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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2006
Applicants:
Byron Slater, Lafayette, IN (US);
Saieb Alrawi, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Inventors:
Byron Slater, Lafayette, IN (US);
Saieb Alrawi, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Assignee:
Landis+Gyr, Inc., Lafayette, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An electrical meter includes a voltage input, a current input, a measurement device and a surge protection apparatus. The measurement device generates electrical power consumption measurements based upon the voltage input and the current input. The surge protection apparatus may include an inductor, a resistor and a positive temperature coefficient device (PPTC). A protective barrier is provided to physically isolate the surge protection apparatus from other components of the meter.