Apparatus for telemetry apparatus for reading utility meters
Patent
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OSTI ID:6194794
A telemetry apparatus for reading utility meters is described and the like and characterized by being adaptable for operation on a conventional, visual displayed mechanical meter, comprising: a meter-based unit mounted on a meter and comprised of sensors positioned to sense numerical data displayed on a conventional meter number wheel; parallel to serial converting means for converting the information sensed by the sensors into a serial bit stream; a transceiver for receiving an interrogation signal and transmitting a responsive bit stream containing the meter number data; and a mobile unit for interrogating the meter-based unit and comprising a transceiver for transmitting an interrogation signal to the meter-based unit and receiving a reply signal from the meter-based unit containing numerical data; a serial to parallel converting means for converting the numerical data in bit stream form into serial, numerical form and recording the data.
- Assignee:
- NOV; EDB-87-139516; EPA-13-005194; NOV-87-068075
- Patent Number(s):
- US 4654662
- OSTI ID:
- 6194794
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
296000* -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Electric Power
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
320603 -- Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization-- Municipalities & Community Systems-- Public Utilities-- (1980-)
COMMUNICATIONS
DATA PROCESSING
DATA TRANSMISSION
DATA TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS
DISPLAY DEVICES
ELECTRIC MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
ELECTRIC UTILITIES
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
METERS
MONITORS
POSITIONING
POWER METERS
PROCESSING
PUBLIC UTILITIES
RECORDING SYSTEMS
SIGNALS
TELEMETRY
296000* -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Electric Power
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
320603 -- Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization-- Municipalities & Community Systems-- Public Utilities-- (1980-)
COMMUNICATIONS
DATA PROCESSING
DATA TRANSMISSION
DATA TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS
DISPLAY DEVICES
ELECTRIC MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
ELECTRIC UTILITIES
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
METERS
MONITORS
POSITIONING
POWER METERS
PROCESSING
PUBLIC UTILITIES
RECORDING SYSTEMS
SIGNALS
TELEMETRY