Method and system for indicating faults in an electricity meter
First Claim
1. A metering system comprising:
- a meter base comprising a meter bus couplable between an electrical source and an electrical load;
a plurality of sensors configured to determine electrical characteristics of electrical power in the meter bus; and
a processor configured to execute at least one code segment programmed to;
receive outputs from the plurality of sensors;
determine revenue parameters for the metering system;
determine a plurality of faults of a plurality of possible fault types associated with the operation of the metering system using outputs from the plurality of sensors, the determination of the revenue parameters, and a processing fault generated by the processor;
determine a type of fault for each of the plurality of faults, wherein each type of fault includes a severity level; and
determine a single value for a health of the metering system using at least the severity level of each type of fault of the plurality of faults.
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Abstract
A method and system for determining a health of a metering system are provided. The metering system includes a meter base including a meter bus couplable between an electrical source and an electrical load, a plurality of sensors configured to determine electrical characteristics of electrical power in the meter bus, and a processor configured to execute at least one code segment. The code segments instruct the processor to determine revenue parameters for the metering system, determine at least one fault of a plurality of possible faults associated with the operation of the metering system using outputs from the plurality of sensors, the determination of the revenue parameters, and a processing fault generated by the processor, determine a severity level of each of the at least one faults, and determine a single value for a health of the metering system using the determined at least one fault.
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20 Claims
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1. A metering system comprising:
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a meter base comprising a meter bus couplable between an electrical source and an electrical load; a plurality of sensors configured to determine electrical characteristics of electrical power in the meter bus; and a processor configured to execute at least one code segment programmed to; receive outputs from the plurality of sensors; determine revenue parameters for the metering system; determine a plurality of faults of a plurality of possible fault types associated with the operation of the metering system using outputs from the plurality of sensors, the determination of the revenue parameters, and a processing fault generated by the processor; determine a type of fault for each of the plurality of faults, wherein each type of fault includes a severity level; and determine a single value for a health of the metering system using at least the severity level of each type of fault of the plurality of faults. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 19)
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10. A method of determining a health of a metering system, said method comprising:
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receiving indication of a plurality of faults of a plurality of possible fault types, wherein the plurality of possible fault types include error faults and caution faults, the error faults include critical and non-critical severity levels, the caution faults include high, medium, and low severity levels; determining a number of the plurality of faults respective of a total number of the plurality of possible fault types supported by the metering system; weighting the severity of each of the plurality of faults using the determined number and the plurality of possible fault types; and determining a single value for a health of the metering system using the received indication, the determined number, and the weighted severity. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer program embodied on a non-transitory computer-readable medium, said computer program comprising at least one code segment that configures a processor to:
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receive outputs from a plurality of sensors; determine revenue parameters for an energy metering system using the received outputs; determine a plurality of faults of a plurality of possible fault types associated with the operation of the energy metering system using the received outputs, the determination of the revenue parameters, and a processing fault generated by the processor; determine a type of fault for each of the plurality of faults, wherein each type of fault includes a severity level; and determine a single value for a health of the energy metering system using at least the severity level of each type of fault of the plurality of faults. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 20)
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