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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2013
Schneider Electric Usa, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Steve M. Meehleder, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Jeffrey O. Sharp, Murfreesboro, TN (US);
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC USA, INC., Andover, MA (US);
Abstract
An optical waveguide sheetis fastened to an inward facing access doorof the load center. When the door is closed, the optical waveguide sheet is positioned so that one portion is juxtaposed with the circuit breakerA in the load center, to enable the optical waveguide sheet to receive an optical signalA characterizing current in the circuit breaker. The optical waveguide sheetis further positioned so that another portion is juxtaposed with an optical windowof an aggregator. The optical waveguide sheet is configured to internally reflect the optical signalA within its body and to conduct the internally reflected optical signal from the circuit breaker to the optical window of the aggregator. The aggregator may provide information characterizing current usage to an alarm, a measurement device, the smart grid, or a storage device for later use.