TESCO Tuesday: Communication Equipment
Join us to learn more about the testing and use of different methods to talk to your meters.
For a PDF of the presentation, please email info@tescometering.com.
TESCO Tuesday: Preparing for AMI Deployment
Gain insight from a former AMI Project Coordinator on how to prepare for an AMI Deployment. This presentation is for anyone getting ready for their first deployment or entering a secondary employment.
For a PDF of the presentation, please email info@tescometering.com.
TESCO Tuesday: Meter Shop Testing
Learn why we test meters in the shop and how we test them. This presentation will cover that type of meter tests there are and how we know which meter tests are good and what to do with the test data.
For a PDF of the presentation, please email info@tescometering.com.
TESCO Tuesday: Realizing Your Investment in Technology Through Analytics
Energy and utility companies are in an unfamiliar territory in which they must integrate alternative energies, expand situational awareness across the system and deepen their relationships with customers. Organizations that want to grow their business are adopting analytics and business intelligence to increase responsiveness, reduce operational costs and improve asset integrity. Business intelligence / analytics are crucial to solving key business problems for all organizations. For utilities, it can turn information from smart meter and smart grid projects into meaningful operational insights and understandings about their customer’s behavior. The analytics opportunity for utilities is clear, but there continues to be a lack of real investment to enable this initiative.
For a PDF presentation, please email info@tescometering.com.
TESCO Tuesday: Traditional Ratio, Burden, Admittance and Demag Testing – Part II
Part II also includes admittance and demag testing and uses more advanced equipment to test the meter. See live results from today’s newest test equipment.
For a PDF of the presentation, please email info@tescometering.com.
Presentation references:
PREA Meter School 2021
- History of Electric Metering – This presentation takes an in-depth look at the history of electric metering starting with Ben Franklin’s Electric “battery” around the year 1670. The battle of the currents (AC vs. DC) is discussed, as well as the watt-hour meter, meter manufacturers, how metering has changed and what metering is today. We hope you enjoy this! This presentation was given at the PREA Meter School. 03/09/21.
- Meter Forms – This presentation goes over the varying types of meter forms, self-contained vs. transformer-rated, as well as Blondel’s Theorem. This presentation was given at the PREA Meter School. 03/09/21.
- AMI Technology Overview – This presentation was given at the PREA Meter School and gives an overview of AMI including an overview of the technologies, the benefits, how AMI is changing the industry, and what the future looks like. 03/09/21.
- ANSI C12.1 Overview and Current Events – This presentation is an overview of the ANSI C12 Standards that pertain to electric metering. This presentation was given at the PREA Meter School. 03/09/21.
- Site Verification for Self-Contained Hot Socket Detection – This presentation covers differences between self-contained and instrument or transformer rated sites; transformer rated meter forms; test switches and CTs; Blondel’s Theorem; meter accuracy testing; checking the health of your CTs and PTs; and site verification (and not just meter testing). This presentation was given at the PREA Meter School. 03/09/21.
TESCO Tuesday: Traditional Ratio, Burden, Admittance and Demag Testing – Part I
Part I gives a quick overview on ratio/burden testing and a more in-depth look at using traditional burden test sets.
For a PDF of the presentation, please email info@tescometering.com.
TESCO Tuesday: Meter Testing & Programming Using Pickups & Probes
This presentation looks at the different options for testing a meter on a transformer-rated site using various probes and pickups.
Videos in presentation:
- Slide 4: Optical Pickup
- Slide 6: Optical Probe
- Slide 7: Safety Disconnect Device and 1039-WP Wireless Probe Pickup
For a PDF, please email info@tescometering.com.
TESCO Tuesday: Meter Testing in the Field
Brush up on your meter testing skills with this session! We will use our Meter Site Analyzer to demonstrate real-world testing in the field.
Videos to follow along with in the presentation:
- Slide 11: Customer Load Test
- Slide 14: CT Ratio Test
- Slide 19: CT Ratio and Burden Test
- Slide 24: Phantom Load Test
For a PDF of the presentation, please email info@tescometering.com.
TESCO Tuesday: Transformer and Self-Contained Meter Box Safety: Test Switches and Hot Sockets
In this session, you will learn meter test switch specifications, configurations and accessories in addition to how to identify a hot socket and what to do when you encounter one.
For a PDF, please email info@tescometering.com.