Supposedly some of the Smartmeters have the ability to turn power on/off
based on grid demand/supply constraints. I don't understand how that
would imply the possibility of an explosion unless the contacts are
seriously undersized. And maybe there are no contacts, perhaps they are
SSRs?
bp
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On 1/2/2017 8:12 AM, Nate Burke wrote:
I've been reading in the news about the susceptibility of the
smartgrid and related smartmeters. They talk about how a compromised
smartmeter can be made to explode or catch fire on the side of a
house. I'm just wondering how this would be accomplished. Isn't
there basically just a relay and a current monitor in it. Do they
switch the relay on and off rapidly until it overheats? It seems like
eventually the contacts would heat up and fuse if that was the case.
Or are they built like a Dr Doofenshmirtz innator with a self destruct
option included.
