A power meter includes a sampling circuit configured to initially make electrical measurements of a unit under test at a first sampling frequency. The power meter includes an adaptive circuit. The power meter includes an accumulator configured to accumulate electrical measurements of the unit under test from the sampling circuit. After a change in sampling frequency from the first sampling frequency to a second sampling frequency, the sampling circuit makes second electrical measurements at the second sampling frequency. The adaptive circuit is configured to adjust the second electrical measurements from the sampling circuit according to a factor. The factor is based on a relationship between the first sampling frequency and the second sampling frequency. The adjustment yields adjusted second electrical measurements. The accumulator is further configured to accumulate the adjusted second electrical measurements.

A power meter includes a sampling circuit configured to initially make electrical measurements of a unit under test at a first sampling frequency. The power meter includes an adaptive circuit. The power meter includes an accumulator configured to accumulate electrical measurements of the unit under test from the sampling circuit. After a change in sampling frequency from the first sampling frequency to a second sampling frequency, the sampling circuit makes second electrical measurements at the second sampling frequency. The adaptive circuit is configured to adjust the second electrical measurements from the sampling circuit according to a factor. The factor is based on a relationship between the first sampling frequency and the second sampling frequency. The adjustment yields adjusted second electrical measurements. The accumulator is further configured to accumulate the adjusted second electrical measurements.

The present general inventive concept is directed to a method and system to generate a power signal, including summing a non-inverted reference signal and an inverted feedback signal to output a non-inverted first summation signal, summing an inverted reference signal and a non-inverted feedback signal to output an inverted second summation signal, receiving the first summation signal at a non-inverted input of a differential power output driver, and the second summation signal at an inverted input of the differential power output driver, outputting a non-inverted power signal to a first terminal of an impedance load from a non-inverted output of the differential power output driver, and outputting an inverted power signal to a second terminal of the load from an inverted output of the differential power output driver, the non-inverted power signal also being used as the non-inverted feedback signal, and the inverted power signal also being used as the inverted feedback signal.

A method of evaluating the accuracy of an electricity meter, the method comprising: a preliminary stage comprising a step of acquiring first measurements of a first electrical magnitude, and a step of detecting a period of stability; a test stage comprising a step of injecting a test current into a conductor of the electricity meter, and a step of acquiring at least one second measurement of the first electrical magnitude; an evaluation stage comprising a step of comparing the second measurement of the first electrical magnitude with the sum of a first stability value representative of the first electrical magnitude during the period of stability plus a predefined value corresponding to the expected increase in the first electrical magnitude due to injecting the test current, and a step of evaluating the accuracy of the meter from said comparison.

A load-side voltage detection module for a metrology device includes a plurality of first resistors electrically coupled to a first load-side terminal, the first resistors being in series, a plurality of second resistors electrically coupled to a second load-side terminal, the second resistors being in series, a voltage divider electrically coupled between a first line-side terminal and a second line-side terminal, the voltage divider creating a reference voltage for the load-side voltage detection module, and a pulse generator to generate a pulse based on detection of voltage, the pulse indicating a voltage on at least one of the first load-side terminal or the second load-side terminal, above at least one threshold.

A load-side voltage detection module for a metrology device includes a plurality of first resistors electrically coupled to a first load-side terminal, the first resistors being in series, a plurality of second resistors electrically coupled to a second load-side terminal, the second resistors being in series, a voltage divider electrically coupled between a first line-side terminal and a second line-side terminal, the voltage divider creating a reference voltage for the load-side voltage detection module, and a pulse generator to generate a pulse based on detection of voltage, the pulse indicating a voltage on at least one of the first load-side terminal or the second load-side terminal, above at least one threshold.

A load-side voltage detection module for a metrology device includes a plurality of first resistors electrically coupled to a first load-side terminal, the first resistors being in series, a plurality of second resistors electrically coupled to a second load-side terminal, the second resistors being in series, a voltage divider electrically coupled between a first line-side terminal and a second line-side terminal, the voltage divider creating a reference voltage for the load-side voltage detection module, and a pulse generator to generate a pulse based on detection of voltage, the pulse indicating a voltage on at least one of the first load-side terminal or the second load-side terminal, above at least one threshold.

A load-side voltage detection module for a metrology device includes a plurality of first resistors electrically coupled to a first load-side terminal, the first resistors being in series, a plurality of second resistors electrically coupled to a second load-side terminal, the second resistors being in series, a voltage divider electrically coupled between a first line-side terminal and a second line-side terminal, the voltage divider creating a reference voltage for the load-side voltage detection module, and a pulse generator to generate a pulse based on detection of voltage, the pulse indicating a voltage on at least one of the first load-side terminal or the second load-side terminal, above at least one threshold.

A DSP-based electrical energy metering device is provided. After determining a current application mode, a DSP controller compares an execution rate of each computing task with a corresponding preset comparison value, and outputs a first condition value to a condition general register based on a comparison result, so as to control an execution rate of each computing task in the DSP controller. A jump condition controller outputs a second condition value corresponding to the current application mode to the condition general register based on a change in the execution rate of each computing task compared with an execution rate of the computing task in a previous application mode, so that all computing tasks are executed. An adaptive word length controller adjusts an effective bit width of the electrical signal read by a data general register from a data memory at execution rates of different computing tasks.

A DSP-based electrical energy metering device is provided. After determining a current application mode, a DSP controller compares an execution rate of each computing task with a corresponding preset comparison value, and outputs a first condition value to a condition general register based on a comparison result, so as to control an execution rate of each computing task in the DSP controller. A jump condition controller outputs a second condition value corresponding to the current application mode to the condition general register based on a change in the execution rate of each computing task compared with an execution rate of the computing task in a previous application mode, so that all computing tasks are executed. An adaptive word length controller adjusts an effective bit width of the electrical signal read by a data general register from a data memory at execution rates of different computing tasks.