GENERIC SPECIFICATION FOR

MULTIFUNCTION POWER AND ENERGY METER

EPM 5500P POWER METERING SYSTEM
1.0 General
Electrical power meter shall provide continuous monitoring of a three-phase
system as required. Meter shall measure current, voltage, real, reactive and
apparent power, power factor, real and reactive energy, real, reactive and
apparent power demand, current and voltage unbalance, load current and
frequency. The meter shall also measure total harmonic distortion of voltage
and current as well as 31st harmonic.
2.0 Manufacturer
General Electric Company products have been used as the basis for design.
Other manufactures products of equivalent quality and operating features
may be acceptable, at the engineers discretion, if they comply with all
requirements specified or indicated in these contract documents.
3.0

Electronic Power Meter

Standards and Approvals

For CE certification, the meter shall adhere to LVD directive and EMC
directive

Meter shall conform to safety standard: IEC 61010-1

Meter should meet the following standards for EMC compliance:

IEC 60255-22-1 High frequency disturbance
IEC 61000-4-2 Electrostatic discharge
IEC 61000-4-3 Radiated, radio- frequency immunity
IEC 61000-4-4 Fast transient disturbance
IEC 61000-4-5 Surge immunity
IEC 61000-4-6 Conducted disturbances immunity
IEC 61000-4-8

Power frequency magnetic field immunity

IEC 61000-4-11 AC supply dips & short interruptions

EN55011/CISPR 11

Meter shall meeting

environment:

the

following

standards

for

atmospheric

IEC 60068-2/-1,-2 Cold /dry hot

IEC 60068-2-30
IEC 60259

Damp heat, cyclic

IP41 front panel

Meter shall conform to the IEC 60255-21-1 for mechanical

Meter shall conform to the IEC 62053-21 class1 for KWh accuracy.

Meter shall conform to the DIN43700 standards for dimensions

Power meter shall be able to be stored in (-40 to +85) degrees C.

Operating temperature shall be (-10 to +70) degrees C

Metering and Monitoring

Meter shall provide a true RMS monitoring of Ia, Ib, Ic, In, Van, Vbn,
Vcn, Vab, Vbc, Vca, power factor, frequency, watts, Vars, VA, Wh, Varh
and demand readings for W, Vars, and VA.

Meter shall provide metering of voltage/current unbalance, voltage

crest factor, THFF, K factor for Power Qualities, Total Harmonic
Distortion (THD) as well as individual harmonic to the 31st order.

Graphic LCD display for the DI status and load current indicator.

Following minimum accuracy for the monitored parameters shall be

provided:
o Voltage: 0.2% of full-scale
o Current: 0.2% of full-scale
o Neutral current: 1.0% of full-scale
o Voltage unbalance: 1% of full-scale
o Current unbalance: 1% of full-scale
o KW: 0.5% of full-scale with 0.1% resolution
o KVar: 0.5% of full-scale with 0.1% resolution
o KVA: 0.5% of full-scale with 0.1% resolution
o KWh: 0.5% of full-scale with 0.1 KWh resolution; meet as per
IEC62053-21 class1
o KVarh: 0.5% of full-scale with 0.1 KVarh resolution
o Power factor: 1% of full-scale
o Frequency: 0.2% of full scale
o KW demand: 0.5% of full-scale
o KVar demand:0.5% of full-scale
o KVA demand: 0.5% of full-scale
o Current THD: 2.0% of full-scale
o Voltage THD: 2.0% of full-scale
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User shall be able to set Alarm conditions for parameters. The limit of
maximum 9 parameters selected from 43 parameters can be set alarm
conditions. The over limit value of the parameters and the time of the
event shall be recorded in the meter.

Input /Output

The meter shall accept a power supply input of a wide range, from 100
to 240V ac or 100 to 300V dc with a power consumption of maximum
3W.

The meter shall take a PT primary input up to a maximum of 500 kV ac

and a PT secondary input of 100Vac with a 20% over range factor, or
direct voltage input of 230Vac with a 20% over range factor. The
voltage input should be capable of taking voltage inputs with a
frequency ranging from 45 to 65 Hz. The voltage inputs should be
rated to carry twice the nominal voltage continuously. The voltage
inputs should be rated to withstand 2500Vac for a 1 second duration.
The burden offered shall be less than 0.2VA.

The meter shall take a CT primary input up to a maximum of 9999

amps ac and a CT secondary input of 5 amps with a 20% over range
factor. The current inputs should be rated to carry 10 times the
nominal current continuously. The current inputs should be rated to
withstand 100 amps for a one second duration. The burden offered
shall be less than 0.1VA.

The meter must have provision for taking two digital inputs, which
should be optically isolated. PL5500 IO could provide four digital
inputs.

PL5500 IO could provide two digital outputs and two relay outputs. Two
digital outputs could be used to energy pulse outputs or over limit
alarming outputs. When used as an over limit alarm output, the upper
and lower limit, time interval and output port shall be programmable.

Communication

The meter should support Modbus RTU protocol through a RS485

communication port from the rear of the meter.

Installation

Panel Cut-Out dimension:

High and width: no more than 90 x 90mm
Depth: no more than 55mm
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