Operationalizing a power usage monitoring system
First Claim
1. A method of operationalizing a power usage monitoring system, the method comprising:
- powering a power hub when the power hub is electrically coupled to a power socket associated with a powerline in a premises;
scanning, by the power hub to determine an actual list of active power usage monitoring devices available in the premises, wherein the actual list of active power usage monitoring devices are communicatively coupled to the power hub when they are powered up;
registering, the actual list of power usage monitoring devices available in the premises with a remote server communicatively coupled to the power hub; and
reporting power usage information collected by the power usage monitoring devices to the remote server.
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Abstract
A monitoring system capable of being operationalized. Power consumption is electrical devices is monitored by the use of new and innovative consumption power monitoring device in accordance with the present invention. Power consumption information is collected by an intelligent power hub that is communicatively coupled to a remote server that presents overall power usage displays. A method of operationalizing a power usage monitoring system comprises powering up an energy pump device when the energy pump device is plugged into a first power socket, setting the energy pump device automatically to a SET mode to acquire new monitoring devices, and discovering the presence of a power consumption monitoring device.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of operationalizing a power usage monitoring system, the method comprising:
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powering a power hub when the power hub is electrically coupled to a power socket associated with a powerline in a premises; scanning, by the power hub to determine an actual list of active power usage monitoring devices available in the premises, wherein the actual list of active power usage monitoring devices are communicatively coupled to the power hub when they are powered up; registering, the actual list of power usage monitoring devices available in the premises with a remote server communicatively coupled to the power hub; and reporting power usage information collected by the power usage monitoring devices to the remote server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A monitoring system with a monitoring device that can be operationalized, the monitoring system comprising:
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an intelligent power hub communicatively coupled the monitoring device and to a remote server; and the monitoring device capable of measuring energy consumed by an appliance within a premises, the monitoring device comprising; a processing circuitry; a non-volatile memory; a unique identification programmed into the nonvolatile memory that is human readable when displayed or printed; the monitoring device measuring the energy consumed by the appliance that the monitoring device is electrically coupled to; and the monitoring device communicating the energy consumed to a power hub along with the unique identification. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of operationalizing a power usage monitoring system, the method comprising:
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powering up an energy pump device when the energy pump device is plugged into a first power socket, wherein the first power socket is electrically coupled to a powerline in a premises and wherein the energy pump device is supplied electrical power from the powerline via the first power socket; setting the energy pump device automatically to a SET mode to acquire new monitoring devices when the energy pump device is initially supplied electrical power from the powerline; discovering the presence of a power consumption monitoring device when the power consumption monitoring device is plugged in to the powerline via a second power socket, after the energy pump device is plugged into the first power socket; capturing, by the energy pump device, a GID from the power consumption monitoring device; and storing, by the energy pump device, the captured GID in a local non-volatile memory available in the energy pump device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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