US PATENT SUBCLASS 324 / 103 R
.~ Demand, excess, maximum or minimum (e.g., separate meters for positive and negative power, peak voltmeter)

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324 /   HD   ELECTRICITY: MEASURING AND TESTING

76.11  DF  MEASURING, TESTING, OR SENSING ELECTRICITY, PER SE {46}
103 R.~ Demand, excess, maximum or minimum (e.g., separate meters for positive and negative power, peak voltmeter) {2}
104  DF  .~.~> Thermal (e.g., actuation)
103 P  DF  .~.~> Peak voltmeters

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DEFINITION

Classification: 324/103

(under subclass 76) Subject matter having means for indicating the demand for electricity, averaged over a set period of time, or having means for indicating the consumption of electricity exceeding a set minimum or having means for indicating the maximum or minimum value of the

electricity.

(1) Note. The demand may be indicated in various manners, as by average demand over a period of time larger than the set period of time, maximum demand, integrated demand, or otherwise, and may be expressed in terms of watts, voltamperes or otherwise. The excess consumption may likewise be expressed in various manners, such as integrated excess or excess demand.

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102, for the measurement of some characteristic of a transient, other than mere maximum or minimum.

116, for multi-rate registering meters which register at different rates depending upon demand.

139, for time controlled meters which do not measure demand.