Electronic meters’ false readings up to six times higher than actual consumption

Re:Electronic meters’ false readings up to six times higher ... by ldp01 on Monday March 06, 2017 @02:09AM (#13801162)

bjelkeman-again is referring to kVA- a unit of power rather than voltage.

Systems which run a higher consumer voltage (e.g. 230V) will tend to use higher kVA transformers compared to the American system (~110V).

I believe this is because it is feasible to run longer cables when using higher voltage (higher voltage -> lower current -> lower thermal losses per metre of cable), hence it is economical to use fewer, larger transformers in a higher voltage system vs. a lower voltage system.

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Re:Electronic meters’ false readings up to six times higher ... by bjelkeman-again on Tuesday March 07, 2017 @01:28PM (#13813124)

Sorry, my intent was to show three phase electricity to the home in most European countries.

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Re:Electronic meters’ false readings up to six times higher ... by bonzini on Thursday March 09, 2017 @11:21AM (#13830279)

And I was confused by living in one of the (apparently) few countries without three-phase electricity.

However, even here the network transformers do get three-phase.

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