Multi-port meter
AssigneeLandis+Gyr Technology, Inc.
InventorMatt Karlgaard
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Abstract
An electric meter is disclosed. The electric meter comprises a first set of conductive paths configured to connect a first phase of an electric distribution power source, a first phase of a first distributed energy resource device, a first phase of a second distributed energy resource device, and a first phase of a load. The electric meter comprises a second set of conductive paths configured to connect a second phase of the electric distribution power source, a second phase of the first distributed energy resource device, a second phase of the second distributed energy resource device, and a second phase of the load. Also disclosed is a method of use of the electric meter and an electric meter system.
Claims14
An electric meter comprising:
- a first set of conductive paths configured to connect a first phase of an electric distribution power source, a first phase of a first distributed energy resource device, a first phase of a second distributed energy resource device, and a first phase of a load, and
- a second set of conductive paths configured to connect a second phase of the electric distribution power source, a second phase of the first distributed energy resource device, a second phase of the second distributed energy resource device, and a second phase of the load,
- the meter further comprising a plurality of blades, wherein the plurality of blades are arranged to provide at least:
- a line port comprising connectivity to the first and second phases of the electric distribution power source;
- a load port comprising connectivity to the first and second phases of the load;
- a first distributed energy resource port comprising connectivity to the first and second phases of the first distributed energy resource device;
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- a second distributed energy resource port comprising connectivity to the first and second phases of the second distributed energy resource device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.