公开(公告)号：US20190215770A1

公开(公告)日：2019-07-11

申请号：US16093290

申请日：2017-04-18

申请人： KERLINK

发明人： Yannick DELIBIE ,  Yannick GAUDIN

IPC分类号： H04W52/02 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04Q9/00

CPC分类号： H04W52/0229 ,  G01D4/004 ,  G01D4/006 ,  H04L67/12 ,  H04L67/325 ,  H04Q9/00 ,  H04Q2209/50 ,  H04Q2209/60 ,  H04W4/70 ,  H04W52/0216 ,  H04W84/18 ,  Y02B90/242 ,  Y02B90/243 ,  Y02B90/244 ,  Y02B90/246 ,  Y04S20/322 ,  Y04S20/325 ,  Y04S20/327 ,  Y04S20/42 ,  Y04S40/18

摘要： A method for establishing a communication between a gateway and a communication module, comprising: periodically radiobroadcasting from a gateway a synchronization signal, the duty cycle DC=Dx/Tx between the duration of the emission window Dx of the synchronization signal and the duration of the radiobroadcasting period Tx being less than 50%; periodically activating a receiver of a communication module activated during an awake window, the duration of the awake window being less than the duration Tr of the activation period, the duration Tr of the activation period being equal to Tr=Tx/(1+DC); receiving the synchronization radio signal by the receiver of the communication module during an overlap between a said awake window and a said emission window; radiobroadcasting a data message from an emitter of the communication module; and receiving the data message by a receiver of the gateway.

公开(公告)号：US10084313B2

公开(公告)日：2018-09-25

申请号：US14858892

申请日：2015-09-18

申请人： GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY

发明人： Ertugrul Berkcan ,  Roman Leon Artiuch

IPC分类号： H02J3/00 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G01D4/00 ,  G01F15/00

CPC分类号： H02J3/00 ,  G01D4/004 ,  G01F15/00 ,  G01F15/003 ,  G01F15/005 ,  G01F15/024 ,  G01F15/066 ,  G01F15/0755 ,  G05B15/02 ,  Y02B90/242 ,  Y02B90/248 ,  Y04S20/322 ,  Y04S20/52

摘要： The present disclosure relates to a self-powered utility delivery system that includes an energy generator that produces electrical energy and consequently regulates a pressure of utility flowing through the self-powered utility delivery system. Additionally, the self-powered utility delivery system includes an electronic utility meter that monitors a quantity (e.g., volume) of utility that flows through the self-powered utility delivery system and toward a consumer.

公开(公告)号：US20180159753A1

公开(公告)日：2018-06-07

申请号：US15866945

申请日：2018-01-10

申请人： SILVER SPRING NETWORKS, INC.

发明人： Raj Vaswani ,  Jana van Greunen ,  Aditi Dubey ,  Kunal Pankaj Shah

IPC分类号： H04L12/26 ,  G01D4/00 ,  H04W84/18

CPC分类号： H04L43/0817 ,  G01D4/004 ,  H04L43/16 ,  H04W84/18 ,  Y02B90/242 ,  Y02B90/246 ,  Y04S20/322 ,  Y04S20/36 ,  Y04S20/42

摘要： A communication device detects whether anomalous events occur with respect to at least one node in a utility network. The communication device has recorded therein threshold operating information and situational operating information. The threshold operating information includes data indicative of configured acceptable operating parameters of nodes in the network based on respective locational information of the nodes. The situational information includes data indicative of configured operation data expected to be received from nodes in the network during a predetermined time period, based on a condition and/or event occurring during the time period. The communication device receives operation data from nodes in the network, and determines whether the operation data from a node constitutes an anomalous event based on a comparison of the received operation data with (i) the threshold operating information defined for the node and (ii) the situational information. The communication device outputs notification of any determined anomalous event.

公开(公告)号：US20180144418A1

公开(公告)日：2018-05-24

申请号：US15820248

申请日：2017-11-21

申请人： WINT WI Ltd

发明人： Shay RAVID ,  Avy TAHAN ,  Dror GALRON

IPC分类号： G06Q50/06 ,  E03B7/02 ,  E03B7/09

CPC分类号： G05D7/00 ,  A61B5/4088 ,  A61B5/4255 ,  A61B5/6891 ,  A61B5/7282 ,  A61B5/747 ,  E03B1/00 ,  E03B1/02 ,  E03B7/02 ,  E03B7/071 ,  E03B7/072 ,  E03B7/09 ,  F16K37/0025 ,  F17D5/06 ,  G01D4/004 ,  G01D4/14 ,  G01F1/00 ,  G01F7/00 ,  G01F15/005 ,  G01F15/063 ,  G01F15/066 ,  G01F15/068 ,  G01F15/0755 ,  G01M3/00 ,  G01M3/26 ,  G01M3/2807 ,  G05B13/026 ,  G05B19/406 ,  G05B2219/37371 ,  G05D7/0635 ,  G05D7/0676 ,  G06Q20/145 ,  G06Q50/06 ,  G08B21/187 ,  H04L12/2825 ,  H04L2012/285 ,  Y02A20/218 ,  Y02B90/242 ,  Y02B90/245 ,  Y04S20/322 ,  Y04S20/36 ,  Y04S20/38 ,  Y04S20/40

摘要： A system is provided for tracking, in a distributed water infrastructure, water usage by category. The system may comprise at least one processor configured to receive from at least one sensor associated with the distributed water infrastructure signals indicative of water usage in the distributed water infrastructure. The system may, based on the signals indicative of water usage, construct a plurality of profiles. The system may assign each profile to one of a plurality of water usage categories. The system may collect, from the at least one sensor, signals indicative of water usage for substantially all water delivered through the distributed water infrastructure in a time period. The system may construct a plurality of water usage profiles in the aggregate, encompassing substantially all water delivered through the distributed water infrastructure in the time period. The system may assign each constructed water usage profile to one of the plurality of water usage categories. The system may output, for display, water usage for the time period for each of the plurality of water usage categories.

公开(公告)号：US20180143058A1

公开(公告)日：2018-05-24

申请号：US15820262

申请日：2017-11-21

申请人： WINT WI Ltd

发明人： Dror Galron

IPC分类号： G01F15/06 ,  G01F15/00 ,  E03B7/07 ,  G08B21/18

CPC分类号： G05D7/00 ,  A61B5/4088 ,  A61B5/4255 ,  A61B5/6891 ,  A61B5/7282 ,  A61B5/747 ,  E03B1/00 ,  E03B1/02 ,  E03B7/02 ,  E03B7/071 ,  E03B7/072 ,  E03B7/09 ,  F16K37/0025 ,  F17D5/06 ,  G01D4/004 ,  G01D4/14 ,  G01F1/00 ,  G01F7/00 ,  G01F15/005 ,  G01F15/063 ,  G01F15/066 ,  G01F15/068 ,  G01F15/0755 ,  G01M3/00 ,  G01M3/26 ,  G01M3/2807 ,  G05B13/026 ,  G05B19/406 ,  G05B2219/37371 ,  G05D7/0635 ,  G05D7/0676 ,  G06Q20/145 ,  G06Q50/06 ,  G08B21/187 ,  H04L12/2825 ,  H04L2012/285 ,  Y02A20/218 ,  Y02B90/242 ,  Y02B90/245 ,  Y04S20/322 ,  Y04S20/36 ,  Y04S20/38 ,  Y04S20/40

摘要： A system is provided for monitoring water usage of a plurality of appliances in a plurality of distributed locations remote from one another. The system may comprise at least one central processor. The system may receive water usage data from the plurality of distributed locations. The system may determine, from the water usage data received from the plurality of distributed locations, a common appliance used in each of the plurality of distributed locations. The system may analyze a subset of the water usage data attributable to the common appliance to determine usage patterns associated with the common appliance across the plurality of distributed locations. The system may output usage pattern analytics associated with the common appliance.

公开(公告)号：US20180143056A1

公开(公告)日：2018-05-24

申请号：US15819852

申请日：2017-11-21

申请人： WINT WI Ltd

发明人： Alon Haim GAL

IPC分类号： G01F7/00 ,  G01M3/28

CPC分类号： G05D7/00 ,  A61B5/4088 ,  A61B5/4255 ,  A61B5/6891 ,  A61B5/7282 ,  A61B5/747 ,  E03B1/00 ,  E03B1/02 ,  E03B7/02 ,  E03B7/071 ,  E03B7/072 ,  E03B7/09 ,  F16K37/0025 ,  F17D5/06 ,  G01D4/004 ,  G01D4/14 ,  G01F1/00 ,  G01F7/00 ,  G01F15/005 ,  G01F15/063 ,  G01F15/066 ,  G01F15/068 ,  G01F15/0755 ,  G01M3/00 ,  G01M3/26 ,  G01M3/2807 ,  G05B13/026 ,  G05B19/406 ,  G05B2219/37371 ,  G05D7/0635 ,  G05D7/0676 ,  G06Q20/145 ,  G06Q50/06 ,  G08B21/187 ,  H04L12/2825 ,  H04L2012/285 ,  Y02A20/218 ,  Y02B90/242 ,  Y02B90/245 ,  Y04S20/322 ,  Y04S20/36 ,  Y04S20/38 ,  Y04S20/40

摘要： A system is provided for differentiating between water usage of multiple water consumers using a common distributed water infrastructure. The system may comprise at least one processor. The system may receive from a water sensor in the distributed water infrastructure upstream of a plurality of appliances, signals indicative of water usage. The system may construct from the signals indicative of water usage a plurality of water event profile signatures. The system may, based on differences between similar water event profiles, associate at least one water event profile signature with a first water consumer and associate a second water event profile signature with a second water consumer. The system may store the water event profile signatures for the first water consumer and the second water consumer. The system may construct current water event profiles reflecting subsequent water usage in the distributed water infrastructure. The system may compare the current water event profiles with water event profile signatures stored in memory. The system may, based on the comparison, attribute a first current water event profile to the first water consumer and attribute a second current water event profile to the second water consumer. The system may output data for generating at least one report of water usage by the first water consumer.

公开(公告)号：US09976871B2

公开(公告)日：2018-05-22

申请号：US14954322

申请日：2015-11-30

申请人： MUELLER INTERNATIONAL, LLC

发明人： Thomas Cullinan

IPC分类号： G01D4/00

CPC分类号： G01D4/002 ,  G01D4/004 ,  G01D4/008 ,  Y02B90/241 ,  Y02B90/242 ,  Y04S20/322

摘要： Methods, computer-readable storage media, and systems for signaling a communication device through an AMR interface for an immediate read of status information. It is determined whether the AMR interface is in an idle state, and if the interface is idle, the communication device is signaled to initiate retrieval of the status information through a data line of the AMR interface. Once the communication device initiates communication through the AMR interface, the data line is released.

公开(公告)号：US20180100912A1

公开(公告)日：2018-04-12

申请号：US15728346

申请日：2017-10-09

申请人： Utilidata, Inc.

发明人： David Gordon Bell

IPC分类号： G01R35/00

CPC分类号： H04Q9/00 ,  G01D4/002 ,  G01D4/004 ,  G01R21/133 ,  G01R35/00 ,  G01R35/005 ,  G06N20/00 ,  H02J13/0006 ,  H02J2003/003 ,  H04Q2209/60 ,  H04Q2209/823 ,  Y02B70/346 ,  Y02B90/241 ,  Y02B90/242 ,  Y02B90/2669 ,  Y04S20/32 ,  Y04S20/322 ,  Y04S20/36 ,  Y04S20/525 ,  Y04S40/128

摘要： Systems and methods of the present disclosure are directed to determining the integrity of system measurements. The system and methods of the present disclosure can detect corrupted process measurement signals that can originate in instrumentation used with electricity distribution and transmission systems. These process measurement signals may be delivered by digital communications networks.

公开(公告)号：US09893411B2

公开(公告)日：2018-02-13

申请号：US15168040

申请日：2016-05-28

申请人： THOMSON LICENSING

发明人： Ali Louzir ,  Jean-Yves Le Naour ,  Maxime Ruee

IPC分类号： G06K19/077 ,  H01Q1/22 ,  G01R19/15 ,  G01R19/25 ,  G07C3/00 ,  G06K7/10 ,  H01Q7/00 ,  H01Q9/06 ,  G01R15/18 ,  G01D4/00

CPC分类号： H01Q1/2225 ,  G01D4/004 ,  G01R15/181 ,  G01R19/15 ,  G01R19/2513 ,  G06K7/10316 ,  G06K19/07773 ,  G07C3/00 ,  H01Q7/00 ,  H01Q9/065 ,  Y02B70/3266 ,  Y02B90/242 ,  Y02B90/248 ,  Y04S20/242 ,  Y04S20/322 ,  Y04S20/52

摘要： The invention relates to electrical activity sensor attachable to a power cable of an electrical device for detecting an impulse generated in the power cable in response to a change in electrical power state of the electrical device. The electrical activity sensor includes an antenna assembly having an antenna element operable to magnetically couple with an electrical pulse generated in the power cable to induce an electrical signal in response to a change in electrical power state of the electrical device. The antenna element is shaped in a plurality of loops.

公开(公告)号：US20180017985A1

公开(公告)日：2018-01-18

申请号：US15705918

申请日：2017-09-15

申请人： Causam Energy, Inc.

发明人： Joseph W. Forbes, JR.

IPC分类号： G05F1/66 ,  G01D4/00 ,  H02J3/14 ,  G06Q10/06 ,  G06Q50/06

CPC分类号： G05F1/66 ,  G01D4/004 ,  G06Q10/06 ,  G06Q10/063 ,  G06Q50/06 ,  H02J3/14 ,  Y02B70/3225 ,  Y02B90/242 ,  Y02B90/245 ,  Y04S10/54 ,  Y04S20/222 ,  Y04S20/322 ,  Y04S20/40

摘要： Systems, methods and apparatus for power management in an electric power grid are disclosed. A power flow to a plurality of power consuming devices in the electric power grid is enabled and disabled by a plurality of controllable devices under the control of one or more client devices. An apparatus receives a power control command and select at least one client device to which to issue a power reduction message. The power reduction message comprises an amount of electric power to be reduced to at least one of the plurality of power consuming devices for a predetermined time. A database stores information relating to power consumed by the plurality of power consuming devices based on measurement and verification.