Meter disconnect relay
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsSteven Lee Bietz, Rathindra Nahar, Bruce Joni Tomson
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AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsSteven Lee Bietz, Rathindra Nahar, Bruce Joni Tomson
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In one aspect, a modular meter disconnect relay is described. One embodiment of the relay is comprised of a base; a solenoid situated within the base, wherein the base maintains a portion of the solenoid stationary and allows a plunger of the solenoid to move within the base; a shuttle, wherein the shuttle is operably connected to and moved by the plunger of the solenoid and wherein the shuttle can be moved within the base; and, one or more disconnect switches that are opened or closed by movement of the shuttle, wherein the solenoid comprises a solenoid body, a spring and a magnet, wherein the spring is used to provide additional force to the plunger when moving out of the solenoid body and the magnet is used to latch the plunger when the plunger is forced to within close proximity of the magnet within the solenoid body.
A meter disconnect relay, comprising:
A system comprised of:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.