Systems and methods for utility meter demand data collection
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1. A method of collecting utility demand data from a utility meter comprising:
- determining a period of a set number of time intervals, wherein the period'"'"'s length is equal to a maximum number of time intervals in any billing cycle plus a number of time intervals of slack;
determining a peak transmission count of a set number of time intervals, wherein the peak transmission count is equal to the maximum number of time intervals in any billing cycle minus the minimum number of time intervals in the billing cycle plus the number of time intervals of slack plus one;
recording a demand peak at the passage of each time interval, wherein the demand peak is associated with the time interval in which it occurred;
determining demand peak high values, wherein the demand peak high values are the highest demand peaks occurring over the last period, and the number of demand peak high values determined is equal to the peak transmission count;
transmitting demand peak high values to a remote data collection system; and
determining the highest demand peak to occur during a billing period from the demand peak high values.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for utility meter data collection on distributed metering systems. One aspect of the present invention provides a method and system of remotely determining the highest demand peak occurring during a given billing cycle.
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1. A method of collecting utility demand data from a utility meter comprising:
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determining a period of a set number of time intervals, wherein the period'"'"'s length is equal to a maximum number of time intervals in any billing cycle plus a number of time intervals of slack;
determining a peak transmission count of a set number of time intervals, wherein the peak transmission count is equal to the maximum number of time intervals in any billing cycle minus the minimum number of time intervals in the billing cycle plus the number of time intervals of slack plus one;
recording a demand peak at the passage of each time interval, wherein the demand peak is associated with the time interval in which it occurred;
determining demand peak high values, wherein the demand peak high values are the highest demand peaks occurring over the last period, and the number of demand peak high values determined is equal to the peak transmission count;
transmitting demand peak high values to a remote data collection system; and
determining the highest demand peak to occur during a billing period from the demand peak high values. - View Dependent Claims (2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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3. The method of claiml wherein the time interval is a half-day.
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12. A utility demand data collection system comprising:
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a utility meter reading device for determining a period and a peak transmission count, recording demand peaks and their associated time intervals, and determining demand peak high values, wherein the demand peak high values are the highest demand peaks occurring over the last period, and the number of demand peak high values is equal to the peak transmission count, and transmitting demand peak high values; and
a data collection device for receiving the transmitted demand peak high values and determining the highest demand peak to occur during a billing period. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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