System for determining energy consumption of e.g. consumers, connected to power supply in house, has home control unit for acquiring operating state and/or information on energy consumption of consumers connected to home control unit

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This invention provides a system designed to monitor and record the energy consumption of various devices (consumers) connected to a power supply in a building. The system uses a central home control unit that collects data on the operational status and energy usage of each connected device and stores this information in a database, which can be accessed via a network for further analysis or display.

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• Tracking household energy consumption in smart homes
• Energy management and optimization in commercial buildings
• Remote monitoring of energy usage through network access for landlords or building managers
• Providing data for energy-saving recommendations or automated device control
• Supporting energy billing systems with precise per-device consumption data

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• Enables detailed monitoring of energy consumption for each connected device
• Facilitates remote access to energy data, aiding in convenient management and analysis
• Supports energy savings by identifying high-consumption devices and patterns
• Can improve energy distribution efficiency within households or buildings
• Lays a foundation for smart home automation or integration with other intelligent building management systems

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The system has a home control unit (100) for capturing and storing energy consumption of energy consumers in a database (113a), where each energy consumer is connected to the home control unit. The home control unit acquires the operating state and/or information on the energy consumption of the consumers, calculates energy consumption data based on the information, and stores the calculated energy consumption of the consumers in the database, where contents of the database are accessible over a network. The energy consumers are connected to the home control unit over a field bus and/or a network such as Ethernet, WLAN, Bluetooth or KNX.