Programming system for programmable time registering electric energy meters
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1. Apparatus for programming a time-of-use electric energy meter register, comprising:
- a portable programmer comprising a sequence controller, data communication means connected to said controller for receiving meter data for ultimate storage in an associated time-of-use meter register, read-write memory means connected to said controller for temporarily storing said meter data to be stored in an associated time-of-use electric energy meter register, meter interface means connected to said controller for transferring said meter data from said read-write memory means to an associated time-of-use meter register, operator input means connected to said controller for permitting an operator to initiate transfer of said meter data through said meter interface means, and a battery-operated power supply providing operating power for said programmer;
a master processor comprising means for receiving operator-entered values of said meter data, processor means for organizing said values into a set of meter data in a predetermined format, means for storing a plurality of said meter data sets, data output means for selectively transmitting said stored meter data sets to said programmer; and
interface means for removably connecting said data output means to said programmer data communication means.
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Abstract
A system for programming a time-of-use meter register includes a portable programmer removably coupled to the register, a computer for compiling time-of-use rate schedules, and a computer interface device for removably connecting the computer and the portable programmer. An operator commands the computer to transmit a plurality of rate schedules from the computer over the computer interface device to the portable programmer where they are stored in RAM memory. Field personnel then optically couple the programmer to the register, and initiate a transfer of the rate schedule from programmer RAM to the register.
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1. Apparatus for programming a time-of-use electric energy meter register, comprising:
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a portable programmer comprising a sequence controller, data communication means connected to said controller for receiving meter data for ultimate storage in an associated time-of-use meter register, read-write memory means connected to said controller for temporarily storing said meter data to be stored in an associated time-of-use electric energy meter register, meter interface means connected to said controller for transferring said meter data from said read-write memory means to an associated time-of-use meter register, operator input means connected to said controller for permitting an operator to initiate transfer of said meter data through said meter interface means, and a battery-operated power supply providing operating power for said programmer; a master processor comprising means for receiving operator-entered values of said meter data, processor means for organizing said values into a set of meter data in a predetermined format, means for storing a plurality of said meter data sets, data output means for selectively transmitting said stored meter data sets to said programmer; and interface means for removably connecting said data output means to said programmer data communication means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for programming a programmable time-of-use electric energy meter register, comprising the steps of:
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entering values of a set of data for storage in a time-of-use electric energy meter register into an operator interface device of a fixed computer system; processing said values into a predetermined data set format; storing said data set in a mass memory storage system of said fixed computer system; coupling a portable meter register programmer to said fixed computer system; entering a command into said fixed computer system operator interface device to cause said fixed computer system to transfer said data set to said portable programmer; storing said data set in read-write memory of said portable programmer; coupling said portable programmer to a field installed time-of-use electric energy meter register; entering a command into said portable programmer to cause said portable programmer to transmit said data set to said register; and storing said data set in read-write memory of said register. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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