Digital Electric Meter Diagram

Electric meters read power usage in kilowatt hours.

Digital electric meter diagram.

The red wire shows the live or line or phase and the blake shows the neutral wire. Newer electric meters are digital and are actually read from the utility company s office. Form 2s need a meter for a 120 volt circuit. Assortment of volt amp meter wiring diagram.

In simple terms 1 kilowatt hour 1 000 watt hours. Form 4s meters are used for single phase three wire services with two ct s. This is a transformer rated meter that would be used when the service is too large to put in a form 2s meter. Form 5s meters are transformer rated meters that can be used in a variety of different service types.

Here is a wiring diagram for the form 4s meter. A wiring diagram is a simplified traditional photographic representation of an electric circuit. Single phase form 2s for 120v circuit. A signal identifying your particular meter is sent down the service wires from the electric meter to the utility company.

Unlike traditional analog electric meters many digital meters transmit your meter reading wirelessly to the electric. It reveals the elements of the circuit as simplified forms and the power and signal connections between the devices. This diagram shows how to wire it for 120v. Order our 240 volt meter.