Combination wireless electrical apparatus controller and energy monitoring device and method of use
DCFirst Claim
1. A device for controlling one or more electrical apparatuses and monitoring the energy consumption thereof comprising:
- a processor/transceiver control unit connected to each electrical apparatus and having at least one microprocessor wired to a transceiver, the microprocessor storing an operating protocol, the processor/transceiver control unit further having one or more relays defining channels wired to the microprocessor and on which respective ones of the electrical apparatuses are connected to the processor/transceiver control unit, each relay having an associated current transformer for monitoring the circuit amperage, the processor-transceiver control unit configured for remotely controlling the one or more electrical apparatuses connected thereto according to the operating protocol in conjunction with commands communicated to the device through the transceiver; and
a means for measuring and totalizing energy consumption on each channel, whereby the processor/transceiver control unit monitors the energy consumption of each electrical apparatus and controls power thereto according to at least one of the energy consumption and the operating protocol associated with the respective electrical apparatus, and further whereby the processor/transceiver control unit reports early problem detection and predictive failure of a particular electrical apparatus based on a detected proportional increase in energy consumption by the particular electrical apparatus.
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Abstract
A device for controlling and monitoring the operation and energy consumption of one or more electrical apparatuses comprising a processor/transceiver control unit connected to each electrical apparatus and having at least one microprocessor wired to a transceiver, the microprocessor storing an operating protocol, the processor/transceiver control unit further having one or more relays defining channels wired to the microprocessor and on which respective ones of the electrical apparatuses are connected to the processor/transceiver control unit, each relay having an associated current transformer for monitoring the circuit amperage, and a means for measuring and totalizing energy consumption on each channel, whereby the processor/transceiver control unit monitors the energy consumption of each electrical apparatus and controls power thereto according to at least one of the energy consumption and the operating protocol associated with the respective electrical apparatus.
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15 Claims
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1. A device for controlling one or more electrical apparatuses and monitoring the energy consumption thereof comprising:
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a processor/transceiver control unit connected to each electrical apparatus and having at least one microprocessor wired to a transceiver, the microprocessor storing an operating protocol, the processor/transceiver control unit further having one or more relays defining channels wired to the microprocessor and on which respective ones of the electrical apparatuses are connected to the processor/transceiver control unit, each relay having an associated current transformer for monitoring the circuit amperage, the processor-transceiver control unit configured for remotely controlling the one or more electrical apparatuses connected thereto according to the operating protocol in conjunction with commands communicated to the device through the transceiver; and a means for measuring and totalizing energy consumption on each channel, whereby the processor/transceiver control unit monitors the energy consumption of each electrical apparatus and controls power thereto according to at least one of the energy consumption and the operating protocol associated with the respective electrical apparatus, and further whereby the processor/transceiver control unit reports early problem detection and predictive failure of a particular electrical apparatus based on a detected proportional increase in energy consumption by the particular electrical apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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7. The device of 6 further comprising a means for setting a delay for alarm reporting, whereby the excess energy consumption must be detected for a minimal time prior to alarm reporting, which delay setting means is enabled only when the respective deactivating means is disabled.
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15. A device for controlling one or more electrical apparatuses and monitoring the energy consumption thereof comprising:
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a processor/transceiver control unit connected to each electrical apparatus and having at least one microprocessor wired to a transceiver, the microprocessor storing an operating protocol, the processor/transceiver control unit further having one or more relays defining channels wired to the microprocessor and on which respective ones of the electrical apparatuses are connected to the processor/transceiver control unit, each relay having an associated current transformer for monitoring the circuit amperage and a parallel voltage sense input for monitoring the circuit voltage, the processor-transceiver control unit configured for remotely controlling the one or more electrical apparatuses connected thereto according to the operating protocol in conjunction with commands communicated to the device through the transceiver; energy measurement circuitry on each channel electrically connected to both the associated current transformer and the voltage sense input and configured to calculate energy from control circuit current data supplied by the respective current transformer and control circuit voltage data supplied by the respective voltage sense input and thereby measure energy consumption on each channel, the energy measurement circuitry being further connected to the microprocessor; a means for establishing an initial energy baseline for each channel; and a means for setting a threshold increase in energy consumption for each channel over the initial energy baseline, whereby the processor/transceiver control unit monitors the energy consumption of each electrical apparatus and controls power thereto according to at least one of the operating protocol and the energy consumption associated with the respective electrical apparatus, and further whereby the processor/transceiver control unit reports early problem detection and predictive failure of a particular electrical apparatus based on detected energy consumption by the particular electrical apparatus in excess of the threshold increase in energy consumption for the particular electrical apparatus.
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