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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2010
Patrick E. Weston, Cameron Park, CA (US);
Abraham D. Fechter, Cameron Park, CA (US);
Yann T. Ramin, Folsom, CA (US);
Rituparna Ghosh, Folsom, CA (US);
Sean L. Bell, Granite Bay, CA (US);
Seokman Paul Han, Rancho Cordova, CA (US);
Raju Pandey, Davis, CA (US);
Patrick E. Weston, Cameron Park, CA (US);
Abraham D. Fechter, Cameron Park, CA (US);
Yann T. Ramin, Folsom, CA (US);
Rituparna Ghosh, Folsom, CA (US);
Sean L. Bell, Granite Bay, CA (US);
Seokman Paul Han, Rancho Cordova, CA (US);
Raju Pandey, Davis, CA (US);
SynapSense Corporation, Folsom, CA (US);
Abstract
Various embodiments provide an apparatus and method for instrumenting devices to measure power usage using a multi-tier wireless network. An example embodiment includes: establishing communication with a plurality of networked power monitors deployed at particular points in a facility, each power monitor of the plurality of networked power monitors being configured to monitor power consumption of a different one of a plurality of electronic devices in the facility; periodically obtaining system data from each of the plurality of networked power monitors using a wireless sensor network, the system data including power consumption data corresponding to associated electronic devices; using a communication hub to aggregate the system data from a plurality of associated power monitors, the communication hub and the plurality of associated power monitors forming a local network within the wireless sensor network; and using the system data to control operation of the plurality of electronic devices in the facility.