ELECTRICITY METER ANTENNA CONFIGURATION

摘要

An improved electricity meter antenna configuration is disclosed herein. An electricity meter may include, for example, a radio, a first printed circuit board element, a second printed circuit board element and a flexible printed circuit element. The first printed circuit board element may be, for example, a main printed circuit board to which one or more electrical components are attached. The flexible printed circuit element may include at least a portion of an antenna element that is connected to the radio. In some cases, the second printed circuit board element may serve to shield the antenna element on the flexible printed circuit element from noise generated by electrical components on the first printed circuit board element. In some cases, an electrical connection path between the antenna element and the radio may be configured such that it does not include any coaxial cabling.

主权项

1. An electricity meter comprising:
a first printed circuit board element to which are attached one or more electrical components; a radio for communicating with one or more external devices using radio communications; a flexible printed circuit element comprising at least a portion of an antenna element that assists in providing radio communications capability for the radio; and a second printed circuit board element having a largest flat surface that is positioned such that it is non-parallel with respect to a largest flat surface of the first printed circuit board element.