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Houses Energy Meters Accuracy

Houses Energy Meters Accuracy

Houses Energy Meters Accuracy

(OP)
I want to know if the changes in the net voltage affects the amount of energy the house meter reads.

RE: Houses Energy Meters Accuracy

The net voltage will not affect the amount of energy that the meter reads if the amount of energy doesn't change.  However, the net voltage will change the amount of energy used, depending on the characteristics of the load.  

For a resistance load such as incandescent lights, the energy used will be proportional to the square of the voltage. A 10% increase in the voltage will cause a 21% increase in energy. (1.1²-1)·100  

For thermostatically controlled heating loads, the energy will not change because with higher voltage.  Even though the energy will increase with the square of the voltage while the heating element is on, the heating element will not be on as long because it will get hotter.  

Motor loads generally will use about the same energy independent of voltage.

RE: Houses Energy Meters Accuracy

What is "net voltage"? Is something subtracted from the gross to get the net? If the question is simply regarding accuracy, ANSI (if applicable) allows accuracy to vary up to 0.1% for voltages of 90 and 110% of rated.

RE: Houses Energy Meters Accuracy

Suggestion: Changes in terms of statistical fluctuations will be converging to a statistical average, i.e. nominal voltage, e.g. 240V/120V 1phase 3wire system (often offered to residential consumers), will be statistically the same (up to adjustments on the voltage drops that influence statistical results).

RE: Houses Energy Meters Accuracy

Watt hour meter measure power not volt amps.

RE: Houses Energy Meters Accuracy

(OP)
My point is that if the nominal voltage (net voltage)decreases and the power drew by the load is constant the current will increase. And some meters use this current, as the only parameter, to move a wheel (using the Eddy Current and the electromagnetic force) which is the motor of the clock that shows the reading.

Industrial meters use PT and CT, and this values are passed to the meter and then the energy is determined.

Power(W)= V x I x cos &

Energy(Wh) = V x I x cos & x h

The meter has to register V and I to determined the exact energy drew. And using only the current, like the old residential meter, it will create a wrong reading. I know that the voltage has to stay close to the nominal value (240/120 V), but if it change to 100 V some load will work with this value and will draw more current. The meter using only the current like parameter will register more energy.

RE: Houses Energy Meters Accuracy

Meters on residential 120/240 volt services do not need PTs but still use the voltage (directly from the line) in measuring energy.

RE: Houses Energy Meters Accuracy

Still a problem with nomenclature here. Nominal or rated voltage is unchanging. Actual voltage does vary. The standard electro-mechanical house meter has voltage and current coils and measures energy very accurately. Never heard of an energy meter built with a current coil only. Such a meter would be highly inaccurate and would violate any standards I'm aware of.

RE: Houses Energy Meters Accuracy

Short answear
Meter doesn't care what the voltage is within its operating
range. The power will still be metered correctly.
rodar

RE: Houses Energy Meters Accuracy

Suggestion: Visit
http://www.analog.com/UploadedFiles/Application_Notes/2...
(a larger pdf file)
for an application note:
A Tamper-Resistant Watt-Hour Energy Meter Based on the AD7751 and Two Current Sensors by Anthony Collins and William Koon
It states accuracy of kWhr meter.

RE: Houses Energy Meters Accuracy

(OP)
Where can I find information about the residential meter, old and new, of company like GE or Schlumberger.

Thank you for your answers.

RE: Houses Energy Meters Accuracy

Here's a reference for GE electro-mechanical:

http://www.geindustrial.com/products/brochures/GEA-1148...

kwH meters **always** use voltage and current, and have for about 100 years, so not sure where you're headed with this.

Even electro-mechanical meters are extremely accurate devices.  

Any Electrical Engineers Handbook will have a useful section on watt-hour meters.  

  

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