The household energy meter is

The household energy meter is

1. Recording instrument
2. None of these
3. Indicating instrument
4. Integrating instrument

Ans: Integrating instrument

Integrating instruments

The integrating instruments are those instruments which measure the total quantity of electricity (in ampere-hours) or electrical energy (in watt-hours) in a given time.

e.g. ampere-hour meter and watt-hour meter or household energy meter.

Read: TOD Meter or Time of Day Meter

In such instruments, there are sets of dials and pointers which register the total quantity of electricity or electrical energy supplied to the load.

household energy meter

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