P-E-01–Procedures for Calibrating and Certifying Electricity Meter Calibration Consoles Pursuant to EL-ENG-12-01 – Requirements for the Certification of Measuring Apparatus – Electricity Meter Calibration Consoles

P-E-01–Procedures for Calibrating and Certifying Electricity Meter Calibration Consoles Pursuant to EL-ENG-12-01 – Requirements for the Certification of Measuring Apparatus – Electricity Meter Calibration Consoles (PDF, 414 KB, 87 pages)

Notification of Change Regarding Electricity Calibration Console Certification Worksheets used with EL-ENG-12-01 and P-E-01

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Category: Electricity
Procedure: P-E-01 (rev. 4)
Document: EL-ENG-12-01
Issue Date: 2013-01-21
Effective Date: 2013-01-21
Supersedes: P-E-01 (rev. 3)

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Table of Contents

• 1.0 Purpose
• 2.0 Scope
• 3.0 References
• 4.0 Safety and Hazard Considerations
  • 4.1 Purpose
  • 4.2 Safety Requirements
  • 4.3 Hazards
  • 4.4 Considerations When Working on Consoles
• 5.0 Procedures for the Assessment of Administrative Requirements (EL-ENG-12-01, s. 5.0)
  • 5.1 Roles and Responsibilities (EL-ENG-12-01, s. 5.2)
    • 5.1.1 Purpose
    • 5.1.2 Certification Process
    • 5.1.3 Test Equipment (EL-ENG-12-01, s. 5.2.1)
    • 5.1.4 Pre-testing (EL-ENG-12-01, s. 5.2.5)
    • 5.1.5 Required Information (EL-ENG-12-01, s. 5.2.6)
    • 5.1.6 Test Burdens (EL-ENG-12-01, s. 5.2.7)
    • 5.1.7 Requirements for Maintaining Certification (EL-ENG-12-01, ss. 5.2.8 to 5.2.11)
    • 5.1.8 Procedures for the Assessment of Markings and Documentation (EL-ENG-12-01, s. 5.3)
      • 5.1.8.1 Nameplate (EL-ENG-12-01, s. 5.3.1)
        • 5.1.8.1.1 Procedure
    • 5.1.9 Records (EL-ENG-12-01, s. 5.3.2)
      • 5.1.9.1 Purpose
      • 5.1.9.2 Procedure
    • 5.1.10 Operating Manuals and Schematics (EL-ENG-12-01, s. 5.3.3)
      • 5.1.10.1 Purpose
    • 5.1.11 Calibration Console Markings (EL-ENG-12-01, s. 5.3.4)
      • 5.1.11.1 Purpose
      • 5.1.11.2 Procedure
• 6.0 Procedures for the Assessment of Technical Requirements (EL-ENG-12-01, s. 6.0)
  • 6.1 Use Requirements (EL-ENG-12-01, s. 6.1)
    • 6.1.1 Accuracy Check (EL-ENG-12-01, s. 6.1.2)
      • 6.1.1.1 Purpose
      • 6.1.1.2 Guidelines
      • 6.1.1.3 Procedure for Checking Accuracy
  • 6.2 Environmental Requirements: Temperature (EL-ENG-12-01, s. 6.2.1)
    • 6.2.1 Purpose
    • 6.2.2 Procedure for the Assessment of Temperature
  • 6.3 Mechanical Requirements (EL-ENG-12-01, s. 6.3)
    • 6.3.1 Grounding (EL-ENG-12-01, s. 6.3.3)
      • 6.3.1.1 Guidelines
      • 6.3.1.2 Apparatus for Consoles without Automatic Ground Fault Protection
      • 6.3.1.3 Procedure for Consoles without Automatic Ground Fault Protection
      • 6.3.1.4 Apparatus for Consoles with Automatic Ground Fault Protection Consisting of a Ground Fault Interrupting Circuit Breaker That Does Not Have a Test Function
      • 6.3.1.5 Procedure for Consoles with Automatic Ground Fault Protection Using the Test Switch
      • 6.3.1.6 Procedure for Consoles with Automatic Ground Fault Protection that do Not Have CSA-Approved Test Function
      • 6.3.1.7 Additional Grounding Procedure
    • 6.3.2 Isolation from Ground (EL-ENG-12-01, s. 6.3.4.1)
      • 6.3.2.1 Guidelines
      • 6.3.2.2 Apparatus
      • 6.3.2.3 Procedure for Testing Isolation from Ground
      • 6.3.2.4 Remarks
    • 6.3.3 Isolation of Secondary Circuits from Primary Circuits (EL-ENG-12-01, s. 6.3.4.2)
      • 6.3.3.1 Guidelines
      • 6.3.3.2 Apparatus
      • 6.3.3.3 Procedure for the Isolation of Secondary Circuits from Primary Circuits
      • 6.3.3.4 Remarks
    • 6.3.4 Meter Mounting Arrangements (EL-ENG-12-01, s. 6.3.5)
      • 6.3.4.1 Apparatus
      • 6.3.4.2 Calibration of Inclinometers
      • 6.3.4.3 Procedure for the Assessment of Meter Mounting Arrangements
      • 6.3.4.4 Remarks
    • 6.3.5 Operating Mode (EL-ENG-12-01, s. 6.3.6)
      • 6.3.5.1 Guidelines
      • 6.3.5.2 Procedure for the Assessment of the Operating Mode
      • 6.3.5.3 Remarks
    • 6.3.6 Individual Elements (EL-ENG-12-01, s. 6.3.7)
      • 6.3.6.1 Guidelines
      • 6.3.6.2 Procedure for the Assessment of Individual Elements for Non-manual Operating Consoles
      • 6.3.6.3 Procedure for the Assessment of Individual Elements for Manual Operating Consoles
      • 6.3.6.4 Remarks
  • 6.4 Procedures for the Assessment of Electrical Requirements (EL-ENG-12-01, s. 6.4)
    • 6.4.1 Creep Switch (EL-ENG-12-01, s. 6.4.1)
      • 6.4.1.1 Guidelines
      • 6.4.1.2 Procedure for the Assessment of the Creep Switch
      • 6.4.1.3 Remarks
    • 6.4.2 Indicating Instruments (EL-ENG-12-01, s. 6.4.2)
      • 6.4.2.1 Guidelines
      • 6.4.2.2 General Procedure and Guidelines for Indicating Instrument Assessment
      • 6.4.2.3 Procedure for the Assessment of Voltmeters and Ammeters
      • 6.4.2.4 Power Indicating Instrument Assessment
      • 6.4.2.5 Phase Angle and Power Factor Meter Assessment
      • 6.4.2.6 Remarks
      • 6.4.2.7 Formulae
    • 6.4.3 Accuracy and Repeatability of Load Settings (EL-ENG-12-01, s. 6.4.4)
      • 6.4.3.1 Guidelines
      • 6.4.3.2 Procedure for the Assessment of the Accuracy and Repeatability of Load Settings
      • 6.4.3.3 Remarks
    • 6.4.4 Calibration Console Energy and Demand Reference Meters (EL-ENG-12-01, ss. 6.4.5 to 6.4.7)
      • 6.4.4.1 Guidelines
      • 6.4.4.2 Procedure
• 7.0 Procedures for the Assessment of Metrological Requirements (EL-ENG-12-01, s. 7.0)
  • 7.1 General Procedures for the Assessment of Metrological Requirements
  • 7.2 General Test Setup
    • 7.2.1 Purpose
    • 7.2.2 Test Socket Connections
    • 7.2.3 Isolation 1:1 Current Transformers in Circuit
    • 7.2.4 Isolation 1:1 Current Transformers out of Circuit
    • 7.2.5 Burden Connections
      • 7.2.5.1 Single-Phase Voltage Burdens and Connections
      • 7.2.5.2 Polyphase Voltage and Burden Connections
    • 7.2.6 Voltage Connections
    • 7.2.7 Shorting Bars
    • 7.2.8 Consoles Operating in Simulated Series-parallel Mode
  • 7.3 Basic Procedure for Conducting Accuracy Tests
    • 7.3.1 Basic Procedure for Conducting Energy Accuracy Tests
      • 7.3.1.1 Guidelines
      • 7.3.1.2 Apparatus
      • 7.3.1.3 Procedure
      • 7.3.1.4 Procedure for Aligning the Infrared Probe OP-01
      • 7.3.1.5 Procedure for Aligning the Radian Light Valve RM-1P
      • 7.3.1.6 Procedure for Aligning the Infrared Probe OP-01 and the Radian Light Valve RM-1P
      • 7.3.1.7 Calibration Console Error Calculation (EL-ENG-12-01, s. 7.1.2)
        • 7.3.1.7.1 Guideline for Section 7.1.2.2 of EL-ENG-12-01
    • 7.3.2 Basic Procedure for Conducting Demand Accuracy Tests
      • 7.3.2.1 Guidelines
      • 7.3.2.2 General Setup
      • 7.3.2.3 Procedure for Consoles Using an Internal Demand Reference Meter and an Indicating Instrument
      • 7.3.2.4 Procedure for Consoles Using an External Dedicated Demand Reference Meter with Input Connections for Counting Pulses From an External Reference Meter
      • 7.3.2.5 Procedure for Consoles Using an External Dedicated Demand Reference Meter without Input Connections for Counting Pulses From an External Reference Meter
      • 7.3.2.6 Formula
    • 7.3.3 Minimum Duration of Accuracy Tests (EL-ENG-12-01, s. 7.1.3)
      • 7.3.3.1 Purpose
      • 7.3.3.2 Guidelines
      • 7.3.3.3 Remarks
    • 7.3.4 Console Configurations, Test Loads, Burdens and Burden Effects (EL-ENG-12-01, ss. 7.2 and 7.3)
      • 7.3.4.1 Purpose
      • 7.3.4.2 Guidelines for Console Configurations
      • 7.3.4.3 Test Burden (EL-ENG-12-01, s. 7.2.3)
      • 7.3.4.4 Apparatus for Assessment
      • 7.3.4.5 Procedure for the Assessment of Test Burdens using 1:1 Isolation Transformers
      • 7.3.4.6 Procedure for the Assessment of Polyphase Transformer-type Test Burdens
      • 7.3.4.7 Procedure for the Assessment of Self-contained Test Burdens
  • 7.4 Variation from Position to Position (EL-ENG-12-01, s. 7.4)
    • 7.4.1 Purpose
    • 7.4.2 Guidelines
    • 7.4.3 Procedure for Consoles Intended to Test Polyphase Transformers-Type Meters or Polyphase Self-contained Meters Only
    • 7.4.4 Remarks
  • 7.5 Distortion (EL-ENG-12-01, s. 7.5)
    • 7.5.1 Purpose
    • 7.5.2 Guidelines
    • 7.5.3 Procedures for the Assessment of Distortion using Recti-thermal Demand Meters
    • 7.5.4 Procedure for the Assessment of Distortion for 1:1 CTs and Multiple PTs
    • 7.5.5 Procedure for the Assessment of Distortion for Other Meters (No 1:1 CT or Multiple PT in Circuit)
    • 7.5.6 Formulae
  • 7.6 Regulation (EL-ENG-12-01, s. 7.6)
    • 7.6.1 Purpose
    • 7.6.2 Guidelines
    • 7.6.3 Procedure
  • 7.7 Current Switching Effects (EL-ENG-12-01, s. 7.7)
    • 7.7.1 Purpose
    • 7.7.2 Guidelines
    • 7.7.3 Procedure for the Assessment of Consoles Equipped With 1:1 CTs
    • 7.7.4 Procedure for the Assessment of Consoles Equipped With Intervening Transformers Other Than 1:1 CTs
    • 7.7.5 Remarks
  • 7.8 Console Calibration (EL-ENG-12-01, 7.8)
    • 7.8.1 Purpose
    • 7.8.2 Guidelines
    • 7.8.3 Procedure for 1:1 CT and/or Multiple PT Calibration
    • 7.8.4 Procedure for the Calibration of Consoles without Isolation Transformers with Other Intervening Transformers Connected Between the Reference Meters and the MUT Positions
    • 7.8.5 Procedure for the Calibration of Consoles with the Reference Meters in the Same Circuit as the MUT Positions
    • 7.8.6 Procedure for the Calibration of Consoles That Apply Voltage and/or Current to Individual Circuits (Elements) of a Meter from Independent Sources
    • 7.8.7 Remarks
  • 7.9 Measurement Uncertainty (EL-ENG-12-01, s. 7.9)
    • 7.9.1 Purpose
    • 7.9.2 Guidelines
    • 7.9.3 Combined Console Uncertainty
      • 7.9.3.1 Influences
      • 7.9.3.2 Reduction Equation for Console Uncertainty
      • 7.9.3.3 General Procedure
      • 7.9.3.4 Uncertainty due to Burden Effects
      • 7.9.3.5 Uncertainty due to Position-to-Position Errors
      • 7.9.3.6 Uncertainty Due to Current Switching Effects
      • 7.9.3.7 Uncertainty Due to Regulation
      • 7.9.3.8 Reference Standard Uncertainty
      • 7.9.3.9 Uncertainty due to Repeatability
        • 7.9.3.9.1 General Guidelines
        • 7.9.3.9.2 Effective Uncertainty due to Repeatability
      • 7.9.3.10 Official Uncertainty Figures
  • 7.10 Pulse Counters and Generators
    • 7.10.1 Purpose
    • 7.10.2 Guidelines
    • 7.10.3 Procedure
  • 7.11 Rangeability
    • 7.11.1 Guidelines
    • 7.11.2 Procedure
• 8.0 Revisions
• 9.0 Additional Information