ace6000

ACE6000
User Guide
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Contents
1. About this guide .......................................................................................................... 3
1.1. Audience ............................................................................................................................. 3
1.2. Scope ................................................................................................................................. 3
2. Abbreviations .............................................................................................................. 5
3. Certification ................................................................................................................. 7
3.1. Applicable standards .......................................................................................................... 7
3.2. CE Certificate of conformity ................................................................................................ 8
3.3. End-of-life disposal ............................................................................................................. 9
4. Safety information ..................................................................................................... 11
5. General information .................................................................................................. 13
5.1. Meter overview ................................................................................................................. 13
5.2. General specifications ...................................................................................................... 14
5.3. Meter support tools ........................................................................................................... 15
5.4. Configuration options ........................................................................................................ 16
5.4.1. Meter identification ........................................................................................................... 16
5.4.2. Meter product coding ........................................................................................................ 16
5.5. Meter markings ................................................................................................................. 18
5.5.1. Terminal numbering .......................................................................................................... 19
6. Technical specification ............................................................................................. 21
7. Technical description ................................................................................................ 25
7.1. Metrology .......................................................................................................................... 25
7.1.1. Measurement error correction .......................................................................................... 26
7.2. External connections ........................................................................................................ 26
7.3. Power supplies ................................................................................................................. 27
7.4. Power-fail operation .......................................................................................................... 27
7.5. Real-time clock ................................................................................................................. 27
7.6. Calendar ........................................................................................................................... 28
7.7. Energy rate switching ....................................................................................................... 28
7.7.1. Daylight saving ................................................................................................................. 28
7.7.2. Seasons ............................................................................................................................ 29
7.7.3. Week profiles .................................................................................................................... 29
7.7.4. Day profiles ....................................................................................................................... 29
7.7.5. Indexes ............................................................................................................................. 30
7.7.5.1. Index activation ................................................................................................................. 30
7.7.6. Special days ..................................................................................................................... 30
7.8. Backup power supply ....................................................................................................... 30
7.9. Reading without power (RWP) ......................................................................................... 32
7.10. Metered quantities ............................................................................................................ 33
7.10.1. Four quadrant metering .................................................................................................... 33
7.10.1.1. Measured energy quantities ............................................................................................. 33
7.10.1.2. Summation energy ........................................................................................................... 35
7.10.1.3. Instantaneous energy quantities ....................................................................................... 35
7.10.2. Total energy registers (TER) ............................................................................................ 36
7.10.3. Energy registering ............................................................................................................ 36
7.10.3.1. Energy channels ............................................................................................................... 36
7.10.3.2. Energy rate registers ........................................................................................................ 37
7.10.3.3. Summation registers ......................................................................................................... 38
7.10.4. Demand registering .......................................................................................................... 38
7.10.4.1. Demand channels ............................................................................................................. 39
7.10.4.2. Demand registers ............................................................................................................. 39
7.10.4.3. Integration period .............................................................................................................. 39
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7.10.4.4. Demand calculation .......................................................................................................... 41
7.10.4.5. End of integration (EOI) .................................................................................................... 42
7.10.4.6. Excess demand modes .................................................................................................... 42
7.10.5. Load profiles ..................................................................................................................... 44
7.10.5.1. Excess energy .................................................................................................................. 45
7.10.6. Meter billing ...................................................................................................................... 45
7.10.6.1. Billing periods ................................................................................................................... 45
7.10.6.2. End of billing (EOB) event ................................................................................................ 45
7.10.6.3. Historical buffer registers .................................................................................................. 46
7.11. Network quality monitoring ............................................................................................... 48
7.12. Monitoring ......................................................................................................................... 50
7.13. Fraud protection measures ............................................................................................... 53
7.13.1. Magnetic field detection .................................................................................................... 54
7.14. Alarm and event management ......................................................................................... 55
7.14.1. Logbook ............................................................................................................................ 55
7.14.2. Event histories .................................................................................................................. 55
7.14.3. Alarm type and classification ............................................................................................ 56
7.14.4. Alarm notification .............................................................................................................. 56
8. Communications ....................................................................................................... 57
8.1. Optical interface ................................................................................................................ 57
8.2. Serial data port ................................................................................................................. 57
8.3. Real-time data .................................................................................................................. 58
8.4. Modem connection ........................................................................................................... 58
8.5. Communication protocols and networking ........................................................................ 59
8.6. Communication management ........................................................................................... 60
9. Meter displays ........................................................................................................... 61
9.1. Displays and annunciators ............................................................................................... 61
9.2. Meter pushbuttons ............................................................................................................ 63
9.3. Meter display modes ........................................................................................................ 64
10. Installation ................................................................................................................. 67
10.1. Warnings .......................................................................................................................... 67
10.2. Environmental ................................................................................................................... 67
10.3. Dimensions ....................................................................................................................... 68
10.4. Fixings .............................................................................................................................. 69
10.5. Using aluminium cables .................................................................................................... 70
10.6. Cabling ............................................................................................................................. 71
10.7. Battery .............................................................................................................................. 76
10.8. Installation checks ............................................................................................................ 76
10.9. Start-up and functional checks ......................................................................................... 76
10.10. Sealing the meter ............................................................................................................. 77
11. Technical appendix ................................................................................................... 79
11.1. Logbook contents ............................................................................................................. 79
11.2. Alarm descriptions ............................................................................................................ 80
11.3. MID display list ................................................................................................................. 82
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1.1. Preliminary notice
While Itron strives to make the content of its marketing materials as timely and accurate as possible, Itron makes
no claims, promises, or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of, and expressly disclaims
liability for errors and omissions in, such materials. No warranty of any kind, implied, expressed, or statutory,
including but not limited to the warranties of non-infringement of third party rights, title, merchantability, and
fitness for a particular purpose, is given with respect to the content of these marketing materials.
1.2. Audience
This guide is intended for use primarily by meter installers, utility testers and specifying engineers.
1.3. Scope
This guide provides all information required to:
understand the principles of operation of the meter
assess the suitability of the meter for any particular application
install the meter safely and correctly
test meter functionality and configuration
use and interpret the meter displays
This guide is intended for meter firmware version: 2.6 - March 2011
1. About this guide
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