Electric Meter Diagram

American electric power company meter and service guide 4 figure 14.

Electric meter diagram. 3 phase electricity meter wiring diagram wiring diagram is a simplified usual pictorial representation of an electrical circuit it shows the components of the circuit as simplified shapes and the facility and signal contacts in the middle of the devices. Inside a standard household electric meter box there is a center neutral bus bar with wire connection lugs at each and two hot bus bars each with wire connections lugs at each end. Meter a device for measuring the electric power and energy supplied to a customer. There is also a connection lug for the grounding wire which is bonded to the center neutral bus bar.

Before starting the installation there are some steps that have to be followed. Meter wiring diagrams provided by tesco ansi meter wiring diagrams the great lakes electric meter school glems began in 1989 with a committee composed of members of electric utilities electric utility manufacturers and experts in the utility field. 480v delta or 277 480v wye 200 amp below service self contained metering with meter disconnect figure 16. Meter enclosure a wood or metal cabinet or metal socket installed indoors or outdoors in which the company s metering equipment is located.

Meter installation from pad mount transformer usi ng bushing type ct s figure 14b. Electrical meter boxes can be installed outdoors or indoors. Meter sockets a meter socket is the base portion of a socket type meter.