System and method for compensating for potential and current transformers in energy meters
First Claim
1. A meter device for measuring electrical energy comprising:
- circuitry for measuring at least one parameter of electrical energy monitored by the meter device;
a storage device for storing at least one calibration factor for compensating for errors associated with at least one of at least one external current transformer (CT) and at least one external potential transformer (PT) that operates on the electrical energy provided to the meter device;
at least one processor for processing the at least one calibration factor for adjusting the measured at least one parameter of electrical energy for compensating for the errors when measuring the at least one parameter of electrical energy; and
at least one communication port for receiving the at least one calibration factor from an external device,wherein calibration factors of the at least one calibration factor correct for errors measured during testing of respective test points of a series of test points, each test point corresponding to a different current magnitude for modeling non-linearity of errors associated with a range of current magnitudes for current signals of the electrical energy operated on by the at least one external CT, and at least one calibration factor corresponds to each test point, andwherein at least one calibration factor for the at least one external potential transformer (PT) is determined from one voltage test point.
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Abstract
A meter device for measuring electrical energy is provided. The meter device includes circuitry for measuring at least one parameter of electrical energy provided to the meter device. A storage device is provided for storing at least one calibration factor for compensating for errors associated with at least one of at least one external current transformer (CT) and at least one external potential transformer (PT) that operates on the electrical energy provided to the meter device. At least one processor is provided for processing the at least one calibration factor for adjusting the measuring for compensating for the errors when measuring the at least one parameter of electrical energy.
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14 Claims
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1. A meter device for measuring electrical energy comprising:
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circuitry for measuring at least one parameter of electrical energy monitored by the meter device; a storage device for storing at least one calibration factor for compensating for errors associated with at least one of at least one external current transformer (CT) and at least one external potential transformer (PT) that operates on the electrical energy provided to the meter device; at least one processor for processing the at least one calibration factor for adjusting the measured at least one parameter of electrical energy for compensating for the errors when measuring the at least one parameter of electrical energy; and at least one communication port for receiving the at least one calibration factor from an external device, wherein calibration factors of the at least one calibration factor correct for errors measured during testing of respective test points of a series of test points, each test point corresponding to a different current magnitude for modeling non-linearity of errors associated with a range of current magnitudes for current signals of the electrical energy operated on by the at least one external CT, and at least one calibration factor corresponds to each test point, and wherein at least one calibration factor for the at least one external potential transformer (PT) is determined from one voltage test point. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A meter device for measuring electrical energy comprising:
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circuitry for measuring at least one parameter of electrical energy monitored by the meter device; a storage device for storing at least one calibration factor for compensating for errors associated with at least one of at least one external current transformer (CT) and at least one external potential transformer (PT) that operates on the electrical energy provided to the meter device; at least one processor for processing the at least one calibration factor for adjusting the measured at least one parameter of electrical energy for compensating for the errors when measuring the at least one parameter of electrical energy; and at least one communication port for receiving the at least one calibration factor from an external device, wherein calibration factors of the at least one calibration factor correct for errors measured during testing of respective test points of a series of test points, each test point corresponding to a different current magnitude for modeling non-linearity of errors associated with a range of current magnitudes for current signals of the electrical energy operated on by the at least one external CT, and at least one calibration factor corresponds to each test point, and wherein a plurality of phase calibration factors are provided, each phase calibration factor corresponding to a test point of the series of test points, wherein compensating for errors when measuring power of the at least one parameter of electrical energy in which measured current associated with the measured power falls in between two test points includes using a calibration factor related to a calibration factor corresponding to at least one of the two test points.
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6. A method for measuring electrical energy in a meter comprising the steps of:
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storing at least one calibration factor for compensating for errors associated with at least one of at least one current transformer (CT) and at least one potential transformer (PT) that operates on electrical energy provided to the meter; and measuring at least one electrical parameter of the electrical energy provided to the meter device comprising the step of; adjusting the measuring for compensating for the errors by processing the measured at least one electrical parameter using the at least one calibration factor; wherein calibration factors of the at least one calibration factor correct for errors measured during testing of respective test points of a series of test points, each test point corresponding to a different current magnitude for modeling non-linearity of errors associated with a range of current magnitudes for current signals of the electrical energy operated on by the at least one CT, and at least one calibration factor corresponds to each test point, wherein the at least one calibration factor is selected from the group consisting of at least one voltage gain calibration factor for compensating for errors associated with the at least one PT, at least one current gain calibration factor for compensating for errors associated with the at least one CT when current and voltage signals of the electrical energy operated on by the at least one CT and the at least one PT, respectively, are in phase, and at least one phase calibration factor for compensating for errors associated with the at least one CT with a predetermined non-zero phase shift with respect to the current and voltage signals operated on by the at least one CT and the at least one PT, respectively. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. A meter device for measuring electrical energy comprising:
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circuitry for measuring at least one parameter of electrical energy provided to the meter device; a storage device for storing at least one calibration factor for compensating for errors associated with at least one of at least one external current transformer (CT) and at least one external potential transformer (PT) that operates on the electrical energy provided to the meter device; and at least one processor for processing the at least one calibration factor for adjusting the measuring for compensating for the errors when measuring the at least one parameter of electrical energy, wherein the at least one calibration factor includes at least one phase calibration factor for compensating for errors associated with the at least one external CT with a predetermined phase shift with respect to current and voltage signals operated on by the at least one external CT and the at least one external PT, respectively, wherein during testing for determining errors corresponding to the at least one external CT and the at least one external PT, if it is determined that a power reading is “
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percent below an expected value, then the phase shift is adjusted by shifting the at least one phase calibration factor (having a default value of 0 degrees) by an additional (cos−
1(50/(100+y))) degrees. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A meter device for measuring electrical energy comprising:
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circuitry for measuring at least one parameter of electrical energy provided to the meter device; a storage device for storing at least one calibration factor for compensating for errors associated with at least one of at least one external current transformer (CT) and at least one external potential transformer (PT) that operates on the electrical energy provided to the meter device; and at least one processor for processing the at least one calibration factor for adjusting the measuring for compensating for the errors when measuring the at least one parameter of electrical energy, wherein the at least one calibration factor includes at least one phase calibration factor for compensating for errors associated with the at least one external CT with a predetermined phase shift with respect to the current and voltage signals operated on by the at least one external CT and the at least one external PT, respectively, wherein the at least one calibration factor further includes at least one voltage gain calibration factor for compensating for errors associated with the at least one external PT, and at least one current gain calibration factor for compensating for errors associated with the at least one external CT when current and voltage signals of the electrical energy operated on by the at least one external CT and the at least one external PT, respectively, are in phase, and wherein calibration factors of the at least one calibration factor correct for errors measured during testing of respective test points of a series of test points, each test point corresponding to a different current magnitude for modeling non-linearity of errors associated with a range of current magnitudes for current signals of the electrical energy operated on by the at least one external CT, and at least one calibration factor. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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Specification