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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2010
John K. Besore, Prospect, KY (US);
Michael Thomas Beyerle, Pewee Valley, KY (US);
Timothy Dale Worthington, Crestwood, KY (US);
Joseph Mark Brian, Louisville, KY (US);
John K. Besore, Prospect, KY (US);
Michael Thomas Beyerle, Pewee Valley, KY (US);
Timothy Dale Worthington, Crestwood, KY (US);
Joseph Mark Brian, Louisville, KY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A hydrocarbon-fueled hot water heater for supplying hot water includes a cold water inlet, a hot water outlet, a selectively activatable burner for applying heat to a volume of water between the inlet and the outlet, a sensor for sensing activation of the at least one burner, and a communication interface for communicating data corresponding to the activation of the at least one burner to a processor configured to multiply the amount of time the burner is activated by a known value corresponding to a flow rate of the burner to estimate an amount of fuel consumed by the hydrocarbon-fueled hot water heater. Other devices and methods of submetering hydrocarbon fueled water heaters are also included.