System and method for detecting flicker in an electrical energy supply
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1. A system for detecting a flicker in electrical energy provided via a service type to an energy meter having at least one meter element, comprising:
- storage means for storing a respective voltage threshold for each of at least one service type;
means for measuring a respective phase voltage for each of said meter elements; and
means for retrieving said voltage threshold for the service type from said storage means and comparing said measured phase voltage to said voltage threshold to determine an occurrence of said flicker.
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Abstract
A system and method for detecting a flicker of electrical energy provided via a service type to an energy meter. The system comprises a memory for storing a respective voltage threshold for each different service type; a digital signal processor for measuring a respective phase voltage for each meter element of the energy meter; and a microcontroller for retrieving the voltage threshold for the service type from the memory and comparing the measured phase voltage to the voltage threshold to determine an occurrence of flicker.
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34 Claims
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1. A system for detecting a flicker in electrical energy provided via a service type to an energy meter having at least one meter element, comprising:
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storage means for storing a respective voltage threshold for each of at least one service type;
means for measuring a respective phase voltage for each of said meter elements; and
means for retrieving said voltage threshold for the service type from said storage means and comparing said measured phase voltage to said voltage threshold to determine an occurrence of said flicker. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An electronic processor-implemented process for detecting a flicker in electrical energy provided via a service type to an energy meter having at least one meter element, comprising the steps of:
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storing in a first memory a respective voltage threshold for each of at least one service type;
measuring a respective phase voltage for each of said meter elements;
retrieving said voltage threshold for the service type from said memory; and
comparing said measured phase voltage to said voltage threshold to determine an occurrence of said flicker. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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