Patent Document ID: 9644873
Application ID: 14608439
Patent Flag: 1

Claim One:
1. A refrigeration monitoring system for tracking the condition of a refrigeration unit, comprising: at least one monitoring device capable of sampling the power usage of a component of the refrigeration unit and converting the samples into power usage signature data, wherein: the monitoring device's power sampling is enabled at a first preconfigured electric current-triggered threshold, the monitoring device begins sampling power usage at a pre-determined frequency upon the electric current usage of the component exceeding a second preconfigured electric current-triggered threshold, and the monitoring device switches to ongoing determination of the average power usage value after a pre-determined amount of time elapses; a data collection device in communication with the at least one monitoring device configured to receive the power usage data from the at least one monitoring device; and a network-connected computer terminal in communication with the data collection device configured to receive and analyze the power usage data for potential faults in the refrigeration unit.