Apparatus and method for controlling communications to and from utility service points
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    发明授权
    Apparatus and method for controlling communications to and from utility service points 有权
    用于控制与公用事业服务点通信的装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US08855279B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-10-07

    申请号:US12900884

    申请日:2010-10-08

    摘要: An apparatus and method control transmission of messages over a fixed bandwidth link from fixed position communication devices to a central controller in a load management system. The messages include information relating to electric power consumption by power consuming devices located at service points that include the communication devices. In one embodiment, the central controller determines an identifier associated with each communication device, a reporting period during which the messages are to be transmitted by the communication devices, and transmission increments within the reporting period. The controller allocates each transmission increment to a respective group of communication devices. The controller then determines a transmission time for a message from a particular communication device based on the identifier for the particular device, a duration of a transmission increment allocated to a group of communication devices that includes the particular device, and a quantity of communication devices in the particular device's group.

    摘要翻译: 一种装置和方法,其通过固定带宽链路从负载管理系统控制从固定位置通信设备到中央控制器的消息传输。 这些消息包括与位于包括通信设备的服务点处的耗电设备的电力消耗有关的信息。 在一个实施例中,中央控制器确定与每个通信设备相关联的标识符,消息将由通信设备发送的报告周期,以及报告周期内的传输增量。 控制器将每个传输增量分配给相应的通信设备组。 然后,控制器基于特定设备的标识符确定来自特定通信设备的消息的传输时间,分配给包括特定设备的通信设备组的传输增量的持续时间,以及多个通信设备 特定设备的组。