Transformer and socket assembly for power meter installations

An electric meter circuit installation comprising:

• a meter enclosure housing a meter socket, the meter socket being electrically connected to a power service comprising a multi-phase electrical service and configured to receive a self-contained electric meter;
• a voltage transformer subassembly including a plurality of voltage transformers, each voltage transformer being electrically connected to a phase of the multi-phase electrical service and having a voltage output;
• a meter socket adapter having a connection interface adapted to be connected into the meter socket and a socket face including a plurality of meter connections adapted to accept a transformer-rated meter, wherein the connection interface is on a rear side of the meter socket adapter, and wherein the rear side is opposite the socket face;
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• a current transformer subassembly including a plurality of current transformers positioned toward the rear side of the meter socket adapter from the socket face, each current transformer being electrically connected between a phase of the multi-phase electrical service and a meter connection of the plurality of meter connections.

A method of retrofitting a transformer-rated meter into a meter socket adapted for use with a self-contained meter, the method comprising:

• installing a voltage transformer subassembly at an electric meter enclosure, the voltage transformer subassembly including a plurality of voltage transformers;
• installing a meter socket adapter into a meter socket adapted for use with a self- contained meter, the meter socket adapter including a socket face and a rear side opposite the socket face, wherein the socket face has a plurality of meter connections adapted to accept a transformer-rated meter, wherein the rear side is adapted to connect to the meter socket, wherein the meter socket adapter includes a current transformer subassembly including a plurality of current transformers toward the rear side of the meter socket adapter from the socket face, wherein installing the meter socket adapter electrically connects the plurality of current transformers to respective phases of a multi-phase electrical service;
• electrically connecting the voltage transformer subassembly to the multi-phase electrical service and the meter socket adapter;
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• installing a transformer-rated meter into the socket face.

An electric meter conversion kit comprising:

• an electric meter adapter comprising:
• a wiring harness exposing a plurality of electrical connection sets, each electrical connection set including a plurality of electrical connections associated with each phase of a multi-phase electrical service;
• a meter socket adapter having a socket face adapted to receive a plug-in meter, the meter socket adapter including a plurality of meter connections exposed at the socket face;
• a current transformer subassembly including a plurality of current transformers, each current transformer being electrically connected between a phase of the multi-phase electrical service and a meter connection of the plurality of meter connections;
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• a voltage transformer subassembly including a plurality of voltage transformers and a connector, each voltage transformer being electrically connected between a phase of the multi-phase electrical service and an electrical connection of the plurality of electrical connections in the connector, wherein the connector is adapted to be connected to the wiring harness;
• wherein the meter socket adapter includes a bypass path between a first meter connection and a second meter connection of the plurality of meter connections.