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installation of meters and verification of connectionsapart from testing and calibrating the meters they must be properly installed as per the links
meter field testing and installation practiceshere we discuss the installation commissioning and field testing of metersenergy meters - installation
checking at site - testing of meterthe routine testing of meters should be carried out once in 3 years further surprise checks should be conducted at
testing of ct operated metersthe subsequent tests should be carried out for ct operated metersi ratio test through primary injection kitii polarity
phantom or fictitious loading methodwhile the capacity of meters under test is extremely high testing with actual load method would includes a
actual loading methodthis method is employed commonly for testing of single phase meters within laboratory on a meter testing bench that is equipped
methods of testingirrespective of reasons testing is commonly carried out1 on site or2 in a meter testing station mts accredited as per isisoiec
test schedule - meter testingthe test schedule as per the central electricity authority regulations on installation and operation of meters is given
calibration and testing of energy meters and meter laboratoryenergy meters form a vital instrument of revenue realization for the distribution
metering standardsrelevant standards on metering are given in tabletable relevant metering standards standardsdescription is 7321989 code of
summation meterssummation meters are other special categories of meters that are used for recording the total consumption of a consumer fed at more
bivector meteras it is clear from the name provided bivector it records kwh and kvah consumption along with maximum demand on both or on any one as
trivector metera trivector meter is designed to record active reactive and apparent energy along with md indicators on all the trivector meter is a
ht meteringthe following type of meters is generally used for ht consumers trivector meter bivector meter and summation meters trivector metera well
3-phase 3 wire meter with ct and mdit is exactly such as 3-phase 4 wire meter and works on the similar principle it is also used in the similar way
3-phase 4 wire meters with ct and mdif load is commonly more than 50 a ct operated meters should be used it is to be remembered that cts should be
3-phase 3 wire metera 3-phase 3 wire meter has 2 elements of each category on the other hand of 3 elements as in the case of 3-phase 4 wire meter the
3 phase 4 wire meters3-phase 4 wire meters 1020 2050 a are used for agricultural and industrial consumers for loads up to 50 a the meters are
single phase meterssingle phase meters are commonly rated for 240 v ac supply the current ratings are 510 1020 2510 or 520 a or are for direct
lt metering or low tension meteringthe subsequent types of meters are generally used for lt consumerswhole current metersi single phase
metering techniquesthe techniques of metering could be categorized depending upon the voltage at which consumers are fed as1 lt low tension metering
automatic meter reading and remote meter reading automatic meter reading amr and remote meter reading rmr elaborate several systems which permit
prepaid metersprepaid metering is a system whereby consumers purchase electricity by a smart card the amount paid together along with other
multiple tariff meters or tou meterstime of use metering facilitates load control and planning on the part of utilities this is efficiently achieved
demand metersdemand meters measure volt-amperes in kva that merge both reactive reflected and actual consumed power in its easiest form a demand