Device and method for continuously monitoring energy usage

• US 20040124828A1
• Filed: 12/27/2002
• Published: 07/01/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 12/27/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Donald Craig Dunn
• Original Assignee: Donald Craig Dunn
• Inventors: Dunn, Donald Craig
• Application Number:
  US10/331,153
• Publication Number:
  US 20040124828A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 324/142
• CPC Class Codes: G01D 4/002 Remote reading of utility meters
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 90/20 Smart grids as enabling technology in buildings sector smart grids supporting the management or operation of end-user stationary applications in general, or like technologies with no associated climate change mitigation effect Y04S20/00
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 20/30 Smart metering, e.g. specially adapted for remote reading

Abstract

A device for monitoring power usage comprising a first affixed to the power inlet of a facility for reading the amount of energy received at a facility; means for transmitting the amount of energy received at the facility to a control box; means associated with the control box for calculating the amount of the energy usage in a monetary unit; and display means for displaying the results.

Claims

1. A device for monitoring power usage in a facility comprising:

a metering mechanism affixed to the power inlet of a facility home for reading the amount of energy received in a location

means associated with the metering mechanism for transmitting the amount of energy in the location to a control means;

said control means including means for calculating the amount of the energy usage in a standard of monetary measurement; and

display means for displaying the monetary measurement.

2. The device of claim 1 wherein the display means is an LED readout.

3. The device of claim 1 wherein the display comprises an LCD readout.

4. The device of claim 1 wherein said transmission means comprises an infrared signal.

5. The device of claim 1 wherein said transmission means comprises a radio transmitter

6. A device for monitoring power usage at a facility comprising:

a mechanism affixed to the power inlet of a facility for reading the amount of energy received in at the facility;

transmission means associated with the mechanism for transmitting a signal corresponding to the amount of energy received by the facility to a control system with tin the facility;

means within the control box using prestored algorithms for calculating the amount of energy used by the facility and converting the amount of energy so used into a monetary denomination; and

LCD display means for displaying the results of the energy usage in a monetary denomination.