Home energy monitoring and control system
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1. An energy monitoring system for use with standard 120/240-volt AC wiring for a plurality of appliance loads adapted to be connected to said wiring comprising:
- (a) a plurality of energy monitor means connected between each of said appliance loads and a source of electrical power carried by said wiring for measuring the total amount of electrical energy used by said appliance loads over a predetermined period of time and including first transceiver means connected between each of said monitor means and an input to said wiring for communicating with a master control station; and
(b) a master control station including second transceiver means connected to said wiring for communicating with each of said first transceiver means, and display means for selectively displaying the electrical energy use measured by each of said monitor means.
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Abstract
A home energy monitoring and control system for monitoring the electrical energy usage of a plurality of appliance loads. The system includes an energy monitor unit for each appliance load which plugs into a standard AC wall outlet and monitors power consumption and also has a power line transmitter/receiver for communicating with a master control station. The master control station receives energy usage data from each of the monitor units and stores the data for display in various user-selectable formats.
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1. An energy monitoring system for use with standard 120/240-volt AC wiring for a plurality of appliance loads adapted to be connected to said wiring comprising:
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(a) a plurality of energy monitor means connected between each of said appliance loads and a source of electrical power carried by said wiring for measuring the total amount of electrical energy used by said appliance loads over a predetermined period of time and including first transceiver means connected between each of said monitor means and an input to said wiring for communicating with a master control station; and (b) a master control station including second transceiver means connected to said wiring for communicating with each of said first transceiver means, and display means for selectively displaying the electrical energy use measured by each of said monitor means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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