SIMPLIFIED ENERGY METER CONFIGURATION
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1. A method of configuring a power meter, said method comprising the steps of:
- (a) comparing a maximum power measurable by said power meter to a pulse output power comprising a pulse having an initial pulse weight and an initial pulse duration; and
(b) changing at least one of said pulse weight and said pulse duration until said pulse output power is at least equal to said maximum power measurable by said power meter.
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Abstract
A power and energy meter self configures the pulse weight and pulse duration for pulse communication.
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17 Claims
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1. A method of configuring a power meter, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) comparing a maximum power measurable by said power meter to a pulse output power comprising a pulse having an initial pulse weight and an initial pulse duration; and (b) changing at least one of said pulse weight and said pulse duration until said pulse output power is at least equal to said maximum power measurable by said power meter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of configuring a power meter, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) calculating a maximum theoretical power measurable by said power meter; (b) calculating a pulse output power for said power meter, said pulse output power comprising a communication pulse having a minimum pulse weight of a plurality of potential pulse weights of pulses transmissible by said power meter and a maximum pulse duration of a plurality of potential durations of pulses transmissible said power meter; (c) if said pulse output power is not at least equal to said maximum theoretical power, calculating said pulse output power for a next shorter duration of said plurality of potential durations of pulses transmissible by said power meter; (d) if said pulse output power is not at least equal to said maximum theoretical power when calculated with a minimum pulse duration of said plurality of potential pulse durations, calculating said pulse output power for a next greater pulse weight of said plurality of potential pulse weights and said maximum pulse duration; (e) repeating steps (c) and (d) until said pulse output power is at least equal to said maximum theoretical power; and (f) configuring said power meter to transmit a pulse having a least pulse weight and a longest pulse duration which results in a pulse output power at least equal to said maximum theoretical power. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. A method of configuring a power meter, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) calculating a maximum theoretical power measurable by said power meter; (b) calculating a pulse output power for said power meter, said pulse output power comprising a communication pulse having a selected one of a plurality of potential pulse weights of pulses transmissible by said power meter and a maximum pulse duration of a plurality of potential durations of pulses transmissible said power meter; (c) if said pulse output power is not at least equal to said maximum theoretical power, calculating said pulse output power for a pulse having a next shorter duration of said plurality of potential pulse durations; (d) if said pulse output power is not at least equal to said maximum theoretical power when calculated with a minimum duration of said plurality of potential pulse durations, calculating said pulse output power for a minimum pulse weight of said plurality of potential pulse weights and said maximum pulse duration; (e) if said pulse output power is not at least equal to said maximum theoretical power when calculated with a minimum pulse duration of said potential pulse durations, calculating said pulse output power for a next greater pulse weight of said plurality of potential pulse weights transmissible and said maximum pulse duration; (f) repeating steps (d) and (e) until said pulse output power is at least equal to said maximum theoretical power; and (g) configuring said power meter to transmit a one of a pulse having said selected pulse weight and a longest pulse duration which results in a pulse output power at least equal to said maximum theoretical power and a pulse having a least pulse weight and a longest pulse duration which results in a pulse output power at least equal to said maximum theoretical power. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A power meter comprising:
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(a) a pulse communicator arranged to transmit a series of pulses each having a pulse duration; (b) a memory storing a plurality of incrementally greater potential pulse weights and a plurality of incrementally longer potential durations for a pulse transmittable by said pulse communicator, a pulse weight indicative of a quantity of energy represented by a pulse; and (c) a data processing unit arranged to quantify energy measurable by said power meter and to cause said pulse communicator to transmit a plurality of pulses indicative of said measured energy, said data processing unit arranged to select one least pulse weight of said plurality of potential pulse weights and one greatest pulse duration of said plurality of potential pulse durations such that a maximum energy measurable by said power meter does not exceed an output energy represented by a plurality of pulses of said one least pulse weight and said one greatest pulse duration. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 17)
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15. A power meter comprising:
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(a) a pulse communicator arranged to transmit a series of pulses each having a pulse duration; (b) a memory storing a plurality of incrementally greater potential pulse weights and a plurality of incrementally longer potential pulse durations for said pulse transmittable by said pulse communicator, a pulse weight indicative of a quantity of energy represented by a pulse; and (c) a data processing unit arranged to quantify energy measurable by said power meter and to cause said pulse communicator to transmit a plurality of pulses indicative of said measured energy, said data processing unit arranged to select one of; (i) a pulse having a pulse weight selected by a user and a shortest one of said potential pulse durations if a maximum energy measurable by said power meter does not exceed a first output energy represented by a plurality of pulses of said pulse weight selected by said user and said shortest one of said potential pulse durations; and (ii) if said maximum energy measurable by said power meter exceeds said first output energy, a pulse having one least pulse weight of said plurality of potential pulse weights and one longest pulse duration of said plurality of potential pulse durations such that said maximum energy measurable by said power meter does not exceed an output energy represented by a plurality of pulses of said one least pulse weight and said one longest pulse duration. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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