Inquiry about household kWh meter
Inquiry about household kWh meter
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Hi all,
I would like to know what sort of power data represented by kWh energy meter, it is the energy derived from Apparent Power (VA) or from Active Power (Watt). I am confused of it.
Thank you.
B.Bundit
I would like to know what sort of power data represented by kWh energy meter, it is the energy derived from Apparent Power (VA) or from Active Power (Watt). I am confused of it.
Thank you.
B.Bundit





RE: Inquiry about household kWh meter
RE: Inquiry about household kWh meter
RE: Inquiry about household kWh meter
Many of the new electronic meters are generally capable of measuring a wide range of information. KWHrs, KVARHrs, voltage on each phase and current on each phase at 15 minute intervals, demand at 15 minute intervals and other variables. For residential service the meters that I see are generally programmed to display only KWHrs and demand kW. On commercial service, I have had the utility supply me with a file on floppy disk that include the maximum voltage and current on each phase at 15 minute intervals for a period of two months. To do this, an employee would go to the meter and download the information onto a laptop computer.
If you supply the make and model of the meter in question we may be able to provide more accurate information.
Bill
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"Why not the best?"
Jimmy Carter
RE: Inquiry about household kWh meter
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RE: Inquiry about household kWh meter
But now, you know so much better why the cost is high.
And I really hope that you don't pay your bills next day like you did back in 1970
Gunnar Englund
www.gke.org
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Half full - Half empty? I don't mind. It's what in it that counts.
RE: Inquiry about household kWh meter
anyway, ~40x more complicated bill for ~40x more power seems plausible
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RE: Inquiry about household kWh meter
Each bill now takes two pages of explanation just for the electricity, then another page for the gas (combined utility, PG&E).
"Will work for (the memory of) salami"
RE: Inquiry about household kWh meter
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RE: Inquiry about household kWh meter
RE: Inquiry about household kWh meter
A floppy disk? Now that would be a challenge for some...
RE: Inquiry about household kWh meter
Bill
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"Why not the best?"
Jimmy Carter
RE: Inquiry about household kWh meter
There are 285 000 meters like this in little Sweden (10 million people) and, since it is an international brand, I think there must be millions of those meters all over the World.
http://www.gke.org/arcus/files/Electricity%20meter...
Gunnar Englund
www.gke.org
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Half full - Half empty? I don't mind. It's what in it that counts.
RE: Inquiry about household kWh meter
Also: The Most Powerful Idea in the World (Story of Steam Power).
Actually, the electric power meter (and all of the switches, fuses, insulated wires, and "how" to hook up power supplies and electric loads (series, parallel, feeders, trucks, and distribution networks) was as critical to the development of the electric power system as the light bulb and the AC/DC wars. Ain't nuttin' gonna be happy till momma Edison/Insull/Thomson/Westinghouse/ Villard/Coffin gets paid (er, gets happy.)