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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2019
Delta Energy & Communications, Inc., Murrieta, CA (US);
Keith Teichmann, Newton Centre, MA (US);
DELTA ENERGY & COMMUNICATIONS, INC., Murrieta, CA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and system are provided that provide advanced metering infrastructure and transformer monitoring operations in a smart grid and a wireless mesh network with a television white space (TVWS) backhaul to provide Internet connectivity to consumer devices. A transformer monitoring device receives signaling comprising utility usage data from one or more smart meters in a smart grid, monitors the transmission of electricity from a transformer to the buildings in the smart grid, and establishes a wireless mesh network to provide Internet connectivity to the one or more smart meters and to user devices. The apparatus receives a TVWS signal from a broadcast source, and converts the TVWS signal to a radio frequency or Wi-Fi signal, for transmission to the one or more smart meters and/or user devices to establish the wireless mesh network with a TVWS backhaul.