Meter reading schema to enhance system functionality

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 12203777
APP PUB NO 20200333165A1
SERIAL NO

16910492

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An improvement to a utility (U) meter's (M) meter reading schema. The improvement includes a device (D) responsive to a native language with which a meter is programmed to convert communications to and from the meter from that native language into a neutral language. The neutral language is convertible by other meters programmed with different native languages into the native language of a particular meter for meters programmed with different native languages can communicate with each other. This allows facilities within a localized area of a utility's power grid (G) to form into a micro-grid (MG) in which meters programmed with the same or different native languages can communicate with each other without having communications between them routed through a central location of the utility.

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ACLARA TECHNOLOGIES LLC77 WESTPORT PLAZA SUITE 500 ST LOUIS MO 63146

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Ellis, Todd Ballwin, US 10 354
Haynes, David St. Peters, US 30 563

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