Patent ID: 11895449
Assignee: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC G  H

Claim 17:
18. A method of monitoring power pedestals, comprising:
providing a plurality of power pedestals with an internal metering assembly comprising a meter socket and an externally visually accessible display;
remotely monitoring power usage of each of the plurality of power pedestals based on data from the internal metering assembly;
receiving user information for a corresponding power pedestal; and
displaying on respective display parameters associated with a corresponding power pedestal, and optionally:
displaying user information of the corresponding power pedestal and/or communicating with mobile devices of users via an APP to accept user input and/or provide information associated with the corresponding power pedestal, wherein each power pedestal comprises:
a housing providing an enclosure with an internal chamber, the housing comprising a pivotable panel or a removable panel;
a metering assembly in the internal chamber, wherein the pivotable panel or the removable panel, when opened or removed, respectively, provides access to the metering assembly;
an incoming power bus in the internal chamber and coupled to the meter assembly;
an internal bus in the internal chamber connected to the meter assembly;
at least one circuit interrupter comprising a first ground fault primary circuit interrupter, a second ground fault primary circuit interrupter, first nonground fault branch circuit breakers and second nonground fault branch circuit breakers, the first primary circuit interrupter disposed on a first sidewall and coupled to the first and second branch circuit interrupters disposed on the first sidewall, the second primary circuit interrupter disposed on a second sidewall and coupled to the first and second branch circuit interrupters disposed on the second sidewall, both the first and second sidewalls being different from a sidewall with the removable panel or the pivotable panel; and
a plurality of power outlet receptacles disposed on the first sidewall and the second sidewall, each power outlet receptacle externally accessible and coupled to respective nonground fault branch circuit interrupter disposed on the same sidewall as the power outlet receptacle, wherein the first and second ground fault primary circuit interrupters eliminate a need for the first and second ground fault primary circuit interrupters individually to be tied to each power outlet receptacle.