Sense Labs, Inc.

Jonah Wyman Petri

Ghinwa Fakhri Choueiter

Michael Stuart Phillips

Christopher M Micali

George Zavaliagkos

A smart circuit breaker may provide a smart-circuit-breaker power monitoring signal that includes information about power consumption of devices connected to the smart circuit breaker. The smart-circuit-breaker power monitoring signal may be used in conjunction with power monitoring signals from the electrical mains of the building for providing information about the operation of devices in the building. For example, the power monitoring signals may be used to (i) determine the main of the house that provides power to the smart circuit breaker, (ii) identify devices receiving power from the smart circuit breaker, (iii) improve the accuracy of identifying device state changes, and (iv) train mathematical models for identifying devices and device state changes.

Identifying devices connected to a smart plug

Identifying devices connected to a smart circuit breaker

Devices in a building may be identified using a combination of power monitoring and network monitoring. Power monitoring may be performed by obtaining a power monitoring signal and processing the power monitoring signal with models to determine information about one or more devices in the building. Network monitoring may be performed by receiving network packets transmitted by devices in the building and processing the data of the network packets to determine information about one or more devices in the building. For some devices and some implementations, information about a device may be determined by using both power monitoring and network monitoring.

Electrical meter for identifying devices using power data and network data

Electrical panel for identifying devices using power data and network data

Identifying devices using power data and network data

An electrical panel or an electrical meter may provide improved functionality by interacting with a smart plug. A smart plug may provide a smart-plug power monitoring signal that includes information about power consumption of devices connected to the smart plug. The smart-plug power monitoring signal may be used in conjunction with power monitoring signals from the electrical mains of the building for providing information about the operation of devices in the building. For example, the power monitoring signals may be used to (i) determine the main of the house that provides power to the smart plug, (ii) identify devices receiving power from the smart plug, (iii) improve the accuracy of identifying device state changes, and (iv) train mathematical models for identifying devices and device state changes.

Electrical panel for identifying devices connected to a smart plug

Electrical meter for determining device state changes using smart plugs

Electrical meter for determining a power main of a smart plug

Electrical meter for identifying devices connected to a smart plug

Electrical meter for training a mathematical model for a device using a smart plug

Electrical panel for training a mathematical model for a device using a smart plug

Electrical panel for determining a power main of a smart plug

Electrical panel for determining device state changes using smart plugs

Devices state changes in a building may be determined using a combination of power monitoring and network monitoring. Power monitoring may be performed by obtaining a power monitoring signal and processing the power monitoring signal with models to determine information about state changes of one or more devices in the building. Network monitoring may be performed by receiving information about network packets transmitted by devices in the building and processing the information about the network packets to determine information about state changes of one or more devices in the building. For some devices and some implementations, information about state changes of a device may be determined by using both power monitoring and network monitoring.

Identifying device state changes using power data and network data

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Jonah Wyman Petri