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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2012
Jeffrey Stephen Young, Tewksbury, MA (US);
Vishwas Mohaniraj Deokar, Acton, MA (US);
Arthur Joseph Blake, Jr., Leominster, MA (US);
Jeffrey Stephen Young, Tewksbury, MA (US);
Vishwas Mohaniraj Deokar, Acton, MA (US);
Arthur Joseph Blake, Jr., Leominster, MA (US);
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC IT CORPORATION, West Kingston, RI (US);
Abstract
According to one aspect, embodiments of the invention provide a current monitoring device comprising a current transformer configured to be removeably coupled to a power line and to generate a reference signal having a level related to a current level of the power line, a sensor circuit connected to the current transformer and configured to convert the reference signal to a measurement signal, a flexible cable having a first end and a second end, the first end coupled to the sensor circuit, and a connection portion coupled to the second end of the flexible cable and configured to be removeably coupled to a communications bus, wherein the sensor circuit is further configured to provide the measurement signal to the communication bus via the flexible cable and the connection portion.