[Solved] Understanding OTUS3 Meter by Apator: Reading Grid Energy Data & Troubleshooting Issues

Good morning everyone.

Recently I am the owner of a micro photovoltaic installation and at this strange time I wanted to learn something about my OTUS3 meter by Apator.
I cannot read data on energy fed into the grid. I hope that I can't, and not that something is wrongly configured or connected.
From the modest instructions provided by Masovian PGE under codes 2.8, I still have one value of 0.6 kWh and it has not changed for weeks. Holding the scroll button does nothing either. One of the two, because unlike the instructions on my computer, there are two buttons for scrolling. I wrote to the Customer Service Center and to other e-mail addresses and the only thing I was able to receive was an instruction that did not contribute anything. An inaccurate manual that doesn't describe my meter ...
I have a request for advice from those who know the operation of this counter. Maybe some of the honorable forum members have such a counter and at the same time have some experience with it? Please help.

See this page http://fea.com.pl/2019/04/26/kody-licznika-dwukierunkowej/

Thank you for your response.
I know this page, the information is consistent with the manual and the markings on the housing. Still, the only thing I can read is the value of 0.6 kWh ... I have no contact with PGE, I have information from BOK that it is subject to the local district authorities and no one answers the phone and they stopped replying to e-mails. I allow it to be on today's situation ...

Most likely you just didn't give anything to the network if it's 0.6kWh under 2.8.0.
Under 2.6.0 how much does the maximum show?

Under 2.6.0 it is "equal" to zero. At this point, the photovoltaic installation reports production at the level of 2.7kW and the house has a refrigerator and two laptops turned on, the rest are on stand-by. I do not want to believe that something may be wrongly connected ...

The easiest way is to check the power consumption (and power under 1.8) and what is produced by the PV installation during even sunlight, then disconnect the PV and then see the indications as well.

What are your photovoltaic installations connected to?
for distribution boxes at home or for the meter?
single-family house or semi-detached house?
and will you turn off the main power supply of the house during production, is there production on the inverter or does it turn off?

It took quite a long time to arrange PGE and the installers, but yesterday the matter was finally clarified and corrected.
The team connected the output from the inverters to the meter. All generated electricity was sent directly to the grid, bypassing the meter ... failure ...

piotrrs wrote:

The team connected the output from the inverters to the meter. All generated electricity was sent directly to the grid, bypassing the meter ... failure ...

And there will be a lot of such "teams" ...

In this meter, the LEDs from kWh are deeply planted and not separated, and the manufacturer does not provide access to the USB host - which could improve diagnostics ...

piotrrs wrote:

The team connected the output from the inverters to the meter.

I wonder how many clients they connected ...

piotrrs wrote:

It took quite a long time to arrange PGE and the installers, but yesterday the matter was finally clarified and corrected.
The team connected the output from the inverters to the meter. All generated electricity was sent directly to the grid, bypassing the meter ... failure ...

I wonder how they did it because in general, access to the wires sitting in front of the meter should not be possible and must be sealed. This can lead to large penalties for you as it is considered "theft of electricity", and no matter who did it, the owner is always responsible.

Greetings

Slawek K. wrote:

as this is treated as "theft of electricity" and no matter who did it, the owner is always responsible.

All paperwork from the power plant is handled by the company that sets up the photovoltaic installation, so the owner is not responsible for it, unless in this case it was otherwise.

Good day.
I will try to collect everything in one message as a summary for closing the thread.

I signed a contract with a company that was recommended to me and made a good impression. A comprehensive contract from the valuation through assembly to the submission of documentation for a subsidy. I did not want to control the process in any way, because my professional work and raising two children takes me a long time.

The installer without hesitation connected in front of the meter "because the box with the main fuses (in front of the meter) was open" and decided that these were fuses behind the meter. Yes, it makes no sense to translate it. The box could be opened without breaking the seal, a question of a faulty closure. Unless no one from the utility company noticed the problem with the door earlier, it saved the case from punishment. A punishment that deserved without discussion.

The experiences from this year show me that in my beautiful country, if you want to do something well, learn and do it yourself. And if you are very brave and hire someone to work, watch their every step. I remind you that a day is only 24 hours long.

This year I am gaining new "genius skills" as an electrician, tiler, floor planter and, of course, a teacher specializing in remote work. I am already looking forward to the second half of 2020. I keep wondering how others choose people and companies to work and find decent contractors ... I can't. Let me just mention that I signed contracts for the performance of the above-mentioned works in 2019 ...

Patience
best regards
Thank you
Hi!