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Testing of 3-ph,4-w Whole Current Energy Meter

07/01/2011 2:09 PM

a 3-ph,4-w whole current energy meter when tested for accuracy for 3-ph balanced loads & single phase loading (unbalanced current,blanced voltages) on phantom loading, found working within limits of desgnated accuracy class but when tested in a field condition under actual loads (normal connections). meter found slow by 33% (under 3-phase balanced load) and stop on one phase. may it be derived that the phantom load tests are not perfect & needs review ?

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Re: testing of 3-ph,4-w whole current energy meter

07/02/2011 1:17 AM

Your question can not be answered as you are not providing your actual connection diagram. A properly connected 3p/4w metering installation will work exactly the same as the phantom 3p/4w load connection.

Any deviations between these will be due to errors in wiring.

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Re: testing of 3-ph,4-w whole current energy meter

07/02/2011 8:28 AM

the deviation between two wirings is only that in phantom loading the load current returns to the respective phase and dont travel through the 'neutral element ' of the meter whereas in actual load condition the load current terminates back to meter via 'neutral element '

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Re: testing of 3-ph,4-w whole current energy meter

07/02/2011 8:35 AM

What are you talking about?

There is no such thing as a "neutral element" in a 3ph-4w meter.

Please draw a diagram.

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Re: testing of 3-ph,4-w whole current energy meter

07/02/2011 10:07 AM

its not a general case . it has been observed in a particular meter and i guess that the only behaviour of internal ciruitary resulted the deviations in errors(test results), actually its a case of sigle phase loads connected to all phases of a 3p-4w meter. also the meter found working accurately under unbalanced currents (single ph loading) & balanced volatages( wth phantom load).contradiction arises out of site test report & lab. test report.

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Re: testing of 3-ph,4-w whole current energy meter

07/02/2011 12:18 PM

I must conclude that you are providing us here with a lot of GOBALTYGOOK!

I other words - you do not know what you are talking about.

There are only two types of meters used on three-phase, 4 wire circuits . . . and these are . . A true 3-element meter which will meter any load accurately - no matter if it is single or three-phase. AND there is the 2 1/2 element meter (typically used in USA) that fails to properly register certain types of unbalanced loads.

So why don't you tell us what you have, . . . or draw a schematic of what you are talking about, . . . only then will you receive a worthwhile answer.

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