SELF-POWERED UTILITY DELIVERY SYSTEM

摘要

The present disclosure relates to a self-powered utility delivery system that includes a regulator that decreases a pressure of the utility flowing through the self-powered utility delivery system while producing electrical energy as a result of pressure regulation. Additionally, the self-powered utility delivery system includes an electronic utility meter that monitors a quantity (e.g., volume) of utility that flows through the self-powered utility delivery system and toward a consumer.

主权项

1. A self-powered utility delivery system, comprising:
an inlet port configured to receive a utility at a first pressure; an outlet port configured to supply the utility at a second pressure, wherein the utility is configured to flow between the inlet port and the outlet port; an electronic utility meter providing one or both of processor-mediated communications or signal processing and configured to measure the utility supplied from the outlet port; and a regulator comprising a power harvester configured to generate electrical power from regulation of the utility from the first pressure to the second pressure.