TESCO Meter Lab Services



TESCO’s Meter Lab Services gives our utility customers, meter manufacturers, as well as other metering vendors, a better understanding of “cause & effect” scenarios. The TESCO engineering team has worked together to develop protocols, test theories, and research materials on various industry topics.
TESCO Meter Lab Services have included:
- ANSI testing
- Simulated UL testing
- Safety testing – hot socket issues, causes, simulation
- Safety testing – Meter Water penetration testing
- Safety testing – Meter failure root cause & analysis
- Statistical investigation and analysis of field phenomenon
- Effects of magnets on solid state meters
- Specific functional issues related to AMI & meter manufacturers
- Meter certification & performance testing
- Meter qualification testing
- Meter functionality/communication test protocol & evaluation
- Calibration services
TESCO Meter Lab Services offer utilities the opportunity to investigate specific issues related their meters and/or metering department. These investigations often result in lab equipment, which TESCO will then install at our customer’s facility. To discuss a custom meter lab service (or product), please contact TESCO at (215) 785-2338.
The TESCO Meter Shop & Meter Lab Services Facility Includes:
- Multi-Position Meter Test Boards (MTB’s)
- Multi-Position Meter Qualification Boards (MQB’s)
- Multi-Position Re-Programming Boards
- Demand Test Boards
- Single-Position Watt-Hour Test Boards
- Individual Engineering Stations (Desktop Meter Stations, Single-Position Meter Qualification Boards)
- Meter Scrapping Facility (electromechanical, solid-state, polycarbonate covers, glass covers)
- Knopp Transformer Test Equipment
- Electronics Lab
- Water/Rain Simulation Lab & Testing Facility
- High Pot Testing Facility
- Thermal Testing Facility
- Hot Socket Simulation Equipment
- Environmental Chamber
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215-228-0500