Gateway Electric Energy Meter Measurement System Based on Independent Load Control

Abstract

In order to meet the efficiency and timeliness measurement requirements for electric energy meters with different specifications in gateway energy meter testing laboratory, a new testing system based on multithreading technique is proposed here. Through identifying the different wiring modes of electric meters, integrating with newly designed CT based on zero-flux compensation principle and applying creative multi-channel load control for different tap positions, the system can provide differentiated testing loads for different meters at the same time. Meanwhile, electric energy pulses required by different electric energy meters can be worked out by one standard meter. Consequently, completely independent measurement for different meters will be achieved with improved timeliness substantially. Through simulation tests for different electric energy meters, and comparison for calculated testing time, the initial design purposes are tested and verified.