Abstract: A system and method for communicating between serially connected electrical devices of a network is provided. The network includes a series of electrical devices, and fiber optic connectors between electrical devices of the series of electrical devices forming a closed communication ring in which output of each electrical device is communicatively connected to input of a subsequent electrical device of the series of electrical devices.

Abstract: A system and method is provided for simultaneous communications on Modbus and DNP 3.0 over Ethernet for an electronic power meter. The system incorporates one or more protocol wrappers to provide compatibility with both Modbus and DNP based applications. The system removes the appropriate wrappers and routes the incoming data packet to its destination. Additionally, the system also wraps outgoing response packets with the appropriate protocol wrapper based on the related data packet wrappers.

Abstract: An electric power meter having a digital sampler for sampling a voltage and a current at a sampling point and having a processor for processing at least one of the sampled voltage and the sampled current. A memory is provided for storing network protocol conversion algorithms. The electric utility power meter has a network interface. The processor performs at least one power calculation and converts at least one of the sampled voltage, the sampled current and the power calculation to at least one network protocol using said network protocol conversion algorithms, said at least one network protocol provided through said network interface.

Abstract: An electric power meter having a digital sampler for sampling a voltage and a current at a sampling point and having a processor for processing at least one of the sampled voltage and the sampled current. A memory is provided for storing network protocol conversion algorithms. The electric utility power meter has a network interface. The processor performs at least one power calculation and converts at least one of the sampled voltage, the sampled current and the power calculation to at least one network protocol using said network protocol conversion algorithms, said at least one network protocol provided through said network interface.

Abstract: A method of camouflaging at least one surface of at least one building is disclosed herein and utilizes an elongated support bar of nonlinear and preferably also nonsymmetrical configuration. This support bar is fixedly maintained along the length of and to one side of the surface to be camouflaged and is provided for supporting a net having a topside including artificial garnish supported thereon and a bottomside which, also includes artificial garnish in a preferred embodiment. This net is attached to the elongated support bar along an edge which conforms in configuration to the bar and extends over the surface to be camouflaged with its top garnish supporting side exposed to the surroundings.