Conlog BEC23, Technical Manual

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Section 13 : Glossary Of Terms
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BEC B udget E nergy C ontroller. See Meter.
C Circuit Breaker It is a disconnection device for a meter. It has two contacts that isolates’
the incoming supply (Line), Live and Neutral wires from the out going
supply (Load) Live and Neutral wires.
Commissioning Token This token is used to commission a meter when it is installed. It will
activate the disconnection device and the tamper device in the meter. If
this token isn’t played in a new meter the meter will not function.
Contactor See Disconnection Device
D Direct Probe MC171 A contact type probe with a circular pin configuration conforming to the
requirements of the Eskom specification MC171. It is used in
conjunction with an Interrogation Kit to extract information from a
meter that can no longer be powered up.
Disconnection Device /
Switch It is a device that isolates the incoming supply (Line) Live wire from the
out going supply (Load) Live wire. It could be in the form of a latch,
contactor, relay or circuit breaker
E ED See Meter
Earth Leakage This is a device that will protect the end users from an electrical shock in
the event of a fault current. A fault current is seen as a current
exceeding 30mAmps flowing between the Live connection and the Earth
connection.
Engineering Tokens These are specialised STS tokens that can only be made by an operator
who has been granted permission. The engineering types are as
follows:
• Meter Test
•
Maximum Power Load
•
Clear Credit
•
Clear Tamper
•
Key Change
Any Conlog or STS Meter will accept the above engineering tokens.
F Field Service Terminal This function will allow you to import a file from the Conlog Interrogator
Kit program into the management system.
I
Icon Pictorial representation of a function and used as part of a display
ID Card See Swipe Card
Interrogator Kit A collection of parts used together with a Notebook PC to obtain
parameters embedded in a meter.
K KRN K ey R evision N umber.
Keypad The device on a meter, which allows you to interface to the meter using
numerical buttons. This interface allows you to enter tokens into the
meter as well as activating special use functions.
Key Change Token Key change tokens are produced for a specific customer when selecting
this function. These tokens are used to update the Key Revision
Number; Tariff Index and/or Supply Group Code stored in a customer’s
meter.
L LCD L iquid C rystal D isplay
LED L ight E mitting D iode