Patent ID: 9182246
Filing Date: 2015-11-10
Classification: G01D,G01R,H02J,Y02B,Y04S

Abstract:
1. A method for identifying an electrical device connected to a mains grid, the method comprising: measuring at least one electrical characteristic on the mains grid with a sensor removably attached to only a first socket of the mains grid and measuring the at least one electrical characteristic on the mains grid with another sensor removably attached to another socket different from the first socket, the at least one electrical characteristic corresponding to a plurality of electrical devices connected to a plurality of sockets, the plurality of electrical devices including the electrical device; assigning weights to the at least one electrical characteristic measured by the sensor and the another sensor based on a proximity of the plurality of electrical devices to the sensor and the another sensor, and combining the at least one electrical characteristic measured by the sensor and the another sensor based on the assigned weights; comparing the combined at least one electrical characteristic with a plurality of stored candidate electrical characteristics, each of the plurality of stored candidate electrical characteristics corresponding to one of a plurality of candidate electrical devices; and identifying the electrical device based on the combined at least one electrical characteristic and a stored candidate electrical characteristic, from the plurality of stored candidate electrical characteristics, that is closest to the combined at least one electrical characteristic, wherein the identified electrical device is connected to a second socket, of the plurality of sockets, different from the first socket.