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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2000
Maurice J. Ouellette, North Berwick, ME (US);
Richard A. Balch, North Hampton, NH (US);
David D. Elmore, Brookston, IN (US);
Virginia H. Zinkowski, E. Kingston, NH (US);
Gregory P. Lavoie, Rochester, NH (US);
Robert E. Lee, Jr., Rochester, NH (US);
Warren R. Germer, Hampton, NH (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for measuring electricity usage that includes steps of: coupling a sensor to a power source; converting a signal from the sensor to a digital measurement signal; using a microcomputer to determine quantities indicative of electricity consumption from the digital measurement signal; and using a nonvolatile, reprogrammable memory coupled to the microcomputer to control the microcomputer in determining the quantities indicative of electricity consumption.