Appliance Control System and Method
First Claim
1. An appliance control system comprising:
- a plurality of nodes, each said node being operable to control an electrical socket and to generate operating data concerning the operation of an appliance plugged into a socket associated with the node;
a plurality of appliances, each said appliance being plugable into a said socket for the supply of electrical power from the socket to the appliance;
a plurality of sensors, wherein each said sensor is operable to generate consequential data concerning an appliance of said plurality of appliances to which the sensor is related; and
a system controller in communication with said nodes for the receipt of operating data and with said sensors for the receipt of consequential data, said system controller being operable to implement an energy policy by signalling one or more of said nodes to turn the associated electrical socket on or off, said system controller being further operable to establish for each node/sensor association an operating profile and a consequential profile from said operating and consequential data respectively.
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Abstract
An appliance control system (1) comprising: a plurality of nodes (A, B, C), each said node being operable to control an electrical socket (5, 7, 9) and to generate operating data concerning the operation of an appliance (11, 13, 15) plugged into a socket associated with the node; a plurality of appliances (11, 13, 15), each said appliance being plugable into a said socket for the supply of electrical power from the socket to the appliance; a plurality of sensors (17, 19, 21), wherein each said sensor is operable to generate consequential data concerning an appliance of said plurality of appliances to which the sensor is related; and a system controller (3) in communication with said nodes for the receipt of operating data and with said sensors for the receipt of consequential data, said system controller (3) being operable to implement an energy policy by signalling one or more of said nodes to turn the associated electrical socket on or off, said system controller (3) being further operable to establish for each node/sensor association an operating profile and a consequential profile from said operating and consequential data respectively.
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21 Claims
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1. An appliance control system comprising:
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a plurality of nodes, each said node being operable to control an electrical socket and to generate operating data concerning the operation of an appliance plugged into a socket associated with the node; a plurality of appliances, each said appliance being plugable into a said socket for the supply of electrical power from the socket to the appliance; a plurality of sensors, wherein each said sensor is operable to generate consequential data concerning an appliance of said plurality of appliances to which the sensor is related; and a system controller in communication with said nodes for the receipt of operating data and with said sensors for the receipt of consequential data, said system controller being operable to implement an energy policy by signalling one or more of said nodes to turn the associated electrical socket on or off, said system controller being further operable to establish for each node/sensor association an operating profile and a consequential profile from said operating and consequential data respectively. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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16. (canceled)
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21. A method of controlling appliances, the method comprising:
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determining an operating profile for a node of a node/sensor pair, the operating profile reflecting changes in operating data concerning an appliance associated with the node; determining a consequential profile for a sensor of said node/sensor pair, the consequential profile reflecting changes in consequential data concerning a sensor associated with the node; and periodically comparing the operating and consequential profiles of a node/sensor association to determine whether said association is valid.
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