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Method and system for collecting and transmitting data in a meter reading system

  • US 20040263352A1
  • Filed: 05/03/2004
  • Published: 12/30/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/07/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for generating feedback to a central utility station performing selective load shedding of a plurality of electrical loads, the system comprising:

  • a plurality of electrical loads, wherein each of the electrical loads is connected to a meter module adapted to measure electricity consumed by the electrical load;

    a plurality of encoded reader transmitters (endpoints), wherein each endpoint is associated with a meter module; and

    at least one receiver module adapted to be communicatively connected to the central utility station and to at least one of the electrical loads via at least one endpoint;

    wherein the at least one receiver module is further adapted to execute a load shed command received from the central utility, to receive consumption data from the meter module via the endpoint after execution of the load shed command, and to transmit the consumption data to the central utility station.

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