PHASE DETECTION IN MESH NETWORK SMART GRID SYSTEM

A method, wireless network, and device are disclosed for determining the phase with which a device on an electrical distribution network is associated. At least one device on the electrical distribution network may be associated with a known phase out of multiple possible phases. This device may store the phase information in its memory. A control node may initiate a phase scan process to determine the relative phase of other devices with respect to the phase of the control node, including the device that has the known phase association. When the phase scan process encounters the device that has the known phase association, the control node may recognize the known phase and calculate the phase associations of the other devices in the electrical distribution network using delay information stored in the other devices. 114b 114b 114b o14 114b Meter Meter Meter Meter 1M o 114a Meter 114 oMeter 0 Meter Meter 114b o0 Coll ctor Meter Data Collection Server Meter 206 Collector 114a 114a 110 Meter Meter 114a Metar 0 114b 14b 114b Meter 0 114b MeterMeter Meter Meter 4b 120 _