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Article: Electronic meter helps keep track of where power is used.(from ABB Control)
- Article from:
- Energy Report
- Article date:
- August 1, 1999
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A new electronic meter from Coventry-based ABB Control can improve management information on electricity consumption patterns, contribute to energy efficiency and make allocation of electricity usage simple and accurate. The compact Delta three-phase meter can be mounted inside the switchboard, and can be read remotely and reset locally.
Using the new meter, plant engineers and energy managers in factories and offices can measure the power consumed by individual processes or departments. This will be increasingly useful as 'activity based costing' and similar management techniques are adopted. For landlords of multi-occupancy buildings, the meters will allow ...