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Arithmetic operation apparatus for an electronic watt-hour meter

US4224671A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 31, 1978
Grant dateSep 23, 1980
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Expiry dateJul 31, 1998

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06G7/161
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Disclosed is an arithmetic operation apparatus for an electrical watt-hour meter for cumulatively adding products arrived at by multiplying two input signals in succession which correspond respectively to a line voltage and line current. The apparatus comprises a pulse width modulator for modulating a first input signal of line voltage into the form of a pulse width for each sampling period. A certain number of the sampling periods is taken as a first arithmetic operation period (hereinafter referred to as "a first unit operation period"). During the first unit operation period, a second input signal of line current is supplied for a length of time corresponding to each modulated pulse width of the first input signal. The second input signals thus supplied are integrated by a first integrator during each first unit operation period. During a succeeding operation period consisting of the same specified number of sampling periods (hereinafter referred to as "a second unit operation period"), a reference signal which has a polarity opposite to that of the integrated signal at the end of the first unit operation is reversely integrated by the first integrator. During the second unit op…

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