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Utility usage rate monitor

A monitor and power supply technology, applied in the consumption field of municipal public utility services, can solve problems such as payment is not their responsibility, and the environmental impact of the fee is unknown

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-06-13
罗斯・哈利韦尔 +1
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Also, people in residential or commercial premises that consume electricity may not be aware of the costs or associated environmental impacts because payment is not their responsibility

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[0061] The utility usage rate monitor shown in Figure 1 is designed to monitor the electricity consumption rate of a single family home. However, it should be readily understood that corresponding elements may be substituted in order to adapt the monitor for gas, oil or water supply etc. The transformer 1 is mounted after the meter box or fuse box 2 so that the current transformers 3, 4 and 5 engage the wires 6, 7 and 8 after they have passed the meters 23, 24 and 25. These conductors carry the three active phases of the three-phase electrical power input. The fourth wire that goes into meter box 2 is the neutral wire.

[0062] The usage rate monitor is suitable for use in single-phase, two-phase or three-phase installations or for connection to any of one or more individual circuits of any number of phases, depending on the preference of the user. There is no theoretical limit to the number of circuits that can be monitored, although in practice the preferred embodiment of ...

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A utility usage rate monitor that allows a utility consumer to monitor their current rate of consumption of a utility service. The monitor can display the rate of consumption in a form that has particular relevance to the consumer such as the cost or rate of expenditure on the utility or a greenhouse gas emission reduction rate. The monitor has a transducer (1) that senses the rate that the utility is being supplied to the consumer. The transducer produces a signal and sends it to a remotely located consumer interface (15) via a transmission link (16). An awareness of the expenditure or greenhouse gas emission associated with the current levels of consumption of the utility can motivate the consumer to modify their consumption habits and minimise wastage.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to the consumption of municipal utility services, and more particularly to the continuous monitoring of usage charges and utility service charges to users of a particular utility supply. Background technique [0002] Any discussion of prior art throughout this specification should in no way be considered an admission that such prior art was known or formed part of the common general knowledge in the field. [0003] Most domestic and commercial premises in the developed world consume utility supplies such as: water, natural gas, heating oil, local water heating and / or electricity. In most cases, utilities are provided to each individual customer (i.e., the aggregate is calculated by the utility provider) through an accurate tariff that enables the utility service provider to periodically read out and measure consumption levels of utility supplies. The total consumption for that period is converted into a fee based on the ...

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IPC IPC(8): G07F15/00G01R11/00G01R22/00G01D4/00G01R21/133G06Q50/00H02J3/38
CPCY04S20/40G01R21/1333Y04S20/34G01D4/00Y02B70/343G01R22/00Y02B90/245Y02B70/34Y04S20/30G01D2204/125Y02B90/20
Inventor 罗斯·哈利韦尔保罗·格拉德温
Owner 罗斯・哈利韦尔
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