TECHNICAL SPECFICATION FOR

STATIC CT-PT OPERATED 132 KV TRI-VECTOR TRACTION METER

1. SCOPE:
This specification covers the design, manufacture, testing before despatch, supply & delivery
of Static CT-PT operated 132 KV Tri-Vector 3 Phase 3 Wire 0.2S Class Meter for Traction
application only.

2. APPLICABLE STANDARDS:

Unless otherwise specified elsewhere in this specification, the meter shall conform in all
respects including performance and testing thereof to the following Indian/ International
Standards to be read with up-to-date and latest amendments/ revisions there of :
Standard No. Title
Sl.No.
1. IS 14697-1999 AC Static Transformer Operated Watt-hour and
VAR-hour Meters, Class 0.2S & 0.5S.
2. CBIP 325 Specification for AC Static electrical Energy Meters.
3. IEC 687-1992 Alternating current static watt-hour meters for
active energy (classes 0.2S & 0.5S)
4. CBIP Technical Report 111 Specification for Common Meter Reading Instrument.
5. IS 9000 Basic Environmental Testing Procedures for
Electronic & electrical Items.

Meters matching with requirements of other national or international standards which ensure
equal or better performance than the above mentioned standards shall also be considered.
When the equipment offered by the bidder conforms to standards other than those specified
above, salient points of difference between standards adopted and the standards specified in
this specification shall be clearly brought out in the relevant schedule. A copy of such
standards alongwith their English translation shall invariably be furnished along with the
offer.

3. CLIMATIC CONDITIONS:
I. Temperature : -10 C to 55 C (in shade)
II. Humidity : up to 95% RH non-condensing
III. Average annual rainfall : 150 cm.
IV. Max Wind Pressure : 150 kg/sq.m.
V. Max. altitude above MSL : 3000 m.

4. TROPICAL TREATMENT:

The meters shall be suitably designed and treated for normal life and satisfactory operation
under hot & hazardous tropical climate conditions and shall be dust and vermin proof. All
the parts & surface, which are subject to corrosion, shall either be made of such material or
shall be provided with such protective finish which provides suitable protection to them from
any injurious effect of excessive humidity.

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5. ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS:

Class of accuracy : 0.2 S.

(No drift in tolerance of accuracy with time)

Type of Meter : 3 Phase 3 Wire

Supply Voltage (PT Secondary): 110/√3V with variation -40% to +20%

Frequency : 50 Hz +/- 5%

Power factor Range : From Zero lagging through Unity to Zero leading.

Current Range (basic) : 1A

Maximum Current : >120% of Ib

Starting Current : 0.1% of Ib at UPF

Power Loss : Voltage Circuit Less than 1.5W/8VA

Current Circuit Less than 1VA
Resistance to surge voltage : minimum 8kV peak
of 1.2/50 Microsec.

Test Voltage at 50 Hz for 1min. : 2KV rms

Clock Time Accuracy : +/- 2minutes for Class 0.2S

Maximum drift per annum.

6. TEMPARATURE RISE :

a) Under normal condition of use, winding and insulation shall not reach a temperature,
which might adversely affect the operation of the meters. IS14697 should be followed.

7. ANTI TAMPER FEATURES :

The meter should have the following anti-tamper features:

a) The meter shall be capable of recording; occurrences and restoration with date and time
the following tamper conditions:
• Missing Potential with phase identification for all phases.
• CT polarity reversal with phase identification for all phases.
• All Potential missing or Power Failure.
• Magnetic influence.

Default occurrence and restoration time shall be 5 minutes for all tamper events except
Cover Open & Magnet tamper and shall be programmable.

Each parameter shall be on meter display for 10-15 sec. And the time between two auto
display cycles shall be maximum 30 sec.

b) Snapshot values of phase Voltage, Current & Power Factor, Active Energy value during
occurrence & restoration to be provided in the above mentioned first three tamper
conditions.
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Default occurrence and restoration time shall be 5 minutes but it shall be programmable.
c) The meters should work even in the presence of any two Potential wires.
d) Meter should work correctly irrespective of phase sequence.

f) The following facilities also to be provided:

✓ The duration of tamper before it is logged should be a user programmable through

authenticated commands.
✓ All authenticated commands should be Base Computer Software controlled.
✓ All transactions with meter should be date & time logged (minimum 20 transactions).

g) The meter should have sealing features, which should be such that after factory calibration
opening of the meter will lead to breaking of meter cover.

h) A properly designed meter tamper logic should be provided and clearly explained in the
bid. The tamper logic should be capable of discriminating the system abnormalities from
source side and load side and it should not log / record tamper due to source side
abnormalities. The meter should be able to distinguish between HT PT fuse blowing and
Single Phasing and record the former.

i) A minimum of 250 events (one event means either occurrence or restoration) of all types of
tamper with date & time stamping should be available in meter memory.

8. CONSTRUCTION:

The case, winding, voltage circuit, sealing arrangements, registers, terminal block, terminal
cover & name plate etc. shall be in accordance with relevant standard. The meter should be
compact and reliable in design, easy to transport and immune to vibration & shock involved
in transportation & handling. The construction of the meter should ensure consistent
performance under all conditions especially during storms/heavy rain/very hot weather. The
insulating material used in the meter should be non-hygroscopic, non-ageing and of tested
quality. The meter should be sealed in such a way that the internal parts of the meter
becomes inaccessible and attempt to open the meter will result in visible damage to the meter
cover. This is to be achieved by using continuous Ultrasonic welding on the Meter body.

The meter should employ latest technology such as Microcircuit or application Specific
Integrated Circuit (ASIC) to ensure reliable performance. The mounting of the components
on PCB should compulsorily be Surface Mounted Technology (SMT) type. The electronic
components used in the meter should be of high quality and there should be no drift in the
accuracy of the meter for at least ten years.

9. DISPLAY OF MEASURED VALUES:

The measured value(s) shall be displayed on seven segment, seven digit Liquid Crystal
Display (LCD) with backlit or LED, having minimum character height of 10 mm. LCD to be
of ‘STN’ (super tested knemutics) type construction suitable for temperature 70 Deg. C.
continuously.

The data should be stored in non-volatile memory. The non-volatile memory should retain
data for a period of not less than 10 years under un-powered condition. Battery back-up
memory will not be considered as NVM.

It should be possible to easily identify the single or multiple displayed parameters through
symbols/legend on the meter display itself or through display annunciator.

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The register shall be able to record and display starting from zero, for a minimum of 1500
hours, the energy corresponding to rated maximum current at reference voltage and unity
power factor. The register should not roll over in between this duration.

The meter should be capable of displaying the measured parameters in two different Modes
as follows:

A) Auto Display Mode:

• LED/LCD Test
• Rising Apparent Demand with elapsed time
• Real Time & Date (dd mm yy)
• Cumulative Power On Hours
• Active Energy (Import)
• Active Energy (Export)
• Reactive Energy Lag
• Reactive Energy Lead
• Apparent Energy (Lag only)
• Apparent Max Demand (with date and time stamping)
• TOD Active Energies
• TOD Apparent Energies
• TOD Apparent Demand
• Cumulative MD
• MD reset count
• Total Number of Tamper occurrence

B) Push Button Mode:

• LED/LCD Test
• Rising Apparent Demand with elapsed time
• Real Time & Date (dd mm yy)
• Cumulative Power On Hours
• Active Energy (Import)
• Active Energy (Export)
• Reactive Energy Lag
• Reactive Energy Lead
• Apparent Energy (Lag only)
• Apparent Max Demand (with date and time stamping)
• TOD Active Energies
• TOD Apparent Energies
• TOD Apparent Demand
• Cumulative MD
• MD reset count
• Inst. Phase Voltages
• Inst. Phase Currents.
• Inst. Load Active & Apparent
• Inst. Power factor with sign for Lag/Lead.
• Inst. Frequency
• Tamper Information
a) Present status of tamper
i) Missing Potential to metering circuit with phase identification.
ii) Current circuit polarity reversal with phase identification.
iii) Magnetic influence.
iv) All potential missing & Power failure
b) Date & Time of First tamper occurrence with tamper identification.
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 c) Date & Time of Last tamper occurrence with tamper identification.
d) Date & Time of Last tamper restoration with tamper identification.
e) Cumulative tamper count of all types of tampers & all phases.

First-in-first-out feature of tampering will be preferred.

High resolution registers shall display energy & demand readings with atleast 3 digits
after decimal and the formats shall be as given below:

i) Demand in MVA [ ****.*** ]

ii) Energy in MWH [ *****.*** ]

Visibility of display even in poor light conditions is an important criterion.

Proper annunciation legends shall be provided for the displayed parameters.

In push button mode all referred parameters shall be displayed and it shall have priority over
auto mode. Push button mechanism shall have to be of high quality and shall provide
trouble free service for a long span of time.

The meter shall have a test output accessible from the front and shall be capable of being
monitored with suitable testing equipment. The operation indicator must be visible from the
front.
Test output device shall have to be provided in the form of LED for active, reactive and
apparent energies with the provision of selecting the parameter being tested in case of
common LED.

Meters with calibrating LED pulse output for Energy Vectors will be preferred.
The meter should also record values of Energies at preset date & time.

10.Measurement of Harmonics
The meter should be capable of measuring fundamental energy as well total energy i.e.
fundamental plus Harmonics energy. Fundamental energy shall be made available on meter-
display and the same only shall be used for billing purpose.
The total energy shall be logged in the meter memory and be capable of downloading to the
BCS through the CMRI and be available for viewing at the BCS end.

11.MAX. DEMAND:
The meter should be capable of recording the Apparent MD with integration period of 15
minutes. The meter should also record MD at preset date and time.
MD reset should be through all of the three means: 1) Manually 2) Through authenticated
MRI or Remote Communication Command. 3) Automatic resetting at preset date & time.
Facility to invoke any of the above through authenticated MRI command should be
provided.
MD reset button should have proper sealing arrangement.
Two Push Buttons shall be provided for Up & Down scrolling and MD resetting.

12.LOAD SURVEY:
The meter shall be capable of recording load survey of Active Energy, Reactive Energy,
Apparent Energy, Active Demand, Apparent Demand, Current phase-wise, and Voltage
phase-wise & Power Factor for a period of minimum 45 days for 15-minute integration, in
both tabular as well as graphical format.

It should be possible to transfer this data to base computer software directly from meter or
through MRI or remote Telephone Modem or GSM/CDM/GPRS communication. The data

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so obtained should be displayed in both graphical & numeric form in the BCS. The BCS
with all details is to be provided by the supplier at no extra cost.

13.TIME OF DAY FACILITIES:

The meter shall have facility to record Active & Apparent Energy and MD in at least 8 time
zones. The time zones shall be user programmable through authenticated
CMRI/Laptop/RMR command. Necessary software for the same is to be provided. At
present TOD timings shall be as follows:

a) TOD 1: 06:00 Hrs. to 17:00 Hrs.

b) TOD 2: 17:00 Hrs. to 23:00 Hrs.
c) TOD 3: 23:00 Hrs. to 06:00 Hrs.

14.METER RELATED SOFTWARE & INTERFACE:

i) BASE COMPUTER SOFTWARE (BCS): The BCS is to be provided by the meter

manufacturer and it should be capable of the following:
• To prepare a MRI for authenticated transaction with the meter.
• To collect meter reading data directly from meter as well as from the MRI.
• To generate user friendly reports from the above data.
• To read a meter through telephone modem or GSM/CDMA communication.
• To convert data in ASCII format, which is changeable, if required, for transfer to
WBSEB billing software.
• To maintain databases of consumers.

The BCS shall be compatible with Windows 7 and higher version OS. Proper security
features should be in-built to safeguard unauthorized access to different functions.
BCS should be provided during sample testing.

ii) COMMON METER READING INSTRUMENT (CMRI) SOFTWARE:

CMRI software compatible with MRI as per CBIP specification No 111 is to be provided.

iii) APPLICATION PROGRAM INTERFACE (API):

Necessary interface software etc. has to be provided as & when required.

15.METER READING DURING POWER OFF:

It should be possible to read the meter-display visually and with MRI and in absence of input
voltages with the help of internal battery for display in power off condition or external
battery pack. The interface preferred will be inductive coupling. If otherwise, proper sealing
arrangement of coupling port to be provided.

16.Self-diagnostic features:

The meter shall be capable of performing complete self-diagnostic check to monitor the
circuits for any malfunctioning to ensure integrity of data memory location all the time.
If possible, the details of malfunctioning should be recorded in the meter memory.
The details of self-diagnostic capability feature should be furnished by the bidder.

17.IMMUNITY TO ELECTRO MAGNETIC DISTURBANCE:

The meter shall be designed in such a way that external electromagnetic fields up to 0.5
Tesla or electrostatic discharges up to 35KV either shall not influence its performance, i,e,

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the meter shall remain immune, or, if not immune, it shall log event and shall record energy
with Imax.

18.TECHNICAL SUPPORT, MANUALS & TRAINING:

Extensive technical support, detailed technical literature & training is to be provided by the
manufacturer free of cost.
Supply of External Battery Packs to be provided by the manufacturer and should be clearly
offered in their bids.

19.METER CASE AND COVER

The meter should have a case, which can be sealed in such a way that the internal parts of the
meter are accessible only after breaking the seal and cover. This is to be achieved by use of
Ultrasonic Welding. The material of the meter body (case and cover) shall be either

A. THERMOSETTING PLASTIC

Self-insulating non corroding black thermosetting material which would ensure maximum
strength against distortion and also injury to working parts during normal use and rough
handling during transportation. The material shall not soften /melt on heating.

B. ENGINEERING PLASTIC

The meter casing material should be glass reinforced, flame retardant, unbreakable
engineering plastic material with minimum thickness of 2.5 mm to ensure high reliability,
long trouble free life, safety against electric shock, spread of fire and effects of excessive
temperature. The material should be corrosion resistant, inert to chemicals, oxidizing agents,
petro-chemical products, acids, salts, and ultraviolet radiation. The meter chamber shall be
dust proof. The supplier should indicate hardness, melting temperature and tensile yield
strength of the material and necessary test certificate of the same shall be furnished. The
meter case and cover should be sturdy enough to prevent damage during transportation and
installation.

The meter shall withstand external magnetic influence as per latest amendments of CBIP
Technical Report No. 88.
The engineering plastic used shall conform to IS 11731 besides meeting the test requirement
of heat deflection test as per ISO 75 and glow wire test as per relevant standard.

20.TERMINAL BLOCK AND COVER

The terminals may be grouped in a terminal block having adequate insulating properties and
mechanical strength. The terminal block should be made from best quality non-hygroscopic,
flame retardant material (capable of passing the flammability tests given in IS 11731)with
nickel plated brass inserts alloy inserts for connecting terminals.

The terminals in the terminal block shall be of adequate length in order to have proper grip
of conductor with the help of two screws. The screws shall have thread size not less than M4
and head having 4-6mm. diameter. The screws shall not have pointed ends at the end of
threads. All terminals and connecting screws and washers should be of tinned/nickel plated
brass material or aluminum alloy.

The internal diameter of terminal hole should be minimum 5.5 mm. The holes in the
insulating material shall be of sufficient size to accommodate the insulation of conductor
also.
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The terminal cover shall be of Engineering plastic with minimum thickness 2.5 mm. and the
terminal cover shall be of extended type completely covering the terminal block and fixing
holes except for the provision of conductor entry at the bottom for incoming and outgoing
leads.

21.NAMEPLATE AND MARKING:

Every meter shall have a nameplate clearly visible and indelible and distinctly marked in
accordance with the relevant Standard. The following information should appear on an
external plate attached to the meter cover.
1) Manufacturers name or trademark and place of manufacture.
2) Designation of type.
3) Number of phases and number of wires for which the meter is suitable.
4) Serial number of meter.
5) Month and year of manufacture.
6) Principal unit in which the meter records.
7) Reference voltage P.T.Ratio.
8) Basic current and rated maximum current.
9) C.T. Ratio.
10) Reference frequency in Hz.
11) Meter constant (impulse/unit).
12) Class index of meter.
13) Reference temperature.
14) “ Property of WBSEDCL”
15) Purchaser’s Order No. & Date.
16) Guarantee for 5 & ½ years from the date of supply.
17) Sign. of insulation.
18) Bar coding of Serial Number, month & year of manufacture.

22. INFLUENCE QUANTITIES:

The meter shall work satisfactory with guaranteed accuracy as per limit or relevant IS under
presence of the following quantities:

i) External magnetic field

ii) Electromagnetic field
iii) Radio frequency interference
iv) Vibration
v) Harmonic wave form
vi) Voltage fluctuation
vii) Electromagnetic high frequency field
viii) Electrostatic Discharge up to 35 kV

23. POWER CONSUMPTION BY METER: As per IS 14697

24. STARTING CURRENT: The starting current of the meter shall be 0.1%Ib at unity
power factor.

25. FIXING ARRANGEMENT:

Every meter shall have three fixing holes one at the top and two at the bottom. The top hole
shall be provided with a special clip at the back of the meter so that holding screw is not
accessible to the consumer after the fixing of the meters. The lower fixing screws shall be

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provided under the sealed terminal cover. The requisite fixing screws shall be supplied with
each meter.

26. SEALING ARRANGEMENT:

At least, two sealing screws (UNIDIRECTIONAL) should be provided for proper fixing of
the meter cover so that access to the working part should not be possible without breaking the
seal. Necessary provision may be kept for fixing the utility seal also.
Meter cover should be ultrasonically welded continuously to prevent opening of the meter
without damaging the cover.
The manufacturers seal provided with the meter should be of high quality with tamper proof
features.

27. COMMUNICATION CAPABILITY:

The meter shall have a galvanically isolated optical communication port as per
PACT/IEC 1107/ANSI so that it can be easily connected to a hand-held common
meter reading instrument (CMRI) for data transfer. Additional communication port RS
485 shall be provided for remote meter reading purpose.
The above ports suitable for interface of the meter with appropriate protocol to
i) Common Meter Reading Instrument (CMRI)
ii) IBM PC
iii) Facilitate reading by the utility from remote locations, preferably through a sealable port
other than optical port.

Calibration of meter should not be possible through the meter-reading instrument to

avoid meter tampering through MRI.

Protocol of the meter for AMR is to be submitted before delivery of the meters.

28. Base Computer System & Software Requirements:

(A) Base Computer Software (BCS):

The BCS should be user friendly. Windows based BCS shall be supplied. The data transfer
should be reliable and fraud proof. BCS should give all details pertaining to billing and load
survey data. The meter condition details should also be transferred into the BCS including
abnormal/anomalies of voltage current conditions or tamper conditions which can occur due
to mistake in connections or intentionally done for the purpose of tamper. The BCS should
have the facility for ASCII conversion of all recorded meter data.
Facility to view data incorporating External multiplying factor due to Installed CTs & PT
should be provided.

i. Meter Data Display:

The software should show electrical conditions existing at the time of reading the meter in
tabular forms as well as in graphical format (Phase diagram).
All the information about energy, maximum demand and their respective TOD register
readings, billing register readings and billing history readings should be shown in a manner
which user can understand quickly, preferably in tabular format.
All the load survey data should be available in numerical as well as graphical format. It
should also be possible to view this data in daily, weekly and monthly formats. The load
survey graph should show values where the cursor/pointer is placed for the selected or all
parameters.
All the information about tamper events should be accompanied with date and time stamping
along with the ‘SNAPSHOT’ (details) of the respective electrical conditions. This
information should be displayed in the sequence in which it happened, in cumulative format
as well as in summary format. The cumulative format should segregate a particular tamper

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information and summary report should show count of tamper occurrence and the duration
for which meter has remained under tamper condition.
Facility to view data incorporating External multiplying factor due to Installed CTs & PT
should be provided.
The software should be capable of preparing CMRI to read the meter information or to
reconfigure the meter for change of TOD timings and/or time setting of the meter.

ii. Support Display:

There should be "user friendly" approach for viewing meter data for the reading collected
now or for the reading collected in the past. All information about a particular consumer
should be segregated and available at one place so that locating any consumer's past data is
easy. It should be possible to locate/retrieve data on the basis of one of the following
particulars:

a) Consumer ID/Number.
b) Meter Sr. No.
c) Date of meter reading.
d) Location.

iii. The Data Transfer:

It should be possible to transfer the data to and fro from CMRI through serial interface.
Facilities for adjustment of RTC of meter, changing of Tariff requirements (TOD) timings,
Billing Dates, MD integration period, Energy Definitions etc through MRI by authenticated
transactions, controllable through BCS should be provided. Transaction directly through MRI
without BCS control will not be acceptable.

vi. Configurability:
It should be possible to have selective printing out of all the available data of the meter.
Print out should not include anything and everything available with the BCS. The software
should support "Print Wizard" or similar utility whereby user can decide what to print out.
The user of the software need not revert back to the supplier of the software for modifying
the software just to print what he desires.
It is very important that the BCS has the feature to export available data to ASCII or
spreadsheet format for integrating with the WBSEDCL billing system. Here again an
"Export Wizard" or similar utility should be available whereby user can select file format (for
ASCII or for spreadsheet), what data to export, the field width selection (whether 8 characters
or 10 characters, to include decimal point or not, number of digits after decimal point) etc.

v. Security:
The BCS shall have multi level password for data protection and security. The first level
should allow the user to enter the system. The different software features shall be protected
by different passwords. The configuration of passwords should be user definable. The
software installed on one PC should not be copy-able on to another PC.

vi. Help:
The exhaustive on-line Help should be available with the software so that user can use all the
features of the software by just reading the Help contents.

29. RUNNING AT NO LOAD:

The meter should comply with the requirements of the relevant standard.

30. D.C. IMMUNITY TEST: The meter should comply with requirements of relevant
standard.

31. PACKING:
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The meter should be suitably packed for vertical/horizontal support to withstand handling
during transport. The bidder shall be responsible for any damage during transit due to
inadequate or improper packing.
32. ACCURACY:
There shall be no drift in accuracy, for a period of ten years from the date of supply.
In case any drift is noticed which is beyond the permissible limits, the Bidder shall re-
calibrate/replace by a new meter without any extra cost.
33. TESTING & INSPECTION:
A) TYPE TEST:
Meters shall be fully type tested as per relevant Standard (latest version). The type test
certificates should be submitted along with the offer. Offer without Type Test Report shall be
liable for rejection. The type test certificate shall not be more than five years old.
The Acceptance and Routine Tests shall be carried out as per the latest version of the relevant
standard.
B) TEST CERTIFICATES:
The Type Test Certificates shall be from Institutions approved by the purchaser / As per
Appendix ‘G’ of CBIP Technical Report No. 88 (Amended).
Type tests reports to be submitted as per offered sample.
C) INSPECTION :
The inspection shall be carried out at any stage of manufacture, by the WBSEDCL
authorized representatives, with 15 days prior intimation to the supplier. The manufacturer
shall grant all reasonable facilities free of charge for inspection and testing to satisfy the
purchaser that the materials to be supplied are in accordance with their specification.

The supplier shall keep the WBSEDCL informed in advance, about the manufacturing
programme so that the arrangement can be made for inspection.

The representative / Engineer of the WBSEDCL attending the above testing shall carry out
testing as per relevant standards and issue test certificate approval to the manufacturer and
give clearance for despatch.

34. GUARANTEE:
The meter should be guaranteed for a period of 5&1/2 Years from the date of supply. The
meter found defective within the above guarantee period should be replaced by the supplier
free of cost within one month of receipt of intimation.

35. QUALITY ASSURANCE PLAN:

The design life of the meter shall be minimum 10 years and to prove the design life the firm shall
have at least the following Quality Assurance Plan:
a) The factory shall be completely dust proof
b) The testing room shall be temperature and humidity controlled as per relevant Standards.
c) The testing calibrating equipment should be automatic and all test equipment shall have their
valid calibration certificates.
d) Power supply used in testing equipment shall be distortion free with sinusoidal wave-forms
and maintaining constant voltage current and frequency as per the relevant Standards.
e) During the manufacturing of the meters the following checks shall be carried out.
1) Meter frame dimension tolerance should be minimal.
2) The CT coil shall be made totally encapsulated and care shall be taken to avoid ingress of dust
and moisture inside the coil.
3) The assembly of parts shall be done with the help of jigs and fixtures so that human errors are
eliminated.
4) The meters shall be batch tested on automatic, computerized test bench and the results shall be
printed directly without any human errors.

36. TESTING AND MANUFACTURING FACILITIES:

The Bidder shall have at least the following testing facilities to ensure accurate calibration:
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 a) Insulation resistance measurement
b) Running at no load
c) Starting current test
d) Limits of error
e) Range of adjustment
f) Power loss in voltage and current coil
g) Repeatability of error
h) Transportation test
i) Low load run test
j) Heating test

The Bidder shall give a detailed list of bought out items with name of the manufacturer and details
about quality control.

37. Supply of Power Pack & CMRI:

For every 25 meters and part thereof one CMRI of 4MB RAM size and one power pack should be
supplied free of cost in case of meters without internal battery.

38. SUBMISSION OF SAMPLE & DOCUMENTS :

Bidder has to submit sample Meters, as per date mentioned in NIT, to the office of C.E.DTD, WBSEDCL, for
sample testing as part of technical evaluation of the NIT.

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 GUARANTEED TECHNICAL PARTICULARS
FOR 132 KV TRACTION STATIC TRIVECTOR METERS

Sl.No. Description Required Manufacturer’s

Specification particulars
1 Maker’s name and country To be mentioned
2 Type of meter/model To be mentioned
3 Accuracy Class 0.2S
4 CMRI Minimum 4MB RAM
size capacity.
5 Power Pack To be mentioned
6 Parameters displayed To be mentioned
7 P.F. Range O Lag-unity-O Lead
8 Basic Current (Ib) lA
9 Maximum Current > 120% of Ib
10 Minimum starting current 0.1% of Ib
11 Rated Voltage Ph-Ph : 110 V
12 Variation of voltage at -30% to + 20% of Vref
which meter functions
normally
13 Rated Frequency 50Hz
14 Power Loss in Voltage & Voltage Circuit Less than
Current circuits 1.5W/8VA,
Current Circuit Less than
1VA

15 Dynamic range To be mentioned

16 MD reset Provisions a) Manually
b) Through authenticated
CMRI or Remote
Communication Command
c) Automatic resetting at
preset date & time.
17 No. of digits of display and Seven segment, seven
height of character digit Liquid Crystal
Display (LCD) with
backlit or LED, having
minimum character
height of 10 mm.
18 Non volatile memory To be mentioned
19 Principle of operation To be mentioned
20 MD Integration period 15 Minutes
21 Weight of meter To be mentioned
22 Dimensions To be mentioned
23 Warranty 5&1/2 years from date
of commissioning
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24 Outline drawings & Leaflets To be furnished
25 a) Remote meter-readout To be mentioned
facility
b) Communication protocol To be mentioned
used.
c) Sealing provision for To be mentioned
meter & optical port.
d) Baud rate of data To be mentioned
transmission
e) Required software to be To be mentioned
resident in CMRI and BCS.
f) Ultrasonic welding of To be mentioned
body
g) Manufacturers Seal To be mentioned
provided
26 Base Computer Software Windows based and
suitable for latest version
27 Type Test Certificates To be furnished
28 Time of Day Zones To be mentioned
(Selectable)
29 Whether meter measures Both required
both fundamental &
Harmonic Energy
30 Real Time Clock Accuracy +/- 2min for Class 0.2S
Max. drift per annum.

31 Anti Tamper Features To be mentioned in

details.
32 Data retention by NVM 10 years
without battery back up and
unpowered condition

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