US5428342A
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Analyzing system for operating condition of electrical apparatus
Assignee: Hitachi Ltd
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Filing: 1992-04-22
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Granted: 1995-06-27
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Expires: 2012-04-22
Abstract
Abstract A system for analyzing the operating conditions of electrical apparatus in order for the aged to check the change and abnormal state of life and for the external institute to check the safety of the houses or homes and so on. The data of standard power spectra of particular consumption current for each apparatus are stored in the memory of the system. The electrical signal detected from the wiring conductor is converted into a digital signal by the preprocessor and undergoes fast Fourier transform at the processor so as to be converted into an extracted power spectrum. If the extracted power spectrum includes a particular one of the standard power spectra as a result of comparing this spectrum with the standard power spectra, the operating conditions of that apparatus are stored in the memory with lapse of time. Thus, the life condition/rhythm of the private person can be checked by himself from the operating conditions of apparatus, and also transmitted as life information through the communication network to the outside institutes.
Inventors
- 👤 Hideo Enoki
- 👤 Masataka Kawauchi
- 👤 Hiroshi Ohki
- 👤 Ichiro Nakamura
- 👤 Kazuo Sakai
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 05:06
CPC Classifications
G; G08; G08B; G08B21/00; G08B21/02; G08B21/04; G08B21/0407; G08B21/0423; G08B21/0438; G08B21/0484
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
128 words
An apparatus-state analyzing system for electrical apparatus comprising: a data memory for previously storing standard data peculiar to each electrical apparatus provided within a living space; a detector for detecting an electrical signal flowing in an electric wiring conductor through which electric power is supplied to said electrical apparatus, said detector being coupled to an inlet end of said electrical wiring conductor; wherein said standard data is obtained by detecting said electrical signal flowing in said electric wiring conductor for each electrical apparatus operating alone; a processor for discriminating operating conditions of each of said electrical apparatus on the basis of said electric signal detected by said detector and said standard data from said data memory; and a display for displaying the operating conditions discriminated by said processor.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
128 words
An apparatus-state analyzing system for electrical apparatus comprising: a data memory for previously storing standard data peculiar to each electrical apparatus provided within a living space; a detector for detecting an electrical signal flowing in an electric wiring conductor through which electric power is supplied to said electrical apparatus, said detector being coupled to an inlet end of said electrical wiring conductor; wherein said standard data is obtained by detecting said electrical signal flowing in said electric wiring conductor for each electrical apparatus operating alone; a processor for discriminating operating conditions of each of said electrical apparatus on the basis of said electric signal detected by said detector and said standard data from said data memory; and a display for displaying the operating conditions discriminated by said processor.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
34 words
An apparatus-state analyzing system according to claim 1, wherein said standard data is data including particular frequency components which are produced on said electric wiring conductor while each of said electric apparatus is operating.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
An apparatus-state analyzing system according to claim 2, wherein said standard data is data further including the magnitude of each of said frequency components.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
52 words
An apparatus-state analyzing system comprising: a plurality of apparatus state analyzing systems according to claim 1 which are provided in a plurality of living spaces; and means which is provided at a single place in order to concentrically observe information of the operating conditions of said electrical apparatus in said living spaces.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
An apparatus-state analyzing system according to claim 4, wherein said living spaces are rooms within a house.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
14 words
An apparatus-state analyzing system according to claim 5, wherein said living spaces are houses.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
194 words
An apparatus-state analyzing system for electrical apparatus comprising: a data memory for previously storing standard data peculiar to each electrical apparatus provided within a living space; a detector for detecting an electrical signal flowing in an electric wiring conductor through which electric power is supplied to said electrical apparatus; wherein said standard data is obtained by detecting said electrical signal flowing in said electric wiring conductor for each electrical apparatus operating alone; a processor for discriminating operating conditions of each of said electrical apparatus on the basis of said electric signal detected by said detector and said standard data from said data memory; and a display for displaying the operating conditions discriminated by said processor; wherein said standard data is data including particular frequency components which are produced on said electric wiring conductor while each of said electric apparatus is operating; wherein said processor has means for extracting the frequency components from said electrical signal on said electrical wiring conductor, and means for specifying one of said electrical apparatus presently operating by comparing the frequency components extracted by said extracting means with said standard data and selecting the components corresponding to said standard data.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
194 words
An apparatus-state analyzing system for electrical apparatus comprising: a data memory for previously storing standard data peculiar to each electrical apparatus provided within a living space; a detector for detecting an electrical signal flowing in an electric wiring conductor through which electric power is supplied to said electrical apparatus; wherein said standard data is obtained by detecting said electrical signal flowing in said electric wiring conductor for each electrical apparatus operating alone; a processor for discriminating operating conditions of each of said electrical apparatus on the basis of said electric signal detected by said detector and said standard data from said data memory; and a display for displaying the operating conditions discriminated by said processor; wherein said standard data is data including particular frequency components which are produced on said electric wiring conductor while each of said electric apparatus is operating; wherein said processor has means for extracting the frequency components from said electrical signal on said electrical wiring conductor, and means for specifying one of said electrical apparatus presently operating by comparing the frequency components extracted by said extracting means with said standard data and selecting the components corresponding to said standard data.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
186 words
An apparatus-state analyzing system for electrical apparatus comprising: a data memory for previously storing standard data peculiar to each electrical apparatus provided within a living space; a detector for detecting an electrical signal flowing in an electric wiring conductor through which electric power is supplied to said electrical apparatus; a processor for discriminating operating conditions of each of said electrical apparatus on the basis of said electric signal detected by said detector and said standard data from said data memory; and a display for displaying the operating conditions discriminated by said processor; wherein said processor has an A/D converting means for converting said electrical signal into a digital signal, a Fourier transform means for Fourier-converting said digital signal converted by said A/D converting means into a frequency spectrum, means for extracting data of the characteristic frequency components and the magnitudes from said frequency spectrum which said Fourier transform means generates, comparing means for comparing said extracted data and said standard data, finding one of said extracted data corresponding to said standard data, and selecting one of said electrical apparatus associated with said detected corresponding standard data.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
186 words
An apparatus-state analyzing system for electrical apparatus comprising: a data memory for previously storing standard data peculiar to each electrical apparatus provided within a living space; a detector for detecting an electrical signal flowing in an electric wiring conductor through which electric power is supplied to said electrical apparatus; a processor for discriminating operating conditions of each of said electrical apparatus on the basis of said electric signal detected by said detector and said standard data from said data memory; and a display for displaying the operating conditions discriminated by said processor; wherein said processor has an A/D converting means for converting said electrical signal into a digital signal, a Fourier transform means for Fourier-converting said digital signal converted by said A/D converting means into a frequency spectrum, means for extracting data of the characteristic frequency components and the magnitudes from said frequency spectrum which said Fourier transform means generates, comparing means for comparing said extracted data and said standard data, finding one of said extracted data corresponding to said standard data, and selecting one of said electrical apparatus associated with said detected corresponding standard data.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
42 words
An apparatus-state analyzing system according to claim 8, wherein said comparing means has means for issuing an alarm indicative of the presence of an abnormal-state one of said electrical apparatus when said extracted data includes data not corresponding to said standard data.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
22 words
An apparatus-state analyzing system according to claim 9, wherein said alarm means is provided at a remote place from said living space.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
173 words
An apparatus-state analyzing system for electrical apparatus comprising: a data memory for previously storing standard data peculiar to each electrical apparatus provided within a living space; a detector for detecting an electrical signal flowing in an electric wiring conductor through which electric power is supplied to said electrical apparatus, said electrical signal having a frequency with a frequency component and magnitude; wherein said standard data is obtained by detecting said electrical signal flowing in said electric wiring conductor for each electrical apparatus operating alone; a processor for discriminating operating conditions of each of said electrical apparatus on the basis of said electric signal detected by said detector and said standard data from said data memory; and a display for displaying the operating conditions discriminated by said processor; wherein said standard data memory analyzes the frequency of the electrical signal detected for each of said apparatus when each of said electrical apparatus is operated in order, and stores the frequency component and magnitude peculiar to each apparatus as said standard data for each apparatus.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
173 words
An apparatus-state analyzing system for electrical apparatus comprising: a data memory for previously storing standard data peculiar to each electrical apparatus provided within a living space; a detector for detecting an electrical signal flowing in an electric wiring conductor through which electric power is supplied to said electrical apparatus, said electrical signal having a frequency with a frequency component and magnitude; wherein said standard data is obtained by detecting said electrical signal flowing in said electric wiring conductor for each electrical apparatus operating alone; a processor for discriminating operating conditions of each of said electrical apparatus on the basis of said electric signal detected by said detector and said standard data from said data memory; and a display for displaying the operating conditions discriminated by said processor; wherein said standard data memory analyzes the frequency of the electrical signal detected for each of said apparatus when each of said electrical apparatus is operated in order, and stores the frequency component and magnitude peculiar to each apparatus as said standard data for each apparatus.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
127 words
An apparatus-state analyzing system for electrical apparatus comprising: a data memory for previously storing standard data peculiar to each electrical apparatus provided within a living space; a detector for detecting an electrical signal flowing in an electric wiring conductor through which electric power is supplied to said electrical apparatus; wherein-said standard data is obtained by detecting said electrical signal flowing in said electric wiring conductor for each electrical apparatus operating alone; a processor for discriminating operating conditions of each of said electrical apparatus on the basis of said electric signal detected by said detector and said standard data from said data memory; and a display for displaying the operating conditions discriminated by said processor; wherein said display is provided at a remote place from said living space.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
127 words
An apparatus-state analyzing system for electrical apparatus comprising: a data memory for previously storing standard data peculiar to each electrical apparatus provided within a living space; a detector for detecting an electrical signal flowing in an electric wiring conductor through which electric power is supplied to said electrical apparatus; wherein-said standard data is obtained by detecting said electrical signal flowing in said electric wiring conductor for each electrical apparatus operating alone; a processor for discriminating operating conditions of each of said electrical apparatus on the basis of said electric signal detected by said detector and said standard data from said data memory; and a display for displaying the operating conditions discriminated by said processor; wherein said display is provided at a remote place from said living space.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
26 words
An apparatus-state analyzing system according to claim 12, further comprising communication apparatus for transferring information of the operating state produced from said processor to said display.
Claim 19
Independent Claim
175 words
An apparatus-state analyzing system for electrical apparatus comprising: a data memory for previously storing standard data peculiar to each electrical apparatus provided within a living space; a detector for detecting an electrical signal flowing in an electric wiring conductor through which electric power is supplied to said electrical apparatus; wherein said standard data is obtained by detecting said electrical signal flowing in said electric wiring conductor for each electrical apparatus operating alone; a processor for discriminating operating conditions of each of said electrical apparatus on the basis of said electric signal detected by said detector and said standard data from said data memory; and a display for displaying the operating conditions discriminated by said processor; wherein said display has a memory for storing drawing data of a sketch of said living space and apparatus data of apparatus within said sketch, a frame memory for storing image data to be displayed on the basis of the drawing data and apparatus data within said memory, and display means for displaying said image data from said frame memory.
Claim 20
Independent Claim
175 words
An apparatus-state analyzing system for electrical apparatus comprising: a data memory for previously storing standard data peculiar to each electrical apparatus provided within a living space; a detector for detecting an electrical signal flowing in an electric wiring conductor through which electric power is supplied to said electrical apparatus; wherein said standard data is obtained by detecting said electrical signal flowing in said electric wiring conductor for each electrical apparatus operating alone; a processor for discriminating operating conditions of each of said electrical apparatus on the basis of said electric signal detected by said detector and said standard data from said data memory; and a display for displaying the operating conditions discriminated by said processor; wherein said display has a memory for storing drawing data of a sketch of said living space and apparatus data of apparatus within said sketch, a frame memory for storing image data to be displayed on the basis of the drawing data and apparatus data within said memory, and display means for displaying said image data from said frame memory.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
45 words
An apparatus-state analyzing system according to claim 14, wherein said apparatus data includes symbol data indicating the symbol of each apparatus, coordinates data indicative of the location of each apparatus within said drawing data, and a signal indicating that each apparatus is operating or not.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
25 words
An apparatus-state analyzing system according to claim 15, wherein said signal indicative of the operating condition of each apparatus is integrated with lapse of time.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
17 words
An apparatus-state analyzing system according to claim 15, wherein said apparatus data is recorded in a table.
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