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.

  • Nov 29 2019
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    The Principle of Three-Phase Generators

    We have a nice three phase power supply in our home, but where does it come from? And why does the waveform has a sine shape?
  • Nov 08 2019
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    Accelerated Life Test for Energy Meters

    There are several ways to predict the reliability of an energy meter. The IEC provides a series of standards related to reliability tests or evaluations.
  • Nov 05 2019
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    Multi Secondary Voltage Transformer MSVT

    This galvanic isolation is done by a Multi Secondary Voltage Transformer (MSVT), which has one secondary taping for each single phase meter under test.
  • Nov 05 2019
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    How does Net metering work?

    When you are generating power by solar or wind, you might produce more energy than you actually need.
  • Nov 04 2019
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    Single Phase Meter CL710K20

    The single phase smart meter CL710K20 is designed for India. It can be integrated into AMI systems. It's compliant to IS16444, CBIP325, DLMS and IEC standards.
  • Nov 01 2019
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    Single Phase Meter CL710K23

    The CL710K23 is a static single phase revenue meter designed for residential and small commercial consumers. The communication module is exchangeable.
  • Oct 31 2019
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    Is there a Lifetime Calibration?

    Electronic energy meters are adjusted for life-time. A recalibration has to be done by country rules and regulations.
  • Oct 30 2019
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    Three Phase Test Bench CL3000

    Our three phase test bench for type tests and for calibration of electrical energy meters.
  • Oct 30 2019
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    What will be the recorded demand?

    What will be the recorded demand if a constant load of 1 kW is applied through a 30 minute demand meter ?
  • Oct 29 2019
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    Portable Calibrator CL3013

    The CL3013 is a reference standard with integrated three-phase current/voltage source. It's used in laboratories of power companies or metrological institutes.
  • Oct 29 2019
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    Three Phase Energy Meter Enclosure CL754B

    The CL754B three phase energy meter enclosure is able to accommodate one bottom connected energy meter and one miniature circuit breaker (MCCB).
  • Oct 29 2019
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    How to get a Clear Tamper Token?

    A clear tamper token is required to unlock a STS meter showing the tamper sign. Only the local power company can issue this token code.