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- This invention relates generally to apparatuses, devices, systems, and methods for monitoring electrical power, and relates more particularly to such apparatuses, devices, systems, and methods that monitor electrical power in one or more main electrical power lines at an electrical circuit breaker panel of a structure.
- a structure can have one or more main electrical power lines that supply the electrical power to electrical devices (i.e., the load) in the structure.
- the main electrical power lines enter the structure through an electrical circuit breaker panel.
- An electrical circuit breaker panel is the main electrical distribution point for electricity in a structure.
- Electrical circuit breaker panels also provide protection from over-currents that could cause a fire or damage to electrical devices in the structure.
- Electrical circuit breaker panels can have three main power lines and use a split-phase electrical power distribution system.
- the different conductor layouts in the many different types of electrical circuit breaker panels result in different magnetic field profiles at the metal surfaces of the electrical circuit breaker panels.
- the layout of the internal conductors is not visible without opening the breaker panel and the manner in which the internal conductor layout translates into a magnetic field profile at the surface of the electrical circuit breaker panel requires a detailed knowledge of electromagnetic theory to interpret and model correctly. It is, therefore, difficult to accurately measure the magnetic field of the one or more main electrical power lines at a surface of the electrical circuit breaker panel.
- FIG. 1 illustrates a view of an exemplary electrical power monitoring system coupled to an electrical circuit breaker panel, according to a first embodiment
- FIG. 2 illustrates a block diagram of the electrical power monitoring system of FIG. 1 , according to the first embodiment
- FIG. 3 is a graph illustrating the induced voltage versus conductor current for an exemplary electrical circuit breaker panel with a metal panel overlying the main electrical power lines, according to an embodiment
- FIG. 4 is a graph illustrating the induced voltage versus conductor current for an exemplary electrical circuit breaker panel with a cardboard panel overlying the main electrical power lines, according to an embodiment
- FIG. 5 is a three-dimensional graph illustrating the measured voltage when a magnetic field sensor is moved horizontally over an electrical conductor and at different heights above the electrical conductor when a steel plate is placed between the electrical conductor and the magnetic field sensor, according to an embodiment
- FIG. 6 is a three-dimensional graph illustrating the measured voltage when a magnetic field sensor is moved horizontally over an electrical conductor and at different heights above the electrical conductor, according to an embodiment
- FIG. 7 illustrates exemplary magnetic field sensors located over a surface of the electrical circuit breaker panel of FIG. 1 , according to the first embodiment
- FIG. 8 is a graph illustrating a phase angle of a received sign relative to the voltage versus a position measured using the magnetic fields sensors of FIG. 7 , according an embodiment
- FIG. 9 illustrates exemplary magnetic field sensors of electrical power monitoring system located over a surface of the electrical circuit breaker panel of FIG. 1 , according to an embodiment different from FIG. 7 ;
- FIG. 10 illustrates exemplary magnetic field sensors of an electrical power monitoring system located on a surface of the electrical circuit breaker panel of FIG. 1 , according to an embodiment different from FIGS. 7 and 9 ;
- FIG. 11 illustrates exemplary magnetic field sensors of an electrical power monitoring system located on a surface of the electrical circuit breaker panel of FIG. 1 , according to an embodiment different from FIGS. 7 , 9 , and 10 ;
- FIG. 12 illustrates an exemplary magnetic field sensors of an electrical power monitoring system located on a surface of the electrical circuit breaker panel of FIG. 1 , according to an embodiment different from FIGS. 7 and 9 - 11 ;
- FIG. 13 is a graph illustrating the induced voltage versus conductor current for an exemplary electrical circuit breaker panel with a metal panel overlying the main electrical power lines, according to an embodiment
- FIG. 14 is a graph illustrating a phase angle of a received sign relative to the voltage versus a position measured using the electrical power monitoring system of FIG. 12 , according an embodiment
- FIG. 15 illustrates a graph showing the actual and predicted current measurements of an electrical power monitoring system with a vertically mounted coiled conductor but without a magnet, according to an embodiment
- FIG. 16 illustrates a graph showing the actual and predicted current measurements of the electrical power monitoring system of FIG. 12 , according to an embodiment
- FIG. 17 illustrates an exemplary coiled conductor of an electrical power monitoring system located on a surface of the electrical circuit breaker panel of FIG. 1 , according to an embodiment different from FIGS. 7 and 9 - 12 ;
- FIG. 18 illustrates an exemplary magnetic field sensor of an electrical power monitoring system located on a surface of panel of the electrical circuit breaker panel of FIG. 1 , according to an embodiment different from FIGS. 7 , 9 - 12 , and 17 ;
- FIG. 19 is a graph illustrating phase angle of a received sign relative to the voltage versus position measured using the electrical power monitoring system of FIG. 18 , according an embodiment
- FIG. 20 illustrates a flow chart for an embodiment of a method of providing a system for monitoring electrical power usage of a structure, according to an embodiment
- FIG. 21 illustrates a flow chart for an embodiment of an activity of providing a sensing device, according to the embodiment of FIG. 20 ;
- FIG. 22 illustrates a flow chart for an embodiment of a method of using a system for monitoring electrical power usage of a structure, according to an embodiment.
- Couple should be broadly understood and refer to connecting two or more elements or signals, electrically, mechanically and/or otherwise.
- Two or more electrical elements may be electrically coupled but not be mechanically or otherwise coupled; two or more mechanical elements may be mechanically coupled, but not be electrically or otherwise coupled; two or more electrical elements may be mechanically coupled, but not be electrically or otherwise coupled.
- Coupling may be for any length of time, e.g., permanent or semi-permanent or only for an instant.
- Electrode coupling and the like should be broadly understood and include coupling involving any electrical signal, whether a power signal, a data signal, and/or other types or combinations of electrical signals.
- Mechanical coupling and the like should be broadly understood and include mechanical coupling of all types.
- Some embodiments can teach a system for monitoring usage of electrical power by a structure.
- the structure can have one or more main electrical power lines that supply the electrical power to a first load in the structure.
- a portion of the one or more main electrical power lines can run substantially parallel to a first axis.
- the structure can further have a panel that overlies the portion of the one or more main electrical power lines.
- the system can include: (a) a current sensor unit configured to be coupled to a portion of a surface of the panel, the current sensor unit having: (a) at least one magnetic field sensor having a length substantially parallel to a second axis, wherein the second axis is substantially perpendicular to the first axis, and the at least one magnetic field sensor is configured to detect a magnetic field generated by the one or more main electrical power lines; and (b) a processing unit configured to run on a processor.
- the current sensor unit can be configured to produce an output signal based on the magnetic field detected by the at least one magnetic field sensor.
- the processing unit further can be configured to receive the output signal from the current sensor unit and process the output signal to determine one or more parameters related to the usage of the electrical power by the first load in the structure.
- inventions can teach an apparatus for measuring electrical current in one or more main electrical power lines of a structure.
- the structure can have a breaker box.
- the breaker box can include at least a first part of the one or more main electrical power lines and a metal panel over the first part of the one or more main electrical power lines.
- the apparatus can include: (a) a sensing device having: (1) one or more electrical current sensors configured to provide two or more current measurements; and (2) one or more magnets coupled to the one or more electrical current sensors; and (b) a processing module configured to run on a computational unit and configured to use the two or more current measurements to determine the electrical current in the one or more main electrical power lines.
- the structure can have one or more main electrical power lines that supply the electrical power to a first load in the structure.
- the one or more main electrical power lines at least partially can run substantially parallel to a first axis.
- the structure can further having a panel that overlies at least part of the one or more main electrical power lines.
- the method can include: providing a current sensor unit configured to be coupled to a surface of the panel, the current sensor unit configured to produce an output signal based on a magnetic field generated by the one or more main electrical power lines; and providing a processing unit configured to receive the output signal from the current sensor unit and further configured to process the output signal to determine one or more parameters related to the usage of the electrical power of the structure.
- Providing the current sensor unit can include: providing at least one magnetic field sensor with a length along a second axis, wherein the at least one magnetic field sensor is configured to detect the magnetic field generated by the one or more main electrical power lines; and mounting the at least one magnetic field sensor at the current sensor unit such that the second axis of the at least one magnetic field sensor is substantially perpendicular to the first axis when the current sensor unit is coupled to the surface of the panel.
- Still further embodiments disclose a method for monitoring usage of electrical power of a structure using an electrical power monitoring system.
- the structure can have one or more main electrical power lines that supply the electrical power to a first load in the structure.
- the method can include: calibrating the electrical power monitoring system, a first raw current in the one or more main electrical power lines and first calibration data are generated while calibrating the electrical power monitor system; storing the first calibration data and a measurement of the first raw current; measuring a second raw current; performing a first recalibration of the electrical power monitoring system if the second raw current is not within a predetermined amount of the first raw current; if the second raw current is within the predetermined amount of the first raw current, calculating the first measured current using the first calibration data; and displaying the first measured current.
- Performing the first recalibration of the electrical power monitoring system can include: calibrating the electrical power monitoring system, a third raw current in the one or more main electrical power lines and second calibration data are generated while performing the first recalibration of the electrical power monitor system; storing the second calibration data and a measurement of the third raw current; and calculating a first measured current using the second calibration data.
- Additional embodiments can include an apparatus for measuring electrical current in one or more main electrical power lines of a structure.
- the structure can have a breaker box.
- the breaker box can include at least a first part of the one or more main electrical power lines and a metal panel over the first part of the one or more main electrical power lines.
- the apparatus can include a sensing device.
- the sensing device can include one or more electrical current sensors configured to provide two or more current measurements.
- the sensing device also can include one or more magnets coupled to the one or more electrical current sensors.
- the apparatus also can include a processing module configured to run on a computational unit and configured to use the two or more current measurements to determine the electrical current in the one or more main electrical power lines.
- Further embodiments can include a method for monitoring usage of electrical power of a structure using an electrical power monitoring system.
- the structure can have one or more main electrical power lines that supply the electrical power to a first load in the structure.
- the method can include calibrating the electrical power monitoring system.
- a first raw current in the one or more main electrical power lines and first calibration data can be generated while calibrating the electrical power monitor system.
- the method also can include storing the first calibration data and a measurement of the first raw current.
- the method additionally can include measuring a second raw current.
- the method further can include calculating a first measured current.
- the method additionally can include displaying the first measured current.
- FIG. 1 illustrates a view of an exemplary electrical power monitoring system 100 coupled to an electrical breaker panel 190 , according to a first embodiment.
- FIG. 2 illustrates a block diagram of electrical power monitoring system 100 , according to the first embodiment.
- Electrical power monitoring system 100 can also be considered a system for monitoring electrical power usage of a structure. Electrical power monitoring system 100 is merely exemplary and is not limited to the embodiments presented herein. Electrical power monitoring system 100 can be employed in many different embodiments or examples not specifically depicted or described herein.
- electrical power monitoring system 100 can include: (a) a sensing device 110 ; (b) a computational unit 120 ; (c) a display device 130 ; and (d) a calibration device 180 .
- a conventional breaker box or circuit breaker panel 190 can include: (a) two or more individual circuit breakers 191 ; (b) two or more main circuit breakers 192 ; (c) main electrical power lines 193 , 194 , and 195 ; (d) a panel 196 with an exterior surface 198 ; and (e) a door 197 that provides access to circuit breakers 191 and 192 .
- Main electrical power lines 193 , 194 , and 195 are electrically coupled to main circuit breakers 192 and supply the electrical power to electrical devices (i.e., the load) in the structure.
- Panel 196 overlies at least part of main electrical power lines 193 , 194 , and 195 and associated circuitry to protect people from inadvertently contacting these energized conductors.
- panel 196 comprises steel or another metal.
- System 100 can determine the load current in main electrical power lines 193 , 194 , and 195 by positioning sensing device 110 at surface 198 of panel 196 and measuring the induced voltage in sensing device 110 . Electrical power monitoring system 100 can use the measured induced voltage to calculate the electrical current and electrical power in main electrical power lines 193 , 194 , and 195 .
- sensing device 110 it is possible to place sensing device 110 anywhere on surface 198 of panel 196 and accurately determine the current in each of the individual braches (including reactive loads).
- to obtain accurate current measurements requires that the magnetic fields from main electrical power lines 193 , 194 , and 195 to see the same reactance from panel 196 and sensing device 110 . If the reactance is not the same, it becomes more difficult to accurately calculate the electrical current and electrical power in main electrical power lines 193 , 194 , and 195 .
- FIG. 3 is a graph 300 illustrating the induced voltage versus conductor current for an exemplary electrical circuit breaker panel with a metal panel overlying the main electrical power lines.
- FIG. 4 is a graph 400 illustrating the induced voltage versus conductor current for an exemplary electrical circuit breaker panel where the metal panel has replaced with a cardboard panel.
- FIG. 5 is a three-dimensional graph 500 illustrating the voltage measured using a magnetic field sensor moved horizontally over an electrical conductor (x-axis) and at different heights above the conductor (y-axis) when a steel plate is placed between the conductor and the magnetic field sensor.
- FIG. 6 is a three-dimensional graph 600 illustrating the voltage measured using a magnetic field sensor moved horizontally over an electrical conductor (x-axis) and at different heights above the conductor (y-axis) without a steel plate between the conductor and the magnetic field sensor.
- FIGS. 2-6 the use of a metal panel overlying the main electrical power lines (i.e., panel 196 ( FIG.
- electrical power monitoring system 100 can compensate or eliminate the non-linearity is the induced voltage in sensing device 110 caused by the use of metal in panel 196 . Moreover, electrical power monitoring system 100 can ensure that main electrical power lines 193 , 194 , and 195 see the same reactance from panel 196 and sensing device 110 .
- sensing device 110 can include: (a) two or more electrical current sensors or magnetic field sensors 211 and 212 ; (b) a controller 213 ; (c) a user communications module 214 ; (d) a transceiver 215 ; (e) a power source 216 ; and (f) a coupling mechanism 219 .
- Controller 213 can be used to control magnetic field sensors 211 and 212 , user communications module 214 , transceiver 215 and power source 216 .
- sensing device 110 can include two, four, six, or eight magnetic field sensors.
- magnetic field sensors 211 and 212 can be 2.5 millimeters (mm) to 12.7 mm in diameter.
- sensing device 110 can be configured to be coupled to surface 198 ( FIG. 1 ) of panel 196 ( FIG. 2 ) using coupling mechanism 219 .
- coupling mechanism 219 can include an adhesive, a Velcro® material, a magnet, or another attachment mechanism.
- magnetic field sensors 211 and 212 can include coiled conductors (e.g., coiled wires).
- FIG. 7 illustrates exemplary magnetic field sensors 211 located over surface 198 of panel 196 with main electrical power lines 193 , 194 , and 195 under panel 196 , according to the first embodiment.
- magnetic field sensor 211 can include a coiled conductor 751 with a first end 752 and a second end 753 opposite the first end 752 .
- coiled conductor 751 can be coiled in a first direction 743 (e.g., counter-clockwise).
- Magnetic field sensor 212 can include a coiled conductor 754 with a first end 755 and a second end 756 opposite the first end 755 .
- Coiled conductor 754 can be coiled in a second direction 744 (e.g., clockwise).
- the first direction 743 of the coiling of coiled conductor 751 can be opposite the second direction 744 of the coiling of coiled conductor 754 .
- Coiling the conductor in magnetic field sensors 211 and 212 can help eliminate the non-linearity in the magnetic field.
- coiled conductors 751 and 754 can be 2 millimeters (mm) to 12 mm in diameter. Coiled conductor 751 can be spaced apart from coiled conductor 754 by 12 mm to 40 mm. In some examples, the total width of two or more magnetic field sensors can be up to 160 mm. In some examples, coiled conductors can have an air core or a steel core.
- At least a portion of surface 198 can be substantially parallel to axes 740 and 742 with at least axis 740 substantially perpendicular to axis 742 .
- at least portion of main electrical power lines 193 , 194 , and 195 can run substantially parallel to axis 740 .
- axis 741 is substantially perpendicular to axes 740 and 742 .
- axis 741 can run along a length of coiled conductor 751 from first end 752 to second end 753 and along a length of coiled conductor 754 from first end 755 to second end 756 . That is, coiled conductors 751 and 754 can be substantially perpendicular to surface 198 and main electrical power lines 193 , 194 , and 195 .
- main electrical power lines 193 , 194 , and 195 see the substantially the same reactance from panel 196 and sensing device 110 . Furthermore, when an electrical power monitoring system has the configuration show in FIG. 7 , the steel plate and coiled conductors 751 and 754 have a constant reactance.
- a fixed current can be placed in main electrical power lines 193 , 194 , and 195 and coiled conductor 751 can be moved relative to main electrical power lines 193 , 194 , and 195 while measuring the phase angle of the received signal. If the reactance is constant, the measured phase angle in an ideal coil conductor will exhibit bistable behavior with only two phases that are 180° apart.
- FIG. 8 is a graph 800 illustrating phase angle of a received sign relative to the voltage versus position for electrical power monitoring system 100 , according an embodiment.
- a fixed current was placed in main electrical power lines 193 , 194 , and 195 and coiled conductor 751 was moved in approximately 0.6 centimeter (cm) increments relative to main electrical power lines 193 , 194 , and 195 while measuring the phase angle of the received signal relative to the voltage.
- the phase angle exhibits bistable behavior with has two different phases that are approximately 180° apart. The phase shift occurs when the coil conductor passed over the center of main electrical power line 195 .
- reactance of coiled conductor 751 and panel 196 as seen by main electrical power lines 193 , 194 , and 195 is substantially constant.
- transceiver 215 can be electrically coupled to magnetic field sensors 211 and 212 and controller 213 .
- transceiver 215 communicates the voltages or other parameters measured using magnetic field sensors 211 and 212 to transceiver 221 of computational unit 120 .
- transceiver 215 and transceiver 221 can be wireless transceivers.
- electrical signals can be transmitted using WI-FI (wireless fidelity), the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) 802.11 wireless protocol or the Bluetooth 3.0+HS (High Speed) wireless protocol.
- these signals can be transmitted via a Zigbee (802.15.4), Z-Wave, or a proprietary wireless standard.
- transceiver 215 and transceiver 221 can communicate electrical signals using a cellular or wired connection.
- Computational unit 120 can include: (a) transceiver 221 ; (b) a processing module or unit 222 ; (c) a power source 223 ; (d) a user communications device 124 ; (e) a processor 225 ; (f) memory 226 ; (g) calibration module 227 ; and (h) electrical connector 128 .
- Computational unit 120 can be configured to receive the output signal from sensing device 110 via transceiver 221 and process the output signal to determine one or more parameters related to the electrical power usage of the structure (e.g., the electrical power used by the structure and the electrical current in main electrical power lines 193 , 194 , and 195 ).
- processing unit 222 can be stored in memory 226 and configured to run on processor 225 .
- Processing unit 222 can be further configured use the current measurements from sensing device 110 to determine one or more parameters related to the electrical power usage of the structure (e.g., the electrical current and electrical power of main electrical power lines 193 , 194 , and 195 ).
- program instructions stored in memory 226 are executed by processor 225 .
- a portion of the program instructions, stored in memory 226 can be suitable for carrying out method 2200 ( FIG. 22 ) as described below and/or processing unit 222 .
- Calibration module 227 can include one or more calibration loads.
- the one or more calibration loads can be electrically coupling to the first phase branch of the electrical power line infrastructure of structure to help calibrate electrical power monitoring system 100 using electrical connector 128 .
- User communications device 124 can be configured to display information to a user.
- user communications device 124 can be a monitor, a touch screen, and/or one or more LEDs (light emitting diodes).
- Power source 223 can provide electrical power to transceiver 221 , a user communications device 124 , a processor 225 , and memory 226 .
- power source 223 can include electrical plug 129 that can be coupled to an electrical wall outlet.
- Display device 130 can include (a) a display 134 ; (b) a control mechanism 132 ; (c) a transceiver 231 configured to communicate with transceiver 221 ; (d) power source 233 ; and/or (e) electrical connector 235 .
- electrical connector 235 can be configured to couple to electrical connector 128 to couple display device 130 to computational unit 120 .
- Calibration device 180 can include: (a) a transceiver 281 ; (b) an electrical connector 182 ; (c) a calibration module 283 ; and (d) a user communication device 184 .
- transceiver 281 can be similar or the same as transceivers 215 , 221 , and/or 231 .
- Electrical connector 182 can be an electrical power plug in some examples.
- User communication device 184 can be configured to display information to a user. In one example, user communication device 184 can be one or more LEDs.
- Calibration module 283 can include one or more calibration loads.
- the one or more calibration loads can be electrically coupling to the second phase branch of the electrical power line infrastructure of structure to help calibrate electrical power monitoring system 100 . That is, in some examples, electrical connector 128 is coupled to an electrical wall outlet coupled to the first phase of the electrical power (e.g. main electrical power line 193 or L 1 ) and electrical connector 182 is coupled to an electrical wall outlet coupled to the second phase of the electrical power (e.g. main electrical power line 194 or L 2 ). In these examples, main electrical power line 195 is the ground line.
- FIG. 9 illustrates exemplary magnetic field sensors 911 and 912 of electrical power monitoring system 900 located over surface 198 of panel 196 with main electrical power lines 193 , 194 , and 195 under panel 196 , according to an embodiment.
- Electrical power monitoring system 900 can also be considered a system for monitoring electrical power usage of a structure. Electrical power monitoring system 900 is merely exemplary and is not limited to the embodiments presented herein. Electrical power monitoring system 900 can be employed in many different embodiments or examples not specifically depicted or described herein.
- electrical power monitoring system 900 can include: (a) a sensing device 910 ; (b) a computational unit 120 ( FIGS. 1 and 2 ); (c) a display device 130 ( FIGS. 1 and 2 ); and (d) a calibration device 180 ( FIGS. 1 and 2 ).
- Sensing device 910 can include: (a) two or more electrical current sensors or magnetic field sensors 911 and 912 ; (b) magnet or magnetic cores 961 and 964 ; (c) a controller 213 ( FIG. 2 ); (d) a user communications module 214 ( FIG. 2 ); (e) a transceiver 215 ( FIG. 2 ); (f) a power source 216 ( FIG.
- Magnetic cores 961 and 964 can be considered part of or coupled to magnetic field sensors 911 and 912 .
- magnetic cores 961 and 964 can include an electromagnet or a permanent magnet.
- Magnetic cores 961 and 964 can be configured to help coupled sensing device 910 to surface 198 .
- the north and south poles of magnetic cores 961 and 964 can be located at the ends of the each magnetic core.
- magnetic field sensors 911 and 912 can include coiled conductors (e.g., coiled wires).
- magnetic field sensor 911 can include a coiled conductor 751 with a first end 752 and a second end 753 opposite the first end 752 .
- coiled conductor 751 can be coiled around magnetic core 961 in a first direction 743 (e.g., counter-clockwise).
- Magnetic field sensor 912 can include a coiled conductor 754 with a first end 755 and a second end 756 opposite the first end 755 .
- Coiled conductor 754 can be coiled around magnetic core 964 in a second direction 744 (e.g., clockwise).
- the first direction 743 of the coiling of coiled conductor 751 can be opposite the second direction 744 of the coiling of coiled conductor 754 .
- At least a portion of surface 198 can be substantially parallel to axes 740 and 742 with at least axis 740 substantially perpendicular to axis 742 .
- at least portion of main electrical power lines 193 , 194 , and 195 can run substantially parallel to axis 740 .
- axis 741 is substantially perpendicular to axes 740 and 742 . That is, coiled conductors 751 and 754 can be substantially perpendicular to surface 198 and main electrical power lines 193 , 194 , and 195 .
- one end of magnetic cores 961 and 964 can be configured to couple to surface 198 of panel 196 .
- magnetic cores 961 and 964 can help equalize the reactance of panel 196 and coiled conductors 951 and 954 by saturating the magnetic field in the region of panel 196 near magnetic cores 961 and 964 .
- reactance of coiled conductors 951 and 954 and panel 196 as seen by main electrical power lines 193 , 194 , and 195 is substantially constant and the non-linearity of the magnetic filed caused by panel 196 is substantially eliminated.
- FIG. 10 illustrates exemplary magnetic field sensors 1011 , 1012 , and 1019 of electrical power monitoring system 1000 located on surface 198 of panel 196 , according to an embodiment.
- Electrical power monitoring system 1000 can also be considered a system for monitoring electrical power usage of a structure. Electrical power monitoring system 1000 is merely exemplary and is not limited to the embodiments presented herein. Electrical power monitoring system 1000 can be employed in many different embodiments or examples not specifically depicted or described herein.
- electrical power monitoring system 1000 can include: (a) a sensing device 1010 ; (b) a computational unit 120 ( FIGS. 1 and 2 ); (c) a display device 130 ( FIGS. 1 and 2 ); and (d) a calibration unit 180 ( FIGS. 1 and 2 ).
- Sensing device 1010 can include: (a) two or more electrical current sensors or magnetic field sensors 1011 , 1012 , and 1019 ; (b) one or more magnets or magnetic cores 961 , 964 , and 1069 ; (c) a controller 213 ( FIG. 2 ); (d) a user communications module 214 ( FIG. 2 ); (e) a transceiver 215 ( FIG.
- magnetic field sensors 1011 , 1012 , and 1019 can include coiled conductors 751 , 754 , and 1059 , respectively.
- coiled conductor 1059 can be similar or the same as coiled conductors 751 and/or 754 .
- Coiled conductors 751 , 754 , and 1059 can be wrapped around magnetic cores 961 , 964 , and 1069 , respectively.
- magnetic cores 961 , 964 , and 1069 can be coupled to ferromagnetic cups or domes 1066 , 1067 , and 1068 .
- magnetic cores 961 , 964 , and 1069 can extend beyond coiled conductors 751 , 754 , and 1059 , respectively, and be coupled to ferromagnetic cups or domes 1066 , 1067 , and 1068 .
- Domes 1066 , 1067 , and 1068 can be located over coiled conductors 751 , 754 , and 1059 , respectively. That is, coiled conductors 751 , 754 , and 1059 are inside or enclosed by domes 1066 , 1067 , and 1068 , respectively. In some examples, the north and south poles of magnetic cores 961 , 964 , and 1069 can be located at the ends of the each magnetic core. Domes 1066 , 1067 , and 1068 can be made from steel or another ferromagnetic material.
- magnetic cores 961 , 964 , and 1069 can help equalize the reactance of panel 196 and coiled conductors 951 , 954 , and 1079 , respectively, by saturating the magnetic field in the region of panel 196 near coiled conductors 951 , 954 , and 1079 .
- Domes 1066 , 1067 , and 1068 can further focus the magnetic flux lines in the region around and/or below of magnetic cores 961 , 964 , and 1069 , respectively.
- the reactance of coiled conductors 951 , 954 , and 1079 and panel 196 as seen by main electrical power lines 193 , 194 , and 195 is substantially constant and the non-linearity of the magnetic field caused by panel 196 is eliminated.
- domes 1066 , 1067 , and 1068 can help decrease the cost of electrical power monitoring system 1000 . Because the magnetic field is more focused when domes 1066 , 1067 , and 1068 are used, magnetic cores 961 , 964 , and 1069 can be weaker magnets. Accordingly, electrical power monitoring systems with ferromagnetic domes can use less magnetic material or less costly (i.e., weaker) magnetic material.
- FIG. 11 illustrates exemplary magnetic field sensors 1111 , 1112 , and 1119 of electrical power monitoring system 1100 located on surface 198 of panel 196 , according to an embodiment.
- Electrical power monitoring system 1100 can also be considered a system for monitoring electrical power usage of a structure. Electrical power monitoring system 1100 is merely exemplary and is not limited to the embodiments presented herein. Electrical power monitoring system 1100 can be employed in many different embodiments or examples not specifically depicted or described herein.
- Electrical power monitoring system 1100 can be similar or the same as electrical power monitoring system 1000 except that ferromagnetic domes 1066 , 1067 , and 1068 are replaced by a single ferromagnetic dome 1166 enclosing coiled conductors 751 , 754 , and 1059 .
- using one ferromagnetic dome instead of individual ferromagnetic domes over each of the coiled conductors can decrease the cost of the electrical power monitoring system.
- FIG. 12 illustrates an exemplary magnetic field sensors 1211 of electrical power monitoring system 1200 located on surface 198 of panel 196 , according to an embodiment.
- Electrical power monitoring system 1200 can also be considered a system for monitoring electrical power usage of a structure.
- Electrical power monitoring system 1200 is merely exemplary and is not limited to the embodiments presented herein.
- Electrical power monitoring system 1200 can be employed in many different embodiments or examples not specifically depicted or described herein.
- electrical power monitoring system 1200 can include: (a) a sensing device 1210 ; (b) a computational unit 120 ( FIGS. 1 and 2 ); (c) a display device 130 ( FIGS. 1 and 2 ); and (d) a calibration unit 180 ( FIGS. 1 and 2 ).
- Sensing device 1210 can include: (a) at least one electrical current sensor or magnetic field sensor 1211 ; (b) magnet 1261 ; (c) a controller 213 ( FIG. 2 ); (d) a user communications module 214 ( FIG. 2 ); (e) a transceiver 215 ( FIG. 2 ); (f) a power source 216 ( FIG. 2 ); and (g) a coupling mechanism 219 ( FIG. 2 ).
- Magnet 1261 can be considered part of or coupled to magnetic field sensors 1211 . In some examples, magnet 1261 is configured to magnetically couple sensing device 1210 to panel 196 .
- magnetic field sensors 1211 can include coiled conductors (e.g., coiled wires). In many embodiments, magnetic field sensor 1211 can include a coiled conductor 751 . In some examples, coiled conductor 751 can be coiled in a first direction 743 (e.g., counter-clockwise). In the embodiment shown in FIG. 12 , axis 741 is substantially perpendicular to axes 740 and 742 . That is, the length of coiled conductor 751 running from first end 752 to second end 753 can be substantially perpendicular to surface 198 and main electrical power lines 193 , 194 , and 195 .
- Magnet 1261 can have a first side 1248 and a second side 1249 opposite the first side 1248 .
- Second side 1249 can be adjacent to surface 198 of panel 196 .
- first end 752 of coiled conductor 751 can be coupled to or adjacent to first side 1248 of magnet 1261 .
- Second end 753 can be spaced apart from first side 1248 of magnet 1261 .
- magnet 1261 can help equalize the reactance of coiled conductor 751 and panel 196 as seen by main electrical power lines 193 , 194 , and 195 by saturating the magnetic field in the region of panel 196 near coiled conductor 751 .
- the reactance of coiled conductor 751 and panel 196 as seen by main electrical power lines 193 , 194 , and 195 is substantially constant and the non-linearity of the magnetic filed caused by panel 196 is eliminated.
- FIG. 13 is a graph 1300 illustrating an induced voltage versus a conductor current for an exemplary electrical circuit breaker panel with a metal panel overlying the main electrical power lines, according to an embodiment. That is, graph 1300 illustrates the induced voltage versus the conductor current for a sensing device substantially similar to sensing device 1210 and a sensing device substantially similar to sensing device 1210 but without magnet 1261 . As illustrated in FIG. 13 , the use of magnet 1261 in sensing device 1210 greatly increases the linearity of the induced voltage.
- FIG. 14 is a graph 1400 illustrating a phase angle of a received signal (relative to the voltage) versus the position, according an embodiment.
- a fixed current was placed in main electrical power lines 193 , 194 , and 195 and a sensing device was moved in approximately 0.6 centimeter increments relative to main electrical power lines 193 , 194 , and 195 while the phase angle of the received signal relative to the voltage was measured.
- Graph 1400 illustrates the induced voltage versus position for sensing device substantially similar to sensing device 1210 and a sensing device substantially similar to sensing device 1210 but without magnet 1261 . As shown in FIG.
- the phase angle exhibits a much sharper phase angle shift when a sensing device 1210 with magnet 1261 is used. In the region where the phase angle is shifting, it is difficult to measure the phase angle and thus current measurements in these areas can have a higher error rate. By increasing the sharpness of the phase angle shift, the area at which sensing device 1210 provides useable results is greatly increased.
- FIGS. 15 and 16 illustrate the results of two additional test scenarios that show the improved accuracy of electrical power monitoring system 1200 compared to an electrical power monitoring system without a magnet.
- FIG. 15 illustrates a graph 1500 showing the result of using an electrical power monitoring system with a vertically mounted coiled conductor but without a magnet, according to an embodiment.
- FIG. 16 illustrates a graph 1600 showing the result of using an electrical power monitoring system 1200 (i.e., a vertically mounted coiled conductor with a magnet), according to an embodiment.
- FIG. 17 illustrates exemplary coiled conductor 751 of electrical power monitoring system 1700 located on surface 198 of panel 196 , according to an embodiment.
- Electrical power monitoring system 1700 can also be considered a system for monitoring electrical power usage of a structure.
- Electrical power monitoring system 1700 is merely exemplary and is not limited to the embodiments presented herein.
- Electrical power monitoring system 1700 can be employed in many different embodiments or examples not specifically depicted or described herein.
- Electrical power monitoring system 1700 can be similar or the same as electrical power monitoring system 1200 except electrical power monitoring system 1700 include a ferromagnetic dome 1766 over coiled conductor 751 .
- the ends of dome 1766 are located at magnet 1261 .
- magnet 1261 is also enclosed by dome 1766 .
- the use of dome 1766 in electrical power monitoring system 1200 can focus the magnetic flux lines in the region around and/or below coiled conductor 751 .
- FIG. 18 illustrates exemplary magnetic field sensor 1811 of electrical power monitoring system 1800 located on surface 198 of panel 196 with main electrical power lines 193 , 194 , and 195 under panel 196 , according to an embodiment.
- Electrical power monitoring system 1800 can also be considered a system for monitoring electrical power usage of a structure. Electrical power monitoring system 1800 is merely exemplary and is not limited to the embodiments presented herein. Electrical power monitoring system 1800 can be employed in many different embodiments or examples not specifically depicted or described herein.
- electrical power monitoring system 1800 can include: (a) a sensing device 1810 ; (b) a computational unit 120 ( FIGS. 1 and 2 ); (c) a display device 130 ( FIGS. 1 and 2 ); and (d) a calibration unit 180 ( FIGS. 1 and 2 ).
- Sensing device 1810 can include: (a) at least one electrical current sensor or magnetic field sensor 1811 ; (b) a controller 213 ( FIG. 2 ); (c) a user communications module 214 ( FIG. 2 ); (d) a transceiver 215 ( FIG. 2 ); (e) a power source 216 ( FIG. 2 ); and (f) a coupling mechanism 219 ( FIG. 2 ).
- magnetic field sensor 1811 can include a coiled conductor 1851 with a first end 1852 and a second end 1853 opposite the first end 1852 .
- a length of coiled conductor 1851 from end 1852 to 1853 can be substantially perpendicular to axis 742 . That is, coiled conductor 1851 can be substantially perpendicular to main electrical power lines 193 , 194 , and 195 and substantially parallel to surface 198 .
- main electrical power lines 193 , 194 , and 195 see a substantially constant reactance from panel 196 and coiled conductor 951 .
- FIG. 19 is a graph 1900 illustrating a phase angle of a received sign relative to the voltage versus a position of magnetic filed sensor 1811 , according an embodiment.
- a fixed current was placed in main electrical power lines 193 , 194 , and 195 and coil conductor 1851 was moved in approximately 0 . 6 centimeter increments relative to main electrical power lines 193 , 194 , and 195 while the phase angle of the received signal relative to the voltage was measured.
- the phase angle exhibits bistable behavior with has two different phases approximately 180° apart. The 180° phase shift occurs when the coil passes over the center of main electrical power line 195 .
- reactance of coil conductor 1851 and panel 196 as seen by main electrical power lines 193 , 194 , and 195 is substantially constant and the non-linearity of the magnetic filed caused by panel 196 is eliminated.
- FIG. 20 illustrates a flow chart for an embodiment of a method 2000 of providing a system for monitoring electrical power usage of a structure.
- Method 2000 is merely exemplary and is not limited to the embodiments presented herein. Method 2000 can be employed in many different embodiments or examples not specifically depicted or described herein.
- the activities, the procedures, and/or the processes of method 2000 can be performed in the order presented. In other embodiments, the activities, the procedures, and/or the processes of the method 2000 can be performed in any other suitable order. In still other embodiments, one or more of the activities, the procedures, and/or the processes in method 2000 can be combined or skipped.
- method 2000 includes an activity 2061 of providing a sensing device.
- the sensing device can be similar or identical sensing devices 110 , 910 , 1010 , 1210 , and 1810 of FIGS. 1 , 9 , 10 , 12 , and 18 , respectively.
- the sensing device can be configured to be coupled to a surface of the panel of an electrical breaker box.
- the sensing device can be configured to produce an output signal based on the magnetic field generated by one or more main electrical power lines in the electrical breaker box.
- FIG. 21 illustrates a flow chart for an embodiment of activity 2061 of providing a sensing device, according to the first embodiment.
- activity 2061 includes a procedure 2171 of providing one or more magnetic field sensors.
- the magnetic filed sensors can be similar to magnetic field sensors 211 and 212 of FIG. 2 , magnetic field sensors 911 and 912 of FIG. 9 , magnetic field sensor 1011 , 1012 , 1019 of FIG. 10 , magnetic field sensor 1211 of FIG. 12 , and/or magnetic field sensor 1811 of FIG. 18 .
- the one or more magnetic field sensors can include one or more coiled conductors.
- activity 2061 of FIG. 21 includes a procedure 2172 of mounting the one or more magnetic field sensors to the sensing device.
- procedure 2172 can include mounting the one or more magnetic field sensors at the sensing device such that an axis of the one or more magnetic field sensors are substantially perpendicular to a least a portion of one or more main electrical power lines and substantially parallel to the surface of the panel when the sensing device is coupled to the surface of the panel.
- procedure 2172 can include mounting the one or more magnetic field sensors at the sensing device such that an axis of the one or more magnetic field sensors are substantially perpendicular to a least a portion of one or more main electrical power lines and substantially perpendicular the surface of the panel when the sensing device is coupled to the surface of the panel.
- the one or more magnetic field sensors at the sensing device are mounted such that an axis of the one or more magnetic field sensors are substantially perpendicular to a portion of one or more main electrical power lines directly below the magnetic field sensors and substantially perpendicular the surface of the panel when the sensing device is coupled to the surface of the panel
- Activity 2061 in FIG. 21 continues with a procedure 2173 of providing one or more magnets.
- the one or more magnets can be similar to magnetic cores 961 and 964 of FIG. 9 , magnetic core 1069 of FIG. 10 , and/or magnet 1261 of FIG. 12 .
- activity 2061 of FIG. 21 includes a procedure 2174 of coupling the one or more magnets to the one or more magnetic sensors.
- coupling one or more magnetic sensors to the one or more magnets can include wrapping the one or more coiled conductors of the magnetic fields sensors around the one or more magnets.
- the coiled conductors of the magnetic fields sensors can be wrapped around the one or more magnets can be similar to the coiled conductors wrapped around the one or more magnets as shown in FIGS. 9 , 10 , and/or 11 .
- coupling one or more magnetic sensors to the one or more magnets can include coupling one end of the magnetic field sensor to the one or more magnets.
- coupling one end of the magnetic fields sensors to the one or more magnets can be similar to the coupling one end of the magnetic fields sensors to the one or more magnets as shown in FIGS. 12 , and/or 13 .
- activity 2061 does not include procedures 2173 and 2174 .
- activity 2061 of FIG. 21 includes a procedure 2175 of providing one or more ferromagnetic domes.
- the one or more ferromagnetic domes can be similar to domes 1066 , 1067 , and 1068 of FIG. 10 , dome 1166 of FIG. 11 and/or dome 1766 of FIG. 16 .
- Activity 2061 in FIG. 21 continues with a procedure 2176 of mounting the one or more ferromagnetic domes such that the one or more magnetic field sensors are located within the one or more domes.
- the one or more magnetic field sensors located within the one or more domes can be similar to the one or more magnetic field sensors located within the one or more domes as shown in FIGS. 10 , 11 , and/or 16 .
- activity 2061 does not include procedures 2175 and 2176 .
- activity 2061 of FIG. 21 includes a procedure 2177 of providing one or more additional components of the sensing device.
- the one or more additional components can include a controller, a power source, a transceiver, a user communications module, and/or a coupling mechanism.
- method 2000 in FIG. 20 continues with an activity 2062 of providing a computational device.
- the computational device can be similar or identical computational unit 120 of FIGS. 1 and 2 .
- activity 2062 can, instead, include just providing a processing unit.
- the processing unit can be similar or identical processing unit 222 of FIG. 2 .
- the processing unit can be configured to receive the output signal from the sensing device and further configured to process the output signal to determine one or more parameters related to the electrical power usage of the structure.
- method 2000 of FIG. 20 includes an activity 2063 of providing a calibration device.
- the calibration device can be similar or identical calibration device 180 of FIGS. 1 and 2 .
- method 2000 of FIG. 20 includes an activity 2064 of providing a display device.
- the calibration device can be similar or identical display device 130 of FIGS. 1 and 2 .
- the display device can be part of computational unit 120 .
- FIG. 22 illustrates a flow chart for an embodiment of a method 2200 of using a system for monitoring electrical power usage of a first load of a structure.
- Method 2200 is merely exemplary and is not limited to the embodiments presented herein. Method 2200 can be employed in many different embodiments or examples not specifically depicted or described herein.
- the activities, the procedures, and/or the processes of method 2200 can be performed in the order presented. In other embodiments, the activities, the procedures, and/or the processes of the method 2200 can be performed in any other suitable order. In still other embodiments, one or more of the activities, the procedures, and/or the processes in method 2200 can be combined or skipped.
- method 2200 includes an activity 2261 of providing an electrical power monitoring system.
- the electrical power monitoring system can be similar or identical to electrical power monitoring systems 100 , 900 , 1000 , 1100 , 1200 , 1700 , and 1800 of FIGS. 1 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 17 , and 18 , respectively.
- Method 2200 in FIG. 22 continues with an activity 2262 of calibrating the electrical power monitoring system.
- a first calibration can be preformed when the electrical power monitoring system is first installed or powered-up.
- a computational device of the electrical power monitoring system is plugged into a first phase line (e.g., L 1 ) of the electrical power system of the structure and a calibration device of the electrical power monitoring system is plugged into a second phase line (e.g., L 2 ) of the electrical power system of the structure.
- calibrating the electrical power monitoring system can first include determining a first amplitude and a first phase of a first current in each of the current sensors of the sensing device. Afterwards, a first load in the computational device is coupled to the first phase branch and a second amplitude and a second phase of a second current in each of the current sensors of the sensing device are determined. Next, a second predetermined load in the calibration device is coupled to the second phase branch and a third amplitude and a third phase of a third current in each of the current sensors are determined. Finally, one or more calibration factors are determined for the sensing device at least in part using the first amplitudes, the first phases, the second amplitudes, the second phases, the third amplitudes, and the third phases.
- method 2200 of FIG. 22 includes an activity 2263 of storing the calibration data.
- the calibration data can include the calibration factors and the first amplitude and the first phase of a first current.
- the calibration data can be stored in memory in the computational device.
- method 2200 of FIG. 22 includes an activity 2264 of measuring a raw current.
- Method 2200 in FIG. 22 continues with an activity 2265 of determining if the raw current different by a predetermined amount from stored calibration data. If the current is within a predetermined amount of the current of the stored calibration data, the next activity is activity 2266 of calculating the measure current.
- the next activity is activity 2262 of calibrating the electrical power monitoring system.
- the new calibration parameters and new first current can be stored in memory.
- a database of calibration data and raw currents can be created.
- the raw current can be compared to all of the calibration data stored in the memory. If the raw current is not within a predetermined amount of the stored calibration data, the electrical power monitoring system can be recalibrated. That is, a new calibration would occur anytime electrical power monitoring system detects that a large change in the current has occurred from previously measured currents. Thus, the non-linearity in the magnetic field can be mitigated by re-calibrating the electrical power monitoring system anytime a large change in the current of the main electrical power lines occurs.
- method 2200 of FIG. 22 includes an activity 2266 of calculating the measured current using the stored calibration data.
- method 2200 continues with an activity 2267 of displaying the measured current.
- the measured current can be displayed using display device 130 .
- FIG. 22 may be comprised of many different activities, procedures and be performed by many different modules, in many different orders that any element of FIGS. 1 , 2 , 7 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 17 , and 18 may be modified and that the foregoing discussion of certain of these embodiments does not necessarily represent a complete description of all possible embodiments.
- embodiments and limitations disclosed herein are not dedicated to the public under the doctrine of dedication if the embodiments and/or limitations: (1) are not expressly claimed in the claims; and (2) are or are potentially equivalents of express elements and/or limitations in the claims under the doctrine of equivalents.
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Description
- This application is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/175,774, filed Jul. 1, 2011, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/361,296, filed Jul. 2, 2010, and U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/380,174, filed Sep. 3, 2010. U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/175,774 and U.S. Provisional Application Nos. 61/361,296 and 61/380,174 are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.
- This invention relates generally to apparatuses, devices, systems, and methods for monitoring electrical power, and relates more particularly to such apparatuses, devices, systems, and methods that monitor electrical power in one or more main electrical power lines at an electrical circuit breaker panel of a structure.
- A structure can have one or more main electrical power lines that supply the electrical power to electrical devices (i.e., the load) in the structure. The main electrical power lines enter the structure through an electrical circuit breaker panel. An electrical circuit breaker panel is the main electrical distribution point for electricity in a structure. Electrical circuit breaker panels also provide protection from over-currents that could cause a fire or damage to electrical devices in the structure. Electrical circuit breaker panels can have three main power lines and use a split-phase electrical power distribution system.
- Different manufacturers of electrical circuit breaker panels, including, for example, Square-D, Eaton, Cutler-Hammer, General Electric, Siemens, and Murray, have chosen different conductor spacing and configurations for their electrical circuit breaker panels. Furthermore, each manufacturer makes many different configurations of electrical circuit breaker panels for indoor installation, outdoor installation, and for different total amperage ratings, of which 100 amperes (A) and 200 A service are the most common in new construction.
- The different conductor layouts in the many different types of electrical circuit breaker panels result in different magnetic field profiles at the metal surfaces of the electrical circuit breaker panels. Moreover, the layout of the internal conductors is not visible without opening the breaker panel and the manner in which the internal conductor layout translates into a magnetic field profile at the surface of the electrical circuit breaker panel requires a detailed knowledge of electromagnetic theory to interpret and model correctly. It is, therefore, difficult to accurately measure the magnetic field of the one or more main electrical power lines at a surface of the electrical circuit breaker panel.
- Accordingly, a need or potential for benefit exists for an apparatus, system, and/or method that allows a non-electrician to accurately determine the magnetic field of the one or more main electrical power lines at a surface of the electrical circuit breaker panel.
- To facilitate further description of the embodiments, the following drawings are provided in which:
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FIG. 1 illustrates a view of an exemplary electrical power monitoring system coupled to an electrical circuit breaker panel, according to a first embodiment; -
FIG. 2 illustrates a block diagram of the electrical power monitoring system ofFIG. 1 , according to the first embodiment; -
FIG. 3 is a graph illustrating the induced voltage versus conductor current for an exemplary electrical circuit breaker panel with a metal panel overlying the main electrical power lines, according to an embodiment; -
FIG. 4 is a graph illustrating the induced voltage versus conductor current for an exemplary electrical circuit breaker panel with a cardboard panel overlying the main electrical power lines, according to an embodiment; -
FIG. 5 is a three-dimensional graph illustrating the measured voltage when a magnetic field sensor is moved horizontally over an electrical conductor and at different heights above the electrical conductor when a steel plate is placed between the electrical conductor and the magnetic field sensor, according to an embodiment; -
FIG. 6 is a three-dimensional graph illustrating the measured voltage when a magnetic field sensor is moved horizontally over an electrical conductor and at different heights above the electrical conductor, according to an embodiment; -
FIG. 7 illustrates exemplary magnetic field sensors located over a surface of the electrical circuit breaker panel ofFIG. 1 , according to the first embodiment; -
FIG. 8 is a graph illustrating a phase angle of a received sign relative to the voltage versus a position measured using the magnetic fields sensors ofFIG. 7 , according an embodiment; -
FIG. 9 illustrates exemplary magnetic field sensors of electrical power monitoring system located over a surface of the electrical circuit breaker panel ofFIG. 1 , according to an embodiment different fromFIG. 7 ; -
FIG. 10 illustrates exemplary magnetic field sensors of an electrical power monitoring system located on a surface of the electrical circuit breaker panel ofFIG. 1 , according to an embodiment different fromFIGS. 7 and 9 ; -
FIG. 11 illustrates exemplary magnetic field sensors of an electrical power monitoring system located on a surface of the electrical circuit breaker panel ofFIG. 1 , according to an embodiment different fromFIGS. 7 , 9, and 10; -
FIG. 12 illustrates an exemplary magnetic field sensors of an electrical power monitoring system located on a surface of the electrical circuit breaker panel ofFIG. 1 , according to an embodiment different from FIGS. 7 and 9-11; -
FIG. 13 is a graph illustrating the induced voltage versus conductor current for an exemplary electrical circuit breaker panel with a metal panel overlying the main electrical power lines, according to an embodiment; -
FIG. 14 is a graph illustrating a phase angle of a received sign relative to the voltage versus a position measured using the electrical power monitoring system ofFIG. 12 , according an embodiment; -
FIG. 15 illustrates a graph showing the actual and predicted current measurements of an electrical power monitoring system with a vertically mounted coiled conductor but without a magnet, according to an embodiment; -
FIG. 16 illustrates a graph showing the actual and predicted current measurements of the electrical power monitoring system ofFIG. 12 , according to an embodiment; -
FIG. 17 illustrates an exemplary coiled conductor of an electrical power monitoring system located on a surface of the electrical circuit breaker panel ofFIG. 1 , according to an embodiment different from FIGS. 7 and 9-12; -
FIG. 18 illustrates an exemplary magnetic field sensor of an electrical power monitoring system located on a surface of panel of the electrical circuit breaker panel ofFIG. 1 , according to an embodiment different fromFIGS. 7 , 9-12, and 17; -
FIG. 19 is a graph illustrating phase angle of a received sign relative to the voltage versus position measured using the electrical power monitoring system ofFIG. 18 , according an embodiment; -
FIG. 20 illustrates a flow chart for an embodiment of a method of providing a system for monitoring electrical power usage of a structure, according to an embodiment; -
FIG. 21 illustrates a flow chart for an embodiment of an activity of providing a sensing device, according to the embodiment ofFIG. 20 ; and -
FIG. 22 illustrates a flow chart for an embodiment of a method of using a system for monitoring electrical power usage of a structure, according to an embodiment. - For simplicity and clarity of illustration, the drawing figures illustrate the general manner of construction, and descriptions and details of well-known features and techniques may be omitted to avoid unnecessarily obscuring the invention. Additionally, elements in the drawing figures are not necessarily drawn to scale. For example, the dimensions of some of the elements in the figures may be exaggerated relative to other elements to help improve understanding of embodiments of the present invention. The same reference numerals in different figures denote the same elements.
- The terms “first,” “second,” “third,” “fourth,” and the like in the description and in the claims, if any, are used for distinguishing between similar elements and not necessarily for describing a particular sequential or chronological order. It is to be understood that the terms so used are interchangeable under appropriate circumstances such that the embodiments described herein are, for example, capable of operation in sequences other than those illustrated or otherwise described herein. Furthermore, the terms “include,” and “have,” and any variations thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, system, article, device, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements is not necessarily limited to those elements, but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, system, article, device, or apparatus.
- The terms “left,” “right,” “front,” “back,” “top,” “bottom,” “over,” “under,” and the like in the description and in the claims, if any, are used for descriptive purposes and not necessarily for describing permanent relative positions. It is to be understood that the terms so used are interchangeable under appropriate circumstances such that the embodiments of the invention described herein are, for example, capable of operation in other orientations than those illustrated or otherwise described herein.
- The terms “couple,” “coupled,” “couples,” “coupling,” and the like should be broadly understood and refer to connecting two or more elements or signals, electrically, mechanically and/or otherwise. Two or more electrical elements may be electrically coupled but not be mechanically or otherwise coupled; two or more mechanical elements may be mechanically coupled, but not be electrically or otherwise coupled; two or more electrical elements may be mechanically coupled, but not be electrically or otherwise coupled. Coupling may be for any length of time, e.g., permanent or semi-permanent or only for an instant.
- “Electrical coupling” and the like should be broadly understood and include coupling involving any electrical signal, whether a power signal, a data signal, and/or other types or combinations of electrical signals. “Mechanical coupling” and the like should be broadly understood and include mechanical coupling of all types.
- The absence of the word “removably,” “removable,” and the like near the word “coupled,” and the like does not mean that the coupling, etc. in question is or is not removable.
- Some embodiments can teach a system for monitoring usage of electrical power by a structure. The structure can have one or more main electrical power lines that supply the electrical power to a first load in the structure. A portion of the one or more main electrical power lines can run substantially parallel to a first axis. The structure can further have a panel that overlies the portion of the one or more main electrical power lines. The system can include: (a) a current sensor unit configured to be coupled to a portion of a surface of the panel, the current sensor unit having: (a) at least one magnetic field sensor having a length substantially parallel to a second axis, wherein the second axis is substantially perpendicular to the first axis, and the at least one magnetic field sensor is configured to detect a magnetic field generated by the one or more main electrical power lines; and (b) a processing unit configured to run on a processor. The current sensor unit can be configured to produce an output signal based on the magnetic field detected by the at least one magnetic field sensor. The processing unit further can be configured to receive the output signal from the current sensor unit and process the output signal to determine one or more parameters related to the usage of the electrical power by the first load in the structure.
- Other embodiments can teach an apparatus for measuring electrical current in one or more main electrical power lines of a structure. The structure can have a breaker box. The breaker box can include at least a first part of the one or more main electrical power lines and a metal panel over the first part of the one or more main electrical power lines. The apparatus can include: (a) a sensing device having: (1) one or more electrical current sensors configured to provide two or more current measurements; and (2) one or more magnets coupled to the one or more electrical current sensors; and (b) a processing module configured to run on a computational unit and configured to use the two or more current measurements to determine the electrical current in the one or more main electrical power lines.
- Yet other embodiments can disclose a method for providing a system for monitoring usage of electrical power of a structure. The structure can have one or more main electrical power lines that supply the electrical power to a first load in the structure. The one or more main electrical power lines at least partially can run substantially parallel to a first axis. The structure can further having a panel that overlies at least part of the one or more main electrical power lines. The method can include: providing a current sensor unit configured to be coupled to a surface of the panel, the current sensor unit configured to produce an output signal based on a magnetic field generated by the one or more main electrical power lines; and providing a processing unit configured to receive the output signal from the current sensor unit and further configured to process the output signal to determine one or more parameters related to the usage of the electrical power of the structure. Providing the current sensor unit can include: providing at least one magnetic field sensor with a length along a second axis, wherein the at least one magnetic field sensor is configured to detect the magnetic field generated by the one or more main electrical power lines; and mounting the at least one magnetic field sensor at the current sensor unit such that the second axis of the at least one magnetic field sensor is substantially perpendicular to the first axis when the current sensor unit is coupled to the surface of the panel.
- Still further embodiments disclose a method for monitoring usage of electrical power of a structure using an electrical power monitoring system. The structure can have one or more main electrical power lines that supply the electrical power to a first load in the structure. The method can include: calibrating the electrical power monitoring system, a first raw current in the one or more main electrical power lines and first calibration data are generated while calibrating the electrical power monitor system; storing the first calibration data and a measurement of the first raw current; measuring a second raw current; performing a first recalibration of the electrical power monitoring system if the second raw current is not within a predetermined amount of the first raw current; if the second raw current is within the predetermined amount of the first raw current, calculating the first measured current using the first calibration data; and displaying the first measured current. Performing the first recalibration of the electrical power monitoring system can include: calibrating the electrical power monitoring system, a third raw current in the one or more main electrical power lines and second calibration data are generated while performing the first recalibration of the electrical power monitor system; storing the second calibration data and a measurement of the third raw current; and calculating a first measured current using the second calibration data.
- Additional embodiments can include an apparatus for measuring electrical current in one or more main electrical power lines of a structure. The structure can have a breaker box. The breaker box can include at least a first part of the one or more main electrical power lines and a metal panel over the first part of the one or more main electrical power lines. The apparatus can include a sensing device. The sensing device can include one or more electrical current sensors configured to provide two or more current measurements. The sensing device also can include one or more magnets coupled to the one or more electrical current sensors. The apparatus also can include a processing module configured to run on a computational unit and configured to use the two or more current measurements to determine the electrical current in the one or more main electrical power lines.
- Further embodiments can include a method for monitoring usage of electrical power of a structure using an electrical power monitoring system. The structure can have one or more main electrical power lines that supply the electrical power to a first load in the structure. The method can include calibrating the electrical power monitoring system. A first raw current in the one or more main electrical power lines and first calibration data can be generated while calibrating the electrical power monitor system. The method also can include storing the first calibration data and a measurement of the first raw current. The method additionally can include measuring a second raw current. The method further can include calculating a first measured current. The method additionally can include displaying the first measured current.
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FIG. 1 illustrates a view of an exemplary electricalpower monitoring system 100 coupled to anelectrical breaker panel 190, according to a first embodiment.FIG. 2 illustrates a block diagram of electricalpower monitoring system 100, according to the first embodiment. Electricalpower monitoring system 100 can also be considered a system for monitoring electrical power usage of a structure. Electricalpower monitoring system 100 is merely exemplary and is not limited to the embodiments presented herein. Electricalpower monitoring system 100 can be employed in many different embodiments or examples not specifically depicted or described herein. In some examples, electricalpower monitoring system 100 can include: (a) asensing device 110; (b) acomputational unit 120; (c) adisplay device 130; and (d) acalibration device 180. - Also as shown in
FIG. 1 , a conventional breaker box orcircuit breaker panel 190 can include: (a) two or moreindividual circuit breakers 191; (b) two or moremain circuit breakers 192; (c) mainelectrical power lines panel 196 with anexterior surface 198; and (e) adoor 197 that provides access tocircuit breakers - Main
electrical power lines main circuit breakers 192 and supply the electrical power to electrical devices (i.e., the load) in the structure.Panel 196 overlies at least part of mainelectrical power lines panel 196 comprises steel or another metal. -
System 100 can determine the load current in mainelectrical power lines sensing device 110 atsurface 198 ofpanel 196 and measuring the induced voltage insensing device 110. Electricalpower monitoring system 100 can use the measured induced voltage to calculate the electrical current and electrical power in mainelectrical power lines - It is possible to place
sensing device 110 anywhere onsurface 198 ofpanel 196 and accurately determine the current in each of the individual braches (including reactive loads). However, to obtain accurate current measurements requires that the magnetic fields from mainelectrical power lines panel 196 andsensing device 110. If the reactance is not the same, it becomes more difficult to accurately calculate the electrical current and electrical power in mainelectrical power lines - Another potential limitation of measuring the magnetic field created by main
electrical power lines panel 196 is that the metal inpanel 196 can cause the induced voltage to vary non-linearly with the amount of current passing through mainelectrical power lines panel 196 can vary from position to position acrosspanel 196.FIG. 3 is agraph 300 illustrating the induced voltage versus conductor current for an exemplary electrical circuit breaker panel with a metal panel overlying the main electrical power lines.FIG. 4 is agraph 400 illustrating the induced voltage versus conductor current for an exemplary electrical circuit breaker panel where the metal panel has replaced with a cardboard panel. - Similarly,
FIG. 5 is a three-dimensional graph 500 illustrating the voltage measured using a magnetic field sensor moved horizontally over an electrical conductor (x-axis) and at different heights above the conductor (y-axis) when a steel plate is placed between the conductor and the magnetic field sensor.FIG. 6 is a three-dimensional graph 600 illustrating the voltage measured using a magnetic field sensor moved horizontally over an electrical conductor (x-axis) and at different heights above the conductor (y-axis) without a steel plate between the conductor and the magnetic field sensor. As illustrated inFIGS. 2-6 , the use of a metal panel overlying the main electrical power lines (i.e., panel 196 (FIG. 1 )) compared to the use of non-magnetic material (i.e., cardboard) or no material causes a significant non-linearity of the measure voltage on the surface of the panel opposite the main electrical power lines. Furthermore, as shown inFIGS. 5 and 6 , this non-linearity in position dependent. That is, the amount of the non-linearity varies based on the position of the sensor on the steel panel. As will be described below, electricalpower monitoring system 100 can compensate or eliminate the non-linearity is the induced voltage insensing device 110 caused by the use of metal inpanel 196. Moreover, electricalpower monitoring system 100 can ensure that mainelectrical power lines panel 196 andsensing device 110. - Referring again to
FIG. 2 ,sensing device 110 can include: (a) two or more electrical current sensors ormagnetic field sensors controller 213; (c) auser communications module 214; (d) atransceiver 215; (e) apower source 216; and (f) acoupling mechanism 219.Controller 213 can be used to controlmagnetic field sensors user communications module 214,transceiver 215 andpower source 216. In some embodiments,sensing device 110 can include two, four, six, or eight magnetic field sensors. In various examples,magnetic field sensors - In various examples,
sensing device 110 can be configured to be coupled to surface 198 (FIG. 1 ) of panel 196 (FIG. 2 ) usingcoupling mechanism 219. In some examples,coupling mechanism 219 can include an adhesive, a Velcro® material, a magnet, or another attachment mechanism. - In many embodiments,
magnetic field sensors FIG. 7 illustrates exemplarymagnetic field sensors 211 located oversurface 198 ofpanel 196 with mainelectrical power lines panel 196, according to the first embodiment. In many embodiments,magnetic field sensor 211 can include acoiled conductor 751 with afirst end 752 and asecond end 753 opposite thefirst end 752. In some examples, coiledconductor 751 can be coiled in a first direction 743 (e.g., counter-clockwise).Magnetic field sensor 212 can include acoiled conductor 754 with afirst end 755 and asecond end 756 opposite thefirst end 755.Coiled conductor 754 can be coiled in a second direction 744 (e.g., clockwise). In many examples, thefirst direction 743 of the coiling ofcoiled conductor 751 can be opposite thesecond direction 744 of the coiling ofcoiled conductor 754. Coiling the conductor inmagnetic field sensors - In various examples,
coiled conductors Coiled conductor 751 can be spaced apart fromcoiled conductor 754 by 12 mm to 40 mm. In some examples, the total width of two or more magnetic field sensors can be up to 160 mm. In some examples, coiled conductors can have an air core or a steel core. - In some examples, at least a portion of
surface 198 can be substantially parallel toaxes axis 740 substantially perpendicular toaxis 742. In the same or different examples, at least portion of mainelectrical power lines axis 740. In the embodiment shown inFIG. 7 ,axis 741 is substantially perpendicular toaxes axis 741 can run along a length ofcoiled conductor 751 fromfirst end 752 tosecond end 753 and along a length ofcoiled conductor 754 fromfirst end 755 tosecond end 756. That is,coiled conductors electrical power lines - When magnetic field sensors are placed in the configuration shown in
FIG. 7 , mainelectrical power lines panel 196 andsensing device 110. Furthermore, when an electrical power monitoring system has the configuration show inFIG. 7 , the steel plate andcoiled conductors - To illustrate that the sensor configuration shown in
FIG. 7 has a substantially constant reactance, a fixed current can be placed in mainelectrical power lines conductor 751 can be moved relative to mainelectrical power lines -
FIG. 8 is agraph 800 illustrating phase angle of a received sign relative to the voltage versus position for electricalpower monitoring system 100, according an embodiment. To creategraph 800, a fixed current was placed in mainelectrical power lines conductor 751 was moved in approximately 0.6 centimeter (cm) increments relative to mainelectrical power lines FIG. 8 , the phase angle exhibits bistable behavior with has two different phases that are approximately 180° apart. The phase shift occurs when the coil conductor passed over the center of mainelectrical power line 195. Thus, reactance ofcoiled conductor 751 andpanel 196 as seen by mainelectrical power lines - Returning to
FIG. 2 ,transceiver 215 can be electrically coupled tomagnetic field sensors controller 213. In some examples,transceiver 215 communicates the voltages or other parameters measured usingmagnetic field sensors transceiver 221 ofcomputational unit 120. In many examples,transceiver 215 andtransceiver 221 can be wireless transceivers. In some examples, electrical signals can be transmitted using WI-FI (wireless fidelity), the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) 802.11 wireless protocol or the Bluetooth 3.0+HS (High Speed) wireless protocol. In further examples, these signals can be transmitted via a Zigbee (802.15.4), Z-Wave, or a proprietary wireless standard. In other examples,transceiver 215 andtransceiver 221 can communicate electrical signals using a cellular or wired connection. -
Computational unit 120 can include: (a)transceiver 221; (b) a processing module orunit 222; (c) apower source 223; (d) auser communications device 124; (e) aprocessor 225; (f)memory 226; (g)calibration module 227; and (h)electrical connector 128.Computational unit 120 can be configured to receive the output signal from sensingdevice 110 viatransceiver 221 and process the output signal to determine one or more parameters related to the electrical power usage of the structure (e.g., the electrical power used by the structure and the electrical current in mainelectrical power lines - In some examples, processing
unit 222 can be stored inmemory 226 and configured to run onprocessor 225.Processing unit 222 can be further configured use the current measurements from sensingdevice 110 to determine one or more parameters related to the electrical power usage of the structure (e.g., the electrical current and electrical power of mainelectrical power lines computational unit 120 is running, program instructions stored inmemory 226 are executed byprocessor 225. A portion of the program instructions, stored inmemory 226, can be suitable for carrying out method 2200 (FIG. 22 ) as described below and/orprocessing unit 222. -
Calibration module 227 can include one or more calibration loads. In some examples, the one or more calibration loads can be electrically coupling to the first phase branch of the electrical power line infrastructure of structure to help calibrate electricalpower monitoring system 100 usingelectrical connector 128.User communications device 124 can be configured to display information to a user. In one example,user communications device 124 can be a monitor, a touch screen, and/or one or more LEDs (light emitting diodes). -
Power source 223 can provide electrical power totransceiver 221, auser communications device 124, aprocessor 225, andmemory 226. In some examples,power source 223 can includeelectrical plug 129 that can be coupled to an electrical wall outlet. -
Display device 130 can include (a) adisplay 134; (b) acontrol mechanism 132; (c) atransceiver 231 configured to communicate withtransceiver 221; (d)power source 233; and/or (e)electrical connector 235. In some embodiments,electrical connector 235 can be configured to couple toelectrical connector 128 tocouple display device 130 tocomputational unit 120. -
Calibration device 180 can include: (a) atransceiver 281; (b) anelectrical connector 182; (c) acalibration module 283; and (d) auser communication device 184. In some examples,transceiver 281 can be similar or the same astransceivers Electrical connector 182 can be an electrical power plug in some examples.User communication device 184 can be configured to display information to a user. In one example,user communication device 184 can be one or more LEDs. -
Calibration module 283 can include one or more calibration loads. In some examples, the one or more calibration loads can be electrically coupling to the second phase branch of the electrical power line infrastructure of structure to help calibrate electricalpower monitoring system 100. That is, in some examples,electrical connector 128 is coupled to an electrical wall outlet coupled to the first phase of the electrical power (e.g. mainelectrical power line 193 or L1) andelectrical connector 182 is coupled to an electrical wall outlet coupled to the second phase of the electrical power (e.g. mainelectrical power line 194 or L2). In these examples, mainelectrical power line 195 is the ground line. -
FIG. 9 illustrates exemplarymagnetic field sensors power monitoring system 900 located oversurface 198 ofpanel 196 with mainelectrical power lines panel 196, according to an embodiment. Electricalpower monitoring system 900 can also be considered a system for monitoring electrical power usage of a structure. Electricalpower monitoring system 900 is merely exemplary and is not limited to the embodiments presented herein. Electricalpower monitoring system 900 can be employed in many different embodiments or examples not specifically depicted or described herein. - Referring to
FIG. 9 , in some examples, electricalpower monitoring system 900 can include: (a) asensing device 910; (b) a computational unit 120 (FIGS. 1 and 2 ); (c) a display device 130 (FIGS. 1 and 2 ); and (d) a calibration device 180 (FIGS. 1 and 2 ).Sensing device 910 can include: (a) two or more electrical current sensors ormagnetic field sensors magnetic cores FIG. 2 ); (d) a user communications module 214 (FIG. 2 ); (e) a transceiver 215 (FIG. 2 ); (f) a power source 216 (FIG. 2 ); and (g) a coupling mechanism 219 (FIG. 2 ).Magnetic cores magnetic field sensors magnetic cores Magnetic cores sensing device 910 tosurface 198. In some examples, the north and south poles ofmagnetic cores - In many examples,
magnetic field sensors magnetic field sensor 911 can include acoiled conductor 751 with afirst end 752 and asecond end 753 opposite thefirst end 752. In some examples, coiledconductor 751 can be coiled aroundmagnetic core 961 in a first direction 743 (e.g., counter-clockwise).Magnetic field sensor 912 can include acoiled conductor 754 with afirst end 755 and asecond end 756 opposite thefirst end 755.Coiled conductor 754 can be coiled aroundmagnetic core 964 in a second direction 744 (e.g., clockwise). In many examples, thefirst direction 743 of the coiling ofcoiled conductor 751 can be opposite thesecond direction 744 of the coiling ofcoiled conductor 754. - In some examples, at least a portion of
surface 198 can be substantially parallel toaxes axis 740 substantially perpendicular toaxis 742. In the same or different examples, at least portion of mainelectrical power lines axis 740. In the embodiment shown inFIG. 9 ,axis 741 is substantially perpendicular toaxes coiled conductors electrical power lines magnetic cores panel 196. - In some examples,
magnetic cores panel 196 andcoiled conductors panel 196 nearmagnetic cores coiled conductors panel 196 as seen by mainelectrical power lines panel 196 is substantially eliminated. -
FIG. 10 illustrates exemplarymagnetic field sensors power monitoring system 1000 located onsurface 198 ofpanel 196, according to an embodiment. Electricalpower monitoring system 1000 can also be considered a system for monitoring electrical power usage of a structure. Electricalpower monitoring system 1000 is merely exemplary and is not limited to the embodiments presented herein. Electricalpower monitoring system 1000 can be employed in many different embodiments or examples not specifically depicted or described herein. - In some examples, electrical
power monitoring system 1000 can include: (a) asensing device 1010; (b) a computational unit 120 (FIGS. 1 and 2 ); (c) a display device 130 (FIGS. 1 and 2 ); and (d) a calibration unit 180 (FIGS. 1 and 2 ).Sensing device 1010 can include: (a) two or more electrical current sensors ormagnetic field sensors magnetic cores FIG. 2 ); (d) a user communications module 214 (FIG. 2 ); (e) a transceiver 215 (FIG. 2 ); (f) a power source 216 (FIG. 2 ); (g) a coupling mechanism 219 (FIG. 2 ); and (h) one or more ferromagnetic cups ordomes magnetic field sensors coiled conductors conductor 1059 can be similar or the same ascoiled conductors 751 and/or 754.Coiled conductors magnetic cores magnetic cores domes magnetic cores coiled conductors domes -
Domes coiled conductors coiled conductors domes magnetic cores Domes - In some examples,
magnetic cores panel 196 andcoiled conductors panel 196 nearcoiled conductors Domes magnetic cores coiled conductors panel 196 as seen by mainelectrical power lines panel 196 is eliminated. - Furthermore, the magnetic field focusing effects of
domes power monitoring system 1000. Because the magnetic field is more focused when domes 1066, 1067, and 1068 are used,magnetic cores -
FIG. 11 illustrates exemplarymagnetic field sensors power monitoring system 1100 located onsurface 198 ofpanel 196, according to an embodiment. Electricalpower monitoring system 1100 can also be considered a system for monitoring electrical power usage of a structure. Electricalpower monitoring system 1100 is merely exemplary and is not limited to the embodiments presented herein. Electricalpower monitoring system 1100 can be employed in many different embodiments or examples not specifically depicted or described herein. - Electrical
power monitoring system 1100 can be similar or the same as electricalpower monitoring system 1000 except thatferromagnetic domes ferromagnetic dome 1166 enclosing coiledconductors -
FIG. 12 illustrates an exemplarymagnetic field sensors 1211 of electricalpower monitoring system 1200 located onsurface 198 ofpanel 196, according to an embodiment. Electricalpower monitoring system 1200 can also be considered a system for monitoring electrical power usage of a structure. Electricalpower monitoring system 1200 is merely exemplary and is not limited to the embodiments presented herein. Electricalpower monitoring system 1200 can be employed in many different embodiments or examples not specifically depicted or described herein. - In some examples, electrical
power monitoring system 1200 can include: (a) asensing device 1210; (b) a computational unit 120 (FIGS. 1 and 2 ); (c) a display device 130 (FIGS. 1 and 2 ); and (d) a calibration unit 180 (FIGS. 1 and 2 ).Sensing device 1210 can include: (a) at least one electrical current sensor ormagnetic field sensor 1211; (b)magnet 1261; (c) a controller 213 (FIG. 2 ); (d) a user communications module 214 (FIG. 2 ); (e) a transceiver 215 (FIG. 2 ); (f) a power source 216 (FIG. 2 ); and (g) a coupling mechanism 219 (FIG. 2 ).Magnet 1261 can be considered part of or coupled tomagnetic field sensors 1211. In some examples,magnet 1261 is configured to magneticallycouple sensing device 1210 topanel 196. - In many examples,
magnetic field sensors 1211 can include coiled conductors (e.g., coiled wires). In many embodiments,magnetic field sensor 1211 can include acoiled conductor 751. In some examples, coiledconductor 751 can be coiled in a first direction 743 (e.g., counter-clockwise). In the embodiment shown inFIG. 12 ,axis 741 is substantially perpendicular toaxes coiled conductor 751 running fromfirst end 752 tosecond end 753 can be substantially perpendicular to surface 198 and mainelectrical power lines -
Magnet 1261 can have afirst side 1248 and asecond side 1249 opposite thefirst side 1248.Second side 1249 can be adjacent to surface 198 ofpanel 196. In some examples,first end 752 ofcoiled conductor 751 can be coupled to or adjacent tofirst side 1248 ofmagnet 1261.Second end 753 can be spaced apart fromfirst side 1248 ofmagnet 1261. - In some examples,
magnet 1261 can help equalize the reactance ofcoiled conductor 751 andpanel 196 as seen by mainelectrical power lines panel 196 near coiledconductor 751. Thus, the reactance ofcoiled conductor 751 andpanel 196 as seen by mainelectrical power lines panel 196 is eliminated. -
FIG. 13 is agraph 1300 illustrating an induced voltage versus a conductor current for an exemplary electrical circuit breaker panel with a metal panel overlying the main electrical power lines, according to an embodiment. That is,graph 1300 illustrates the induced voltage versus the conductor current for a sensing device substantially similar tosensing device 1210 and a sensing device substantially similar tosensing device 1210 but withoutmagnet 1261. As illustrated inFIG. 13 , the use ofmagnet 1261 insensing device 1210 greatly increases the linearity of the induced voltage. - Similarly,
FIG. 14 is agraph 1400 illustrating a phase angle of a received signal (relative to the voltage) versus the position, according an embodiment. To creategraph 1400, a fixed current was placed in mainelectrical power lines electrical power lines Graph 1400 illustrates the induced voltage versus position for sensing device substantially similar tosensing device 1210 and a sensing device substantially similar tosensing device 1210 but withoutmagnet 1261. As shown inFIG. 14 , the phase angle exhibits a much sharper phase angle shift when asensing device 1210 withmagnet 1261 is used. In the region where the phase angle is shifting, it is difficult to measure the phase angle and thus current measurements in these areas can have a higher error rate. By increasing the sharpness of the phase angle shift, the area at whichsensing device 1210 provides useable results is greatly increased. -
FIGS. 15 and 16 illustrate the results of two additional test scenarios that show the improved accuracy of electricalpower monitoring system 1200 compared to an electrical power monitoring system without a magnet.FIG. 15 illustrates agraph 1500 showing the result of using an electrical power monitoring system with a vertically mounted coiled conductor but without a magnet, according to an embodiment.FIG. 16 illustrates agraph 1600 showing the result of using an electrical power monitoring system 1200 (i.e., a vertically mounted coiled conductor with a magnet), according to an embodiment.FIGS. 15 and 16 show the current measured in each of the electrical phase lines (L1 and L2) by the electrical power monitoring system and the actual current in main electrical power lines 193 (i.e., L1) and main electrical power line 195 (i.e., L2). As shown inFIGS. 15 and 16 , use of a magnet as part of the electrical power monitoring system can dramatically decrease the error in the measured current rate. Tests of electricalpower monitoring systems FIGS. 1 , 9, 10, 11, 17, and 18 show similar increases in linearity and decreases in the error in the measured currents. -
FIG. 17 illustrates exemplary coiledconductor 751 of electrical power monitoring system 1700 located onsurface 198 ofpanel 196, according to an embodiment. Electrical power monitoring system 1700 can also be considered a system for monitoring electrical power usage of a structure. Electrical power monitoring system 1700 is merely exemplary and is not limited to the embodiments presented herein. Electrical power monitoring system 1700 can be employed in many different embodiments or examples not specifically depicted or described herein. - Electrical power monitoring system 1700 can be similar or the same as electrical
power monitoring system 1200 except electrical power monitoring system 1700 include aferromagnetic dome 1766 over coiledconductor 751. In some examples, the ends ofdome 1766 are located atmagnet 1261. In other examples,magnet 1261 is also enclosed bydome 1766. In some examples, the use ofdome 1766 in electricalpower monitoring system 1200 can focus the magnetic flux lines in the region around and/or belowcoiled conductor 751. -
FIG. 18 illustrates exemplarymagnetic field sensor 1811 of electricalpower monitoring system 1800 located onsurface 198 ofpanel 196 with mainelectrical power lines panel 196, according to an embodiment. Electricalpower monitoring system 1800 can also be considered a system for monitoring electrical power usage of a structure. Electricalpower monitoring system 1800 is merely exemplary and is not limited to the embodiments presented herein. Electricalpower monitoring system 1800 can be employed in many different embodiments or examples not specifically depicted or described herein. - In some examples, electrical
power monitoring system 1800 can include: (a) asensing device 1810; (b) a computational unit 120 (FIGS. 1 and 2 ); (c) a display device 130 (FIGS. 1 and 2 ); and (d) a calibration unit 180 (FIGS. 1 and 2 ).Sensing device 1810 can include: (a) at least one electrical current sensor ormagnetic field sensor 1811; (b) a controller 213 (FIG. 2 ); (c) a user communications module 214 (FIG. 2 ); (d) a transceiver 215 (FIG. 2 ); (e) a power source 216 (FIG. 2 ); and (f) a coupling mechanism 219 (FIG. 2 ). - In many embodiments,
magnetic field sensor 1811 can include acoiled conductor 1851 with afirst end 1852 and asecond end 1853 opposite thefirst end 1852. In the embodiment shown inFIG. 18 , a length of coiledconductor 1851 fromend 1852 to 1853 can be substantially perpendicular toaxis 742. That is, coiledconductor 1851 can be substantially perpendicular to mainelectrical power lines surface 198. When magnetic field sensors are placed in the configuration shown inFIG. 18 , mainelectrical power lines panel 196 and coiledconductor 951. -
FIG. 19 is agraph 1900 illustrating a phase angle of a received sign relative to the voltage versus a position of magnetic filedsensor 1811, according an embodiment. To creategraph 1900, a fixed current was placed in mainelectrical power lines coil conductor 1851 was moved in approximately 0.6 centimeter increments relative to mainelectrical power lines FIG. 19 , the phase angle exhibits bistable behavior with has two different phases approximately 180° apart. The 180° phase shift occurs when the coil passes over the center of mainelectrical power line 195. Thus, reactance ofcoil conductor 1851 andpanel 196 as seen by mainelectrical power lines panel 196 is eliminated. -
FIG. 20 illustrates a flow chart for an embodiment of amethod 2000 of providing a system for monitoring electrical power usage of a structure.Method 2000 is merely exemplary and is not limited to the embodiments presented herein.Method 2000 can be employed in many different embodiments or examples not specifically depicted or described herein. In some embodiments, the activities, the procedures, and/or the processes ofmethod 2000 can be performed in the order presented. In other embodiments, the activities, the procedures, and/or the processes of themethod 2000 can be performed in any other suitable order. In still other embodiments, one or more of the activities, the procedures, and/or the processes inmethod 2000 can be combined or skipped. - Referring to
FIG. 20 ,method 2000 includes anactivity 2061 of providing a sensing device. As an example, the sensing device can be similar oridentical sensing devices FIGS. 1 , 9, 10, 12, and 18, respectively. - In some examples, the sensing device can be configured to be coupled to a surface of the panel of an electrical breaker box. The sensing device can be configured to produce an output signal based on the magnetic field generated by one or more main electrical power lines in the electrical breaker box.
FIG. 21 illustrates a flow chart for an embodiment ofactivity 2061 of providing a sensing device, according to the first embodiment. - Referring to
FIG. 21 ,activity 2061 includes aprocedure 2171 of providing one or more magnetic field sensors. In some examples, the magnetic filed sensors can be similar tomagnetic field sensors FIG. 2 ,magnetic field sensors FIG. 9 ,magnetic field sensor FIG. 10 ,magnetic field sensor 1211 ofFIG. 12 , and/ormagnetic field sensor 1811 ofFIG. 18 . In some examples, the one or more magnetic field sensors can include one or more coiled conductors. - Next,
activity 2061 ofFIG. 21 includes aprocedure 2172 of mounting the one or more magnetic field sensors to the sensing device. In some examples,procedure 2172 can include mounting the one or more magnetic field sensors at the sensing device such that an axis of the one or more magnetic field sensors are substantially perpendicular to a least a portion of one or more main electrical power lines and substantially parallel to the surface of the panel when the sensing device is coupled to the surface of the panel. - In other examples,
procedure 2172 can include mounting the one or more magnetic field sensors at the sensing device such that an axis of the one or more magnetic field sensors are substantially perpendicular to a least a portion of one or more main electrical power lines and substantially perpendicular the surface of the panel when the sensing device is coupled to the surface of the panel. In various examples, the one or more magnetic field sensors at the sensing device are mounted such that an axis of the one or more magnetic field sensors are substantially perpendicular to a portion of one or more main electrical power lines directly below the magnetic field sensors and substantially perpendicular the surface of the panel when the sensing device is coupled to the surface of the panel -
Activity 2061 inFIG. 21 continues with aprocedure 2173 of providing one or more magnets. As an example, the one or more magnets can be similar tomagnetic cores FIG. 9 ,magnetic core 1069 ofFIG. 10 , and/ormagnet 1261 ofFIG. 12 . - Subsequently,
activity 2061 ofFIG. 21 includes aprocedure 2174 of coupling the one or more magnets to the one or more magnetic sensors. In some examples, coupling one or more magnetic sensors to the one or more magnets can include wrapping the one or more coiled conductors of the magnetic fields sensors around the one or more magnets. For example, the coiled conductors of the magnetic fields sensors can be wrapped around the one or more magnets can be similar to the coiled conductors wrapped around the one or more magnets as shown inFIGS. 9 , 10, and/or 11. - In other embodiments coupling one or more magnetic sensors to the one or more magnets can include coupling one end of the magnetic field sensor to the one or more magnets. For example, coupling one end of the magnetic fields sensors to the one or more magnets can be similar to the coupling one end of the magnetic fields sensors to the one or more magnets as shown in
FIGS. 12 , and/or 13. In alternative examples,activity 2061 does not includeprocedures - Next,
activity 2061 ofFIG. 21 includes aprocedure 2175 of providing one or more ferromagnetic domes. As an example, the one or more ferromagnetic domes can be similar todomes FIG. 10 ,dome 1166 ofFIG. 11 and/ordome 1766 ofFIG. 16 . -
Activity 2061 inFIG. 21 continues with aprocedure 2176 of mounting the one or more ferromagnetic domes such that the one or more magnetic field sensors are located within the one or more domes. For example, the one or more magnetic field sensors located within the one or more domes can be similar to the one or more magnetic field sensors located within the one or more domes as shown inFIGS. 10 , 11, and/or 16. In alternative examples,activity 2061 does not includeprocedures - Subsequently,
activity 2061 ofFIG. 21 includes aprocedure 2177 of providing one or more additional components of the sensing device. In some examples, the one or more additional components can include a controller, a power source, a transceiver, a user communications module, and/or a coupling mechanism. Afterprocedure 2174,activity 2061 is complete. - Referring again to
FIG. 20 ,method 2000 inFIG. 20 continues with anactivity 2062 of providing a computational device. As an example, the computational device can be similar or identicalcomputational unit 120 ofFIGS. 1 and 2 . In some examples,activity 2062 can, instead, include just providing a processing unit. As an example, the processing unit can be similar oridentical processing unit 222 ofFIG. 2 . In some examples, the processing unit can be configured to receive the output signal from the sensing device and further configured to process the output signal to determine one or more parameters related to the electrical power usage of the structure. - Subsequently,
method 2000 ofFIG. 20 includes anactivity 2063 of providing a calibration device. As an example, the calibration device can be similar oridentical calibration device 180 ofFIGS. 1 and 2 . - Subsequently,
method 2000 ofFIG. 20 includes anactivity 2064 of providing a display device. As an example, the calibration device can be similar oridentical display device 130 ofFIGS. 1 and 2 . In some examples, the display device can be part ofcomputational unit 120. - In addition to mitigating the non-linearity of the magnetic field by changing the configuration of the sensing device, the non-linearity of the magnetic field can be mitigated by modifying the method of calibrating and using the electrical power monitoring system.
FIG. 22 illustrates a flow chart for an embodiment of amethod 2200 of using a system for monitoring electrical power usage of a first load of a structure.Method 2200 is merely exemplary and is not limited to the embodiments presented herein.Method 2200 can be employed in many different embodiments or examples not specifically depicted or described herein. In some embodiments, the activities, the procedures, and/or the processes ofmethod 2200 can be performed in the order presented. In other embodiments, the activities, the procedures, and/or the processes of themethod 2200 can be performed in any other suitable order. In still other embodiments, one or more of the activities, the procedures, and/or the processes inmethod 2200 can be combined or skipped. - Referring to
FIG. 22 ,method 2200 includes anactivity 2261 of providing an electrical power monitoring system. As an example, the electrical power monitoring system can be similar or identical to electricalpower monitoring systems FIGS. 1 , 9, 10, 11, 12, 17, and 18, respectively. -
Method 2200 inFIG. 22 continues with anactivity 2262 of calibrating the electrical power monitoring system. In some examples, a first calibration can be preformed when the electrical power monitoring system is first installed or powered-up. In some examples, a computational device of the electrical power monitoring system is plugged into a first phase line (e.g., L1) of the electrical power system of the structure and a calibration device of the electrical power monitoring system is plugged into a second phase line (e.g., L2) of the electrical power system of the structure. - In some examples, calibrating the electrical power monitoring system can first include determining a first amplitude and a first phase of a first current in each of the current sensors of the sensing device. Afterwards, a first load in the computational device is coupled to the first phase branch and a second amplitude and a second phase of a second current in each of the current sensors of the sensing device are determined. Next, a second predetermined load in the calibration device is coupled to the second phase branch and a third amplitude and a third phase of a third current in each of the current sensors are determined. Finally, one or more calibration factors are determined for the sensing device at least in part using the first amplitudes, the first phases, the second amplitudes, the second phases, the third amplitudes, and the third phases.
- Subsequently,
method 2200 ofFIG. 22 includes anactivity 2263 of storing the calibration data. In some examples, the calibration data can include the calibration factors and the first amplitude and the first phase of a first current. The calibration data can be stored in memory in the computational device. - Next,
method 2200 ofFIG. 22 includes anactivity 2264 of measuring a raw current. -
Method 2200 inFIG. 22 continues with anactivity 2265 of determining if the raw current different by a predetermined amount from stored calibration data. If the current is within a predetermined amount of the current of the stored calibration data, the next activity isactivity 2266 of calculating the measure current. - If the raw current is not with a predetermined amount (e.g., 1 percent (%), 5%, 10%, or 25%) of the first current, the next activity is
activity 2262 of calibrating the electrical power monitoring system. The new calibration parameters and new first current can be stored in memory. Thus, a database of calibration data and raw currents can be created. Thus, inactivity 2265, the raw current can be compared to all of the calibration data stored in the memory. If the raw current is not within a predetermined amount of the stored calibration data, the electrical power monitoring system can be recalibrated. That is, a new calibration would occur anytime electrical power monitoring system detects that a large change in the current has occurred from previously measured currents. Thus, the non-linearity in the magnetic field can be mitigated by re-calibrating the electrical power monitoring system anytime a large change in the current of the main electrical power lines occurs. - Subsequently,
method 2200 ofFIG. 22 includes anactivity 2266 of calculating the measured current using the stored calibration data. - Afterwards,
method 2200 continues with anactivity 2267 of displaying the measured current. In some examples, the measured current can be displayed usingdisplay device 130. - Although the invention has been described with reference to specific embodiments, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes may be made without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. Accordingly, the disclosure of embodiments of the invention is intended to be illustrative of the scope of the invention and is not intended to be limiting. It is intended that the scope of the invention shall be limited only to the extent required by the appended claims. For example, to one of ordinary skill in the art, it will be readily apparent that
activities FIG. 20 ,procedures FIG. 20 , andactivities FIG. 22 may be comprised of many different activities, procedures and be performed by many different modules, in many different orders that any element ofFIGS. 1 , 2, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 17, and 18 may be modified and that the foregoing discussion of certain of these embodiments does not necessarily represent a complete description of all possible embodiments. - All elements claimed in any particular claim are essential to the embodiment claimed in that particular claim. Consequently, replacement of one or more claimed elements constitutes reconstruction and not repair. Additionally, benefits, other advantages, and solutions to problems have been described with regard to specific embodiments. The benefits, advantages, solutions to problems, and any element or elements that may cause any benefit, advantage, or solution to occur or become more pronounced, however, are not to be construed as critical, required, or essential features or elements of any or all of the claims, unless such benefits, advantages, solutions, or elements are stated in such claim.
- Moreover, embodiments and limitations disclosed herein are not dedicated to the public under the doctrine of dedication if the embodiments and/or limitations: (1) are not expressly claimed in the claims; and (2) are or are potentially equivalents of express elements and/or limitations in the claims under the doctrine of equivalents.
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