Apparatus and method for sensing tampering of utility meter

Abstract From the Canadian patent

A device for detecting tampering of a utility meter includes sensors to detect a positional displacement of the meter and lose of power to the meter. On sensing a positional displacement of the meter, indicative of an attempt to remove the meter a, timer is activated to enable sensing a power loss to the meter. In response to detection of a power loss during the time period defined by the timer an, indication is stored in a nonvolatile memory of the tamper event. In response to loss of power with or without a detection of tampering, required parameters including utility consumption data are stored in nonvolatile memory. Remote access to and data retrieval from the nonvolatile memory and …