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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2011
Applicants:
Vladimir Borisov, Seneca, SC (US);
Philippe Chiummiento, Seneca, SC (US);
Inventors:
Vladimir Borisov, Seneca, SC (US);
Philippe Chiummiento, Seneca, SC (US);
Assignee:
Itron, Inc., Liberty Lake, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The presently disclosed subject matter relates to powerline communications (PLC) in an advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) environment. A communications signal is applied to a power line by a PLC transmitting device. A receiver is provided that evaluates communications signals based on the power coupled to the power line by the transmitting device. In one present embodiment, PLC signal voltage and current levels are multiplied together to evaluate signal power to reproduce received PLC signals.