Most residences and commercial buildings in the United States currently use an old-style electromechanical utility power meter to track electricity use. The meters are reliable and cheap but ...

Utility power meters often must rely on a current transformer for polyphase applications. Current transformers have drawbacks, however. They are relatively expensive and require additional copper ...

SPRINGFIELD — Your electric meter will soon be able to communicate with you in real time. That means a warning if you are using more power, and spending more money, than you’d planned. This week, ...

The energy storage sector can be categorized into front-the-meter (FTM) and behind-the-meter (BTM). FTM systems require large-scale energy storage setups, while BTM systems primarily... In the past ...

Sophisticated smart meters use IC technology to accurately measure and report power consumption. A primary concern in smart meter design is measurement data integrity. The most effective solution to ...

Overview: Thanks to the introduction of new hardware standards, sensors from different brands can now be combined and managed ...

Various trends are leading to an increase of electricity theft worldwide. The rate of theft does not seem to be very large, though the cumulative effect on utilities is significant. Electricity meter ...