Process for testing an electronic electricity meter
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1. A method for testing an electricity meter including a light emitting diode and an optical interface having an infrared transmitting diode, said method comprising the steps of:
- applying a test load having a predetermined energy level to the electricity meter;
generating a first plurality of meter pulses having a frequency corresponding to the predetermined energy level;
dividing the first plurality of meter pulses to form a second plurality of meter pulses;
feeding the second plurality of meter pulses to the light emitting diode;
causing the light emitting diode to generate a visible display representing the predetermined energy level of the test load; and
transmitting a first request message to the optical interface to initiate an injection of at least one of the first and second plurality of meter pulses to the infrared transmitting diode.
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Abstract
The invention relates to an electronic electricity meter (1) having an optical interface (5, 6), which is used to test the load curve of the meter. To this end, after a test message is received from a testing unit (7, 8, 9), the microcomputer (2) of the meter (1) applies load meter pulses to the optical interface (5, 6).
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1. A method for testing an electricity meter including a light emitting diode and an optical interface having an infrared transmitting diode, said method comprising the steps of:
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applying a test load having a predetermined energy level to the electricity meter; generating a first plurality of meter pulses having a frequency corresponding to the predetermined energy level; dividing the first plurality of meter pulses to form a second plurality of meter pulses; feeding the second plurality of meter pulses to the light emitting diode; causing the light emitting diode to generate a visible display representing the predetermined energy level of the test load; and transmitting a first request message to the optical interface to initiate an injection of at least one of the first and second plurality of meter pulses to the infrared transmitting diode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An electricity meter comprising:
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a microcomputer; an optical interface coupled to said microcomputer and including an infrared transmitting diode; a power/frequency converter coupled to said microcomputer; a divider coupled to the power/frequency converter; a light emitting diode coupled to the divider; and a means for applying a test load having a predetermined energy level to said power/frequency converter, wherein after a test load has been applied to the electricity meter, said power/frequency converter converts the test load to a first plurality of meter pulses having a frequency corresponding to the predetermined energy level, and feeds said plurality of meter pulses to said divider, said divider divides said first plurality of meter pulses to form a second plurality of meter pulses which are fed to said emitting diode, wherein a receipt by said optical interface of an external request for a meter measurement causes switching means to switch one of the first and second plurality of pulses to said infrared transmitting diode, and wherein the light emitting diode provides a visual indication of the predetermined energy level. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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