UTILITY MONITORING SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USE
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Abstract
Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods, systems, and devices for monitoring one or more utilities consumed within a monitored area. At least certain disclosed methods include detecting an amount of a first utility consumed by a load associated with a device. An amount of a second utility consumed by a load associated with the device is detected. The identity of the device is determined based on the amount of the first and second utility consumed. In further disclosed methods, a utility monitoring method is disclosed that includes measuring an amount of a utility consumed by a first device at a first time and an amount of a utility consumed by a second device at a second time. The identity of the first device is determined based on the measured consumption of the first and second devices at the first and second time. In certain implementations, the electricity meter uses an effective variance analysis of the conductance waveform on an electrical circuit to identify specific appliances.
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47 Claims
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1-28. -28. (canceled)
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29. A utility monitoring method comprising:
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acquiring electricity consumption data from each of a plurality of circuits; transmitting the electricity consumption data to a user interface device or user computer; applying a disaggregation algorithm to the electricity consumption data to identify individual loads of electricity consumption in the electricity consumption data; and presenting a user with electricity consumption data for each of the individual loads. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A utility monitoring method comprising:
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measuring an amount of a first utility consumed by a load associated with a device; measuring an amount of second utility consumed by a load associated with the device; and based on the amount of the first and second utilities measured, determining the identity of the device. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42)
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43. A utility monitoring method comprising:
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measuring an amount of a utility consumed by a first device at a first time to determine a utility amount consumed by the first device; measuring an amount of a utility consumed by a second device at a second time, which may be the same as the first time, to determine a utility amount consumed by the second device; and determining the identity of the first device based on the utility amounts consumed by the first and second devices at the first and second times. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47)
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