Energy consumption measurement
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1. A system for measuring energy consumption, the system comprising:
- a plurality of devices, each device comprises a communication unit for supplying operating status information indicating an actual operating status with respect to an actual energy consumption of the device;
a meter for measuring a total energy consumption of the plurality of devices, anda controller for calculating an individual energy consumption of a first device selected from the plurality of devices from a change of the total energy consumption occurring at a change of the operating status of the first device.
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Abstract
A system for measuring energy consumption including a plurality of devices of which at least a subset includes a communication unit for supplying operating status information indicating an actual operating status with respect to an actual energy consumption of the associated one of the plurality of devices. A meter measures a total energy consumption of the plurality of devices. A controller calculates an individual energy consumption of a particular one of the plurality of devices from a change of the total energy consumption occurring at a change of the operating status of the particular one of the plurality of devices.
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1. A system for measuring energy consumption, the system comprising:
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a plurality of devices, each device comprises a communication unit for supplying operating status information indicating an actual operating status with respect to an actual energy consumption of the device; a meter for measuring a total energy consumption of the plurality of devices, and a controller for calculating an individual energy consumption of a first device selected from the plurality of devices from a change of the total energy consumption occurring at a change of the operating status of the first device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of measuring energy consumption in a system comprising a plurality of devices, each comprising a communication unit, the method comprising acts of:
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each device supplying operating status information indicating an actual operating status with respect to an actual energy consumption of the device; measuring a total energy consumption of the plurality of devices; and calculating an individual energy consumption of a first device selected from the plurality of devices from a change of the total energy consumption occurring at a change of the operating status of the first device.
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