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Monitoring and measuring power usage and temperature

  • US 10,042,342 B1
  • Filed: 10/04/2016
  • Issued: 08/07/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/08/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for monitoring and controlling electrical power to a device, the system comprising:

  • a power control assembly comprisinga processor configured to monitor and measure a power usage through the assembly,a temperature sensor,a transceiver for receiving commands to the assembly and for transmitting power usage data from the assembly;

    an electrically-powered device, the device electrically powered through the power control assembly; and

    a controller for transmitting a plurality of commands to the power control assembly; and

    wherein a command of the plurality of commands from the controller can control electrical power to the electrically powered device through the processor of the assembly which is configured to control electrical power to the electrically powered device, and wherein the controller receives power usage data for the electrically-powered device from the transceiver of the power control assembly;

    wherein the temperature sensor is configured to monitor an internal temperature of the power control assembly;

    wherein the temperature sensor is configured to monitor a room temperature of a room within a facility;

    wherein the temperature sensor is configured to accommodate/correct a power measurement drift generated by temperature increases and decreases.

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