Intelligent electronic device having a terminal assembly for coupling to a meter mounting socket
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1. An assembly for coupling a meter to an electrical circuit, the assembly comprising:
- a generally planar, rigid base, the base including at least one opening;
at least one circuit board having a surface;
at least one electrically conducting terminal mounted on the surface of the at least one circuit board, the at least one electrically conducting terminal extending through the at least one opening of the base to mate with at least one matching jaw of a detachable meter mounting device coupled to the electrical circuit;
at least one second electrically conducting terminal including a generally rectangular stab having a distal portion and a proximal portion, the proximal portion including an electrically conductive, proximally projecting leg extending through at least one opening in the at least one circuit board and the distal portion extending through the at least one opening of the base to mate with at least one matching jaw of the detachable meter mounting device coupled to the electrical circuit; and
at least one current sensor disposed around the proximally projecting leg.
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Abstract
An intelligent electronic device having a terminal assembly for coupling the IED, e.g., a revenue meter, to a meter mounting socket. The assembly includes a housing including a generally planar, rigid base, the base including at least one opening and at least one circuit board having at least one electrically conducting terminal surface mounted thereon, the at least one electrically conducting terminal extending through the at least one opening of the base to mate with at least one matching jaw of a detachable meter mounting device coupled to the electrical circuit.
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43 Claims
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1. An assembly for coupling a meter to an electrical circuit, the assembly comprising:
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a generally planar, rigid base, the base including at least one opening; at least one circuit board having a surface; at least one electrically conducting terminal mounted on the surface of the at least one circuit board, the at least one electrically conducting terminal extending through the at least one opening of the base to mate with at least one matching jaw of a detachable meter mounting device coupled to the electrical circuit; at least one second electrically conducting terminal including a generally rectangular stab having a distal portion and a proximal portion, the proximal portion including an electrically conductive, proximally projecting leg extending through at least one opening in the at least one circuit board and the distal portion extending through the at least one opening of the base to mate with at least one matching jaw of the detachable meter mounting device coupled to the electrical circuit; and at least one current sensor disposed around the proximally projecting leg. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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10. An electrical meter for sensing electrical parameters from an electric circuit, the meter comprising:
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a housing; a generally planar, rigid base, the base including at least one opening; at least one circuit board having a surface; at least one first electrically conducting terminal mounted on the surface of the at least one circuit board, the at least one first electrically conducting terminal extending through the at least one opening of the base to mate with at least one matching jaw of a detachable meter mounting device coupled to the electrical circuit; at least one electrical connection extending from the at least one first electrically conducting terminal to at least one voltage sensor; at least one second and third electrically conducting terminals, each of the at least one second and third electrically conducting terminals including a generally rectangular stab having a distal portion and a proximal portion, the proximal portion including an electrically conductive, proximally projecting leg extending through at least one opening in the at least one circuit board and the distal portion extending through the at least one opening of the base to mate with at least one matching jaw of the detachable meter mounting device coupled to the electrical circuit; and at least one current sensor disposed around one of the proximally projecting legs, wherein the proximally projecting leg of the at least one second electrically conducting terminal is electrically coupled to the proximally projecting leg of the at least one third electrically conducting terminal. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method for manufacturing an electrical meter for sensing electrical parameters from an electrical circuit, the method comprising:
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providing a generally planar, rigid base, the base including at least one opening; providing at least one circuit board having a surface; mounting at least one electrically conducting terminal on the surface of the at least one circuit board; providing at least one second electrically conducting terminal including a generally rectangular stab having a distal portion and a proximal portion, the proximal portion including an electrically conductive, proximally projecting leg; extending the proximally projecting leg through at least one opening in the at least one circuit board; mounting the at least one circuit board to the base, wherein the at least one electrically conducting terminal extends through at least one opening of the base to mate with at least one matching jaw of a detachable meter mounting device coupled to the electrical circuit and the distal portion of the at least one second electrically conducting terminal extends through at least another opening of the base to mate with at least one matching jaw of the detachable meter mounting device coupled to the electrical circuit; and disposing at least one current sensor around the proximally projecting leg. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. An assembly for coupling an electrical meter to an electrical circuit, the assembly comprising:
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a generally planar, rigid base, the base including at least one opening; at least one circuit board having a surface; and at least one electrically conducting terminal mounted on the surface of the at least one circuit board, the at least one electrically conducting terminal includes a generally rectangular stab having a distal portion and a proximal portion, the proximal portion including a first perpendicularly projecting tab configured to mate with a land of the at least one circuit board and at least one mounting prong extending from the proximal portion of the stab configured to be inserted into at least one opening adjacent the land of the at least one circuit board, the distal portion extending through the at least one opening of the base to mate with at least one matching jaw of a detachable meter mounting device coupled to the electrical circuit. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43)
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