Home energy management system

摘要

A home energy management system includes a protocol conversion device configured to provide bi-directional communication between a networking device and one or more energy meters, wherein the protocol conversion device connects to the networking device via a transmission control protocol/Internet protocol (TCP/IP) and connects to one or more energy meters via one or more communication protocols supported by one or more energy meters. The home energy management system further includes the networking device, connected to the protocol conversion device via the TCP/IP connection, configured to receive, from the protocol conversion device, data packets generated by the one or more energy meters, and transmit the data packets to a remote server.

主权项

1. A home energy management system comprising:
a protocol conversion device configured to:
provide bi-directional communication between a networking device and one or more energy meters, wherein the protocol conversion device connects to the networking device via a transmission control protocol/Internet protocol (TCP/IP) connection and connects to the one or more energy meters via one or more communication protocols supported by the one or more energy meters;receive a data packet from a first energy meter;identify a protocol ID associated with the data packet that identifies a first communication protocol for the data packet that is supported by the first energy meter;convert the data packet, based on the protocol ID, from the first communication protocol to a second communication protocol for transmission over the TCP/IP connection; and the networking device, connected to the protocol conversion device via the TCP/IP connection, configured to:
receive, from the protocol conversion device, the data packet; andtransmit the data packet to a remote server.