Environmental Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
Stage
Technology
Definition
Information
management,
Consumer
and utility
end
Smart meter
A
smart meter
is
usually an electrical
meter that records
consumption of electric
energy in intervals of an
hour or less and
communicates that
information at least
daily.
Consumer
Consumer
Resident/
Housing
Load control
receiver
Load control receivers
are devices used to
control loads directly or
indirectly through a
low-voltage circuit such
as an air-conditioner
thermostat or contactor
Home area
network
(HAN) and
load control
modules
(LCM):
Information
management
Programmable
communication
thermostats
A
programmable
communication
thermostat (PCT)
is a
component of a control
system which senses the
temperature of a system
so that the system's
temperature is
maintained near a
desired setpoint. PCT
can communicate
wirelessly.
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