Dynamic error measurement apparatus, system, method for electricity meter

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12248050-B2
Application number	US-202218052580-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 4, 2022
Priority date	Mar 15, 2022
Publication date	Mar 11, 2025
Grant date	Mar 11, 2025

Abstract

Disclosed are a dynamic error measurement apparatus, system, and method for an electricity meter. The measurement apparatus includes a test signal generation unit configured to generate a voltage test signal and two-circuit current test signals, output the voltage test signal to a measurement unit, and output the two-circuit current test signals to the measurement unit and a current summation unit; the measurement unit configured to determine two-circuit electric energy values based on the voltage test signal and the two-circuit current test signals, and output the two-circuit electric energy values to a calculation control unit; the current summation unit configured to determine a combined current signal based on the two-circuit current test signals; and the calculation control unit configured to determine a total electric energy value based on the two-circuit electric energy values. The system includes a standard meter and a measurement apparatus.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A dynamic error measurement apparatus for an electricity meter, comprising a test signal generation unit, a measurement unit, a current summation unit, and a calculation control unit, wherein
the test signal generation unit is configured to generate a voltage test signal and two-circuit current test signals under the control of the calculation control unit, output the voltage test signal to the measurement unit, and output the two-circuit current test signals to the current summation unit and the measurement unit;
the measurement unit is configured to determine two-circuit electric energy values based on the received voltage test signal and the received two-circuit current test signals, and output the two-circuit electric energy values to the calculation control unit;
the current summation unit is configured to determine a combined current signal based on the two-circuit current test signals; and
the calculation control unit is configured to determine a total electric energy value based on the two-circuit electric energy values.

2. The dynamic error measurement apparatus for an electricity meter according to claim 1 , wherein the test signal generation unit is configured to generate a single-phase voltage test signal and two-circuit single-phase current test signals under the control of the calculation control unit, output the single-phase voltage test signal to the measurement unit, and output the two-circuit single-phase current test signals to the current summation unit and the measurement unit;
the measurement unit is configured to determine two-circuit single-phase electric energy values based on the received single-phase voltage test signal and the received two-circuit single-phase current test signals, and output the two-circuit single-phase electric energy values to the calculation control unit;
the current summation unit is configured to determine a single-phase combined current signal based on the two-circuit single-phase current test signals; and
the calculation control unit is configured to determine a total single-phase electric energy value based on the two-circuit single-phase electric energy values.

3. The dynamic error measurement apparatus for an electricity meter according to claim 1 , wherein the test signal generation unit is configured to generate a three-phase voltage test signal and two-circuit three-phase current test signals under the control of the calculation control unit, output the three-phase voltage test signal to the measurement unit, and output the two-circuit three-phase current test signals to the current summation unit and the measurement unit;
the measurement unit is configured to determine two-circuit three-phase electric energy values based on the received three-phase voltage test signal and the received two-circuit three-phase current test signals, and output the two-circuit three-phase electric energy values to the calculation control unit;
the current summation unit is configured to determine a three-phase combined current signal based on the two-circuit three-phase current test signals; and
the calculation control unit is configured to determine a total three-phase electric energy value based on the two-circuit three-phase electric energy values.

4. The dynamic error measurement apparatus for an electricity meter according to claim 1 , wherein the two-circuit current test signals comprise a first-circuit current test signal and a second-circuit current test signal; and the two-circuit electric energy values comprise a first-circuit electric energy value and a second-circuit electric energy value;
the measurement unit is configured to determine the first-circuit electric energy value based on the voltage test signal and the first-circuit current test signal, determine the second-circuit electric energy value based on the voltage test signal and the second-circuit current test signal, and output the first-circuit electric energy value and the second-circuit electric energy value to the calculation control unit; and
the calculation control unit is configured to determine the total electric energy value based on a sum of the first-circuit electric energy value and the second-circuit electric energy value.

5. A dynamic error calibration system for a dynamic error measurement apparatus for an electricity meter, comprising a standard meter and the dynamic error measurement apparatus for an electricity meter according to claim 1 , wherein
the standard meter is configured to receive a voltage test signal and a combined current signal that are output by the dynamic error measurement apparatus for an electricity meter, and determine a standard electric energy value based on the voltage test signal and the combined current signal, wherein steady-state accuracy of the standard meter is higher than dynamic accuracy of the dynamic error measurement apparatus for an electricity meter; and
the calculation control unit or an error arithmetic unit of the standard meter is further configured to calibrate a dynamic error of the dynamic error measurement apparatus for an electricity meter based on the standard electric energy value and a total electric energy value.

6. A dynamic error calibration method for a dynamic error measurement apparatus for an electricity meter, implemented by the dynamic error calibration system for a dynamic error measurement apparatus for an electricity meter according to claim 5 , wherein the method comprises:
generating, by the test signal generation unit, a voltage test signal and two-circuit current test signals under the control of the calculation control unit;
outputting, by the test signal generation unit, the voltage test signal and the two-circuit current test signals to the measurement unit, such that the measurement unit determines two-circuit electric energy values based on the voltage test signal and the two-circuit current test signals;
outputting, by the test signal generation unit, the two-circuit current test signals to the current summation unit, such that the current summation unit determines a combined current signal based on the two-circuit current test signals;
outputting, by the measurement unit, the two-circuit electric energy values to the calculation control unit, such that the calculation control unit determines a total electric energy value based on the two-circuit electric energy values;
outputting, by the test signal generation unit, the voltage test signal to the standard meter, and outputting, by the current summation unit, the combined current signal to the standard meter, such that the standard meter determines a standard electric energy value based on the voltage test signal and the combined current signal; and
calibrating, by the calculation control unit or the error arithmetic unit of the standard meter, a dynamic error of the dynamic error measurement apparatus for an electricity meter based on the total electric energy value and the standard electric energy value.

7. The dynamic error calibration method for a dynamic error measurement apparatus for an electricity meter according to claim 6 , wherein a first-circuit current test signal and a second-circuit current test signal in the two-circuit current test signals form a mirror change pair, the mirror change pair takes a power-frequency steady-state signal as a reference signal, waveforms of the first-circuit current test signal and the second-circuit current test signal are constantly changing relative to the reference signal, and a ratio of a sum of instantaneous values of the first-circuit current test signal and the second-circuit current test signal at any time to an instantaneous value of the reference signal at that time does not change.

8. A dynamic error measurement syste

Assignees

• Power Supply Service And Man Center State Grid Jiangxi Electric Power Co Ltd
• Univ Beijing Chem Tech

Inventors

• Ma Jian
• Hu Tao
• Wang Xuewei
• Chen Kexu
• Wu Di
• Zhao Yan
• Deng Gaofeng
• Liu Qiang
• Yang Aichao
• Huang Yanlinzi

Classifications

• G01R19/10

  Measuring sum, difference or ratio · CPC title

• G01R35/00 Primary

  Testing or calibrating of apparatus covered by the other groups of this subclass · CPC title

• G01R35/04 Primary

  of instruments for measuring time integral of power or current · CPC title