Patent ID: 9395208
Filing Date: 2016-07-19
CPC Classification: G01D,G01R,G08C,H04B,H04L,Y02B,Y04S

Claim Text:
1. A meter for monitoring usage of power provided by a power transmission system to a site, the meter comprising: a meter module connected to a power feed associated with the power transmission system to provide readings relating to the power; a connection to a household alternating current (AC) power supply providing power to the meter; a rectifier circuit connected to the household AC power supply to generate a direct current (DC) power signal; a voltage detection circuit to detect a low voltage condition where an output from the rectifier circuit drops below an operational threshold for the meter and to generate a low voltage signal upon detection of the low voltage condition; and a communication module for receiving the low voltage signal and for generating a power loss message for transmission from the meter and carried on a message carrier having a carrier frequency between 2 MHz and 30 MHz to bridge a discontinuity in the power transmission system.