Patent ID: 8452555
Filing Date: 2013-05-28
Classification: G01D,G01R,H02J,H04Q,Y02B,Y04S

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for multi-channel metering of electricity, comprising: a meter head that comprises one or more metering points, said meter head located on a secondary side of a transformer and operable to measure electricity usage for a plurality of electricity consumer lines; a transponder located on a primary side of a transformer, in communication via power line communication with said meter head, operable to transmit data received from said meter head to a remotely located computer, and to transmit to said meter head via power line communication data received from said remotely located computer; and one or more load control modules in communication with said meter head and operable to actuate each of a plurality of relays, each relay of said plurality of relays operable to connect and disconnect-service on one of said plurality of electricity consumer lines.