CA2606364A1 - Automatic adjustment of bubble up rate - Google Patents
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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
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- G01D4/002—Remote reading of utility meters
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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
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- 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
An RF communicator adapted for an automatic meter reading (AMR) system is shown in figure 1. The system includes a plurality of communicators (108) in a low-power standby mode and automatically responding to bubble-up events that are spaced apart by time durations. The communicators communicate with a host processor (118). The step of responding includes initiating the RF
communicator to exit the standby mode and enter into an active operating mode, and thereafter return to the standby mode. A time duration between successive bubble-up events is automatically adjusted.
communicator to exit the standby mode and enter into an active operating mode, and thereafter return to the standby mode. A time duration between successive bubble-up events is automatically adjusted.
Claims (20)
1. A method of operating an RF communicator adapted for an automatic meter reading (AMR) system, the method comprising:
maintaining the RF communicator in a low-power standby mode;
automatically responding to bubble-up events that are spaced apart by time durations, wherein the responding includes initiating the RF communicator to exit the standby mode and enter into an active operating mode, and thereafter return to the standby mode;
automatically generating a new prediction of a time of occurrence of a future AMR system communication attempt with the RF communicator based on past communication activity;
automatically adjusting a time duration between successive bubble-up events based on the new prediction such that:
the time duration is made relatively shorter when the future AMR
system communication attempt is predicted to occur close in time to the present time; and the time duration is made relatively longer when the future AMR
system communication attempt is not predicted to occur close in time to the present time.
maintaining the RF communicator in a low-power standby mode;
automatically responding to bubble-up events that are spaced apart by time durations, wherein the responding includes initiating the RF communicator to exit the standby mode and enter into an active operating mode, and thereafter return to the standby mode;
automatically generating a new prediction of a time of occurrence of a future AMR system communication attempt with the RF communicator based on past communication activity;
automatically adjusting a time duration between successive bubble-up events based on the new prediction such that:
the time duration is made relatively shorter when the future AMR
system communication attempt is predicted to occur close in time to the present time; and the time duration is made relatively longer when the future AMR
system communication attempt is not predicted to occur close in time to the present time.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the active operating mode includes operating in a mode that is receptive to communications directed at the communicator.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the active operating mode includes transmitting information.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the RF communicator is a radio transceiver.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the communicator is part of an endpoint device operatively coupled to a utility meter.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein the automatically adjusting of the time duration is based on an occurrence/nonoccurrence of an event.
7. The method of claim 6, wherein the event is a reception by the communicator of a valid wakeup signal.
8. The method of claim 6, wherein the event is a successful communication involving the communicator.
9. The method of claim 1, wherein the automatically adjusting of the time duration between bubble-up events is included in the active operating mode.
10. The method of claim 1, wherein the time duration between successive bubble-up events is automatically adjusted to cause a bubble-up rate profile to approximately correspond to a potentially changing automatic meter reading practice.
11. A utility meter endpoint comprising:
a communication circuit adapted to communicate utility consumption-related information to an automatic meter reading (AMR) system;
a processor operatively coupled to the communication circuit;
memory operatively coupled to the processor and storing a set of instructions for operating the communication circuit, wherein the set of instructions includes:
activation instructions adapted to cause the processor to activate and deactivate the communication circuit according to a time interval; and adjustment instructions adapted to cause the processor to vary the time interval between successive activations such that the communication circuit is activated relatively more frequently when a time for a next expected communication event is relatively close in time to the present time, and the communication circuit is activated relatively less frequently when a time for a next expected communication event is relatively far in time from the present time.
a communication circuit adapted to communicate utility consumption-related information to an automatic meter reading (AMR) system;
a processor operatively coupled to the communication circuit;
memory operatively coupled to the processor and storing a set of instructions for operating the communication circuit, wherein the set of instructions includes:
activation instructions adapted to cause the processor to activate and deactivate the communication circuit according to a time interval; and adjustment instructions adapted to cause the processor to vary the time interval between successive activations such that the communication circuit is activated relatively more frequently when a time for a next expected communication event is relatively close in time to the present time, and the communication circuit is activated relatively less frequently when a time for a next expected communication event is relatively far in time from the present time.
12. The utility meter endpoint of claim 34, wherein the activation instructions are adapted to cause the utility meter endpoint to operate in a low power-consuming standby mode between activations of the communication circuit.
13. The utility meter endpoint of claim 34, wherein the time interval is an interval between successive activations of the communication circuit.
14. The utility meter endpoint of claim 34, wherein the adjustment instructions are adapted to vary the time interval according to a preconfigured profile of at least two values.
15. The utility meter endpoint of claim 34, wherein the set of instructions include setting instructions adapted to determine at least one value to which the time interval can be set by the adjustment instructions.
16. The utility meter endpoint of claim 34, wherein the set of instructions include statistics instructions adapted to maintain a record of communication activity, and wherein the set of instructions include determining instructions adapted to determine a time interval setting based on the maintained record.
17. The method of claim 1, wherein the automatically generating of the new prediction includes determining at least one previous time duration between successful communication events with the RF communicator, and projecting a time duration between a most recent past AMR system communication event and the future AMR
system communication attempt with the RF communicator based on the at least one previous time duration.
system communication attempt with the RF communicator based on the at least one previous time duration.
18. The method of claim 1, wherein the memory further includes communication event prediction instructions adapted to:
maintain the time duration between successive bubble-up events at the relatively shorter duration for a predetermined holding time duration following a successful communication event with the RF communicator.
maintain the time duration between successive bubble-up events at the relatively shorter duration for a predetermined holding time duration following a successful communication event with the RF communicator.
19. The utility meter endpoint of claim 34, wherein the adjustment instructions include instructions adapted to maintain the time interval such that the communication circuit is activated relatively more frequently for a predetermined duration following a successful communication event.
20. The utility meter endpoint of claim 34, wherein the set of instructions includes timing instructions that are adapted to cause the processor to predict a new time duration between a last communication event and the next expected communication event;
and wherein the adjusting instructions utilize the time of the next expected communication event predicted by the timing instructions to cause the processor to vary the time interval.
and wherein the adjusting instructions utilize the time of the next expected communication event predicted by the timing instructions to cause the processor to vary the time interval.
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