Electrical monitoring and network enabled electrical faceplate
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1. A network monitoring system comprising:
- a first electrical outlet having a plurality of terminal posts interconnecting at least two sockets in said first electrical outlet to an energized electrical circuit, each socket of said at least two sockets configured to interconnect with a plug of a device to be powered from said energized electrical circuit;
a first monitor device installed on said first electrical outlet and comprising;
a faceplate having an outside surface and an opposing inside surface;
a plurality of electrically conductive protrusions attached to said inside surface, said plurality of electrically conductive protrusions sized and shaped, and positioned on said surface, to contact and draw power from said plurality of terminal posts when said faceplate is installed on said first electrical outlet; and
a magnetic field sensor attached to said inside surface, said magnetic field sensor disposed on said inside surface at a location configured to detect and measure magnetic fields related to current passing through said first electrical outlet; and
a computer-readable storage medium having program instructions thereon which, when executed by a microprocessor of a computer, cause said computer to perform the steps of;
receive magnetic field data from said magnetic field sensor of said first monitor device;
calculate, based on said received magnetic field data, an amount of current flowing through said first electrical outlet; and
determine, based on said received magnetic field data, which socket of said at least two sockets in said first electrical outlet said current is flowing through.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for environmental monitoring of high activity facilities, generally comprising low profile devices having sensing elements for various environmental uses, designed to provide the wireless communications network as a basis for performing a wide variety of tasks. The devices may be installed on an existing electrical system and may measure, among other things, electrical current on various circuits.
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1. A network monitoring system comprising:
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a first electrical outlet having a plurality of terminal posts interconnecting at least two sockets in said first electrical outlet to an energized electrical circuit, each socket of said at least two sockets configured to interconnect with a plug of a device to be powered from said energized electrical circuit; a first monitor device installed on said first electrical outlet and comprising; a faceplate having an outside surface and an opposing inside surface; a plurality of electrically conductive protrusions attached to said inside surface, said plurality of electrically conductive protrusions sized and shaped, and positioned on said surface, to contact and draw power from said plurality of terminal posts when said faceplate is installed on said first electrical outlet; and a magnetic field sensor attached to said inside surface, said magnetic field sensor disposed on said inside surface at a location configured to detect and measure magnetic fields related to current passing through said first electrical outlet; and a computer-readable storage medium having program instructions thereon which, when executed by a microprocessor of a computer, cause said computer to perform the steps of; receive magnetic field data from said magnetic field sensor of said first monitor device; calculate, based on said received magnetic field data, an amount of current flowing through said first electrical outlet; and determine, based on said received magnetic field data, which socket of said at least two sockets in said first electrical outlet said current is flowing through. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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