Automated meter reading power line communication system and method
AssigneeCurrent Technologies, LLC
InventorsWilliam H. Berkman, Paul A. Kline
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Abstract
An automated meter reading power line communications system is provided, which may include measuring the utility usage of a first customer premises to provide first utility usage data, storing the first utility usage data in memory of a first device, wirelessly transmitting the first utility usage data from the first device, receiving the wirelessly transmitted first utility usage data at a second device coupled to a medium voltage power line, and transmitting the first utility usage data over the medium voltage power line.
Claims35
A method of providing communicating utility usage data, comprising:
- receiving first utility usage data of a first customer premises;
- storing the first utility usage data in memory of a first device;
- wirelessly transmitting the first utility usage data from the first device;
- receiving the wirelessly transmitted first utility usage data at a second device coupled to a medium voltage power line;
- transmitting the first utility usage data over the medium voltage power line;
- measuring the utility usage of a second customer premises to provide second utility usage data;
- storing the second utility usage data in memory of a third device;
- wirelessly transmitting the second utility usage data from the third device;
- receiving the wirelessly transmitted second utility usage data at the second device;
- and
- transmitting the second utility usage data over the medium voltage power line.
A method of using a device coupled to a medium voltage power line, comprising:
- wirelessly receiving first utility usage data from a first device;
- wirelessly receiving second utility usage data from a second device;
- receiving user data from a consumer device;
- and
- transmitting the first utility usage data, the second utility usage data, and the user data over the medium voltage power line.
A method of using a device coupled to a medium voltage power line, comprising:
- wirelessly receiving first utility usage data from a first device;
- wirelessly receiving second utility usage data from a second device;
- receiving first user data from a first consumer device;
- receiving second user data from a second consumer device;
- and
- transmitting the first utility usage data, the second utility usage data, the first user data, and the second user data over the medium voltage power line.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.