Patent ID: 6553418
Filing Date: 2003-04-22
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
An energy information and control system for monitoring and analyzing the power consumption at a plurality of locations, the system comprising:a non-deterministic publicly accessible computer network for allowing the passage of electronic information across the network; a plurality of energy meters coupled to the network and each having a unique network address, the energy meters transmitting energy usage information across the network; a primary server coupled to the computer network for receiving the energy usage information transmitted across the network from the energy meters, the primary server combining the energy usage information from the plurality of energy meters into energy consumption statistics for the plurality of locations, wherein the primary server has a unique network address and communicates with each energy meter across the network utilizing the network address of the energy meter; at least one monitoring station coupled to the computer network to access the energy consumption statistics from the primary server utilizing the primary server network address; and a generator connected to the network, the generator having a unique network address for receiving commands from the primary server and transmitting energy usage information across the network, wherein the primary server generates an indicator signal to activate the generator when the energy consumption statistics exceed an upper limit.