On-line web accessed energy meter
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1. A meter for measuring and monitoring electrical energy, the device comprising:
- a digital sampler configured for sampling voltage and current waveforms;
at least one processor configured to collect the sampled voltage and current waveforms and generate power consumption data from the sampled voltage and current waveforms;
a wireless embedded communications device coupled to the at least one processor and configured for transmitting the data to a computing device residing on an infrastructure; and
wherein the at least one processor acts as a server for the meter in managing the metering data and the connection between the computing device, wherein the server provides data to the computing device in the form of web pages via a network protocol.
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Abstract
An electrical metering system capable of performing multiple metering functions, collecting data, and wirelessly provides the collected metering data to a utility operator. In the electrical metering system, at least one computing device for initiating a request for data. A first modem connects the computing device to an infrastructure. A wireless embedded modem for wirelessly connects an electric meter to an infrastructure, and the wireless electric modem receives a request from the computing device and wirelessly transmits the metering data to the computing device, thereby initiating the request.
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1. A meter for measuring and monitoring electrical energy, the device comprising:
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a digital sampler configured for sampling voltage and current waveforms; at least one processor configured to collect the sampled voltage and current waveforms and generate power consumption data from the sampled voltage and current waveforms; a wireless embedded communications device coupled to the at least one processor and configured for transmitting the data to a computing device residing on an infrastructure; and wherein the at least one processor acts as a server for the meter in managing the metering data and the connection between the computing device, wherein the server provides data to the computing device in the form of web pages via a network protocol. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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