Patent ID: 9620305
Date: 2017-04-11
CPC Classifications: H01H,H02B

Claim:
1. A switch assembly that connects at least a primary power source and/or a secondary power source to a plurality of electrical loads, the switch assembly being provided between an electricity meter and a meter socket, comprising: a housing; a plurality of contacts extending from the housing to be received within the meter socket; at least one switch contained within the housing for connecting at least the primary power source and/or the secondary power source to the plurality of electrical loads; at least one switch controller contained within the housing to control the state of the at least one switch; and a load management controller located within the housing, wherein the load management controller selectively disconnects at least one of the electrical loads from the secondary power source while secondary power from the secondary power source is supplied to one or more other electrical loads of the plurality of electrical loads.