The performance of demand meters under varying load conditions

Journal Article · Fri Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1993 · IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers); (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/61.248277· OSTI ID:5385081

Arseneau, R ^[1]

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1. National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, ON (Canada). Inst. for National Measurement Standards

The influence of load variations on the performance of four different types of demand meters was studied using a computer controlled test system capable of reproducing load profile data recorded in the field. Results of the tested meters are compared with computer calculated demand values based on readings of a fast responding reference multimeter. Differences in readings in the range of [minus]9.3% to +5.3% were observed during the tests of the four demand meters. For the load profiles considered, demand calculations based on cone minute sub-intervals resulted in values closer to the true peak demand than calculations with five minute sub-intervals.

• OSTI ID: 5385081
• Journal Information: IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers); (United States), Vol. 8:4; ISSN 0885-8977
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

24 POWER TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION
POWER METERS
PERFORMANCE TESTING
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
POWER DEMAND
TIME RESOLUTION
DEMAND
ELECTRIC MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
METERS
RESOLUTION
SIMULATION
TESTING
TIMING PROPERTIES
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