The History of Electric Measuring Instruments and Active Components Society of Historical Metrology , Japan
Precision electric meters are indispensable to the development of technology in this age. The first electric measuring instruments, however, were physically impossible to transport, and were functionally inadequate for use in a laboratory. The measuring instruments of today have evolved into sturdy, easy-to-use instruments with higher performance, adopting new active components which have appeared one after another. Expanding in functionality, measuring instruments that have adopted such new technology have enabled even more precise measurement. The users have also expanded from research organizations and educational facilities, to the manufacturers of electrical equipment and electronic parts. The measuring instrument manufacturers were able to supply more convenient measuring instruments to the user, and conversely, the user, the manufacturers of electrical equipment and electronic parts, needed more easy-to-use and highly precise measuring instruments in order to respond to a rapidly increasing demand. Consequently, cheap and high quality electronic parts were supplied to the market, and the measuring instrument manufacturers were also able to develop new measuring instruments using those parts. In fact, it can be said that they have been mutually complementary. It should not be forgotten that the demand for electronic components for consumer use has also driven the whole in the meantime.
Design of a STS Electrical Energy Meter with Two-Way Communications Capability over GSM Network
A STS (System Transfer Specification) energy meter with an embedded solution for two-way communications over Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM), was designed and simulated with Proteus. This meter should be able to report any tampering attempt on the customer’s meter, by sending an SMS (Short Message Service) via Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) as regards energy theft from the point of theft to an automated meter management station. Every meter is part of an automated metering management network, which is a scaled down version of a conventional Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI). This research provides an additional capability to STS energy Meters. The additional two-way communications capability of the Energy Meter is implemented with the addition of a GSM module to a conventional STS meter. The additional functionality to the STS meter real-time reporting was achieved by adding a GSM module to its design.
Reality TV: The Work of Being Watched
Chapter 1 1 Between the New Medium and the Old Chapter 2 2 The Promise of the Digital Revolution Chapter 3 3 Rediscovering Reality Chapter 5 4 The Kinder, Gentler Gaze of Big Brother Chapter 6 5 Access to the Real Chapter 7 6 It's All About the Experience Chapter 8 7 Reality TV and Voyeurism Chapter 9 8 Survivor and Uncanny Capitalism Chapter 10 Bibliography