19 Apr
2001
19 Apr
'01
7:58 p.m.
To resolve some billing disputes, the top meters include "pulse" connections so you can precisely synchronize your check meter with the utility's meter for auditing.
Exactly! The issue is that 95% systems produce different answers on the same data set when using the same algorithm simply by altering the relative phase of the two 95% measurement systems. The only way to get the two systems to produce the same answer is to get them to synchronize their measurements in time. I like the idea of the visible 'pulse' to allow the customer to sync with the provider. Unfortunately I'm not sure I can see what the IP meter pulse equivalent would be!