CA2304250A1 - Method and apparatus for detecting and reporting a power outage - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for detecting and reporting a power outage Download PDF

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CA2304250A1
CA2304250A1 CA002304250A CA2304250A CA2304250A1 CA 2304250 A1 CA2304250 A1 CA 2304250A1 CA 002304250 A CA002304250 A CA 002304250A CA 2304250 A CA2304250 A CA 2304250A CA 2304250 A1 CA2304250 A1 CA 2304250A1
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Rodney C. Hemminger
Albert H. Maxwell, Jr.
Thomas J. Van Heuklon
Richard L. Tenor
Scott J. Weikel
Michael A. Murphy
Todd Kelsey
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Elster Solutions LLC
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Abb Power T & D Company Inc.
Rodney C. Hemminger
Albert H. Maxwell, Jr.
Thomas J. Van Heuklon
Richard L. Tenor
Scott J. Weikel
Michael A. Murphy
Todd Kelsey
Asea Brown Boveri Inc.
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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
    • H04M11/04—Telephonic communication systems specially adapted for combination with other electrical systems with alarm systems, e.g. fire, police or burglar alarm systems
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02J—CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY
    • H02J9/00—Circuit arrangements for emergency or stand-by power supply, e.g. for emergency lighting
    • H02J9/04—Circuit arrangements for emergency or stand-by power supply, e.g. for emergency lighting in which the distribution system is disconnected from the normal source and connected to a standby source
    • H02J9/06—Circuit arrangements for emergency or stand-by power supply, e.g. for emergency lighting in which the distribution system is disconnected from the normal source and connected to a standby source with automatic change-over, e.g. UPS systems
    • H02J9/061—Circuit arrangements for emergency or stand-by power supply, e.g. for emergency lighting in which the distribution system is disconnected from the normal source and connected to a standby source with automatic change-over, e.g. UPS systems for DC powered loads

Abstract

A method and apparatus for detecting a power outage within an energy meter and alerting a remote central computer about the outage using call-in reporting via modem (35) within the meter to a telephone number designated for outage reporting. A primary battery cell or pack (55) is placed inside the meter (40) to operate the modem (35) when line power is lost. The modem (35) switches from a line power source in the meter (40) to the battery source (55) when an outage is detected and is to be reported to the remote central computer as an outage call. The battery source (55) is switched off when the outage is completed or aborted. The number of retries to call to report the power outage and the time period between retries is programmable.
CA002304250A 1997-12-24 1998-12-21 Method and apparatus for detecting and reporting a power outage Expired - Fee Related CA2304250C (en)

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