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System for power sub-metering
   
Document Number
US Patent 7546214
Issued Date
June 9, 2009
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An electrical sub-metering system for making available information associated with power consumption of at least one circuit of a plurality of circuits is disclosed. The system includes an electrical panel board configured to distribute power to the plurality of circuits, a circuit breaker in power connection with a conductor of the at least one circuit, a voltage sensor, a hub to collect the information associated with power consumption from the voltage sensor and the circuit breaker, and a data collector to collect and make available to a user the information associated with power consumption. The circuit breaker includes a current measuring device to measure current through the at least one circuit and is in signal communication with the hub via a single communication interface that has a plurality of communication paths.
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Owner
General Electric Company (Schenectady, NY)
Published
June 9, 2009
Application Number
11/760,322
Filed
June 8, 2007
US Classification
702/62  
Int'l Classification
G01R   21/06   (20060101)  
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Parent Case
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation-in-part application of U.S. application Ser. No. 11/536,377, filed Sep. 28, 2006, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.
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