The electric meter as recited in claim 13 wherein said communication circuit is digital.ġ6.
The electric meter as recited in claim 13 wherein said communication circuit has a carrier frequency of between 1.8 megahertz and 2.0 gigahertz.ġ5. The method as recited in claim 8 wherein said communication circuit is digital.ġ4. The method as recited in claim 8 wherein said communication circuit has a carrier frequency of between 1.8 megahertz and 2.0 gigahertz.ġ3. The method as recited in claim 8 wherein said communication circuit has a carrier frequency of between 700 and 950 megahertz.ġ2. The method as recited in claim 8 wherein said communication circuit communicates information selected from the group consisting of: power quality information, power outage information, site analysis information, diagnostic information, energy usage, power demand, power factor, time of use, and interval recordings of energy usage.ġ1. The method as recited in claim 8 wherein said communication circuit communicates over cellular frequencies.ġ0. A method of manufacturing a device for communicating meter information to and from an electric meter chassis having a dielectric housing protruding therefrom, comprising: locating a wireless communication circuit within said chassis, and coupling said wireless communication circuit to electric meter circuitry locating an antenna element within said dielectric housing, said antenna element coupled to said wireless communication circuit.ĩ. The device as recited in claim 1 wherein said communication circuit is digital.Ĩ.
The device as recited in claim 1 wherein said communication circuit has a carrier frequency of between 1.8 megahertz and 2.0 gigahertz.ħ. The device as recited in claim 1 wherein said communication circuit has a carrier frequency of between 700 and 950 megahertz.Ħ. The device as recited in claim 1 wherein said communication circuit receives information selected from the group consisting of: meter information queries, meter commands, diagnostic queries, and maintenance commands.ĥ.
The device as recited in claim 1 wherein said communication circuit communicates information selected from the group consisting of: power quality information, power outage information, site analysis information, diagnostic information, energy usage, power demand, power factor, time of use, and interval recordings of energy usage.Ĥ. The device as recited in claim 1 wherein said communication circuit communicates over cellular frequencies.ģ. For use with an electric meter chassis having a dielectric housing protruding therefrom, a wireless communication device, comprising: a communication circuit within said chassis coupled to electric meter circuitry an antenna element within said dielectric housing, said antenna element coupled to said communication circuit.Ģ.
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