DEVICES AND SYSTEMS FOR DISTRIBUTED POWER-GRID MONITORING
First Claim
1. A device for monitoring the properties of an electrical grid comprising:
- an electrical connector for coupling to the electrical grid through a wall socket;
a detector for detecting at least one property of electricity provided by the electrical grid;
a receiver for receiving clock signals; and
a sampler for sampling a respective detected property and recording sampled values in a memory, wherein the variation of the values with time represents a waveform of the respective property and the sampler samples at a rate sufficient to record variations of the property within a period of the waveform,wherein the device associates at least a portion of the sampled values with at least one clock signal.
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Abstract
A device for monitoring the properties of an electrical grid including an electrical connector for coupling to the electrical grid through a wall socket, a detector for detecting at least one property of electricity provided by the electrical grid, a receiver for receiving clock signals, and a sampler for sampling a respective detected property and recording sampled values in a memory, wherein the variation of the values with time represents a waveform of the respective property and the sampler samples at a rate sufficient to record variations of the property within a period of the waveform, wherein the device associates at least a portion of the sampled values with at least one clock signal.
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30 Claims
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1. A device for monitoring the properties of an electrical grid comprising:
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an electrical connector for coupling to the electrical grid through a wall socket; a detector for detecting at least one property of electricity provided by the electrical grid; a receiver for receiving clock signals; and a sampler for sampling a respective detected property and recording sampled values in a memory, wherein the variation of the values with time represents a waveform of the respective property and the sampler samples at a rate sufficient to record variations of the property within a period of the waveform, wherein the device associates at least a portion of the sampled values with at least one clock signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A system for monitoring an electrical grid comprising:
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a plurality of portable devices configured to connect to a plurality of respective wall sockets connected to an electrical grid, wherein each of the plurality of portable devices comprises; an electrical connector for coupling to the electrical grid through a wall socket; a detector for detecting at least one property of electricity provided by the electrical grid; a receiver for receiving clock signals; and a sampler for sampling a respective detected property and recording sampled values in a memory, wherein the variation of the values with time represents a waveform of the respective property and the sampler samples at a rate sufficient to record variations of the property within a period of the waveform, wherein each of the plurality of portable devices associates at least a portion of the sampled values with at least one clock signal; and a server that communicates over a network with each of the plurality of portable devices to receive at least a respective portion of the sampled values associated with the at least one clock signal. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method for monitoring the properties of an electrical grid comprising:
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receiving electricity from the electrical grid through a wall socket; detecting at least one property of electricity provided by the electrical grid; receiving at least one clock signal; sampling a respective detected property and recording sampled values in a memory, wherein the variation of the values with time represents a waveform of the respective property and the sampler samples at a rate sufficient to record variations of the property within a period of the waveform; and associating at least a portion of the sampled values with at least one clock signal.
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