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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2023
Applicant:
Itron, Inc., Liberty Lake, WA (US);
Inventors:
Timothy James Driscoll, Raleigh, NC (US);
Gokulmuthu Narayanaswamy, Karnataka, IN;
Assignee:
Itron, Inc., Liberty Lake, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 7/00 (2006.01); G01R 23/15 (2006.01); H02H 1/00 (2006.01); H02H 7/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 7/20 (2013.01); G01R 23/15 (2013.01); H02H 1/0007 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method, apparatus, and system for disconnecting loads from the electrical grid based on a power line frequency are disclosed. An electricity meter may monitor a power line frequency of a source power line connected to the electricity meter, and in response to determining that the power line frequency is lower than a disconnect threshold frequency, may open an internal switch and disconnect a load side output of the electricity meter from the source power line.