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US 2025/0030249 A1Published application
Islanding meter socket adapter to connect multiple bidirectional distributed energy resources
AssigneeConnectDER LLC
InventorsJohn Schroeder, Khanti Munro, Whitman Fulton, Christian Cote, Daniel Anthony Falcone
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Abstract
A meter socket adapter may include an integrated whole-building disconnect switch configured to disconnect a building associated with the meter socket adapter from a utility grid, a distributed energy resource (DER) interface to connect a distributed energy resource (DER), and an energy management system (EMS) configured to monitor electrical current passing through the meter socket adapter and, based on the monitored current, actuate the whole-building disconnect switch.
Claims20
A meter socket adapter (MSA) including:
- an integrated whole-building disconnect switch configured to disconnect a building associated with the MSA from a utility grid;
- one or more sensors configured to capture measurements of grid voltage;
- a communication circuit configured to:
- transmit the measurements of grid voltage to co-located electrical equipment;
- receive a disconnect signal from the co-located electrical equipment;
- in response to the disconnect signal, actuate the whole-building disconnect switch to disconnect the building from the utility grid;
- and
- in response to a reconnect signal, actuate the whole-building disconnect switch to connect the building to the utility grid.
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A meter socket adapter (MSA) system including:
- an MSA including:
- an integrated whole-building disconnect switch configured to disconnect a building associated with the MSA from a utility grid;
- a distributed energy resource (DER) interface to connect a distributed energy resource (DER) controller;
- and
- a communication circuit configured to:
- in response to a disconnect signal from the DER controller, actuate the whole-building disconnect switch to disconnect the building from the utility grid;
- in response to a reconnect signal from the DER controller, actuate the whole-building disconnect switch to connect the building to the utility grid;
- and
- a housing separate from the MSA, the housing enclosing:
- a distributed energy resource (DER) disconnect switch;
- and
- a control circuit configured to:
- receive an indication, from the communication circuit, of a total current provided to the building;
- and
- based on the indication of the total current, actuate the DER disconnect switch.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.