ACTIVE RF CHANNEL ASSIGNMENT
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1. An energy management system having managed energy consuming devices for a home comprising:
- a central controller that is in communication with the power/energy measuring device and the managed energy consuming devices and comprises;
a channel selecting component; and
a plurality of communication modules operable to communicate to different home networks;
wherein the channel selecting component scans frequency channels used by each of the communication modules and excludes those channels from being used by more than one home network for communication.
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Abstract
A method and system is disclosed that includes a controller that selects a frequency channel for a communication module joining a network of a home. Each module is assigned by the controller a frequency channel to communicate on that excludes channels already being used by a network of the home. Separate networks of a home are joined without communicating on the same frequency channel.
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1. An energy management system having managed energy consuming devices for a home comprising:
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a central controller that is in communication with the power/energy measuring device and the managed energy consuming devices and comprises; a channel selecting component; and a plurality of communication modules operable to communicate to different home networks; wherein the channel selecting component scans frequency channels used by each of the communication modules and excludes those channels from being used by more than one home network for communication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for communicating data among a plurality of energy consuming devices with communication modules, including an energy management system comprising a central controller with at least one memory storing executable instructions for the method, comprising:
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communicating data on a first frequency channel within a first home network of the home via a first communication module of the controller; determining frequency channels that are used to communicate within the home to the energy consuming devices by the different communication modules; determining a second frequency channel for a second home network to communicate on based on the frequency channels that are used to communicate at the home; creating a second network by communicating with a second communication module to one or more energy consuming devices on the second frequency channel; wherein determining the second frequency channel includes selecting an available frequency channel while excluding the first frequency channel from being used by the second communication module. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 20)
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15. A home energy gateway device for a home energy management system, comprising:
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a plurality of communication modules that transmit and receive communication messages on at least one home network for energy consuming devices of a home; a controller operatively connected to the communication modules that is configured to monitor and manage communications between each of the managed devices; and a channel selector that determines a frequency channel for each communication module to communicate with to the energy consuming devices. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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