TESCO Meter Lab Services TESCO’s Meter Lab Services gives our utility customers, meter manufacturers, as well as other metering vendors, a better understanding of “cause & effect” scenarios. The TESCO engineering team has worked together to develop protocols, test theories, and research materials on various industry topics.
TESCO Meter Lab Services have included:
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ANSI testing
Simulated UL testing
• Safety testing - Hot socket issues, causes, simulation • Safety testing - Meter water penetration testing • Safety testing - Meter failure root cause & analysis • Statistical investigation and analysis of field phenomenon • Effects of magnets on solid state meters • Specific functional issues related to AMI & meter manufacturers • Meter certification & performance testing • Meter qualification testing • Meter functionality/communication test protocol & evaluation • Calibration services
HOT SOCKET SIMULATOR CATALOG NO. 3100-L
TESCO Meter Lab Services offers utilities the opportunity to investigate specific issues related their meters and/or metering department. These investigations often result in lab equipment, which TESCO will then install at our customer’s facility. To discuss a custom meter lab service (or product), please contact TESCO at (215) 228-0500. The TESCO Meter Shop & Meter Lab Services Facility Includes: • Multi-Position Meter Test Boards (MTBs) • Multi-Position Meter Qualification Boards (MQBs) • Multi-Position Re-Programming Boards • Demand Test Boards • Single-Position Watt-Hour Test Boards • Individual Engineering Stations (Desktop Meter Stations, Single-Position Meter Qualification Boards) • Meter Scrapping Facility (electromechanical, solid-state, polycarbonate covers, glass covers) • Knopp Transformer Test Equipment • Electronics Lab • Water/Rain Simulation Lab & Testing Facility • High Pot Testing Facility • Thermal Testing Facility • Hot Socket Simulation Equipment • Environmental Chamber
TESCO Metering 925 Canal Street · Bristol, PA 19007 · Phone: 215.228.0500 tescometering.com
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