Times can be programmed. A couple of thousand of these ripple relays.
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Ripple control receiver wiring diagram. Northpower will supply a controlled supply to a maximum rating 2a. The clock goes by the mains frequency and can be synchronized by means of ripple control signals. They turn your geyser off when the deman for electricity is very large in order to reduce the load. A ripple relay in laymans terms. As a standard the enermet ro ripple control receiver operates on the basis of an internal clock which is used for the time programs the learning function and the telegram memory. Apparently the sparkies have done some work in the meter box and now every time they switch a light on the switch on the ripple control receiver flicks to the off position.
24 orions commitment to ripple control orion recognises the investment made by electricity retailers and their metering providers when installing and maintaining ripple relay receivers. Document and amendment history issue no. We also recognise the investment made by customers that install storage water heaters to accommodate peak control or night only heating. Ripple control commands failsafe function or power on function can activate or de activate these time programs. Electrical wiring diagram of the house. There are no timers on the switchboard as i have seen in hobart for example where they do not use ripple control but have daynight rates.
Ripple control does switch your cylinder off and on each night it is not just for load shedding. Here we have the ripple relay on a domestic meter board. The timer will close its switch and provide power to the control line on the contactor which in turn allows the inverter to be connected back into the network. If a load greater than 2a is controlled eg spa pool the customer is required to fit an auxilary contactor. Guys my youngest daughter lives in a rental and the landlord is currently they are building a granny flat in the backyard. Therefore the enermet ro receiver with optional real time clock is an ideal solution for time switch applications without ripple control systems in place or for future introduction of ripple control systems.
It contains a ripple receiver which receives signals from the electricity supplier that switches on or off power. If a power down occurs the current time is stored. These diagrams apply only to northpower owned metering equipment includes ripple receiver contactor. I have had various questions regarding what does the zellweger ripple control at the other end. Date approved by summary of changes 1 june 2009 m practice procedures dor this document supersedes the previous. It is a remote controlled switch that the council can control.
Equipment and wiring must have adequate load and fault ratings. At least on the orion christchurch network anyway.