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1. Evaluate source harmonics during the test The settings entered on the previous page are displayed The user can also select the following Evaluate source Harmonics during the test The source harmonic test verifies that during the test period the source voltage harmonic levels are below the limits specified in JIS C 61000 3 2 The limits are specified in appendix F The tests can run indefinitely or for a user defined period For timed tests the user will need to select the test duration If testing for reproducibility refer to section 5 8 the number of times the test is to be repeated needs to be selected The user can if they wish save the Setup settings entered by clicking on Save Configuration Section 6 2 will explain how the configuration settings can be recalled Click next when ready to proceed 5 1 4 JI S Mode 1 or 3 phase harmonics gt 16A and 75A Dialog 1 M TEC Soft V2 1t U Equipment Under fatuus Test Details Test Setup Harmonics Test Settings Page 1 Measurement Settings Measured Limits Specified Limits Table 2 Hange Selection Use low current PPA ranges Vnom 2 05 V Table 5 110 5 Table 3 3 Table 4 The user can know select the following The Rsce setting default value is 33 but other values can be selected The Table number for the class of equipment to be tested Refer to
2. 1EC61000 3 2 2014 Fluctuating Harmonics Instrument Details PPASSSO E ce 5 E 5 e tet eme ES Da T e 3 1 3 a a 1 F i JE Hr Jem PE Ae e g Spucoso EG sapay pesceg py t aj rn j su 6 xr E Sw ei B Gl Fl EL ZL UL O us g 2IUOULIBH LE E Bl 8l l 3l Hi E ez aged JON Kt EL a LE D El kee Ke R 3 E X HS n M Excel Harmonic dB Loss Factor Graph 23rd February 2015 15 55 05 Page 5 13 Instrument Model Instrument Serial instrument Firmware Harmonics dB Graph 1 2 HB Loss Factor E Z 5 o 5 zs E ES ct a e n Es x E e 5 gt L p l ou Cis m ni p ni tcr de E ro z ri T TEFN 2 de wi zl L1 ari E E Do a e mall Moo ES d ti 1j 2 LL end PH 1 7 S S Ft CE A F Or GE a Excel Source Harmonic Test Results 23rd February 2015 16 13 25 Page 7 10 ing Harmonics Instrument Details PPASSS0 SSS so 3h JS Se es 0 002122 10 000004 10 2301 ME eee IB sees NE EE eee OMNE EE 0 002103 10 000056 10 2301 39 I EE 0 003058 10 000073 102301 do PASS ri nO i 2301 Excel Source Harmonics Graph 23rd February 2015 16 13 25 IEC61000 3 2 2014 Fluctuating PPASSSO Voltage V 5 Ft 2 i Su LE puces gg SU podes RO 6 8 x x E Em E
3. Computer amp Windows OS C Rj IM test with 10K shunt T Save as type Excel Spreadsheet File xlsx xi Hide Folders Save Cancel Select the location to where you want the file to be stored You will see that IECSoft automatically gives the file a name based on the date and time Either keep this file name or delete it and enter a new file name Click Save which will close the window and then click on OK in the Export window The following message will be displayed for a short period Exporting to Excel Exporting Pages Exported 5 5 Lo ccm The file will then be stored to the requested location and will also open up on the PC Note If you click on OK without entering a file location the following error message is displayed Click on Ok and enter the file location as described above Export Error Enter a save location for the Excel report ok Excel documents that have been made editable In the Export window remove the tick from the Make Excel document read only option Click on Ok the Excel file will then open on the PC Note This file is not automatically saved so the user must save the file once any editing is complete 6 1 3 Harmonics dB Loss Factor Graph Option Export to a Excel settings Page Size AS Japanese A4 Option 1 3 Japanese A4 Option 2 Letter Number Format Standard Engineering 2 Scientific Y Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase
4. IECSoft Information Icon Y Clicking on this icon displays details of this version of I ECSoft We 1s 15th January 2014 Copyright Newtons 4th Ltd E 2012 Website Support Link Y Clicking on this icon opens a link to the Support Resources Section Of the Newtons4th Ltd website Appendix E Definitions The section contains definitions for the following Tmax and d t Dmax Short Term Limit STL Exception Partial odd Harmonic POHC Exception Tmax and d t The parameter Tmax Is an abbreviation for t d t gt 3 3 At the end of the test it is the largest value of t d t gt 3 3 which is tested against the limit So if there are two changes between steady states see table C 2 on p31 of BS EN 61000 3 3 2013 dt is the sum of the two of them but if there are two changes separated by periods of steady state then it is the larger dt value which is reported The Standard BS EN 61000 3 3 2013 describes Tmax and d t as follows Tmax maximum time duration during the observation period that the voltage deviation d t exceeds the limit for dc Note 1 to entry During a voltage change characteristic the time duration Tmax is accumulated until a new steady state condition is established Note 2 to entry The Tmax limit evaluation in this standard is generally intended to evaluate the inrush current pattern of the equipment under test Thus as soon as a new steady state condition is established the Tma
5. 0034 Vi Auto 7 B faia Es E PoHc E Not Applicable Control View ES Data View Mode Time Left Elapsed Time Test Count WFA Real Time Graph Table Absolute E Export Comment 00 00 00 00 00 00 000 z 112 2 3 A Percentage Graph BY IEC Soft V2 1t U o o X r 100 75 o E dd 50 e 25 a i mn a A 2 X 475 5 7 8 9 d0 H 342 B M G 16 17 189 0 A 2L 22 23 24 25 25 27 28 29 3U 31 32 33 34 35 3b IF 38 EM bas Harmonic 4 Amp Range Harmonic Range E A 5 r y B Current B Peak _ Average 7 Minimum E Fail Peak amas RIA ViAto 2 LOS Bras EST E POHC E Not Applicable Control View Sa Data iew Mode Time Left Elapsed Time Test Count H PES OS ur EA m PE C WFA Real Time Graph Table pp Export Comment 15 00 00 00 00 00 00 000 1 2 2 d The vertical axis on the Percentage Graph defaults to display 10096 when the results obtained are less than 10096 of the limit The axis would automatically be adjusted to display the maximum value for results that are above 100 of the limit In this example a line is drawn on the graph to display the 90 of limit level Depending on the scaling of the axis similar lines will be shown for the 150 and 200 of limit levels Individual graph By IEC Soft V2 1t U o X 100 00u 1
6. E en co E ne a xl ca l es fab dl i E y en el br E Excel Harmonic WFA Test Results 23rd February 2015 16 13 25 Page 11 11 IEC61000 3 2 2014 Fluctuating Instrument Details PPASSSO i Duo COT puodas WON cg aog weed 0 pare J DUSSUD OIT EA WOUE CG SORO weed 0 pore Basson ost agua 06 RO LG PAO fee ci pared Bossa OT paru anpa ye pew gpeg tnn n n n Al ral A J i Appendix C PPA Screenshots The following are screenshots that indicate the PPA display during Flicker and Harmonic tests In this example a PPA5530 was used The following 2 screenshots show the PPA display during Flicker testing The first when the test was still running and then on successful completion of the test Should the test fail then a fail message would be displayed FLICKERMETER Hrange 3001 Arange 104 coupling ac dc bandwidth bow P H 1 voltage current TuE 409 251 FLICKERMETER range 300p Arange 104 w coupling ac dc bandwidth low p H i voltage current rms 109 531 12 504m4 frequency 20 000H Plin 0002 frequency 30 000Hz Plin 0 035 Finst 0 004 0 004 0 082 0 001 0 001 0 082 0 082 0 0342 0 06 0 005 0 082 IEC61000 TEST RUNNING PASS The following 2 screenshots show the PPA display during Harmonic Testing The first when the test was still running and then on successful completion of the test Should the test
7. I EC61000 11 References to Ztest Zref 3 3 Conditional Connections Connection of equipment which requires the user s supply at the interface point to have an impedance lower than the reference impedance Zref in order that the equipment emissions comply with the limits in this standard NOTE Meeting the voltage change limits is not the only condition for connection emission limits for other phenomena such as harmonics may also have to be satisfied 6 Suffixes and their applications Zsys is the modulus of the impedance of the system to which the equipment may be connected in order to meet a particular limit A number after the subscript identifies a particular calculation Zref is the reference impedance Zact IS the modulus of the actual impedance of the supply existing at the interface point Zmax IS the modulus of the maximum value of the supply impedance at which equipment meets all the limits of this Standard Ztest is the modulus of the test circuit impedance at which the emission test is performed and dctest dmax test Pst test and Pit test are measured values 6 1 1 Test impedance Ztest The test impedance Ztest may be lower than Zref particularly for equipment having a rated input current gt 16 A To find the optimal test impedance two conditions shall be met firstly the voltage drop _U caused by the equipment shall be within the range 3 to 5 of the test supply voltage secondly the rat
8. 0 00A 2 3 4 5 6 7 32 32 6 Seconds 187 ms o o e o wo o 4 o w ty e N N N N to w ES N A h o N 1 tw o 29 5 La w gt m o a E Qo An w 4 es w o 40 53 Harmonic Amo R a Harmorec R var 3 im E Curent B Peak O Average Minimum B Foi Peak V Auto V Auto E Fat Avg B st B Porc E Not Applicable Control View Data Gear WFA Real Time Graph Table Export Comment E 3 V m 3 amp 7 3 3 Ay POHC Exception displayed on the Percentage graph By IEC Soft V2 1r U PO o O AS 111 of Limit e 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 n 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 104 104 20 Seconds 603 ms Harmonic gt Amp Range Harmonic Range E E Curent EB Peak O Average Minimum B fal Peak J Auto B Fat Avg E sn Bi roc E Not Applicable Control View Data View Mode Elapsed Time Test Count Clear WFA Real Time Graph Table cree Export Comment 00 00 20 802 lt ds POHC Exception displayed on the Result graph BY IEC Soft V2 1r U 111 16 mA Phase 1 PASS POHC EXCEPTION 92 63 mA 74 11 mA 55 58 mA Current A 37 05 mA 0 00A 3 eco 187 2 32 6 Seconds ms Harmonic Amp Range Harmonic Range 5 E Bl Curent Bl Peak O Average O Minimum B Foai Peak Vi Ago Lifo E Fai Avg B sr B Porc E No Applicable Control View PSPS Data View Mode Blapsed Time Test Court C
9. 00 00 30 400 2 1 1 1 G STL Exception displayed in the Report fes jd Aw Bookd Microsoft Excel O m c Home Insert Page Layout Formulas Data Review View Add Ins Team v x zu c v 1 E AutoSum r Lie os Calibri li ASA Tm gt Sy Wrap Text General T4 Normal Bad Good Neutral m a E tos A d Fw 43 Copy ss 1 J grm Zi g sa v A gt E X im M Merge amp Center v E 8 23 Conditional Format Calculation Checkcell Input Insert Delete Format Sort amp Find amp Formatting as Table e Clear Filter gt Select Clipboard Font Alignment Number Stytes Celts Editing Paste BZU J Format Painter 159 fx A B C 3 l N o p Q R S T U V 13 THC A 0 078181 f 154 bes 14 poncia 078181 37 5 15 Voltage Crest Factor NE E es d A E rA N A 16 1 b i g g Max ofL gt 1 25 4 3939 31 H i 004 33 J 35 36 1 37 1 A K h Ts ams e aa T a aioe E 39 T 00056 1 41 f 710 E 44 2 i A y SS aah A oS 2 m A 35 5429 Y M M EC Soft Report Harmonics Results J 4 Ready Page 1of2 d 3100 C 200964 s M ty AG won NNN M eM pp e da us MN C un INT A EM pa wou ouo Partial Odd Harmonic POHC Exception POHC Exception displayed on the Absolute Graph Rec TT Rs 111 15mA 92 63 mA 74 10mA 55 58 mA Current A 37 05 mA 18 53 mA
10. 070 WM m d i wm d 10 J 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 74 gt pe Harmonic Amp Range Harmonic Range dion x B Current EB Peak Average P Minimum Bl Fail Peak V Auto Y Auto 4C Fail Avg EB STL E ronce E Not Applicable Control View Data View Mode e Time Left Elapsed Time Test Count AS WFA RealTime Graph Table fem Epot B 00 00 00 00 00 00 000 1122 s Selection of Parameters displayed on the graphs On the Absolute and Percentage graphs it is possible to select which parameters are displayed on the bars of the graph Moving the curser over the graph area and then right clicking on the PC mouse results in the Display option appearing on the graph move the cursor over display results in the display parameters being displayed Now select the parameters to be displayed on the graph Only one parameter can be changed at a time It is necessary to right click on the graph area again and follow the above procedure for each parameter to be changed The graph changes automatically when a parameter is selected or de selected The 4 parameters that can be changed are Average Current Maximum and Minimum The default setting for the graphs is Minimum de selected and the other parameters all selected IEC Soft V2 1t U 33 52 mA Current A 7
11. 1 the EUT belongs to Class A for harmonics 2 the excursion beyond 150 of the applicable limits lasts less than 10 of the test observation period or in total 10 min within the test observation period whichever is smaller and 3 the average value of the harmonic current taken over the entire test observation period is less than 90 of the applicable limits Harmonic currents that are less than 0 6 of the input current measured under the test conditions or are less than 5mA whichever is greater are disregarded This means that the harmonic values for class A need to be less than 150 this is a MAX pass no matter what OR less than 200 for less than 10 of the test MAX 10 mins AND for the average for that harmonic to be less than 90 of the limit The STL Exception Partial odd harmonic Exception POHC In the IEC61000 3 2 standard section 6 2 3 4 defines a POHC exception as For the 21st and higher odd order harmonics the average value obtained for each individual odd harmonic over the full observation period calculated from the 1 5 s smoothed r m s values according to 6 2 2 may exceed the applicable limits by 50 provided that the following conditions are met e the measured partial odd harmonic current does not exceed the partial odd harmonic current which can be calculated from the applicable limits e all 1 5 s smoothed r m s individual harmonic current values Shall be less than or equal to 150 o
12. 3 E Single worksheet V Add DB Graphs V Make Excel document read only File Location mm Choose Logo Edit DUT OK Cancel When exporting Harmonic test results it is possible to include and additional graph displaying Loss factor With respect to the fundamental current component in Decibels for all of the harmonics To select this option place a tick in the Add dB Graphs box on the harmonic Export window The Loss factor graph is then included in the exported Fluctuating Harmonics Report The graph can be found at the end of the results and graph on the Harmonic Results tab of the report 6 1 4 Exporting to a CSV file Click on Export to CSV The following window will open Export to Excel 2 NALIEC Settings File Location File Location Using the instructions in section 6 1 2 enter a file location and change the filename if required Click on OK to save the file in CSV format to the requested location 6 1 5 Exporting to an N4LEIC file Click on Export to N4LEIC The following window will open Export to Excel A iQ N4LIEC Settings File Location File Location Using the instructions in section 6 1 2 enter a file location and change the filename if required Click on OK to save the file in NALEIC format to the requested location 6 2 Recalling amp using stored Configuration amp Result files Configuration settin
13. 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 PO HC Harmonic Curent B Peak Average Jj Minimum PB Fail Peak B FalAvg HJ ST EE Ponc 7 Not Applicable View Data gt Mew Mode Time Left Elapsed Time Test Count WFA fool ee Sen T renum Epot Comment lcd 000000 00 00 00 000 2 12 2 E Adding Comments to graphs germes Comments can be added to the Absolute and Percentage graphs A slider bar can be seen on the graph below the title for the horizontal axis Just above the slider bar to the left hand side of the graph are the test number total number of tests and the total test time Moving the slider bar adjusts the test number and the test time at that test number To add a comment move the slider bar to the required test number Then click on the comment Icon to open the Add Comment window Type in the comment and click on ok to Save the comment and close the window Add Comment Comment at 1 A message Icon is displayed in the top left hand side corner of the graph window for any test number with a saved comment IEC Soft V2 1s 100 00 pA To read a stored message move the slider bar and stop on any test when the message Icon appears To view the message point the PC mouse over the message icon The message will be displayed just below the message icon for 5 seconds Harmonics graph
14. JIS C 61000 3 2 and IEC61000 3 12 if you are unsure of the correct Rsce setting or table number for the device The Range selection defaults to 100A this is because the IEC Standard prohibits the use of automatic ranging on the instrument Selecting PPA Range Settings If using a low current PPA 30Arms version tick the Use low current PPA Ranges option to reduce the number of ranges available The range selected is determined by prior knowledge of the expected maximum peak current during the test or experimentation in normal power mode The user can select Range up only on the instrument The PPA will automatically select the range required to prevent clipping during an IEC61000 test This check should be carried out prior to the IEC61000 tests The range confirmed in the above test should then be entered in the Test Setup dialog see previous page when performing the IEC61000 Flicker tests Specified Limits can be entered for certain measurements In JIS mode the user also needs to enter the voltage to be used when making the measurements The software will then display the value of Vnom above the test voltage The default setting is 230V Dialog 2 NY IEC Soft V2 1t U Equipment Under Macul Test Details Test Setup Harmonics Test Settings Page 2 Curent Settings Test Settings Table Table 2 33 Range Timed Tests 100A Duration of test mins Test type Mesias Number of tests for
15. THD THC Max Famoes ooon omoa omoa omoa omoa omoa H5 H6 H 7 H8 H9 H 10 H 11 S H 12 H13 H 14 H 15 H 16 H 17 H 18 000004 0 0000A_ 0000A 0 0000A_ 000004 0 0000A_ 000004 H 19 H 20 H 21 H 22 H 23 H 24 H 25 000004 0 0000A_ 00004 0 0000A_ 00004 0 0000A_ 000004 H 26 H 27 H 28 H 29 H 30 H 31 H 32 ESELS PWHC PWHC Max Control View Data View Mode Time Left Elapsed Time Test Count Start clear WFA Real Time Graph Fable Ira arr SPOE D SOR 00 00 00 00 00 00 000 0101 3 A Ma rt Phase Selection buttons lt These can be found along the bottom of the Harmonic Test dialog but are only available when running 3 phase tests The Harmonic test dialog defaults to displaying results for Phase 1 but these buttons can be used to display the results for Phase 2 or Phase 3 instead This example is a standard 1 phase harmonic test Class A is selected running a timed test of 2 minutes including the testing of source harmonics Click on Start to run the test The test will now start to run with the data in the RealTime window being updated The Time Left and Elapsed Time figures will reflect the selected running time of the test Whilst the test is running the results can also be viewed in graph or table format On completion of the tests a Test complete message will be displayed as shown below Test Complete The
16. The Start up screen will be displayed as follows NU IEC Soft V2 1t U 0 amp fe Welcome to Newtons4th IEC Soft What would you like to do Would you like to create a NEW test By using a new contiguration By loading a saved configuration 5 Load IEC Contig Or would you like to LOAD a previous test This section will explain how to use the software using a new configuration Section 6 2 will explain how to recall and use saved configuration and test result files This includes details of the drag n drop option to initialise the IECSoft software Select New IEC Config 3 2 Equipment Under Test Dialog The following window will now be displayed M TEC Soft V2 1t U Equipment Under Test Details F E a E E p E F E i E ha a a o Equipment Under Test Equipment Details Test Details Brand Lab Mame Model h Location Serial N A Operator chars left 245 Hated Voltage V Notes ate Rated Curent A Rated Freg Hz Rated Power WV Impedance ID When the above window is first displayed all values are shown as N A The user has the choice to leave all or some of the values as N A or to enter their choice of details There is also the facility to enter any extra comments in the notes section The information entered here will be displayed in the final report These details can be updated on completion of testing b
17. and Pit calculated according to 6 1 3 shall be used in the following formulae For manual switching The dag limit given in clause 5 appropriate to the EUT LOAD ril raf l d ex 3 3 E res Zref ES d z Zat A s syg ref a d Par NN 0 65 2 A oved ref The minimum of the four calculated values of Zsys is the maximum permissible system impedance Zmax which the manufacturer shall declare in accordance with clause 4 In consideration of voltage changes caused by manual switching it is only required to calculate Zsys1 and Zsys2 Zmax is the minimum of the two values Provided that the conditions for dc and dmax are met with Ztest d t shall be deemed to be satisfied Appendix H Help and Assistance If you require any further assistance with the operation of ECSoft please do not hesitate to contact your local distributor or N4L on support newtons4th com
18. less than Zref ftest o Test frequency BOHz F Auto Inrush Test Auto Start To select this option Select the Is Ztest less than Zref option on the 2 Flicker Test Setup dialog shown on the previous page With this option selected the user is able to enter the new value for Ztest and select the test frequency of either 50Hz or 60Hz For assistance the user can click on the Y information icon The following information window is then displayed Ti Ztest Guidance SS 1 DeltaU voltage drop across Ztest must be within 3 to 5 of the supply voltage 2 The ratio of inductive to resistive components of Ztest given by Xtest Rtest are within 0 5 to 0 75 where Atest pi f Ltest Y Click Next to continue The following window is displayed asking the user to confirm that the entered value of Ztest conforms to the requirements of the standard Confirm test O To continue you must confirm that the ratio of inductive to resistive we components of Ztest given by Xtest Rtest are within 0 5 to 0 75 where Atest 2 pi f Ltest Confirm Click on Yes to confirm this and to continue testing The AC Source Dialog is now displayed The Flicker tests now continue as per Section 4 2 of this user guide Calculate sys Testing on phase 2 has failed would you like to calculate sys for this phase B In the event that the high current tests fail the window shown above will be di
19. playback mode Lg C When this button green arrow is pressed the software will playback the harmonic test results stepping through the tests one at a time Any of the graph viewing modes can be replayed Whilst replaying the test the icon changes to the red square playback can be stopped at any time by clicking on the button Customised Amplitude and Harmonic Ranges Amp Range Hamonic Range v Auto 5 225 4 Auto 1 AL Redraw The user can customise the settings for the amplitude and harmonics ranges on certain graphs The table below indicates the ranges that can be customised on each of the graph options Amplitude Range Absolute eyes Yes Percentage X No Yes Individual To change the Amplitude Range remove the tick from the Amp Range auto box and then enter the new Max range value Click on Redraw to display the graph using the new range These settings can be found at the base of the graph The Harmonic Range defaults to display Harmonics from 2 to 40 To display a different range of harmonics on the graph remove the tick from the Harmonic Range auto box Enter the number of the minimum and maximum harmonics to be displayed Click on Redraw to display the graph using the new range of harmonics 5 5 3 Harmonic Results Table viewing mode BY IEC Soft v2 1t U q m ll Time Frequency Hz Vrms V Voltage CF 17 10 23 49 9996 229 8750 1 4125 17 10 23
20. reproducibility nom 110 00 V Evaluate source harmonics during the test The settings entered on the previous page are displayed The user can also select the following Evaluate source Harmonics during the test The source harmonic test verifies that during the test period the source voltage harmonic levels are below the limits specified in I EC61000 3 12 The limits are specified in appendix F The tests can run indefinitely or for a user defined period For timed tests the user will need to select the test duration If testing for reproducibility refer to section 5 8 the number of times the test is to be repeated needs to be selected The user can if they wish save the Setup settings entered by clicking on Save Configuration Section 6 2 will explain how the configuration settings can be recalled Click next when ready to proceed 5 2 Connect to AC Source Dialog This function is under development and will function as a remote AC source control feature in the future NY IEC Soft V2 1t U Equipment Under Harmonics Test Details Connect to AC Source Source Selection Mains AC Source Connection Settings Interface Before clicking next to continue connect the PC to the PPA via LAN Serial or USB Connect the PPA to the test set up Power up the PPA and test setup and ensure that the PPA is set up for the chosen method of connection to the PC Click next when ready to p
21. 0 and earlier Letter Letter style format Number format The number format can be selected from Standard default Engineering or Scientific 3 phase Testing For the results of 3 phase testing the user can create an Excel report for each of the 3 phases or choose to create a report for only one or two of the phases Single worksheet option Normal Excel reports contain several tabs but if this option is selected the pages will all be created on a single worksheet Make Excel Document read only Normal Excel Reports are created as Read Only documents but if this option is de selected the Excel document can be edited at a later date 6 1 2 Exporting Results to an Excel document If not done so already click on the Data Export button to display the Export settings window shown in section 6 1 1 Select Export to Excel and choose the other settings described above Non Editable Documents When you click on the file location box the Choose File Location window see next page is displayed ds Choose file location an BE Desktop Organize New folder ah Tr Favorites 3 as TEC spreadsheets NE Desktop Ee Filefolder d Recent Places EL Windows O5 C a Downloads IECsoft v2 15 File folder L New screenshots d Libraries iw File folder Documents al Music Transient testing results uer File folder ES Pictures ile folder iE Videos TE File folder
22. 00 00 08 381 0 0400 Control View Data E 1 Total Elapsed Time PST Elapsed Time PST ier ESG fih 0 00 00 00 0 00 03 00 0 00 00 00 0 00 01 00 0 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 The measurements with defined limits are shaded green it they are within the limits or red if they are outside of the limits Measurements shaded orange are values that are close to but still within the specified limit For results stated in percentages this is 1 For the remaining results they turn orange if the result is within 0 1 of the limit 4 5 5 Flicker Results Results view mode IEC Soft V2 1t U STATUS PASS PASS PASS Control View Data Phase 1 Total Elapsed Time PST Elapsed Time PST Cear IFS Graph PST Graph 151 Esport 0 00 00 00 0 00 03 00 0 00 00 00 0 00 01 00 0 3 e 4 6 Ignore PLT Results Option This option is selected by ticking the Ignore PLT results on the Flicker Test Setup dialog screen 2 see below This is selected when the IEC standard states there is no requirement for evaluation of PLT NY IEC Soft V2 1t U Equipment Under 1EC61000 3 3 Test Details Flicker Test Setup Hicker Test Settings Page 2 Curent Settings Test Settings Measurement Mode PST mins Total Testing Time Voltage 50 Minutes Testing Tmax PLT Pols Normal 4 lgnore PLT results Range 10
23. 00 00u 100 00 u A 0 00 3 oO 0 00 0 00 0 00 1 9 93 6 99 102 105 108 11 114 17 120 123 12 129 132 135 138 141 144 147 15 o Time s u Ls Harmonic 2 gt Control View IPES Data 7 view Mode Time Left Elapsed Time Test Count WFA Real Time Graph Table remm Export la 000000 00 00 00 000 2 22 72 5 E This graph displays the results for a single harmonic The harmonic that the graph represents is displayed near the base of the graph The lt and keys are used to select the actual harmonic to be displayed on the graph Results Graph SY IEC Soft V2 1t U cB x 3327mA 27 73mA 22 18 mA Y lt E 16 64mA E o 11 09 mA 5 55 mA 23 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 174 ssa Harmonic Amp Range Harmonic Range sss 9 E Curent B Peak Average 7 Minimum PB Fail Peak V Auto V Auto 2 ac Fail Avg Est E roc E Not Applicable Control View E Data View Mode rum Time Left Elapsed Time Test Count A WFA RealTime Graph Tabie Results y Epa gt 000000 00 00 00 000 2 1122 6 Source Graph BY IEC Soft V2 1t U e iB 93 26 80 mV Phase 1 PASS 22 33 mV 17 87 mV a 2 o C 13 40mV q gt 8 93 mV 447 mV 0 00v ll o um 1 5 1 WM Mm l
24. 0A Is Ztest less than Zref Test frequency 5DHz Auto Inrush Test Auto Start When this option is selected the PLT result is no longer highlighted in Red Amber or green in the Realtime view window or in table view mode On the Flicker results tab of the Excel report no value is now shown for PLT the value is replaced by N A 4 7 Is Ztest less than Zref option It is acceptable to use a Ztest value less than Zref when testing to IEC61000 3 11 This is permitted as it is sometimes not possible to dissipate the heat emitted with the full Zref reference impedance In order to not limit the user to using the N4L IMP range of impedance networks Which feature full Zref impedances up to 75Arms IECSoft enables the user to define a Ztest If It is less than Zref This option is only applicable to equipment tested to the IEC 61000 3 11 standard Please refer to Appendix G for details of the definitions of the parameters such as Ztest and Zref that can be found in the IEC61000 3 11 standard Also included are details on how to calculate these values along with the conditions that Ztest must maintain NY IEC Soft V2 1t U 7 New Load Equipment Under EC61000 3 3 Test Details Flicker Test Setup Hicker Test Settings Page 2 Curent Settings Test Settings Measurement Mode PST mins Total Testing Time Voltage 30 Minutes Testing Tmax PLT s Normal 4 E Ignore PLT results Range 100A i 4 Is Ztest
25. 1 0 0001 0 0613 0 0920 0 1227 31 1 PASS 0 0000 0 0000 0 0726 0 1089 0 1452 32 1 PASS 0 0000 0 0000 0 0575 0 0863 0 1150 33 1 PASS 0 0000 0 0000 0 0682 0 1023 0 1364 34 1 PASS 0 0000 0 0000 0 0541 0 0812 0 1082 35 1 PASS 0 0000 0 0000 0 0643 0 0964 0 1296 36 1 PASS 0 0000 0 0000 00511 0 0767 0 1022 37 1 PASS 0 0000 0 0000 0 0608 0 0912 0 1216 38 1 PASS 0 0000 0 0000 0 0484 0 0726 0 0968 38 1 PASS 0 0000 0 0000 0 0577 0 0865 0 1154 40 1 PASS 0 0001 0 0001 0 0460 0 0690 0 0920 i Set ea lamina ale come B noes MN EE e e ean E mM Voltage Crest Factor i 16 Current Crest Factor 18 399 j ias 40 000011 NoLimit N A 10 o BRASS 2 a 28 4 PASS 0 4 Jio Ah 23 24 125 LEN IIA 126 115 10 097826 113 6201 0 11116 io 076667 0 160069 A eae g EISES e i 5 7 Harmonic Testing WFA Waveform Analysis Tests Click on WFA above to open the WFA Test window ES IEC Soft V2 1t U eB 2 Waveform Analysis Test Control AES Phase 1 m EE M Black do Perform Analysis ase Display Results ackground Colour White Voltage Range 1V Current Range 10mA Coupling ac de Bandwidth Wide 1 0000 i m E CN 10 000 m Voltage Current 1 0000 10 000 m Phase Angle Deg Click on Perform Analysis to run the test WI IEC Soft V2 1t U Waveform Analy
26. 2 1t U Equipment Under EC61000 3 3 Test Details Flicker Connect to AC Source Source Selection Mains AC Source Connection Settings la di mm m EDLE c Tal lt lt Back Test Connection Before clicking next to continue connect the PC to the PPA via LAN Serial or USB Connect the PPA to the test set up Power up the PPA and test setup and ensure that the PPA is set up for the chosen method of connection to the PC Click next when ready to proceed 4 3 Connect to Instrument Dialog Either select the manual connect or auto detect connection option between the PC and the PPA In this example IECSoft auto detected a LAN connection to two PPA5530 s Highlight the required instrument and click on connect It is also possible to double click on the instrument to connect to it Oe TEC Soft V2 1t U Equipment Under lIEC61000 5 3 Test Details Flicker Connect to Instrument Connection Mode Auto Detect O Manual Connect Connection Settings Detected Compatible Devices Model Serial Number Firmware Vers Interface Address PPA5S30 16504188 2 115 LAN 192 168 0 115 PPA5SS30 16544015 2117 LAN 192 168 0 102 The following series of windows are displayed for several seconds whilst IECSoft sends the setup commands to the instrument Setting Up Wating Preparing instrument for setup Sending setup commands to instrument
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28. 8 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 a 35 36 37 38 39 40 PO 152 152 30 Seconds 201 ms Harmonic S 4 Amp Ran Hamonic Range gt ut E rer E Peak E Average E Mm B Fol Peak J Auto J Auto E Fai Avg B st E roc EJ Not Applicable Control View Data E i View Mode Bapsed Time Test Count A Gear WFA Real Time Graph able SS Export Comment 00 00 30 400 114 G q STL Exception displayed on the Percentage Graph BY IEC Soft V2 1r U Se 5 4 E a o E 2 3 El 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 101 101 19 Seconds 998 ms z Harmonic 4 Amp Range Harmonic Ran ex B Curent Bl Pea C Average E Minimum Bb Fa Peck 7i Auto B Fat Avg B st B Porc E Not Applicable Control View Data s x View Mode Bapsed Time Test Court e Clear WFA Real Time Graph able mE Export Comment 00 00 20 198 11 G STL Exception displayed on the Result Graph Ny IEC Soft V2 1r U E 154 44 mA Phase 1 PASS STL EXCEPTION 128 70 mA 102 56 mA 7722 mA Current A 51 48 mA 0 004 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 n 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 3 38 39 40 152 152 30 Seconds 201 ms Harmonic Amp Rar Harmonic Range Ana Bl Core Bl Peak O Average Minimum B Fat Peak Yi Auto Y Auto Bl Fai Avg E s B Porc E Not Applicable Control View Ps Data M View Mode Blapsed Time Test Count Clear VFA Real Time Graph Table e Expor Co
29. AS Newtons4th Ltd I ECSoft IEC 61000 Flicker and Harmonics Testing Software USER MANUAL NT IEC Soft V2 1t Oo e me Welcome to Newtons4th IEC Soft What would you like to do Would you like to create a NEW test By using a new configuration By loading a saved configuration p Load IEC Config Or would you like to LOAD a previous test E Load IEC Test ABOUT THIS MANUAL ECSoft is a self contained executable software program for use with the N4L PPA55xx series power analyzers The software is used for Flicker and Harmonic testing to the IEC61000 3 2 3 3 and IEC61000 3 11 3 12 standards This includes the equivalent JIS Japanese Industrial standard versions of these standards Accordingly this manual first describes the general features and specification of the software as a whole and then describes the individual functions in detail Each function is described in turn in its own chapter with details of the principles on which it is based how to use it the options available display options etc Revision 02 This manual is copyright 2004 2015 Newtons4th Ltd and all rights are reserved No part may be copied or reproduced in any form without prior written consent 2 th February 2015 1 2 3 4 CONTENTS Introduction general principles of operation l l IMFO OUCH ON ss cia acidos GeLLI Ig SEG EGO asas asii 2 1 Bo 1 al 6 tc 6 in ee ETE I
30. C Source Dialog 5 3 Connect to Instrument Dialog eens 5 4 Harmonics Test Dialog eee 5 Harmonic Testing continued eene Harmonic testing WFA TeSts cccceeeeeeeeeeeees Harmonics Repeatability testing Saving Harmonic Results eene 6 Saving and Using Worksheets and Files Saving Flicker and Harmonic Results File Export SettidQS occccocccocccnancca rra narra Exporting results to an Excel document Harmonics dB Loss Factor Graph Option Exporting to a CSV File unicidad Exporting to a N4LEIC File eeeeereeese Recalling stored Configuration and Result Files Using the Welcome Screen to load in Files Using Drag n drop to load in Files Clearing the I ECSoft file storage area on PC s ON BWN H o0ooooooocoo NJ I UJ NJ NJ NJ H H HH H H3 Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C Appendix D Appendix E Appendix F Appendix G Appendix H APPENDICES Excel Flicker test Report Results Excel Harmonic test Report Results PPA Screenshots Welcome Dialog assistance Icons Definitions Tmax and d t Dmax Short Term Limit STL Exception Partial odd Harmonic POHC Exception EC61000 Source Limits I EC61000 11 References to Ztest amp Zref Help and Assis
31. Table number for the class of equipment to be tested Refer to IEC61000 3 2 and IEC61000 3 12 if you are unsure of the correct Rsce setting or table number for the device The Range selection defaults to 100A this is because the IEC standard prohibits the use of automatic ranging on the instrument Selecting PPA Range Settings If using a low current PPA 30Arms version tick the Use low current PPA Ranges option to reduce the number of ranges available The range selected is determined by prior knowledge of the expected maximum peak current during the test or experimentation in normal power mode The user can select Range up only on the instrument The PPA will automatically select the range required to prevent clipping during an IEC61000 test This check should be carried out prior to the IEC61000 tests The range confirmed in the above test should then be entered in the Test Setup dialog see previous page when performing the IEC61000 Flicker tests Specified Limits can be entered for certain measurements Dialog 2 NY IEC Soft V2 1t U New Load Equipment Under Macul Test Test Details JEC61000 T LE Tn PW Ha e a Es Say im io ir Fa eas T Tt Test Setup Harmonics Test Settings Page 2 Test Settings Evaluate source harmonics during the test Timed Tests Duration of test 5 0 mins Linda Number of tests for reproducibility The settings en
32. Task 02 1 E setting Up Waiting for instrument to Finish setting up The flicker tests are now ready to begin The Real time view window is now displayed This window is fully described in the next section 4 4 Flicker Test Results Real Time Default Screen IEC Soft V2 1t U Frequency Vrms Pinst Pinst max PSTO PST Dmax Tmax Control View ata Total Blapsed Time PSTBapsed Time PST Start Inrush Real Time IFS Graph PST Graph Table Results Export E Hos O 0 00 00 00 0 00 10 00 0 12 d When ready to begin the flicker tests press the start button The following window is displayed for 1 minute whilst I ECSoft allows a 1 minute filter stabilisation period as specified in the IEC61000 standard The timer counts down to indicate when the software will be ready to continue Processing Filters As required by the lEC61000 Standard Processing Filters Time Remaining 56 seconds Skin Cancelling the Test The user is able to cancel the test if required Click on cancel and the cancel window is displayed IEC Soft A Filtering Cancelled Click OK to cancel the filtering and return to the Real time results window Skipping the filter setup period There is the option to skip this delay Clicking on skip will result in the following window being displayed This states that for testing to comply with the standard the s
33. Use low current PPA ranges Waveform The user can now select the following The class of equipment to be tested Refer to IEC61000 3 2 and EC61000 3 12 if you are unsure of the test class for your device The Range selection defaults to 100A this is because the IEC Standard prohibits the use of automatic ranging on the instrument Selecting PPA Range Settings If using a low current PPA 30Arms version tick the Use low current PPA Ranges option to ensure the ranges displayed in the software reflect the ranges in the 30Arms version of the PPA The range selected is determined by prior knowledge of the expected maximum peak current during the test or experimentation in normal power mode on the PPA Experimentation in Power Mode to determine the correct current range The user can select Range up only on the instrument The PPA will automatically select the range required to prevent clipping during an IEC61000 test This check should be carried out prior to the IEC61000 tests The range confirmed in the above test should then be entered in the Test Setup dialog see previous page when performing the IEC61000 Harmonics tests For classes C and D the user is able to enter Specified Limits for certain measurements Dialog 2 WU IEC Soft V2 1t U New Load Equipment Under Ma luli Test Test Details 1EC61000 Pa sS En bri ARTIC Test Setup Harmonics Test Settings Page 2 Cu
34. ange selection defaults to 100A this is because the IEC standard prohibits the use of automatic ranging on the instrument Selecting PPA Range Settings If using a low current PPA 30Arms version tick the Use low current PPA Ranges option to reduce the number of ranges available The range selected is determined by prior knowledge of the expected maximum peak current during the test or experimentation in normal power mode The user can select Range up only on the instrument The PPA will automatically select the range required to prevent clipping during an IEC61000 test This check should be carried out prior to the IEC61000 tests The range confirmed in the above test should then be entered in the Test Setup dialog see previous page when performing the IEC61000 Flicker tests For classes C and D the user is able to enter Specified Limits for certain measurements In JIS mode the user also needs to enter the voltage to be used when making the measurements The software will then display the value of Vnom above the test voltage The default setting Is 230V Dialog 2 NY TEC Soft V2 1t U New Load Equipment Under Macul Test Details IEC61000 de il Fluc da cado no Marmol ic Test Setup Harmonics Test Settings Page 2 Curent Settings Test Settings Cass Class Range Timed Tests 100A Duration of test mins Test type P E E Number of tests for reproducibility Vnom 110 00 V
35. are shown on the drop down menu bars and on the vertival axis of the graph The slider bar is used to move the Time axis so that the results for any particular period during the test can be viewed on the graph 4 5 3 Flicker Results PST Graph view mode B IEC Soft V2 1t U a Bo amp 100 Phase1 PASS Probability 20 1 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130 140 146 lt PST1 gt Class Control View Dat amp a 7 Total Elapsed Time PST Blapsed Time PST Inrush Real Time IFS Graph PST Graph Table Results Export 9 00 00 00 0 00 03 00 0 00 00 00 0 00 01 00 0 3 Only one PST graph can be displayed at a time on the PST graph The left and right arrow keys see below are used to select the PST to be displayed on the graph lx PST 1 ES le PST SUM le It is also possible to display an additional graph PST SUM he actual PST that is displayed on the graph is displayed between the arrow keys 4 5 4 Flicker Results Table view mode IEC Soft V2 1t U Phase Time Frequency Hz ims V i Dmax 5 De Tmax s 09 19 24 552 227 7727 00 00 00 240 227 7722 00 00 00 480 227 8579 227 9316 227 9824 228 0117 228 0552 228 1262 on DO F amp F WH 00 00 05 755 00 00 05 985 00 00 06 221 00 00 06 470 00 00 06 715 00 00 06 962 00 00 07 185 00 00 07 433 00 00 07 674 00 00 07 923 00 00 08 146 i
36. ayed for several seconds the message changes to START to instruct the user to ensure the unit under test is powered up No message is displayed during the test but a STOP message is displayed on completion of the test to instruct the user that the equipment can be powered down if necessary A WAIT message is then displayed for a few seconds before the test is shown has completed There is the option to set an audible beep to be emitted during the START and STOP periods to aid users who are unable to view the messages in the software window The beep is enabled or disabled in the menu along the top of the Inrush test window The Unit under test can be cooling down during the WAIT periods During the tests the number of the actual test being made will be shown in the main Inrush test window and at the top of the screen The test will be highlighted in yellow but so will any tests that are above limits The screen shot below shows all tests completed with the highest and lowest results highlighted in red and blue IEC Soft V2 1t U Inrush Current Test Test Control in seconds Close Phase 1 Test No Auto Run Time between tests q 0 24 Enable Beeps Pause between tests Phase 1 Average 0 02073 Click on close to return to the main flicker test window Closing the inrush window without completing all 24 tests will result in the following message being displayed Inrush Test Warning Inr
37. between tests Clear Close 0 24 Fl Enable Beeps Pause between tests ea a Phase 1 Running Average 0 00000 Test 2 Test 8 Test 14 Test 20 The Inrush tests can be completed one at a time by clicking on the start button to begin the next test once the previous test has been completed If the auto run box is ticked all 24 tests will be completed The auto run testing can be stopped at any time by removing the tick from the auto run box Note Click on Clear to clear the stored results of any previous Inrush tests If the previous test results have not been cleared when you click on Start testing will begin from the first test number with no displayed result In auto run mode it is possible to set up a delay period between the completion of one test and the start of the next This is achieved by ticking the Pause between tests Box and entering the required delay in the Time between tests in seconds box This option can be selected deselected or the pause period changed but not whilst a test is running If running in Auto Run mode deselect Auto run and wait for the present test to end Now make the required changes to the Pause between tests options Reselect Auto Run and click on Start to resume the Inrush tests This gives the user the facility to allow the unit under test to cool down if required between Inrush tests When an Inrush test starts a WAIT message is displ
38. der 1EC61000 3 3 Test Details Flicker Test Setup Hicker Test Settings Page 1 Measurement Voltage Current Testing Tmax 5 None iQ Normal 4 O Manual Auto 5 5 Attended 7 Hange Use low curent PPA ranges 7 On screen 1 the default settings are Measurement Voltage Testing Tmax Normal Range selection 100A this is because the IEC standard prohibits the use of automatic ranging on the instrument Selecting PPA Range Settings If using a low current PPA 30Arms version tick the Use low current PPA Ranges option to reduce the number of ranges available The range selected is determined by prior knowledge of the expected maximum peak current during the test or experimentation in normal power mode The user can select Range up only on the instrument The PPA will automatically select the range required to prevent clipping during an IEC61000 test This check should be carried out prior to the IEC61000 tests The range confirmed in the above test should then be entered in the Test Setup dialog see previous page when performing the IEC61000 Flicker tests Click next when ready to proceed NY IEC Soft V2 1t U New Load Equipment Under IEC61000 3 3 Test Details Flicker Test Setup Hicker Test Settings Page 2 Curent Settings Test Settings Measurement Mode PST mins Total Testing Time Voltage 2 Hours Testing Tmax PLT Pats Normal 4 Ignor
39. e PLT results Range T 30A Pla Ztest less than Zref 50Hz Auto Inrush Test Auto Start Test Setup dialog 2 displays settings from the first setup screen plus the default settings for PST and PLT The default test time above is 2hours 120 minutes and is derived from the PST and PLT selection 10 x 12 120 minutes The user can select the length of the PST and PLT test times The user should now choose the appropriate settings for the tests they intend to make PST can be set in 0 5 minute steps e g 2 5 minutes The user can if they wish save the settings entered by clicking on Save Configuration Section 6 2 will explain how the configuration settings can be recalled It is important to remember that the range selection should be made according to the expected peak current of the device under test Refer to section 4 6 for details of the Ignore PLT results option Refer to section 4 7 for details of the Is Ztest less than Zref option Selecting the Auto Inrush Test option will display the Inrush test window a few seconds after displaying the Realtime Default Screen Selecting Auto Start will automatically start the flicker testing once the Realtime Default screen is displayed Click next when ready to proceed 4 2 Connect to AC Source Dialog This function is under development and will function as a remote AC source control feature in the future Or TEC Soft V
40. e for user reference Measurements that have defined limits are shaded green if they are within the limits or red if the fail to meet the limits Measurements shaded orange indicate that the result is approaching the limit but is still within the specified limit For results stated in percentages this is 1 For the remaining results they turn orange if the result is within 0 1 of the limit Realtime view displays a final PASS FAIL result once the testing is completed This is also colour coded but only green or red representing Pass or fail 4 5 2 Flicker Results IFS Graph view mode BY IEC Soft V2 1t U o e 2 2 00 Phase1 PASS 1 67 1 33 ma T o Y A 1 00 CX 7 S LL N Cum 666 67 m 333 33 m 201 Jamie tilo A m BI i O e AI tdt tl A 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 3 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 Left PST Time s Right PST esti y PsT2 p Control View Data pm Total Elapsed Time PST Elapsed Time PST Inrush Real Time IFS Graph PST Graph Table Results Export 9 00 00 00 0 00 03 00 0 00 00 00 0 00 01 00 0 3 3 When a flicker test involves 2 or more PST s the IFS graph can display the results for any 2 of the PST s Right PST Left PST PST PST PST pa PSI3 Ti The PST s displayed are selected using the Left PST and Right PST drop down menus shown above The actual PST results displayed on the graph
41. ed Voltage Rated Current 1 000 A Rated Frequency 60 000 Hz Rated Power 110 000 W max 0 0424 Limit 4 max DC max Inrush Test Inrush Results Operator Lab Name Location Notes Signature Phasel PASS Excel Flicker Results I nrush 23rd February 2015 15 06 57 Page 2 4 NS 1EC61000 3 3 2013 Ed 3 0 Flickermeter Instrument Details Instrument Firmware Equipment Under Test o 041246 io 036372 The running average is calculated from the Dmax results in the previous column The value is the average of the Dmax results for that test number and all previous tests with the exclusion of the highest and lowest Dmax results which are highlighted in red and blue in the above table E g in the above table the running average for test 24 is the average value of Dmax for tests 1 3 16 and 18 24 Excel Flicker Results Flicker Click to add header 23rd February 2015 15 06 57 HIS IEC61000 3 3 2013 Ed 3 0 Flickermeter Instrument Details Instrument Model PPA5530 Instrument Serial 5 0401 instrument Firmware Equipment Under Test Excel Flicker Results PLT Graph 23rd February 2015 15 06 57 Serial Serial ins na i bh q I en Cn Appendix B Excel Harmonics Results Report Front Sheet 23rd February 2015 16 13 25 Page 1 10 IEC61000 3 2 2014 Fluctuating Harmonics Instrument Details Instrument Serial IMPO Test Conditio
42. efore the final report is created Click next when ready to proceed 3 3 Test Setup Dialog ie TEC Soft V2 1t U New Load Equipment Under acuut Test Test Details Test Setup What type of test would you like to run Standard Mode 5 JIS Mode 1 Phase Ficker 3 Phase Hicker 1 Phase Flicker 3 Phase Hicker High Current TEA High Current 164 RE Phase Harmonics 3 Phase Harmonics Phase Harmonics 3 Phase Harmonics High Current 164 High Current gt 164 The user now needs to choose from Standard International test mode or Japanese JIS mode Then one of the choices of Flicker or Harmonic tests needs to be selected The software will automatically go to the next window when a test is selected Section 4 of this manual will describe the selection of the Flicker testing options shown in the above window Section 5 will describe the selection of the Harmonic testing options Note Should the user wish to change the selected Test or mode standard or JIS they can return to the above window by clicking on the Select mode option on the Flicker or Harmonic Test setup screens 4 Flicker Testing 4 1 Flicker Test Setup Dialog The example used in this manual is a 1 Phase Flicker Test This option was selected on the previous screen Note There are 2 setup screens Each screen looks the same for all types of Standard mode and JIS mode Flicker tests NY IEC Soft V2 1t U New Load Equipment Un
43. esults will be created and added to the final report The second Test Setup dialog box refer to sections 5 1 1 to 5 1 4 is updated to reflect the new total number of tests 5 9 Saving Harmonic Results There are a number of options for saving the results of Harmonic tests Section 6 1 provides details of the options avallable and how to save the results in these options It is also possible to edit the DUT results before creating the final report Please refer to Appendix B for an example of the Excel Results report for Flicker testing 6 Saving and Using Worksheets and Files 6 1 Saving Flicker and Harmonic Results 6 1 1 File Export Settings To save any results click on the Data Export button on the main Flicker or Harmonics test window The following export windows are displayed which are very similar Flicker Test Results Export window Export Export to iQ Excel settings Page Size A4 Japanese 44 Option 1 Japanese A4 Option 2 3 Letter Number Format Standard Engineering O Scientific v Phase 1 Phase 2 Single worksheet Make Excel document read only File Location ps Choose Logo Edit DUT OK Cancel Harmonics Test Results Export window Export to e Excel settings Page Size ia A4 Japanese A4 Option 1 Japanese A4 Option 2 3 Letter Number Format Standard Engineering C Scientific 4 Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 Single work
44. f the applicable limits NOTE These exemptions the use of the partial odd harmonic current for the average values and the 200 short term limit for single 1 5 s smoothed values are mutually exclusive and cannot be used together Essentially meaning the AVERAGE harmonics values for Class A can exceed the 100 limits provided that a The Partial Odd Harmonics Current value of the odd harmonics from the 21 onwards 21 23 25 27 39 does not pass the POHC limit b No individual average passes 150 of that Harmonic s limit Section 3 16 of the standard states that the POHC value is calculated as follows 3 16 partial odd harmonic current total r m s value of the odd harmonic current components of orders 21 to 33 3B 2 partial odd harmonic current I En 21 23 Where In is the current value I of the harmonic n Partial Odd Harmonic Current is calculated from the Current Values Partial Odd Harmonic Current Limit is calculated from the Limit Values in Table 1 Class A in section 7 4 The STL Exception and POHC exceptions cannot occur at the same time This is because for a POHC exception the average needs to be over 100 whilst a STL exception requires it to be below 9096 Appendix F IEC61000 Source Limits This section contains extracts the standards used to calculate the limits for the testing of source harmonics BS EN 61000 3 2 2014 Equipment input current lt 16A per phase Sectio
45. fail then a fail message would be displayed FLUCTUATING HARMONICS range 3001 Arange 104 coupling ac dc bandwidth Low range 300p FLUCTUATING HARMONICS Arange 104 w coupling ac dc bandwidth low P H i roltage current P H 1 voltage current PTS frequency watts IEC61000 TEST RUNNING 229 86 50 000Hz measured Fed 103 5104 maximum cariblal rts fundamental THO H3 H3 crest factor frequency fundamental 223 87 229 831 0 019 0 000 0 0000 1 41 43 333Hz medsured r gaia 38 174m4 108 08 md 38 1 4md 137 375 Cabos a maximum Por lel 38 S32 Aa Appendix D Welcome Dialog Icons I ECSoft Debug Mode This is an additional mode that the user might be asked to use by our Technical Support staff Should a user suffer technical difficulties the data file created contains additional information to aid the investigation of the problem NY IEC Soft V2 1t U What would you like to do Would you like ta create a NEW test By using a new configuration By loading a saved configuration v Load IEC Config Or would you like to LOAD a previous test When IECSoft is first opened tick the box highlighted above by the red arrow A window will then open asking the user to select a location to save the file Choose a suitable location a text file will be created called IECSoft comms Then just continue to use the software in the usual way
46. gs can be recalled into ECSoft using stored configuration files IECFG files Sections 4 1 and 5 1 1 to 5 1 4 describe how to create the configuration files Result files can be recalled into IECSoft and then viewed using stored result files NALEIC Section 6 1 5 describes how to create the result files There are two methods of recalling the IECFG configuration and NALEIC Result files These are 1 Using the I ECSoft Welcome screen 2 Using Drag n drop 6 2 1 Using the Welcome Screen We TEC Soft V2 1t U New Load o O Mo Welcome to Newtons4th IEC Soft What would you like to do Would you like to create a NEW test By using a new configuration By loading a saved configuration b New IEC Config Load IEC Config Or would you like to LOAD a previous test E Load IEC Test To Load Configuration Files To load a stored IECFG Configuration file click on Load IEC Config Double click on the file once it is located on the computer The configuration settings will then be recalled into IECSoft and the Connect to AC Source dialog will be displayed Click NEXT to connect to the instrument and perform the tests To Load Result files To load a stored NALEIC Result file click on Load IEC Test Double click on the file once it is located on the computer The following message window appears BY IEC Soft V2 1t U Equipment Under E Set
47. he user in the flicker test window Phase Selection buttons amp gt These can be found along the bottom of the Flicker Test dialog but are only available when running 3 phase tests The Flicker test dialog defaults to displaying results for Phase 1 but these buttons can be used to display the results for Phase 2 or Phase 3 instead e Print Screen Facility Dialog boxes or Result windows displaying this icon can be printed by clicking on the Icon A print screen Format box is displayed see below Select the required format and press ok to continue Print Screen Format Page Size A4 J Japanese A4 Option 1 3 Japanese A4 Option 2 Letter Choose Logo Cancel The document will be displayed in the specified Excel format on the PC to allow the user to save a copy of the document if required Use the print option in Excel to print the document 4 5 Flicker Results Viewing options 4 5 1 Flicker Results Realtime view mode IEC Soft V2 1s Frequency Vrms Pinst Pinst max PSTO Dmax Tmax Results sed Time rol View al Elapsed Time PST Bap PST Gear inush Real Time IFSGraph PSTGraph Table Resuts ls 5 5 cem en es Da odi The above example of the realtime window demonstrates how IECSoft uses colour coding to highlight whether the results were within the limits defined in the standards or not Measurements shaded black ar
48. io of inductive to resistive components of Ztest given by Xtest Rtest shall be within the range 0 5 to 0 75 i e similar to the ratio of the components of Zrer NOTE The 3 to 5 condition ensures that the relative current changes of the equipment in the real network situation will be nearly the same as those during the test 6 1 3 Evaluation against Zref If Ztest Is not equal to Zref the measured values shall be recalculated using the following formulae The values dc dmax Pst Pit are similar to those which would be obtained by measurements using Zref as the conditions placed on Ztest in 6 1 1 ensure that the modulus values of Z test and Z ref are approximately in phase and that the measured voltage Pst and Pit values can be converted to equivalent values with reasonable accuracy by multiplying them by the ratio Zu I test Provided that the conditions for dc and dmax are met with Ztest d t shall be deemed to be satisfied 6 2 2 Calculation of the maximum permissible system impedance The following evaluation procedure shall be applied if the equipment emissions cannot meet the technical requirements of IEC 61000 3 3 and therefore the equipment cannot be declared compliant by the manufacturer in accordance with 6 2 1 In such a case the equipment shall only be connected to a supply having a system impedance lower than Zref To calculate the lower system impedance Zsys the values of dc dmax Pst
49. lear WFA Real Time Graph Table mu Export Comment 00 00 06 385 I 1 1 G POHC Exception displayed in the table Harmonic Phase Status Maximum Average Lima Lima 2 Lima 3 2 1 PASS 0 0000 0 0000 1 0800 1 6200 2 1600 3 1 PASS 0 0000 0 0000 2 3000 34500 4 6000 4 1 PASS 0 0000 0 0000 0 4300 0 6450 0 8600 5 1 PASS 0 0000 0 0000 1 1400 1 7100 2 2800 6 1 PASS 0 0000 0 0000 0 3000 0 4500 0 6000 7 1 PASS 0 0000 0 0000 0 7700 1 1550 1 5400 8 1 PASS 0 0000 0 0000 0 2300 0 3450 0 4600 9 1 PASS 0 0000 0 0000 0 4000 0 6000 0 8000 10 1 PASS 0 0000 0 0000 0 1840 0 2760 0 3680 11 1 PASS 0 0000 0 0000 0 3300 0 4950 0 6600 12 1 PASS 0 0000 0 0000 0 1533 0 2300 0 3067 13 1 PASS 0 0000 0 0000 0 2100 0 3150 0 4200 14 1 PASS 0 0000 0 0000 0 1314 0 1971 0 2629 15 1 PASS 0 0001 0 0001 0 1500 0 2250 0 3000 16 1 PASS 0 0001 0 0000 0 1150 0 1725 0 2300 17 1 PASS 0 0001 0 0001 0 1324 0 1985 0 2647 18 1 PASS 0 0000 0 0000 0 1022 0 1533 0 2044 19 1 PASS 0 0001 0 0000 0 1184 0 1776 02368 20 1 PASS 0 0001 0 0000 0 0920 0 1380 0 1840 21 1 PASS 0 0002 0 0001 0 1071 0 1607 02143 22 1 PASS 0 0006 0 0004 0 0836 0 1255 0 1673 23 1 PASS POHC EXCEPTION 0 1112 0 1112 0 0978 0 1467 0 1957 24 1 PASS 0 0002 0 0001 0 0767 0 1150 0 1533 25 1 PASS 0 0001 0 0000 0 0900 0 1350 0 1800 26 1 PASS 0 0000 0 0000 0 0708 0 1062 0 1415 27 1 PASS 0 0000 0 0000 0 0833 0 1250 0 1667 28 1 PASS 0 0000 0 0000 0 0657 0 0986 0 1314 29 1 PASS 0 0000 0 0000 0 0776 0 1164 0 1552 30 1 PASS 0 000
50. mber of tests to run to check that repeatability tests are within limits The number of tests is selected on Test Setup screen 2 refer to sections 5 1 1 to 5 1 4 An additional page is created in the final report that details the results of the repeatability tests For each harmonic the two closest readings are displayed The difference between these readings is then compared to the allowance limit The table below is used to determine if the result for each harmonic is a pass or fail Maximum Difference allowed in Amps The difference is less than 50 of the allowance The difference is between 50 of the allowance and 75 of the allowance The difference is between 75 of the allowance and 100 of the allowance The difference has exceeded the allowance On completion of the selected number of Repeatability tests it is possible to add additional tests one at a time using the Add Test option Details of the Add Test option can be found in section 5 5 1 The Repeatability results in the final report will be updated to include any additional tests For example If 10 tests were initially made the closest 2 tests would be displayed in the report If an extra 2 tests were added using the Add Test option then IECSoft would compare the results for all 12 tests and the use the results for the closest 2 tests in the report If only 1 test was originally requested then on selecting an additional test the repeatability test r
51. mment gt 00 00 30 400 1 1 G Coa STL Exception displayed in the Table WY IEC Soft V2 1r U E Hamonic Phase Status Average Limit Limt2 Limt3 2 1 PASS 0 0000 1 6200 2 1600 3 1 PASS 0 0000 3 4500 4 6000 4 1 PASS 0 0000 0 6450 0 8600 5 1 PASS 0 0000 1 7100 2 2800 6 PASS 0 0000 0 6000 7 1 PASS 0 0000 0 7700 1 5400 8 1 PASS 0 0000 0 2300 600 9 1 PASS 0 0000 0 4000 00 10 1 PASS 0 0 0000 0 1840 680 11 PASS 0 0 0000 0 3300 600 12 PASS 0 0 0000 0 1533 0 3067 13 PASS 0 0 0000 0 2100 0 4200 14 1 PASS 0 0 0000 0 1314 0 2629 15 1 PASS 0 0 0001 0 1500 0 3000 16 1 PASS 0 000 0 0000 0 1150 0 2300 17 1 PASS 0 0 0000 0 1324 0 2647 18 1 PASS 0 0 0000 0 1022 0 2044 19 1 PASS 0 0000 0 1184 0 2368 20 1 PASS 0 0000 0 0920 0 1840 21 1 PASS 0 0003 0 0001 0 1071 02143 22 1 PASS 0 0011 0 0003 0 0836 1673 23 1 PASS STL EXCEPTION 0 1544 0780 0 0978 1957 24 1 PASS 0 0001 0 0767 25 1 PASS 0 0000 0 0900 0 1350 26 1 PASS 0 0000 0 1062 27 1 PASS 0 0000 0833 0 1250 28 1 PASS 0 0000 0 0657 0 0986 2 1 PASS 0 0000 0 0776 0 1164 30 1 PASS 0 0613 0 0920 1 PASS 0 0726 0 1089 1 PASS 0 0575 0 0863 1 PASS 0 0000 0 0682 0 1023 PASS 0 0000 0 0541 0 0812 PASS 0 0000 0 0643 0 0964 1 PASS 0 0000 0511 0 0767 37 PASS 0 0000 0 0608 0 0912 1 PASS 0 0000 0 0484 0 0726 3 PASS 0 0000 0 0577 0 0865 40 1 PASS 0 0001 0 0460 0 0690 Control View Mew Mode Data m vew Bapsed Time Test Count Clear NFA Real Time Graph Table EPR Export gt
52. n A 2 c Supply source The harmonic ratios of the test voltage U shall not exceed the following values with the EUT connected as in normal operation 0 9 for harmonic of order 3 0 4 for harmonic of order 5 0 3 96 for harmonic of order 7 0 2 96 for harmonic of order 9 0 2 96 for even harmonics of order from 2 to 10 0 1 96 for harmonics of order from 11 to 40 BS EN 61000 3 12 2011 Low voltage Systems Input Current gt 16A and 75A Section 7 1 The supply source shall meet the following requirements The harmonic ratios of the output voltage U in no load condition shall not exceed 1 5 96 for harmonic of order 5 1 25 for harmonics of order 3 and 7 0 7 for harmonic of order 11 0 6 for harmonics of order 9 and 13 0 4 96 for even harmonics of order 2 to 10 0 3 96 for harmonics of order 12 and 14 to 40 Note The above limits were also used for JIS testing with and input current gt 20A JIS C 61000 3 2 2011 Input Current lt 20A A 2 c Power supply for measurement The voltage ratio to fundamental harmonic included in the power supply for measurement shall not exceed the following values with the EUT connected as in normal operation 0 9 for harmonic of order 3 0 4 for harmonic of order 5 0 3 for harmonic of order 7 0 2 for harmonic of order 9 0 2 for even harmonics of order from 2 to 10 0 1 for harmonics of order from 11 to 40 Appendix G
53. ns Loo er entere TO Memurd 230 103 V 184716 mA 50 000 Hz 14 037 W Additional Test Information 330 462 m PPA5530 Test Settings Excel Harmonic Repeatability Test Results 23rd February 2015 16 13 25 Page 2 10 1E 61000 3 2 2014 Fluctuating Instrument Details PPAS530 The difference is less than 50 of the allowance The difference is between 50 of the allowance and 75 of the allowance The difference is between 75 of the allowance and 100 of the allowance Key Maximum Difference allowed in Amps The difference has exceeded the allowance Excel Harmonic Test Results 23rd February 2015 16 13 25 Page 3 10 1E061000 3 2 2014 Fluctuating Harmonics Instrument Model PPA5530 Instrument Serial instrument Firmware A 0 159805 IRA DA 0 01154 1007258 UTE NR 109202 _ 3 PASS 00 nene 47E05 100575 1008228 0 00054 1008625 1052976 _ d OO PASS nn 0 00901 006818 1132158 1000924 1010227 13903054 M T PASS rr 32E05 1005412 005846 0 00044 0 08118 1054742 35 PASS 0 00695 1006429 108136 0 00716 1009643 1742183 36 PASS 128605 005111 1002443 1000081 1007667 1040779 _ dH As CE 000564 1006081 1926724 0 00581 1009122 6 37045 BB ouod Ll MES 7E 06 i0 04842 10 0153 000021 007263 1029287 IO MORD 000503 1005769 872149 0 00525 1008654 1606173 40 PASS 3bE D6 D O46 O 0058 0 00013 10 069 0 19248 Excel Harmonics Graph 23rd February 2015 16 13 25 Page 4 10
54. ode results can be seen for Absolute Results Difference Source 5 6 Harmonic Results STL and POHC Exceptions It certain circumstances it is acceptable for the harmonics to exceed the specified limits These incidents are called exceptions This section explains these exceptions and demonstrates how they are displayed if they occur during the IECSoft tests There are two of these exceptions These are called Short Term Limit STL Exception Partial Odd Harmonic POHC Exception The definitions of the above exceptions can be found in section 6 2 3 4 of the IEC 61000 3 2 Standard They are also included in Appendix E of this user guide When an exception occurs the final result for the harmonic test would still be shown has a pass but the exception would be displayed on the graphs and in the tables The following screen shots show examples Note The following examples are for reference purposes only They have been simulated to allow the user to easily identify when an exception occurs and where it will be displayed in the results produced when using the IECSoft software Normally data would be displayed for all harmonics on the tables and in the graphs The Short Term Limit STL Exception STL Exception displayed on the Absolute Graph cerco AAA 154 44 mA 128 70 mA 102 96 mA lt S 72mA 23 o 5148 mA 25 74 mA 0 004 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 1
55. roceed 5 3 Connect to Instrument screen Either manually connect or auto detect the connection between the PC and the PPA In this example IECSoft auto detected a LAN connection Highlight the connection and click on connect It is also possible to double click on the instrument to connect to it NY IEC Soft V2 1t U New Load Equipment Under aiiis Test Details Connect to Instrument Connection Mode Auto Detect 5 Manual Connect Connection Settings Detected Compatible Devices Serial Number Firmware Vers Interface Address 16504188 2 115 LAN 192 168 0 115 16544015 2117 LAM 192 168 0 102 The window below is displayed for several seconds Setting Up im Wating oe The first window below is displayed for a short period of time whilst the software sends the necessary commands to prepare the instrument The message is updated see second window below and then disappears when ready to continue The Harmonics test screen will then be displayed automatically There is the option to skip this delay but as stated above for testing to comply to the standard this stabilisation period compulsory The user is able to cancel the test if required setting Up setting Up sending setup commands to instrument Waiting for instrument to finish setting up Task 0 4 TT 5 4 Harmonics test Screen BS IEC Soft V2 1t U o ll X Frequency Vrms Arms Watts Power Factor Voltage CF Current CF Current
56. rrent Settings Test Settings Class Evaluate source harmonics during the test Class A Range Timed Tests 100A Duration of test amp Ulmins Test type eo Number of tests tor reproducibility The settings entered on the previous page are displayed The user can also select the following Evaluate source Harmonics during the test The source harmonic test verifies that during the test period the source voltage harmonic levels are below the limits specified in EC61000 3 2 The limits are specified in appendix F The tests can run indefinitely or for a user defined period For timed tests the user will need to select the test duration If testing for reproducibility refer to section 5 8 the number of times the test is to be repeated needs to be selected The user can if they wish save the Setup settings entered by clicking on Save Configuration Section 6 2 will explain how the configuration settings can be recalled Click next when ready to proceed 5 1 2 Standard Mode 1 or 3 ph harmonics gt 16A and 75A Dialog 1 NY IEC Soft V2 1t U New Load Test Setup Harmonics Test Settings Page 1 Measurement Settings Measured Limits Specified Limits Table 2 Hange Selection Use low current PPA ranges 3 Table 3 5 Table 4 5 Table 5 The user can now select the following The Rsce setting default value is 33 but other values can be selected The
57. sheet Add DB Graphs Y Make Excel document read only File Location me Choose Logo M Edit DUT OK Cancel Before saving any results it is possible to add or amend the information entered onto the Equipment under Test window in Section 3 2 Click on Edit DUT above and the window on the following page will open Additional Details Device Details Test Details Brand Lab Name Model Location Serial Operator Rated Voltage V Motes chars left 234 Rated Current 4 1 Add notes here Rated Frequency Hz 50 Rated Power W 230 Impedance ID IMPOD7 Cancel Any of the details can be amended if required and comments can be entered into the Notes section Click OK to save the changes and close the window The results can be exported and saved into 3 file types Excel Report document A document containing all of the results and graphs for either Flicker or Harmonics CSV file A file containing the result data that can be viewed using notepad NALIEC file A file containing all of the data that can be recalled into ECSoft using the Load IEC Test option on the welcome screen Export Settings The Page size of the Excel Reports can be set to the following A4 Standard A4 size for the UK and Europe Japanese A4 Option 1 Required for use with Japanese Excel version 2013 and later Japanese A4 Option 2 Required for use with Japanese Excel version 201
58. sis Test Control E o Black Phase 1 gt Display Results Background Colour Whit E White Coupling ac de Failed to reach 5 before 60 from first zero crossing Failed to peak before 65 from first zero crossing Failed to slay above 5 before 90 from first zero crossing Failed to teach 55 before 60 from second zero crossing Failed to peak before 65 from second zero crossing Note This response is an example only The actual response obtained would be dependent on the equipment being tested There are several options along the top of the WFA window Selection of the phase to be displayed when 3 phase testing Choose to display or not display the results on the graph Choice of background shading either black or white Example White background with no results displayed fe IEC Soft V2 1t U Waveform Analysis Test Control Black Display Results Background Colour White Coupling ac dc Bandwidth Mixed To close the WFA test and return to the main menu close the window by clicking on the X in the top right hand corner The following window is displayed and updated during the closure process setting Up Sending setup commands to instrument Task 1 4 E 5 8 Harmonics Repeatability testing Repeatability tests can be made in any of the harmonic test options The user can select the nu
59. splayed Details of the failure will be displayed along with asking the user if they wish to calculate the system impedance Zsys for the phase that failed test If more than one phase fails a message will appear for each failed phase However only one failure window is displayed at a time Once the user responds to the first window that window will close If another phase has failed the window for that phase will appear Click No and the test complete message is displayed Click Yes and the following window appears displaying the calculated value for Zsys Click OK and the test complete message is displayed Zsys has been calculated as 0 185 e Note The calculated value for Zsys will also be displayed on the front page of the excel report An example is shown below Results Phase1 FAIL The equipment shall only be connected to a supply with a system impedance of lower than 0 185 in accordance with IEC61000 3 11 2001 Section 6 2 2 4 8 Flicker Testing Inrush Tests Click the Inrush button in the Flicker Test window to open the Inrush Current Test window Inrush current tests can be carried out before or after running Flicker tests It is also possible to run the Inrush tests without completing a Flicker Test The results can be saved as described in section 6 1 but only the Inrush results will be exported IEC Soft V2 1t U Inrush Current Test Test Control mecum Pee RE Test No Auto Run a Time
60. st Control Add Test Clear WEA This allows the user to run an extra harmonics test if required Clicking the Add Test button will result in the following window being displayed Add Test Are you sure you want to add another test Click yes to confirm that you want to add another test An additional test will be added to the test count at the bottom right of the Realtime window The Add Test button changes back to Start Click on start to run the additional test This will set the software into Repeatability Testing mode refer to sections 5 1 1 to 5 1 4 and 5 8 for further details On completion of the additional test the Add Test button is again displayed This allows the user to keep adding an extra test if required 5 5 2 Harmonic Results Graph viewing mode In this mode it is possible to display several graphs of results These are Absolute Percentage Individual Results Source Absolute Graph By IEC Soft V2 1t U o X 33 52 mA 27 93 mA 22 35 mA Pm lt S 16 76mA hes pa O 11 17 mA 5 59 mA 0 00A 1 A X c X X o M l a AA AAA o 2 3 4 5 amp 7 8 9 10 di 322 13 HM 45 16 1738 10220 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 4U PO y HC a Harmonic 4 Amp Range Harmonic Range g 9 A ab Curent E Peak Average P Minimum Fail Peak Y Auto
61. stallgtlob ss sense ada dd a Initial Configuration sess 3 4 IEC Soft Welcome Dialog eeeeeeennnene 3 2 Equipment Under Test Dialog eeeeeee 3 9 TestoetuUp Dialog autos sen dal eis atras mlles am cmo M 4 1 Flicker Test Setup Dialog een 4 2 Connect to AC Source Dialog 4 3 Connect to Instrument Dialog eese 4 4 Flicker Testing Real Time Default Dialog 4 5 Flicker Results Viewing Options 4 5 1 Flicker Results Realtime view mode 4 5 2 Flicker Results IFS Graph view mode 4 5 3 Flicker Results PST Graph view mode 4 5 4 Flicker Results Table view mode 4 5 5 Flicker Results Results view mode 4 6 Flicker Testing Ignore PLT Results Option 4 7 Flicker Testing Is Ztest less than Zref Option 4 8 Flicker Testing Inrush tests 4 9 Saving Flicker Results c cece ee eeee nese eeeeeees Harmonie TESUO uu cosido PESA dad 5 1 Harmonics Test Setup Dialog eese 5 1 1 Harmonics standard mode 1 or 3 phase 5 1 2 Harmonics standard mode 1 or 3ph High Current 5 1 3 Harmonics JIS mode 1 or 3 phase 5 1 4 Harmonics JIS mode 1 or 3 phase High current 5 2 Connect to A
62. tabilisation period is compulsory Any test results are considered to be invalid IEC Soft Cancelling the Filter will result in an invalid test Continue Anyway Flicker testing begins The processing filters message will disappear and the software will start to run the tests The test period is defined by the previously selected values for PST and PLT The total test period and the present total elapsed time are Shown to the bottom right hand corner of the test window The selected PST time period and present elapsed times are also displayed The number of PST tests selected and the actual number of the present PST test are also displayed In the above example 12 PST tests have been selected with a test period of 10 minutes each This will give a total test period of 120 minutes 2 hours Whilst the test is running the user is able to change the viewing mode to view the IFS PST graphs or the results in table format On completion of the tests a Test Complete message is displayed as shown below The option is available to disable this message Test Complete The test has been completed Don t show this message again The test can be stopped at any time by clicking on the stop button A message will be displayed see next page asking the user to confirm they want to stop the test Click on yes to stop the test End Test A Are you sure you want to cancel the test The following are also available to t
63. tance 1 Introduction general principles of operation 1 1 Introduction ECSoft is a self contained executable software program written in C using the Microsoft win32 graphics set ECSoft has the ability to connect to a PPA55x1 or PPA55x0 via RS232 USB and LAN The software includes all measurement modes to reflect instrument operation The ability to export directly to excel CSV or N4LIEC is supported by IECSoft ECSoft version v2 1t and Firmware version v2 118 were used to compile this User Manual 2 Getting Started 2 1 Download As with all N4L software it is available free to download from our website See www newtons4th com support for more details once registered and your account is activated you will have access to the software downloads section The latest PPA firmware releases can also be found on our website 2 2 Installation At N4L we develop software that enables the engineer to be up and running and performing tests as soon as possible With this in mind we have avoided the use of the net environment and used the Microsoft win32 graphics set As such installation is simple All that is required is to download the exe from the N4L website and extract the software to the desired location on your hard drive Alternatively the software can be run directly from USB memory stick 3 Initial Configuration 3 1 IEC Soft Welcome Dialog Double click on the IECSoft Icon to start the software
64. tered on the previous page are displayed The user can also select the following Evaluate source Harmonics during the test The source harmonic test verifies that during the test period the source voltage harmonic levels are below the limits specified in EC61000 3 12 The limits are specified in appendix F The tests can run indefinitely or for a user defined period For timed tests the user will need to select the test duration If testing for reproducibility refer to section 5 8 the number of times the test is to be repeated needs to be selected The user can if they wish save the Setup settings entered by clicking on Save Configuration Section 6 2 will explain how the configuration settings can be recalled Click next when ready to proceed 5 1 3 JI S Mode 1 or 3 phase harmonics lt 16A Dialog 1 NY TEC Soft V2 1t U New Load Equipment Under Macul Test Details Test Setup Harmonics Test Settings Page 1 Measurement Settings Class Measured Limits Specitied Limits Class A gt 600W Power Ww Current A Power Factor srt y n i Class b Class C Range Selection O Class C Dimmer E Use low curent PPA ranges 5 Class C Waveform Vnom 2 09 V Ces The user can now select the following The class of equipment to be tested Refer to JIS C 61000 3 2 and IEC61000 3 12 If you are unsure of the test class for your device The R
65. test has been completed Don t show this message again Click Ok to clear the message The user can choose not to display this message if they wish The test can be stopped at any time by clicking on the stop button A message will be displayed see below asking the user to confirm they want to stop the test Click on yes to stop the test End Test A Are you sure you want to cancel the test 5 5 Harmonic Results Viewing Options 5 5 1 Harmonic Results RealTime viewing mode IEC Soft V2 1t U cla x Frequency Vrms Arms Watts Power Factor Voltage CF Current CF Current THD THC Max Per meanma siama orma omo zarem oona H5 H6 H 7 H8 H 9 H 10 H 11 EN ee H 12 H 13 H 14 H 15 H 16 H 17 H 18 2000A 25110mA ECT 2o379ma ECO 17470mA ECT H 19 H 20 H 21 H 22 H 23 H 24 H 25 XXXIII 11785mA oooooa ECOS ET 66420mA H 26 H 27 H 28 H 29 H 30 H 31 H32 EE JE A See Ge E 3E 3 SIN RT CN EE Dera nica POHC POHC Max Harmonics Source Control WFA Graph J Table View Mode Time Left Elapsed Time Test Count gs Export 3 00 00 00 00 00 00 000 c 1 2 2 5 e In the Realtime window the results of the measurements are Shown including all harmonics Additionally final Pass Fail result windows are shown for the Harmonic and Source tests 5 5 1 1 Add Test option On completion of the harmonics test the start stop button see below changes to Add Te
66. tion file across the IECSoft Icon IECSoft will then automatically start up and load the configuration settings from the stored file The Connect to AC Source dialog will be displayed Click NEXT to connect to the instrument and perform the tests Drag an NALEIC Result file across the IECSoft Icon I ECSoft will then automatically start up and display the continue message The procedure described in section 6 2 1 can be followed to continue testing or view the saved results 6 3 Clearing the I ECSoft file storage area on PC s When the results for a flicker or Harmonics test are exported into an Excel document copies of the graphs created for the reports are also stored on to the PC The storage area can be found at My pictures NAL I ECSoft Users may want to periodically clear this storage area as the folder size can become rather large especially on PC s dedicated to running I ECSoft software Note The graphs in this storage area that are associated with any Excel report that the user wishes to keep should be retained Otherwise they will disappear when the report is next loaded into Excel If the NALEIC file was retained for the test associated with the report then it is possible to re export the data to create a new report and graphs Appendix A Excel Flicker Results Report Front sheet 23rd February 2015 15 06 57 Page 1 4 JIS 1EC61000 3 3 2013 Ed 3 0 Flickermeter Instrument Details PPASSSO Rat
67. up AC Test Detalls x Source Click on No and the Realtime window will appear displaying the save results The software will not be connected to the instrument but the user can view the saved Flicker or Harmonic results in the various formats and export the results again if required Click on YES and the connection window is displayed eiue IP Address 192 168 0 102 Save eta Select the required Interface option and ensure the instrument is set to the same option For LAN interface click on search and select the IP address of the instrument For Serial and USB select the appropriate COM Port For serial interface connections only ensure the Baud Rate in the connection window and on the instrument are set to 19200 The Flicker or Harmonic Test results are then recalled into ECSoft and displayed in Real Time view mode The graphs and results table can be viewed by selecting the viewing option on the menu along the base of the window To run an additional Harmonic test click on the Add Test button The software will then run another harmonic test and then include the results with the previously save results In Flicker mode click on clear to reset the flicker window Click on start to run the test using the previous settings 6 2 2 Drag n drop The shortcut for the link to the I ECSoft exe file can be stored on the PC desktop Drag an IECFG Configura
68. ush Test is incomplete this will show on your excel report Clear Inrush Test data Clicking on YES will exit Inrush testing and clear the test results Clicking on NO will exit Inrush testing but the results will be saved and included when the test results are exported 4 9 Saving Flicker Results There are a number of options for saving the results of flicker tests Section 6 1 provides details of the options available and how to save the results in these options It is also possible to edit the DUT results before creating the final report Please refer to Appendix A for an example of the Excel Results report for Flicker testing 5 Harmonic Testing 5 1 Harmonics Test Setup Dialogs There are 4 versions of the Harmonics Test Setup Dialog Standard Mode 1 or 3 phase harmonics lt 16A Standard Mode 1 or 3 phase harmonics gt 16A and lt 5A JIS Mode 1 or 3 phase harmonics lt 16A JIS Mode 1 or 3 phase harmonics gt 16A and lt 75A The Dialog displayed depends on the option selected in the Initial Test setup Dialog refer to Section 3 3 5 1 1 Standard Mode 1 or 3 ph harmonics s16A Dialog 1 NY IEC Soft V2 1t U Equipment Under Melli Test Details Test Setup Harmonics Test Settings Page 1 Measurement Settings Measured Limits Specified Limits Er n I r1 m rm I A O pom E mm roter v E LUTE rave FSC 300 10 1 0 UU Lu JU Range Selection Dimmer
69. x evaluation is ended When a new voltage change occurs that exceeds the limit for dc a new Tmax evaluation is started The maximum duration that d t exceeds the limit for dc for any of the individual Tmax evaluations during the observation period is used for the comparison against the Tmax limit and is reported for the test Dmax The standard BS EN 61000 3 3 2013 describes Dmax as follows the maximum relative voltage change dmax is expressed as a percentage of the nominal voltage Section 5 Specifies the limits as the maximum relative voltage change dmax shall not exceed a 4 without additional conditions b 6 for equipment which is Switched manually or switched automatically more frequently than twice per day and also has elther a delayed restart the delay being not less than a few tens of seconds or manual restart after a power supply interruption Short Term Limit STL exception In the IEC61000 3 2 standard section 6 2 3 4 defines an STL exception as The average values for the individual harmonic currents taken over the entire test observation period shall be less than or equal to the applicable limits For each harmonic order all 1 5 s smoothed r m s harmonic current values as defined in 6 2 2 shall be either a less than or equal to 150 of the applicable limits or b less than or equal to 200 of the applicable limits under the following conditions which apply all together

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