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Recent Articles
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Enhancing Power Grid Reliability: Strategies and Solutions
The power grid, a critical infrastructure, plays a pivotal role in delivering electricity to homes, businesses, and industries. However, power outages can have severe consequences, leading to disruptions in essential services, economic losses, and safety hazards.
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When is Energy Truly Green?
In the quest for a cleaner planet, the term 'green energy' has become a beacon of hope, a promise of a more sustainable future.
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The Rise of Conducted Disturbances in Power Grids
Conducted disturbances refer to temporary voltage or current abnormalities that are transmitted through the power lines themselves rather than through electromagnetic fields.
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Ticking Away: The Pulse of Time in Electrical Metering
For electrical utilities, metering consumption at the endpoint is essential for functions like load profiling, billing, demand forecasting and diagnosing potential issues in the distribution system.
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Understanding N-1 Contingency Analysis in Power System Planning
As electric grids become more complex with larger shares of renewable energy, transmission system operators must carefully assess system reliability risks under foreseeable outage scenarios.
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Vehicle-to-Grid Technology: Balancing on the Edge
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How AMI is Reshaping Utility Workforce Dynamics
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Circular Economy and Resource Efficiency for Electrical Energy Companies
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The Impact of Energy Price Fluctuations on Power Companies
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Zero Feed-in vs. Net-Metering: Understanding the Differences
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The Growing Role of Lasers in Renewable Energy Systems
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Considerations for Utilities in Load-shedding Affected Communities
In numerous regions globally, load-shedding has emerged as a frequent response to challenges such as energy deficits, infrastructural limitations, and escalating demand.
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Cooking Up Efficiency: Exploring the Energy Efficiency of Different Food Preparation Methods
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Understanding and Mitigating Backflow in Renewable Energy Systems
Renewable energy systems, particularly solar photovoltaic (PV) and wind turbines, have become increasingly prevalent as the world seeks sustainable and clean energy sources.
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Neural Networks for Smart Meters and Smart Grids
The increasing demand for electricity and the integration of renewable energy sources into the power grid have led to the development of smart grids.
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Power Grid Modernization: Key Challenges for Utilities
Discover the key challenges that utilities face in navigating grid modernization, from integrating distributed energy to addressing funding concerns. Explore innovative solutions and strategies that can help utilities overcome these obstacles and pave the way for a smarter energy future.
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Is Biodiesel Truly a Sustainable Fuel Alternative?
In the global race to find sustainable energy solutions, biodiesel has been hailed as a green alternative to conventional diesel, promising to reduce our carbon footprint and combat climate change.
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Demand Side Management (DSM) from the Utility's Perspective
Demand Side Management (DSM) is a strategy employed by utility companies to manage the electricity demand of their customers, rather than simply increasing the supply to meet demand.
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Please what causes the prepared credit to ran fast?
The credit deduction is based on your consumption. If you use less electrical energy, the meter runs slower.
My CL710K11 Single Phase AMR Prepaid Meter is blinking red light at "warning" sign indicator. What does this mean?
Thanks.
If there is no other indication on the display, it means that your credit is getting low.
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Kindly how can I silence my meter even after dailing 812# still it will revive on its own and starts beeping its really annoying.
The beep can only switch off temporarily for just one minute.
The beep appears because there is an alarm, either low credit, or overload, or tamper.
You can silence your meter permanently after you solve the alarm.
I have a clou meter token and am just wondering how i can silence the beeping alarm that goes off when your are low on tokens. Its kinda annoying. Ypur help will be highly appreciated.
Regards,
Steve
Steve, try code 812 on your UIU (user interface unit) and confirm by pressing the enter-button (blue or red). If it doesn't work, please tell us the meter model type.
How can someone test reactive energy kvarh in a meter test bench?
If the energy meter has a function for measuring reactive energy, it must have a test output (a flashing diode) indicating the reactive consumption. This test output has a meter constant, indicated in e.g. pulses per kvarh. You set measurement mode in your test plan to reactive measurement and adjust the scanning heads in front of the reactive diode. All other procedure is the same like active accuracy test. The settings for reactive power is done inside the test bench and reference standard automatically.
which is the standard to be used for testing of for Reactive power in energy meter and what are the acceptable error margins?
The IEC 62053-23 is applicable for static meters for reactive energy (classes 2 and 3). The allowed errors for accuracy are given in the related tables. If you have a meter with reactive class 2, the allowed error is +/-2% for all balanced loads above 0.1 Ib and power-factor 1.
My CLOU (CL710K11) just shows zeros when I try to enquire balance or input new token, I think it is not communicating with the power source
The possible reason could be long communicate distance or the power cable quality,plsase use another socket and try again. if still doesn't work,pls confirm whether the UIU address is right one( enter 1593570 plus the meter number to set the UIU address).
Where can I find the operational manual for clou meter, with series number CL710K11
Thank you for your message. The operation manual is for the power company or utility. End users get an introduction by the power company and a reference card with the user interface short codes. The configuration for each power company is different. If you are in doubt about a function, ask your power supplier.
My CL710K11 meter
Red light is lit next to the word “WIRING” and I noticed low power in house today. Any idea what could be the problem.
It indicates a poor communication between the user interface unit and the meter. One reason behind can be a very low supply voltage from the grid.