Standex-Meder Products for Smart Grid & Smart Metering Applications

Standex-Meder Products for Smart Grid & Smart Metering Applications

This requires utility companies to make many changes to metering systems that allow for the instant flow of important load information, directly from the consumer''s meter back to the utility company.From revenue metering in gas, electrical and water meter systems to features that prevent tampering in these products, Standex-Meder Electronics provides a broad range of switches, sensors, current transformers and Rogowski coils commonly applied in these applications. Reed switches and sensors provide a highly reliable means of counting Kilowatt hours (KWH) for electricity, and gallons, and cubic feet for gas and water as a method to determine usage. They can also be used to report tamper conditions in meters as an additional security measure. Standex-Meder current transformers, split core current transformers, and Rogowski coils are used to help determine KWH usage and high demand in electrical smart metering systems, in homes as well as in large commercial and industrial facilities. Smart grid systems additionally allow for systems to be automatically shut off in times of peak power usage to decrease load. Highly reliable Standex-Meder reed switches and reed position/proximity sensors can be used in these systems to confirm breaker or disconnect operations in smart grid systems that include automatic and semi-automatic load shedding functions.