Patents by Inventor Chan-Nan Lu

Chan-Nan Lu has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Advanced metering infrastructure system
    Patent number: 9677910
    Abstract: Disclosed is an advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) system, used in a power system that comprises a high-voltage power supplying switch, at least one transformer and at least one smart meter. Each transformer has one end connected to at least one smart meter and has another end connected to the high-voltage power supplying switch or at least another transformer. The AMI system comprises a plurality of power line bridges and at least one data concentrator unit (DCU). Each power line bridge is connected to the transformer in parallel. The DCU has one end electrically connected to the power line bridge. The power line bridge has one end electrically connected to the smart meter, and another end electrically connected to the DCU. The power line bridge communicates with the smart meter via the narrowband power line communication (NPLC), and communicates with the DCU via the broadband over power line communication (BPLC).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: INSTITUTE FOR INFORMATION INDUSTRY
    Inventors: Ping-Heng Li, Wei-Ho Chung, Chan-Nan Lu
  • ADVANCED METERING INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20170153124
    Abstract: Disclosed is an advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) system, used in a power system that comprises a high-voltage power supplying switch, at least one transformer and at least one smart meter. Each transformer has one end connected to at least one smart meter and has another end connected to the high-voltage power supplying switch or at least another transformer. The AMI system comprises a plurality of power line bridges and at least one data concentrator unit (DCU). Each power line bridge is connected to the transformer in parallel. The DCU has one end electrically connected to the power line bridge. The power line bridge has one end electrically connected to the smart meter, and another end electrically connected to the DCU. The power line bridge communicates with the smart meter via the narrowband power line communication (NPLC), and communicates with the DCU via the broadband over power line communication (BPLC).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Inventors: Ping-Heng Li, Wei-Ho Chung, Chan-Nan Lu