Patent ID: 9397484
Filing Date: 2016-07-19
CPC Classification: G01R,H01H,H02B,H02G,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A method for securing a plurality of sensors in a power distribution panel, said method comprising the steps of: (a) supporting at least five toroidal current sensors on a support having a length defining a longitudinal axis where each of said toroidal current sensors defines a respective opening suitable for a respective conductor to pass through for said respective sensor to sense a current therein, where each of said openings are oriented generally perpendicular to said longitudinal axis, where each of said opening is positioned at a spaced apart location along said longitudinal axis along said length of said support; (b) securing said support to a substantially planar first surface of a bracket having a mounting surface substantially parallel to said first surface but spaced apart from said first surface in a direction substantially normal to said first surface; and (c) securing said bracket to said power distribution panel in a position parallel to branch circuit breakers of said power distribution panel where each of said openings of said toroidal current sensors is laterally spaced apart from a respective branch circuit breaker of said power distribution panel such that a wire extends directly out in a perpendicular direction from said branch circuit breaker and through said respective opening of said toroidal current sensors in a straight line, said mounting surface in contact with said power distribution panel.