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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2008
Todd M. Lathrop, Oakdale, PA (US);
Ronald D. Hartzel, Butler, PA (US);
David R. Welsh, Buchanan, MI (US);
Todd M. Lathrop, Oakdale, PA (US);
Ronald D. Hartzel, Butler, PA (US);
David R. Welsh, Buchanan, MI (US);
Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
A transfer system includes an energy meter, a transfer switch, an automatic disconnect device, and a detector. The energy meter includes an input structured to receive a first power source, and a power output. The transfer switch includes a first input electrically connected to the power output of the energy meter, a second input, an output, and a mechanism structured to transfer one of the first and second inputs to the output of the transfer switch. The automatic disconnect device includes a first input structured to receive a second power source, a second input, an output, and a mechanism structured to electrically connect or disconnect the first input and the output of the automatic disconnect device responsive to the second input. The detector is structured to detect presence of the energy meter and output a corresponding signal to the second input of the automatic disconnect device.