US 7,545,135 B2
Electrical service disconnect in a modular meter
Brett Holle, Lafayette, Ind. (US); Michael Anderson, West Lafayette, Ind. (US); John Voisine, Lafayette, Ind. (US); and Scott Gambill, Chesapeake, Va. (US)
Assigned to Landis+Gyr, Inc., Lafayette, Ind. (US)
Filed on May 10, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/431,485.
Application 11/431485 is a continuation of application No. 10/085426, filed on Feb. 28, 2002, granted, now 7,091,878.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/272023, filed on Feb. 28, 2001.
Prior Publication US 2006/0202858 A1, Sep. 14, 2006
Int. Cl. G01R 19/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 324—76.11  [324/142; 324/157; 324/713] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electricity meter coupled to a load, the load coupled to electrical power lines, the electricity meter comprising:
a) a sensor module having a sensor housing, voltage and current sensors secured within the sensor housing and a service disconnect switch secured within the housing, said voltage and current sensors operable to receive voltage and current signals representative of voltage and current provided to the load and generate measurements signals therefrom, the service disconnect switch operable to controllably disconnect and connect the load to the electrical power lines, wherein the measurements signals include analog signals having a waveform representative of the voltage and current provided to the load; and
b) a removable measurement module including a measurement circuit operable to receive the measurement signals and generate energy consumption data therefrom, said measurement module including a device for communicating information relating to the energy consumption data, said measurement module configured to be coupled to the sensor module to connect the measurement circuit to the voltage and current sensors.