MONITORING SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A data acquisition device for monitoring an appliance, the device being removably attachable to the appliance and comprising:
- one or more sensors, each sensor being removably attachable to a component of the appliance for sensing a state of that component; and
an interface configured, when the apparatus is attached to the appliance, to receive, process and transmit data indicative of the operation of the appliance, the interface including;
one or more sensor inputs, each configured to receive a signal from a corresponding one of the one or more sensors;
a processor configured to process the signals received from the one or more sensors and generate a data packet containing data indicative of the operation of the appliance based on the received signals; and
a communications module configured to transmit the data packet generated by the processor to a local gateway or remote server.
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Abstract
A data acquisition device for monitoring an appliance, the device being removably attachable to the appliance and including one or more sensors, each sensor being removably attachable to a component of the appliance for sensing a state of that component, an interface configured, when the apparatus is attached to the appliance, to receive, process and transmit data indicative of the operation of the appliance, the interface including: one or more sensor inputs, each configured to receive a signal from a corresponding one of the one or more sensors, a processor configured to process the signals received from the one or more sensors and generate a data packet containing data indicative of the operation of the appliance based on the received signals, and a communications module configured to transmit the data packet generated by the processor to a local gateway or remote server.
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25 Claims
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1. A data acquisition device for monitoring an appliance, the device being removably attachable to the appliance and comprising:
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one or more sensors, each sensor being removably attachable to a component of the appliance for sensing a state of that component; and an interface configured, when the apparatus is attached to the appliance, to receive, process and transmit data indicative of the operation of the appliance, the interface including; one or more sensor inputs, each configured to receive a signal from a corresponding one of the one or more sensors; a processor configured to process the signals received from the one or more sensors and generate a data packet containing data indicative of the operation of the appliance based on the received signals; and a communications module configured to transmit the data packet generated by the processor to a local gateway or remote server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 25)
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16. A relay state sensor device removably attachable to a substantially cuboid-shaped relay for sensing the state of the relay, the sensor device comprising:
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a relay housing sized and shaped for removable attachment to the relay; a magnetic field sensor attached to or embedded within the housing; and a signal cable electrically coupled at one end to the magnetic field sensor and extending from the housing. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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