Spec.

Three Phase Meters having DLMS Protocol TN-2502 -

SCHEDULE-III (VOLUME-‘A’)
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION FOR A.C. STATIC THREE PHASE, FOUR WIRE, HAVING
DLMS PROTOCOL WITH OPTICAL & ADDITIONAL LPRF PORT 10-60A RATING
WHOLE CURRENT, CLASS 1.0 ACCURACY, KWH ENERGY METERS HAVING
POLYCARBONATE METER CASE AND BACKLIT LCD DISPLAY AGAINST TN-2502.

1.0 SCOPE:

a) This specification covers the design, engineering, manufacture, assembly stage -testing,
inspection and testing before supply of A.C. three phase, four wire, having DLMS
protocol whole current static energy meters of accuracy class 1.0 and current rating 10 -
60 Amps, with backlit LCD display as per requirement given in this specification. These
meter should be provided with one optical communication port & one LPRF port which
should be suitable for establishing local communication with CMRI. The meter shall be
supplied in suitable packing so as to withstand transit shock.

The three phase, four wire, three element type meter should be capable to record and
display energy in kWh, demand in kW and power factor for three phase four wire A.C
balanced / unbalanced loads for power factor range of zero lag – unity zero lead, as per
requirement given in this specification.

b) It is not the intent to specify completely herein all the details of the design and
construction of material. However the material shall conform in all respects of high
standards of engineering, design and workmanship and shall be capable of performing
in continuous commercial operation in a manner acceptable to the p urchaser, who will
interpret the meanings of drawings and specification and shall have the right to reject
any work or material which in his judgment is not in accordance therewith. The offered
materials shall be complete with all components, accessories necessary for their
effective and trouble free operation of the system for energy measurement. Such
components shall be deemed to be within the scope of Bidder’s supply irrespective of
whether those are specifically brought out in this specification and / or the commercial
order or not.

The bidder shall have BIS Certification for offered item as on date of bid opening and
copy of which must be submitted along with the bid, failing which offer of the bidder
shall be treated as non-responsive.

2.0 REQUIREMENT :

The requirement of 3 x 240 Volt 50 Hz A.C. Static Three Phase 10-60 Amp. rating whole
current Energy Meters of accuracy class 1.0 with one optical communication port & one
LPRF port is 1,50,000 Nos.

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3.0 STANDARDS APLICABLE :
Unless otherwise specified elsewhere in this specification, the meter(s) shall conform
to relevant requirement including performance and testing thereof to the following
Indian / International Standards to be read with upto-date and latest amendments /
revisions thereof.

S.No. Standard No. Title

1. IS:13779-1999 (with Specification for AC static watt hour
latest amendments) meters Class 1 & 2
2. IEC 62052–11 Electricity metering equipments (AC) –
General requirements & test
conditions Part 11. metering
equipments
3. IEC 62053-21 Electricity Metering equipments (AC)-
particular Requirements – Part – 21
Static meters for active Energy (class 1
& 2)
4. IEC – 61000-4-5 (2001- Electromagnetic capability, Testing and
04) measurement Techniques, Surge
immunity test
5. IEC 61358:1996 Acceptance inspection for direct
connected AC static Watt hour meter
for active energy (class 1 & 2)
6. Central Board of Specification for AC static electrical
Irrigation and Power energy meters.
New Delhi technical
Report No. 325 read
with latest
amendments issued till
date
7. IS : 9000 Basic Environmental testing
Procedures
for Electronic & Electrical items.
8. IEC 62053-61 Electricity Metering Equipment (a.c)-
Particular requirement- Part- 61 –
Power consumption and voltage
requirements
9. IEC-62056-21 (Latest Data exchange for meter reading and
Version) direct local data exchange.

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10 IEC – 15707 , 2006 Testing Evaluation, Installation and
Maintenance of A.C. Electricity Meters.
CODE OF PRACTICE.
11 IS:12346(1988) Specification for testing equipment for
AC Electrical energy meter
On installation and operation of meters
12 CEA Regulation dated 17.03.2006.

13 RERC Regulation On installation and operation of

installation and operation of meters dated & meters 29.5.2007.

14 IS:15959:2011 Data Exchange for Electricity Meter

Reading, Tariff And Load Control
Companion Spec having all amendment.
(DLMS requirement is applicable only to
optical port)

In case of any conflict or discrepancy the order of precedence shall be (i) IS (ii) IEC
(iii) CBIP technical report-325 (read with latest amendments). In case of any
difference between the provisions of these standards and the provisions of this
specification, the provisions contained in this specification shall prevail.

4.0 SERVICE CONDITIONS (CLIMATIC CONDITIONS)

The meters to be supplied against this specification should be capable of
performing and maintaining required accuracy under extreme hot, cold, tropical
and dusty climate and solar radiation typically existing in state of Rajasthan (India).
The meter shall be required to operate satisfactorily and continuously under the
following tropical climatic conditions.
a. Maximum ambient air temperature 55 deg.C
b. Maximum ambient air temperature in shade 45 deg.C
c. Maximum temperature attainable by the meter 60 deg. C
exposed to sun
d. Minimum ambient temperature (-) 5 deg.C
e. Average daily ambient air temperature 40 deg.C
f. Maximum relative humidity 95 %
g. Number of months of tropical monsoon condition 4 months
h. Maximum altitude above mean sea level 1000 meters
i. Average annual rain fall 10-100 cm
j. Maximum wind pressure 200 kg/sq.m

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k. Isoceraunic level (days per year) 40

l. Seismic level (horizontal accn.) 0.30 g
m. Permitted noise level 45 db
Principal Parameters
The meter shall conform to following parameters
S.No Item Specification
5.0
1. Type of installation Outdoor installation inside box
2. System Voltage 3x240 V, -40% to +20%
3. System frequency 50 Hz ± 5%
4. No. of phases Three phase four wire
5. System of earthing Solidly grounded
6.0 Technical Requirements
a. Rated voltage (Vref) 3X240 V phase to neutral, (3phase 4wire system)
3X415 V phase to phase
b. Rated current Basic current 10A (Ib), Max. current 60A (Imax)
6.1 Supply System & Power Supply Variation
The supply system shall be LT 240 volts phase to neutral, three phase four wire.
The extreme power supply variation for which an operating meter should withstand
without damage and without degradation of its metrological characteristics when it
is subsequently operated under its normal operating conditions shall be as follows.
Specified operating 0.80 to 1.1Vref
range
Limit range of 0.60to 1.2 Vref. However, the bidder can offer meters which
operation can withstand higher variations.
The limits of error for +20% to -40% Vref. variation shall be as under:
Influence quantities Value of Power Limits of variation
current factor in % error
i) Voltage variation between –40% Ib 1 0.7
to +20% Ib 0.5 lag 1.0
ii) 10% of 3 rd harmonic in current 0.6 Ib UPF 0.6
circuit 0.6Imax UPF 0.6
The meter shall be functional & able to register energy even if the voltage falls up
to 60% of the rated voltage i.e. 96 Volts at 500 mA at balance load condition (no
accuracy is required).

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6.2 Power Factor Range

The meter shall be suitable for full power factor range from zero (lagging) through
unity to zero (leading)
6.3 Accuracy
Class of Accuracy of the meter shall be 1.0. The accuracy should not drift with
time.
6.4 Power Consumption
a. Voltage circuit: The active and apparent power consumption in each voltage
circuit including the power supply of meter at reference voltage, reference
frequency and reference temp. shall not exceed 1.5 watt per phase and 8 VA
per phase respectively on balance load condition.
b. Current circuit: The apparent power taken by each current circuit at basic
current, reference frequency and reference temp. shall not exceed 0.5 VA.
6.5 Starting Current
Meter should start registering the energy at 0.2% Ib at UPF in each phase.
6.6 Running with No – Load
When 70% and 120% of rated voltage is applied with no current flowing in current
circuit, the test output of the meter shall not produce more than one pulse /
count. The minimum test period for this test shall be as per relevant cl ause 8.3.2
of IEC 62053-21-2003.
6.7 Auxiliary Power
The power shall be drawn from any of three phases and the meter should be able
to remain powered up if any two phases or any one phase and neutral are
available. Maximum power consumption of the Auxiliary Ckt shall be 5 watt.
7.0 General and Constructional Requirements
Meter shall be designed and constructed in such a way so as to avoid causing
any danger during use and under normal conditions. The following should be
ensured
1 Personnel safety against electric shock.
2 Personnel safety against effects of excessive temperature.
3 Protection against spread of fire.
4 Protection against penetration of solid objects, dust and water
5 Protection against fraud
6 Prevention against pilferage

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7.1 Meter Case

a. Meter case (base and cover) and extended terminal block cover (ETBC) shall
be made of unbreakable high grade flame retardant poly carbonate of good
dielectric and mechanical strength with minimum thickness of 2.0 mm,
however, due to manufacturing process, the negative tolerance of 0.2 mm
may be allowed.

b. Meter case (base and cover) and extended terminal block cover (ETBC) should
be injection moulded in UV stabilized poly-carbonate. The base of meter shall
be of any colour& cover shall be transparent easy to reading of all the
displayed values/ parameters, nameplate details and calibrating LED. The
ETBC shall also be kept fully transparent. The moulded meter case should not
change in colour, shape, size, dimensions when subjected to 200 hrs on UV
test as per ASTMD 53. It should withstand 650 deg. C. glow wire test and heat
defection test as per ISO 75.
c. The manufacturer shall emboss/Laser marked/engraved on the base and cover the
name of the material they have used in an abbreviated form e.g. PCFR (to denote
what they have used - flame retardant poly carbonate).
d. The meter cover shall be permanently fixed to the base by heat staking /
ultrasonic welding in such a manner that cover can not be opened without
breaking i.e. the meter should be break to open type. The meter base and top
shall have distinct contour to identify, if any tampering attempt has been
made or opening of cover with some tool or by using hot wire or similar
device. In case any attempt to open the meter cover from base, there should
be visible evidence of opening / tampering of ultrasonic welding.

f. The meter case shall have the following properties of plastic material
S.No. Property Units Value Standards
1 Physical water absorption % Max. ASTMD 570/ IS:5133(part 2) :1969
0.35
2 Electrical Dielectric KV/M Min 16 ASTMD 149
strength at 90 deg. C. in M
oil.
3 Thermal HDT Deg.C Min. ASTMD 648/ ISO 75
125
4 Flammability
a) Rating FV 2 UL94/ IS:11000(part 2-sec-1)
b) Glow wire test 650 Passes IEC-60695-2-1-12 & IS:11000-2-1
deg.C.

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Mechanical
5 a) Tensile strength MPa Min. 50 ISO 527 / any equivalent standard
5 b) Flexural strength MPa Min. 90 ISO 178 / any equivalent standard
c) Modulus of Elasticity MPa Min. ISO 178 / any equivalent standard
d) Izod impact strength KJ/ 2000 ISO 180/1A or any equivalent
notched 23 Deg. C. Sq.M Min. 8 standard

7.2 Terminal block, Terminal and Extended Terminal Block cover

1. The terminal block shall be moulded type made of non-hygroscopic, flame-
retardant material having good dielectric and mechanical strength. The
moulded terminal block shall be made from best quality Phenol
Formaldehyde/ Poly Carbonate conforming to IS:13779 -1999 (latest
amended) having adequate insulating properties and mechanical strength
with brass inserts for connecting terminals.

2. The terminal block should satisfy all the conditions specified in IS:13779 and
IEC 62052 - 11. The material of the terminal block should fulfill the
requirement of following tests
1. The flame retardant rating of V0 as per UL 94 testing
2. The glow wire test for temperature of 960 deg. C as per IS:11000 (Part -
2/Sec.1) or IEC 60695-2-1
3. Heat deflection temperature (HDT) test of 135 deg. C. as per ISO 75 or
ASTM D-648
4. Ball pressure test at 125 deg. C. as per IEC 60335-1

3. The base of the meter should extend to enclose the three sides (back and
two sides) of the terminal block.

4. The current circuit conductors of the meter shall be connected to its current
terminals from inside the meter terminal block adopting procedure
prescribed in either B-1 or B-2 of the recommended methods under
IS:13779. Any other method which meets these requirements in a better
manner/way shall also be considered. The bidder should elaborate the
arrangement adopted.

5. The meter terminal block shall have nickel/ tin-plated brassterminal inserts.
The terminals shall have suitable construction with barriers and cover to
provide firm and safe connections of incoming and outgoing leads. The
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terminal screws shall have flat bottom so as not to pierce in the external
conductors. The terminals shall be of suitable rating to carry continuously
150% Imax. Current and made of electroplated (or tinned) brass. Any other
provision which meets this in a better manner / way shall also be
considered. The bidder should elaborate the provision adopted.

6. The manner of fixing the external conductors to the terminal block shall
ensure adequate and durable contact such that there is no risk of loosening
or undue heating. All parts of each terminal shall be such that the risk of
corrosion is minimized. Two screws shall be provided in each incoming and
outgoing terminal for effectively clamping the external leads. Each screw
shall engage at least 3 threads in the terminal. Electrical connections shall
be so designed that contact pressure is not transmitted through insulating
material. The manner of fixing of incoming and outgoing leads into the
terminals shall be through thimbles/lugs/reducer type terminals and the
supplier shall supply the same along with each meter without any extra cost.
7. The internal diameter of the terminal holes should be not less than 9.5 mm
and adequately designed for inserting 6 mm 2 to 25 mm 2 stranded
copper/aluminum armoured PVC cable and shall be capable of carrying
continuous current up to 150% of Imax. The holes in the insulation material
of the terminal block, which form an extension of the terminal holes, shall
be of sufficient size to accommodate the insulation of the conductors also.
The clearance and creepage distances shall not be less than values specified
in clause 6.6. of IS:13779:1999. Further, the supporting webs between the
two terminals of the terminal block should be sufficiently high to ensure
that the two neighboring terminals do not get bridged by dust or a flash
over does not take place.
8. The voltage circuit and the current circuit shall be solidly connected inside
the meter body without any link. A firm connection shall be established
within the meter case to energize the voltage circuit.

9. The termination of current circuit wires, if used, inside the meter (i.e. CT
primary conductor / shunt) on the terminal block should be through lugs
and washers of proper size. The shunt used shall be high precision, low
temperature coefficient, high stability of electric resistance, low watt loss
and are magnetically tamper proof. The loop length of the primary current
circuit should be kept minimum. Alternatively the CT primary conductor /
shunt may be flattened to form a ‘lug’ like shape for proper terminating on
terminal block without using lug or any other better arrangement may also
be provided.

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10 The meter shall be supplied with extended terminal block cover (ETBC). The
ETBC shall be extended by minimum 50mm below the plane surface of the
terminal block with suitable sealing arrangement of terminal cover for
providing numbered double anchor polycarbonate lash wire seal, which
shall be supplied loose by the bidder as per the Tech. Spec. of
Polycarbonate Seal.
11 The ETBC shall be designed such that the meter’s internal parts are not
accessible for tempering etc. without breaking seals.
12 Suitable barriers in moulding shall be provided such that direct access to
incoming/outgoing terminals is not possible through gaps left in cable entry
holes after insertion of main/load side cables
13 The terminal cover shall be engraved / embossed/ laser marked with logo of
manufacturer & word JVVNL/logo of JVVNL which should be clearly visible .
14. The terminal cover of the meter should be hinged either at the top or left
side so that it opens from bottom to top or hinged at the left side so that it
opens from right to left of the meter.
7.3 Display Parameters and Type of Display:

A) The meter should have bright LCD electronic display with backlit having
minimum description of parameters (e.g. words like KWh, Kw, Power
factor etc)/ legends (alphabets) height X width of 5mmx3mm minimum
and with minimum 7 whole digits (numerals) of size 10mmX5mm in
auto scroll mode.
The decimal digit shall be of smaller but not less than 5 mm X 3 mm
and shall be clearly distinguished from integral digits or if the digits
size is same then the decimal digit shall be clearly distinguished from
the integral digits.

The LCD shall be of STN (Super Tested Pneumatics) or FSTN types,

construction suitable for temperature withstand of 80 deg. C (storage) and
65 deg. C (operation). The LCD Display should have a wide viewing angle of
45 deg to 60 deg cone, up to one metre distance.
LCD Specifications:
Type: STN, FSTN, Seven segment type, Industrial Grade
Viewing angle: 45 deg to 60 deg cone
Background type: Yellow/Green/Grey/White
Connector: Pin Type
Polarizer mode: Transreflective/transmissive
Segment Colour: Black/Dark Blue
Life time: Preferably 12 years
Temp range Operative: - 20 to 65degC
Temp range Storage: - 40 to 80degC
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Voltage: 3.0/5.0V
Drive method: 1/4 / 1/3 bias
Testing: High temp test as per specs for 72 Hrs
Low temp test as per specs for 72 Hrs
Temperature Shock Test: 10 cycles temperature shock of low and
high temperature.

Result: After test the LCD should not get damaged.

The registered parameter shall not be affected by loss of power. The

display shall not be affected by electrical & Mechanical disturbances. The
Non-volatile Memory (NVM) shall have a minimum retention time of 12
years under un-powered condition i.e. the NVM shall have a storage life
(without use) of 12 years. The battery back-up memory will not be
considered as NVM. All important data such as calibration data, billing
parameters and cumulative kWh should be stored in NVM internally to the
main processing circuit and it should not be possible to change the data
through any standard serial communication.

For clear visibility of the display of the meter reading at a distance, large
viewing area with large display icons is preferred.

When the meter is placed in oven at a constant temperature of 65ºC for a

period of 120 minutes during power on condition, the character of LCD should
not deform.

After keeping the meter at a constant temperature of 80ºC for a period of

120 minutes during power off condition and when restored at normal
temperature, the LCD should work satisfactorily.

The meter shall be capable to measure & display continuously ‘Active

energy KWH’ at all the loads & power factors i.e. Zero lag – Unity – zero
lead. The meter should also have provision for Automatic recording of
cumulative kWh at 24.00 Hrs on the last day of the month for each calendar
month & the same should go to memory.

B) The accuracy of display parameters on LCD display for all parameters

shall be matching with the accuracy Class of the meters as per IS, if not
specifically mentioned elsewhere in this specification. This shall be verified
during inspection/ testing of meters.

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The display of various parameters in push button mode shall be scrolling
one after another. The meter shall be capable to measure and display
continuously “Active Energy KWh” at all loads and power factors i.e. Zero
lag-Unity-zero lead.

Meter Data Display : The software shall show electrical condition existing at
the time of reading the meter in tabular forms as well as graphical format
(phase diagram) at BCS end.

C) Display Sequence:
The meter shall display the required parameters in two different
modes No additional display parameters (push button or
auto) will be acceptable. The details are as follows:-:-
a) Continuous display:
i. Current cumulative active forwarded energy (Total
Energy) without decimal digit.
ii. Cover open tamper status with date & time.
iii. Magnet tamper details with date & time till removal of
magnet.
b) Push Button display:
The following parameters in the similar sequence shall be
displayed one after the other, with press of push button each
time. Each parameter shall display for minimum 10 seconds for
respective measured values, except LCD Segment Check, which
shall have display for 5 Seconds under auto scrolling of push
button parameters. If the Push Button is pressed continuously for
5 minutes during power off condition then battery should become
disabled till next push button operation..

1. LCD Segment Check.

2. S.No. of Meter.
3. Date and Time.
4. Current Cumulative active forward Energy (Total KWH) without
decimal, minimum 7 whole digits.
5. Current Cumulative active Apparent forward Energy (Total
KVAh) without decimal, minimum 7 whole digits.
6. Current Cumulative Reactive forward Energy (KVARh -lag)
without decimal, minimum 7 whole digits.
7. Current Cumulative Reactive forward Energy (KVARh -lead)
without decimal, minimum 7 whole digits
8. Maximum demand in KW since last reset(2 whole digit + 2 decimal
digit)
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9. Instantaneous active load in KW with three Decimals.
10. Instantaneous Voltage per phase with one decimal.
11. Instantaneous current per phase with two decimal
12. Signed Instantaneous Avg. Power factor with three
decimals.(Lag/Lead).
13. High resolution display of current cumulative active forwarded
energy at least three digits after decimals.
14. Cumulative active energy (KWh forwarded) reading of pre-
defined date & time of previous month for Billing
purpose(BP kWh), minimum 7 whole digits.
15. Cumulative apparent energy (KVAh forwarded) reading of
pre-defined date & time of previous month for Billing
purpose(BP KVAh), minimum 7 whole digits.
16. Maximum demand(KW) of pre-defined date & time of
previous month for billing purpose (BP KW), 2 whole digits
plus 2 decimal digits.
17. Average power factor up to pre-defined date &time of
previous month for billing purpose (BP Ave PF), one whole
digit plus 3 decimal digits.
D) LCD least count
The internal least count of energy recording shall not be more than 0.01
kWh. Hence, every 0.01 kWh consumption will be internally stored. Also,
there be no loss of energy registration on account of frequent power
outages due to high start up time of the meter.
To verify the above, the meter will be switched ON/OFF 40 times at rated
parameters and energy recording on display with decimal digit should be
within 0.4 kWh of the energy, it should register, as per its accuracy at that
load. This will be verified during inspection of meters.

E) Meter Reading at Power Outage:

Provision to read the meter in no power condition for displaying the push
button parameters as well as auto scroll parameters shall be made. Such
provision shall be provided in the form of Push Button activated
Primary/Rechargeable Battery.
I. No Power shall be consumed from this circuit when mains are
available.
II. Under no power condition when the meter is powered through
Battery, Back-Lit of LCD is not required.
III. In any case, RTC battery power shall not be used for display under
power off condition.

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F). TIME OF DAY TARIFF:

The meter shall have provision for registering energy (kWh & kVAh), maximum
Demand (kW & kVA) and average PF and billing date. The data shall be registered in
following five tariff registers:-
05.00 Hrs. to 06.00 Hrs.
06.00 Hrs. to 09.00 Hrs.
09.00 Hrs. to 18.00 Hrs.
18.00 Hrs. to 23.00 Hrs.
23.00 Hrs. to 05.00 Hrs.
This data for the last 12 months shall be download by CMRI.

G). MAXIMUM DEMAND REGISTRATION AND MD RESETS :

Meter shall continuously monitor and calculate the average maximum demand of
each demand interval time of 30 minutes and maximum of these in a calendar month
shall be stored. The maximum demand shall automatically reset at 24.00 hrs. of the
last date of each calendar month for which minimum 30 years calendar shall be
programmed by the manufacturer. The cumulative kWh should also be recorded at
24.00 hrs. on the last date of each calendar month for previous Twelve months.

7.4 OUTPUT DEVICE:

The meter shall have a test output device in the form of calibration LED of red colour
and minimum intensity 10 mCD (milli-Candela) accessible from the front and shall be
capable of being monitored conveniently with suitable testing equipment while in
operation at site. The location of calibration LED should be such that the calibration
pulses can be sensed easily through the sensor. The clearance of calibration LED
from any of the sides of window portion shall be approximately 20 mm.
The relation between test output and the indication on display shall comply with the
marking on the name plate (impulse per kwh).
The bidder shall state the necessary number of pulse count(s) to ensure
measurement accuracy of at least 1/10 th of class of the meter at the different test
points.
The resolution of the test output pulse(s) should be sufficient to enable conduction
of the starting current in less than 10 minutes and accuracy test at the lowest load
with desired accuracy within 5 minutes.

7.5 COMMUNICATION CAPABILITY: Meter Shall have Optical communication

Port , as well as LPRF for facility of meter reading.

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(A) Through Optical Communication Port:-:
The meters shall have a galvanically isolated optical communication
Port as per IEC 1107 provided on the front of the meter
downloading the history data to a CMRI/Base computer. It shall not
be possible to re-programme or make any change in the meter
through CMRI.

 No editing shall be possible on CMRI and base computer by any means. The
software shall have capability to convert the entire data into ASCII format.
 The protocol used in the meter shall have to be provided at the time of
supply for the purpose of automatic meter reading system.
 It shall be responsibility of the meter manufacturer to provide the required
software and all the facilities free of cost to enable the use of optical port
and LPRF Communication facility for reading and retrieving the
data from the meter through CMRI and to necessary upgrades of software
shall be supplied free of cost for downloading simultaneously the existing
parameters and any parameters added in future specifications of meters.
 The same CMRI should be capable of downloading, Reading the meter data
through wireless communication using LPRF point to point technology.
 The CMRI should have the provision to connect the external RF
module through a 9 pin D-type serial connector so that module of
the different makes can be connected to CMRI to read & retrieve
the data of their respective make of meters.
 Indication on CMRI shall be provided for confirmation of successful data
transfer from meter to CMRI. During this period the energy recording should
not be affected.

The software supplied by the bidder for common meter reading instrument
should read various makes of static energy meters and should be capable to
download the data in the computer station having manufacturer base computer
stations for the purpose of exchange of data.

It shall be responsibility of the meter manufacturer to provide the required

software and all the facilities required by JVVNL to use the CMRI for
reading and retrieving the data from the meter and to download the data
to PC free of cost up to guarantee period.

In case of failure of power supply, it shall be possible to download the

reading at least two times in a interval of maximum 10 minutes
through an in-built battery

Readings to be downloaded with CMRI through optical port:

In addition to all the above, the following parameters should be downloaded by
CMRI

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 Meter Sr. No.
 Time & Date.
 Instant per phase Voltage, Current & Power Factor
 Current cumulative forwarded KWH energy(total)
 Billing kWh (BP kWh) for the last 12 months at 0:00 hrs of the last day of the
month.
 Overall MD KW with 30 min. integration on real time basis with date and time
stamp for the last 12 months.
 Average power factor of the last consumption month upto pre-defined date &
time for the last 12 months.
 Power on Hours and minutes for each of previous 12 months
 The snap shot of total events (minimum 40 events) with date & time (either
occurrence or restoration consider as an event), except cover open tamper
which is non roll over Tamper, for following tamper condition:
(i) The tamper data as per Cl. 7.6 (c),(g) & (h) of this specification
 Any other information if manufacturer proposes may indicate in their offer.
 The meter shall also have a storage capacity for 75 days load survey with 30
minute IP for the following parameters (as per table 28 provided in
IS:15959:2011.)
1) Real time clock, date and time
2) Current Ir.
3) Current Iy.
4) Current Ib.
5) Voltage Vrn.
6) Voltage Vyn.
7) Voltage Vbn.
8) Block energy- Kwh.
9) Block energy- KVARh(lag)
10) Block energy- KVARh(lead)
11) Block energy- Kvah.

At BCS end twelve month billing data with all energies including demand and all
tamper event with their snap shot value should be provided.

The meter shall also have a storage capacity for at least 75 days in the non-volatile
memory for recording, logging, and downloading of Power On hours per day
starting from 00.00 to 24.00 hours. Such data shall be made available in the form of
bar chart as well as spreadsheet. The BCS shall have the facility to give complete
load survey data both in numeric and graphic form with option for either of them.

The meter shall possess a suitable fast reliable optical communication port for
automatic transfer of data to CMRI and through CMRI to the base computer.

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The CMRI shall posses easily replaceable battery and shall be capable of storing data
for at least 200 Nos. meters at one time. It shall be possible to read the meter from
outside the meter & protection box. The data transfer (from meter to CMRI) rate of
billing data downloading shall be 60 Seconds and for total data within 5 minutes for
each meter.

The downloaded data along with date and time stamp of such reading shall remain
on CMRI with suitable encryption and it shall not be possible to preprogram or
manipulate the recorded data on the CMRI before downloading the same with the
serial number of CMRI on computer. The CMRI shall also download the name of
meter manufacturer and year of manufacture of meter. The Supplier shall supply
Software (compatible with Windows 98 system or higher) and training free of cost
for the use of software at multiple data collection and billing premises of the utility.
The CMRI shall have a polling feature to read multiple meters within range without
preprogramming the meter serial numbers on CMRI in advance.
After successful downloading of meters data to CMRI, the calibration LED shall
continuously glow for a period of one minute/ any other indication on CMRI for
confirmation of successful data transfer. During this period the energy recording
should not be affected.
Necessary upgrades shall be possible in CMRI software and shall be supplied free of
cost for downloading simultaneously the existing parameters and any parameters
added in future specifications of meters. A copy of operation manual for each CMRI
shall be supplied.
The Supplier shall provide meter reading protocols free of cost which shall not be
complicated and easily understandable by utility officials to introduce compatibility
between meters and CMRIs of different makes.
The bidder shall indicate relevant standard to which the protocol for communication
between meter and CMRI shall comply.

(B) Low Power Radio Communication Facility:

LPRF Module technical Specification

Semiconductor Used Tl / ATML/SiLABS/AD/ST

Frequency Band 865 to 867 MHz
Antenna Options Internal
Networking topologies Point to Point,

The meter reading instrument shall be capable of retrieving data and capable
of transferring them to the base computer service center for energy audit and
billing purpose. The bidder shall quote for the 10-60 Amp. meters with LCD
Display with communication facility for meter reading with LPRF
Communication Facility. The meter shall be compatible for spot billing.
The meter shall have facility for communicating with a Meter reading
instrument through LPRF with proper security & without error to facilitate
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for auto-reading and downloading the billing and history data to base
computer. The interface for communication between CMRI & Base
computer shall be supplied free of cost. The software required for CMRI as
well on base computer system to use the remote reading feature with
necessary security provisions shall also be supplied free of cost with
following features:

(i) In case of failure of power supply, it shall be possible to

download the reading at least two times in an interval of
maximum 10 minutes through an in-built battery with use of
push button.
(ii) The LPRF module shall have a software to communicate with all
CMRI being supplied by the bidder.
(iii) The frequency range for LPRF equipment shall be 865-867 MHz
frequency range.
(iv) The meter shall use license free frequency band for communication so
that license for use LPRF equipment to read energy meter at site is not
required.
(v) It should not be possible to reset the energy reading in the meter with
the CMRI.
(vi) The LPRF module of the meter shall be completely enclosed in the
meter body having no physical access from outside the meter without
opening.
(vii) There should not be any degradation or interference on internal
circuitry of meter because of LPRF module.
(viii) The compatibility of CMRI with the meter and the base computer
system due to any change in language or any other reasons, the
manufacturer/ supplier shall modify it at their own cost within
guarantee period. The CMRI along with battery charger and for direct
communication cords shall be supplied free of cost in the ratio of one
for each 500 Nos. meters supplied. The CMRI shall posses a specific
Serial No. which cannot be changed. The guarantee of supplied CMRI
would be 5 years.
ix) The CMRI shall have facility to store 200 Nos. of meter data. Further,
there should be facility to be provided to transfer the meter data to
computer through RS 232 / USB Port.
x) The above mentioned all sorts of communication shall be of “One way”
type i.e one can download the meter data through CMRI and data
alteration facility in CMRI and from CMRI to meter should not be
possible in any case.
xi) The bidder has to give an undertaking that the CMRI supplied by them
shall be capable for downloading reading of other make of meters in
the instant tender as well as for next 5 years of any make of meters as
well as existing DLMS make three phase meters.
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READINGS TO BE DOWNLOADED WITH CMRI THROUGH LPRF PORT

The following parameters should be downloaded by CMRI.

 Meter Sr. No.
 Time & Date
 Current cumulative forwarded KWH energy (Total energy).
 Billing kWh (BP kWh) for the last 12 months at 24.00 Hrs. of the last day of the month.
 Average power factor of the last consumption month upto pre-defined date &
time for the last 12 months
 Last tamper events with their snap shot valves for the following tampers:-
i) The tamper data as per Cl. 7.6 (c) & (g) of this specification

(C ). General requirement for Optical Port & LPRF port:-

I. The same CMRI should be capable of downloading and reading the meter data
through wireless communication using LPRF point to point technology
II. The CMRI should have the provision to connect the external RF module so that module
of the different makes can be connected to CMRI to read & retrieve the data of their
respective make of meters. . No internal module in CMRI will be accepted.
III. 1 No. DOS based CMRI with optical port interface as well as RF communication
Capability to read meters for communication between meter and CMRI along with
communication cable & its accessories shall be supplied free of cost for every 500 Nos.
meters supplied.
Minimum Salient features of CMRI shall be as under:-
i) Display - 16 lines.
ii) Internal flash memory(RAM) - 16.5 MB.(minimum)
iii) ROM - 8 MB(minimum)
iv) Speed of processor - 400 Mhz & above
v) Battery backup - 24 hours.
vi) Operating system - DOS
IV. The LPRF should be able to read meter at a aerial distance of minimum 100
Mtr in clear line to sight.
V. It shall be the responsibility of the meter manufacturer to provide the required
software and all the facilities required by purchaser to use the CMRI for
reading and retrieving the data from the meter and to download the data to P C
free of cost upto guarantee period
VI. Any other information if manufacturer proposes to record may indicate in their offer. The
BCS shall have the facility to give complete load survey data both in numeric and
graphic form with option for either of them.
VII. Certified standard- CBIP-111
VIII. The CMRI shall posses’ easily replaceable battery and shall be capable of storing data for at
least 200 Nos. meters at one time. It shall be possible to read the meter from outside the

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meter and protection box. The data transfer (from meter to CMRI) rate for Billing data
downloading shall be less than 60 Sec. and for total data within 5 Minutes for each meter.
IX. The Supplier shall supply Software (compatible with Windows 98 system or higher) and
training free of cost for the use of software at multiple data collection and billing premises
of the utility.

7.6 Tamper and Fraud Protection

The meter should have tamper and fraud protection features so as to continue
to register active energy accurately under the following conditions:
a. Interchange of Main & Load: Correct energy registration even interchange
of one or more phases of main & load– the reverse indication in the form
of blinking LCD phase icon or blinking phase LED to indicate which phase is
reverse.
b. Meter should remain functional even when either of any phases or any
one phase along with neutral is available to the meter and record correct
energy.

c. The meter shall either remain immune to tamper through application of

external magnetic field (AC electro magnet or DC magnet) as per value
specified in CBIP 325 or if the metering gets affected then meter shall
record energy at Imax, rated voltage and unity P.F. as per CBIP 325 and
same should also be logged as event with date & time.
Also In case of abnormal permanent magnetic field either meter shall
either remain immune or if the metering gets affected then meter shall
record energy at Imax, rated voltage and unity P.F and same should also
be logged as event with date & time.

The meter shall be provided with built in logic/ indication and sensor to
detect tamper beyond meter’s magnetic immunity level and display of
such occurrences. The meter accuracy or accuracy display shall not be
affected by permanent magnetic field up to meter’s magnetic immunity
level.
At the time of occurrence of magnetic tamper, meter should record
tamper event with Imax, rated voltage and unity P.F and at the time of
restoration it should logged with actual parameters

d) The meter should work accurately irrespective of phase sequence of mains

supply.
e) The meter should record energy as per voltage measured between
incoming phase and neutral terminals when DC signal is injected on the
neutral terminal of the meter through Diode. The test in this condition will
be carried out at Vref. applied to incoming phase & input terminal of
diode.
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f) The accuracy of the meter should not be affected with the application of
abnormal voltage/frequency generating device having spark discharge of
approximately 35 KV. The meter shall be tested by feeding the output of
this device to meter in any of the following manner for the total period of
10 minutes:
i) On any of the phases or neutral terminals
ii) Spark on meter body .

The accuracy of meter shall be checked before and after the application of
above device.
Also During application of Spark, no abnormality on functionality of meter
should be observed, otherwise sample will be treated as failed.
g) Cover Open Tamper: –
If the meter cover is opened, the meter shall log at BCS end this as tamper and shall
display “Open” with date and time of such opening (in power on as well as power off
condition) in blinking display on the LCD continuously with other display parameters
so that it is immediately noticed by the meter reader.

The threshold values for different tamper features shall be as under:-

Occurrence time for logging of tamper shall be minimum 5 minutes. and restoration
of tamper shall be less than 2 minutes except magnetic(approx. 15 seconds) and
cover open tamper which shall be logged instantaneously.
Logging of snap shot values of tamper events at BCS end for occurrence &
restoration should be as per minimum logging time of occurrence/ restoration of
tamper events.

7.7 Sealing Arrangement of the Meter :

The meter cover shall be permanently ultrasonically welded to the meter base.
It shall not be possible to open the meter cover without permanently
damaging the meter cover or base, easily visible from the front. At least two
one way driving head sealing screws of Nickel plated steel or Nickel Plated
Brass shall be provided for proper fixing of meter cover. Each one way driving
head sealing screw shall have an independent sealing hole. However better
alternate arrangement other than unidirectional sealing screws for sealing
arrangement shall also be accepted after the approval of MM wing.
Manufacturer has to provide one polycarbonate seal on either side/front of
the meter and two hologram sticker seals on both sides of meter with word
JVVNL/ logo of JVVNL & manufacturer and the polycarbonate and sticker
seals having the same number as that of the meter Sr. No. and one no.
polycarbonate seal in loose condition to be provided for terminal cover of the
meter. The manufacturer will also provide the software (25 Nos. or more) as
per our requirement for tracking and recording of seals. The Serial Number of
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Meter, Poly-carbonate Body Seal/ Sticker Seal and Loose Seal for Terminal
Cover shall be same.

7.8 Fixing Arrangement of Meter

The meter shall have minimum three fixing holes, one at the top for mounting
and two at the bottom, inside the terminal cover. The top hole shall be key -hole
type on the back of the meter base so that hanging screw is not accessible after
fixing of the meter and it shall not be possible to remove the meter from the
hanging screw without removing the terminal cover and screws behind the
terminal block cover. The lower fixing hole/s shall be provided under the ETBC.
Any alternate better arrangement shall also be considered for acceptance. All
the fixing holes shall be such designed that once the meter is mounted; the
screw heads shall not be accessible.
Manufacturer shall provide the appropriate fixing screws alongwith the meters.

7.9 Marking of Meter

The meter terminal marking and mounting arrangement should be as per Indian
installation practices. The marking on every meter shall be in accordance with
IS:13779/IEC 62052-11.
Every meter shall have name plate beneath the meter cover window portion
such that the name plate cannot be accessed without opening the meter cover.
The marking on the name plate shall be indelible, distinct and readable from
outside the meter & protection box. The name plate marking should not fade or
otherwise be adversely affected by UV exposure with lapse of time. The basic
markings on the meter name plate shall be as follows. Additional parameters/
marking will not be acceptable on the name plate.

a. Manufacturer’s name or trade mark and place of manufacture

b. Designation of type
c. Number of phases and wires for which the meter is suitable
d. Serial number
e. Month and year of manufacture
f. Reference voltage and frequency.
g. Basic current and rated maximum current in Amps
h. Principal unit(s) of measurement
i. Meter constant (imp/ kwh)
j. Class index of meter
k. “Property of JVVNL.

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l. Purchaser’s order Number & date
m. Guarantee period- 5 Years
n. Bar Coding of serial number, month & year of manufacture of the meter
o. Sign of insulation
p. Ultrasonic welded.
q. ISI mark with license number
r. DLMS Meter
s. All communication mode.

7.10 Connection Diagram and Terminal Markings

The connection diagram of the meter shall be clearly shown on the meter name
plate and shall be of permanent nature. Alternatively, connection diagram can
be permanently engraved/embossed/laser etched on the inside/outside
portion of terminal cover.
8.0 Salient Features
The meter shall have following additional salient features
a. The meter shall be compact in design. The entire design and construction
shall be capable of withstanding stresses likely to occur in actual service
and rough handling during transportation. The meter shall be convenient
to transport and immune to shock and vibration during transportation and
handling.
b. Even if phase to phase voltage i.e. 450volts is applied for 5 minutes
between phase and neutral of the meter, the meter should not get
damaged and continue to record correctly within class 1 accuracy after
restoration of normal supply.
c. The meter should not saturate up to 800% Ibif applied for 30 minutes and
should record energy accurately for P.F. range zero lag – unity – zero lead.
d. The short-time over current rating shall be 30 Imax for one half cycle at
rated frequency as per clause No. 9.2.3 of IS:13779/ IEC 26053-21 Clause
7.2.

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e. The meter should not have any form of mechanical adjustments such as
trim-pots potentiometer etc. for calibration. The meter shall be tested,
calibrated and sealed at manufacturer’s works before dispatch. Further,
no modification of calibration shall be possible at site by any means what
so ever. The meter should be software calibrated.
All important data such as such as calibration data, billing parameters, and
cumulative kWh should be stored in NVM internal to the main processing
circuit and it should not be possible to change it through any standard
serial communication. This may be verified by removing the non-volatile
memory of the meter and check the working of the meter during sample
testing or inspection.
f. The meter shall be provided with CT/shunt in all the 3 phases. The shunt
used shall be high precision, low temperature coefficient, high stability of
Electric Resistance, low watt loss and are magnetically tamper proof.
The bidder shall use SMPS or better design for Power Supply to PCB.
Specific confirmation shall be submitted by the bidders that accuracy of
measurement will not suffer due to utilization of shunt on account of
thermal variation and temperature coefficient up to an operational
temperature of 80 deg C.
g. LEDs shall be provided for following indications
1) Test output pulse – Red (imp/KWh)
2) Indication for healthy PT/Voltage supply for each phase Red-Yellow-
Green
LEDs can be alternatively provided as icons on the LCD display.
The location of calibration LED (preferably at the center) should be such
that the calibration pulses can be sensed easily through the sensor.
Each new supplied lot shall be tested on Zera test bench of 0.02 class
accuracy, the meters having accuracy results within +/- 0.5% shall be
preferred.
h. Each new supplied lot shall be tested on automatic test bench of 0.02 class
accuracy in meter lab.
i. Temperature rise – Under normal conditions of use at Imax. current and
1.2 times rated voltage, the winding and insulation shall not reach a
temperature, which might adversely affect the operation of these LT
Meters.
j. Specific confirmation shall be submitted by the bidders that accuracy of
measurement will not suffer due to utilization of shunt on account of
thermal variation and temperature coefficient upto an operational
temperature of 80 Deg.C.

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k) The communication software must be capable to transfer cumulative active

energy with date and time and meter Sr. No. required for automatic spot
billing using any standard optical port as well as LPRF port enabled spot billing
machine (SBM), within 60 seconds, to automatically generate the energy
consumption bills at consumer’s premises without any human intervention
after the data is collected from CMRI. The CMRI should continuously transmit
the data until an acknowledgement is received from the SBM. The successful
bidders should provide the protocol and other information to decipher the
transmitted billing data and meter Sr. No. for the spot billing purpose through
SBM. The data communication with the meter shall be encrypted so that there
is no possibility of tampering with the downloaded data.
l)
The meter shall display total energy on display and record fundamental &
Total Energy( Fundamental + harmonics) at BCS end.

m) The push button on meter cover should be designed such that it is not
possible to remove / take out the push button by any means. There should
not be any gap between push button & cover so that any possibility by
fiddling any sharp object or needle from outside of the meter around push
button is not possible.

9.0 General:

a. All electrically live screws shall be of brass/ nickel tin plated. All other
screws shall be electro plated.
b. The meter shall draw its power from all three phases, one phase and
neutral or any two phases
c. The terminal inserts shall be of heavily nickel /tinned brass.
d. The meter shall conform to the degree of protection IP 51 of
IS:12063/IEC.60529 and IEC 62052-11 clause 5.9, for protection against
ingress of dust, moisture and vermin
e. There should not be any creepage in the meter even at 120% & 70 % of
supply voltage.
f. The meter should be free from jumps during sudden switching of heavy
loads / or transient voltage spikes
Meter shall display direct reading and without multiplying factor.

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10.
Electromagnetic Compatibility and Interference requirement:

The meter shall meet EMI/EMC requirements as specified in the relevant

standards described in clause 3.0 of this specification and shall also be protected
against radiated interference from either magnetic or radio frequency sources.
The offered whole current meter shall also withstand DC Immunity test as per
relevant standard so as to ensure that the meter current circuits do not saturate
on passage of direct current.
The meter shall be designed in such a way that the conducted or radiated
electromagnetic disturbance as well as electrostatic discharge do not damage or
substantially influence the meter.
The disturbance(s) to be considered are:
a. Harmonics
b. Voltage dips and short interruptions
c. Fast transient burst test
d. External D.C. and A.C. magnetic fields
e. Electromagnetic H.F. fields
f. Electrostatic discharges
g. Radio frequency interference suppression

11. Manufacturing Activities

All the materials, electronics and power components, ICs used in the
manufacture of the meter shall be of highest quality and reputed make (as
per Annexure-A-3) to ensure higher reliability, longer life and sustained
accuracy. However, components of other reputed make also acceptable
after prior approval of Purchaser. The verification of the components shall
be carried out at manufacturer’s works by purchaser before offering
material for inspection for every lot. The supplier is required to intimate
purchaser whenever any lot is taken up for manufacturing/ assembly. The
Purchaser reserve the right to waive off the verification of manufacturing
activity.

a. The manufacturer should use application specific integrated circuit

(ASIC) or Micro controller for metering functions.

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b. The electronic components shall be mounted on the printed circuit

board using latest surface mounted technology (SMT) except power
components by deploying automatic SMT pick and place machine
and re-flow solder process. No wave soldering or solder bath will be
used.
The electronic components used in the meter shall be of high quality
and there shall be no drift in the accuracy of the meter at least upto
10 years. Further, the Bidder should own or have exclusiveaccess
(through hire, lease or sub-contract) of the afore-mentioned
facilities.
Adequate documents regarding exclusive hire or exclusive lease shall
be made available. In case of sub-contract, it shall be ensured that
the sub-contractor is not carrying out sub-contracting for any other
bidder in the above tender. The bidder shall indicate with the name
and location of such facility alongwith an undertaking and certificate
from the utility and any ambiguity on such a confirmation shall result
in immediate disqualification of the bidder.
The above shall be verified during works inspection or material
inspection also and if any ambiguity is found, it shall be considered
as a breach of contract by the successful bidder.
Bidders without in-house design, development and manufacturing
facility as above or who are buying populated PCBs will not be
considered as meter manufacturers.
The PCB material should be of glass epoxy FR-4 grade conforming to
relevant standards.
c. All insulating materials used in the construction of meters shall be
non-hygroscopic, non-aging and of tested quality. All parts which
are likely to develop corrosion shall be effectively protected against
corrosion by providing suitable protective coating.
d. Quality should be ensured at the following stages
(i) At PCB manufacturing stage, each board shall be subjected to
bare board testing
(ii) At insertion stage, all components should undergo testing for
conforming to design parameters and orientation
(iii) Complete assembled and soldered PCB should undergo
functional testing using test equipments (testing zig).
(iv) Prior to final testing and calibration, all meters shall be
subjected to accelerated ageing test to eliminate infant
mortality.
e. The calibration of meters shall be done in-house.
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f. The bidder should submit the list of all components used in the
meter along with the bid.
g. A detailed list of bought-out items which are used in the
manufacture of the meter should be furnished indicating the name
of firms from whom these items are procured. The bidder shall also
give the details of quality assurance procedures followed by him in
respect of the bought – out items
h. The details of testing facilities available for conducting the routine
and acceptance tests and other special tests on the meter shall be
furnished with the bid. The facility available if any for conducting
type test may also be furnished.
The components of the meters shall be as per specification
(Annexure-‘B’)

12. Type Test

a)
The bidders shall be required to furnish valid type test reports in
respect of 3 phase static energy meter with optical port as per
requirement of IS13779:1999 from CPRI or ERDA only which should
not be older than three years as on the date of opening of techno-
commercial bid. For this purpose date of conducting (test starting
date) will be considered. Type test carried out after opening of
techno-commercial Bid shall not be considered.

b. The type test certificates shall be furnished either in original or

copy duly attested by notary

c. The bids of only those bidders shall be considered to be meeting

the type test criteria who furnishes complete type test certificates
along with the bid as per above provision.
d. Verification of testing of materials supplied
i) After receipt of approval of pre- commencement sample meters and seals, the
successful bidder shall offer first lot of meters comprising minimum 5,000 Nos.
of meters (or 20% of ordered quantity, whichever is less) within 30 days.
After clearance from purchaser, the material shall be dispatched to Nigam's
stores.

ii) After receipt of first lot of meters, samples shall be selected for all the Type
Tests, additional type tests and Tamper Tests as incorporated in the technical
specification from CPRI(Bhopal/Bangalore)/ERDA only.

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iii) Three samples for conducting tests as above shall be selected & sealed by a
Committee consisting of XEn(O&M) to be nominated by the circle SE,
XEN(M&P)to be nominated bythe concern SE(M&P) and ACOS from the first
lot received in the stores. The samples so selected shall be sealed by at least
3-4 seals/ stickers by the Committee Members. The selected samples shall
be sent to SE(MM) along with complete details of meters & seals (including
manufacturer’s seals) provided by the Committee members. The SE(MM) shall
further send the meters with complete details for type tests, additional type
tests and tamper tests, as per specification at CPRI (Bhopal/Bangalore)/ERDA
only. The complete type test report under a cover of registered letter shall be
sent directly to the purchaser.
iv) In addition to above selected samples, two lot of three sample of meter
with meter Box and two lot of samples of 6 Kg. raw material of each of
meter case, Meter Box and terminal block shall be drawn by the inspecting
officers during the 1st inspection & sealed by the aforesaid procedure which
shall be sent to CIPET/ any NABL accredited test house for verification of
properties of plastic material used for base and cover of meter case (base
& cover), Meter Box & Terminal Block as mentioned at clause 7.1 & 7.2 of
specification.
v) The type test charges shall be borne by the supplier. The purchaser however in
first instance may pay testing charges to the testing agency which shall be
recovered by Sr. AO(CPC) from the bill of the supplier alternatively a sum of
Rs. 3 Lac may be got deposited by the supplier with first inspection call.

vi) The supplies, at the option of purchaser, may be utilized in the field after
successful testing of sample meters in respect of the tests as mentioned at
clause 12.0 (d) (ix) below, at purchaser’s MT lab. The supplier can continue
supplying material in anticipation of successful type test(s) results. 70% of the
payment shall be released after receipt of successful purchaser’s MT lab tests
report and balance payment shall be released after receipt of successful type
test reports.
vii) In case of successful type test results, supplies shall be continued. However,
in case the meter(s)do not meet the requirement as per ISS/CBIP/
Specification in type test(s), three more samples shall be selected from the
supplies already received to get them type tested as per clause 12 (b) (iii). In
case material fails in CIPET, another set of three meters sample and
another lot of 6 kg sample already selected by inspecting officers be
tested as per Clause 12 (b) (iv) above at supplier’s cost. In case of repeat
failure in type test(s), the order of balance quantity including the quantity
lying unused in the stores/ field shall be cancelled. The guarantee period of
quantity already supplied & used shall be doubled and payment for used
meters shall be arranged after deducting 10% cost.
viii) However, purchaser may allow the supplier to re-offer the material after
change/ modification in the design of meters. The balance material shall be
accepted only after successful type testing. The type testing charges shall be
borne by the supplier.

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ix) Besides above type tests, samples from each lot/ sub-lot shall be selected and
subjected to the following test(s) at purchaser’s lab on an automatic test
bench of ERSS 0.02 class. The samples shall be as per sampling plan indicated
at Annexure-H of IS:13779/1999 (considering lot of 10,000 Nos. meters) if
quantity offered for inspection is 20,000 Nos. or more , if less than this, the lot
shall remain 5,000 Nos.) on pro-rata basis. The samples shall be selected by
the committee consisting of XEn (SPO-IV) and T.A. To Chief Engineer (MM)
with the Computer PSUEDO –RANDOM method & be intimated to the
concerning ACOS. The samples so selected shall be sealed by seals/ stickers
by the ACOS and put in the primary packing of the meter (which shall be
sealed by sticker seals) and then all the meters selected to be put in the
primary packing corrugated box supplied with the meters and again sealed by
sticker seals by the committee members consisting concern ACOS & AEN(MST) at
ACOS Head Quarter. The selected samples shall be sent to SE(M&P), Jaipur
along with complete details of meters & seals. The supplies shall be utilized in
the field only after successful testing (in respect of under mentioned tests) of
sample meters:-

S. Particulars of Tests No. of samples to

No. be tested
1. Starting Current Test and No Load Test. 32 Nos.
2 A.C. High Voltage Test, Limits of error, 8 Nos. out of above
test of meter constant & Power 32 Nos.
consumption test for voltage and current
circuits.
3. Repeatability of error. 3 Nos. out of above
8 Nos.
4. Voltage Variation, Tamper & fraud 3 Nos. out of above
protection, D.C. Component in A.C. Circuit 8 Nos. subjected to
for each phase circuits), Magnetic the condition that
Immunity Test (Permanent magnet test of all the 8 meters
0.27 Tesla), Accuracy test after pass the tests at
application of 450 Volts for 5 minutes, S.No. 2 above
D.C. Injection at neutral using diode, successfully
Saturation test as per clause 8.0 (c) and otherwise whole
high voltage / high frequency generating lot shall be
spark etc. test of specification, Cover considered
open tamper. rejected without
going for further
testing.

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The acceptability criteria of the lot or otherwise shall be generally as per relevant ISS
:13779-99 (latest amended ) for only the tests at at Sr. No. 1, 2 & 3 above. In other
tests, as mentioned in specification, if any meter fails then the lot shall be
rejected.

x) In case of failure of samples of lot/ sub-lot in the test(s) detailed at clause No.
(vi) above, the similar testing shall be repeated on fresh samples selected by
the committee & fresh testing as mentioned at 1 to 4 above shall be carried
out. If the samples meet the requirement of above tests, the lot shall be
accepted and if it fails consecutive second time, the entire quantity of
respective lot/sub-lot shall be rejected and shall have to be replaced by the
supplier at his own cost. Repeated failure/ poor results in the testing may
render cancellation of order.
xi) Due notice shall be given to supplier for testing thereof to enable them to be
present for the same if so desired by them. If the supplier or his authorized
representative fails to attend the sample testing, the same shall be carried out
unilaterally by the purchaser and the results thereof shall be binding upon the
supplier.
xii) The purchaser also reserves the right to get additional samples for all or any of
the selected tests at purchaser's cost at any independent test house at any
stage of supply if so considered necessary to ensure that the quality of meters
being offered for inspection is same as already got type tested. In case of
failure, the guarantee period of the quantity already supplied by the supplier
shall be doubled and purchaser reserve the right to cancel the balance
quantity.

13. Guaranteed Technical Particulars

The bidder shall furnish all the necessary information as desired in the
schedule of Guaranteed Technical Particulars and data, appended at
Annexure-`A’&‘B’ of this specification. If the bidder desire to furnish any
other information(s) in addition to the details as asked for, the same may
be furnished against the last item of this Annexure.

14. Inspection and Testing

(i) The third sentence of Cl. 1.27.4 (a) of the GCC (section-II) may be
read as under : Incase material/equipment is not found ready in
good / acceptable condition by the representative(s) of the
purchaser deputed for inspection to the extent of the quantity
indicated in the inspection call with tolerance of (-) 10% or if the
inspection is not got carried out by any reasons on account of the
supplier an amount of Rs.7,500/- for the supplier’s works located in
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Rajasthan, and an amount of Rs.15,000/- for the supplier’s works
located outside Rajasthan will become payable by the supplier on
this account to the Accounts Officer (MM) Jaipur Discom, Jaipur.
(ii) All Acceptance tests as laid down in the ISS/IEC and this tender
specification shall be carried out. The supplier shall provide all
routine test reports for entire offered quantity of energy meters in
CD to the inspecting officers
(iii) Following tests shall also be carried out as Acceptance tests by
adopting methods specified in ISS:13779/IS:9000/relevant IEC
standard/ CBIP325.

a. AC voltage test
b. Test of meter constant
c. Tests of limits of error as per cl. 11.11 of IS 13779 at 400%Ib,
600% Ib and 800 % Ib at pf 0.5 lag, 0.8 lead & unity.
d. Vibration test
e. Shock test
Vibration & shock test shall be carried out as acceptance test by
adopting procedure laid down in ISS: 13010/1990/IS-9000 and its
latest amendments.
f. Test of Voltage variation as per this specification.
g. Test of no load condition at 70% and 120 % of rated voltage.
The minimum test period shall be as per Clause 8.3.2 of IEC :
62053 – 21-2003.
h. Test of DC components in AC circuits - The limit of variation in
percentage error shall be 3.0% for class 1.0 meter as per Annex-
D of IS: 13779 for each phase circuit.
i. Diode test
j. Accuracy tests under all anti tamper conditions, clause 7.6 of
this specification.
k. Permanent magnet test (as specified in Clause 7.6(d) of this
specification)

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l. The inspecting officer shall verify that no DC supply/ signal is

given to reference meter during the DC injection test.
m. Display parameters shall be verified at the time of inspection.
n. Test of application of abnormal voltage/frequency generating
devices (electronic gadgets) as per this specification.
o. When the meter is placed in oven at a constant temperature of
65º C for period of 120 minutes during power ON condition, the
character of LCD should not deform. After keeping the meter at
a constant temperature of 80 º C for period of 120 minutes
during power OFF condition and when restored at normal
temperature, the LCD should work satisfactorily.

p. Verification of continuous ultrasonic welding.

(iv) Number of samples for test from each lot shall be selected as per
provision of IS. The criteria for selection of No. of samples and for
acceptance of lot will be as under.
S. Particular of tests Sampling plan Criteria for
No for the lot of acceptance of
1001 and above lot
1 HV. A.C. test &I.R. test. No load test 32 nos. As per clause
and minimum starting current test C-3.1 of ISS
2. All other acceptance tests as per cl. 8 nos out of As per clause
149b) above , vibration test and above 32 C-3.2 of
shock test in sequence to be samples passing ISSAnnex.C
mutually agreed between tests at s. no. 1.
manufacturer and inspecting officer.
3. Repeatability of error test, vibration 3 Nos. out of Each sample
test and shock test, in sequence. above 8 should pass all
samples passing three tests.
tests at S.No. 2
The sampling plan shall be as per IS:13779 except that maximum lot size may be
read as 10,000 Nos. meters in place of 5,000 Nos. meters only for minimum offered
quantity of 20,000 Nos. for Inspection otherwise the maximum lot size shall remain
5,000 Nos. meters. The sub-lot size shall be taken accordingly i.e. either 5,000 Nos.
or 10,000 Nos. as applicable.
32 Samples shall be selected at random from the each sub lot of meters and
acceptance test as per relevant standards and additional acceptance tests as per
technical specification shall be carried out on these samples.

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15.0 Packing and forwarding of Energy Meters:
Each meter shall be packed in superior quality three ply corrugated cardboard
carton or thermocol packing box. Such single cartons shall be additionally
packed in five (5) ply corrugated cardboard carton accommodating 12 -24
meters for easy transportation, storage & handling. Foam/ any other
mechanism should be supplied between meter box base and meter box
cover so that during transportation meter box does not accidentally locks .

16.0 SAMPLES:

(a)Samples along with bid – The bidder shall furnish Eight meters and one meter box
conforming to this specification duly sealed along with routine test certificates in the
office of SE(MM),JVVNL, Jaipur one day prior to the date of opening of Tender. If the
samples are not received, the bid shall be considered as Non-responsive.

Out of the above Eight sample meters, Six sample meters (one set of 3 samples for
Electrical testing and another set of 3 samples for Environmental & Mechanical tests) and
one sample shall be tested as per IS 15959 for one port (optical p ort) at CPRI, Bhopal/
Bangalore or ERDA, Vadodara in the presence of firm’s representative. The testing
charges shall be borne by the bidder. The tentative testing charges Rs. 6.5 lac shall be
deposited by the bidder in the form of Demand Draft in favour of the Account Officer
(MM), Jaipur Discom, Jaipur.
In case sample meters submitted by the bidder with bid don’t conform the Type tests,
Addl. Type Tests and Tamper tests of specification/ IS, the financial bid of that bidder
shall not be opened.
(b) One sample meter with meter box shall be checked / tested for mechanical/ physical
features in Nigam’s Lab. Sample meter shall be broken to verify components of the meter.

Note:- The bidders are required to furnish one No. CMRI and LPR Module along with
communication cables so that the bid stage samples may be got checked/ verified.
(c) Bid stage samples shall be accepted in the office of SE(MM), JVVNL, Bani Park, Jaipur,
by the committee of following officers.
i. XEn(NABL), JVVNL, Jaipur.
ii. XEn-TA to CE(MM), JVVNL, Jaipur.
iii. XEn(SPO–IV), JVVNL, Jaipur
iv. AEn-II (SPO-IV Division), JVVNL, Jaipur.

The officers/committee which is authorised to accept the bid samples shall physically
examine & match the details of sample items i.e. its make, SL. No., Seal no. etc. with the
letter having the detail of the sample submitted by the bidder. RTC check shall also be
performed on all sample meters while physically examining & accepting the bid stage
samples. The received samples shall not be checked by powering up with AC supply.

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After physically examining the details, the sample accepting officers/ committee & bidders
representative shall put their signatures with permanent marker or provide sticker seals
on the samples. There after samples of meter shall be pack ed by the committee, in the
same carton boxes in which these were received from the bidder. The committee
members & bidders representative will again put their signature/sticker seal on the
sample carton box at various positions. This sample acceptance a nd sealing procedure
shall be done one day before the bid opening date.
The committee shall prepare a sample sealing statement and hand over the sealed
samples to AEn in-charge of sample room, for safe custody in the sample room.
There shall be a separate sample room with proper lock and key arrangement in the office
of SE(MM) for safe custody of samples. It can only be opened by opening of two locks
simultaneously, key of one lock will remain in the custody of SPO -IV and key of other lock
will remain in the custody of AEn in-charge of sample room.
In-charge of the sample room shall maintain a register and shall enter the detail of
sample item, TN, Sl. No., Seal etc. in the register. When the independent test agency is
decided, the in-charge of the sample room shall hand over the samples to the same
committee which has accepted & sealed the samples for packing in big cartons for safe
transportation. The committee shall get the samples packed in its presence and then hand
over these packed samples to the courier agency for transporting these samples to the
independent Test House.
Whenever, the sample room will be opened, the reason of opening with date and time of
opening and closing and signature of persons in presence of room was opened will be
recorded in register also. In case of delay in sending the packed samples by courier
agency, the packed cartons will again be stored in the sample room.
At the independent test house the samples shall be opened in presence of Nigam’s
representative. After verification, the test house shall accept the sample for type test etc.
and issue acknowledgment of receipt to the Nigam’s representative.
(d) Additional type tests and Tamper Tests to be conducted on bid stage samples are as
under:
i) DC influence test as per IS:13779-1999 or as per relevant IEC standard in phase
circuit(s).
ii) The test of influence of supply voltage shall be carried out as per clause
No.12.7.2.1 of IS:13779/1999, except the interruption time should be variable from 10 ms
to 5 sec. instead of fixed time.
iii) Test of voltage variation as per this specification.
iv) Compliance of anti-tamper features as per Clause 7.6 of this specification.

(e) Sample before Commencement of supplies:

The supplier shall furnish duly sealed three sample meters along with CMRI having all the
features conforming to specification within fifteen days from the date of receipt of PO, for
Electrical testing, verification of physical features and communication capability of meters
in Nigam’s lab. Sample meter shall be broken to verify components of the meter. In case
of major deviation in Electrical testing , physical features and communication capability,
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the supplier be allowed to furnish second set of sample. In case of failure of second set of
sample order may be cancelled.

The delay in submission of before commencement samples beyond fifteen days from the
date of receipt of PO will be supplier’s account.

Before commencement, samples will be deposited by the supplier directly in the office of
the concerning Superintending Engineer (MM-II) of Discom.

Note:- : A committee comprising of M&P wing and IT wing will examine the
Communication capability of sample meter and CMRI with different make of meters
supplied in the Discom as per requirement of the technical specific ation at the time of
approval of pre commencement sample. The bidders are required to furnish one No. CMRI
and LPR Model along with communication cables at the time of sample submission so
that the bid stage sample may be got checked/verified.

(f) The samples furnished by bidders at various stages of tender and the samples
selected for store testing shall be tested on automatic testing bench, which has accuracy
of 0.02.

17.0 Replacement of Defective Meters:

The meters declared defective by the consignees and /or by meter testing lab
shall be replaced by the supplier up to the full satisfaction of the purchaser at
the cost of supplier as per clause no. 1.18 of GCC within one month of
intimation by purchaser/stores officer.

18.0 Maintenance & Guarantee:

(a) It shall be governed by clause 1.40 of GCC except that the guarantee shall be for a
period of 5 years (for meter as well as CMRI) from the date of dispatch. The
meter/ CMRI found defective within the guarantee period shall be replaced by the
supplier free of cost within 45 days from the date of receipt of information. If
defective meter/ CMRI is not replaced within the specified period as above, the
cost of GP failed meters shall be deducted from firm’s financial hold and
Performance Bank Guarantee shall be operated to recover the cost.
The meter will be declared defective within guarantee period after testing in
the meter testing lab.
(b) If the performance period of the supplied material is over and some quantity
of guarantee period defective meters are still lying pending for want of
repair / replacement than fresh Bank Guarantee equal to the cost of these
guarantee period defective meters may be accepted by Nigam and original
PBG shall be released.
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19.0 Quality Assurance Plan:

The design life of the meter shall be minimum 20 years and to prove the
design life, the firm shall have at least the following quality Assurance Plan: -
(i) The factory shall be completely dust proof.
(ii) The testing rooms shall be temperature and humidity controlled as per
relevant standards.
(iii) The testing and calibrating equipments should be automatic and all test
equipment shall have their valid calibration certificates.
(iv) Power supplies used in testing equipment shall be distortion free with
sinusoidal wave- forms and maintaining constant voltage current and
frequency as per the relevant standards.
(v) During the manufacturing of the meters the following checks shall be
carried out.
a) Meter frame dimensions tolerance shall be minimum.
b) The assembly of parts shall be done with the help of jigs and fixtures
so that human errors are eliminated.
c) The meters shall be batch tested on automatic, computerized test
bench and the results shall be printed directly without any human
errors.
vi) The bidder shall invariably furnish the following information along with his
bid, failing which his bid shall be liable for rejection. The information shall
be separately given for individual type of material offered.
a) Statement giving list of important raw materials, names of sub-suppliers
for the raw materials, list of standards according to which the raw
materials are tested, list of tests normally carried out on raw material in
presence of bidder’s representative and copies of test certificates.
b) Information and copies of test certificates as in (i) above in respect of
bought out accessories.
c) List of manufacturing facilities available.
d) Level of automation achieved and list of areas where manual processing
exists.
e) List of areas in manufacturing process, where stage inspections are
normally carried out for quality control and details of such tests and
inspections.
f) List of testing equipment available with the bidder for final testing of
equipment specified and test-plant limitations, if any, vis-a–vis the type,
special acceptance and routine tests specified in the relevant standards
and this specification. These limitations shall be very clearly brought
out in schedule of deviations provided with the tender.

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20.0 Accuracy of Meters:

The supplier shall furnish written undertaking on Rs. 500.00 Non Judicial
Rajasthan Govt. Stamp paper that there will be no drift in the accuracy of the
meters supplied against this purchase order for a period of 10 years from the
date of supply. In case any drift is noticed/found beyond permissible limits
during this period, they shall recalibrate such a meter for correct accuracy, and
in the event recalibration is not possible, replace such meter(s) with new
meter(s) without any extra cost.

21.0 Qualification Requirements

The qualification requirements shall be as per Schedule-III A.

22.0 Prices:
Tenderer must quote ‘FIRM’ prices. The quoted prices shall be exclusive of
Goods and Service tax. If any duty and/ or tax is applicable at concessional
rate, the same shall be clearly mentioned.

23.0 Delivery
Commencement period 30 days from the date of receipt of purchase order and
completion within 7 months at equal monthly rate from the date of approval of pre
commencement sample. Firm is required to furnish pre commencement sample
within 15 days of receipt of purchase order. The delay in furnishing of pre
commencement sample beyond 15 days shall be on the part of the supplier and
such delayed period shall be reduced from the stipulated delivery schedule. It will
be ensured by Nigam to convey approval of pre-commencement sample within 15
days of receipt of sample.

24.0 ADDITIONAL ORDER

Repeat orders for additional quantities, up to a maximum of 50% of original ordered
quantities, may be placed by the Nigam, on the same rates, terms and conditions given in
the contract.

25.0 General Information

a) Frequent changes in specifications during currency of contract will be
avoided and if required the same shall be effected on mutually agreed basis.

b) Nigam is not averse to deciding tenders on differential prices to get

better quality meters.

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ANNEXURE-A-3

COMPONENT SPECIFICATION

S. Component Requirement Makes & Origin

No
.
1. Current E-beam/spot welded shunts shall be Any make or origin
Element provided in the phase element and conforming to IS-
C.T. in the neutral. Alternatively, 2705 and other make
both the current elements (phase & i.e.
neutral) shall have shunts with RedbournEngg/Isabel
proper insulation. The meters le.
should be with the current
transformers / shunt as measuring
elements.
2. Measuremen The measurement or computing Analog Devices, Cyrus
t of chips used in the meter should be Logic, AMS, Atmel,
computing with the surface mount type along Phillips, SAMES, NEC,
chips. with the ASICs. Texas Instruments,
Teridian-USA, Maxim
USA, Renesas.
3. Memory The memory chips should not be Atmel, National
Chips. affected by the external parameters Semiconductors,
like sparking, high voltage spikes or Microchip, Texas
electrostatic discharges. Instruments, Phillips,
ST Hitachi or Oki,
Teridian, Renesas.
4. Display a) The display modules should be Genda, Haijing,
modules well protected from the external UV Holtek, Bonafied
radiations. Technologies
b) The construction of the modules Korea : Advantek,
should be such that the displayed Truly Semiconductor
quantity should not disturbed with Success
the life of display. Hitachi, Sony.
c) The display should be clearly Tianma, RCL, Future
visible over an angle of at least a S&T (Shenzen)
cone of 70°.
c) It should be trans-reflective FSTN
or STN Type industrial grade with
extended temperature range.
5. Electronic The active & passive components National
Components. should be of the surface mount type Semiconductors,
and are to be handled & soldered by Atmel, Phillips, Texas
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the state of art assembly processes. Instruments, Toshiba,
Fairchild, Murata,
Rohm, Siemens.
Hitachi, Oki, AVX or
Ricoh. Samsung,
Panosonik. Vishay,
Yageo,
DiotecPhycom, O N
semiconductor,
Koshin

6. Battery Lithium with minimum guaranteed Varta, Tedirun, Sanyo

life of 15 years. or National, Durocell,
Maxwell-Hitachi,
Panasonic and
Mitsubishi, Renata,
Elegance.
7. RTC& Micro The accuracy of RTC shall be as per Phillips, Dallas
Controller. relevant IEC / IS Standards. Atmel,Motorola,
Microchip.
NEC or Oki.Renesas,
Intersil, Analog
Devices,
Crysal:FRONTER
ELECTRONICS, Roson
Electronics.
8. P.C.B. Glass Epoxy, fire resistance grade -
FR4, with minimum thickness 1.6
mm.

9. Communicati Communication modules should be National

on modules compatible for the RS232 ports Semiconductors,
Hitachi, Texas
Instruments, Philips,
HP, Agilent, Everlight,
Fairchild

10. Optical port Optical port should be used to National

transfer the meter data to meter Semiconductors,
reading instrument. The mechanical Hitachi, Texas
construction of the port should be Instruments,
such to facilitate the data transfer Siemens, Agilent,
easily. Philips, Hp, Everlight.

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11. Power supply The power supply should be with
the capabilities as per the relevant
standards. The power supply unit of
the meter should not be affected
incase the maximum voltage of the
system appears to the terminals due
to faults or due to wrong
connections.
12 Mechanical The internal electrical components
parts should be of electrolytic copper &
should be protected from corrosion,
rust etc.
-
The other mechanical components
should be protected from rust,
corrosion etc. by suitable
plating/painting methods.

The components equivalent or better than those mentioned in the list of

components of existing specification of Three Phase Meters are also
acceptable.
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ANNEXURE-A

GUARANTEED TECHNICAL PARTICULARS OF THREE PHASE STATIC ENERGY METERS OF

RATING 10-60A WITH LCD BACK-LIT DISPLAY .
SN. Particulars T O BE FURNISHED BY B IDDER
1. Name & Address of
Manufacturer
2. Work’s Address
3 Type / Designation of meter
offered
4 Class of Accuracy
5 Standard Applicable
6 Type of Meter (no. of phases
& wire / elements)
7 Rating and General Particulars
a) Reference Voltage
b) Basic current (I b)
c) Maximum current (I max )
d) Maximum withstand
current (i.e.150% of
Imax)
e) Voltage with stand 450V
for 5 minutes
f) Power supply variation (-
40% to +20% Vref)
8 Whether meter is suitable for working with following supply system
i) Specified operating
range
ii) Limit range of operation
iii) Frequency
iv) Power factor range
v) Ambient temperature
range
9 Insulation resistance between:
a) Meter current circuit and
voltage circuit

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b) Current and voltage

circuit coupled and all
non-current carrying
parts connected together

10 Min. starting current per

phase (in Amps)
11 Details of meter fixing arrangements:
Is the meter fixing
arrangement with the base of
meter & protection box is as
per the provision of this
specification?
12 A) Detail of sealing arrangement:
i) No. of Tamper proof transparent
polycarbonate security seals provided
on meter body and its colour /details
of other sealing arrangement.
ii) The monogram of JVVNL is laser
etched printing / embossed on front
side and month & year of
manufacturer.
iii) The Sr No on the seals is same as
meter Sr No?
iv) Is the Sr No. on seals is laser etched/
embossed?
B) Whether base and cover are
permanently fixed to the base by heat
stacking / ultrasonically welding as
per Clause 7.1(e) of Spec.
C) Whether seals are visible from front
side of meter?
13. Details of meter base and cover
a) Degree of protection of meter case?
(Whether Type Test Certificate
enclosed)
b) Thickness and material of Meter base
and cover
c) Whether the base of meter is in Grey
colour and cover is transparent

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14 Details of terminals block and its cover

a) Whether Material of terminal block
used, conforms to clause 7.2.1 of this
specification?
b) Thickness and material of Terminal
cover

c) Minimum center to center distance

between adjacent terminals
d) Details of screws provided on each
terminal for fixing aluminum / copper
stranded wires (no. & dimensions)
e) i) Minimum internal diameter of
terminal holes?
ii) Is it adequately designed to
accommodate copper /
aluminiumarmoured PVC cable
of size up 6 sq mm to 25 sq.
mm
f) Whether terminal cover is of
extended type. Please give extended
length of terminal cover below
terminal block.
15 Whether voltage & current circuits are
solidly connected inside the meter body
without any link?
16 Whether window portion is as per
specification?
17 Details of CT’s / Shunts provided
a) CT(s)/ Shunt(s) provided in phase
b) Size of secondary wire of CT / Size of
Shunt(s) used
c) No. of turns of secondary winding of
CT
d) Whether CTs and Shunts have been
properly fixed on base/PCB/ current
terminals?
18 Whether components on the PCB are surface
mounted except power components?

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19 Whether PCB material is glass epoxy FR-4

grade?
20. Whether all parts that are likely to develop
corrosion effectively protected against
corrosion?

21 Whether the name plate provided on meter bears the following

information in addition to marking required as per specification:
i) Manufacturer’s name or trade mark
and place of manufacturer
ii) Designation of type
iii) Number of phases and wires for
which the meter is suitable
iv) Serial Number
v) Month and year of manufacture
vi) Reference voltage and frequency
vii) Principal unit(s) of measurement
viii) Basic current and rated maximum
current in Amps
ix) Meter constant (Imp/kWh)
x) Accuracy class
xi) Property of JVVNL
xiii) Purchase Order Number and Date
xiv) Guarantee period
xv) The sign of insulation
xvi) Bar coding of Sr. No., month & year of
manufacture of meter.
xvii) Ultrasonic welded
xviii) ISI mark with license number
xix DLMS meter
xx All communication ports
22 Power consumption of voltage circuit per
phase (Watt & VA)
23 Power consumption of current circuit (VA)
24 Overall dimension of the meter with ± %
tolerance
25 Weight of the meter with ± % tolerance

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26 Does meter has Short time over current

withstand capability of 30 Imax for one half
cycle at reference frequency?
27 Does the meter comply with Impulse voltage
withstand capacity of 6kV?
28 a) Does the meter have any type of
mechanical adjustment (trim-pots,
potentiometer etc) for calibration?
b) Are the meters software calibrated?
(Yes/No)

29 A) Display sequence
a) Continuous display:
i. Current cumulative active
forwarded energy (Total
Energy) without decimal
digit.
ii. Cover open tamper status
with date & time.
iii. Magnet tamper status
with date & time.

b) Push Button display:

1. LCD Segment Check.

2. S.No. of Meter.

3. Date and Time

4. Current cumulative active

forward energy (Total KWH)
without decimal, minimum 7
whole digit.
5. Current Cumulative active
Apparent forward Energy (Total
KVAH) without decimal,
minimum 7 whole digit.

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6. Current Cumulative Reactive

forward Energy (KVARh-Lag)
without decimal, minimum 7
whole digit
7. Current Cumulative Reactive
forward Energy (KVARh-Lead)
without decimal, Minimum 7
whole digit
8. Maximum demand in KW since
last reset (2 Whole Digit+ 2
decimal digits)
9. Instantaneous active load in KW
with three Decimals.

10. Instantaneous Voltage per phase

with one decimal
11. Instantaneous current per phase
with two decimals

12 Instantaneous Avg. Power factor

with three decimals.(Lag/Lead).

13 High resolution display of current

cumulative active forwarded
energy at least three digits after
decimals. (OBIS code is required
as same is not given in the IS
15959)

14 Cumulative active energy(KWh

forwarded) reading of pre-
defined date & time of
previous month for Billing
purpose(BP kWh), minimum 7
whole digits.
15. Cumulative apparent
energy(KVAh forwarded)
reading of pre-defined date &
time of previous month for
Billing purpose(BP kvah),
minimum 7 whole digits. (
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16 Maximum demand(KW) of pre-

defined date & time of
previous month for billing
purpose (BP KW), 2 whole
digits plus 2 decimal digits.
17 Average power factor upto pre-
defined date &time of previous
month for billing purpose (BP
Ave PF), one whole digit plus 3
decimal digits
In power-off condition, the above
B parameters shall be displayed on Push-
Button Mode also.
30 Display details
a) Type of Display, minimum character
height & no. of Digits
b) Is the display having back lit?
c) Does display have one decimal digit
for cumulative Energy KWh in auto
scroll mode .
d) Is NVM having min retention time of
12 years provided?
e) Accuracy of RTC (minutes/year)?
f) Internal Least count of energy
recording?
g) Provision to read the Meter two times
in no Power condition is provided with
inbuilt Battery for taking Meter
reading in Power-Off condition.
With primary / rechargeable
battery for taking meter
reading in power-off condition.
Is the above provision capable
of 50,000 such operation
during the meter life time of 15
years
31. For communication capability
A i) Whether It is possible to read
the meter through optical port
by CMRI.

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ii) Whether It is possible to read

the meter through LPRF port by
CMRI
iii) Whether It is possible to read
the all make of meter through
optical port & LPRF port by
connecting separate module of
the respective make by CMRI.
iv) Whether It is possible to read
the all make of meters through
LPRF port at 100 meters aerial
distance port by connecting
separate module of the
respective make by CMRI.

vii) Whether CMRI have facility to

store 200 nos. of meter data

viii) Whether the following

parameters can be downloaded
by CMRI
a) Meter Sr. Mo.
b) Time and date
c) Instant load in KW per
phase, voltage, current and
power factor
d) Current cumulative
forwarded KWH
energy(total)
e) Billing kWh (BP kWh) for
the last 12 months
f) MD KW with 30 min
integration on real time
basis for each phase with
date and time stamp for
the last 12 months.
g) Average power factor of
the last consumption
month upto pre-defined
date and time for the last
12 months

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h) The tamper data as per Cl.

7.6 (c) & (g).
i) Power-On hours and
minutes for each of
previous 12 months
j) The snap shot of
occurrence with date &
time of minimum 40 events
as per Clause 7.6(c) ,(g)&
(h) of specification.
K) The meter shall also have a
storage capacity for 75 days
load survey with 30 minute
IP for the following
parameters (as per table 28
provided in IS:15959:2011.)
1) Real time clock, date
and time
2) Current Ir.
3) Current Iy.
4) Current Ib.
5) Voltage Vrn.
6) Voltage Vyn.
7) Voltage Vbn.
8) Block energy- Kwh
9) Block energy-
KVARH-Lag
10) Block energy-
KVARh-lead
11) Block energy- Kvah.
l)
At BCS end twelve month
billing data with all energies
including demand and all
tamper event with their
snap shot value should be
provided.

1) Whether the following

parameters can be
B downloaded by CMRI
through LPRF port.
 Meter Sr. No.

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 Time & Date
 Current cumulative
forwarded KWH
energy(total)
 Billing kWh (BP kWh) for
the last 12months.
 Average power factor of
the last consumption
month upto pre-defined
date & time for the last
12 months
 The snap shot of
occurrence with date
and time of last tamper
events for following
tamper conditions:
1. The tamper data as
per Cl. 7.6 (c), (g)&(h),
of specification
ii) Whether total reading time for each
meter does not exceed more than 60
seconds for billing data and 5 minutes
for total data.
32. Whether indications provided for following:
a) Red, Yellow, Blue LED for test output
pulse (Imp/kWh)
b) LCD icon for healthy RYB phases
33 a) Year since when the design offered is in
vogue
b) Whether the offered design is
completely type tested and certified by
BIS
34. a) Please confirm that meter does not get
damaged even if 450V is applied for 5
minutes between phase and neutral
and continue to record correctly after
restoration of normal supply?
b) Whether meter perform within class
1.0 accuracy up to 800% I b for power
factor range 0.5 lagging, 0.8 leading &
unity?
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c) Whether meter remains functional and

is capable to record energy even if
voltage falls up to 60% of rated voltage
at I b to Imax.
35. Indicate guaranteed accuracy of meters at different ranges of voltages
/ P.F.
36 Influence Current P.F. Limits of variation of % error
quantity
a) Voltage variation Ibunity
between Ib0.5
– 40% to + 20% lag
37 Whether meter is packed in
corrugated Box / Thermocol
packing boxes as per
specification
38. Does the meter comply to
running with no load of 70% and
120% of rated voltage - as per
this specification?
39. Mention the value up to which
meter can withstand Direct
Current in A.C. circuit without
getting CT’s saturated resulting in
measurement errors of more
than permissible limit
40. Doesthe metershall either
remain immune to tamper
through application of external
magnetic field (AC electro
magnet or DC magnet) as per
value specified in CBIP 325 or if
the metering gets affected then
meter shall record energy at
Imax, rated voltage and unity P.F.
as per CBIP 325 and same should
also be logged as event with date
& time.
Also In case of abnormal
permanent magnetic field either
meter shall either remain
immune or if the metering gets
affected then meter shall record
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energy at Imax, rated voltage and
unity P.F and same should also be
logged as event with date & time
41 Does the bidder own the facilities
of SMT manufacturing or have
access thru’ hire, lease or sub-
contract the facilities?
42 Does the bidder have exclusive
access to these facilities and have
furnished adequate documents
as proof?
43 Does the bidder have in-house
design, development and
manufacturing facilities?

44 Does Cover open tamper

occurred with date & time.
45 The communication software
must be capable to transfer the
billing data and meter Sr.No.
required for automatic spot
billing using optical Port enabled
to spot billing machine (SBM),
within 60 seconds.

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SECTION-III (VOLUME-‘B’)
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION FOR DOUBLE ANCHOR TAMPER EVIDENT
POLYCARBONATE SEALS AGAINST TN-2502
SCOPE:
The specification covers the design, manufacture, testing at manufacturers
works, supply and delivery at destination stores of Double Anchor Tamper Evident
Poly-carbonate Seals for sealing of Meter body and terminal covers of energy
meters, Meter Box, CT-PT Units etc. with non-corrosive, non-magnetic stainless
steel sealing wire. These seals shall also be used for sealing the meters, metering
equipments and inspected materials.
The Double Anchor Tamper Evident Poly-carbonate Seals shall conform to
the Nigam’s specification as under:
1. Material of Double Anchor Tamper Evident Poly-carbonate Seals :
The raw material used for Double Anchor Tamper Evident Poly-carbonate
Seals shall be of M/s. Dow Caliber Ltd., Switzerland (Grade-201- 15), M/s.GE
Plastic, Singapore (Grade 143R), M/s. Dupont, Japan (Grade IV-20) or any other
manufacturer having better properties as under :-
Sr.No. Properties Poly-carbonate
1. Melting temperature 280 o C to 295 oC
2. USE Engineering
3. Softness Hard
4. Durability Weather effect resistance
5. Transparency Fully transparent (long
time transparency)

2. Service Conditions (Climatic Conditions) :

The material to be supplied against this specification should be capable of
performing and maintaining required accuracy under extreme hot, cold, tropical
and dusty climate and solar radiation typically existing in state of Rajasthan (India).
The meter shall be required to operate satisfactorily and continuously under the
following tropical climatic conditions.
1 Maximum ambient air temperature 55 deg.C.
2 Maximum ambient air temperature in 45 deg.C
shade.
3 Maximum temperature attainable by the 60 deg.C.

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meter exposed to sun.
4 Minimum ambient temperature (-) 5 deg.C.
5 Average daily ambient air temperature 40 deg.C.
6 Maximum relative humidity 95%
7 Number of months of tropical monsoon 4 months.
condition
8 Maximum attitude above mean sea level 1000 meters.
9 Average annual rain fall 10-100 cm.
10 Maximum wind pressure. 200 kg/sq.m

3. Colour of Seal :

The Polycarbonate Seal(s) shall be of anycolour and should be transparent

(see through) type, which shall give complete visualization of its fixing mechanism
and shall show clear indication if tampered.

4. Design and Construction of Seal :

a) Design : The seal shall be Double Anchor (Push Fit) type tamper evident with
double locking. The seal should be patented/ design registered. There shall not
be any change in size, shape or design of the seal than the approved samples.
If the seal is found different than the approved design / shape / size, the same
shall be out rightly rejected. The double anchor should not be so soft that it
can be easily pressed before sealing, so that after pressing the seal can not be
opened.

b) Thickness : The wall thickness of seal should be minimum one (1)mm.

c) Serial No. of the Seal : Non repeat seven digits Sr.Nos. with Code No. shall be
laser etched / embossed during moulding (it shall not be screen printed ) in
contrast colour on one side of capsule body (female ). The Sr. No. shall also be
laser etched / embossed on top of the male part . The laser etched printing
shall be through complete thickness of the polycarbonate.

d) Monogram : The seal shall have embossed/ laser etched printed word JVVNL
/monogram of JVVNL on front side and month and year of manufacture of seal in
figure embossed on the backside. The laser etched printing should be through
complete thickness of polycarbonate.

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e) Seal Wire : The non-corrosive, non-magnetic stainless steel twisted wire (26
guage) confirming to IS : 280 shall be used . The seal wire shall not have affect
of magnet i.e. it should not attract to magnet. The length of the sealing wire
should be minimum 8” twisted two strand pull resistant stainless steel wire
fixed to the seal. The diameter of each individual stand should be of 0.4 to 0.5
mm. dia and overall diameter of the seal wire shall be0.9 to 1.0 mm. The No.
of turns shall be minimum 20 per inch. The seal wire should be inserted at the
female and male part during the process of moulding itself. It should be
continuous and visible throughout the length of the wire. The wire shall be
intact such that it can not be pulled out after sealing.

The seal wire insert hole should be just sufficient for passing the seal wire and
hole of larger dia is discouraged.

f) Tolerance :- Tolerance to the tune of +/- 10% is allowed in respect of

various dimensions and number of turns per inch of seal wire

5. General Construction :

The seal shall be capable to withstand temperature upto 147 o C without any
damage / deformation.

The seal shall be designed for a single use only and if tampered with the help
of plier, knife or any other sharp instruments, the seal shall be damaged and due to
its transparent property, the sign of internal tampering shall be easily detected.
Also once opened, it cannot be re-used. The seal shall be made in such a way that,
it can be easily locked with the help of finger and thumb pressing no tools shall be
required to close the seal in the laboratory or at site. Both the parts shall be
designed in such a way that they cannot be separated and the attachment shall be
flexible and shall not break. After inserting the seal wire through female part, the
cap of the male part shall be fitted in the female part in such a way that it should
not leave any space to avoid insertion of any sharp tools for opening of seal body of
the female part in hot or cold condition. The seal shall have also the following
features:-
a) Tamper resistance and reliable.
b) Environmentally safe as it does not contain any lead.
c) Withstand long-term exposure to direct sunlight.
d) Required no tools for installation.
e) Transparent.
f) Heat resistance.

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ANNEXURE-‘B’
GUARANTEED TECHNICAL PARTICULARS FOR DOUBLE ANCHOR TAMPER EVIDENT
TRANSPARENT POLYCARBONATE SEALS AGAINST TN-2502
S.NO. PARTICULARS TO BE FURNISHED BY BIDDER
1 NAME & ADDRESS OF MANUFACTURER
2 WORK’S ADDRESS

3 RAW MATERIAL OF POLYCARBONATE

SEALS
4 PROPERTIES OF MATERIAL
i) USE
ii) SOFTNESS
iii) DURABILITY
iv) TRANSPARENCY
5 COLOUR OF THE SEALS
6 WHETHER DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION OF
SEAL IS AS PER SPECIFICATION(GIVE
DETAILS)
7 THICKNESS OF SEAL
8 WHETHER ETCHING/EMBOSSING OF
SERIAL NO.IS AS PER SPECIFICATION (GIVE
DETAILS)
9 HETHER PRINTING OF MONOGRAM IS AS
PER SPECIFICATION
10 MAX. WITHSTAND TEMPERATURE (UPTO
147DEG.C.)
11 WHETHER SEAL HAVE FOLLOWING
PROVISIONS
a) TAMPER RESISTANT AND RELIABLE
b) ENVIRONMENTALLY SAFE AS IT DOES NOT
CONTAIN ANY LEAD
c) WITHSTAND LONG TERM EXPOSURE TO
DIRECT SUNLIGHT
d) REQUIRED NO TOOLS FOR INSTALLATION
e) TRANSPARENT
f) HEAT RESISTANCE
12 GUARANTEE OF SEAL(MIN.2 YRS.)
13 WHETHER SEAL IS PATENTED/ DESIGN
REGISTERED & COPY OF SAME IS
ENCLOSED.
14 WHETHER SEAL WIRE IS PROVIDED IN THE
SEALS AS PER SPECIFICATION.
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