Title :
Driving Torque Equations for the Watthour Meter Based on the Ferraris Principle
Author :
Sherburne, Russell R.
Author_Institution :
Medium Steam Turbine-Generator Department, General Electric Company
Abstract :
Mathematical equations are developed for the torque on the disk of a watthour meter as a function of applied voltage, load current, and power factor angle. The torque equations are developed from two air-gap fluxes on the basis of the Ferraris or split-phase principle.
Keywords :
Air gaps; Eddy currents; Equations; Instruments; Magnetic fields; Production; Reactive power; Torque; Voltage; Watthour meters;
Journal_Title :
Power Apparatus and Systems, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPAS.1971.293008
