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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2002
Applicant:
Bruce E. Randall, Rock Hill, SC (US);
Inventor:
Bruce E. Randall, Rock Hill, SC (US);
Assignee:
Landis+Gyr, Inc., Lafayette, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 23/00 (2006.01); G08C 19/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An arrangement for providing power in a utility meter includes a power conversion circuit and a bank of capacitors. The power conversion circuit is operable to provide power to metering circuitry within the utility meter, the power conversion circuit having a maximum output current. The bank of capacitors is operably coupled to a power supply input of the radio frequency transmitter, the bank of capacitors configured to provide current in excess of the maximum output current during transmission by the radio frequency transmitter to supply power to the radio frequency transmitter.