Patent ID: 11892485
Assignee: HUBBELL INCORPORATED
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  Y | IPC G

Claim 10:
11. A system for monitoring operation of an appliance within a space, the system comprising:
a power switch configured to control power delivery to one or more electrical loads within a space, the power switch comprising one or more microphones;
an in-wall device configured to couple the appliance to a power source, the in-wall device comprising a power meter circuit configured to monitor power consumption of the appliance; and
one or more computing devices configured to:
obtain a first set of data indicative of power consumption of the appliance during an interval of time via a power meter circuit associated with an in-wall device configured to couple the appliance to a power source;
determine a profile indicative of power consumption of the appliance based, at least in part, on the first set of data;
subsequent to determining the profile, obtain a second set of data indicative of power consumption of the appliance via the power meter circuit associated with the in-wall device;
determine whether power consumption of the appliance deviates from the profile based, at least in part, on the second set of data;
determine whether a person is present within the space in response to determining power consumption of the appliance deviates from the profile; and
responsive to determining power consumption of the appliance deviates from the profile and responsive to determining the person is present within the space, provide a notification indicative of power consumption of the appliance deviating from the profile,
wherein determining whether the person is present within the space includes obtaining, by the one or more computing devices, a third set of data indicative of presence of the person within the space via a power switch configured to control power delivery to one or more light sources configured to illuminate the space and determining, by the one or more computing devices, whether the person is present within the space based, at least in part, on the third set of data.