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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2011
Applicant:
Didier Gilbert Rouaud, Kennesaw, GA (US);
Inventor:
Didier Gilbert Rouaud, Kennesaw, GA (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 3/20 (2006.01); G01R 21/133 (2006.01); G01R 15/08 (2006.01); G01R 22/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 21/133 (2013.01); G01R 22/06 (2013.01); G01R 15/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
Aspects of the invention provide for qualifying a new meter with specific power supply requirements. In one embodiment, aspects of the invention include a system, including: an electric meter having a housing; and a voltage-modifying device connected to the electric meter for modifying a received voltage, such that the electric meter operates in accordance with a predetermined power supply requirement, wherein the voltage-modifying device is located within the electric meter housing or external to the electric meter housing.