APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR MEASUREMENT AND CONTROL OF ELECTRICAL POWER CONSUMPTION
First Claim
1. A measurement and control apparatus, comprising:
- power input terminals configured to connect with a power source;
power output terminals configured to connect with a load, the output terminals being switchably comnected to the input terminals;
an actuator configured to switchably connect and disconnect the output terminals to the input terminals upon command;
circuitry configured to measure the voltage applied to and the current supplied to the load;
circuitry configured to transmit data representative of the applied voltage and the supplied current to a control unit; and
circuitry configured to receive a command from the control unit, and in response thereto to switchably connect and disconnect the output terminals from the input terminals.
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Abstract
A measurement and control apparatus is disclosed having power input terminals configured to connect with a power source, power output terminals configured to connect with a load, the output terminals being switchably connected to the input terminals, and an actuator configured to switchably connect and disconnect the output terminals to the input terminals upon command. The control apparatus also includes circuitry configured to measure the voltage applied to and the current supplied to the load, circuitry configured to transmit data representative of the applied voltage and the supplied current to a control unit, and circuitry configured to receive a command from the control unit, and in response thereto to switchably connect and disconnect the output terminals from the input terminals.
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1. A measurement and control apparatus, comprising:
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power input terminals configured to connect with a power source; power output terminals configured to connect with a load, the output terminals being switchably comnected to the input terminals; an actuator configured to switchably connect and disconnect the output terminals to the input terminals upon command; circuitry configured to measure the voltage applied to and the current supplied to the load; circuitry configured to transmit data representative of the applied voltage and the supplied current to a control unit; and circuitry configured to receive a command from the control unit, and in response thereto to switchably connect and disconnect the output terminals from the input terminals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for controlling multiple electrical loads, the system comprising:
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a control unit; and a plurality of measurement and control apparatus, each apparatus comprising; power input terminals configured to connect with a power source; power output terminals configured to connect with a load, the output terminals being switchably comnected to the input terminals; an actuator configured to switchably connect and disconnect the output terminals to the input terminals upon command; circuitry configured to measure the voltage applied to and the current supplied to the load; circuitry configured to transmit data representative of the applied voltage and the supplied current to the control unit; and circuitry configured to receive a command from the control unit, and in response thereto to switchably connect and disconnect the output terminals from the input terminals; wherein the control unit is in signal communication with the plurality of apparatus, is configured to monitor the power consumption provided by each of the apparatus, and is configured to provide a control signal to each of the apparatus to switchably disconnect a particular apparatus in response to a threshold power usage from that apparatus exceeding a threshold. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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