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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2018
Belkin International, Inc., Playa Vista, CA (US);
Karthik Yogeeswaran, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Francis Kelly, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Shwetak N. Patel, Seattle, WA (US);
Sidhant Gupta, Seattle, WA (US);
Matthew S. Reynolds, Seattle, WA (US);
BELKIN INTERNATIONAL, INC., Playa Vista, CA (US);
Abstract
Some embodiments 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 monitoring 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. Other embodiments of related systems and methods are disclosed.