2019-07-31T11:59:56
Electrical Research and Development Association (ERDA) has recognized by BIS as an approved Test Laboratory for Smart Meter testing as per IS 16444: 2015.
A smart meter is an electronic device that records consumption of electricity and communicates the information to the electricity supplier for monitoring and billing. It records energy hourly or more frequently. A smart meter will have functions like measurement, computation, event capturing, storing, communication and control.
The Smart Meters are a composite unit with static energy meter, communication module and control element and it also have Time of Day registers.
The smart meter used to provide data and information that are needed by various smart grid applications.
The Bureau of Indian Standard (BIS) has recently published a Standard on smart meters. This Standard IS 16444:2015 "A.C static direct connected watt-hour smart meter class 1 and 2 - specification". ERDA is one among very few laboratories recognized by BIS for conducting this testing.
To sell in Indian market with best quality, the manufacturers and importers of smart meter are required to get their mandatory product certification under the IS 16444 as per BIS.
Aleph India is a window that assists the manufacturers and importers by providing end to end services to get their products tested and certified under the Government guidelines.
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