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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2004
Filed:
May. 10, 2002
Peter R. Spool, Highland Park, NJ (US);
Stephen Masticola, Kingston, NJ (US);
Dilip Soni, Kingston, NJ (US);
William Landi, Hamilton, NJ (US);
William Hasling, Princeton Junction, NJ (US);
Siemens Westinghouse Power Corporation, Orlando, FL (US);
Abstract
A business management method for detection of anomalies with interaction between an electric distribution company and a plurality of customer energy consumers with respective smart electric metering systems, comprises the steps of: the respective smart electric metering system providing an error message to the electric distribution company upon occurrence of an anomaly; electric distribution company performing online diagnostics upon detection of an anomaly at a respective customer energy consumer site; the electric distribution company determines whether repairs are required; and upon a determination of a need for repair, electric distribution company schedules a repair visit at the respective customer energy consumer site. The method is likewise applicable to other commodities such as a water supply, fuel gas supply, or the like.