DIGITAL TWO WAY AUTOMATIC COMMUNICATION SYSTEM (TWACS) OUTBOUND RECEIVER AND METHOD
First Claim
1. In a two-way automatic communications system (TWACS) used by an electrical utility in which outbound messages are sent from the utility to a consumer and inbound messages are sent from the consumer to the utility, the respective outbound and inbound messages being sent and received over the utility'"'"'s power distribution system, a receiver for detecting the outbound messages, said receiver comprising:
- an analog filter component receiving the analog outbound signal including an outbound message to provide a filtered signal, an A/D converter converting the filtered signal to a corresponding digitized signal and providing the corresponding digitized signal; and
a digital processor executing;
a digital preprocessor component receiving the corresponding digitized signal, preprocessing the received corresponding digitized signal to provide a preprocessed digital signal; and
a digital symbol determination component receiving the preprocessed digital signal and digitally demodulating the received preprocessed digital signal to provide the outbound message.
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Abstract
A receiver and method for a transponder of a two-way automatic communications system (TWACS) used by an electrical utility in which analog outbound messages are sent from the utility to a consumer and inbound, reply messages are sent from the consumer to the utility. The receiver and method enable a transponder to detect the outbound messages and include A/D conversion and digital processing for demodulating a digitized signal and providing the outbound message.
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25 Claims
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1. In a two-way automatic communications system (TWACS) used by an electrical utility in which outbound messages are sent from the utility to a consumer and inbound messages are sent from the consumer to the utility, the respective outbound and inbound messages being sent and received over the utility'"'"'s power distribution system, a receiver for detecting the outbound messages, said receiver comprising:
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an analog filter component receiving the analog outbound signal including an outbound message to provide a filtered signal, an A/D converter converting the filtered signal to a corresponding digitized signal and providing the corresponding digitized signal; and a digital processor executing; a digital preprocessor component receiving the corresponding digitized signal, preprocessing the received corresponding digitized signal to provide a preprocessed digital signal; and a digital symbol determination component receiving the preprocessed digital signal and digitally demodulating the received preprocessed digital signal to provide the outbound message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A two-way automatic communications system (TWACS) used by an electrical utility comprising:
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a substation sending analog outbound messages from the utility to a consumer; a transponder sending inbound messages from the consumer to the utility, the respective outbound and inbound messages being sent and received over the utility'"'"'s power distribution system; and a receiver included in the transponder for enabling the detection of the outbound messages, said receiver comprising; an analog filter component receiving the analog outbound signal including an outbound message to provide a filtered signal, an A/D converter converting the filtered signal to a corresponding digitized signal and providing the corresponding digitized signal; and a digital processor executing; a digital preprocessor component receiving the corresponding digitized signal, preprocessing the received corresponding digitized signal to provide a preprocessed digital signal; and a digital symbol determination component receiving the preprocessed digital signal and digitally demodulating the received preprocessed digital signal to provide the outbound message. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. In a two-way automatic communications system (TWACS) used by an electrical utility in which analog outbound messages are sent from the utility to a consumer and inbound messages are sent from the consumer to the utility, the respective outbound and inbound messages being sent and received over the utility'"'"'s power distribution system, a method for detecting the outbound messages comprising:
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receiving the analog outbound signal including an outbound message; converting the received analog outbound signal to a corresponding digitized signal; preprocessing the corresponding digitized signal to provide a preprocessed digital signal; and digitally demodulating the preprocessed digital signal to provide the outbound message). - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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