The invention relates to a practical training 
system and method for installation of an 
electricity usage information collection terminal, so that the field 
operating environment of the special 
transformer collection terminal can be simulated and thus the skill training requirement can be met, and the working efficiency of the field operation maintenance staff can be improved. The 
system is composed of a digital program controlled power source, a high-
voltage analog cabinet, a load control cabinet, and an analog 
low voltage cabinet. In addition, the method includes: step one, a teacher presses a timing 
start button to start wiring training and 
student assessment; step two, the training teacher closes an analog load switch; if a 
system works normally, a student sets and debugs parameters like a given terminal address provided by examination, the training teacher checks whether the debugged parameters are consistent with given parameters, and parameter data testing is carried out on the terminal by a main 
station; and step three, after completion of terminal debugging, the training teacher sets a fault type by a metering alternating-current acquisition 
simulation unit and a terminal fault 
simulation unit that are arranged at the load control cabinet, the student carries out fault 
elimination, and if the student can find out all set fault types and can eliminate the faults by mains 
station testing, the student is determined to be qualified one.