ELECTRICITY/POWER METERING SYSTEM AND METHOD
First Claim
1. A power supervising system comprising a domestic unit and at least one auxiliary unit, said domestic unit comprising:
- digital power meter;
data reading, storage and processing means;
tampering preventing means;
display means;
alarm means and communication means for communicating with said at least one auxiliary unit or with a control center of a power supplier;
said at least one auxiliary unit comprising;
an encasement;
breach sensing means;
digital power reading and data storage means;
communication means for communicating with said domestic unit or said control center of said power supplier.
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Abstract
A power supervising system, network and method, the system comprising a domestic unit and at least one auxiliary unit, said domestic unit comprising: digital power meter; data reading, storage and processing means; tampering preventing means: display means; alarm means and communication means for communicating with said at least one auxiliary unit or with a control center of a power supplier; said at least one auxiliary unit comprising: an encasement; breach sensing means; digital power reading and data storage means; communication means for communicating with said domestic unit or said control center of said power supplier.
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22 Claims
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1. A power supervising system comprising a domestic unit and at least one auxiliary unit, said domestic unit comprising:
- digital power meter;
data reading, storage and processing means;
tampering preventing means;
display means;
alarm means and communication means for communicating with said at least one auxiliary unit or with a control center of a power supplier;said at least one auxiliary unit comprising;
an encasement;
breach sensing means;digital power reading and data storage means;
communication means for communicating with said domestic unit or said control center of said power supplier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
- digital power meter;
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21. A power consumption supervising network comprising a plurality of supervising systems, said plurality of said supervising systems comprising
a plurality of domestic units; - and
a plurality of auxiliary units, wherein each one of the domestic unit is installed at the premises of a power consumer and comprises communication functionalities for communicating with an auxiliary unit most adjacent to the domestic unit over a power grid and with a control center of a power supplier, wherein said plurality of auxiliary units is deployed over the power grid of said power supplier at each exit point that supplies power, wherein each auxiliary power unit at each exit point comprises communication functionalities to communicate with auxiliary power units installed at adjacent exit points on the power grid and transmit power supply data registered in the auxiliary power unit.
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22. A method for preventing power theft or unauthorized use of power comprising:
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monitoring and registering power consumption with a domestic unit of a power consumption supervising system; registering power supply at an auxiliary unit installed at an exit point of a power line transporting power intercepted at said domestic power unit; communicating the registered power supply to a remote computer at a control center of a power supplier; comparing said power consumption at said domestic unit to the power supply at the auxiliary power unit; confirming that power consumption value does not exceed the power supply value, and in the negative case disabling power supply to a household, plant, factory, workplace and the like in which said domestic power unit is installed; setting off an alarm at said domestic unit; and transmitting a distress signal to said control center of said power supplier.
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