Patent ID: 7940039
Filing Date: 2011-05-10
Classification: G01R,H04B

Abstract:
1. A meter for measuring voltage and current on a distribution transformer, the meter comprising: a housing having a body portion and a lever portion, the lever portion being movably mounted to the body portion and movable between a closed position wherein the lever portion abuts the body portion and an open position wherein the lever portion is positioned away from the body portion; first and second current sensors each divided into two corresponding sensor fractions with one fraction of each sensor formed on the body portion of the housing and the other corresponding fraction of each sensor formed on the lever portion of the housing, the fractions of the first and second current sensors configured such that each of the first and second current sensors have a central opening dimensioned to receive a terminal of the transformer when the lever portion of the housing is in its first position; the first and second current sensors being further positioned on the housing such that the meter can be mounted to the terminals of the transformer with the first current sensor receiving one terminal of the transformer and the second current sensor receiving another terminal of the transformer; first and second voltage leads, mountable to said of the transformer; an instrumentation module coupled to the current sensors and the voltage leads, said instrumentation module adapted and configured to record voltage and current measurements from the current sensors and voltage leads, a communications module coupled to the instrumentation module for communicating the voltage and current measurements to a remote user.