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8073384 Optimization of redundancy and throughput in an automated meter data collection system using a wireless network  
Techniques for optimization of redundancy and throughput in an automated meter data collection system using a wireless network are disclosed herein. The wireless network comprises a central node, a...
8072348 System for the remote acquisition of the electric energy consumptions and for the remote control of the distributed targets of users, also of domestic type  
A system for the remote acquisition of data and for the remote control of electricity meters comprises a central server AMM in bi-directional communication with a plurality of concentrators. To...
8063765 Consumer abuse detection system and method  
Embodiments disclosed herein provide systems, devices, and methods for detecting the occurrence of consumer abuse events in electronic devices. In one embodiment, a system includes one or more...
8049642 Load side voltage sensing for AMI metrology  
Disclosed are apparatus and methodology subject matters for providing improved functionality of a meter in a 2-way communications arrangement, such as an Advanced Metering System (AMS) or...
8008576 Energy distribution system  
An energy distribution system (2) is provided having a metering box (6) having a housing portion (14) and a cover (16), the cover being lockable to the metering box. An energy meter (32) is...
7936163 Method and system for detecting electricity theft  
A method for detecting electricity theft in an electricity meter is provided. The method includes determining a first power outage at the meter and determining whether load energy is flowing...
7936543 Systems and methods for testing ground fault detection circuitry  
A circuit tests the health of a ground-neutral transformer within a ground fault circuit interrupter. This test can include testing both the ground-to-neutral detection circuitry and the...
7884597 Apparatus for testing a protective measuring or metering device as a constituent part of a high or medium voltage installation, more specifically of a utility protective relay, of a generator protective device, of a current meter, or of other protective, measuring or metering electrical devices in a high or medium voltage installation  
The subject matter of the invention is an apparatus for testing a protective, measuring or metering device as a constituent part of a high or medium voltage installation, more specifically of a...
7772829 Power meter and method for measuring power consumption  
A power meter for measuring power consumption and detecting the presence of an unsafe line condition is disclosed. The power meter has a service disconnect switch, which is interposed between load...
7746054 System and method for detecting the presence of an unsafe line condition in a disconnected power meter  
A method of detecting the presence of an unsafe line condition at a power metering device is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of determining if a disconnect switch is in the open position,...
7692421 Control meter with safety deactivation  
Control meter for controlling the supply of services, in particular the supply of electric energy, having a support base, anchored with which is a main power supply line, and a metering group...
7683603 Automatic disconnect system, transfer system and method  
A transfer system includes an energy meter, a transfer switch, an automatic disconnect device, and a detector. The energy meter includes an input structured to receive a first power source, and a...
7602169 Input cancellation circuit  
A system and method are provided for isolating an input without adding significant distortion and without significantly adversely affecting the bandwidth of input circuits. In one embodiment, a...
7596459 Apparatus and methods for multi-channel electric metering  
In one aspect, the invention comprises a device for measuring electricity usage, comprising: means for remote disconnection via power line communication; means for detection of electricity theft;...
7583202 Method and apparatus for an electric meter  
An improved meter and its operation is described. The meter can be a part of a larger automated meter reading process that allows for remote reading of the meter though power line communication....
7539581 System and method for on-line monitoring and billing of power consumption  
The present invention comprises systems and methods related to monitoring of energy usage on a power line. In a preferred embodiment, this system comprises (a) an electronic...
7521916 Apparatus for the detection of a current and method for operating such an apparatus  
An apparatus for the detection of a current in a protection and metering current range comprises one current sensor, which generates a voltage signal, and a voltage-limited electronic element. For...
7521947 Probe needle protection method for high current probe testing of power devices  
A test system, apparatus and method for applying high current test stimuli to a semiconductor device in wafer or chip form includes a plurality of probes for electrically coupling to respective...
7511470 Electronic tamper detection circuit for an electricity meter  
An electronic meter tamper detection system and method for sensing the removal of an electricity meter from a meter socket and generating a tamper signal when such removal is detected. The tamper...
7511451 Electrical energy source  
The electrical energy source includes a portable enclosure that houses at least one battery pack, at least one battery charger, at least one AC inverter and, optionally, a regeneration device that...
7432823 Tamper detection apparatus for electrical meters  
Tamper detection apparatus for an electric meter (M) installed at a facility supplied power through an electrical distribution system, the meter being connected to the facility using a receptacle...
7400986 Usage monitoring apparatus  
An apparatus is disclosed for monitoring usage of multiple electrical devices. The apparatus comprises multiple non-invasive current sensors for sensing current in respective conductors associated...
7368934 Avalanche testing at final test of top and bottom FETs of a buck converter  
An avalanche test circuit for applying an avalanche test signal to a device under test, comprising a series combination of a voltage source and an inductance; a switching device connected in...
7362232 Electrical service disconnect having external interface  
An arrangement is provided for use in an electrical utility meter that includes a metering unit, a service disconnect circuit, and a housing assembly. The service disconnect circuit has a connected...
7283916 Distributed utility monitoring, such as for monitoring the quality or existence of a electrical, gas, or water utility  
In a system for automatic meter reading of utility meters, a utility supply measuring system may include one or more collector units, wherein each one of the collector units accesses a supply of a...
7271735 System for the remote data acquisition and control of electric energy meters  
A system for the remote acquisition of data and for the remote control of electricity meters comprises a central server AMM in bi-directional communication with a plurality of concentrators. To...
7218092 Magnetic bridge type current sensor, magnetic bridge type current detecting method, and magnetic bridge for use in that sensor and detecting method  
A current sensor and a current detecting method in which a sensitivity in at least 100 μA region and a dynamic range of 80 dB are achieved through a simple structure. The current sensor comprises ...
7126325 Digital multi-meter with operational error prevention technology using LED and microprocessor with input sockets  
The present utility model provides a digital multi-meter that can not only; generate warning signal when the test probe is misplugged but also indicate the assigned socket before the probe is...
7106044 Systems, methods, and apparatuses for detecting residential electricity theft in firmware  
Systems, methods, and apparatuses are disclosed for electricity meters to detect electricity theft. An indication of electricity theft may be generated if after an occurrence of a first power...
7091878 Electrical service disconnect having tamper detection  
A tamper detection arrangement in a meter having a service disconnect switch employs a voltage sense circuit that requires only a single connection to digital processing circuitry for the feeder...
7003412 Method and system for verifying voltage in an electrical system  
A system operable to detect voltages within an electrical device and provide an output based on the voltages detected by the system. The electrical device may include an isolation switch adapted to...
6937847 Integrated RF signal level detector usable for automatic power level control  
A radio frequency signal level is determined by generating an AC reference voltage from a DC reference voltage and determining an envelope of the AC reference voltage in an envelope detector having...
6911831 Method for automatically changing current ranges  
In a method for fast, high-accuracy autoranging measurement, a current detection resistance is shared by a current measurement apparatus and a voltage source with current limiting function, a value...
6847200 Portable tester for watt hour meter  
A field load tester for electric watt hour meters having a case enclosing an electrical circuit capable of carrying up to 240 volts of electricity, which circuit having at least a pair of...
6844825 Electric energy service apparatus with tamper detection  
A method and apparatus for detecting a tamper event in an electrical power metering apparatus having power distribution and power service conductors connected to jaw contacts in a socket housing,...
6823273 Methods and apparatus for secure programming of an electricity meter  
An apparatus and method for creating a secure program history log for a programmable device including a microprocessor, at least one communications port for communicating with the microprocessor...
6774807 Tamper detection mechanism  
System and method for detecting an unauthorized movement of a communications or meter device, such as a meter that monitors and communicates a measure of use of energy or some other metered...
6739886 Electrical enclosure optical communication port seal  
A cap mountable over an optical port support and a securing member fixedly engagable through the cap to the optical port support. The seal also includes an indicator for indicating separation of...
6731104 Measurement probe system with EOS/ESD protection  
A measurement probing system has a measurement probe having a housing, spring loaded coaxial probe assembly and a pressure sensor that generates a resistive activation signal in response to...
6714881 Time reference compensation for improved metering accuracy  
A method for time reference compensation in a power metering system, the method comprising monitoring a time-dependent characteristic of incoming AC power over a predetermined local time interval,...
6677742 Utility meter having a security sealing arrangement  
An arrangement for use in a utility meter having a base configured to be mounted to a structure and a component module adapted to be releasably secured to the base inhibits unauthorized removal of...
6628207 Method and apparatus for detecting and reporting a power outage  
A method and apparatus for detecting a power outage within an energy meter and alerting a remote central computer about the outage using call-in reporting via modem (35) within the meter to a...
6556003 Computer multimeter  
With added circuits and the computer's existing internal circuits and devices, a PC can function as a multimeter for those users who are testing, designing or analyzing an electronic device, which...
6535000 Method and apparatus for determining the internal impedance of a distribution transformer and sensing DC current through an AC power meter  
A method for determining the DC current flowing through an AC power meter. The internal impedance of the distribution transformer is first sensed, then the DC voltage in the AC voltage waveform is...
6522982 Energy-to-pulse converter systems, devices, and methods wherein the output frequency is greater than the calculation frequency and having output phasing  
An energy-to-pulse (E2P) converter for converting analog voltage and current measurements into digital power consumption readout that has an improved output frequency range and can eliminate the...
6456097 Fault current detection method  
A method for measuring the impedance of electrical distribution equipment includes: applying a voltage at a first selected frequency to electrical distribution equipment, waiting a delay time for...
6362745 Method of detecting tamper of an electric meter  
An electric meter tamper detection system for sensing removal of an electric meter from a corresponding meter socket and for generating a tamper signal is disclosed. In this system, the tamper...
6351223 System and method for reading and transmitting water meter data utilizing RF signals  
A network of fixed RF transmitter modules, an RF repeater module and an RF collector module are located within a multi-unit facility for collecting water usage data from a plurality of water meters...
6333626 Flow meter for converting mechanical rotation into an electronic signal  
A metering device has a magnet with ten poles which is driven to rotate by a gear connected to a source of rotation that is proportional to fluid flow, the passage of time, or other phenomenon. A...
6316932 A-base utility meter cover  
An A-base utility meter cover assembly is described. The meter cover assembly is fabricated of a thermoplastic injection molding material, such as polycarbonate, and includes a base cover covered...
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