Monitoring system with low power data acquisition

1. A system for monitoring an electrical device comprising:

a sensor configured to receive data representing an electrical quantity from the electrical device, the electrical quantity being indicative of an energy use of the electrical device; and

a processor configured to:

receive an expected value of the electrical quantity and an error band about the expected value, the error band representing an expected temporal variation in the electrical quantity;

determine whether to update the error band based on one or more conditions within a building;

determine when the received data representing the electrical quantity is outside the error band, wherein the received data representing the electrical quantity being outside the error band is indicative of an inefficiency of the electrical device; and

send the received data representing the electrical quantity when the received data representing the electrical quantity is outside of the error band.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

not send the received data representing the electrical quantity when the received data representing the electrical quantity is within the error band.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

receive an updated error band, wherein the updated error band is based on data previously sent by the processor.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more conditions within the building comprise an occupancy of the building, and an environment of the building.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the error band is based on an expected range of the electrical quantity from the electrical device.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

update the error band in response to determining to update the error band.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

send the updated error band.

8. The system of claim 6 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

determine when the received data representing the electrical quantity is outside the updated error band; and

send the received data representing the electrical quantity when the received data representing the electrical quantity is outside of the updated error band.

9. A computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving data representing an electrical quantity from a sensor coupled to an electrical device, the electrical quantity being indicative of an energy use of the electrical device;

receiving an expected value of the electrical quantity, and an error band about the expected value, the error band representing an expected temporal variation in the electrical quantity;

determining whether to update the error band based on one or more conditions within a building;

determining when the received data representing the electrical quantity is outside the error band, wherein the received data representing the electrical quantity being outside the error band is indicative of an inefficiency of the electrical device; and

sending the received data representing the electrical quantity when the received data representing the electrical quantity is outside of the error band.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 9 , further comprising:

not the received data representing the electrical quantity when the received data representing the electrical quantity is within the error band.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 9 , further comprising:

receiving an updated error band, wherein the updated error band is based on data previously sent by a processor.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 9 , wherein one or more conditions within the building comprise an occupancy of the building, and an environment of the building.

13. The computer-implemented method of claim 9 , wherein the error band is based on an expected range of the electrical quantity from the electrical device.

14. The computer-implemented method of claim 9 , further comprising:

updating the error band in response to determining to update the error band.

15. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions that when executed cause a processor to perform operations comprising:

receiving data representing an electrical quantity from a sensor coupled to an electrical device, the electrical quantity being indicative of an energy use of the electrical device;

receiving an expected value of the electrical quantity, and an error band about the expected value, the error band representing an expected temporal variation in the electrical quantity;

determining whether to update the error band based on one or more conditions within a building;

determining when the received data representing the electrical quantity is outside the error band, wherein the received data representing the electrical quantity being outside the error band is indicative of an inefficiency of the electrical device; and

sending the received data representing the electrical quantity when the received data representing the electrical quantity is outside of the updated error band.

16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

not send the received data representing the electrical quantity when the received data representing the electrical quantity is within the error band.

17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , further comprising:

receiving an updated error band wherein the updated error band is based on data previously sent by the processor.

18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein one or more conditions within the building comprise an occupancy of the building, and an environment of the building.

19. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the error band is based on an expected range of the electrical quantity from the electrical device.

20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

update the error band in response to determining to update the error band.