Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Universal electronic energy meter for use with 4-wire standard services
- Patent Title (中): 通用电子电能表用于4线标准服务
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Application No.: US478605Application Date: 1995-06-07
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Publication No.: US5903145APublication Date: 1999-05-11
- Inventor: Rodney C. Hemminger , Mark L. Munday , Fred F. Schleifer
- Applicant: Rodney C. Hemminger , Mark L. Munday , Fred F. Schleifer
- Applicant Address: NC Raleigh
- Assignee: ABB Power T & D Company Inc.
- Current Assignee: ABB Power T & D Company Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: NC Raleigh
- Main IPC: G01R21/133
- IPC: G01R21/133 ; H02M3/335 ; G01R7/00 ; G01R11/32
Abstract:
A universal electronic energy meter for measuring electrical energy usage of a circuit having a 4-wire service is disclosed. The universal meter is operable with both 4-wire wye and 4-wire delta services without modification to the meter's hardware or software. The universal meter is further operable over a wide range of standard service voltages that are supplied in connection with 4-wire services. The universal meter includes a voltage divider network that senses the line voltages from the circuit and scales the line voltages to a voltage suitable for processing by the meter. The scaled voltage has a maximum peak-to-peak voltage irrespective of the particular standard service supplying the electrical energy to the circuit, and therefore, the voltage divider network is not reconfigured to accommodate a wide range of service voltages. The voltage divider network includes resistive dividers that scale the line voltage to provide a linear voltage with minimal phase shift. The universal meter also includes a power supply that is also operable over a wide range of service voltages. The power supply supplies a regulated fixed supply voltage used by the meter for processing functions carried out by the meter independent of the type of 4-wire service supplying the electrical energy to the circuit.
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