APDRP PROJECTS

STANDARD
TECHNICAL SPECIFCATION
FOR

3P/4 WIRE CT/PT OPERATED FULLY STATIC

ENERGY METERS
FOR

HT CONSUMERS

Prepared By
TASK FORCE ON STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS
FOR APDRP PROJECTS
CONSTITUTED UNDER IEEMA FORUM
BY
MINISTRY OF POWER, GOVT. OF INDIA
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.0 APPLICATION..............................................................................................................................3
2.0 STANDARDS TO WHICH METERS SHALL COMPLY............................................................3
3.0 LOCATION AND MOUNTING....................................................................................................3
4.0 GENERAL TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS..............................................................................4
4.1 TYPE..........................................................................................................................................4
4.2 FREQUENCY RANGE.............................................................................................................4
4.3 ACCURACY CLASS................................................................................................................4
4.4 REFERENCE SECONDARY Voltage.......................................................................................4
4.5 Basic current (Ib )........................................................................................................................4
4.6 Maximum Continuous current....................................................................................................4
4.7 POWER FACTOR RANGE.......................................................................................................4
4.8.1 DESIGN..............................................................................................................................4
4.8.2 MANUFACTURING PROCESS, ASSEMBLY AND TESTING......................................4
4.9 DISPLAYS.................................................................................................................................6
4.9.1 Meter reading during power failure conditions...................................................................6
4.10 PERFORMANCE UNDER INFLUENCE QUANTITIES......................................................6
4.11 TEMPERATURE CONDITIONS............................................................................................6
4.12 ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL FEATURES.............................................................................6
4.12.1 OUTPUT DEVICE............................................................................................................6
4.12.2 CUMULATIVE ENERGY REGISTER............................................................................6
4.13 REAL TIME INTERNAL CLOCK OF ENERGY METER (RTC)........................................7
4.14 CLOCK SYNCHRONISATION..............................................................................................7
4.15 QUANTITIES TO BE MEASURED & DISPLAYED............................................................7
4.16 DEMAND INTEGRATION PERIOD (DIP)...........................................................................8
4.17 TIME OF DAY (TOD) REGISTERS.......................................................................................8
4.18 LOAD SURVEY DATA REGISTERS.....................................................................................8
4.19 INDICATIONS.........................................................................................................................8
4.20 COMMUNICATION FACILITIES & STANDARDS.............................................................9
4.21 TAMPER AND FRAUD PROTECTION FEATURES..........................................................9
5.0 TYPE TESTS...............................................................................................................................10
5.1 For Basic Energy Meter............................................................................................................10
5.2 For Data Transfer and Communication capability...................................................................10
6.0 ACCEPTANCE & ROUTINE TESTS.........................................................................................11
7.0 QUALIFYING REQUIREMENTS..............................................................................................11
8.0 QUALITY ASSURANCE............................................................................................................11
9.0 GUARANTEE..............................................................................................................................12
11.0 FIXING, CONNECTION AND SAFETY EARTHING ARRANGEMENT.............................12
12.0 METER COVER & SEALING ARRANGEMENT..................................................................12
Annexure..........................................................................................................................................13
Application Guide for users of this specification (Annexure I):...........................................13
Indicative outline quality assurance plan for static energy meter
(Annexure II)..........15

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TECHNICAL SPECIFCATION
FOR

FULLY STATIC ENERGY METERS

1.0 APPLICATION
2.0 STANDARDS TO WHICH
METERS SHALL COMPLY

HT CONSUMERS
IS-14697 Specification for AC Static Transformer operated
Watt Hour & VAR-Hour meters, classes 0.2 S & 0.5 S;
IEC 60687 AC Static Watt-Hour Meters for Active Energy
(classes 0.2 S & 0.5 S);
IEC 61000-4-5(2001-04) for Electro Magnetic CompatibilityTesting and Measurement techniques, Surge immunity test
ANSI/IPC-A- 610 Workmanship standard for Acceptability of
Electronic Assemblies (A standard developed by Institute for
Interconnecting and packaging Circuits);
All additional requirements as specified in ANNEX G of IS
14697 shall be provided in all meters supplied.

3.0 LOCATION AND

MOUNTING

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The equipment meeting with the requirements of other

authoritative standards, which ensure equal or better quality
than the standard mentioned above, also shall be considered;
in case of conflict the order of precedence shall be (1)
IS14697) (2) IEC 60687 In case of any difference shall
between provisions of these standards and provision of this
specification, provisions contained this specification shall
prevail.
Mostly indoor;
When outdoor then in a sheet steel or Polycarbonate enclosure
having IP53 degree of protection and sealing arrangement.
Stand alone condition: Energy meters shall have a degree of
protection of at least IP 51.

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4.0 GENERAL TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

4.1 TYPE
Static Energy Meter, 3 Ph, 4 Wire Tri-Vector Energy Meter,
with TIME OF DAY registers, Load profile data record,
MD register, Optical port, suitable for both unbalanced &
balanced loads.
4.2 FREQUENCY RANGE
50Hz +/- 5%
4.3 ACCURACY CLASS
0.2S or Class 0.5 S
4.4 REFERENCE
SECONDARY Voltage
4.5 Basic current (Ib )

Suitable for operation From 110 V Ph-Ph or 63.5 Volts Ph-N

4.6 Maximum Continuous

current.
4.7 POWER FACTOR
RANGE
4.8.1 DESIGN

4.8.2 MANUFACTURING
PROCESS, ASSEMBLY AND
TESTING

-/1 Amps or -/5Amps. CTR applicable as per Utility

requirement;
2 Ib
0.0 Lag-UNITY-0.0 Lead
Meter shall be designed with application specific integrated
circuit (asic) or micro controller; shall have no moving part;
electronic components shall be assembled on printed circuit
board using surface mounting technology; factory calibration
using high accuracy (0.02 class for Cl 0.2 and Class 0.1 for
Class 0.5) software based test bench.
Assembly of electronic components shall be as per IPC-A-610
standard. Internal power supply circuit shall be designed using
highly reliable component.
Critical components such as metering ICs (ASIC),
Microcontroller etc. shall be STACK and IECQ approved.
Current Transformer shall be used for Phase and Neutral
circuit to achieve isolation against external interference
/electrical spikes.
Meters shall be manufactured using latest and state of the art
technology and methods prevalent in electronics industry.
All inward flow of major components and sub assembly parts
(CT, PT, LCDs, LEDs, Power Circuit electronic components
etc.) shall have batch and source identification.
Multilayer Printed Circuit Board (PCB) assembly with plated
through Holes (PTH) using surface mounted component shall
have adequate track clearance for power circuits. Surface
mounted Technology (SMT) component shall be assembled
using automatic pick-and-place machines with in-process, 7
stage heating oven, for stabilized setting of the components on
PCB.
For soldered PCBs, cleaning and washing of cards, after wave
soldering process is to be carried out as a standard practice.
Assembly line of the manufacturing system shall have provision

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for testing of sub-assembled cards.

Manual placing of components and soldering, to be minimized
to items, which cannot be handled by automatic machine.
Handling of PCB with ICs/C-MOS components, to be
restricted to bare minimum and precautions to prevent ESD
failure to be provided.
Complete assembled and soldered PCB should under go
functional testing using computerized Automatic Test
Equipment. Test points should be provided to check the
performance of each block/stage of the meter circuitry.
Fully assembled and finished meter shall under go burn-in
test process for 24 Hours at 55 degree Celsius (Max.
temperature to not exceed 60 degree Celsius) under base
current(Ib) load condition.
Testing at intermediate and final stage to be carried out with
testing instruments, duly calibrated with reference standard,
with traceability of source and date.

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4.9 DISPLAYS

LCD shall be suitable for temperature withstand of 700 C.

6 digit backlit LCD Display of minimum 8mm height and
provided with a Push Button for auto scrolling with a
persistence time of 10 seconds for each parameter. Sequence of
display shall be as desired by Purchaser at the time of order. At
the end of the scrolling cycle, the display will switch back to
the KWH value.

4.9.1 Meter reading during

power failure conditions
Application note: The utility
using this standard
specification is advised to
retain only one of the options
at (a) OR (b) and thus
standardize the manner in
which meters in his system are
read during power fail
condition. The utility may
specify meters required without
any facility to read during
mains power failure in the
BOQ .

Facility for reading the meter in case of absence of mains power

supply shall be provided. This facility shall be by powering
from a separate internal battery or by an external power supply
connected to the meter during the meter reading operation.
a) Internal Battery: The internal battery wherever provided shall
be of long life of not less than eight years and shall be kept
trickle charged from the mains supply source under normal
conditions. The battery shall not damage the meter even during
prolonged idle storage of the meter.
b) External power supply: The meter could alternately be
powered from an external power source through inductive
coupling arrangement or any other suitable arrangement with
electrical isolation. Provision shall be made for preventing
damage to the meter due to inadvertent application of external
high voltage. The coupling arrangement shall be quick locking
self-holding type and shall be located in the front of the meter.
The physical and electrical parameters of this external power
supply shall be to the required standard arrangement of the
Purchaser to facilitate use of identical power supplies for
reading meters of various makes in Purchaser system.
Accuracy for measurement & display of energy shall conform
to IS-14697 (1999).

4.10 PERFORMANCE
UNDER INFLUENCE
QUANTITIES
4.11 TEMPERATURE
CONDITIONS
4.12 ADDITIONAL
TECHNICAL FEATURES
4.12.1 OUTPUT DEVICE

4.12.2 CUMULATIVE
ENERGY REGISTER

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As per IS14697.
i) Energy Meter shall have test output, accessible from the
front, and be capable of being monitored with suitable
testing equipment while in operation at site.
ii) Operation indicator must be visible from the front.
iii) Test output device shall be provided in the form of
LED/LCD.
iv) Resolution of the test output device shall be sufficient to
enable the starting current test in less than 10 minutes.
Nameplate shall indicate the impulse/ Unit in appropriate
resolution.
Meter should have provision for automatic recording of
cumulative kWh at say 24.00 hours on the last day of the month
for each calendar month and same to be stored in the
register/memory.

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4.13 REAL TIME INTERNAL

CLOCK OF ENERGY
METER (RTC)

4.14 CLOCK
SYNCHRONISATION

4.15 QUANTITIES TO BE
MEASURED & DISPLAYED

Maximum drift shall not exceed +/- 300 Seconds per year, with
internal Battery supply.
30 Years Calendar pre-programmed;
Time & date setting shall only be possible through one of the
following:
(a) Common Meter Reading Instrument (CMRI) or Meter
testing work bench and this shall need password enabling
for Consumer meter;
(b) From Base billing system computer using Modem (if
provided) for network (PSTN) connected meter.
Synchronisation of Energy Meter RTC
a) Thru CMRI with password protection.
b) From Base billing system computer through communication
network for network connected meters.
Synchronisation shall be carried only if the RTC drift is within
10 minutes.
Error log to be recorder by the system S/W if the RTC time is
out of range.
As per Appendix G of IS 14697.
a) TOD registers wise Import & export (when asked) of kWh
& kVARh, kVAh energy;
b) Maximum kVA or kW demand with elapsed time.
c) Instantaneous kW, kVA, phase wise voltage, current,
Average Billing PF, MD reset count, frequency, time &
date, RTC battery health; description of item on display.
d) Continuous Status of V & I on display
In addition, present status of abnormality shall also be possible
to be displayed.
Tamper details shall be stored in internal memory for retrieval
by authorized personnel through either of the following:
(a) Common Meter Reading Instrument (CMRI) and this shall
need password enabling.
(b) From Base billing system computer using Modem (if
provided)

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4.16 DEMAND
INTEGRATION PERIOD
(DIP)

i) Energy Meter shall continuously monitor and calculate the

average maximum kW demand for each demand interval
time of 30 minutes and maximum of these in a calendar
month shall be stored along with date and time when it
occurred.
ii) The maximum kW demand of past six months, for each
month, shall be stored in the memory with date and time.
iii) It shall be possible to retrieve this data through optical
communication port thro CMRI.
iv) There shall be no resetting button for MDI data and
resetting shall be possible, on request, via CMRI connection
with password enabled access only.
v) 30 years calendar shall be programmed by manufacturer.
vi) It shall be possible to change DIP to 15 minutes at site
with proper security

4.17 TIME OF DAY (TOD)

REGISTERS

6 different TOD energy registers as per clause G-8 of IS 14697

are required. Time block settings shall be advised to the
supplier at least 4 weeks before commencing delivery. Change
of time period for TOD metering shall be with password
enabling from CMRI or from base computer for Networked (if
available in meter) operated meters.

4.18 LOAD SURVEY DATA

REGISTERS

Storage in Non volatile memory for 40 days, 30 minute demand

of the foll. parameters of kW, kVA, kVAR (or pf), a Phase
voltage(s) shall be provided.
Requirement shall be finalized by Purchasers engineer to suite
the application and optimized memory usage of the Energy
Meter.
Energy Meter shall generally meet the requirement listed in IS
14697, at G12.
i)
Energy Meter shall have test output, accessible from
the front, and be capable of being monitored with
suitable testing equipment while in operation at site.
ii)
Resolution of the test output device shall be
sufficient to enable the starting current test in less
than 10 minutes. Nameplate shall indicate the
impulse/ Unit in appropriate resolution.

4.19 INDICATIONS

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4.20 COMMUNICATION
FACILITIES & STANDARDS

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Data architecture and communication protocols shall enable

easy multi-vendor exchange of data without usage of any
converting/translating equipment. For this, the data structure
adopted within the energy meter shall be on an internationally
acceptable method. The data structure /coding details shall be
furnished to the Purchaser. All necessary software required for
down loading the information to a user friendly Windows
based operating system of Base billing computer system,
software for CMRI communication be furnished in required
number of copies (On CD) without any additional cost to the
Purchaser.
a) Local communication port:
Meter shall be provided with RS-232 communication port
suitable for interfacing with standard modem. It shall be
possible to download stored meter with the aid of a
scheduler, by addressing/dialing one meter at a time and
downloading the stored data into the remote computer
station. Alternately the desired type of modem may be
provided as inbuilt inside the meter if specified in the BOQ
elsewhere.
b) Energy meter shall also have a galvanically isolated optical
communication port in front of the meter for data transfer to
or from a hand held data Collection Device (Common Meter
Reading Instrument CMRI - conforming to CBIP technical
report-111) with proper security and without error.

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4.21 TAMPER AND FRAUD

PROTECTION FEATURES

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The meter should have anti tamper features. These shall at least
include:
i) Phase Sequence Reversal: Meter should work accurately
irrespective of phase Sequence of supply.
ii) Current reversal in current coil: The meter shall register
energy consumption correctly in forward direction
irrespective of the direction of current in the current
coil/Coils with date and time of first occurrence and last
restoration along with total number of such occurrences for
all phases during the above period. However, this correction
for the tamper shall not be applicable for 3Phase 4Wire
meter when connected in 3phase 3 wire mode or for 3Phase
3Wire Meter.
iii) Missing potential: Meter shall be capable of detecting and
recording occurrences of missing potential (One phase or
two phase) and its restoration which can happen due to
intentional/accidental disconnection of potential leads with
date and time along with total number of such occurrences
for all phases during the above period. This recording of
tampering shall not be done when there is no current (or
below threshold current) in that phase.
iv) Missing Neutral: Meter shall continue to record accurately
as per prevailing electrical conditions, even if the neutral of
supply gets disconnected.
v) Influence of High Magnetic Field: The strength and type of
magnets shall be as per CBIP-88 recommendations.

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5.0 TYPE TESTS

5.1 For Basic Energy Meter

i) The meter offered should have successfully passed all type

tests described in the IS 13779 and IEC 61000-4, 5 & 6. Type
test certificate shall be submitted along with the offer and the
same shall not be more than 36 months old at the time of
submission of the bid. Make & type of major components used
in the type-tested meter shall be indicated in the type test
certificates.
ii) Further purchaser shall reserve the right to pick up energy
meters at random from the lots offered and get the meter tested
at third party lab i.e. CPRI Bangalore / agencies listed at
Appendix-C of CBIP 88 / NPL / CQAL / ERTL / ERDA at the
sole discretion of the purchaser. The supplier has no right to
contest the test results of the third party lab or for additional test
and has to replace / take corrective action at the cost of the
supplier.

5.2 For Data Transfer and

Communication capability

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iii) It shall be the responsibility of the supplier to arrange such

tests and Purchaser shall be informed of the date and time of
conduction of tests well in advance to enable him to witness
such tests. Test charges of the testing authority for such
successful repeat type tests shall be reimbursed at actual by the
Purchaser.
This shall be on mutually agreed tests to be finalised at the time
of Contract Award. The meter could be tested at third party lab
i.e. CPRI Bangalore / NPL / ERTL / ERDA.

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6.0 ACCEPTANCE &

ROUTINE TESTS

7.0 QUALIFYING
REQUIREMENTS
[Note: Utilities may like to add
or modify this QR based on the
quantum under tendering and
incorporate clauses based on
the production capacity and
capability needs.]

8.0 QUALITY ASSURANCE

i) Criteria for selection for such tests and performance

requirements shall be as per IS 13779.
ii) Additional acceptance shall include Surge withstand (SWC),
Lightning impulse and HF disturbance as per IEC 6100-4&5.
For this, one sample meter per order from one of the offered lot
shall be subjected to SWC/other semi-destructive tests. Meters
after tests shall not be used. Lightning Impulse test, listed under
SWC shall be done for 8 kVp and 300 Joules.
iii) Accuracy tests shall be performed at the beginning and at
the end of the acceptance tests specified
i) Meters identical to those offered should have successfully
passed all type tests as specified in relevant standards from
an internationally recognized testing authority or NABL
accredited laboratories.
ii) At least 1000nos. of static energy meters should have been in
successful operation in a power utility for not less than two
years as on date of bid opening. Evidence supporting the
qualifying requirements shall be furnished with the offer,
without which the offers shall be considered non-responsive
and are liable for rejection.
OR
The average annual turnover of the manufacturer for Energy
meters for the three (3) best financial years out of last five
(5) years, at least should be Rs.** Lakhs.
(** is 2 x Package Cost x 12/ Work completion schedule in
Months)
ii) Notwithstanding anything stated herein under, the purchaser
reserves the right to assess the capacity and capability of the
bidder to execute the work, should the circumstances
warrant such assessment in the overall interest of the
purchaser.
The manufacturer shall have a comprehensive quality assurance
program at all stages of manufacture for ensuring products
giving reliable, trouble free performance.
An indicative outline Quality Plan has been specified in
Annexure-I.
The Bidder shall furnish with HIS offer a comprehensive
Quality Plan covering all aspects of the design, procurement,
assembly, testing etc for Purchasers evaluation along with a
detailed manufacturing flow diagram. The QP shall also give
details of the quality control procedures, documentation,
certifications available / being practiced by the Bidder and his
major sub-suppliers
Bidder shall furnish following information along with his bid:
i) Organisation structure of the works with details of QA
setup in overall workflow;
ii) Copy of system manual showing QAP (Quality Assurance

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Plan) as actually practiced at works.

iii) List of raw materials and critical components (ASIC chip,
crystal clock, memory register Chip, transformers, optical
ports etc.) with their suppliers;
iv) Stage inspection of product before final testing;
v) Procedure adopted for In-situ testing of PCBs, after
placement of surface mounted component, for quantitative
parametric variation of tolerance by self or sub-contractor
vi) Testing and calibration facility with manpower data of
bench operators;
vii) Sample copies of test certificate of bought out components.
viii)
Quality plan to be adopted by the successful bidder
shall be reviewed and approved by the Purchaser during
contract award stage.
9.0 GUARANTEE

Equipment (Meter) supplied shall be guaranteed for a period of 60

months from the date of supply. Bidders shall guarantee to repair or
replace the meters and meter boxes (if supplied), which are found to
be defective/ inoperative at the time of installation, or become
inoperative/ defective during guarantee period. Replacements shall be
effected within 1 month of receipt of defective material.
The bidder shall extend the guarantee of 5 years. However the back
up bank guarantee provided by the bidders shall be valid for 2 years
only

11.0 FIXING, CONNECTION

AND SAFETY EARTHING
ARRANGEMENT

Manufacturer shall ensure following technical points:

i) Meter shall be suitable for mounting on Meter Box as per
specifications of utility.
ii) Terminals shall be adequately sized with regard to
maximum conductor dimension, commensurate with
current rating of Energy Meter.
Uutilities may add their specific sealing requirements and meter
box constructions required. Wherever poly carbonate cover is
specified, it shall conform to IS 11731 (FH-1category) besides
meeting the test requirement of heat deflection test as per ISO
75, glow wire test as per the IS:11000 (part 2/SEC-1) 1984 OR
IEC PUB,60695-2-12, Ball pressure test as per IEC--60695-102 and Flammability Test As per UL 94 or As per IS
11731(Part-2) 1986.

12.0 METER COVER &

SEALING ARRANGEMENT

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Annexure
Application Guide for users of this specification (Annexure I):
1. The specification does not contain constructional details and methods of sealing of the
meter COVER and the terminal sizes required for the Purchasers incomer cables. These
may be added suitably as per the requirements of individual users. Quantities of meters
required with / without meter COVERS Ref. Clause 3.0 of the specification) needs to be
specified in the Bill of Quantities in the NIT specifications.
2. The NIT specification shall suitably incorporate the appropriate Qualifying Requirements
as per Clause 7 of the specification considering the quantity of meters intended to be
procured.
3. The NIT specifications shall also stipulate the specific name plate markings required by the
Purchaser.
4. Utility to indicate the modem requirements, specific modem type (inbuilt or external) and
required quantity in the tender document.

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Technical specification for 1 Phase static Energy
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Indicative outline quality assurance plan for static energy meter

Sl.
No.

Bought Out
Material

Characteristic

Classification

Type of Check

1.

Steel for
fabrication
(CRCA)

1. Dimensions
2. Surface finish
& check for
waviness
3. T.S./ Bending
Test
4. Chemical
Analysis
Dimensions
Surface finish
Treading

Major
Major

Measurement
Visual

Major

Mechanical Test

Major

Mechanical Test

Major
Major
Major

Measurement
Visual
Mech

DFT
Adhesion
Corrosion
resistance

Critical
Critical
Critical

Mech
Mech
Chemical

Melt. Flow index

Major

MVR300C, 1.2
Kg

Sp. Gravity
Melt. Flow Index
Tensile strength
Izod impact
strength notched
Heat deflection
temp
Sp. Gravity
Melting Point
Tensile Strength
Flex Strength
Azod impact
strength notched

Major
Major
Major
Major

ASTMD792
ASTMD1238
ASTMD638
ASTMD256

Major

ASTMD648

Major
Major
Major
Major
Major

ASTMD792
ASTMD3418
ASTMD638
ASTMD790
ASTMD256

2.

3.

4.

MS Case
Bottom & Top
( IF
APPLICABLE)
Painting

Moulding
Powder top
Polycarbonate
Moulding
Powder bottom
polycarbonate
glass filled

Moulding
powder
terminal blockPBT

Quantum

Reference
Document

(Annexure II)
Acceptance
Norm

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Format of
Check Record

Remarks

5.

Moulded Case
Bottom & Top

6.

Front Panel

PCB

PCB
manufacturing
8
9

10

IC
Capacitors

Resistor

Heat deflection
temp
Flammability
Dimensions
Surface Finish
Flammability
Flammability

Major

ASTMD648

Major
Major
Major
Critical
Major

Transparency of
top
Dimensions
Surface finish
Screen Printing
Dimensions
Solderability

Major

UL-94
Measurement
Visual
Glow wire test
Resistance to
heat & fire
UV ray test

Solder mask
adhesion
Warpage
Legend print
process control
and bare board
testing
Approved Code
Capacitance Value
Make/Origin
Type
Solderability
Tan delta
Marking
Resistance Value
Make/Origin
Power Dissipation
Type
Visual
Solderability

Major

Measurement
Visual
Visual
Measurement
Soldering
quality
Masking quality

Minor
Major
Major

Visual
Visual
Plant standards

Major
Major

Visual
Elect.

Major
Major
Major
Major
Major

Visual
Viusal
Elect
Visual
Elecct

Major
Major
Major
Major

Elect
Visual
Color Coding
Visual

Major
Major
Major
Major
Major

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MOV

Functional
Make/Origin
Marking
Solderability

Major

Elect

Major
Major

Visual
Visual

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13

14

15

Transistor

Diodes

LED

Crystal

16

COMPONENT
/ PCB BURN
IN TEST

17

CT

18

Hardware

Make/Origin
Transistor
Characteristics
Marking
Solderability
Make/Origin
Diode
Characteristics
Reverse Leakage
Current
Marking
Solderability
Make/Origin
Functional
Surface Finish
Solderability
Make/Origin
Frequency
Marking
Solderability
Temp deg C
Duration
Shield Dimension
Make/Origin
Ratio Phase Angle
Inductance Value
DC resistance
Secondary Wire
Length
Solderability
Wire Twisting
Pin Pitch Dim
Shield Dimensions
Dimensions
Surface Finish
Threading

Critical

Elect

Major
Major

Visual
Visual

Critical

Elect

Major

Elect

Major
Major

Visual
Visual

Major
Major
Major

Elect
Visual
Visual

Critical
Major
Major
Major

Elect
Visual
Visual
Elect

Major

Measurement

Critical
Major
major
Major

Elect
Elect
Elect
Measurement

Major
Minor
Major
Minor
Major
Major
Major

Visual
Visual
Measurement
Measurement
Measurement
Visual
Mech

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Terminals

20
21

Terminal
Block
Terminal Cover

22.

PVC Wire

23.

Lugs

24
25

Silicon Sleeve
Final
Inspection

Dimensions
Surface Finish
Treading
Dimensions
Surface Finish
Dimension
Surface Finish
Make/Origin
No. of strands
Strands Dia
Solderability
HV Test
Colour
Insulation
Thickness
Dimensions
Surface Finish
Dimensions
Marking
AC HV Test
4KV/2KV 1mim
(terminal body)
Bet Ckt 2KV for 1
Min
IR Test 500V DC
Accuracy Test
Test of Starting
Condition
Test of No Load
Condition
Test of Meter
Constant
Test of
Repeatability of
Error
Test of Power
consumption

Major
Major
Major
Major
Major
Major
Major

Measurement
Visual
Mech
Measurement
Visual
Measurement
Visual

Critical
Major
Major
Major
Major
Major

Visual
Measurement
Visual
Elect
Visual
Measurement

Major
Major
Major
Major
Major

Measurement
Visual
Measurement
Visual
Elect

Major

Elect

Major
Crirtical
Major

Elect
Elect
Elect

Major

Elect

Major

Elect

Major

Elect

Major

Elect

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Packaging
material

Mech Endurance
Climatic Influence
Surge Immunity
Test
Electrostatic
Discharge
Elect Fast Trasient
Dimensions

Major
Major
Major

Mech
Mech
Elect

Major

Elect

Major
Critical

Elect
Measurement

Paper Grammage
No. of Ply
No. of Staple
Bursting Strangth

Critical
Critical
Major
Major

Measurement
Counting
Counting
Mech

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