Fundamentals of Instrument and Electric Power Metering in Utilities and Industry

• What is Electric Power
• AC & DC Power
• Voltage, Current, & Power Vectors (Phasors)
• Capacitive & Inductive Loads
• Real, Reactive & Apparent Power (Watts, Vars, VA)
• What is Electric Power
• The Dynamometer Wattmeter
• The Energy Meter
• Single-Phase Metering
• 3-Wire, Single-Phase Metering

• Instrument Transformers (Current & Voltage CTs & PTs)
• Polyphase Energy Meters
• 3-Wire, Single-Phase Metering with CTs/PTs
• Metering a 3 Phase 4 Wire Load (“Y” Connected)
• Metering a 3 Phase 3 Wire Load (Delta Connected)
• Measurement Canada Standards
• Blondel’s Theorem
• Phase & Line Relationship

Course Summary

1. Basic Metering Introduction
2. Power and Energy
3. AC Power
4. Instrumentation
5. Single-Phase Metering
6. Instrument Transformers
7. Three-Phase Metering
8. Cross-Wattmeter Verification
9. The Final Exam With 23 Questions

Who Is This Course For

Electrical Power Systems Managers, Engineers, Technologists, Maintenance Workers, Students in Engineering, and anyone who wants to learn power & energy measurement of a three-phase system.

Requirements

The student should have a basic understanding of single and three-phase power systems, as well as a basic understanding of an electrical three-phase power system.