EP 2485198 A1 20120808 - Control of energy delivery
Title (en)
Control of energy delivery
Title (de)
Energielieferungssteuerung
Title (fr)
Contrôle de fourniture d'énergie
Publication
Application
Priority
EP 11153158 A 20110203
Abstract (en)
The invention relates to a method for controlling energy delivery from a utility within a system comprising at least a meter at a consumer's house, said meter being adapted to authorize energy delivery, said method being characterized in that it comprises the successive steps of: i) authorizing (10) automatically at the meter energy delivery to said consumer during a first predetermined time period (T 1 ) and measuring and storing (20) at the meter amounts of energy which have been delivered to said consumer during said first predetermined time period (T 1 ); ii) generating at the end of said first predetermined time period (T 1 ) a payment request signal corresponding to consumed amounts of energy; iii) checking (50) the reception of an information that payment has been performed; iv) stopping (60, 70) automatically at the meter the delivery of energy if said information has not been received within a second predetermined time period (T 2 ) starting on or following step ii).
IPC 8 full level
G07F 15/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
G07F 9/002 (2020.05 - EP US); G07F 9/026 (2013.01 - EP); G07F 15/001 (2013.01 - EP); G07F 15/003 (2013.01 - EP)
Citation (search report)
- [I] WO 9931953 A2 19990701 - COMNET TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED [NZ], et al
- [I] WO 2004049270 A2 20040610 - ISKRAEMECO ECL LTD [GB], et al
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
BA ME
DOCDB simple family (publication)
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 11153158 A 20110203