Technical data

8 Electricity meters | 2CMC480022C0003
Billing applications
ABB meters meet key regulatory and practical demands
for billing applications. Billing employs electricity meters
to measure consumption and use this reading to generate
an invoice, usually monthly, paid by the user to the energy
supplier for the electricity consumed. For this reason, it is
also known as revenue metering.
Those who pay bills, usually home-owners or businesses,
naturally only want to pay for the electricity they use.
ABB meters go a long way to achieving this accurately.
Special requirements on billing meters include
MID-approval
Meters that read electricity consumption as a basis for billing
must meet special requirements, including compliance with
MID, the new EU/EEC directive for measuring instruments that
was taken into national legislation during 2006 (see page 46
for more details). In Russia, the equivalent standard is GOST.
For purely practical reasons, billing meter size is also very im-
portant. ABB meters are more compact than traditional inco-
ming ‘utility meters’, which means that they are much easier
to install. That they can be enclosed in standard DIN-rail fit-
tings also means an attractive installation, which is important
when this is visible in the home, e.g. in an entrance hall.
Modern technical functions increase usability
ABB electricity meters are well equipped to meet modern
technical demands such as four quadrant metering,
a function increasingly being requested. Four quadrant
metering measures energy generated as well as consumed,
and is thus highly relevant for properties with their own solar
panels or wind power, for example.
Tariffs are used for recording consumption in various time in-
tervals. Tariffs can be controlled via inputs, communication or
an internal clock. ABB meters are available with 2 or 4 tariffs.
Previous values and load profile are two further practical
features found on certain meters in the ABB range. The
former means that the meters save previous consumption
readings (usually monthly, sometimes 24-hour) in a register.
This allows the electricity supply company to read the exact
consumption over a number of previous specified periods.
Load profile measures current electricity consumption over
defined intervals, e.g. 15 min, 30 min or 60 min. Subscribers
with a web portal can then follow their own use of electricity
‘minute-by-minute’, which is invaluable for optimizing their
use as well as identifying stand-by consumption, i.e. when
‘nothing’ is on. Both help change energy awareness and
consumption behavior for the better!
Finally, ABB meters feature quality and event log, which helps
electricity companies log over-tension and undertension
voltage plus breaks in supply.
ABB meters meet key regulatory and practical demands for
billing applications