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LABORATORY PRACTICE IV

AC Energy Meter

CONDUCTED BY : Mrs.W.M.N.P.Weerasooriya

NAME
INDEX NO
FIELD
GROUP
DATE OF PER
DATE OF SUB

:R.M.R.A.RATHNAYAKA
: 090433K
: EE
: G 11
: 06-09-2011
: 20-09 -2011

APPARATUS

AC energy meter (230V, 5A , 600rev/kWh)

Voltmeter (0-300V ac)
Ammeter ( 0-10A)
Wattmeter (230V , 5A)
Auto transformer (230V)
Rheostats (25 Ohms,10A)
Single phase, induction type Watt-Hour meters are used for the purpose of recording electrical
energy in kWh. The alternating fluxes produced by the voltage coil and current coil interact on
the axially pivoted aluminum disk and produce a driving torque Td.

T d VIcos
T d power AC circuit

A control torque ( c )

is obtained by employing a permanent magnet to act as an eddy

current brake on the aluminum disc. By the principle of eddy current break,
TcN
T c Angular speed of the disc
N
Therefore when the disc reaches its steady state speed ( s )

T c =T d
N s VIcos
speed of the disc power of the circuit
For a period of t , it can be written,

VI cos t
Ns . t
T

N s . dt= VIcos . dt
0

This will gives the no of revolution in a Period of time T, let that is n.

n(VIcos )T


VI cos T
n=K
When K is called Meter Constant when expressed in number of revolutions per KWh.

VI cos T

n
K=

K=

n
(W ) T

If
K=

n
=T
(periodic time of the disc at steady state condition)
T

1
(W ) T

Specimen calculation

= 0 and I= 2 A

k=

Then

n
VI cos ( ) . T

Where VI cos () = P = Wattmeter

reading
k=

1
340
19.6
)
( 1000
). ( 3600

k =540.21rev / KW h

Calculation of Percentage error of k

From,

Percentage error of k=

Percentage error of k=

for the meter k value calculated

( K value given
) X 100
k valuue given for the meter

( 600 600540.21 ) X 100

Percentage error of k=9.96

=0
A
1
2
3
4
5

W
17
0
34
0
52
0
70
0
90
0

T(s
)
39
19.
6
12.
4
9.6
7.4

= 30

K
542.9
8
540.2
1
558.3
1
535.7
1
540.5
4

K%
9.50
9.96
6.94
10.7
1
9.90

W
60
14
0
22
0
30
0
40
0

T(s)
107.
2
49.2
31
22.1
17

K
559.7
0
522.6
4
527.8
5
542.9
8
529.4
1

K%

= -30
W

6.71
12.8
9
12.0
2

220

9.50
11.7
6

900
116
0

450
670

T(s
)
29.
6
15
10.
2
7.4
6

K
552.8
2
533.3
3
526.7
7
540.5
4
517.2
4

Percentage meter constant (K) vs Current

K% ( =0)
9.50

K% ( =300)
6.71

K% ( =-300)
7.86

9.96

12.89

11.11

6.94

12.02

12.20

10.71

9.50

9.90

9.90

11.76

13.79

Current (A)
1

K%
7.86
11.1
1
12.2
0
9.90
13.7
9

Percentage meter constant (K) vs Current

16

14

12

10

Percentage Meter Constant (%)

=0
= +30
= -30

0
0

Current (A)