Patent ID: 6972555
Filing Date: 2005-12-06
Classification: G01R

Abstract:
1. An electronic electricity meter for measuring energy consumption of a load and connectable to a standard socket connectable to a plurality of electrical service types, comprising: a meter housing including a base member and a cover member; a measurement circuit board enclosed within the meter housing, the circuit board including a measurement circuit operable to determine the energy consumption; a plurality of bus bars each including a pair of sensing blades, each of the bus bars being coupled to the circuit board and positioned such that the sensing blades extend through the base member in a configuration to engage the standard socket; and a plurality of voltage sensing blades extending through the base member in a configuration to engage the standard socket, wherein at least one of the voltage sensing blades is movable between a first position and a second position such that the voltage sensing blade contacts a first location on the circuit board in the first position and contacts a second location on the circuit board in the second position.