System and method for compensating for potential and current transformers in energy meters
First Claim
1. A method for measuring electrical energy in a meter comprising the steps of:
- 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 electrical energy provided to the meter; and
measuring at least one electrical parameter of the electrical energy provided to the meter 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 external CT, at least one calibration factor corresponds to each test point and the at least one calibration factor for the at least one external PT being determined from one voltage test point; and
wherein the greater the non-linearity of the errors, the greater the concentration of test points.
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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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16 Claims
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1. 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 external current transformer (CT) and at least one external 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 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 external CT, at least one calibration factor corresponds to each test point and the at least one calibration factor for the at least one external PT being determined from one voltage test point; and wherein the greater the non-linearity of the errors, the greater the concentration of test points. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method for calibrating a meter device for measuring electrical energy comprising the steps of
receiving information relating to at least one error, each error of the at least one error related to a difference between an input value corresponding to at least one of voltage, current, and phase shift therebetween associated with electrical energy operated on by at least one of at least one current external transformer (CT) and at least one external potential transformer (PT) which is provided to the meter device, and a value measured by the meter device which corresponds to the input value; -
generating at least one calibration factor, each calibration factor corresponding to an error of the at least one error for adjusting measurement by the meter device in accordance with the error; and uploading generated calibration factors to the meter device;
wherein;the at least one error is determined by performing a test, including measuring energy associated with a series of at least one test point; each test point of the series corresponds to a different input current value over a range of input current values of the electrical energy operated on by the at least one external CT; for each test point of the series there is at least one corresponding calibration factor; respective calibration factors provide for adjusting measurement by the meter device, including correcting for errors of the at least one error related to the input current values to which the respective test points correspond; and the calibration factors corresponding to the test points compensate for non-linearity of the at least one error associated with the range of input current values and the at least one calibration factor for the at least one external PT being determined from one voltage test point. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for measuring electrical energy in a meter comprising the steps of:
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programming in the meter 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 electrical energy provided to the meter, 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 the greater the non-linearity of the errors, the greater the concentration of test points and the at least one calibration factor for the at least one external PT being determined from one voltage test point; 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. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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