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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2013
Applicant:
Schneider Electric Usa, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Inventor:
Steven M. Meehleder, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Assignee:
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC USA, INC., Andover, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 21/133 (2006.01); G08C 23/02 (2006.01); H04Q 9/00 (2006.01); G01R 27/08 (2006.01); G01R 19/00 (2006.01); G01R 19/25 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 21/133 (2013.01); G08C 23/02 (2013.01); H04Q 9/00 (2013.01); G01R 19/0092 (2013.01); G01R 19/2513 (2013.01); G01R 27/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and an apparatus are provided for monitoring the currents in a load center, and ultrasonically reporting currents to a data aggregator. The monitoring is performed by branch circuit current monitors which are inductive. The data aggregator receives the current reports from the branch circuit current monitors. The data aggregator manages collisions and transmission medium distortions to ensure reliable receipt of the current reports and stores in a storage location that which it learns about the currents drawn.