Electricity meter tampering detection

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PATENT NO 8823534
APP PUB NO 20120092177A1
SERIAL NO

13378251

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Tampering with an electricity network is detected from an electricity meter by transmitting a probe signal over at least part of the electricity network (12) from a signal source (106a) in the electricity meter (10). A reflected signal produced by reflection of the probe signal in the electricity network (12) is received back. The reflected signal is compared with a reference signal. An alarm signal is generated when said comparing detects a deviation between the reflection signal and the reference signal, in particular when reflections from a new position on the electricity network near the electricity meter are detected.

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  • NXP B.V.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kuystermans, Marco Helmond, NL 1 5

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