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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2020
Landis+gyr Innovations, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US);
Matthew E. Kraus, Jamestown, IN (US);
Frank J. Boudreau, Jr., Otterbein, IN (US);
Landis+Gyr Innovations, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US);
Abstract
Techniques described herein detect a meter orientation based on a temperature gradient measured for a utility meter. A method for detecting a meter orientation includes determining a set of temperature measurements including a respective temperature measurement at two or more temperature sensors of a utility meter. The method further includes comparing the set of temperature measurements to a thermal fingerprint of the utility meter. The thermal fingerprint represents a baseline set of one or more temperature gradients based on the two or more temperature sensors over time. The method further includes detecting a meter orientation based on comparing the set of temperature measurements to the thermal fingerprint of the utility meter.