SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRICALLY-POWERED DEVICES IN AN ELECTRICAL NETWORK
First Claim
1. A system for controlling remotely located electrically-powered systems in an electrical network, the system comprising:
- a first transceiver located at a customer premise and coupled by an interface to a meter and further having an identifier storable in a memory coupled to the first transceiver, the first transceiver being configured to wirelessly communicate bidirectionally according to the identifier with a control center via a plurality of additional wireless bidirectional transceivers, at least one of the additional wireless bidirectional transceivers being a site controller coupled to a wide area network and at least another of the additional wireless bidirectional transceivers also being coupled by an interface to a meter;
a microcontroller coupled to the first transceiver and to a remotely located electrically-powered system and operable to control the operation of the electrically-powered device from at least a state of powered on to a state of powered off when the microcontroller receives a signal associated with actuating the power state of the remotely located electrically-powered system; and
a keypad containing user selectable buttons electrically coupled to the microcontroller for receiving user input.
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Abstract
A system for controlling remotely located electrically-powered systems in an electrical network includes a first transceiver. The first transceiver has an identifier in memory and wirelessly communicates bidirectionally with a control center via a plurality of additional wireless bidirectional transceivers. At least one of the plurality of additional wireless bidirectional transceivers is a site controller coupled to a wide area network. At least another of the additional wireless bidirectional transceivers is coupled to a meter. A microcontroller is coupled to the first transceiver and to a remotely located electrically-powered system. The microcontroller controls operation of the electrically-powered device from at least a state of powered on to a state of powered off when a signal associated with actuating the power state of the remotely located electrically-powered system is received. A keypad containing user selectable buttons is coupled to the microcontroller for receiving user input.
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8 Claims
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1. A system for controlling remotely located electrically-powered systems in an electrical network, the system comprising:
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a first transceiver located at a customer premise and coupled by an interface to a meter and further having an identifier storable in a memory coupled to the first transceiver, the first transceiver being configured to wirelessly communicate bidirectionally according to the identifier with a control center via a plurality of additional wireless bidirectional transceivers, at least one of the additional wireless bidirectional transceivers being a site controller coupled to a wide area network and at least another of the additional wireless bidirectional transceivers also being coupled by an interface to a meter;
a microcontroller coupled to the first transceiver and to a remotely located electrically-powered system and operable to control the operation of the electrically-powered device from at least a state of powered on to a state of powered off when the microcontroller receives a signal associated with actuating the power state of the remotely located electrically-powered system; and
a keypad containing user selectable buttons electrically coupled to the microcontroller for receiving user input. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A device located at each of a plurality of customer premises in an electrical power distribution system for controlling an electrically-powered device at the customer premise, comprising:
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a first transceiver coupled to a meter at the customer premise and further having an identifier storable in a memory coupled to the first transceiver, the first transceiver being configured to wirelessly communicate bidirectionally according to the identifier with a remote control center via a plurality of additional wireless bidirectional transceivers that receive communications from the first transceiver and retransmit the communications, at least one of the one or more additional wireless bidirectional transceivers being a site controller coupled to a wide area network and at least another of the one or more additional wireless bidirectional transceivers also being coupled by an interface to a meter;
a microcontroller coupled to the first transceiver and to an interface that is further coupled to an electrically-powered device, the microcontroller operable to control operation of the electrically-powered device from at least a state of powered on to a state of powered off when the processor receives a predetermined signal; and
a user interface coupled to the microcontroller and operable to cause the microcontroller to implement predetermined actions in response to user input via the user interface. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8)
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