System and method for identifying appliances by electrical characteristics
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Abstract
Illustrative embodiments provide systems, applications, apparatuses, computer software program products, and methods related to identification of electrical appliances by electrical characteristics.
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1-256. -256. (canceled)
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257. A system comprising:
a data processing system including; a frequency analyzer configured to frequency analyze first and second electrical signals that are indicative of measured first and second electrical power signals of at least one electrical circuit; and a data processing component configured to identify at least one change in operational state of at least one electrical appliance of the at least one electrical circuit based upon a difference in the first and second frequency analyzed electrical signals. - View Dependent Claims (258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276)
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277. A system comprising:
a data processing system including; a frequency analyzer configured to frequency analyze measured first and second electrical power signals of at least one electrical circuit; a first data processing component configured to compute components of first and second electrical load characteristics from the frequency analyzed measured first and second electrical power signals, respectively; and a second data processing component configured to identify at least one change in operational state of at least one electrical appliance of the at least one electrical circuit based upon a difference in the components of the first and second electrical load characteristics. - View Dependent Claims (278, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286, 287, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292)
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293. A system comprising:
a data processing system including; a first data processing component configured to compute first and second electrical load characteristics from measured first and second electrical power signals, respectively, of at least one electrical circuit; a frequency analyzer configured to frequency analyze the first and second electrical load characteristics; and a second data processing component configured to identify at least one change in operational state of at least one electrical appliance of the at least one electrical circuit based upon a difference in components of the first and second electrical load characteristics. - View Dependent Claims (294, 295, 296, 297, 298, 299, 300, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308)
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