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ACE6000

User Guide

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Page 2: ...d stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language in any form by any means without the written permission of Itron S A S All trade marks are acknowledged Itron S A S ZI Chasseneuil Avenue...

Page 3: ...s 26 7 3 Power supplies 27 7 4 Power fail operation 27 7 5 Real time clock 27 7 6 Calendar 28 7 7 Energy rate switching 28 7 7 1 Daylight saving 28 7 7 2 Seasons 29 7 7 3 Week profiles 29 7 7 4 Day pr...

Page 4: ...arm type and classification 56 7 14 4 Alarm notification 56 8 Communications 57 8 1 Optical interface 57 8 2 Serial data port 57 8 3 Real time data 58 8 4 Modem connection 58 8 5 Communication protoco...

Page 5: ...y rights title merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose is given with respect to the content of these marketing materials 1 2 Audience This guide is intended for use primarily by meter ins...

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Page 7: ...ga 109 PSU Power supply unit GSM Global system for mobile communications RF Radio frequency GPRS General packet radio service RH Relative humidity HHT Hand held terminal RMS Root mean square HF High f...

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Page 9: ...rol Direct local data exchange supersedes IEC61107 IEC 62056 42 Electricity Metering Data exchange for meter reading tariff and load control part 42 Physical layer services and procedures for connecti...

Page 10: ...ACE6000 User Guide 8 EMC Directive 2004 109 EC as amended by 92 31 EEC and 93 68 EEC Compliance has been demonstrated by compliance with EN62052 11 and EN62053 21 3 2 CE Certificate of conformity...

Page 11: ...s of WEEE regulations for recycling or reuse of materials At the end of their service life meters should be uninstalled and then passed to a licenced certified contractor for disposal in accordance wi...

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Page 13: ...ically separated from the communication lines in accordance with local laws and regulations Do not install meters that are obviously damaged Do not install meters that have been dropped or otherwise s...

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Page 15: ...ing Billing for both energy and demand Energy rate switching performed by internal clock calendar Up to 12 seasons Up to 24 day profiles Up to 16 switching times per day profile Up to 100 special days...

Page 16: ...Liquid crystal display LCD 2 Battery holder 3 Control output terminal block 4 Main wiring terminal block 5 Reactive power metrology LED kvarh 6 Active power metrology LED kWh 7 Display pushbutton 8 R...

Page 17: ...o 3 x 277 480V auto ranging Current Nominal Ib 1A to 5A Maximum Imax 10A Accuracy Active energy Class 1 Class 0 5 Reactive energy Class 2 5 3 Meter support tools The ACE6000 meters have an extensive r...

Page 18: ...e in which each option is designated by one or more characters The meter cover is laser marked with this legally required identification code 5 4 2 Meter product coding Legal product code The example...

Page 19: ...aining capability Voltage connection Code Option Comments 4A 3 x 220 380V to 3 x 240 415V 3 or 4 Wire 4B 3 x 57 7 100V to 3 x 63 5 110V 3 or 4 Wire 4C 3 x 57 7 100V to 3 x 240 415V 3 or 4 Wire Reading...

Page 20: ...legal product code 3 Nominal voltage and frequency 4 Nominal and maximum current 5 Metrology constant 6 Manufacturers unique serial number 7 Place and date of manufacture 8 Meter type 9 Connection dia...

Page 21: ...numbers corresponding to the connection diagram are moulded into the meter case below the terminal block Auxiliary terminal labels are laser printed onto the case adjacent to the terminals Any termina...

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Page 23: ...accuracy i a w IEC62053 21 Class 1 Transformer connection accuracy i a w IEC62053 21 22 Class 1 Class 0 5 Voltage Parameter Details Reference voltage 3 x 57 7 100V up to 3 x 277 480V auto ranging Oper...

Page 24: ...per phase at Ib 1VA Display Parameter Description Data Type Liquid Crystal Display LCD Digit height Main 8mm Digit height OBIS code 6mm Resolution Number of digits 8 Communications Parameter Descript...

Page 25: ...midity range Maximum operating value 95 Protection class According to IEC 60529 IP 54 Isolation Protection AC voltage at 50Hz for 1 minute 4kV Class 2 Immunity to impulse voltage According to IEC 6205...

Page 26: ...thout current 80MHz to 2GHz 30V m Fast transient burst main circuits Fast transient burst i a w IEC 61000 4 4 4kV common mode and pseudo differential Fast transient burst auxiliary circuits Fast trans...

Page 27: ...tage signals are derived by dividing the distribution network line voltages through a resistive divider The current and voltage input signals are sampled and digitised 40 times per cycle 50Hz by an an...

Page 28: ...any transformer ratio errors voltage and current phase angle correction to compensate for any transformer angle errors CT VT correction can only be configured using the meter support tool and must be...

Page 29: ...it unconditionally maintains sufficient energy for all critical data to be saved to non volatile memory 7 4 Power fail operation In the event of a continuous absence of power all ACE6000 meter data is...

Page 30: ...an be defined and loaded at any time A tariff specifies a set of energy and demand rates for one energy quantity and only energy registers associated with those rates are updated all other energy regi...

Page 31: ...P1 DP1 DP1 DP1 DP1 DP1 DP4 2 DP2 DP2 DP2 DP2 DP2 DP2 DP4 3 DP3 DP3 DP3 DP3 DP3 DP3 DP5 4 DP2 DP2 DP2 DP2 DP2 DP2 DP4 5 DP1 DP1 DP1 DP1 DP1 DP1 DP4 7 7 4 Day profiles Each Day Profile DP enables the ta...

Page 32: ...e customer is not penalised during this period 7 7 6 Special days The special days facility is intended to allow energy consumption charges on any locally significant days such as religious or public...

Page 33: ...appara tre ici During a power failure the super capacitor is the first backup device to be drained An icon on the LCD is lit when the battery voltage falls below a preset threshold value nominal batte...

Page 34: ...display A meter reading can be taken immediately or after an EOB An EOB action can be performed using the Reset pushbutton if enabled in configuration or using the optical communication port Only one...

Page 35: ...asured energy quantities are updated every second and recorded in a series of total energy registers TER Active Energy 8 Quantities Per phase Direction Aggregate Direction kWh ph 1 Import kWh agg Impo...

Page 36: ...g Export kVAh ph 2 Import kVAh ph 2 Export kVAh ph 3 Import kVAh ph 3 Export Depending on the meter configuration apparent energy is calculated by one of the following methods Arithmetical Multiplicat...

Page 37: ...on energy quantities can be measured in Sum 1 kWh Sum 2 kvarh Sum 3 kVAh Sum 4 7 10 1 3 Instantaneous energy quantities The following quantities are measured and updated every second Phase Angles 6 Qu...

Page 38: ...range available for each unit multiplier Unit Energy register unit Energy register max value Wh 99 999 999 Wh 99 999 999 kWh kWh 99 999 999 kWh 99 999 999 MWh MWh 99 999 999 MWh 99 999 999 GWh The ma...

Page 39: ...of a billing period EOB Cumulative The registers are never reset and the energy will continue to accumulate during the next billing periods At the end of a billing period page 45 the energy rate regi...

Page 40: ...the register if it is a positive value Negative or null results are equal to zero and not stored 7 10 4 Demand registering The contract between the customer and the utility company may specify certain...

Page 41: ...by starting heavy inductive loads from affecting the calculation The integration period has a programmable duration in discrete sub multiples of 60 steps from 1 minute to 60 minutes two modes of opera...

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Page 43: ...T3 T4 T5 is calculated This process is then repeated at the end of every successive integration period until an end of billing event occurs 7 10 4 4 Demand calculation At the end of each integration p...

Page 44: ...e starts from 13h37 continues to 13h42 7 10 4 6 Excess demand modes The meter detects an excess demand when the calculated demand value rises above predefined thresholds for the current rates Dependin...

Page 45: ...excess threshold Projection Every second the meter calculates and extrapolates the demand to the end of the current integration period If the demand threshold value is exceeded by the extrapolated val...

Page 46: ...ray cumulated unit hours As this mode records energy consumption over the recording interval only energy type quantities can be allocated Average The energy quantity allocated to the load profile is c...

Page 47: ...ompany then reads this stored meter data and uses it to generate the customer energy consumption bills 7 10 6 2 End of billing EOB event The meter can be configured so that up to four different source...

Page 48: ...The historical buffer register architecture is circular and operates in a first in first out FIFO fashion Meter data stored in the historical buffer registers can be read at any time and used for bill...

Page 49: ...ters record a specific set of values associated with end of billing EOB events as follows number of EOB actions cumulative EOB date and time EOB source trigger communication front panel pushbutton pro...

Page 50: ...f the defect as an average value over the duration of the event For all defect magnitude calculations the first and the last 40 ms period of the defect is not taken into account If the defect does not...

Page 51: ...d percentages are Sag start low threshold 90 Unom Sag end high threshold 95 Unom A typical voltage sag defect event is illustrated below 1 Unom 2 RMS Input voltage 3 Sag start threshold 4 Sag duration...

Page 52: ...without power RWP Y Power failure The meter detects a power failure when all three distribution network phase voltages are lost The meter can be configured with a long power failure duration threshold...

Page 53: ...ase currents When this calculated value exceeds a pre programmed threshold an alarm can be triggered The neutral current threshold value is programmed using the meter support tool and must represent a...

Page 54: ...he last 10 magnetic sensor events with time stamp and duration Calibrations history The meter records the following calibration event parameters number of calibrations incremental last calibration dat...

Page 55: ...an annunciator in the LCD Configurations When any aspect of the meter is programmed the meter records the number of objects configured as a date time stamped event Typical fraud related parameters inc...

Page 56: ...their respective energy type are only reset when they reach maximum value not at EOB do not have their values stored in any historical buffer registers at EOB all other registers continue to operate n...

Page 57: ...then 96 Periodical EOI events will be recorded each day filling the logbook in about 5 days An integrated functional element called the Event Manager controls and manages all metered events 7 14 2 Eve...

Page 58: ...larms automatically clear when the alarm state disappears Trapped These alarms will only clear when a reset command is performed via communication or pushbutton even if the alarm state has disappeared...

Page 59: ...C62056 21 and IEC62056 42 46 53 61 62 This interface is used for transmission of metering values from the meter to a Hand Held Terminal HHT or personal computer running suitable software AIMS Pro to e...

Page 60: ...le meters 8 3 Real time data The meter can be configured to transmit real time read only data in accordance with IEC62056 21 through one of the serial communication ports This allows an external devic...

Page 61: ...meter in HDLC protocol via the serial port and manages the communication operation ACE6000 Compatibility information All existing Mark 1 and Mark 2 version meters are compatible with the following co...

Page 62: ...re establishing a connection The meter has three logical devices Electricity Management End customer Several client identifications are predetermined with different authorisations to access data Elect...

Page 63: ...e Description 1 Quadrant Displays the direction and type of energy currently measured by the meter The arrows indicate Active and Reactive Import and Export If the incoming supply phase sequence is in...

Page 64: ...dicates that the current wiring for I1 I2 or I3 is incorrect Note This is a special firmware option only S6 RWP mode Indicates the meter is in the Reading Without Power mode S7 PM When the time displa...

Page 65: ...not be indicated by S12 9 2 Meter pushbuttons The meter is equipped with two front panel mounted pushbutton controls located adjacent to the LCD Typically the actions generated by these controls depe...

Page 66: ...the display automatically skips to the next current value The meter operates in distinct display modes which provide access to the display list contents and other functions as follows Normal mode Thi...

Page 67: ...hold down the display button to exit the mode either auto scroll or manually advance the display past the last parameter entry The display will then return to the normal mode and the LCD backlight wi...

Page 68: ...operation if an EOB confirmation has not been selected an end of billing event EOB event occurs if an EOB confirmation has been selected the meter displays any pre configured EOB confirmation string T...

Page 69: ...upply and that the isolation cannot be overridden by another person Following installation ensure that the meter covers are correctly fitted and sealed to prevent user access 10 2 Environmental ACE600...

Page 70: ...escription A 152 Meter body width B 173 Terminal cover width C 234 Meter length including terminal cover D 241 Overall length hanging bracket fully retracted E 68 Meter body depth F 74 Terminal cover...

Page 71: ...nal cover depth All dimensions are in millimetres 10 4 Fixings The meter is fitted with a four step adjustable hanging bracket that provides an upper fixing point Two further lower fixing points are l...

Page 72: ...the correct diameter If aluminium cables are to be used the meter current rating will be downgraded and the meters should be ordered with plated terminals instead of standard brass terminals Meters wi...

Page 73: ...H1 Terminal Function PH2 Terminal Function PH3 Terminal Function 1 I1 in 4 I2 in 7 I3 in 10 11 Neutral in 2 U1 in 5 U2 in 8 U3 in 12 Neutral out 3 I1 out 6 I2 out 9 I3 out Main terminal specification...

Page 74: ...r configuration Terminal Phase Function Terminal Phase Function 1 1 I1 CT1 in 7 3 I3 CT3 in 2 1 U1 Voltage 8 3 U3 Voltage 3 1 I1 CT1 out 9 3 I3 CT3 out 4 2 I2 CT2 in 10 11 N Un Neutral 5 2 U2 Voltage...

Page 75: ...3 wire asymmetrical VDE current transformer configuration Terminal Phase Function Terminal Phase Function 1 1 I1 CT in 7 3 I3 CT in 2 1 U1 Voltage 8 3 U3 Voltage 3 1 I1 CT out 9 3 I3 CT out 4 No conne...

Page 76: ...al Phase Function 1 1 I1 Phase 1 in 7 3 I3 Phase 3 in 2 No connection 8 No connection 3 1 I1 Phase 1 out 9 3 I3 Phase 3 out 4 2 I2 Phase 2 in 10 11 N Un Neutral in 5 No connection 12 N Un Neutral out...

Page 77: ...appara tre ici Terminal Phase Function Terminal Phase Function 1 1 I1 Phase 1 in 7 3 I3 Phase 3 in 2 No connection 8 No connection 3 1 I1 Phase 1 out 9 3 I3 Phase 3 out 4 2 I2 Phase 2 in 10 11 No conn...

Page 78: ...seal the meter as necessary 10 8 Installation checks Before connecting the mains supply to the installed meter carefully check that the correct meter type with the right identification number has been...

Page 79: ...s have incremented from their initial values 10 Check the maximum demand value is consistent with the applied load 11 Re check meter status If the support tool Toolbox application is available 1 Use t...

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Page 81: ...ODE Enter the download mode SAVE_MANUFACTURER_PARAMETERS Backup manufacturing parameters ASSOCIATION_LN_PROGRAMMING Programming action INDEX_PARAMETER Index NON_FATAL_ALARM_APPEARANCE Appearance of a...

Page 82: ...E Recorded when the meter cut calculation reaches the lower threshold all meter data is then saved 11 2 Alarm descriptions The following table contains a list of alarms these may change due to meter f...

Page 83: ...OLTAGE SWELL PHASE 2 Self healing Voltage swell on phase 2 longer than threshold VOLTAGE SWELL PHASE 3 Self healing Voltage swell on phase 3 longer than threshold BATTERY LOW ALARM Trapped RTC battery...

Page 84: ...display list will typically contain the following entries However further parameters may be included depending on meter configuration firmware revision and resource level Parameter Code Example value...

Page 85: ...DATE 1 DD MM YY Time of CT VT programming TIME 1 HH MM SS Previous value of CT numerator CTn 2 00000000 Previous value of CT denominator CTd 2 00000000 Previous value of VT numerator VTn 2 00000000 P...

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