Radio frequency device within an energy sensor system
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1. A system for measuring the delivery of energy from an energy supplier to a consumer through an energy distribution system, said system comprising:
- a first energy sensor configured to measure a first energy parameter of an energy distribution system, said first energy sensor further configured to wirelessly transmit and receive a plurality of communication packets that are selectively configurable by said first energy sensor to include energy data representative of said first energy parameter;
a second energy sensor configured to be in wireless communication with said first energy sensor, said second energy sensor configured to measure a second energy parameter of said energy distribution system, said second energy sensor further configured to wirelessly transmit and receive said communication packets, and selectively include energy data representative of said second energy parameter sensed by said second energy sensor in said communication packets;
a radio frequency repeater configured to be in wireless communication with said second energy sensor but out of range for wireless communication with said first energy sensor;
said first and second energy sensors comprising an adjustable radio frequency transmission power, said first energy sensor further configured to automatically adjust said adjustable radio frequency transmission power to enable wireless communication with said second energy sensor, but he out of range for wireless communication with said radio frequency repeater, andsaid second energy sensor is further configured to automatically adjust said adjustable radio frequency transmission power to wirelessly pass communication packets being transmitted wirelessly between said first energy sensor and said radio frequency repeater.
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Abstract
An energy measurement system including a radio frequency (“RF”) device powered by a solar panel. The RF device comprising a wireless communication port operative to transmit and receive communication over a wireless network of additional RF devices. The energy measurement system able to transmit energy parameters of the RF device over the wireless network.
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51 Claims
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1. A system for measuring the delivery of energy from an energy supplier to a consumer through an energy distribution system, said system comprising:
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a first energy sensor configured to measure a first energy parameter of an energy distribution system, said first energy sensor further configured to wirelessly transmit and receive a plurality of communication packets that are selectively configurable by said first energy sensor to include energy data representative of said first energy parameter; a second energy sensor configured to be in wireless communication with said first energy sensor, said second energy sensor configured to measure a second energy parameter of said energy distribution system, said second energy sensor further configured to wirelessly transmit and receive said communication packets, and selectively include energy data representative of said second energy parameter sensed by said second energy sensor in said communication packets; a radio frequency repeater configured to be in wireless communication with said second energy sensor but out of range for wireless communication with said first energy sensor; said first and second energy sensors comprising an adjustable radio frequency transmission power, said first energy sensor further configured to automatically adjust said adjustable radio frequency transmission power to enable wireless communication with said second energy sensor, but he out of range for wireless communication with said radio frequency repeater, and said second energy sensor is further configured to automatically adjust said adjustable radio frequency transmission power to wirelessly pass communication packets being transmitted wirelessly between said first energy sensor and said radio frequency repeater. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 45, 46)
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8. A system for measuring the delivery of energy from an energy supplier to a consumer through an energy distribution system, said system comprising:
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a wireless network; at least a first energy sensor and a second energy sensor coupled with said wireless network, said first and second energy sensors operative to transmit and receive a communication packet over said wireless network wherein said communication packet comprises energy data representative of at least one energy parameter of said energy distribution system; a radio frequency repeater coupled with said wireless network, said radio frequency repeater comprising; a communication port operative to wirelessly transmit and receive said communication packet over said wireless network; and a processor operatively coupled with said communication port; said first energy sensor comprising a radio frequency power control operative to minimize a radio frequency transmission power of said first energy sensor so that said first energy sensor is out of radio frequency range and unable to directly communicate with said radio frequency repeater while wireless communication with said second energy sensor is maintained; and said second energy sensor further operative to receive said communication packet from said first energy sensor and retransmit said communication packet to said radio frequency repeater. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 47, 48)
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16. A method of measuring the delivery of energy from an energy supplier to a consumer through an energy distribution system, the method comprising:
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measuring at least one first energy parameter with a first energy sensor; measuring at least one second energy parameter with a second energy sensor; automatically adjusting a radio frequency transmission power of said second energy sensor to provide enough radio frequency transmission power to wirelessly communicate a second communication packet that includes data representative of said second energy parameter from said second energy sensor to a radio frequency repeater; automatically adjusting a radio frequency transmission power of said first energy sensor to provide only enough radio frequency transmission power to wirelessly communicate a first communication packet that includes data representative of said first energy parameter from said first energy sensor to said second energy sensor, while keeping said radio frequency repeater outside a communication range of said first energy sensor; said second energy sensor wirelessly relaying said first communication packet to said radio frequency repeater; and said radio frequency repeater forwarding said first communication packet and said second communication packet for receipt by an energy management system. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 43, 44, 49, 50, 51)
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