US 2026/0313765 A1Published application

Electronic device with inline load metering verification port

OwnerIvan Quiroz, Patrick Stuart Claeys +2inventors

InventorsIvan Quiroz, Patrick Stuart Claeys, Joaquin Enrique Hing Batista, Gustavo Armando Suarez

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Abstract

An electronic device includes a housing, an electrical power interface, two or more power channels, a metering circuit, and a metering verification (MV) port. The power interface receives AC power from an external power source. The first power channel delivers power from the power interface to a first load. The second power channel delivers power from the power interface to a second, independent load. The metering circuit is arranged to measure AC power supplied through the second power channel. The MV port is coupled to an output of the metering circuit, accessible through an opening in the housing, and configured to (a) allow power to be delivered to the second load when the MV port is not being used for determining metering circuit accuracy and (b) bypass the second load and permit attachment of an external controlled load when the MV port is being used for determining metering circuit accuracy.

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Dependent claims

An electronic device comprising:

a housing;
an electrical power interface configured to receive alternating current (AC) power from a power source external to the housing;
a first electrical power channel located within the housing and coupled to the electrical power interface, the first electrical power channel configured to deliver power to a first electrical load;
a second electrical power channel located within the housing and coupled to the electrical power interface, the second electrical power channel configured to deliver power to at least a second electrical load independent of the first electrical load;
a metering circuit located within the housing and arranged to measure AC power supplied through the second electrical power channel;
and
a metering verification port coupled to an output of the metering circuit and accessible through an opening in the housing, the metering verification port configured to (a) allow power to be delivered to the second electrical load when the metering verification port is not being used for determining accuracy of the metering circuit and (b) bypass the second electrical load and permit attachment of an externally-applied controlled load when the metering verification port is being used for determining accuracy of the metering circuit.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.