METER HAVING A FIBER OPTIC INTERFACE

• US 20130046494A1
• Filed: 08/18/2011
• Published: 02/21/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 08/18/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: General Electric Company
• Original Assignee: General Electric Company
• Inventors: Ree, Bradley Richard
• Application Number:
  US13/212,645
• Publication Number:
  US 20130046494A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 702/62
• CPC Class Codes: G01D 4/02 Details
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 90/20 Smart grids as enabling technology in buildings sector smart grids supporting the management or operation of end-user stationary applications in general, or like technologies with no associated climate change mitigation effect Y04S20/00
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 20/30 Smart metering, e.g. specially adapted for remote reading

Abstract

Described herein are embodiments of meters, systems and methods of a meter having a fiber optic interface. One embodiment of the meter comprises one or more metrology sensors; a non-isolated power supply; a processor; and a network interface having a section of fiber optic cable, wherein the processor is operably connected to the one or more metrology sensors and the network interface having a section of fiber optic cable, wherein the non-isolated power supply provides any power used by the processor, the one or more metrology sensors, and the network interface, and wherein the section of fiber optic cable is used to connect the meter to a network.

Claims

1. A meter comprised of:

one or more metrology sensors;

a non-isolated power supply;

a processor; and

a network interface having a section of fiber optic cable,

wherein the processor is operably connected to the one or more metrology sensors and the network interface having a section of fiber optic cable,

wherein the non-isolated power supply provides any power used by the processor, the one or more metrology sensors, and the network interface, and

wherein the section of fiber optic cable is used to connect the meter to a network.

2. The meter of claim 1, wherein the network comprises an advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) network.

3. The meter of claim 1, wherein the one or more metrology sensors comprise one or more of a current transformer, a resistive shunt, or a Rogowski coil.

4. A system comprised of

a network;

and

a meter, wherein the meter is further comprised of;

one or more metrology sensors;

a non-isolated power supply;

a processor; and

a network interface having a section of fiber optic cable,

wherein the processor is operably connected to the one or more metrology sensors and the network interface having a section of fiber optic cable,

wherein the non-isolated power supply provides any power used by the processor, the one or more metrology sensors, and the network interface, and

wherein the section of fiber optic cable is used to connect the meter to the network.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the network comprises an advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) network.

6. The system of claim 4, wherein the one or more metrology sensors comprise one or more of a current transformer, a resistive shunt, or a Rogowski coil.

7. A method comprising:

connecting a meter to a network, wherein at least a section of the network comprises fiber optic cable, said meter comprised of;

one or more metrology sensors;

a non-isolated power supply;

a processor; and

a network interface,

wherein the processor is operably connected to the one or more metrology sensors and the network interface having a section of fiber optic cable,

wherein the non-isolated power supply provides any power used by the processor, the one or more metrology sensors, and the network interface, and

wherein the section of fiber optic cable is used to connect the meter to the network.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the network comprises an advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) network.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the one or more metrology sensors comprise one or more of a current transformer, a resistive shunt, or a Rogowski coil.