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The?development?history?of?energy?meters?as?devices?for?measuring?electrical?energy?consumption?can?be?traced?back?to?the?end?of?the?19th?century?and?the?beginning?of?the?20th?century.?On?May?20,?1875,?seventeen?countries?signed?the?famous?"Metric?Convention"?in?Paris,?France.?This?was?an?agreement?by?the?government?to?adopt?the?International?System?of?Units?and?ensure?consistent?measurement?results?globally.?It?played?a?significant?role?in?ensuring?the?unity?of?international?measurement?standards,?promoting?international?trade,?and?accelerating?technological?development.?Therefore,?the?International?Metrology?Congress?has?designated?May?20th?as?"World?Metrology?Day".
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In?1880,?Thomas?Edison?from?the?United?States?successfully?developed?the?world's?first?direct?current?energy?meter,? known?as?the?ampere-hour?meter,?by?applying?the?principle?of?electrolysis.? The?discovery?and?application?of?alternating?current?in?1885?led?to?new?demands?for?the?development?of?energy?meters.? As?a?result,?alternating?current?energy?meters?were?created.? In?1889,?the?first?induction-type?energy?meter?was?introduced.? A?German?named?Bült?created?the?world's?first?electromagnetic?induction energy meter, which?weighed?a?total?of?36?kilograms.? 5?kg?for?a?Hungarian?company?named?Ganz.?However,?it?was?very?large?in?size?and?weighed?36?pounds.?5?kilograms. |
2.?Induction-type?energy meters.
With?the?discovery?and?application?of?alternating?current,?the?volume?and?weight?of?induction-type?energy?meters?suitable?for?alternating?current?have?been?continuously?reduced?due?to?technological?and?processing?advancements.?This?type?of?energy?meter?has?several?advantages,?including?a?simple?structure,?safe?operation,?low?cost,?durability,?easy?maintenance,?and?mass?production.?Therefore,?it?has?experienced?rapid?growth.
3.?Electromechanical?energy?meters
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At?the?end?of?the?20th?century,?people?proposed?multiple?requirements?for?energy meters,? such?as?multiple?functionalities,?high?accuracy,?ease?of?use,?and?communication?interfaces.? In?response?to?these?requirements,?scientists?have?designed?long-lasting?electromechanical?integrated?energy?meters?based?on?inductiontype?energy?meters.? They?have?also?incorporated?electronic?circuits?to?enhance?their?functionality. |
4.?Electronical energy?meters
At?the?end?of?the?1960s,?Japan?invented?a?fully?electronic?energy-measuring?device?and?produced?a?2885?type?digital?power?converter,?which?received?attention?worldwide.?Electronical?energy?meters?have?powerful?functions,?high?accuracy,?flat?and?stable?error profiles,low?starting?current,?wide?frequency?response?range,?low?power?consumption,?strong?overload?capacity,?anti-tamper function,?and?easy?installation.
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In?the?1970s,?with?the?continuous?development?of?digital?technology,?digital?energy?meters?began?to?gradually?become?popular.? Digital?energy?meters?adopt?digital?circuits?and?have?higher?measurement?accuracy?and?richer?functions,? such?as?time sharing?metering,?maximum?demand?metering,?etc.? In?addition,?digital?energy?meters?also?have?higher?stability?and?reliability?and?are?less?affected?by?external?factors. |
6.?Multi-functional?energy?meters
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In?the?1980s,?with?the?continuous?development?of?intelligent?meters?and?remote?meter?reading?technology,? multi-functional?energy?meters?began?to?appear.? In?addition?to?electricity?measurement?functions, multi-functional?energy?meters?also?have?many?additional?functions, such?as?demand?measurement, anti-tamper?function,?prepaid?function,?etc. In?addition,?multi-functional?energy?meters?also?have?higher?communication?interface?performance,? which?can?achieve?remote?meter?reading?and?data?transmission. |
7.?Smart?energy?meters
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At?the?beginning?of?the?21st?century,?with?the?rapid?development?of?the?Internet?of?Things?and?smart?grid?technology,? |
The?development?of?energy meter is?a?process?of?continuous?innovation?and?improvement.?From?the?initial?electromagnetic?induction?principle?to?the?later?applications?of?motor,?electrostatic?coupler,?and?electronic?technology,?the?accuracy?and?reliability?of?energy meter have?been?significantly?improved.?With?the?development?of?smart?grid?and?renewable?energy,?energy meter are?also?constantly?upgrading?and?improving?to?adapt?to?new?needs?and?challenges.?The?measurement?of?electric?power?consumption?has?entered?a?digital?era,?which?has?made?people?realize?the?changes?brought?about?by?digital?technology?to?today's?society.
Yongtailong,?as?the?creator?of?smart energy meters,?has?always?implemented?a?product?leading?strategy?and?continuously?increased?research?and?development?efforts?in?energy?meters.?So,?what?direction?will?the?next?upgrade?be?aimed?at??Let?us?look?forward?to?it?together.
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