Patent ID: 7962299
Filing Date: 2011-06-14
Classification: G01R,Y04S

Abstract:
1. A power consumption monitoring apparatus, comprising: one or more electrical measurement device, each device adapted to generate a signal indicative of the electrical power passing through an electrical power line at the location of the measurement device; one or more data controllers, each adapted to receive a signal from an associated electrical measurement device and to convert the signal into a data transmission stream conveying at least one power consumption statistic, each data controller including a transmitter for transmitting the data transmission stream across a communications medium; and a remote display controller including a receiver for automatically receiving a plurality of said data transmission streams from the communications medium, the display controller being adapted to convert the power consumption statistics into one or more data display transmission signals, and including an interface compatible with and suitable for providing the data display transmission signals to a television display to thereby display power consumption statistics, wherein the or each electrical measurement device includes power interruption means for interrupting electrical power passing through the electrical power line; the each data controller is adapted to send on and off signals to the or each electrical measurement device to control the passage of electricity through the electrical power line; and the interface is compatible with, and adapter for, also communicating the data display transmission signals to a set top box.