POWER MONITORING SYSTEM

• US 20120080949A1
• Filed: 06/03/2010
• Published: 04/05/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 06/03/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Embertec Pty Ltd
• Original Assignee: Embertec Pty Ltd
• Inventors: Gelonese, Guiseppe Antonio
• Granted Patent: US 9,106,099 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 307/31
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 13/00019 using optical means
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 13/00024 by means of mobile telephony
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 13/00026 involving a local wireless network, e.g. Wi-Fi, ZigBee or Bluetooth
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 13/00034 the elements or equipment being or involving an electric power substation
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 3/28 Arrangements for balancing of the load in a network by storage of energy
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 70/30 Systems integrating technologies related to power network operation and communication or information technologies for improving the carbon footprint of the management of residential or tertiary loads, i.e. smart grids as climate change mitigation technology in the buildings sector, including also the last stages of power distribution and the control, monitoring or operating management systems at local level
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 70/3225 Demand response systems, e.g. load shedding, peak shaving
• 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: Y02E 40/70 Smart grids as climate change mitigation technology in the energy generation sector
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/00 Enabling technologies; Technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 10/50 Systems or methods supporting the power network operation or management, involving a certain degree of interaction with the load-side end user applications
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 20/12 Energy storage units, uninterruptible power supply [UPS] systems or standby or emergency generators, e.g. in the last power distribution stages
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 20/222 Demand response systems, e.g. load shedding, peak shaving
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 20/242 Home appliances
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 40/126 using wireless data transmission

Abstract

A power monitoring system to monitor electrical power supply to electrical equipments. The monitor includes an energy saving device to reduce unnecessary power consumption. A control means for enabling control of power consumption of electrical devices in response to the data output of the monitored power consumption.

Claims

1. A system for monitoring power consumption of a plurality of electrical devices, the system including:

means for communicating with a centralized energy saving device, remote to the plurality of electrical devices, to permit energistation of the plurality of electrical devices from a single mains supply electrical outlet, the centralized energy saving device comprising;

a plurality of controlled electrical outlets and a single electrical input adapted to connect to the single mains supply electrical output; and

switch means adapted to connect electrical energy from the single mains supply electrical outlet to each of the plurality of controlled electrical outlets in response to a sensed state of at least one of the plurality of electrical devices;

monitoring means for monitoring power consumption of the controlled electrical outlets; and

output means for outputting data relating to the monitored power consumption.

2. The system of claim 1, further including control means for enabling control of power consumption of the plurality of electrical devices in response to the outputted data relating to the monitored power consumption.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the control means enables adjustment of settings of the energy saving device in response to the outputted data relating to the monitored power consumption.