Patent ID: 9130411
Filing Date: 2015-09-08
Classification: G01D,H02J,Y02B,Y04S

Abstract:
1. A smart meter comprising: a power supply control unit configured to control stoppage of a supply of power passing through the smart meter to an electrical device when a command to stop the supply is received; a first communication unit configured to perform a first communication and to receive the command; a second communication unit configured to perform a second communication; and a communication control unit configured to: control the performance of the first communication until the command is received by the first communication unit; and prohibit the performance of the first communication and control the performance of only the second communication, after the command is received by the first communication unit, wherein the first communication unit is configured to perform communication that does not pass through a predetermined device, the second communication unit is configured to perform communication which passes through the predetermined device, the predetermined device is the electrical device to which the power from a power grid is supplied, and the power supply control unit is configured to prohibit the supply of the power from the power grid to the predetermined device and control power from a predetermined storage battery to be supplied to the predetermined device, after the command is received by the first communication unit.