Re: Household electrical current to Excel ???

[Dennis Mchenney <mchenney@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

For LOW cost try here. You will need to have a main and branch cicuit
sensor inputs of some type and > $ 100 each for LOW resolution is the
norm. Log data to *.cvs FORMATED file and open in Excell maybe.

http://www.labjack.com/index.html

Declan McEvoy wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I want to be able to monitor electrical usage in the home in real time and
> to be able to see the effects of for example turning off the TV or turning
> on the water heating in graphical or numeric form.
>
> I looking for opinions on the best way(s) and product(s) for doing this.
>
> Presumably one would simply measure the electrical current drawn from the
> consumer board and send this reading to the PC using some kind of data
> acquisition board and software?
>
> I'm really not all that familiar with the products that are out there for
> doing this and would appreciate any help / opinions.
>
> I trolled Deja News and so apologise if it has been aired before!
>
>
> Declan.
>
>