Electrical

Meters used in the MCC panel.

Different types of meters are used in the MCC panel for indicating the status of the panel.Mainly three types of meters are used. Ammeter, Volt meter, Watt meter, Energy meter. Analog and Digital type meters are using nowadays.

Ammeter

An instrument used for measuring the current flow in the circuit is called ammeter. It should be connected series to the circuit .
Analog ammeter
analog ammeter-measuring the current flow

 

Digital ammeter

digital ammeter
Voltmeter
The instrument used for measuring the voltage across in the circuit is called voltmeter. It should be connected paralled to the circuit.
Analog volt meter
analog voltmeter- measuring the voltage across the circuit
Digital volt meter

 

digital volt meter

Wattmeter

watt meter

Energy meter

 

This is also called as a watt-hour meter. Energy meter is used for  measurinh the energy consumed in a circuit.
 
Analog Energy meter

 

energy meter
Digital Energy meter.

 

measures the energy consumption
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The wattmeter is an instrument for measuring the electric power (or the supply rate of electrical energy) in watts of any given circuit.

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