Exercise 1. Answer the questions
1. What is the most common type of electricity meter?
2. What physical principle is at work in electromechanical meters?
3. How many magnets are there in electromechanical meters? What are their functions?
4. What types of electronic energy meters are there?
5. Is there a meter which can help get accurate bills and save energy?
Exercise 2. Find in the text above the English equivalents of the follow- ing word combinations
1. установленный на оси; 2. счетный механизм; 3. сбалансиро- ванное положение; 4. взаимодействие двух полей; 5. число оборотов диска; 6. подключать к нагрузке; 7. логическая схема; 8. максималь- ное потребление электроэнергии; 9. обновление программного обес- печения; 10. ежемесячный счет.
Exercise 3. Pair work. Talk to your partner about advantages and dis- advantages of electromechanical induction meter and smart energy meter. Compare the following characteristics: accuracy, tampering possibilities, communication technology, data management, etc.
PART 6.
LATEST TECHNOLOGY
IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING INDUSTRY
Unit 1. Innovations in electric power generation Vocabulary
containment защитная оболочка (ядерного реактора)
drive train цепь привода
electric service электроснабжение
heat rod нагревательный стержень
outdoor lighting наружное освещение
photovoltaic cell фотогальванический элемент
semiconductor полупроводник
solar cell солнечный элемент
wind turbine ветряная турбина