Patent ID: 11927506
Assignee: KLATU NETWORKS, INC.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  F | IPC F  G

Claim 12:
13. A method of monitoring operational efficiency of a heating or cooling system, comprising:
configuring a controller to collect data from one or more sensors that are configured to collect measurements from the heating or cooling system, the measurements being indicative of current usage, temperature or vibration associated with a thermodynamic cycle;
receiving, from the controller, a plurality of periodic measurements that have been collected by at least one sensor of the one or more sensors over a duration of time corresponding to multiple temperature cycles within an internal compartment in the heating or cooling system;
correlating the plurality of periodic measurements with temperature measurements taken from the internal compartment;
using the plurality of periodic measurements to generate a temperature characteristic for the heating or cooling system, the temperature characteristic being representative of performance or efficiency of the thermodynamic cycle over the multiple temperature cycles, wherein the temperature characteristic is expressed as a statistical moving average based on the multiple temperature cycles of the internal compartment;
identifying differences between the temperature characteristic and a baseline characteristic that corresponds to performance or efficiency of a nominally operating system; and
determining an inefficiency or dysfunction of the thermodynamic cycle based on the differences.