Research Article

Discussion on Application of Embedded Operating System in Dual-Core Smart Electric Meter

Table 1

Function division of legal software and nonlegal software of new generation smart meter.

Functional itemLegal software partNonlegal software part

1Measurement of electrical parameters (such as voltage, current, active power, reactive power, and frequency)Calculation, storage, and freezing of electric energy rate (including setting of rate and time period)
2Measurement of electrical energy (e.g., active energy and reactive energy)Calculation and storage of maximum demand (including the maximum demand of each rate)
3Or clock maintenanceDisplay mode and display of nonlegal related content
4Protection of proprietary parameters of equipmentIn addition to the legal system related functions of the event record
5Freezing of electrical parameters and energy dataImplementation of external data communication interface (such as infrared, RS485, carrier, wireless, etc.)
6Event records of clearing, upgrading, timing, and modifying equipment-specific parametersControl function (such as control of load switch)
7Software interface between legal related software and non-legal related softwareAlarm function
8Methods to ensure the safety of functions related to legal systemCost control function
9Identification of legal-related softwareOther functions not mentioned
10Display of legal related contentsā€”