APDRP PROJECTS

STANDARD
TECHNICAL SPECIFCATION
FOR
3P/4 WIRE CT/PT OPERATED FULLY STATIC
TRI-VECTOR ENERGY METERS
FOR

HT FEEDERS

Prepared By
TASK FORCE ON STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS
FOR APDRP PROJECTS
CONSTITUTED UNDER IEEMA FORUM
BY
MINISTRY OF POWER, GOVT. OF INDIA

APD&RP DEPARTMENT
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.0 APPLICATION............................................................................................................................3
2.0 STANDARDS TO WHICH METERS SHALL COMPLY..........................................................3
3.0 LOCATION AND MOUNTING..................................................................................................3
4.0 GENERAL TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS............................................................................4
4.1 TYPE........................................................................................................................................4
4.2 FREQUENCY RANGE...........................................................................................................4
4.3 ACCURACY CLASS..............................................................................................................4
4.4 REFERENCE SECONDARY Voltage.....................................................................................4
4.5 Basic current (Ib )......................................................................................................................4
4.6 Maximum Continuous current.................................................................................................4
4.7.1 POWER FACTOR RANGE..................................................................................................4
4.8.1 DESIGN................................................................................................................................4
4.8.2 MANUFACTURING PROCESS, ASSEMBLY AND TESTING........................................4
4.9 DISPLAYS...............................................................................................................................6
4.10 Performance under Influence Quantities................................................................................6
4.11 ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL FEATURES...........................................................................6
4.11.1 OUTPUT DEVICE.............................................................................................................6
4.11.2 CUMULATIVE ENERGY REGISTER................................................................................6
4.12 TEMPERATURE CONDITIONS..........................................................................................6
4.13 REAL TIME INTERNAL CLOCK (RTC)............................................................................6
4.14 QUANTITIES TO BE MEASURED & DISPLAYED..........................................................7
4.15 DEMAND INTEGRATION PERIOD (DIP).........................................................................7
4.16 TIME OF DAY (TOD) REGISTERS.....................................................................................8
4.17 LOAD SURVEY DATA REGISTERS...................................................................................8
4.18 INDICATIONS......................................................................................................................8
4.19 COMMUNICATION FACILITIES & STANDARDS..........................................................8
4.20 TAMPER & FRAUD MONITORING AND RECORDING.................................................9
5.0 TYPE TESTS.............................................................................................................................10
5.1 For Basic Energy Meter.........................................................................................................10
5.2 For Data Transfer and Communication capability.................................................................10
6.0 ACCEPTANCE & ROUTINE TESTS.......................................................................................10
7.0 QUALIFYING REQUIREMENTS...........................................................................................10
8.0 QUALITY ASSURANCE..........................................................................................................12
9.0 GUARANTEE...........................................................................................................................12
10.0 FIXING, CONNECTION AND SAFETY EARTHING ARRANGEMENT..........................12
11.0 METER COVER & SEALING ARRANGEMENT................................................................13
Annexure.......................................................................................................................................14
Application Guide for users of this specification (Annexure I):.........................................14
Indicative outline quality assurance plan for static energy meter
Annexure -II............15

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TECHNICAL SPECIFCATION FOR FULLY STATIC FEEDER ENERGY METERS

1.0 APPLICATION
2.0 STANDARDS TO WHICH
METERS SHALL COMPLY

INCOMING AND OUTGOING HT FEEDERS

AT 110/66KV/33KV/11KV DISTRIBUTION SUBSTATIONS,
BORDER/INTERFACE LINES
IS-14697 Specification for AC Static Transformer operated Watt
Hour & VAR-Hour meters, classes 0.2 S & 0.5 S;
IEC 60687 AC Static Watt-Hour Meters for Active Energy (classes
0.2 S & 0.5 S);
IEC 61000-4-5 (2001-04) for Electro Magnetic CompatibilityTesting and Measurement techniques, Surge immunity test;
ANSI/IPC-A- 610 Workmanship standard for Acceptability of
Electronic Assemblies (A standard developed by Institute for
Interconnecting and packaging Circuits);
All additional requirements as specified in ANNEX G of IS 14697
shall be provided in all meters supplied.
The equipment meeting with the requirements of other authoritative
standards, which ensure equal or better quality than the standard
mentioned above, also shall be considered; in case of conflict the
order of precedence shall (1) IS-14697 (2)IEC-60687; Other
relevant Standards.

3.0 LOCATION AND

MOUNTING

In case of any difference between provisions of these standards and

provision of this specification, provisions contained this
specification shall
INDOOR
Energy Meter to be with IP51 enclosure.
For Existing Sub-stations:
All the feeder meters to be suitable for mounting on Simplex type
Vertical Panel with rear door, Energy Meter flush mounted and
clearly visible, with disconnecting type TBs, fully wired, for placing
inside sub-station control room;

When outdoor, then in a sheet steel or Polycarbonate

enclosure having IP53 degree of protection and sealing
arrangement.

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4.0 GENERAL TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

Static Energy Meter, 3 Ph , 4 Wire Tri-Vector Export
4.1 TYPE

4.2 FREQUENCY RANGE

4.3 ACCURACY CLASS
4.4 REFERENCE SECONDARY
Voltage
4.5 Basic current (Ib )
4.6 Maximum Continuous current.
4.7 POWER FACTOR RANGE
4.8.1 DESIGN

(Import in case of border meters) Energy Meter , with

TIME OF DAY registers, Load profile data record, MD
register, suitable for both unbalanced & balanced loads.
50 Hz 5%
0.5S
Suitable for operation From 110V Ph-Ph or 63.5V Ph-N, PT
Secondary;
-/1 Amps or -/5 Amps. as per existing CT at substation
specified elsewhere
2.0 Ib;
Starting and Short time current shall be as per IS-14697.
0.0 Lag-Unity-0.0 Lead
Meter shall be designed with application specific integrated
circuit (asic) or micro controller; shall have no moving part;
electronic components shall be assembled on printed circuit
board using surface mounting technology; factory
calibration using high accuracy (0.1 class) software based
test bench.
Assembly of electronic components shall be as per
ANSI/IPC-A-610 standard. Internal power supply circuit
shall be designed using highly reliable component
complying to MIL standard.

Critical components such as metering ICs (ASIC),

Microcontroller etc. shall be STACK and IECQ
approved
Current Transformer shall be used for Phase and
Neutral circuit to achieve isolation against external
interference /electrical spikes.
4.8.2 MANUFACTURING
PROCESS, ASSEMBLY AND
TESTING

Meters shall be manufactured using latest and state of the

art technology and methods prevalent in electronics
industry.
All inward flow of major components and sub assembly
parts (CT, PT, RTCs/Crystal, LCDs, LEDs, power circuit
electronic components etc.) shall have batch and source
identification.
Multilayer PCB assembly with PTH (Plated through
Hole) using surface mounted component shall have
adequate track clearance for power circuits. SMT
component shall be assembled using automatic pick-andplace machines with in process 7 stages, Reflow Soldering
oven, for stabilized setting of the components on PCB.
For soldered PCBs, cleaning and washing of cards, after
wave soldering process is to be carried out as a standard
practice.

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Assembly line of the manufacturing system shall have

provision for testing of sub-assembled cards.
Manual placing of components and soldering, to be
minimized to items, which cannot be handled by automatic
machine.
Handling of PCB with ICs/C-MOS components, to be
restricted to bare minimum and precautions to prevent
ESD failure to be provided.
Complete assembled and soldered PCB should under go
functional testing using computerized Automatic Test
Equipment.

Fully assembled and finished meter shall under go

burn-in test process for 24 Hours at 55 degree Celsius
(Max. temperature to not exceed 60 degree Celsius)
under base current (Ib) load condition.
Test points should be provided to check the performance of
each block/stage of the meter circuitry.
Testing at intermediate and final stage to be carried out with
testing instruments, duly calibrated with reference standard,
with traceability of source and date.

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4.9 DISPLAYS

LCD shall be suitable for temperature withstand of 70 0 C;

7+1 digits (with indication), parameter identifier, backlit
Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) of minimum 10 mm height,
wide viewing angle. Auto display cycling push button
required with persistence time of 12 Seconds.
Sequence of display of various instantaneous electrical
parameters shall be as desired by Purchaser at the time of
order.

4.10 Performance under Influence

Quantities
4.11 ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL
FEATURES
4.11.1 OUTPUT DEVICE

4.11.2 CUMULATIVE ENERGY

REGISTER

4.12 TEMPERATURE
CONDITIONS
4.13 REAL TIME INTERNAL
CLOCK (RTC)

4.13.1 CLOCK DAY/DATE

SYNCHRONISATION

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As per IS 14697.
Accuracy for measurement shall conform to IS14697.
i) Energy Meter shall have test output, accessible from the
front, and be capable of being monitored with suitable
testing equipment while in operation at site.
ii) Operation indicator must be visible from the front.
iii) Test output device shall be provided in the form of
LED/LCD.
iv) Resolution of the test output device shall be sufficient to
enable the starting current test in less than 10 minutes.
Nameplate shall indicate the impulse/ Unit with
appropriate resolution.
Meter should have provision for automatic recording of
cumulative kWh & MD KW at say 24.00 hours on the last
day of the month for each of the past six calendar months
and same to be stored in the register/memory.
As per IS 14697;
Meter to perform satisfactorily under Non-Air Conditioned
environment (within stipulations of IS) in HT sub-station
with Indoor switchgear in some of the locations.
RTC shall be pre-programmed for 30 Years Day/date
without any necessity for correction. Maximum drift shall
not exceed +/- 300 Seconds per year.
Time & date setting shall only be possible through one of
the following:
(a) Common Meter Reading Instrument (CMRI) or Meter
testing work bench and this shall need password
enabling for Consumer meter;
(b) From Base billing system computer thro WAN or
Sub-station data logger PC through LAN.
Synchronisation of Energy Meter RTC Time/Date shall be
possible thro password/Key code enabled command from
remote server or sub station PC as per the arrangement.
Master Clock reference shall be obtained from Main server
or local PC.
Synchronisation shall be carried only if the RTC drift is
within 10 minutes.
Error log to be recorder by the system S/W if the RTC
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4.14 QUANTITIES TO BE
MEASURED & DISPLAYED

4.15 DEMAND INTEGRATION

PERIOD (DIP)

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time is out of range.

As per Appendix G of IS 14697.
a) TOD time slot register wise export & Import (when
asked) of kWh & kVARh, kVAh energy;
b) Maximum kVA or kW demand with elapsed time.
c) Instantaneous kW, kVA, PHASE WISE kW & kVA,
OVERALL pf, MD reset count, frequency, time &
date, RTC battery health;
In addition, present status of abnormality shall also be
possible to be displayed.
Tamper details shall be stored in internal memory for
retrieval by authorized personnel through either of the
following:
i)
Common Meter Reading Instrument (CMRI) and this
shall need password enabling.
ii) From Base billing system computer thro WAN or
Sub-station data logger PC through LAN.
i) Energy Meter shall continuously monitor and calculate
the average maximum demand for each demand interval
time of 30 minutes and maximum of these in a calendar
month shall be stored along with date and time when it
occurred;
ii) It shall however be possible to change the demand
integration period (DIP), from 30 to 15 minutes at site,
with proper security;
iii) The Maximum demand of past six months shall be
stored in the memory with date and time.
iii) It shall be also possible to retrieve this data through
communication port and MRI.
iv) There shall be no resetting button for MDI data and
resetting shall be possible, on request by Sub-Station
data logger system thro LAN after retrieval of update
data or via MRI optical port, with password enabled
access, only.

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4.16 TIME OF DAY (TOD)

REGISTERS

6 different TOD energy registers as per clause G-8 of IS

14697 are required. Time block settings shall be advised to
the supplier at least 4 weeks before commencing delivery.
Change of time period for TOD metering shall be with
password enabling from CMRI or from base computer for
LAN operated meters.

4.17 LOAD SURVEY DATA

REGISTERS

Storage in Non volatile memory for 40 days, 30 minute

demand of any of the following parameters of kW, kVA,
kVAR (or Pf), Average of 3 voltages and phase currents
shall be provided (configurable).
Energy Meter shall have test output, accessible from the
front, and be capable of being monitored with suitable
testing equipment while in operation at site.

4.18 INDICATIONS

Resolution of the test output device shall be sufficient to

enable the starting current test in less than 10 minutes.
Nameplate shall indicate the impulse/ Unit in appropriate
resolution.

4.19 COMMUNICATION
FACILITIES & STANDARDS

APD&RP DEPARTMENT
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Data architecture and communication protocols shall enable

easy multi-vendor exchange of data without usage of any
converting/translating equipment.
For this, the data structure adopted within the energy meter
shall be on an internationally acceptable method. The data
structure/coding details shall be furnished to the Purchaser.
All necessary software required for down loading the
information to a user friendly Windows/LINUX based
operating system of Base billing computer system,
Substation data logger PC system thro CMRI as well as
LAN shall be furnished in required number of copies (On
CD) without any additional cost to the Purchaser.
a) Local communication port:
b) Meter shall be provided with RS 485 port for periodic
data transfer thro LAN to sub-station data
logger/Computer;
c) Energy Meter shall operate on industry standard
MODBUS protocol and shall be individually
addressable;
d) RS485 communication port shall be suitable for
interfacing multiple Energy Meters. It shall be possible
to download stored meter data, on polling basis with the
aid of a software schedule by addressing one meter at a
time and downloading the stored data into the sub
station data logger/Computer.
e) Energy meter shall have a galvanically isolated optical
communication port in front of the meter for data
transfer to or from a hand held data Collection Device
(Common Meter Reading Instrument CMRI conforming to CBIP technical report-111) with proper
security and without error.
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4.20 TAMPER & FRAUD

MONITORING AND RECORDING

Meters shall at least be immune to tampers elaborated in IS

14697, ANNEX G-10.
All types of tampers for which meter is made immune, shall
be listed by the bidder. These tampers records need not be
recorded or stored in the meter memory. Further,
compliance to these are to be demonstrated by the bidder
during acceptance test by successful bidder.
The meter should have anti tamper features. These shall at
least include:
i) Phase Sequence Reversal: Meter should work accurately
irrespective of phase Sequence of supply.
ii) Bypassing of Current Coil: Meter must have capability
to record bypassing (shunting) of current coil(s) of one
or any two phases with date, time and duration with
normalisation time. Meter should not record tamper if
load currents are unbalanced within specified limits
permissible in the system.
iii) Current reversal in current coil: The meter shall register
energy consumption correctly in forward direction
irrespective of the direction of current in the current
coil/Coils with date and time of first occurrence and last
restoration along with total number of such occurrences
for all phases during the above period.
iv) Missing potential: Meter shall be capable of detecting
and recording occurrences of missing potential (One
phase or two phase) and its restoration which can
happen due to intentional/accidental disconnection of
potential leads with date and time along with total
number of such occurrences for all phases during the
above period. This recording of tampering shall not be
done when meter is without any load i.e. Current in all
phases is Zero.
v) Error recording shall include current unbalance beyond
30% in the phases, RTC clock correction failures (when
drift is beyond specified value etc);
vi) Missing Neutral: Meter shall continue to record

accurately as per prevailing electrical conditions,

even if the neutral of supply gets disconnected.
5.0 TYPE TESTS
5.1 For Basic Energy Meter

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i)

The meter offered should have successfully passed

all type tests described in the IS 14697 and IEC 61000
4-5 Type test certificate shall be submitted along with
the offer and the same shall not be more than 36
months old at the time of bid submission. Make & type
of major components used in the type-tested meter
shall be indicated in the QAP.
ii) Further Purchaser shall reserve the right to pick up
energy meters at random from the lots offered and get
the meter tested at third party lab i.e. CPRI Bangalore /
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agencies listed at Appendix-C of CBIP 88 / NPL /

CQAL / ERTL / ERDA at the sole discretion of the
Purchaser. The supplier has no right to contest the test
results of the third party lab or for additional test and
has to replace/take corrective action at the cost of the
supplier.
It shall be the responsibility of the supplier to arrange such
tests and Purchaser shall be informed of the date and time
of conduction of tests well in advance to enable him to
witness such tests. Test charges of the testing authority, for
such successful repeat type tests, shall be reimbursed at
actual by the Purchaser.

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5.2 For Data Transfer and

Communication capability

This shall be on mutually agreed tests to be finalised at

the time of Contract Award. The meter could be tested
at third party lab i.e. CPRI Bangalore / NPL / ERTL /
ERDA.

6.0 ACCEPTANCE & ROUTINE

TESTS

i) Criteria for selection for such tests and performance

requirements shall be as per IS 14697,IEC 61358.
ii) Additional acceptance shall include Surge withstand
(SWC), Lightning impulse and HF disturbance as per
IEC 6100-4&5. For these specific tests, one sample

meter per order from one of the offered lot shall be

subjected to SWC/other semi-destructive tests.

7.0 QUALIFYING
REQUIREMENTS

8.0 QUALITY ASSURANCE

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Meters after tests shall not be used. Lightning Impulse

test, listed under SWC shall be done for 8 kV p and 300
Joules.
iii) Accuracy tests shall be performed at the beginning and
at the end of the acceptance tests specified
i)
Bidder should be a manufacturer;
ii) He should have all the facility in his works for design,
assembly, quality assurance, burn-in test (Fully
assembled Energy Meter), testing (all routine and
acceptance tests), automatic calibration of Energy Meter
on software based test bench, qualified team of
technical and software engineers;
iii) Meters identical to those offered should have
successfully passed all type tests as specified in relevant
standards from an internationally recognized testing
authority or NABL accredited laboratories.
ii) At least 500nos. of static energy meters should have been
in successful operation in a power utility for not less
than two years as on date of bid opening. Evidence
supporting the qualifying requirements shall be
furnished with the offer, without which the offers shall
be considered non-responsive and are liable for
rejection.
OR
The average annual turnover of the manufacturer for
Energy meters for the three (3) best financial years out
of last five (5) years, at least should be Rs.**
Lakhs.
(** is 2 x Package Cost x 12/ Work completion schedule in
Months)
iv) Notwithstanding anything stated herein under, the
Purchaser reserves the right to assess the capacity and
capability of the bidder to execute the work, should the
circumstances warrant such assessment in the overall
interest of the Purchaser.
(a) The manufacturer shall have a comprehensive quality
assurance program at all stages of manufacture for
ensuring products giving reliable, trouble free
performance.
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(b) Details of the bidders quality assurance and test set up

shall be furnished with the bid. A detailed quality
assurance program shall be finalized with the successful
bidder during the award stage.
(c) Bidder shall furnish following information along with
his bid:
i) Organisation structure of the manufacturer and his main
sub-suppliers (PCBs, SMT cards, CT/PT) with details
of QA setup, overall workflow;
ii) Copy of system manual showing QAP (Quality
Assurance Plan) as actually practiced during
manufacturing and final testing.
iii) List of raw materials and critical components (ASIC
chip, crystal clock, memory register Chip, transformers,
optical ports etc.) with their suppliers;
iv) Stage inspection of product before final testing;
v) Procedure adopted for In-situ testing of PCBs, after
placement of surface mounted component, for
quantitative parametric variation of tolerance by self or
sub-contractor.
vi) Testing and calibration facility, date of calibration of
test bench, manpower data of bench operators;
vii) Sample copies of test certificate of bought out
components.

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9.0 GUARANTEE

10.0 FIXING AND CONNECTION

ARRANGEMENT

11.0 METER COVER & SEALING

ARRANGEMENT

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Equipment (Meter) supplied shall be guaranteed for a

period of 60 months from the date of supply. Bidders shall
guarantee to repair or replace the meters and meter boxes (if
supplied), which are found to be defective/ inoperative at
the time of installation, or become inoperative/ defective
during guarantee period. Replacements shall be effected
within 1 month of receipt of defective material.
The bidder shall extend the guarantee of 5 years. However
the back up bank guarantee provided by the bidders shall be
valid for 2 years only.
Manufacturer shall ensure following technical points:
i) Meter shall be suitable for mounting on Simplex type
Vertical panel with rear door; CAT-M4 disconnecting
type TBs to be used for Current circuit; Panel wiring to
be properly dressed and harnessed; External cables to
enter panel from bottom gland plate using double
compression glands.
ii) External cabling and inter-connection from existing
CT/PT to Energy Meter panel shall be shall be in the
scope of the contractor/bidder;
iii) LAN cabling from Energy Meters to PC/CPU at Sub
station shall be in the scope of the contractor/bidder;
iv) Energy Meter terminals block shall be adequately sized
with regard to maximum conductor dimension,
commensurate with current rating of Energy Meter.
The utilities may add their specific sealing requirements
and meter COVER constructions required. Wherever poly
carbonate cover is specified, it shall conform to IS 11731
(FH-1category) besides meeting the test requirement of
heat deflection test as per ISO 75, glow wire test as per the
IS:11000 (part 2/SEC-1) 1984 OR IEC PUB,60695-2-12,
Ball pressure test as per IEC--60695-10-2 and
Flammability Test As per UL 94 or As per IS 11731(Part2) 1986

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Annexure
Application Guide for users of this specification (Annexure I):
1. The specification does not contain constructional details and methods of sealing of the
meter COVER and the terminal sizes required for the Purchasers incomer cables. These
may be added suitably as per the requirements of individual users. Quantities of meters
required with / without meter COVER ( Ref. Clause 3.0 of the specification) needs to be
specified in the Bill of Quantities in the NIT specifications.
2. The NIT specification shall suitably incorporate the appropriate Qualifying Requirements
as per Clause 7 of the specification considering the quantity of meters intended to be
procured.
3. The NIT specifications shall also stipulate the specific nameplate markings required by the
Purchaser. The Utility may specify the barcode numbering for the meters as required by
the utility computer system.

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Indicative outline quality assurance plan for static energy meter

Sl.
No.

Bought Out
Material

Characteristic

Classification

Type of Check

1.

Steel for
fabrication
(CRCA)

1. Dimensions
2. Surface finish
& check for
waviness
3. T.S./ Bending
Test
4. Chemical
Analysis
Dimensions
Surface finish
Treading

Major
Major

Measurement
Visual

Major

Mechanical Test

Major

Mechanical Test

Major
Major
Major

Measurement
Visual
Mech

DFT
Adhesion
Corrosion
resistance

Critical
Critical
Critical

Mech
Mech
Chemical

Melt. Flow index

Major

MVR300C, 1.2
Kg

Sp. Gravity
Melt. Flow Index
Tensile strength
Izod impact
strength notched
Heat deflection
temp
Sp. Gravity
Melting Point
Tensile Strength
Flex Strength

Major
Major
Major
Major

ASTMD792
ASTMD1238
ASTMD638
ASTMD256

Major

ASTMD648

Major
Major
Major
Major

ASTMD792
ASTMD3418
ASTMD638
ASTMD790

2.

3.

4.

MS Case
Bottom & Top
( IF
APPLICABLE)
Painting

Moulding
Powder top
Polycarbonate
Moulding
Powder bottom
polycarbonate
glass filled

Moulding
powder
terminal blockPBT

Quantum

Reference
Document

Annexure -II
Acceptance
Norm

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Technical specification for 3 Phase FDR Static Energy
February04
Meters (LCD with Port) for application in Distribution System R4
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Format of
Check Record

Remarks

5.

Moulded Case
Bottom & Top

6.

Front Panel

PCB

PCB
manufacturing
8
9

10

IC
Capacitors

Resistor

Azod impact
strength notched
Heat deflection
temp
Flammability
Dimensions
Surface Finish
Flammability
Flammability

Major

ASTMD256

Major

ASTMD648

Major
Major
Major
Critical
Major

Transparency of
top
Dimensions
Surface finish
Screen Printing
Dimensions
Solderability

Major

UL-94
Measurement
Visual
Glow wire test
Resistance to
heat & fire
UV ray test

Solder mask
adhesion
Warpage
Legend print
process control
and bare board
testing
Approved Code
Capacitance Value
Make/Origin
Type
Solderability
Tan delta
Marking
Resistance Value
Make/Origin
Power Dissipation

Major

Measurement
Visual
Visual
Measurement
Soldering
quality
Masking quality

Minor
Major
Major

Visual
Visual
Plant standards

Major
Major

Visual
Elect.

Major
Major
Major
Major
Major

Visual
Viusal
Elect
Visual
Elecct

Major

Elect

Major
Major
Major
Major
Major

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Technical specification for 3 Phase FDR Static Energy
February04
Meters (LCD with Port) for application in Distribution System R4
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12

13

14

15

MOV

Transistor

Diodes

LED

Crystal

16

COMPONENT
/ PCB BURN
IN TEST

17

CT

Type
Visual
Solderability

Major
Major
Major

Visual
Color Coding
Visual

Functional
Make/Origin
Marking
Solderability
Make/Origin
Transistor
Characteristics
Marking
Solderability
Make/Origin
Diode
Characteristics
Reverse Leakage
Current
Marking
Solderability
Make/Origin
Functional
Surface Finish
Solderability
Make/Origin
Frequency
Marking
Solderability
Temp deg C
Duration

Major

Elect

Major
Major

Visual
Visual

Critical

Elect

Major
Major

Visual
Visual

Critical

Elect

Major

Elect

Major
Major

Visual
Visual

Major
Major
Major

Elect
Visual
Visual

Critical
Major
Major
Major

Elect
Visual
Visual
Elect

Shield Dimension
Make/Origin

Major

Measurement

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Technical specification for 3 Phase FDR Static Energy
February04
Meters (LCD with Port) for application in Distribution System R4
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