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US 6,987,444 B2Granted
Power line communications method
AssigneePacific Solar Pty Limited
InventorsStephen Leonard Bub, William Douglas Rannard
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AssigneePacific Solar Pty Limited
InventorsStephen Leonard Bub, William Douglas Rannard
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A method of communicating over a power line is disclosed, the method comprising the step of modulating a current component of an AC power signal present on the power line. Also disclosed is a communications protocol for communication between a monitoring unit and an appliance, the protocol having two modes of operation, the first mode being an on-line single direction protocol for communications from the appliance to the monitoring unit via modulation of a current component of an AC power signal between the monitoring unit and the appliance, and the second mode being an off-line protocol for communications at least from the monitoring unit to the appliance, the second mode being operable only when the power signal is not present between the monitoring unit and the appliance.
A communications protocol for communication between a monitoring unit and an appliance, the protocol having two modes of operation, the first mode being an on-line single direction protocol for communications from the appliance to the monitoring unit via modulation of a current component of an AC power signal between the monitoring unit and the appliance, and the second mode being an off-line protocol for communications at least from the monitoring unit to the appliance, the second mode being operable only when the power signal is not present between the monitoring unit and the appliance.
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