CODE OF PRACTICE TWO CODE OF PRACTICE FOR THE METERING OF CIRCUITS WITH A RATED CAPACITY NOT EXCEEDING 100 MVA FOR SETTLEMENT PURPOSES. Issue 3 Version 2.0 DATE: BETTA Effective Date |
CODE OF PRACTICE FOR THE METERING OF CIRCUITS WITH A RATED CAPACITY NOT EXCEEDING 100 MVA FOR SETTLEMENT PURPOSES.
1. Reference is made to the Balancing and Settlement Code for the Electricity Industry in Great Britain and, in particular, to the definitions of "Code of Practice" in Annex X-1 thereof.
2. This Code of Practice shall apply to Metering Systems comprising Metering Equipment that are subject to the requirements of Section L of the Balancing and Settlement Code.
3. This Code of Practice has been approved by the Panel.
For and on behalf of the Panel.
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ISSUE | DATE | VERSION | CHANGES | AUTHOR | APPROVED |
Draft | 18/3/93 | 0.03 | Recommended to PEC | MSC | |
1 | 15/4/93 | 1.00 | Endorsed by PEC | CoP WG | |
2 | 01/5/97 | 1.03 | Amendments for 100kW Take-on | 1998 Programme | |
3 | 1998 Operational Date | 1.05 | Amended following review by Expert Group and internally. | 1998 Programme (C A Team) | |
3 | Code Effective Date | 1.05 | Re-badging of Code of Practice Two for the implementation of the Balancing and Settlement Code | BSCCo (Elexon Limited) | Panel 16/11/00 (Paper 07/003) |
3 | BETTA Effective Date | 2.0 | BETTA 6.3 Rebadging changes for the CVA Feb 05 Release | BSCCo | |
CODE OF PRACTICE FOR THE METERING OF CIRCUITS WITH A RATED CAPACITY NOT EXCEEDING 100MVA FOR SETTLEMENT PURPOSES.
This Code of Practice defines the minimum requirements for the Metering Equipment required for the measurement and recording of electricity transfers at Defined Metering Points where the rated circuit capacity does not exceed 100MVA.
For the purpose of this Code of Practice the rated circuit capacity in MVA shall be determined by the lowest rated primary plant (e.g. transformer rating, line rating, etc) of the circuit. The Metering Equipment provision and accuracy requirements shall anticipate any future up‑rating consistent with the installed primary plant. The primary plant maximum continuous ratings shall be used in this assessment.
In cases where a number of circuits connected to a common busbar are metered using summation current transformers, the rated circuit capacity shall be determined from the Maximum Aggregated Capacity in MVA. For such metering installations the reference in the text to "each circuit" shall be interpreted as the output from each summation current transformer.
BSCCo shall retain copies of, inter alia, the Code of Practice together with copies of all documents referred to in them, in accordance with the provisions of the Balancing and Settlement Code (the Code).
This Code of Practice states the practices that shall be employed, and the facilities that shall be provided for the measurement and recording of the quantities required for Settlement purposes on each circuit where the rated capacity does not exceed 100MVA.
It derives force from the Code, and in particular the metering provisions (Section L), to which reference should be made. It should also be read in conjunction with any relevant BSC Procedures.
This Code of Practice does not contain the calibration, testing and commissioning requirements for Metering Equipment used for Settlement purposes. These requirements are detailed in Code of Practice Four - "Code of Practice for Calibration, Testing and Commissioning Requirements for Metering Equipment for Settlement Purposes".
Metering Dispensations from the requirements of this Code of Practice may be sought in accordance with the Code and BSC Procedure BSCP32.
In the event of an inconsistency between the provisions of this Code of Practice and the Code, the provisions of the Code shall prevail.
The following documents are referred to in the text:‑
BS EN 60687 | AC Static Watthour Meters for Active Energy (Classes 0.2S and 0.5S) |
BS EN 60521 BS EN 61268 | Class 0.5, 1 and 2 Alternating Current Watt-Hour Meters Alternating Current Static Var‑Hour Meters for Reactive Energy (Classes 2 and 3) |
BS 5685 Part 4 | Specification for Class 3 Var-Hour Meters |
IEC Standard 44‑3 | Instrument Transformers – Combined Transformers |
IEC Standard 185 | Current Transformers |
IEC Standard 186 | Voltage Transformers |
BS EN 61107 | Data Exchange for Meter Reading, Tariff and Load Control. Direct Local Exchange. |
Balancing and Settlement Code | Definitions, Section X; Annex X-1 and Section L and BSC Procedures |
Code of Practice Four | Code of Practice for Calibration, Testing and Commissioning Requirements for Metering Equipment for Settlement Purposes |
BSC Procedure | See BSC Procedure [Index] |
Electricity Act 1989 | Schedule 7 as amended by Schedule 1 to the Competition and Services (Utilities) Act 1992. |
2. DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATIONS
Save as otherwise expressly provided herein, words and expressions used in this Code of Practice shall have the meanings attributed to them in the Code.
The following definitions, which also apply, supplement or complement those in the Code and are included for the purpose of clarification.
Active Energy means the electrical energy produced, flowing or supplied by an electrical circuit during a time interval, being the integral with respect to time of the instantaneous Active Power, measured in units of watt‑hours or standard multiples thereof.
Active Power means the product of voltage and the in‑phase component of alternating current measured in units of watts and standard multiples thereof, that is:‑
2.3 Actual Metering Point
Actual Metering Point means the physical location at which electricity is metered.
Apparent Energy means the integral with respect to time of the Apparent Power.
Apparent Power means the product of voltage and current measured in units of voltamperes and standard multiples thereof, that is:-
CTN means the Electricity Supply Industry (ESI) corporate telephone network.
CVA Customer means any customer, receiving electricity directly from the Transmission System, irrespective of from whom it is supplied.
2.8 Defined Metering Point
Defined Metering Point means the physical location at which the overall accuracy requirements as stated in this Code of Practice are to be met. The Defined Metering Points are identified in Appendix A.
Demand Period means the period over which Active Energy, Reactive Energy or Apparent Energy are integrated to produce Demand Values. For Settlement purposes, unless the context requires otherwise, each Demand Period shall be of 30 minutes duration, one of which shall finish at 24:00 hours.
Demand Values means, expressed in MW, Mvar or MVA, twice the value of MWh, Mvarh or MVAh recorded during any Demand Period. The Demand Values are half hour demands and these are identified by the time of the end of the Demand Period.
"electricity" means Active Energy and Reactive Energy.
Export means, for the purposes of this Code of Practice, an electricity flow as indicated in Figure 1 of Appendix B.
Import means, for the purposes of this Code of Practice, an electricity flow as indicated in Figure 1 of Appendix B.
Interrogation Unit means a Hand Held Unit "HHU" (also known as Local Interrogation Unit "LIU") or portable computer which can enter Outstation parameters and extract information from the Outstation and store this for later retrieval.
2.1 Maximum Aggregated Capacity
The maximum aggregated capacity for multiple circuits shall be determined for:-
(i) Generator circuits, by the summation of the capacities of the lowest primary plant rating for each circuit.
(ii) Network or customer circuits all of equal rating, by multiplying the lowest primary plant rating of one circuit by one less than the number of circuits involved, eg number of circuits (n) = 3, factor = n - 1 = 2.
(iii) Network or customer circuits of different ratings, (all of which must be under 100 MVA) by summation of the lowest plant rating for each circuit ignoring the highest rated circuit eg 3 circuits rated at 45 MVA, 40 MVA, 35 MVA, rating = 75 MVA.
Meter means a device for measuring Active Energy and/or Reactive Energy.
Metering Equipment means Meters, measurement transformers ( voltage, current and combination units), metering protection equipment including alarms, circuitry, their associated Communications Equipment and Outstations, and wiring.
Meter Register means a device, normally associated with a Meter, from which it is possible to obtain a reading of the amount of Active Energy, or the amount of Reactive Energy that has been supplied by a circuit.
Outstation means equipment which receives and stores data from a Meter(s), for the purposes, inter-alia, of transfer of that metering data the Central Data Collector Agent (CDCA) or Data Collector, as the case may be, and which may perform some processing before such transfer and may be in one or more separate units or may be integral with the Meter.
Outstation System means one or more Outstations linked to a single communication line.
PARh Meter means a phase-advanced reactive hour (PARh) Meter which is used for obtaining Import and Export Reactive Energy from one integrating Meter. The Reactive Energy Demand values shall be calculated using a formula involving the PARh Meter and the associated Active Energy Meter Demand Values.
PSTN means the public switched telephone network.
2.23 Rated Measuring Current
Rated Measuring Current means the rated primary current of the current transformers in primary plant used for the purposes of measurement.
Reactive Energy means the integral with respect to time of the Reactive Power.
Reactive Power means the product of voltage and current and the sine of the phase angle between them measured in units of voltamperes reactive and standard multiples thereof.
Registrant means in relation to a Metering System, the person for the time being registered in CMRS or (as the case may be) SMRS in respect of that Metering System pursuant to Section K of the Balancing and Settlement Code.
2.27 Settlement Instation
Settlement Instation means a computer based system which collects or receives data on a routine basis from selected Outstation Systems by as Data Collector.
SVA Customer means a person to whom electrical power is provided, whether or not that person is the provider of that electrical power; and where that electrical power is measured by a SVA Metering System.
UTC means Co-ordinated Universal Time based on atomic clocks as distinct from Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
3.1 Measured Quantities and Demand Values
3.1.1 Measured Quantities
For each separate circuit the following energy measurements are required for Settlement purposes:‑
For each Demand Period for each circuit the following Demand Values shall be provided:-
* Import or Export metering need only be installed where a Party requires this measurement to meet system or plant conditions.
3.2 Accuracy Requirements
The overall accuracy of the energy measurements at or referred to the Defined Metering Point shall at all times be within the limits of error as shown:‑
CONDITION | LIMIT OF ERRORS AT STATED SYSTEM POWER FACTOR |
Current expressed as a percentage of Rated Measuring Current | Power Factor | Limits of Error |
120% to 10% inclusive Below 10% to 5% Below 5% to 1% * 120% to 10% inclusive | 1 1 1 0.5 lag and 0.8 lead | ± 1.0% ± 1.5% ± 2.5% ± 2.0% |
* This requirement shall only apply where the energy transfers to be measured by the Import Meter and/or the Export Meter during normal operating conditions is such that the Rated Measuring Current will be below 5% (excluding zero) for periods equivalent to 10% or greater per annum.
CONDITION | LIMIT OF ERRORS AT STATED SYSTEM POWER FACTOR |
Current expressed as a percentage of Rated Measuring Current | Power Factor | Limits of Error |
120% to 10% inclusive 120% to 20% inclusive | Zero 0.866 lag and 0.866 lead | ± 4.0% ± 5.0% |
These limits of error for both (i) and (ii) above shall apply at the Reference Conditions defined in the appropriate Meter specification.
Evidence to verify that these overall accuracy requirements are met shall be available for inspection by either the Panel or the Technical Assurance Agent.
3.2.2 Compensation for Measurement Transformer Error
To achieve the overall accuracy requirements it may be necessary to compensate Meters for the errors of the measurement transformers and the associated leads to the meters. Values of the compensation shall be recorded and evidence to justify the compensation criteria, including wherever possible test certificates, shall be available for inspection by either the Panel or the Technical Assurance Agent.
3.2.3 Compensation for Power Transformer and Line Losses
Where the Actual Metering Point and the Defined Metering Point do not coincide a Metering Dispensation shall be applied for and, where necessary, compensation for power transformer and/or line losses shall be provided to meet the overall accuracy at the Defined Metering Point.
The compensation may be achieved in the Metering Equipment and in this event the applied values shall be recorded. Supporting evidence to justify the compensation criteria shall be available for inspection by either the Panel or the Technical Assurance Agent.
Alternatively, the compensation may be applied in the software of the relevant data aggregation system used for Settlement purposes. In this event the factors shall be passed to the appropriate agency and evidence to justify the compensation criteria shall be made available for inspection by either the Panel or the Technical Assurance Agent.
4. METERING EQUIPMENT CRITERIA
Although for clarity this Code of Practice identifies separate items of equipment, nothing in it prevents such items being combined to perform the same task provided the requirements of this Code of Practice are met.
Metering Equipment other than outdoor measurement transformers, shall be accommodated in a clean and dry environment.
4.1 Measurement Transformers
For each circuit current transformers (CT) and voltage transformers (VT) shall meet the requirements set out in clauses 5.1.1 and 5.1.2.
Additionally, where a combined unit measurement transformer (VT & CT) is provided the 'Tests for Accuracy' as covered in clause 8 of IEC Standard 44‑3 covering mutual influence effects shall be met.
The terms "current transformer" and "voltage transformer" used below do not preclude the use of other measuring techniques with a performance equal to that specified for such measurement transformers.
4.1.1 Current Transformers
A dedicated set of current transformers in accordance with IEC Standard 185 and with a minimum standard of accuracy Class 0.2S (irrespective of the secondary current rating of the CTs) shall be provided for the main and check Metering of a circuit.
CT test certificates showing errors at the overall working burden or at burdens which enable the working burden errors to be calculated shall be available for inspection by either the Panel or the Technical Assurance Agent.
The total burden on each current transformer shall not exceed the rated burden of such CT.
4.1.2 Voltage Transformers
A dedicated voltage transformer secondary winding in accordance with IEC Standard 186 and with a minimum standard of accuracy class 0.5 shall be provided for the main and check metering of a circuit. However, where a voltage transformer has other secondary windings these may be used for the check metering and for other purposes provided the overall accuracy requirements in clause 4.2.1 are met and evidence of the value of the additional burden is available for inspection by either the Panel or the Technical Assurance Agent.
The additional burden shall not be modified without prior notification to the Panel, and evidence of the value of the modified additional burden shall be available for inspection by either the Panel or the Technical Assurance Agent.
A VT test certificate(s) showing errors at the overall working burden(s) or at burdens which enable the working burden errors to be calculated shall be available for inspection by either the Panel or the Technical Assurance Agent.
The total burden on each secondary winding of a VT shall not exceed the rated burden of such secondary winding.
Separately fused VT supplies shall be provided for each of the following:-
(iii) any additional burden
Such fuses shall be located as close as practicable to the VT.
Where summation CTs are used, and individual circuit voltage transformers are fitted, a VT selection relay scheme involving each circuit shall be provided.
4.1.3 Monitoring of Voltage Transformers
Where a common mode fault, such as a VT fuse failure, could cause incorrect voltages on both the main and check Meters a voltage monitoring relay shall be provided at or adjacent to the associated Meter panel. The relay operating sensitivity shall enable detection of a voltage imbalance of 5% or more (expressed as a percentage of nominal voltage). The relay shall incorporate a time delay feature so as to avoid spurious operation.
A VT failure alarm shall be produced by the next working day at a point which is manned during normal working hours.
A spare channel on the Outstation or any other available means may be used to transmit the alarm.
With the agreement of either the Panel or the Registrant the check metering data may be interrupted to provide a means of signalling the VT fault.
4.1.4 Measurement Transformers Installed on Existing Circuits
Where circuits, other than those newly installed, are to be metered to this Code of Practice and where the installed measurement transformers do not comply fully with clauses 5.1.1 & 5.1.2, then such measurement transformers may be used providing the following requirements and those in clauses 4.2.1 and 5.1.3 are met.
(i) Where subsequently a significant alteration to the primary plant (eg a switchgear change) is carried out, new measurement transformers as detailed in clauses 5.1.1 and 5.1.2, shall be provided.
(ii) Where measurement transformers supply burdens other than Metering Equipment used for Settlement purposes, evidence of the value of the additional burdens shall be available for inspection by either the SSA or its Agent for Stage 1 Metering Equipment or the Executive Committee for Stage 2 Metering Equipment. The additional burden shall not be modified without prior notification to the Panel , and evidence of the value of the modified additional burden shall be available for inspection by either the Panel or the Technical Assurance Agent.
(iii) Separately fused VT supplies shall be provided for each of the following:-
(c) any additional burden
Separate testing facilities shall be provided for the Main Meters and for the Check Meters of each circuit, which enables such Meters to be routinely tested and/or changed safely with the circuit energised. . The test facilities shall be nearby the Meters involved.
The Meters may be either static or induction disc types.
For each circuit main and check Active Energy Meters shall be supplied. These Meters shall meet the requirements of either BS EN 60687 Class 0.5S, or BS EN 60521 class 0.5 except where the overall accuracy as defined in Clause 4.2.1 is required in the range "Below 5% to 1%" of Rated Measuring Current. Subject to the agreement of the Panel or Registrant where system or plant conditions permit either the Import or Export Meters may be omitted.
Active Energy Meters provided for the metering of supplies to customers shall be in accordance with Schedule 7 of the Electricity Act 1989.
For each circuit only main Reactive Energy Meter(s) need be supplied. The Reactive Energy Meters shall meet the requirements of either BS EN 61268 Class 3.0 or BS 5685 Part 4.
For existing metering installations a Reactive Meter connected in a PARh Meter configuration may be retained.
Active Energy Meters shall be configured such that the number of measuring elements is equal to or one less than the number of primary system conductors. These include the neutral conductor, and/or the earth conductor where system configurations enable the flow of zero sequence energy.
All Meters shall be labelled or otherwise be readily identifiable in accordance with Appendix B.
All Meters shall include a non‑volatile Meter Register of cumulative energy for each measured quantity. The Meter Register(s) shall not roll-over more than once within the normal Meter reading cycle.
Meters which provide data to separate Outstations shall for this purpose provide an output per measured quantity.
For Meters using electronic displays due account shall be taken of the obligations of the Central Data Collection Agent (CDCA) or other Data Collectors to obtain Meter readings, even when the circuit is de-energised.
4.4 Displays and Facilities for Registrant or Supplier Information
Where requested by the Registrant, Metering Equipment shall have the ability to display some or all of the information as listed in Appendix C.
The Metering Equipment shall be capable of providing one voltage free pulsed output per measured quantity:-
(i) these outputs may be provided either direct from the Meter or from an isolating relay supplied by such Meter. The pulse rate at the Meter full load rating shall be such that 1000 or more pulses are produced in a Demand Period; or
(ii) alternatively, with the Registrant's agreement, pulsed outputs may be supplied by the Outstation (clause 5.5) or other equipment (e.g. a multi-function unit).
One Outstation System shall be provided which can be interrogated by Settlement Instations.
Where one or more separate Outstations are provided each Outstation shall store the main and check Meter data for one or more circuits up to a Maximum Aggregated Capacity of 100 MVA.
Separate Outstations storing data from a number of different circuits, and Meters with integral Outstation facilities may be cascaded on to one communication line.
The Outstation data shall be to a format and protocol approved by the Panel.
The Outstation shall have the ability to allow the metering data to be read by instations other than the Settlement Instation provided the requirements of Section 7 of this Code of Practice are satisfied.
Facilities shall be provided to select a relevant demand period from one of the following values:‑
30, 20, 15, 10 and 5 minutes with in each case one demand period ending on the hour.
Normally metering data will be collected by the Settlement Instations by a daily interrogation, but repeat collections of metering data shall be possible throughout the Outstation data storage period.
The Outstation System supply shall either be from a secure supply or from a measurement VT, with separate fusing for each Outstation.
Where a separate modem associated with the Outstation System is used, then it shall be provided with a separately fused supply either from a secure supply or from a measurement VT. Alternatively, line or battery powered modem types may be used.
Where a measurement VT source is used and the Outstation System is storing data for more than one circuit, a VT selection relay scheme involving each circuit shall be provided.
Preferably the Outstation shall be able to continue all normal functions for a period of 120 hours after a supply failure. Outstations not providing this facility must in the event of a supply failure transmit an alarm signal to a manned point.
The Outstation shall not convert PARh metering data to vars.
Data storage facilities for metering data shall be provided as follows:-
(i) a storage capacity of 48 periods per day for a minimum of 10 days for all Demand Values.
(ii) the stored Demand Values shall be integer values of kW or kvar, or pulse counts, and have a resolution of better than ±0.1% (at full load);
(iii) the accuracy of the energy values derived from Demand Values shall be within ±0.1% (at full load) of the amount of energy measured by the associated Meter;
(iv) the value of any energy measured in a Demand Period but not stored in that Demand Period shall be carried forward to the next Demand Period;
(v) where a separate Outstation is used, cumulative register values shall be provided in the Outstation which can be set to match and increment with the Meter Registers;
(vi) in the event of an Outstation supply failure, the Outstation shall protect all data stored up to the time of the failure, and maintain the time accuracy in accordance with clause 5.5.2;
(vii) partial Demand Values, those in which an Outstation supply failure and/or restoration occurs, and zero Demand Values associated with an Outstation supply failure, shall be marked so that the Settlement Instation can identify them;
(viii) to cater for continuous supply failures, the clock, calendar and all data shall be supported for a period of 10 days without an external supply connected;
(ix) any "read" operation shall not delete or alter any stored metered data; and
(x) an Outstation shall provide all of the metered data stored from the commencement of any specified date upon request by the Settlement Instation.
(i) The Outstation time shall be set to Co-ordinated Universal Time (UTC). No switching between UTC and British Summer Time (BST) shall occur for Settlements data storage requirements.
(ii) Time synchronisation of the Outstation shall only be performed by communication with the Settlement Instation.
(iii) The overall limits of error for the time keeping allowing for a failure to communicate with the Outstation for an extended period of 10 days shall be:‑
(a) the completion of each Demand Period shall be at a time which is within ± 10 seconds of UTC; and
(b) the duration of each Demand Period shall be within ± 0.1%, except where time synchronisation has occurred in a Demand Period.
4.5.3 Monitoring Facilities
Monitoring facilities shall be provided for each of the following conditions and shall be reported, tagged wherever possible to the relevant Demand Period(s), via the local interrogation facility:-
(i) error in Outstation functionality;
(ii) battery monitoring (where battery fitted); and
(iii) interrogation port access which changes data.
In addition all of the above conditions shall be reported as, at minimum, a common alarm indication via the remote interrogation facility.
Outstation(s) shall accommodate both local and remote interrogation facilities, wherever possible, from separate ports.
The reprogramming of data shall only be possible through access at a suitable security level.
The reading of data shall only be possible through access at a suitable security level.
The following metering data shall be transferrable on request during the interrogation process:-
(i) Demand Values as defined in clause 4.1.2 for main and check Meters;
(ii) cumulative measured quantities as defined in clause 4.1.1 for main and check Meters;
(iii) alarm indications; and
(iv) Outstation time and date.
4.6.1 Local Interrogation
An interrogation port shall be provided for each Outstation which preferably shall be an opto port to BS EN 61107, and with a serial protocol such as BS EN 61107, for the following purposes:-
(i) commissioning, maintenance and fault finding;
(ii) transfer of metering data and alarms; and
4.6.2 Remote Interrogation
Remote interrogation facilities shall be provided with error checking of the communications between the Outstation System and the Settlement Instation.
Interrogation of an Outstation shall be possible using one of the following media:
(i) Switched telephone networks e.g. PSTN or CTN;
(ii) Public data networks e.g. PSN;
(iii) Radio data networks e.g. Paknet or any equivalent;
(iv) Customer own network;
(v) Mains signalling / power line carrier;
In addition any further media may be used as approved by the Panel.
The actual media employed shall be in accordance with the requirements of the CDCA for CVA Metering Systems and the Supplier for SVA Metering Systems..
The data shall be to a format and protocol approved by the Panel.
All SVA Metering Equipment shall be sealed in accordance with Appendix 8 and 9 of the Meter Operator Code of Practice Agreement.
All CVA Metering Equipment shall be capable of being sealed in accordance with BSC Procedure BSCP06.
The Operator may interrogate the Outstations using an Interrogation Unit (IU). The Interrogation Unit may be used for programming, commissioning, maintenance/fault finding and when necessary the retrieval of stored metering data. The data retrieved by the Interrogation Unit shall be compatible with the Settlement Instation.
Additional features may be incorporated within or associated with the Metering Equipment provided but these shall not interfere with or endanger the operation of the Settlement process.
Access to metering data shall be in accordance with the provisions of the Code and the BSC Procedures referred to therein. Such access must not interfere with or endanger the security of the data or the collection process for Settlement purposes.
Access to stored metering data in Outstations shall also be the right of the Registrant and any party who has the permission of the Registrant.
APPENDIX A DEFINED METERING POINTS
For transfers of electricity between the following parties the Defined Metering Point (DMP) shall be at one of the following locations:-
1. For transfers between a Transmission System operator and a single Licensed Distribution System Operator where no other Party(s) are connected to the busbar, the DMP shall be at the lower voltage side of the supergrid connected transformer.
2. For transfers between a Transmission System operator and a single Licensed Distribution System Operator where other Party(s) are connected to the busbar, the DMP shall be at the circuit connections to that Licensed Distribution System Operator .
3. For transfers between a Transmission System operator and more than one Licensed Distribution System Operator connected to the same busbar, the DMP shall be at the circuit connections of each Licensed Distribution System Operator to such busbar .
4. For transfers between Licensed Distribution System Operators not including a connection to the Transmission System, the DMP shall be at the point of connection of the two Licensed Distribution System Operators.
5. For transfers between a Transmission System operator and Generating Plant, the DMP shall be at the high voltage side of the generator transformers and station transformer(s).
6. For transfers between a Licensed Distribution System Operator and Generating Plant, the DMP shall be at the point(s) of connection of the generating station to the Licensed Distribution System Operator.
In the case of (5) and (6) above the following shall also apply:-
Each Generating Unit which is subject to Central Despatch shall have Metering Equipment which identifies uniquely the electricity transfers of the despatched unit.
7. For transfers between a Licensed Distribution System Operator and a Customer, the DMP shall be at the point of connection to the Licensed Distribution System Operator.
8. For transfers between a Transmission System operator and a Customer, the DMP shall be at the point of connection to the Transmission System operator.
9. For transfers between a Transmission System and an External System the DMP shall be as follows:-
(i) For the EdF link the busbar side of the busbar disconnectors at the Sellindge 400 kV Substation.
(ii) For the Moyle Interconnector, the Convertor Station side of the L15 circuit breaker on the Coylton feeder at Auchencrosh Substation.
APPENDIX B LABELLING OF METERS FOR IMPORT AND EXPORT
1 A standard method of labelling meters, test blocks, etc is necessary and based on the definitions for Import and Export the required labelling shall be as follows.
Meters or Meter Registers shall be labelled "Import" or "Export" according to the diagram "Figure 1".
Within the context of this code the relationship between Active Energy and Reactive Energy can best be established by means of the power factor. The following table gives the relationship:‑
Flow of Active Energy | Power Factor | Flow of Reactive Energy |
Import Import Import Export Export Export | Lagging Leading Unity Lagging Leading Unity | Import Export Zero Export Import Zero |
Meters or Meter Registers for registering Import Reactive Energy should be labelled "Import" and those for registering Export Reactive Energy should be labelled "Export".
APPENDIX C Non-Settlement Facilities for Registrant or Supplier Information
(i) current time ("UTC") and date;
(ii) maximum demand ("MD") means the highest Demand Value for kW per programmable charging period, i.e. monthly or statistical review period;
(iii) maximum demand ("MD") means the highest Demand Value for kVA per programmable charging period, i.e. monthly or statistical review period;
(iv) twice the kWh advance since the commencement of a current Demand Period, (i.e. "kW rising demand");
(v) twice the kVAh advance since the commencement of a current Demand Period, (i.e. "MVA rising demand");
(vi) cumulative MD (both kW and kVA);
(vii) number of MD resets;
(viii) multi-rate display sequence as specified by the Registrant, with a minimum of 8 rates selectable over the calendar year; and
MD shall be resettable at midnight of last day of charging period. Also resettable for part chargeable period demands. If a manual reset button is used then this shall be sealable.
Non-Settlement Facilities for Registrant or Supplier Information (continued)
An output pulse which commences coincident with the end of each Demand Period and lasts for a duration of between 0.5 and 10 seconds.
The pulse shall be provided by voltage free outputs.
In addition to items (i) to (iv) in clause 5.6, the following metering data shall be transferable on request during the interrogation process:-
(i) Maximum Demand (MD) for kW or kVA per programmable charging period i.e. monthly, statistical review period; and
(ii) multi-rate cumulative Active Energy as specified by the Registrant.
