Measuring processes and apparatus for determining tariff values for energy consumers

Claim 2

A measuring process for determining a tariff value for energy consumed by an energy consumer during a period of energy consumption, comprising: producing fixed quantity pulses during said energy consumption period by means of a pulse generator associated with a consumption meter measuring the energy consumed during said energy consumption period, each of which fixed quantity pulses represents the consumption of a predetermined fixed quantity of energy; determining measurement value each time a fixed quantity pulse is produced which is proportional to the reciprocal of the time intervals between said fixed quantity pulse and the immediately preceding fixed quantity pulse; summing said measurement values during said consumption period; and forming the quotient of the summed measurement values for said consumption period and the measurement value of the consumption meter for said consumption period by dividing said summed measurement values by the measurement value of said consumption meter for said consumption period, said quotient representing said tariff for said consumption period.

Claim 3

A measuring process according to claim 1 further comprising forming the expectation value of the power consumed with respect to the power distribution from the summed measurement values and the measurement value in accordance with the relationship: ##EQU12## wherein E o denotes the fixed quantity of energy represented by each pulse, Z 1 denotes the measurement value of the consumption meter, and Z 2 denotes the measurement values of the summing means.

Claim 4

A measuring process according to claim 2 wherein said quotient is formed from the expectation value of the power consumed and the mean value of the power consumed.

Claim 5

A measuring process according to claim 1, wherein the form factor of the load curve for power consumed during a period of energy consumption is formed from the summed measurement values during said energy consumption period and the measurement value measuring the energy consumed during said energy consumption period, said form factor representing said tariff value for said consumption period.

Claim 6

A measuring process according to claim 2 wherein the form factor of the load curve for power consumed during a period of energy consumption is formed from the summed measurement values during said energy consumption period and the measurement value measuring the energy consumed during said energy consumption period, said form factor representing said tariff value for said period.

Claim 7

A measuring process according to claim 3 wherein the form factor of the load curve for power consumed during a period of energy consumption is formed from the summed measurement values during said energy consumption period and the measurement value measuring the energy consumed during said energy consumption period, said form factor representing said tariff value during said consumption period.

Claim 8

A measuring apparatus for determining a tariff value for energy consumed by an energy consumer during a period of energy consumption, said tariff being dependent on the power of said energy consumed, comprising a consumption meter for measuring energy consumed during said energy consumption period, a pulse generator associated with said consumption meter for producing fixed quantity pulses each of which pulses represents the consumption of a fixed quantity of energy, a measuring and calculating means for forming measurement value each time a fixed quantity pulse is produced proportional to the reciprocal of the time intervals between said fixed quantity pulse and the immediately preceding fixed quantity pulse, a summing means for summing said measurement values during said consumption period, and an evaluation means for forming the quotient of the said summed measurement values and the measurement value for said consumption period by dividing the said summed measurement values by the said measurement value; said summing means and said consumption meter being in communication with a common evaluation means by way of communication channel, said quotient representing said tariff value for said consumption period.

Claim 9

A measuring apparatus for determining a tariff value for energy consumed by an energy consumer during a period of energy consumption, said tariff being dependent on the power of said energy consumed, comprising a consumption meter for measuring energy consumed during said energy consumption period, a pulse generator associated with said consumption meter for producing fixed quantity pulses each of which pulses represents the consumption of a fixed quantity of energy, a measuring and calculating means for forming measurement value each time a fixed quantity pulse is produced proportional to the reciprocal of the time intervals between said fixed quantity pulse and the immediately preceding fixed quantity pulse, a summing means for summing said measurement values during said consumption period, and an evaluation means for forming the quotient of the said summed measurement values and the measurement value for said consumption period by dividing the said summed measurement values by the said measurement value; said summing means and said consumption meter being in communication with a common evaluation means by way of communication channel, said quotient representing said tariff value for said consumption period.

Claim 10

A measuring apparatus according to claim 7 wherein the evaluation means includes means for determining the expectation value (P) of the power with respect to the power distribution, in accordance with the relationship: ##EQU13## wherein E o denotes the fixed quantity of energy represented by each pulse, Z 1 denotes the measurement value of the consumption meter, and Z 2 denotes the measurement values of the summing means.

Claim 11

A measuring apparatus according to claim 7 wherein the evaluation means includes means for forming the quotient from the expectation value P of the power and the mean value P of the power, in accordance with the relationship: ##EQU14## wherein E o denotes the fixed quantity of energy represented by each pulse, Z 1 denotes the measurement value of the consumption meter, Z 2 denotes the measurement values of the summing means, and T denotes the duration of the measuring period.

Claim 12

A measuring apparatus according to claim 8 wherein the evaluation means includes means for forming the quotient from the expectation value P of the power and the mean value P of the power, in accordance with the relationship: ##EQU15## wherein E o denotes the fixed quantity of energy represented by each pulse, Z 1 denotes the measurement value of the consumption meter, Z 2 denotes the measurement values of the summing means, and T denotes the duration of the measuring period.

Claim 13

A measuring apparatus according to claim 7 wherein the summing means is a counting mechanism.

Claim 14

A measuring apparatus according to claim 8 wherein the summing means is a counting mechanism.

Claim 15

A measuring apparatus according to claim 9 wherein the summing means is a counting mechanism.

Claim 16

A measuring apparatus according to claim 10 wherein the summing means is a counting mechanism.

Claim 17

A measuring apparatus according to claim 11 wherein the measuring and calculating means comprises a microprocessor.

Claim 18

A measuring apparatus according to claim 12 wherein the measuring and calculating means comprises a microprocessor.

Claim 19

A measuring apparatus according to claim 13 wherein the measuring and calculating means comprises a microprocessor.

Claim 20

A measuring apparatus according to claim 14 wherein the measuring and calculating means comprises a microprocessor.