GB2477890A - Electricity meter and method of operating the electricity meter - Google Patents

Electricity meter and method of operating the electricity meter Download PDF

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GB2477890A
GB2477890A GB1109090A GB201109090A GB2477890A GB 2477890 A GB2477890 A GB 2477890A GB 1109090 A GB1109090 A GB 1109090A GB 201109090 A GB201109090 A GB 201109090A GB 2477890 A GB2477890 A GB 2477890A
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circuit breaker
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Desigan Govender
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PALACE POWER SYSTEMS
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01R—MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES
    • G01R11/00—Electromechanical arrangements for measuring time integral of electric power or current, e.g. of consumption
    • G01R11/02—Constructional details
    • G01R11/17—Compensating for errors; Adjusting or regulating means therefor
    • G01R11/18—Compensating for variations in ambient conditions
    • G01R11/185—Temperature compensation
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01R—MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES
    • G01R11/00—Electromechanical arrangements for measuring time integral of electric power or current, e.g. of consumption
    • G01R11/02—Constructional details
    • G01R11/25—Arrangements for indicating or signalling faults
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01R—MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES
    • G01R22/00—Arrangements for measuring time integral of electric power or current, e.g. electricity meters
    • G01R22/06—Arrangements for measuring time integral of electric power or current, e.g. electricity meters by electronic methods
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H1/00—Contacts
    • H01H1/58—Electric connections to or between contacts; Terminals
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H37/00—Thermally-actuated switches

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Power Engineering (AREA)
  • Arrangements For Transmission Of Measured Signals (AREA)
  • Emergency Protection Circuit Devices (AREA)

Abstract

An electricity meter, which includes a circuit breaker (24) having electrical terminals (26.1, 26.2, 32.1, 32.2) connectable to electrical cables (28) leading from an electrical source (30) and connectable to electrical cables (34) leading to a load (36) respectively, the circuit breaker(24) operable to open the circuit between the source and the load terminals (26.1, 26.2, 32.1, 32.2) and to close the circuit between the source (30) and the load (36), a temperature sensor (16) in thermal communication with the electrical terminals (26.1, 26.2, 32.1, 32.2), the temperature sensor (16) operable to measure a temperature at the terminals (26.1, 26.2, 32.1, 32.2), a controller (14) connected to the temperature sensor (16) for receiving temperature readings from the temperature sensor (16) and controllably connected to the circuit breaker (24) for opening and closing the circuit breaker (24), the controller (14) operable to read the temperature from the temperature sensor (16) and to open the circuit breaker (24) when the temperature exceeds predefined temperature parameters.
GB1109090A 2008-12-10 2009-12-07 Electricity meter and method of operating the electricity meter Withdrawn GB2477890A (en)

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ZA200810462 2008-12-10
PCT/IB2009/055546 WO2010067299A2 (en) 2008-12-10 2009-12-07 Electricity meters

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GB201109090D0 GB201109090D0 (en) 2011-07-13
GB2477890A true GB2477890A (en) 2011-08-17

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