SMART GRID OVER POWER LINE COMMUNICATION NETWORK
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Abstract
A smart-grid communication system including a plurality of receptacles and a power management gateway in electrical communication with each of the plurality of receptacles is presented. Each of the power modules of the plurality of receptacles provides power usage information to the power management gateway. Also, the power usage information is transmitted via a first communication means to the power management gateway and the power management gateway transmits the information via a second communication means to one or more external communications sources.
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74 Claims
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51. A smart-grid communication system comprising:
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a plurality of receptacles, each receptacle including a front plate, a back plate, at least one outlet, and a power module located within the receptacle; and one or more power management gateways in bidirectional communication with the plurality of receptacles; wherein the power module of each of the plurality of receptacles includes at least one sensor and a processor to collect and communicate energy consumption information to the one or more power management gateways. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65)
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66. A receptacle comprising:
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a front plate, a back plate, at least one outlet, a meter unit; and
at least one sensor located within the receptacle for measuring an electrical usage parameter;wherein the meter unit is configured to collect and communicate the measured electrical usage parameter to one or more power management gateways. - View Dependent Claims (67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74)
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