System and method for detecting arc in an electrical meter
An electrical meter including a housing including a socket interface operable to connect to a facility. The meter further including a sensor configured to sense a characteristic of the electrical meter. The meter further including a controller having an electronic processor and a memory. The electronic processor is configured to receive, from the sensor, a signal indicative of the electrical characteristic, determine, based on the signal, presence of a hot socket, and output an alert based on determining presence of the hot socket.
1. An electrical meter comprising:
a housing including a socket interface operable to connect to a facility;
a sensor configured to sense a characteristic of the electrical meter; and
a controller having an electronic processor and a memory, the electronic processor configured to:
receive, from the sensor, a signal indicative of the characteristic,
determine, based on the signal, a presence of a hot socket, wherein the presence of the hot socket is based on the characteristic being above a predetermined threshold for a predetermined time period,
determine, based on the signal, if the determination of the presence of the hot socket is a false positive, and
output an alert when the determination of the presence of the hot socket is not a false positive.
2. The electrical meter of claim 1 , wherein the characteristic is at least one selected from a group consisting of an electrical characteristic, a radio-frequency, an ozone characteristic, and an acoustic characteristic.
3. The electrical meter of claim 2 , wherein the electrical characteristic is at least one selected from a group consisting of a voltage, a current, and a temperature.
4. The electrical meter of claim 2 , wherein the radio-frequency is a radio-frequency noise.
5. The electrical meter of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to determine, based on the signal, a presence of an arcing condition.
6. The electrical meter of claim 5 , wherein the controller is further configured to determine, based on the signal, a presence of a series arcing condition.
7. The electrical meter of claim 5 , wherein the controller is further configured to determine, based on the signal, a presence of a parallel arcing condition.
8. The electrical meter of claim 1 , wherein the alert is received by a server.
9. The electrical meter of claim 8 , wherein the server is configured to receive a second alert from a second electrical meter located at a second facility.
10. A method for detecting a hot socket in an electrical meter, the method comprising:
sensing, via a sensor, a characteristic of the electrical meter;
receiving, via a controller having an electronic processor, a signal indicative of the characteristic;
determining, via the controller and based on the signal, a presence of a hot socket, wherein the presence of the hot socket is based on the characteristic being above a predetermined threshold for a predetermined time period;
determining, via the controller and based on the signal, if the determination of the presence of the hot socket is a false positive, and
outputting, via the controller, an alert when the determination of the presence of the hot socket is not a false positive.
11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the characteristic is at least one selected from a group consisting of an electrical characteristic, a radio-frequency, an ozone characteristic, and an acoustic characteristic.
12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the electrical characteristic is at least one selected from a group consisting of a voltage, a current, and a temperature.
13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the radio-frequency is a radio-frequency noise.
14. The method of claim 10 , wherein the controller is further configured to determine, based on the signal, a presence of an arcing condition.
15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the controller is further configured to determine, based on the signal, a presence of a series arcing condition.
16. The method of claim 14 , wherein the controller is further configured to determine, based on the signal, a presence of a parallel arcing condition.
17. The method of claim 10 , wherein the alert is received by a server.
18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the server is configured to receive a second alert from a second electrical meter located at a second facility.