Current monitoring device

A method for monitoring a power line within a load center, the method comprising:

• providing a current transformer configured to be removeably coupled to the power line within the load center;
• providing a sensor circuit coupled to the current transformer;
• providing a connection portion configured to be removeably coupled to a communication bus within the load center;
• providing a flexible cable having a first end coupled to the sensor circuit and a second end coupled to the connection portion;
• coupling the current transformer to the power line within the load center;
• coupling the connection portion to the communication bus within the load center;
• generating, with the current transformer, a reference signal having a level related to a current level of the power line;
• converting, with the sensor circuit, the reference signal to a measurement signal;
• and
• providing, via the connection portion, the measurement signal to the communication bus.

A device for monitoring current in a power line within a load center, the device comprising:

• a current transformer configured to be coupled to the power line at a first location within the load center and to generate a reference signal having a level related to a current level of the power line;
• a sensor circuit configured to convert the reference signal to a measurement signal and provide data related to the measurement signal to a communication bus;
• a flexible cable having a first end and a second end, the first end coupled to the sensor circuit;
• a connection portion coupled to the second end of the flexible cable and;
• means for coupling the sensor circuit to the communication bus and clamping the connection portion onto the communication bus to hold the communication bus in place within the connection portion at a second location within the load center.