Thermal management for a meter collar adapter
AssigneeConnectDER LLC
InventorsKatie Bentley, John Schroeder, Jonathan Knauer, Benjamin Lewis, Whitman Fulton
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Abstract
A meter collar adapter may include an upper assembly having a housing to protect inner electrical components from adverse environmental conditions and a lower assembly to house electrical components, one or more conductors that pass through at least the lower assembly. Each conductor includes a first end to electrically interface with a meter socket and a second end to electrically interface with an electrical meter. The meter collar adapter further includes thermally conductive heat sinks to transfer heat from the lower assembly.
Claims16
A meter collar adapter, comprising:
- an upper assembly that includes an outer housing;
- a lower assembly to house electrical components;
- one or more conductors that pass through at least the lower assembly, each of the one or more conductors comprising:
- a first end to electrically interface with a meter socket, and
- a second end to electrically interface with an electrical meter;
- and
- one or more thermally conductive heat sinks to transfer heat out of the lower assembly, the one or more thermally conductive heat sinks in thermal contact with at least one of the one or more conductors.
A meter collar adapter, comprising:
- an upper assembly comprising an outer housing;
- a lower assembly to house electrical components;
- and
- one or more conductors that pass through at least the lower assembly, each of the one or more conductors comprising:
- a first end to electrically interface with a meter socket, and
- a second end to electrically interface with an electrical meter, the second end comprising laterally facing clamps to secure the second end to the electrical meter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.