Programming of a demand triggered service disconnect device from a threshold in amps
First Claim
1. An arrangement comprising:
- a memory;
a user interface arrangement configured to receive user input;
a communication interface configured to communicate with a corresponding communication interface on a utility meter;
a processing circuit, configured by software stored in the memory, toreceive a user input at the user interface identifying a disconnect threshold as a measure of current;
generate a disconnect threshold value as a function of the user input and a service voltage;
provide the disconnect threshold value to the utility meter via the communication interface.
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Abstract
A first embodiment is an arrangement, such as a meter programming device, that includes a memory, a user interface, a communication interface, and a processing circuit. The user interface arrangement is configured to receive user input. The communication interface is configured to communicate with a corresponding communication interface on a utility meter. The processing circuit is configured by software stored in the memory to: receive a user input at the user interface identifying a disconnect threshold as a measure of current; generate a disconnect threshold value as a function of the user input and a service voltage; and provide the disconnect threshold value to the utility meter via the communication interface.
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15 Claims
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1. An arrangement comprising:
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a memory; a user interface arrangement configured to receive user input; a communication interface configured to communicate with a corresponding communication interface on a utility meter; a processing circuit, configured by software stored in the memory, to receive a user input at the user interface identifying a disconnect threshold as a measure of current; generate a disconnect threshold value as a function of the user input and a service voltage; provide the disconnect threshold value to the utility meter via the communication interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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10. A method comprising:
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a) accepting a user input representative of a current level of a desired disconnect threshold; b) converting, using a processing device, the user input to a disconnect value, the converting including multiplying a value representative of the user input with a value representative of a service voltage; c) establishing a communication link with a utility meter via a communication port disposed on the meter; d) transmitting the disconnect value to the utility meter via the communication link.
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15. A method comprising:
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a) accepting a user input indicating a selection of a demand threshold or a current threshold; b) receiving a data input; c) storing a disconnect value comprising the data input when said user input indicates a selection of the demand threshold; d) when said user input indicates a selection of the current threshold, converting, using a processing device, the user input to the disconnect value, the converting including multiplying a value representative of the user input with a value representative of a service voltage; e) establishing a communication link with a utility meter via a communication port disposed on the meter; f) transmitting the disconnect value to the utility meter via the communication link.
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