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Intelligent power monitor

US4839819A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 14, 1986
Grant dateJun 13, 1989
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Expiry dateAug 14, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01R35/04
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Apparatus and method for detecting energy, such as power, consumed by a load. The apparatus preferably takes the form of a housing of sufficiently small size to be mounted in a motor control panel of a machine tool. The apparatus includes a digital processor adapted to enable bidirectional communication between the device and an external computer such as a host computer or machine controller. The processor is also used to perform various calibration functions.

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