EP1616296A2 - Systeme de gestion en temps reel d'une pluralite de compteurs electroniques d'energie et/ou d'effluents consommes - Google Patents
Systeme de gestion en temps reel d'une pluralite de compteurs electroniques d'energie et/ou d'effluents consommesInfo
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- the present invention relates to a system for real-time management of a unit which can be unitary, of energy meters and / or of effluents consumed.
- Such objectives require a precise global and individual knowledge of consumption and corresponding consumption habits of each in real time, in order to allow, on the one hand, the monitoring of consumption behavior, and, on the other hand, the voluntary modification suggested or ultimately constrained by the above behaviors.
- the housing complex equipped, for each identified consumption point or entity, with an electric energy meter is also equipped with a specific BUS, EURIDIS BUS according to standard CEI-1142, connecting each counter and making it possible to ensure the count reading, in the vicinity of the aforementioned perimeter, from
- connection BUS I of a dedicated microcomputer type reading instrument enabling interrogation of each electronic counter, via the connection BUS.
- Such a Telereport operation is satisfactory, insofar as the attendant, responsible for carrying out the survey at the foot of the building, can perform the latter in a few minutes, without however being forced to enter the perimeter and therefore into the accommodation .
- Such a process is satisfactory insofar as it makes it possible to significantly reduce the time spent by the attendant reading, without disturbing the customers.
- the object of the present invention is to remedy the drawbacks of the telereport process of the prior art, by implementing a real-time management system for a set of electronic energy meters and / or d 'effluent consumed fully compatible in material and / or functional terms with existing "Teleport" systems in the context of electronic meter reading systems at the foot of existing buildings.
- Another object of the present invention is, because of the aforementioned hardware compatibility and / or functional, the implementation of a real-time management system of a set of electronic energy and / or effluent meters fully integrated and allowing, due to this integration, to keep the previous minimal management process, called Teleport, electronic energy meters and / or of effluents consumed, in particular of electrical energy, as a minimum management process available to the choice of subscribers, taking into account their acquired rights.
- Another object of the present invention is, also, because of the aforementioned hardware and / or functional compatibility, the implementation of a real-time management system for a set of electronic energy meters and / or d '' fully integrated and open effluents, in which the real-time sampling of the measurement values of the energy and / or effluents consumed also allows the implementation of specific modular related services, on the one hand , the nature of the effluents or energy consumed, and secondly, the consumption circumstances and / or at the request of the aforementioned subscribers.
- Another object of the present invention is, finally, the implementation of a real-time management system for a set of electronic energy and / or effluent meters in which the sampling of metering data or From this data, it is possible to establish behavioral consumption profiles by subscriber and / or by groups of subscribers, which authorizes the authority managing or regulating the consumption of energy and / or effluents to take any advertising, incentive or even restrictive measure to regulate and optimize the consumption process.
- these electronic meters delivering metering data on a local data transmission network located in this common perimeter, object of the present invention is remarkable in that it comprises at least one temporary interconnection and interfacing circuit and / or substantially permanent to this network, arranged in the vicinity of this perimeter and allowing the controlled reception and transmission of this metering data over a wide area network, a database interconnected to this wide area network and allowing at least the archiving of this metering data, a unit for managing this metering data by subscriber or by groups of subscribers and making it possible, from this metering data to establish behavioral consumption profiles by subscriber and / or by groups of subscribers .
- the real-time management system for a set of electronic energy and / or effluent consumed meters finds application in the management of the consumption of any type of energy and / or effluent, such as electrical energy, natural or artificial gas, water from urban or industrial distribution installations, for example.
- the concept of effluent also covers that of flows, such as digital data flows exchanged and billed according to billing on time or at volume of consumption or use.
- FIG. 1b represents, by way of illustration, a specific implementation detail of a temporary and / or substantially permanent interconnection and interfacing module allowing the implementation of the system object of the invention, as shown in figure la;
- FIG. 2a represents, by way of illustration, a state diagram of the service groups implemented at
- FIG. 2b represents, by way of illustration, a specific operating mode of a module for managing metering data, constituting the system object of the present invention
- - Figure 3a shows a load curve for determining the power of an electric water heater
- FIGS. 3b and 3c represent, by way of illustration, a process for determining the power of an electric water heater respectively of a controlled electric water heater
- FIG. 3d represents a load curve allowing the determination of the delay, in number of delays in periods of sampling of the counting data, of switching on of an electric water heater;
- FIGS. 4e and 4f represent, by way of illustration, specific installations allowing the implementation of electrical energy supply services with prepayment and energy maintenance, thanks to the system which is the subject of the present invention.
- entity determined by a common perimeter to which the subscribers equipped with electronic meters belong, forming the set of electronic energy and / or effluent meters consumed by the latter,> concerns any entity formed by an industrial or commercial enterprise, a private dwelling, a building complex comprising several apartments, such as a building, a building complex or subdivision for example.
- the set of electronic energy and / or effluent meters consumed by these subscribers may include either a set of independent electronic meters in the case of a subdivision, or a set of electronic meters allocated to one and the same natural person in the case in particular of a private dwelling comprising two or three meters with which the corresponding subscriptions are associated, respectively one. legal person such as an industrial or commercial enterprise for example.
- the common term then designates either an administrative and legal delimitation, or, also, a material delimitation in the case of an immovable or a grouped subdivision.
- the system, object of the invention finally relates to a set of electronic counters, which deliver metering data on a local data transmission network located in the aforementioned common perimeter.
- the set of electronic energy and / or effluent meters consumed by the subscribers may include one or more meters ensuring the counting of the consumption of electrical energy, water, gas or any other effluent for example.
- this notion covers any energy and / or effluent meter making it possible, thanks to electronic modules integrated into this meter, to ensure the metering reading of the energy and / or effluents consumed according to a set of values coded from a specific code, not accessible to the public, and, of course, to transmit these metering values on the local transmission network ensuring the connection of this or these electronic meters to a management center for example.
- the aforementioned local network can be constituted by a wired network, by carrier current or radio frequencies.
- FIG. 1a the system, object, of the present invention is shown.
- ECi to EC 4 the electronic meters
- LAN local network
- the system which is the subject of the invention comprises at least one module 1 for interconnection and for temporary and / or substantially permanent interfacing to this local network.
- This interconnection module is arranged in the vicinity of the perimeter to allow reception and controlled transmission of metering data over a wide area network.
- the module 1 for temporary and / or substantially permanent interconnection and interfacing is interconnected to a wide area network designated by .AN
- the system which is the subject of the invention comprises a database module 2 interconnected to wide area network via a gateway.
- the database module 2 allows, on the one hand, the interrogation of the temporary and / or substantially permanent interconnection and interfacing module 1, and,
- the database module 2 is constituted by a server allowing, thanks to the establishment of a client server type protocol between each
- interconnection and interfacing module 1 a temporary and / or substantially permanent interconnection and interfacing module 1 being associated with each entity determined by a common perimeter, ensuring an automatic reading at variable frequency of each meter
- the module 3 for managing the counting data by subscriber, or by group of subscribers makes it possible, from the aforementioned counting data, to establish profiles behavioral
- the aforementioned meters are interconnected to a local network of the serial link type, in particular by a local network formed by a EURIDIS BUS, which makes it possible to route metering data from a
- 25 in the form of frames comprising at least one meter identification number, allowing the identification of the subscriber and, of course, of the common perimeter to which this meter belongs, as well as one or more consumption index values corresponding to the pricing structure
- the interconnection and interfacing module 1 comprises a circuit 10 for temporary connection of a meter reading data device by telereport. Temporary connection circuit 10 is connected to the local network
- connection port 10b can be constituted by a serial link port, the attendant ensuring the connection of a corresponding serial link port of the microcomputer constituting the metering data reading device to the aforementioned connection port 10b.
- the automatic switch 10a can be constituted by a controlled switch, which makes it possible to ensure the switching of the connection of the local BUS, the EURIDIS BUS, on the connection port 10b, in order to ensure in position II, the connection of the micro- computer constituting the metering data reading device at the aforementioned local BUS, and, ultimately, to all of the electronic counters connected to the latter.
- the interconnection and interfacing module 1 also comprises a interfacing module 11 which is substantially permanent to the local network, the interfacing module 11 possibly comprising, as shown in FIG. 1b, a formatting unit for the count data with reference lia.
- This formatting unit is interconnected to the local network by means of the automatic switch 10a, in particular in the position shown in FIG. 1b.
- the substantially permanent interfacing module 11 further comprises a connecting member denoted 11b which may consist of a modem or a network expansion card for example.
- This link member 11b is interconnected, to the formatting unit 11a and to the wide area network .A.N. via an IF port or interface, as shown in Figure 1b and Figure 4e.
- the automatic switch 10a is a switch with magnetic control for example.
- FIG. 1b a magnetic loop 10c and the computer constituting the metering data reading device, when the latter is interconnected to the serial link port 10b by the attendant, due to the proximity a specific magnetic part such as a permanent magnet or the like, for example equipping the aforementioned microcomputer.
- This specific magnetic part ensures the tilting of the automatic switch 10a in position II of FIG. 1b.
- the magnetic loop 10c can be accompanied by a security circuit activated by a code transmitted by the serial link port 10b and making it possible to activate only the aforementioned magnetic loop, and finally the switching of the automatic switch 10a from position I to position II, when the only effective transmission of the code by the computer constituting the metering data reading device.
- Any other type of automatic switch, other than magnetic, 0 can also be used.
- the mode of implementation of the module, 1 of interconnection and temporary interfacing and / or ; substantially permanent as described above in connection with FIG.
- circuit 10 of temporary connection can advantageously
- Telecommunicationreport box comprising a flexible blade switch or ILS constituting the automatic switch 10a.
- the automatic switch 10a can also be controlled by the variation of the current and the voltage of the Euridis BUS, when the portable microcomputer is connected.
- this can advantageously consist of a software module for decoding the hexadecimal codes constituting the fields of the frames transmitted on the EURIDIS BUS constituting the local network, and in another software module making it possible to
- FIGS. 2a, 2b A more detailed description of the implementation of management services from behavioral consumption profiles per subscriber and / or by subscriber groups in accordance with the system which is the subject of the present invention will now be given in conjunction with FIGS. 2a, 2b and following.
- the aforementioned services correspond to the definition of behavioral consumption profiles by subscriber and / or by groups of subscribers, so as to allow the communication of these profiles or of the essential results relating to these profiles ⁇ consumption either to the subscribers themselves, in order to allow them to correct their consumption pattern on their own initiative, or to the regulatory authorities and / or managers of the relevant effluent or energy distribution services, in order to allow the latter to issue or promote any incentive and / or promotional, or even coercive, measure that they deem necessary in order to optimize the consumption process and in particular to minimize energy losses and / or of effluents by uncontrolled consumption.
- the services may include at least one GSD group of diagnostic services comprising at least the evaluation of consumption by use, and, for example the evaluation domestic hot water consumption, a alert service group designated GSA, the alert being established on the basis of consumption values per use, a group of behavior monitoring services GSC, this group including, for example, consumption history services, consumption between two dates, detection of the start-up date and extinction of a
- a particularly remarkable aspect of the system for real-time management of a set of electronic energy and / or effluent consumed meters, object of the present invention, can be implemented in a particularly advantageous manner from module 3 0 for managing metering data and / or module 2 of the database interconnected to the wide area network under the conditions below.
- the wide area network can be constituted by any type of data transmission network and in particular by the switched telephone network PSTN or a specific AN network
- the module 3 for managing the counting data can comprise a software module for controlling the reception of the counting data according to a controlled sampling frequency of the aforementioned counting data.
- the sampling frequency that is to say of reading these metering data, can be established. at a value close to ten minutes for each electronic counter.
- the aforementioned ten-minute value makes it possible to ensure a real-time reading and therefore to ensure a vision of the behavioral consumption profiles to the nearest sampling period, that is to say period close to ten minutes, which of course justifies the concept of real-time management to the value of the aforementioned sampling period.
- the module 3 for managing the counting data may include, in particular advantageous, a software module for adjusting the frequency of controlled sampling of the counting data as a function of the service provided, that is to say of the profile corresponding to the service, as mentioned previously in the description of a leaves and
- the aforementioned software modules then make it possible to carry out a sampling of the counting data at the basic frequency, that is to say every ten minutes for example, for all the counters whose index i, that is to say - say the identification number, is
- the frequency FI in order to make it possible to obtain more information on the consumption habits of the subscriber holder of the aforementioned counter EC P.
- the frequency Fl 2F0
- the substantially continuous connection system performs a very common statement, every 10 seconds, for example, a counter of a customer particular to characterize the devices or the consumption uses of the effluent measured by the meter, by comparing them to signature databases.
- the sampling frequency can be reduced to two readings per 24 hours, during periods of absence, presumed to be of voluntary consumption, every night at 3 o'clock and 3.30 a.m. for example, which makes it possible, among other things, to detect possible water leaks or to characterize the presence of a gas appliance equipped with a pilot light.
- the metering data are available in the form of metering data frames comprising at least, after translation in the form of a text file, an index of energy consumption and / or effluents. These data frames are identified by an identification code specific to each electronic meter.
- the format of the aforementioned data may include, by way of non-limiting example, the following data fields: date field: DATE; read time field: H_LECT; writing time field: H_ECR; Tariff option field: OPTARIF if the subscriber has selected a tariff; maximum intensity value field: IMAX 'corresponding to the contract signed by the subscriber, value corresponding to the' maximum current in amps for example; - consumption index fields index 1 and index 2; voltage field: tensSl; consumption index fields in Watt / hour: I1ICC and 12ICC, which express consumption in Watt / hour when in off-peak hours, respectively in peak hours, these last two fields corresponding to continuously increasing values.
- the module 3 for managing metering data by subscriber or by groups of subscribers comprises a software calculation module, based on all of the energy consumption indexes and / or of effluents, and by meter or by groups of meters, that is to say ultimately by subscriber or by group of subscribers, of a load curve relating to each electronic meter over a determined measurement period and a software calculation module from the curve of charge of at least one consumption signature established between two separate moments of the period. measure 'determined above. It is thus understood that the consumption profiles can be established from a set of consumption signatures as will be described below in the description.
- the measurement or calculation time is left to the initiative of the system user manager, object of the present invention, because this time, depending on the relative place thereof by, compared to the consumption process substantially of each subscriber, is indicative of a specific consumption mode of the latter and therefore constitutes a signature of consumption.
- the ICC index designates one of the consumption indexes taken into account and ⁇ t designates the time step which is substantially constant in seconds.
- switching power defined as the difference between the powers previously calculated in order to determine which are the steps of greatest increase in power, this difference between two successive active powers being called the switching power.
- the switching power is significant and 1 therefore represents a signature at the instant of engagement considered corresponding to two successive moments of sampling of the type of apparatus engaged and thus constitutes a signature of consumption.
- the successive frames converted to text mode have ever increasing consumption indexes.
- careful> experimentation has shown that these indexes could present outliers from the decoding of hexadecimal values, or due to an untimely power outage.
- a particularly advantageous method consists in traversing the load curve, defined as the value of the instantaneous power called over a measurement period, the instantaneous power being calculated as previously indicated with reference to relation (1), and, in comparing the value of the relevant index, i.e. the I1ICC or I2ICC index at the previous value of this index at the time of the previous sampling. Due to the fact that these index values are always increasing, any index whose value is lower than the previous value is then deleted, as are all the values whose indexes are lower than the last largest index stored. The corrected index values can then be stored according to a diagnostic file on which the calculations of consumption signatures and therefore of consumption profiles can then be performed. 5 b) Another example of signature calculation concerns the calculation of total monthly consumption
- the module 3 for managing the metering data may include a software calculation module.
- FIG. 3d 25 power of an electric water heater, respectively FIG. 3d, signature relating to the number of delays in switching on an electric water heater.
- Process 1 This process consists in detecting the days for which the load curve of the meter electronics considered is not disturbed by multiple uses, that is to say around 11 p.m. These days correspond 'virtually days away occupant dwelling subscriber. Indeed, such days have the particularity of having a charge curve whose power is very low or almost zero during the day, which nevertheless presents a revival of the electric water heater at night, in particular around the time of switch to off-peak pricing. Such a situation is represented in FIG. 3a where the ordinate axis is graduated in power in Watts and the abscissa axis in hours.
- the process consists, as illustrated in FIG. 3b: - of choosing A the days of absence from among all the days available in the load curve of the electronic counter considered. These days are determined by selecting the days when the power P is less than a threshold value P ⁇ of the order of 50 Watts for example, between 10 pm and 11 pm, and when this power called is also less than this same value threshold the next day; the values of power called, that is to say active power, are isolated and stored in memory B to obtain the load curve corresponding to the nights obtained over several nights if these are multiple; we determine C the maximum value of the active power or power called during this time slot and we obtain for the electronic meter considered several Pj values when several days of absence are highlighted>; we calculate D the power of the electric water heater by calculating the average value of the maximum power values called for. the electronic counter
- the process of diagnosing the number of delays in switching on the water heater can consist in comparing the active power called with a threshold value PI.
- the power of the most common electric water heaters being around 2000 Watts, the aforementioned threshold value can be chosen equal to 1500 Watts.
- the active power or power called in peak hours is represented, that is to say during the activity of the occupants of the dwelling up to 23 hours 01 minute, 19 seconds in solid line and the power 'called in off-peak hours in dotted lines.
- Subscribers wish to know, even approximately, the parts of their bill linked to the main uses of electricity with reasonable accuracy, of the order of 10%, 'with regard to: - DHW hot water; ( heating when electric heating is installed, - cooking in particular when electric ovens are installed; - cold, cold corresponding to the use of devices with almost continuous consumption, such as, freezers or refrigerators; the rest, the rest comprising the consumption of electrical energy in lighting, that of televisions, alarm clocks or the like.
- the system which is the subject of the present invention proposes to offer a service for estimating consumption by use on the basis of an evaluation of the consumption of controlled domestic hot water, hereinafter referred to as DHW consumption.
- This evaluation makes it possible, by subtraction, to then deduct the heating consumption in particular from an estimate of the residual power called up as will be described below.
- Assessment of DHW-A consumption The process consists, from the load curve of the electronic meter in question and the power drawn by the electric water heater, to detect the operating time of the electric water heater in hours hollow, that is to say during the night, then to estimate the consumption by evaluation of the corresponding area.
- the instant Tl of the electric water heater is estimated by the instant when the 'power demand has dropped to a level significantly lower than the power P plateau; this significant value can be taken equal to piateau -0.7 x [PECS_A] or ultimately to a value. corresponding to PtO corresponding to the switching power of the electric water heater + 0.3 x [PECS_A] or PECSA designates the power of the electric water heater considered.
- I electrical could be measured according to the process described above in the description.
- average residual power average of the R values expressed in Watts; - value of the first residual power, ie the minimum RI; - value of the residual power of rank R, that is to say the maximum R.
- alert services are also very popular with subscribers.
- the alerts are consecutive to the detection of a malfunction in the private parts of housing or common buildings, dysfunction such as prolonged shutdown of an elevator, controlled mechanical ventilation or other.
- alert service the alert in the event of overconsumption.
- Such a service requires, at most, one statement per month and can consist in comparing the consumption value calculated over this period with an average consumption value for the electric meter considered. Average value calculated on successive monthly actual consumption values.
- Another alert service may consist in indicating the residual power of the investigation period.
- such a parameter corresponds, in fact, to an indication of the power called by the standby devices with substantially continuous operation.
- a VCR commonly consumes ten times more in standby time than in use time.
- count values during which all the interlocking devices, that is to say with discontinuous operation, are obviously switched off.
- an alert threshold value designated S10A this threshold value being able to be taken equal to 200 Watts then it is necessary to suggest to the subscriber to have a thorough analysis of its electrical installation and the equipment fitted to it. Appliances such as the fridge or freezer may run too frequently or stop turning, a bulb or a convector may remain in service in adjoining rooms for example. Of course, other alert services such as the indication of the subscribed power reserve can be provided.
- Another service belonging to the group of alert services is of major interest, this service consisting in verifying the correct enslavement of the devices when passing during off-peak hours.
- Control centers for switching to off-peak pricing of the installations send groups of orders on the supply network constituted by signals, at 175 Hertz to spread out, for example, the start-up of electric water heaters or to control switching to specific tariffs, such as EJP days, TEMPO days, blue, white and red tariffs promoted in France by ELECTRICITE DE FRANCE.
- the alert service for verifying the correct servo-control of the devices during the off-peak hours can consist, as shown in FIG. 4d: - of detecting O the frames which frame the interlocking tariff orders; to check P that the corresponding increase in power after the off-peak switching time corresponds to the switching power of these devices. 5
- the switch-on time is
- the second type of slave device corresponds to devices which are sometimes slave like washing machines, dishwashers or dryers.
- devices which are sometimes slave like washing machines, dishwashers or dryers.
- a similar principle can be envisaged but the enslavement of the latter is more difficult to characterize, in particular when the subscribed client has used a start-up timer or scheduler.
- Other services belonging to the group of 5 alert services can of course be implemented without major difficulty and in particular an indirect verification of the operation of a freezer.
- Such a verification can be carried out by highlighting a significant consumption after four hours, at least 40 watt hours because a new freezer consumes from 310 watt hours to 860 watt hours per twenty-four hours. per 100 liters of 1 capacity of frozen food. If after a period of four hours of investigation period no consumption is highlighted, it is because of a problem, such as a breakdown in connection or counting, of tripping of the circuit breaker linked to a storm has faulted the freezer
- sampling frequencies are sufficient for devices, such as respirators, dialysis devices for example, which are normally provided with an inverter.
- the alert device includes a backup inverter and, using voice functions of a modem, identifies the address and contact details of the dependent subscriber. It will not be described in detail since it is not as such part of the system which is the subject of the present invention.
- Such follow-up services may include:
- a consumption service between two dates such a service which may be particularly interesting for owners or rental agencies who wish to make temporary fixed-term rentals as well as services for detecting daily and / or annual periods of absence.
- the daily or annual absence periods can be highlighted and characterized, significantly, by a lack of use of receivers with manual activation such as lighting, television receivers, washing machines, ovens.
- one service of major interest consists in verifying the favorable impact of the programming of electric heating for example.
- any new home is normally equipped with a heating programmer. Consequently, all new dwellings belonging to the same perimeter are equipped with the same type of programmer.
- the process of verifying the favorable impact of the heating schedule can consist, over the heating period, of the winter months Ir, in detecting in the set of stored data the instant corresponding to the maximum variation in power demand on the load curve and to compare the value of these switching instants with a margin of uncertainty at. a specific schedule. If the switch-on time corresponds to more than 90% at the same switch-on time, then this is an automatic switch-on. For subscribers whose number of days of coincidence of activation is less than 10%, the activation of heating is random. It is possible to recommend any measure adapted to the destination of the subscribers considered. ⁇ Services belonging to the group of services based on the triggering of a control system for the supply of energy or effluents.
- the energy supply control system 1 is a circuit breaker controlling the; supply of electrical energy.
- Such a service corresponds to the prepayment service or to the energy maintenance services, which require being able to cut the electricity at the subscriber.
- the management system which is the subject of the invention makes it possible to allocate to the latter a so-called back-up credit allowing him to consume his energy 1 for a number of sampling periods by example, without additional billing.
- this emergency credit is exceeded, the comparison being carried out on the basis of the load curve relating to the electronic counter.
- the management system object of the invention, makes it possible to launch via the module 2 of the database for example, playing the role of call station, a cut-off order for the circuit breaker by means of the module 2 of the database and / or of the module 1 of interconnection and of temporary interfacing and / or substantially permanent, from a metering data reading device, object of the invention, to the counter, the counter EC4 represented in FIG. 4e.
- the module 1 for temporary and / or substantially permanent interconnection and interfacing of a metering data reading device can advantageously be consisting of a microcomputer • for example, equipped with a card implementing the circuit 10 for temporary connection of a device for reading metering data. 5 Furthermore, as shown in the figure
- the module 1 constituted by the microcomputer t is equipped with a cut-off control module bearing the reference 12, which is, of course, connected to the microcomputer and in particular to the link member 11b, 0 by l via the microcomputer central unit.
- the cut-off order is then transmitted to the cut-out control card of the circuit breaker considered, which, after transposition of .
- the cut-off order makes it possible to route a current of 5 imbalance, release of the differential circuit breaker D4 associated with. EC4 electronic counter to trip the aforementioned circuit breaker.
- the circuit breaker cut-out control module connected to a 0 connector of the microcomputer forming the module 1, drives as many relays as there are electronic counters managed by the corresponding module 1.
- Each of the relays is connected by a trigger wire to the circuit breaker associated with the electronic counter EC1 to EC4 shown in FIG. 4f. 5 It makes it possible to trip this circuit breaker remotely from the above-mentioned breaking order.
- FIG. 4f A specific wiring allowing to carry out such a function is represented in the aforementioned FIG. 4f, in which a control output. of the 0 cut-out control card 12 allows a very low voltage to be reinjected on the neutral output of the circuit breaker.
- the wire junction pilot, or trigger wire, connecting the circuit breaker to the output of the aforementioned card is made via a so-called tangent connection, for example by a Ferrel terminal, under the panel of the circuit breaker and therefore inaccessible to fraudsters. The tripping of the circuit breaker takes place due to the imbalance of the scale.
- I differential of the differential circuit breaker imbalance introduced when the cut command command is received by the computer constituting the 'module 1 decoded and sent to the cut control card.
- This card allows, from a current generator powered by a very low voltage, to generate a current of 650 milliamps maximum at 24 volts maximum on the neutral output of the circuit breaker, which causes the latter to tip over and the power cut. Indeed, due to the potential difference of a few volts linked to the slight increase in potential of the neutral since the neutral is earthed at the power transformer, a current greater than the tripping threshold of the circuit breaker, is established in the trigger wire considered and provokes. its trigger.
- the cut-off command can be issued when the credit runs out or when an energy holding power is exceeded.
- the management system, object of the invention, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 4e and 4f then makes it possible to set up an electrical energy distribution system with prepayment.
- the subscription to the service can be materialized by a prepaid card recharged by simple telephone call for example. Cutting off the supply of electrical energy to the subscriber by prepayment being 'made when the prepaid credit and the emergency credit are exhausted.
- a reading automaton interposes them between two frequent readings, using the availability time of the reading system.
- the interfacing module 11 makes it possible to take a meter reading every six seconds. For a set of fifty meters read each in a first cycle of ten minutes, it is enough to make a meter reading every twelve seconds. For a period of for example three weeks, the references of for example three counters, are then communicated to the interfacing module .11 so that the latter reads, within six seconds following each reading of the first cycle, successively one of the par example three counters whose references are 'communicated. Thus, each of the three counters is read in a second cycle of thirty-six seconds, interlaced with the first cycle. This makes it possible to make a sufficiently fine reading of three meters over a period of three weeks, to detect and memorize an electrical signature of the main uses of devices such as water heaters, convectors, washing machines,
- I refrigerator linked to a counter without disturbing the user.
- By communicating 1 different references of three counters for different periods of three weeks it is possible to analyze in detail the uses linked to these counters for fifty counters over a period of fifty weeks, that is to say substantially one year. Any combination of interlacing is possible. For example, by changing the meter references communicated every week, it is
- the interface module 11 can federate other types of L.A.N. network. that the bus
- 10 Euridis such as for example a CPL (Current Line Carrier) BD (low speed) or HD (high speed) network, an HF radio network (high frequency) or an Ethernet network.
- CPL Current Line Carrier
- HD High speed
- Ethernet Ethernet
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