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Utility consumption monitoring and control system

  • US 5,153,837 A
  • Filed: 10/09/1990
  • Issued: 10/06/1992
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/09/1990
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A system for individually monitoring utility resource consumption in a multi-occupant dwelling, said system comprising:

  • a plurality of utility receiving means for providing utility resources to occupants of the multi-occupant dwelling;

    a plurality of sensors operably coupled to said utility receiving means, each said sensor producing a signal indicative of measured utility consumption;

    processor means for observing, recording, and calculating the cost of utility consumption; and

    interface means for individually and selectively receiving said utility consumption signals, said utility consumption signals including at least two signals employing different communications schemes, said interface means also for providing a digital signal corresponding to a selected one of said utility consumption signals for use by said processor means, said interface means operably interconnecting said processor means with each said sensor;

    said processor means including means for self calibrating said measured utility consumption according to dynamically calculated gain and offset parameters stored in said processor means for each one of said sensors.

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