Intelligent electronic device for providing broadband internet access
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- at least one intelligent electronic device comprising;
a housing;
at least one sensor coupled to at least one utility power line of an electrical power distribution system and configured for measuring at least one power parameter of the at least one utility power line and generating at least one analog signal indicative of the at least one power parameter;
at least one analog to digital converter coupled to the at least one sensor, configured for receiving the at least one analog signal and converting the at least one analog signal to at least one digital signal;
at least one processor configured for receiving the at least one digital signal and calculating energy consumption in the at least one utility power line; and
a gateway configured for receiving broadband data transmissions, demodulating the broadband data transmission and routing the demodulated data onto a downstream portion of the at least one utility power line, wherein the at least one sensor, the at least analog to digital converter, the at least one processor, and the gateway are disposed in the housing; and
at least one adapter coupled to the downstream portion of the at least one utility power line, the at least one adapter configured for providing the demodulated data to at least one network device.
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Abstract
An intelligent electronic device for monitoring and determining an amount of electrical power usage by a consumer, or end user, and for providing broadband Internet access to the consumer. The intelligent electronic device includes at least one sensor coupled to an electric circuit configured for measuring at least one power parameter of the electrical circuit and generating at least one analog signal indicative of the at least one power parameter; at least one analog to digital converter coupled to the at least one sensor configured for receiving the at least one analog signal and converting the at least one analog signal to at least one digital signal; a processor configured for receiving the at least one digital signal and calculating energy consumption in the electrical circuit; and a gateway configured for receiving data transmissions imposed on the electrical circuit and for demodulating the imposed data transmission for providing data communications.
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37 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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at least one intelligent electronic device comprising; a housing; at least one sensor coupled to at least one utility power line of an electrical power distribution system and configured for measuring at least one power parameter of the at least one utility power line and generating at least one analog signal indicative of the at least one power parameter; at least one analog to digital converter coupled to the at least one sensor, configured for receiving the at least one analog signal and converting the at least one analog signal to at least one digital signal; at least one processor configured for receiving the at least one digital signal and calculating energy consumption in the at least one utility power line; and a gateway configured for receiving broadband data transmissions, demodulating the broadband data transmission and routing the demodulated data onto a downstream portion of the at least one utility power line, wherein the at least one sensor, the at least analog to digital converter, the at least one processor, and the gateway are disposed in the housing; and at least one adapter coupled to the downstream portion of the at least one utility power line, the at least one adapter configured for providing the demodulated data to at least one network device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A system comprising:
at least one intelligent electronic device comprising; a housing; at least one sensor coupled to at least one utility power line of an electrical power distribution system and configured for measuring at least one power parameter of the at least one utility power line and generating at least one analog signal indicative of the at least one power parameter; at least one analog to digital converter coupled to the at least one sensor, configured for receiving the at least one analog signal and converting the at least one analog signal to at least one digital signal; at least one processor configured for receiving the at least one digital signal and calculating energy consumption in the at least one utility power line; and a communications device configured for receiving broadband data transmissions and routing the broadband data transmissions to at least one network device, wherein the at least one sensor, the at least analog to digital converter, the at least one processor, and the communications device are disposed in the housing. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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