DRAX ES-10A User manual

ES-10A 4
Terminal Single Phase
Electricity Meter
Product guide

Liquid crystal display (LCD)
1
Navigation buttons (for menu navigation
and selection):
• Left button: Press to navigate up or left
(as applicable),press and hold to return
• Right button: Press to navigate down or
right (as applicable),press and hold for OK
2
Local optical port
4
Tamper evident seals protecting the meter lid screws
5
Terminal cover – beneath this cover is the terminal
block for the main supply and the Auxiliary Load
Control Switch
6
LED energy indicators:
• Top: Flashing at 1 pulse per Wh (1/1000th kWh)
(Watt hour) - equivalent to 1/1000th kiloWatt
hours (kWh)
• Bottom: Flashing at 1 pulse per varh (1/1000th
kvarh) (volt-ampere reactive hours) - equivalent
to 1/1000th kilovolt-ampere reactive hours (kvarh)
3ICHIS cover – remove to install a Communications
Hub on the meter
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Figure 1-1:
Meter markings
Logo of EDMI (the meter manufacturer) and model type
Protective class indicator (or ‘Double Insulated’ symbol)
Battery and type (Lithium) symbol
Single phase connection symbol
WEEE marking,or ‘Do not dispose’
CE mark
MID marking
EC Type Examination Cert No.
T10682
Serial number
GUID
Voltage,Maximum and Nominal Current,
Nominal Frequency
230V 0.25-5(100)A 50Hz
Operating temperature range
-25ºC to +55ºC
Reference to European standard EN 50470-3
EN 50470-3:2006
Meter provider
Property of Drax
QR code linking to EDMI web site,year of manufacture,and
country of manufacture
Enunciators to indicate low credit and emergency credit
available (Prepayment mode only)
LED pulsing outputs (pulses per fundamental unit)
1000 imp/kWh
1000 imp/kvarh
Enunciator to indicate message
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The LCD is the main user interface for the meter (Figure
1-1).Its purpose is to provide feedback during installation,
manufacture,calibration, diagnostics issues and simply for
your reference. It has a central row of 5 ‘starburst’ type
digits to display values/date/time/messages and 5 upper
left ‘starburst’ type digits to display a description/label.
1. The liquid
crystal display (LCD)
The LCD has a number of fixed segments to
indicate a range of functions.For low light
conditions,the LCD has a backlight, which
comes on when a button is pressed,unless
configured not to do so at manufacture.
Figure 1-1:
Liquid crystal displays
1 2
3
7
4 5 6
8
5 character label,shows:
• Description for main character array (9)
• Current menu level
1
Currency and unit symbols.Only £ will be used
in the UK.
3
Engineering menu activated
4
Internal battery low indicator
5
Relay state icons.M for main disconnect relay,
L for ALCS. Operating states:
• M icon ON: Main supply has been disconnected
• L icon ON: ALCS is on
• M & L icons ON: Meter is currently in a
‘Non-Disablement’ period
• M & L icons OFF: Supply connected,ALCS off
2
Main character array.Shows all figures for billing,
information and content for messages
7
Alert indicator
6
Load limiting indicator. Icon is lit when site
has a restricted maximum load
8
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You can interact with the ES-10A meter using two
multifunctional buttons.Figure 2-1 shows the two
buttons and the labeling around them.The left button
acts as both as the ‘up’ and ‘left’ functions,and the
right button acts as the ‘down’ and ‘right’ functions.
2. The pushbuttons
& user interface
The two buttons have further functionality when you
hold them down for a period of 1 second.Holding the
left button acts as a ‘return’ function,holding the right
button acts as an ‘OK’ function.The ‘Hold To’ text
underneath ‘hold to’ is there to prompt you to hold
the buttons to perform these actions.
Figure 2-1:
Pushbuttons
To... ...do this
Move down the menu structure one level… …press the OK (right/down) button and hold it for 1 second.
Move left,within the same level of the menu structure… …press and release the Left button.
Move right,within the same level of the menu structure… …press and release the Right button.
Move up the menu structure one level… …press the Return (left/up) button and hold it for 1 second.
Confirm a selection (i.e.Press OK)… …press the OK (right/down) button and hold it for 1 second.
Note: After a period of inactivity – currently 5 minutes – the meter will
revert to the main screen – but the backlight dims after 1 minute.
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The meter’s menu is activated by pressing the OK
button.This level of menu includes the main headings
of the document (Billing,Security, Info,and Message).
Pressing OK on each of these headings on the User
Interface (UI) will open up the submenus denoted
by subheadings under each section.Pressing the left
and right buttons,navigates between menu headings.
3. Menu
structures
Default main screen
The main screen will display the most prominent
information at-a-glance.The second row will auto cycle
through 3 screens with a 5 second delay between each.
The display will revert back to this default main screen
when you haven’t pressed any buttons for 5 minutes.
The main screen will display the meter registers as 5
digits,in kWh. The display digits will be rounded down and
leading zeros will be required to pad to the full number of
digits.If the register value is greater than 5 digits the most
significant digits are dropped for display purposes.
The data displayed will be Active Import Register (IMPRT),
Active Export Register (EXPRT). The display of the
registers may have leading zeros dependent upon the
configuration and Meter Balance (BILL).
The other sub-screens present are not relevant
for customer operation
Left/Right Manually scroll through information
OK Go to menu
Return No effect
Supplier details and Meter Point Administration Numbers
(MPANs) are under the info main menu option.
3.1 Billing menu screens
The Main Billing screen provides access to:
• MyBills,which displays your energy usage in kWh or £.
• Tariffs,which enables you to view the current tariff
and standing charge
• Advanced billing information (Time Of Use (TOU)
Register Matrix, TOU Block Register Matrix,and
TOU Block Counter Matrix)
3.1.1 MyBills
The MyBills menu displays kWh and £ usage for the
current billing period (CURNT),and allows you to
scroll though previous periods (PREV1).
When in this menu,the UI buttons perform the
following actions:
Left/Right Scroll up and down the table
through periods
OK Switch between kWh and Cost
Return Returns to parent menu
Current usage in kWh
Current usage in £
Previous period in kWh
Previous period in £
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3.1.2 Tariffs
The Tariffs menu provides access to:
• Display of current tariff
• Display of current standing charge
3.1.2.1 Tariff Now
The Now menu displays the currently active tariff
price (PRICE).For example:
When in this menu,the UI buttons perform the
following actions:
Left/Right No effect
OK No effect
Return Returns to parent menu
3.1.2.2 StdChrg
The standing charge menu displays the amount (in £)
and charge period (e.g.‘DAY’). This value is added to
the meter balance at the start of each period (i.e. at
midnight each day).
When in this menu,the UI buttons perform the
following actions:
Left/Right No effect
OK No effect
Return Returns to parent menu
3.1.3 Advanced
3.1.3.1 Time of Use (TOU) matrix
The TOU matrix menu item displays the TOU Register
Matrix. Pressing the left and right UI buttons allows you
to scroll through the list of rates (e.g.“RATE1”,“RATE2”)
and associated kWh values.For example:
When in this menu,the UI buttons perform the
following actions:
Left/Right Scroll up or down the table
OK No effect
Return Returns to parent menu
3.1.4 Supplier information
The Supplier menu provides the name and telephone
number of your supplier in case you need to get in touch.
The Name menu item displays the supplier’s name.
For example:
3.1.4.1 Tel
The Tel menu displays the supplier’s telephone number.
For example:
3.1.5 Meter Point Administration
Numbers (MPAN)
The MPAN menu options display the Import and
Export MPANs.
The advanced menu shows you the kWhs used,as
per the rate in the current billing period:
• Time of Use (TOU) Register Matrix
• TOU Block Register Matrix
• TOU Block Counter Matrix
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Customer
support
For help with your meter’s
functions, please contact us
01473 372430
[email protected]
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