APPARATUS AND METHOD TO DETECT POWER
First Claim
1. A method to detect power, comprising:
- detecting power consumed in at least a portion of a building over a plurality of predetermined periods of time;
calculating a representative value of the power consumed during each of the plurality of predetermined periods of time;
comparing the representative value to a threshold value;
determining whether the detected power consumed is abnormal based at least upon the comparison of the representative value to the threshold value; and
generating an alert when it is determined that the power consumed is abnormal.
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Abstract
A power meter includes a power detection unit to sense a level of consumed power in at least a portion of a building and to output sensed power level data, a timing unit to designate a predetermined period of time, and an analysis unit. The analysis unit receives the sensed power level data, determines whether the level of consumed power is abnormal by generating a representative value representative of the level of consumed power over the predetermined period of time, compares the representative value to a threshold value, and outputs an alert to a remote device when it is determined that the consumed power is abnormal based at least on the comparison of the representative value to the threshold value.
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20 Claims
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1. A method to detect power, comprising:
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detecting power consumed in at least a portion of a building over a plurality of predetermined periods of time; calculating a representative value of the power consumed during each of the plurality of predetermined periods of time; comparing the representative value to a threshold value; determining whether the detected power consumed is abnormal based at least upon the comparison of the representative value to the threshold value; and generating an alert when it is determined that the power consumed is abnormal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A power meter, comprising:
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a power detection unit to sense a level of consumed power in at least a portion of a building and to output sensed power level data; and an analysis unit to receive the sensed power level data and to determine whether the level of consumed power is abnormal by generating a representative value representative of the level of consumed power over a predetermined period of time, comparing the representative value to a threshold value, and outputting an alert to a remote device when it is determined that the consumed power is abnormal based at least on the comparison of the representative value to the threshold value. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A power detection system, comprising:
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a power meter including a power detection unit to sense a level of power consumption in at least a portion of a building over a predetermined period of time, and an analysis unit to generate a representative value based on the sensed level of power over the predetermined period of time, to compare the representative value to a threshold value, to determine that the level of power consumption is abnormal based at least upon the comparison of the representative value to the threshold value, and to generate an alert when it is determined that the level of power consumption is abnormal; and a remote device to receive from the power detection unit the alert, wherein the remote device is one of a handheld device, a tablet device, a laptop, and a personal computer associated with a user of the at least a portion of the building.
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