CA2330643A1 - Wireless area network communications module for utility meters - Google Patents
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- CA2330643A1 CA2330643A1 CA002330643A CA2330643A CA2330643A1 CA 2330643 A1 CA2330643 A1 CA 2330643A1 CA 002330643 A CA002330643 A CA 002330643A CA 2330643 A CA2330643 A CA 2330643A CA 2330643 A1 CA2330643 A1 CA 2330643A1
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- 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
- G01R22/00—Arrangements for measuring time integral of electric power or current, e.g. electricity meters
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- G08C—TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS FOR MEASURED VALUES, CONTROL OR SIMILAR SIGNALS
- G08C17/00—Arrangements for transmitting signals characterised by the use of a wireless electrical link
- G08C17/02—Arrangements for transmitting signals characterised by the use of a wireless electrical link using a radio link
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- 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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- H04Q2209/40—Arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems using a wireless architecture
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- H04Q—SELECTING
- H04Q2209/00—Arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems
- H04Q2209/60—Arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for transmitting utility meters data, i.e. transmission of data from the reader of the utility meter
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- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
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- H04Q2209/00—Arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems
- H04Q2209/80—Arrangements in the sub-station, i.e. sensing device
- H04Q2209/82—Arrangements in the sub-station, i.e. sensing device where the sensing device takes the initiative of sending data
- H04Q2209/823—Arrangements in the sub-station, i.e. sensing device where the sensing device takes the initiative of sending data where the data is sent when the measured values exceed a threshold, e.g. sending an alarm
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04W—WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
- H04W4/00—Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
- H04W4/18—Information format or content conversion, e.g. adaptation by the network of the transmitted or received information for the purpose of wireless delivery to users or terminals
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04W—WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
- H04W84/00—Network topologies
- H04W84/02—Hierarchically pre-organised networks, e.g. paging networks, cellular networks, WLAN [Wireless Local Area Network] or WLL [Wireless Local Loop]
- H04W84/10—Small scale networks; Flat hierarchical networks
- H04W84/12—WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]
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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
A communication module as shown in the Fig. that permits remote meter reading of a utility meter (30) via a wireless modem (12) that communicates using data packet networks (80) along a communications system such as ARDIS (80). The communications module is a microprocessor-based transmitter/receiver (25) which receives data collection requests from a system server (70), initiates data collection from a utility meter, and reports the data back to a host computer system residing, for example, at a central office. Preferably, session-based communication using the meter protocol is implemented between the communcations module and the meter, and packet switching is used between the communications server and the communications module through the network.
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
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US8394998P | 1998-05-01 | 1998-05-01 | |
US60/083,949 | 1998-05-01 | ||
PCT/US1999/009361 WO1999057697A1 (en) | 1998-05-01 | 1999-04-29 | Wireless area network communications module for utility meters |
Publications (2)
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CA2330643A1 true CA2330643A1 (en) | 1999-11-11 |
CA2330643C CA2330643C (en) | 2004-11-23 |
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CA002330643A Expired - Lifetime CA2330643C (en) | 1998-05-01 | 1999-04-29 | Wireless area network communications module for utility meters |
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AU (1) | AU3772799A (en) |
CA (1) | CA2330643C (en) |
WO (1) | WO1999057697A1 (en) |
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- 1999-04-29 WO PCT/US1999/009361 patent/WO1999057697A1/en active Application Filing
- 1999-04-29 CA CA002330643A patent/CA2330643C/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1999-04-29 AU AU37727/99A patent/AU3772799A/en not_active Abandoned
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AU3772799A (en) | 1999-11-23 |
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