US 12,092,668 B2
Efficient collaboration between meters under the same transformer
Timothy James Driscoll, Raleigh, NC (US); Gokulmuthu Narayanaswamy, Bangalore (IN); Robert Carl Sonderegger, Berkeley, CA (US); and Michael Hogan Dann, Oakland, CA (US)
Assigned to Itron, Inc., Liberty Lake, WA (US)
Filed by Itron, Inc., Liberty Lake, WA (US)
Filed on Dec. 16, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/553,442.
Prior Publication US 2023/0194582 A1, Jun. 22, 2023
Int. Cl. G01R 21/133 (2006.01); G01R 22/06 (2006.01); G01R 25/00 (2006.01)
CPC G01R 21/133 (2013.01) [G01R 22/063 (2013.01)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electricity distribution system, comprising:
a first meter connected to a first transformer, wherein the first meter comprises:
a first processor;
a first memory device; and
agent software defined on the first memory device and executed by the first processor, wherein execution of the agent software is configured to perform actions comprising:
relaying a first message from a first application of a first type of application operating on the first meter; and
a second meter connected to the first transformer, wherein the second meter comprises:
a second processor;
a second memory device; and
manager software defined on the second memory device and executed by the second processor, wherein execution of the manager software is configured to perform actions comprising:
relaying the first message from the first application of the first type of application operating on the first meter;
selecting the first meter to execute manager software;
ceasing to execute the manager software on the second meter; and
executing agent software on the second meter.