SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING ARC IN AN ELECTRICAL METER

An electrical meter including a housing including a socket interface operable to connect to a facility. The meter further including a sensor configured to sense a characteristic of the electrical meter. The meter further including a controller having an electronic processor and a memory. The electro...

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Main Authors Crittenden, Curtis Whitmore, McDougall, JR., Thomas Lee, Waters, Charles Andrew
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 09.09.2021
Subjects
MEASURING
MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES
MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES
PHYSICS
TESTING
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Summary:An electrical meter including a housing including a socket interface operable to connect to a facility. The meter further including a sensor configured to sense a characteristic of the electrical meter. The meter further including a controller having an electronic processor and a memory. The electronic processor is configured to receive, from the sensor, a signal indicative of the electrical characteristic, determine, based on the signal, presence of a hot socket, and output an alert based on determining presence of the hot socket.
Bibliography:Application Number: US202117193298