CA2155539A1 - Remote Automatic Meter Reading Apparatus - Google Patents
Remote Automatic Meter Reading ApparatusInfo
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- CA2155539A1 CA2155539A1 CA2155539A CA2155539A CA2155539A1 CA 2155539 A1 CA2155539 A1 CA 2155539A1 CA 2155539 A CA2155539 A CA 2155539A CA 2155539 A CA2155539 A CA 2155539A CA 2155539 A1 CA2155539 A1 CA 2155539A1
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- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01R—MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES
- G01R22/00—Arrangements for measuring time integral of electric power or current, e.g. electricity meters
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- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01D—MEASURING NOT SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR A SPECIFIC VARIABLE; ARRANGEMENTS FOR MEASURING TWO OR MORE VARIABLES NOT COVERED IN A SINGLE OTHER SUBCLASS; TARIFF METERING APPARATUS; MEASURING OR TESTING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- G01D4/00—Tariff metering apparatus
- G01D4/002—Remote reading of utility meters
- G01D4/004—Remote reading of utility meters to a fixed location
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- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01R—MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES
- G01R21/00—Arrangements for measuring electric power or power factor
- G01R21/133—Arrangements for measuring electric power or power factor by using digital technique
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
- H04M11/00—Telephonic communication systems specially adapted for combination with other electrical systems
- H04M11/002—Telephonic communication systems specially adapted for combination with other electrical systems with telemetering systems
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02B—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS
- Y02B90/00—Enabling technologies or technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
- Y02B90/20—Smart grids as enabling technology in buildings sector
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y04—INFORMATION OR COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES HAVING AN IMPACT ON OTHER TECHNOLOGY AREAS
- Y04S—SYSTEMS INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO POWER NETWORK OPERATION, COMMUNICATION OR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR IMPROVING THE ELECTRICAL POWER GENERATION, TRANSMISSION, DISTRIBUTION, MANAGEMENT OR USAGE, i.e. SMART GRIDS
- Y04S20/00—Management or operation of end-user stationary applications or the last stages of power distribution; Controlling, monitoring or operating thereof
- Y04S20/30—Smart metering, e.g. specially adapted for remote reading
Abstract
Instantaneous current and voltage values are digitized at each of a plurality of electrical utility customer sites (18) and integrated by a processor to calculate electrical power consumed at each customer site (18). A communication interface couples the processor at each customer site (18) to a central processor (12) in a central utility site to communicate the power consumed values of each customer site (18) to the central utility site (10). In a preferred embodiment, the automatic meter reader apparatus is mounted in an electrical watthour meter socket adapter (40) which plugs into a watthour meter socket (30) at each customer site (18). Telephone modem circuitry mounted in the socket adapter connects to telephone lines to communicate calculated power values from each customer site (18) to the central utility site (10).
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
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US1765093A | 1993-02-12 | 1993-02-12 | |
US08/017,650 | 1993-02-12 | ||
PCT/US1994/001552 WO1994019899A1 (en) | 1993-02-12 | 1994-02-10 | Remote automatic meter reading apparatus |
Publications (2)
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CA2155539A1 true CA2155539A1 (en) | 1994-09-01 |
CA2155539C CA2155539C (en) | 2000-01-25 |
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CA002155539A Expired - Fee Related CA2155539C (en) | 1993-02-12 | 1994-02-10 | Remote automatic meter reading apparatus |
Country Status (7)
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US (1) | US5590179A (en) |
JP (1) | JP2895628B2 (en) |
AU (1) | AU681384B2 (en) |
BR (1) | BR9405758A (en) |
CA (1) | CA2155539C (en) |
GB (1) | GB2292044B (en) |
WO (1) | WO1994019899A1 (en) |
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