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US 10,474,591 B2Granted
Electronic meter with a removable protective plug
AssigneeElectro Industries/Gauge Tech
InventorsErran Kagan, Tibor Banhegyesi, Avi Cohen
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AssigneeElectro Industries/Gauge Tech
InventorsErran Kagan, Tibor Banhegyesi, Avi Cohen
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An intelligent electronic device (IED), e.g., an electrical power meter, having at least one removable memory device for storing data sensed and generated by the intelligent electronic device is provided. The IED includes a housing; at least one sensor; at least one analog-to-digital converter; at least one processing unit coupled to the at least one analog-to-digital converter configured to receive the digital data and store the digital data in a removable memory; and at least one device controller coupled to the at least one processing unit, the at least one device controller including an interface disposed on the housing for interfacing with the removable memory, wherein the at least one device controller is operative as a USB master or USB slave device controller.
An electronic meter comprising:
An electronic meter comprising:
An electronic panel meter comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.
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Program control for peripheral devices: using hardware independent of the central processor, e.g. channel or peripheral processor
Tariff metering apparatus: remote reading of utility meters
Using digital measurement techniques: arrangements for monitoring electric power systems, e.g. power lines or loads; Logging
Details of electronic electricity meters: related to remote communication
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The present disclosure relates generally to intelligent electronic devices (IEDs) for electrical power systems, and more particularly, to an IED including a removable device for storing data relating to electrical power distribution systems.
Electric utility companies (“utilities”) track electric usage by customers by using power meters. These meters track the amount of power consumed at a particular location. These locations range from power substations, to commercial businesses, to residential homes. The electric utility companies use information obtained from the power meter to charge their customers for their power consumption, i.e., revenue metering.
A popular type of power meter is the socket-type power meter, i.e., S-base or Type S meter. As its name implies, the meter itself plugs into a socket for easy installation, removal and replacement. Other meter installations include panel mounted, switchboard mounted, and circuit breaker mounted. Typically, the power meter connects between utility power lines supplying electricity and a usage point, namely, a residence or commercial place of business.
The above and other aspects, features, and advantages of the present disclosure will become more apparent in light of the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which:
FIG. 1 is a diagram of an intelligent electronic device in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure;
FIG. 2A is a diagram of an intelligent electronic device utilizing a USB (Universal Serial Bus) architecture in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure;
It should be understood that the elements shown in the figures may be implemented in various forms of hardware, software or combinations thereof. Preferably, these elements are implemented in a combination of hardware and software on one or more appropriately programmed general-purpose devices, which may include a processor, memory and input/output interfaces.
The present description illustrates the principles of the present disclosure. It will thus be appreciated that those skilled in the art will be able to devise various arrangements that, although not explicitly described or shown herein, embody the principles of the disclosure and are included within its spirit and scope.
All examples and conditional language recited herein are intended for pedagogical purposes to aid the reader in understanding the principles of the disclosure and the concepts contributed by the inventor to furthering the art, and are to be construed as being without limitation to such specifically recited examples and conditions.