公开(公告)号：US09160682B2

公开(公告)日：2015-10-13

申请号：US13826594

申请日：2013-03-14

申请人： Elster Solutions, LLC

发明人： Kenneth C. Shuey ,  Robert T. Mason Jr. ,  Andrew J. Borleske ,  Stephen J. Worth ,  Christopher Germano

IPC分类号： H04L5/00 ,  H04L12/927 ,  G01D4/00 ,  H04L12/911

CPC分类号： H04L47/80 ,  G01D4/004 ,  H04L47/822 ,  H04L47/824 ,  Y02B90/242 ,  Y02B90/246 ,  Y04S20/322 ,  Y04S20/42

摘要： Techniques are disclosed herein for providing wireless network communication nodes with opt-out capabilities. Such capabilities may, for example, allow particular customers to opt out of a typical full-scale communication mode such that their associated equipment operates at least temporarily in a limited communication mode. The limited communication mode may limit customer exposure to emissions resulting from RF communications near their homes or other areas, which may be attractive to customers such as those with health or other emission-related concerns.

摘要翻译： 本文公开了用于为无线网络通信节点提供选择退出功能的技术。 这样的功能可以例如允许特定客户选择退出典型的全规模通信模式，使得其相关联的设备至少在有限的通信模式中暂时运行。 有限的通信模式可能会限制客户对其家庭或其他区域附近的RF通信产生的排放量的影响，这对于具有健康或其他排放相关问题的客户可能是有吸引力的。

公开(公告)号：US08855102B2

公开(公告)日：2014-10-07

申请号：US12972826

申请日：2010-12-20

申请人： Andrew J. Borleske ,  Brent Brian ,  Robert T. Mason, Jr.

发明人： Andrew J. Borleske ,  Brent Brian ,  Robert T. Mason, Jr.

IPC分类号： H04J3/06

CPC分类号： H04J3/24

摘要： A method, wireless mesh network and processor-readable storage medium for providing interoperability between devices that are capable of communicating at different data rates are disclosed herein. A start-of-frame delimiter token value in a synchronization header is used to indicate a data rate at which a device is capable of communicating. In certain embodiments, samples are collected around a bit transition and are used to adjust a bit timing of a receiving device to match a bit timing of a transmitting device using a coarse adjustment process and, in some embodiments, a fine adjustment process. In this way, compatibility can be maintained between new devices that can communicate at a relatively fast data rate and legacy devices that communicate at a lower data rate.

摘要翻译： 本文公开了一种用于在能够以不同数据速率通信的设备之间提供互操作性的方法，无线网状网络和处理器可读存储介质。 同步头中的起始帧定界符令牌值用于指示设备能够进行通信的数据速率。 在某些实施例中，样本在位转移周围收集，并且用于调整接收设备的比特定时以使用粗略调整过程并且在一些实施例中精细调整过程来匹配发送设备的比特定时。 以这种方式，可以在可以以相对较快的数据速率进行通信的新设备与以较低数据速率通信的传统设备之间保持兼容性。

公开(公告)号：US08711592B2

公开(公告)日：2014-04-29

申请号：US13165409

申请日：2011-06-21

申请人： Mark C. Fischer ,  Kenneth C. Shuey

发明人： Mark C. Fischer ,  Kenneth C. Shuey

IPC分类号： H02M7/00

CPC分类号： H02M1/4208 ,  Y02B70/126

摘要： A linear transformer power supply is disclosed that extracts a high level of energy from a linear transformer during the full cycle of AC input voltage.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种线性变压器电源，其在AC输入电压的整个周期期间从线性变压器提取高水平的能量。

公开(公告)号：US08564280B2

公开(公告)日：2013-10-22

申请号：US13017619

申请日：2011-01-31

申请人： Garry M. Loy

发明人： Garry M. Loy

IPC分类号： G01R1/20 ,  G01R11/32 ,  G01R1/38 ,  H02B1/00

CPC分类号： G01R22/065 ,  G01R15/183

摘要： An electricity meter comprises a single current sensor with a toroidal coil that has an inner bore extending substantially through the sensor. The meter also has two current conductors that form one of a pair of line-side blades of the meter. The electricity meter also has a disconnect switch with a pair of moveable contacts and a pair of fixed contacts. One of the pairs contacts is electrically connected to the current conductors. The other pair forms a respective load-side blade of the meter. One current conductor passes through the inner bore of the current sensor in a first direction relative to its line-side blade and the other current conductor passes through the inner bore of the current sensor in a substantially opposite direction relative to its line-side blade so that current passing through the conductors passes through the inner bore of the current sensor in a same direction.

摘要翻译： 电表包括具有环形线圈的单个电流传感器，其具有基本上延伸通过传感器延伸的内孔。 仪表还具有形成仪表的一对线路侧叶片之一的两个电流导体。 电表还具有带有一对可移动触点和一对固定触点的断开开关。 成对触点中的一个电连接到电流导体。 另一对形成仪表的相应负载侧叶片。 一个电流导体相对于其线侧刀片沿第一方向穿过电流传感器的内孔，而另一个电流导体相对于其线侧刀片基本上相反的方向穿过电流传感器的内孔，因此 通过导体的电流沿相同的方向穿过电流传感器的内孔。

公开(公告)号：US20130275736A1

公开(公告)日：2013-10-17

申请号：US13446569

申请日：2012-04-13

申请人： Raymond H. Kelley ,  Sean M. Scoggins ,  Robert T. Mason, JR. ,  Donato Colonna ,  Richard Rogers

发明人： Raymond H. Kelley ,  Sean M. Scoggins ,  Robert T. Mason, JR. ,  Donato Colonna ,  Richard Rogers

IPC分类号： G06F15/177

CPC分类号： G01D4/004 ,  G06Q30/04 ,  G06Q50/06 ,  Y02B90/242 ,  Y02B90/246 ,  Y04S20/322 ,  Y04S20/42

摘要： A metering device may be configured to communicate with other devices on a plurality of metering communication networks, such as an advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) network. For example, a metering end device may be programmed or reconfigured via an AMI network. A metering end device may receive, via the AMI network, a program recipe comprising one or more configuration parameters. The program recipe may be specific to the end device and formatted according to a generic program table of the end device. The end device may decrypt and validate the program recipe. The end device may implement the decrypted program recipe to configure the end device with the one or more configuration parameters.

摘要翻译： 计量装置可以被配置为与诸如高级计量基础设施（AMI）网络的多个计费通信网络上的其他设备进行通信。 例如，计量终端设备可以经由AMI网络被编程或重新配置。 计量终端设备可以经由AMI网络接收包括一个或多个配置参数的程序配方。 程序配方可能是特定于终端设备，并根据终端设备的通用程序表进行格式化。 终端设备可以解密并验证程序配方。 终端设备可以实现解密的程序配方以使用一个或多个配置参数来配置终端设备。

公开(公告)号：US20130175881A1

公开(公告)日：2013-07-11

申请号：US13347770

申请日：2012-01-11

申请人： Kenneth C. SHUEY

发明人： Kenneth C. SHUEY

IPC分类号： H01H47/00

CPC分类号： G01R19/155 ,  G01R19/145 ,  G01R22/061 ,  G01R22/063 ,  Y10T307/858

摘要： An external signal sensor uses a single sensing circuit to detect a DC voltage or an AC voltage or a contact closure. The circuit can sense different isolated signals with relatively low power consumption. According to various embodiments, an isolation transformer has a primary winding that is fed by an oscillator signal. A secondary winding of the isolation transformer is open when no contact closure or AC or DC voltage is present, but is closed when a contact closure is present or when an AC or DC voltage is present. When the secondary winding is open, a status signal at an output of the sensing circuit has a logical high value. When the secondary winding is closed, the status signal has a logical low value. In this way, the same sensing circuit can be used to detect either a contact closure or an AC or DC voltage.

摘要翻译： 外部信号传感器使用单个感测电路来检测直流电压或交流电压或触点闭合。 该电路可以以相对较低的功耗感测不同的隔离信号。 根据各种实施例，隔离变压器具有由振荡器信号馈送的初级绕组。 当不存在接触闭合或AC或DC电压时，隔离变压器的次级绕组是断开的，但是当存在触点闭合时或当存在AC或DC电压时闭合。 当次级绕组断开时，感测电路输出端的状态信号具有逻辑高电平值。 当次级绕组闭合时，状态信号具有逻辑低电平值。 以这种方式，相同的感测电路可用于检测触点闭合或AC或DC电压。

公开(公告)号：US20130106616A1

公开(公告)日：2013-05-02

申请号：US13662056

申请日：2012-10-26

申请人： ELSTER SOLUTIONS, LLC

发明人： Henrik Gustafsson ,  Andrew J. Borleske ,  Mark Holman ,  Roberta Yee ,  Nicholas Fountas ,  Jonathan H. Bailey

IPC分类号： G08C15/06

CPC分类号： H04W52/0216 ,  H04L67/12 ,  H04Q9/00 ,  H04Q2209/40 ,  H04Q2209/60 ,  H04W52/0219 ,  H04W52/0245 ,  H04W72/0413 ,  H04W72/0453 ,  Y02D70/1224 ,  Y02D70/142 ,  Y02D70/146 ,  Y02D70/164 ,  Y02D70/166 ,  Y02D70/22

摘要： A metering device may be configured to communicate with other devices in an advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) system. For example, a metering device may be configured to communicate with a collection device. To enable such communications, a collection device may send a wake-up-tone and/or a request message to a metering device. Based on the request message, a metering device may send data to the collection device. Metering communication networks may be mobile and/or fixed. For example, a mobile collection device may use a wireless signal to interrogate a metering device to retrieve data from the metering device.

摘要翻译： 计量设备可以被配置为与高级计量基础设施（AMI）系统中的其他设备进行通信。 例如，计量装置可以被配置为与收集装置通信。 为了实现这种通信，收集装置可以向计量装置发送唤醒音和/或请求消息。 基于请求消息，计量设备可以向收集设备发送数据。 计量通信网络可以是移动的和/或固定的。 例如，移动收集设备可以使用无线信号来询问计量设备以从计量设备检索数据。

公开(公告)号：US08300581B2

公开(公告)日：2012-10-30

申请号：US12697032

申请日：2010-01-29

申请人： Keith D. Richeson ,  Carl J. Laplace ,  Robert T. Mason, Jr.

发明人： Keith D. Richeson ,  Carl J. Laplace ,  Robert T. Mason, Jr.

IPC分类号： H04W4/00

CPC分类号： G01D4/004 ,  H04L67/12 ,  H04W40/02 ,  Y02B90/242 ,  Y02B90/246 ,  Y04S20/322 ,  Y04S20/42

摘要： Methods and apparatus are provided for routing DNP (or other) protocol messages over a network of an advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) system that employs a different communications protocol.

摘要翻译： 提供了用于通过采用不同通信协议的高级计量基础设施（AMI）系统的网络路由DNP（或其他）协议消息的方法和装置。

公开(公告)号：US08242449B2

公开(公告)日：2012-08-14

申请号：US12759288

申请日：2010-04-13

申请人： Marvin C. Baker ,  Steven D. Bragg

发明人： Marvin C. Baker ,  Steven D. Bragg

IPC分类号： G01J1/42

CPC分类号： G01J1/0271 ,  G01F15/007 ,  G01J1/42

摘要： A metering device and a method for reconfiguring the device to satisfy those regulatory agencies that require that a metering device be disassembled in some way prior to allowing any reconfiguration of the device, but do so without breaking or otherwise affecting the environmental sealing of the device.

摘要翻译： 一种计量装置和一种用于重新配置装置以满足那些需要在允许装置的任何重新配置​​之前以某种方式拆卸计量装置的管理机构的装置，而是在不破坏或以其他方式影响装置的环境密封的情况下进行。

公开(公告)号：US09801113B2

公开(公告)日：2017-10-24

申请号：US13716356

申请日：2012-12-17

申请人： Elster Solutions, LLC

发明人： Marvin C. Baker ,  Stephen S. Makgill, Jr. ,  D. Mark Holman ,  Roberta Yee ,  Peter J. Higgins

IPC分类号： H04W40/02 ,  H04W88/06

CPC分类号： H04W40/02 ,  H04W88/06 ,  Y02D70/00 ,  Y02D70/142 ,  Y02D70/146 ,  Y02D70/164 ,  Y02D70/22 ,  Y02D70/30

摘要： A mobile interrogator can be used in a system for hybrid employment of fixed network and mobile network communications. The system includes communication nodes. At least some of the communication nodes operate in a fixed network mode using one or more fixed wireless network communication protocols. At least some other of the communication nodes operate in a mobile mode in which they transmit meter data to a mobile device using one or more mobile communication protocols. The mobile device is configured to communicate with the mobile mode communication nodes using the one or more mobile communication protocols and to communicate with the fixed network mode communication nodes using the one or more fixed wireless network communication protocols. As a result, the performance of both fixed and mobile networks can be improved. A hybrid system can be realized that provides a utility company with advantages of both fixed and mobile networks.