Re: Watt Meter to consumer board?

["Declan McEvoy" <ngacs@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Here's a very interesting product capable of data logging and 220 VAC @50 hz
and is cheap too. However it seems like it is designed to monitor one
appliance only rather than Whole House.

https://www.doubleed.com/secure.html

Declan


"Declan McEvoy" <ngacs@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>
> Thanks for all the postings & I'm busy with looking up the various links
and
> advice particularly with the Data Acq boards.
>
>
> As a tail end snippet (& sorry to drag the thing a little)...there are two
> options that I am considering trying, one with Data Acquisition and one
> without.
>
> In either event, at the end of the day I still wish to be able to read
what
> the watt consumption is in real time. If  I don't go the data acquisition
> road then is it just a matter of installing a "Watt Meter" on the consumer
> board? Given that we use 220 Volts (50Hz) and that the "protection"
circuit
> breaker is rated for 63 amps then the meter must be able to read up to 63
x
> 220 = about 14 Kw as a maximum.
>
> Would a device like this be easily got, preferrably with a digital readout
> in watts whereby a consumer could look at it it and see at any point in
time
> how many watts his/her house is using.
>
> Thanks Again
>
>
> Declan
>
>