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Interconnection meter socket adapters

  • US 9,995,768 B2
  • Filed: 08/28/2014
  • Issued: 06/12/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/28/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An interconnection meter socket adapter, comprising:

  • a housing enclosing a set of electrical connections, the housing configured to be coupled to a distribution panel and a meter;

    the set of connections having an input portion and an output portion, wherein the set of connections couples the input portion to an input of the distribution panel and a utility side of the meter in parallel, and couples the output portion to an output of the distribution panel and a customer side of the meter in parallel;

    a connector connected to an additional energy source and an energy sink; and

    a measurement module measuring bidirectional power flow through the interconnection meter socket adapter, the measurement module monitoring customer power consumption and energy generation for the purpose of electrical power system planning, the measurement module further monitoring power consumption of the energy sink and energy generation of the additional energy source.

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