Editing HidTheftAgent settings (Australia only)

Important! The following information is only for Australian customers.

The HID algorithm depends on meter configurations. These configurations differ across customers. The selection of configuration type is controlled via the MeterConfig parameter.

Enabling HID on IEC APAC meters

  1. Install HID 0.3.124 or later.

  2. Apply the following configuration after installation:

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    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
    <diConfigParameters feature-name="Metrology Information" feature-id="50540544"
    xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
    xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="BasicConfig.xsd">
    <folders>
        <folder name="General">
            <parameter name="MeterForm" value="16"/>
            <parameter name="CTRatio" value="1"/>
            <parameter name="VTRatio" value="1"/>
            <parameter name="NumPhases" value="1" />
            <parameter name="NumWires" value="3" />
            <parameter name="DeltaWye" value="0" />
            <parameter name="NominalVolt" value="240" />
            <parameter name="MeterConfig" value="2" />
        </folder>
    </folders>
    </diConfigParameters>

    The Mode is 2. Only 1S connections are supported.

    Table 12 

    Supported meter type

    List of supported nominal voltages (in volts)
    1S 220 / 230 / 240

    After the configuration update, the agent correctly detects the meter form for these meters.

Agent behavior after parameter update

When the feature configuration XML for the Metrology Information file is applied to the agent, the algorithm first checks if the value for the MeterConfig parameter is different from the existing MeterConfig value. If the MeterConfig value is different, then the agent raises a SIGKILL and restarts. The agent then logs a message in the meter's AgentData table.

  • Example message: 1742|50462720|50540544|1720004526|99#0#6#2#MeterConfig Change:2. Raising SIGKILL

    The value 2 in the example message indicates that the updated MeterConfig value is 2. When the agent starts, it will log a message on the meter's AgenData table.

  • Example message: 1742|50462720|50540544|1720004526|99#0#6#1#MF. Logic:2

    The value 2 in this message indicates that the MeterConfig value is 2.

Metrology XML parameters

Table 13  

Parameter name

Description

Default value

Valid values

Notes

MeterForm

This parameter is the meter type. The HIDTheftAgent supports the following meter forms: 1S, 2S, 3S, 4S, 5S, 9S, 12S Wye Connection, 125 Delta Connection, and 16S.

16

1 to 45

Changing this parameter has not effect. This value is automatically detected from the meter.

CTRatio

This parameter represents the transformer's current step-down ratio.

1

1 to 2000

 

VTRatio

This parameter represents the transformer's voltage step-down ratio.

1

1 to 2000

 

NumPhases

This parameter represents the number of voltage phases supported by the meter.

1

1 to 3

 

NumWires

This parameter represents the number of circuit wires connected to meter.

3

2 to 4

 

DeltaWye

This parameter represents the type of meter connection: Delta or Wye.

0

0. No specifice Delta /Wye meter connection

1. Delta connection

2. Wye connection

Changing this parameter has no effect. This value is automatically detected from the meter.

NominalVolt

This parameter represents the supported nominal voltage for the meter form.

240

100 to 350

Changing this parameter has no effect. This value is automatically detected from the meter.

MeterConfig

This parameter represents the circuit connection type.

0

0 to 2

 

Logic control based on the MeterConfig parameter

The MeterConfig parameter represents the circuit connection type for the meter. There are three possible values: 0 (default), 1, and 2.

Requirement

The algorithm depends on the meter configurations such as meter type and voltages. These configuration differ across customers. The configuration type is controlled by the MeterConfig parameter.

MeterConfig value: 0

The default value is 0. This represents standard connection types and is used for most customers. A 0 value is used if the meter's connection satisfies the following configuration.

Table 14 

Supported meter type

List of supported nominal voltages (in volts)
1S 120
2S 240
12S Wye connection 120 / 240 / 480
12S Delta connection 120 / 240 / 480
16S 120 / 208 / 240 / 277 / 346 / 480

MeterConfig value: 1

MeterConfig value 1 is used if the meter's connection satisfies the following configuration.

Table 15 

Supported meter type

List of supported nominal voltages (in volts)
1S 240
12S Wye connection 110 / 220 / 440
12S Delta connection 110 / 220 / 440
16S 110 / 190 / 220 / 254 / 317 / 440

MeterConfig value: 2

The default value is 0. This represents standard connection types and is used for most customers. A 0 value is used if the meter's connection satisfies the following configuration.

Table 16 

Supported meter type

List of supported nominal voltages (in volts)
1S 220 / 230 / 240