公开(公告)号：WO2007143834A1

公开(公告)日：2007-12-21

申请号：PCT/CA2007/001045

申请日：2007-06-12

Applicant: GIBSON, John Alan ,  VINDEN, Jonathan Philip

Inventor： GIBSON, John Alan ,  VINDEN, Jonathan Philip

IPC: G01R21/00 ,  G01R1/04 ,  G01R11/04 ,  G01R11/25 ,  G01R19/00 ,  G01R21/06 ,  G01R19/165

CPC classification number: G01R22/063 ,  G01R22/06 ,  G01R22/065

Abstract: An electric energy monitor or meter for efficient measuring and recording electrical energy usage data relating to a particular appliance or circuit. One embodiment comprises a thin-profile monitoring device through which an electrical conductor, for example the normal line cord plug of an appliance or the output wire from a circuit breaker to the load, is inserted. A display may be provided to show the accumulated energy usage. In other embodiments a device of the invention can be installed in a light switch, appliance, plug, or receptacle. Data can also be transmitted by various means to a computing device such as a personal computer or the like. The device of the invention allows for interaction with Internet-based information dissemination or gathering, meter distribution by means of incentive or promotional give-away, and control of energy usage through connection to an energy management system.

Abstract translation: 一种用于有效测量和记录与特定器具或电路相关的电能使用数据的电能监视器或仪表。 一个实施例包括薄型监视装置，通过该薄型监视装置插入电导体，例如器具的法线电线插头或从断路器到负载的输出线。 可以提供显示器以显示累积的能量使用。 在其他实施例中，本发明的装置可以安装在灯开关，器具，插头或插座中。 数据也可以通过各种手段传送到诸如个人计算机等的计算设备。 本发明的设备允许通过激励或促销赠送与基于互联网的信息传播或收集，电表分配以及通过连接到能量管理系统来控制能量使用的交互。