Method for reconnecting a smart electricity meter and smart electricity meter implementing said method
US12277613B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 17, 2022 |
| Grant date | Apr 15, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 10, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04Q2209/60
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for connecting a smart electricity meter connected to a data concentrator, referred to as the current data concentrator, in a powerline or radio-frequency communication network for the automated management of metering in the context of an electrical distribution service is described. The smart electricity meter disconnects from the current data concentrator in the case where the latter is posing a problem. It next attaches itself to a neighbouring data concentrator different from the current data concentrator. It then listens to the frames containing an identifier of said current data concentrator. Finally, it disconnects from the neighbouring data concentrator and attaches itself to a data concentrator using the same identifier as the current data concentrator when at least N frames containing the identifier of the current data concentrator are received, with N an integer greater than or equal to 1.
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