• December 22, 2023

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    Electrical Energy Storage Technologies

    Clou Energy Storage Containers On Site

    Electrical power generation is a just in time product. Over-production is either wasted or can be saved with help of different technologies.

  • December 7, 2023

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    How Smart is Your TV Device?

    Smart TV Symbol Picture

    During the South African riots it happened that the Samsung distribution centre in Cato Ridge (province KwaZulu-Natal) was robbed on July 11, 2021.

  • March 25, 2024

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    How to become a World Champion?

    Cross Border Physical Flows

    Following the Fukushima reactor accident in 2011, Germany has permanently shut down eight of its 17 reactors and pledged to close the rest by the end of 2022. Actual still six reactors are operating.

  • February 18, 2024

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    Self-Consumption in the Current Circuit

    Maximum Allowed Self Consumption In Current Circuit

    The IEC 62052-11 has a tiny little detail about the power consumption in the current circuit.

  • February 15, 2024

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    The Never-Ending Token Story

    CL730S23

    Energy meters with prepayment function are mainly working with the Standard Transfer Specification (STS). There are still some manufacturer specific proprietary solutions in the market.

  • February 19, 2024

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    The Energy Meter Power Consumption

    Clou Meter Self Consumption Current Test

    Power consumption is part of the technical losses. The utilities are bearing these costs. The end-user is not charged.

  • March 18, 2024

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    What is the Real Time Clock?

    Real Time Watch

    For a real time clock (RTC) CLOU energy meters are operating with an external quartz crystal with a frequency of 32.768 kHz.

  • November 24, 2023

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    Power Line Communication and Transmission Speed

    Transmission Line

    PLC enables sending data over existing power cables. With just power cables connected to the energy meter, it is possible to read and execute commands.

  • February 20, 2024

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    How to Speed Up Your Test Procedures

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    The sample quantity is internationally not fixed, most countries are taking a random 4 % sample, while for example Germany sticks on testing 20 %.

  • December 19, 2023

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    Poor Meter Connections are Causing Heat

    constante del medidor

    Maintaining the right cross-section avoids overheating and is also reducing the internal resistance.

  • December 5, 2023

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    How To Avoid getting A Victim Of Ransomware

    Ransomware Example

    A PC virus can be annoying. An encryption virus is a disaster for the whole organization.

  • May 18, 2021

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    Taiwan faced widespread rolling blackouts

    OUTAGE

    Taipower said that the outage was caused by a grid failure at the Hsinta Power Plant in the southern city of Kaohsiung.