Duke Energy Corporation
METHODS OF OPERATING AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE TO COMMUNICATE WITH AN ELECTRIC UTILITY METER OR A TRANSFORMER, AND RELATED ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS
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Abstract:
Methods of operating an electronic device to communicate with an electric utility meter or a transformer are provided. A method of operating an electronic device to communicate with an electric utility meter or a transformer includes transmitting, via a cellular network and/or an unlicensed frequency band of a wireless mesh network, a ping from the electronic device to the electric utility meter or the transformer. The method includes receiving, via the cellular network and/or the unlicensed frequency band of the wireless mesh network, meter data from the electric utility meter or the transformer at the electronic device, in response to the ping. Moreover, the method includes displaying, via a Graphical User Interface (GUI) of the electronic device, an indication of an electrical parameter measured by the electric utility meter, in response to receiving the meter data. Related electronic devices and computer program products are also provided.
Utility
27 Nov 2019
4 Jun 2020