TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

FOR

THREE PHASE ENERGY METER

 Technical Specifications for Three Phase Energy Meter

The equipment covered by these broad specifications shall conform to the

requirements stated in latest editions of relevant Indian/ IEC Standards and
Regulations.

2.0 STANDARDS APPLICABLE:

Unless specified elsewhere in this specification, the performance & testing of the
meters should conform to the following Indian/International standards, to be
read with up to date and latest amendments/revisions along with additional
requirements at Annexure-I.

S. Reference Detail Reference Title

No.
1 IS 13779 (1999) A.C. Static Watt hour meter class 1.0 and 2.0
2 CEA Regulation Installation and operation of meters Dtd: 17/03/2006
(2006)
3 CBIP – TR No. 325 Guide on A.C.Static Electrical Energy Meters -
Specification (latest amendment).
4 IS 9000 Basic Environmental testing procedure for electrical
and electronic items.
5 IS 12346 (1999) Specification for testing equipment for A.C.Electrical
energy meter.
6 IS11000 (1984 Fire hazard testing
7 IEC 62052-11 Electricity Requirements (AC) General Requirements
(2003) Tests and Test conditions for A.C.Static Watt hour
meter for active energy Class 1.0 and 2.0.
8 IEC 62053-21 A.C.Static Watt hour meter for active energy Class 1.0
(2003) and 2.0
9 IS 15707 (2006) Testing Evaluation installation and maintenance of AC
Electricity
Meters- Code of practice.
10 IEC 60068 Environmental testing

2.0 GENERAL TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Sl.
Particulars Standard Specification
No.
Three phase four wire, whole current meter ,
1 Type of the meter
direct reading type
2 Accuracy Class 1.0
Basic Current (Ib) & rated
3 Ib =20 Amp, Imax= 100 Amp
max. current (Imax)
Voltage +20 % to -40 % of Vref. However
4 Operating Voltage the meter should withstand the maximum
system voltage
5 Operating Frequency F= 50 Hz ± 5 %
6 Power consumption per phase As per IS

7 Starting Current 0.2 % of Ib

8 Short time over current 3000 A for 0.01 sec
External surface of the meter shall not
9 Influence of heating
exceed 20 K at 45° C ambient temperature
Rated impulse withstand
10 8 KV
voltage
AC withstand voltage for 1
11 4 KV
minute
12 Insulation resistance
Between Frame & voltage &
a 5 M Ohm
current Circuit
Between each current Circuit
b 50 M Ohm
& other circuit

13 Mechanical requirement As per Clause of 12.3 of IS 13779

Shall not be ignited by thermal overload &

14 Resistance to heat & fire
material shall be fire retardant
Protection against penetration Degree of protection IP: 51 as per IS 12063
15
of dust & water w/o suction in meter
Resistance against climatic
16 Clause 12.6 of IS: 13779
influence
Requirement shall be as per CBIP technical
17 Electromagnetic compatibility
report no. 325
18 Power factor range Zero Lag - Unity- zero Lead
Fundamental energy + Energy due to
19 Energy measurement
harmonics

20 Test Output Device Flashing LED visible from the front

a) Meter serial number, Date and time, KWh,

KVAh, Power factor, MD in KW & KVA,
History of KWh, KVAh & MD of both for last 6
months along with TOD readings. KVAh is
computed based on KVARh and KWh. If
Power factor is 1 or leading then, KVAh shall
21 Billing Data
be treated equal to KWH

b) All these data shall be accessible for

reading, recording, and spot billing by
downloading through optical port on CMRI or
Laptop computers at site.
 a) Meter shall store MD in every 30 minutes
period along with date & time. At the end of
every 30 minutes new MD shall be previous
MD and store whichever is higher and the
22 MD registration
same shall be displayed.

(b) it should be possible to reset MD

automatically on the defined date.
The MD resetting shall be automatic at the
1st of the month i.e. 0000 hours of 1st of the
month. Manual MD reset button shall not be
23 Auto reset of MD
available. Provision shall be made to change
MD reset date through MRI even after
installation of meter on site.
Meter shall be capable doing TOD metering
for KWH, KVAH & MD in KW & KVA with 6
time zones wherever applicable. It shall be
24 TOD metering possible to reconfigure the meters for TOD
Tariff, billing date, RTC etc. through proper
authentication process via communication
port.
The meter should function satisfactorily with
25 Climatic condition temperature ranging from 0-600C and
humidity upto 95%
Meter shall be calibrated at factory and
modification in calibration shall not be
26 Calibration
possible at site by any means. Certified by
manufacture
As per IS 13779 & CEA metering regulation
27 Meter Sealing
2006

Non-volatile memory independent of battery

28 Memory backup, memory should be retained upto 10
year in case of power failure.

In case battery removal or total discharge

29 Battery same should not affect the working &
memory of the meter
60 Days Load Survey for KW, KVA, Voltage,
30 Load Survey Current of each phase, with 30 minutes
integration period
31 Connection diagram Shall be provided on terminal cover
Within 5 sec after ref voltage is applied to
32 Initial Startup of meter
the meter terminal
33 internal dia of the terminal
As per CBIP
(a) hole
33
Depth of the terminal hole 25 mm
(b)
 Clearance between adjacent
34 10 mm
terminal
LCD (6 Digit ), Height 10 mmX6 mm, pin
35 Display
type, viewing angle min 160 degrees

Programmable facility to restrict the access

to the information recorded at different
36 Security feature
security level such as read communication,
communication write etc.

Optical port with RS 232 compatible to

transfer the data locally through CMRI &
remote through PSTN / Optical fiber / GSM /
CDMA / RF / any other technology to the
main computer.

The Supplier shall supply Software required

Software/ Communication for CMRI (Atleast for Analogic & SANDS
37 Compatibility/ Communication make) & for the connectivity to AMR
port modules. The software should be compatible
to Microsoft Windows systems. The software
should have polling feature with optional
selection of parameters to be downloaded for
AMR application.

The Supplier shall provide meter reading

protocols.
 Annexure-I

Additional Requirement for Three Phase Whole Current Energy Meter

Feature in addition to BIS

S.No.
Features Requirement

1
Functional  0.2 % of Ib

 Starting current
 Real time & Date
 Cumulative kWh
 Other energy kVAh (Lag), kVArh( lead) &
kVArh (lag)
 Current Maximum demand in kW & KVA
2 Measuring Parameters
 Inst V,I & Power Factor
 Maximum Demand
 Six month energy history
 Load Survey
 Time of Day tariff
 On/ Off hours

 Reverse Phase Energy

 Phase sequence reversal
 Detection of missing potential
 Current Coil shorting
 Welded meter body
 Tamper History
 Energy computation during missing potential
Anti Tamper And Anti-
 Power On/Off
3 Fraud Features  Abnormal Power Off
 Snap-on parameters
 Protection against HV spark/ ESD
 Low voltage event
 Low Power factor recording
 Top cover open
 Write Transactions
 Neutral Disturbance
 Only two Phase (One phase and one neutral
missing)

Additional  Mid night data

4
Features(Optional)  Temperature
 Net Metering