Method and arrangement for connecting electrical components in an electricity meter
AssigneeLandis+Gyr, Inc.
InventorRonald C. Tate
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Abstract
A current coil arrangement in an electricity meter includes first and second current coils. The first current coil has two current blades and a middle portion extending therebetween. The two current blades are configured to be received by a utility meter socket device. The middle portion and the current blades are integrally formed of a conductive material. The first current coil is asymmetrical about the midpoint between the two current blades, and is disposed at least partially within the electricity meter. The second current coil is disposed at least partially within the electricity meter. The second current coil constructed substantially identical to the first current coil.
Claims20
A current coil arrangement in an electricity meter, comprising:
- a first current coil having two current blades and a middle portion extending therebetween, the two current blades configured to be received by a utility meter socket device, the middle portion and the current blades being integrally formed of a conductive material, the first current coil being asymmetrical about the midpoint between the two current blades, the first current coil disposed at least partially within the electricity meter;
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- a second current coil disposed at least partially within the electricity meter, the second current coil constructed substantially identical to the first current coil.
A current coil including a middle portion and two current blades integrally formed, the two current blades configured to be received by a utility meter socket device, the current coil comprising:
- a first section including a first current blade, the first section having a length extending in the axial direction;
- a second section having a length extending at least in a first radial direction from the first section;
- a third section having a length extending in the axial direction from the second section;
- a fourth section having a length extending at least in a second radial direction from the third section;
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- a fifth section including a second current blade, the fifth section having a length extending in the axial direction from the fourth section.
A current coil arrangement in an electricity meter, comprising:
- a current coil including an exposed conductive portion disposed between two meter blades;
- a measurement contact element, the measurement contact element including a blade contact portion and circuit board contact portion, the circuit board contact portion configured to electrically connect to a circuit board connection, the blade contact portion including a flexible member biased toward and disposed against the exposed conductive portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.