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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 1988
Filed:
Mar. 05, 1987
Applicant:
Inventors:
Warren R Germer, Dover, NH (US);
Leslie J Rosenau, Dover, NH (US);
Albert R Varney, Jr, Rochester, NH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Somersworth, NH (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R / ; G01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
324116 ; 3241 / ; 324142 ; 364483 ;
Abstract
An electric watthour meter includes apparatus for delaying a seasonal rate change until data accumulated in the meter is read out. Dates in a rate-change library, consisting of dates on which a rate change is authorized, are compared each day with the current date. When a match between a rate-change date and the current date is found, an arming signal is generated. The arming signal remains ineffective until a reset signal is generated at the completion of meter reading. Following the reset signal, the arming signal is reset.