Heating and cooling system consumption meter
First Claim
1. A device for monitoring the heating and cooling energy consumed by a single unit of a multi-unit building, in proportion to the total energy consumed by said multi-unit building, said device comprising in combination:
- a control circuit for controlling the speed of a blower fan, said blower fan being used to force heated and cooled air into the single unit;
an energy monitoring circuit for monitoring the amount of heating and cooling energy used in a unit, said circuit being electrically coupled to said control circuit, said energy monitoring circuit having an integrating circuit, a pluse generator, and a pulse counter;
wherein said integrating circuit is electrically coupled to the pulse generator and the pulse generator is electrically coupled to the pulse counter.
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Abstract
This invention relates to a new and useful device for monitoring the heating and cooling energy consumed by a single unit of a multi-unit apartment or office building. The monitoring circuit is responsive to a thermostat located in each unit as well as the speed of a blower; said blower being used to force the heated or cooled air into the unit. The monitoring circuit is comprised of an integrating circuit coupled to the thermostat and/or fan speed circuit. A pulse generator is electrically coupled to the integrating circuit; the pulse generator generates a pulse after a predetermined amount of current flows into the integrating circuit. The extended pulse is then transmitted to amplifier means which in turn transmits said signal to a pulse counter.
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1. A device for monitoring the heating and cooling energy consumed by a single unit of a multi-unit building, in proportion to the total energy consumed by said multi-unit building, said device comprising in combination:
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a control circuit for controlling the speed of a blower fan, said blower fan being used to force heated and cooled air into the single unit; an energy monitoring circuit for monitoring the amount of heating and cooling energy used in a unit, said circuit being electrically coupled to said control circuit, said energy monitoring circuit having an integrating circuit, a pluse generator, and a pulse counter; wherein said integrating circuit is electrically coupled to the pulse generator and the pulse generator is electrically coupled to the pulse counter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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