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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2002
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2000
Charles McDonald Puckette, Scotia, NY (US);
Gary Jude Saulnier, Rexford, NY (US);
Richard August Korkosz, Rotterdam Junction, NY (US);
John Erik Hershey, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
The invention provides an aggregator for use in connection with a power distribution network including a power line. The aggregator comprises a receiver, a controller, and a data outbound link. The receiver is coupled to the power line and is configured to receive signals comprising messages, for example geometric harmonic modulation (GHM) signals, from the power line. The controller is coupled to the receiver and to the data outbound link. The controller is configured to provide messages received by the receiver to the data outbound link for transmission by radio frequency energy to a destination, for example a power control station.