Patent ID: 8704509
Filing Date: 2014-04-22
Classification: G01R,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An electrical power meter for monitoring electrical power supplied to a load, said meter comprising a meter case, a plurality of current transformers within said meter case for sensing the electrical current in a plurality of line conductors of a power distribution system, each of said current transformers having a hollow core extending along an axis, a plurality of pairs of terminals on said meter case for connecting the meter to said line conductors, each of said pairs of terminals being located on opposite sides of one of said current transformers, a plurality of current transformer bus bars each of which connects one of said pairs of terminals and extends through the hollow core of one of said current transformers, a plurality of lugs each of which is connected to one of said terminals, a plurality of line conductors connected to said lugs, all of said line conductors extending through the same single side of said case and transversely to the axes of said current transformers, and a plurality of guides adjacent at least selected pairs of said terminals for positioning said lugs connecting said line conductors to said selected pairs of terminals, said guides being oriented for guiding said lugs transversely to the axes of said current transformers and through said same single side of said case.