Decision of the Minister of Science and Technology on the Management of Electricity Meters in the Lao People's Democratic Republic
科学技术部部长关于老挝人民民主共和国电表（电度表）管理的决定
ຂໍ້ຕົກລົງ ຂອງລັດຖະມົນຕີ ກະຊວງວິທະຍາສາດ ແລະ ເຕັກໂນໂລຊີ ວ່າດ້ວຍ ການຄຸ້ມຄອງພໍ່ນັບໄຟຟ້າ ຢູ່ ສປປ ລາວ
Summary
The Minister of Science and Technology of Laos issued a decision on electricity meter management, stipulating principles, methods, and measures for production, import, export, use, and service of electricity meters, including management, comparison, calibration, registration, and re-inspection, comprising 8 chapters and 30 articles.
Articles
Article 1
Purpose: This Decision stipulates the principles, methods, and measures for the management, comparison, verification, registration, and authenticity re-inspection of electricity meters produced, imported, exported, used, and serviced within the Lao People's Democratic Republic, aiming for uniformity and clarity, established on a correct basis in compliance with regulations, principles, and standards consistent with regional and international regulations, with the goal of promoting and facilitating high-quality and practical services, contributing to the national economic and social development.
Article 2
Electricity meter: An electricity meter is a metering device used to record the consumption of electrical energy based on electrical power P(W), Q(VAR), and usage time t(h), recording electrical energy in kilowatt-hours (kWh) and kilovar-hours (kVARh), serving as the unit of measurement for billing the buying and selling of electrical energy between the power supply operator and the electricity customer.
Article 3
Terminology Explanation: 1. Flow (Current Rate) refers to the current flowing through the meter during the usage period; 2. U refers to voltage, unit is Volt (V); 3. f refers to electrical frequency, unit is Hertz (Hz); 4. I refers to current, unit is Ampere (A); 5. P refers to electrical power, unit is Watt (W); 6. Q refers to reactive power, unit is VAR; 7. cosφ refers to power factor; 8. Class refers to accuracy class; 9. t refers to actual electricity usage time (h); 10. Metering equipment refers to tools used for implementing measurement, including main components or used in conjunction with other auxiliary equipment such as electricity meters; 11. Metering equipment sealing mark refers to a mark that protects metering equipment, preventing alteration, modification, removal of any part, or damage to parts; 12. Re-inspection mark refers to a mark used for metering tools and equipment, proving the authenticity of tools and metering equipment that have passed inspection; 13. Certificate refers to a document proving the results of the re-inspection of the electricity meter.
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