About the author: Reinhard Günther

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Reinhard Günther

LaoRen (老任) is the Chinese name of Reinhard Günther.
He is Product Director and Consultant with more than 35 years experience in energy metering. In his spare time, he writes articles for CLOU GLOBAL.

The views and opinions expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of CLOU GLOBAL.

  • Jan 02 2020
    alarm999

    The DLMS Push Message

    A electronic energy meter with communication via DLMS can be configured to send Push messages. Usually a meter acts as a server.
  • Dec 31 2019
    OUTAGE

    The Last Gasp Outage Notification

    Smart meters can generate a Push message in case of power fail. This event is called Last Gasp.
  • Dec 27 2019
    CL730S23 TWO BUTTONS

    Practical Use of Load Profiles

    Electronic energy meters can save internally a lot of data. When this data are saved periodically with time stamp, we talk about a load profile.
  • Dec 19 2019
    peak

    The TOU Tariff Structure

    TOU stands for time of use. It's getting popular together with smart energy meters and advanced metering infrastructure (AMI).
  • Dec 17 2019
    tou 1

    Energy Meters and Tariffs

    Electronic energy meters are recording the actual power over a certain time. The microprocessor inside of these meters allows all kind of additional calculations.
  • Dec 16 2019
    r meter with seals

    Sealing of Energy Meters

    Electrical Energy meters are sealed to detect possible manipulations. The utility field workers check the meter installations regular.
  • Dec 16 2019
    r optical communication head

    Optical Communication Head CL4S

    The optical probe CL4S is used for local communication with electrical energy meters. It's compliant with the IEC 62056-21 . The communication is galvanically isolated.
  • Dec 12 2019
    r sealable optical

    Sealing of Optical Ports

    The optical port is for local communication with energy meters. With suitable software and an optical reading head you can access to the meter for reading and writing certain parameters.
  • Dec 05 2019
    CLOUGLOBAL CL3115 300x83

    Principle for Accuracy Testing of Energy Meters

    Now meter testing is much more comfortable. Actually you only need to put the meters on the rack. For testing big quantities of meters a robot can also do the...
  • Dec 04 2019
    CL730S23 TWO BUTTONS

    Three Phase Meter CL730S23

    The CL730S23 is a static three-phase revenue meter designed for residential and small commercial consumers.
  • Dec 03 2019
    ferraris meter

    Basics of Energy Meter Accuracy Tests

    In the past without any electronics a accuracy test was really challenging. You needed a voltage/current source with a high stability, calibrated wattmeters and a calibrated stop-watch.
  • Dec 02 2019
    scanning head principle

    How does a scanning head work?

    Each energy meter used for billing must have a test output. An optical indication is mandatory. Beside this the meter can also have electrical test outputs.