On 5/30/2012 7:40 AM, T. Keating wrote:
On Wed, 30 May 2012 08:02:45 -0400, Home wrote:

"T. Keating" wrote:

3a) Many of these new smart meters are programmed to read high
with certain loads.

Are you saying that smart-meters don't measure inductive, reactive or
non-linear loads correctly - such that they err on the side of the
utility company?

Yup..


They don't give credit for power returned to the grid.

What returned power?

Certain motorised devices also act as generators and return a
percentage of that energy back to grid in backside(90-180, 270-360
degrees) of each AC -phase.

It has nothing to do with generator action. It is what inductors
(motors) do. (Also capacitors.)


Instead of getting a credit for that returned energy, you get double
billed. (According the GE engineers).


You are claiming the meters do not accurately measure power when the
power factor is not 1.0.

Cite.


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