Metering Insights

Power Failure or Short Interruption?

Was it a power failure or a short interruption? Whatever takes longer than 3 minutes is a Power failure. To overcome these definitions, power companies are using the term Outage.

Troubleshooting to PLC Communication

CLOU is a member of G3-PLC Alliance. Having G3-PLC certifications ensures that the meter products are compliant to the correct implementation of the G3-PLC standard.

Energy Purchase Process for STS Meters

All STS certified meters are recharged in the same principle. For topping-up, a token is used. Tokens can be purchased at the local point of sales (POS).

Good to Know ISO Certifications

ISO certification is a mandatory process for international operating companies in terms of quality management system and other requirements.

Meter Constant- or Register Test?

The proper energy registration is the essential part for energy meters. Bills are issued according to the register readings.

True Benefits of Advanced Metering Infrastructure

The AMI system is providing a number of important functions and informations, which were not previously possible or had to be performed manually.

Billing on the DC-side

DC metering will become more important in the near future. Together with energy storage, solar power plants and car charging, the customer expects an accurate billing.

The Roles of Electrical Energy Storage

Electricity is consumed at the same time as it is generated. An imbalance between supply and demand will damage the stability and quality of the power supply, even when it...

Electrical Energy Storage Glossary

This glossary contains explanation on technical terms together with the CLOU energy storage systems.

Happy Chinese New Year 2022

On February 1, 2022, it is the Chinese New Year 2022. This article talks about the origination of the Spring Festival and zodiac animals.

High Resistance in the Three-phase Neutral Circuit

We see that the real problem of high resistance in Neutral is the shift of the Neutral point. This can lead to extreme phase-neutral voltage differences.

Country-wide Power Generation with Renewables Only

Since purchasing electricity from neighbour countries is more costly than own generation, energy prices are rapidly increasing.