplier means in accordance with a programmed value, a counter for counting a counting signal, means for repeatedly supplying a counting signal to said counter until said detector indicates the output of said multiplier means is within said predetermined signal level range, and, means for decoding the contents of said counter to form said programmed value and for supplying said programmed value to said programmable amplifying means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
A power meter as defined in claim 1 further comprising means for calculating a power value from the output of said multiplier means and the contents of said counter.
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