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1. Phase shift of voltage with respect to current Figure 101 The Powers and Associated Quantities display screen in L1 Notes This screen corresponds to the choice non active quantities broken down in the VAR tab of the Calculation Methods menu of the Configuration mode If the choice had been non active quantities not broken down then the D label dis tortion power would have disappeared and the Q label would have been replaced by the N label This non active power has no inductive or capacitive effect Filters L2 and L3 display the same information for phases 2 and 3 10 2 2 THE ENERGY METERS DISPLAY SCREEN The Wh sub menu displays the energy meters Meters of the energy consumed by Meters of the energy generated by the load the load Active energy Inductive reactive effect 8 Ph Mh 560872 m CU000000 Reactive energy Qh varh 20316958 m 0000000 20000000 20000000 Dh varh n ibas85 m 0000000 Distortion energy Capacitive reactive effect Sh VAh 0644468 m 0000000 Apparent energy Figure 102 The Energies Consumed and Generated display screen in L1 Notes This screen corresponds to the choice non active quantities broken down in the VAR tab of the Calculation Methods menu of the Configuration mode If the choice had been non active quantities not broken down then the Dh label distortion energy would have disappeared and the Q h label would have been replaced by the Nh lab
2. Configuration gt Calculation methods gt VAR Q hL 1 8 VARhL 1 3 Q hL 1 0 Q hL 1 1 Q AL 1 2 Total generated capacitive reactive energy Non active quantities broken down Configuration gt Calculation methods gt VAR Q hC 1 3 VARhC 1 3 Q hC 1 0 Q hC 1 1 Q hC 1 2 Total generated distortion energy Non active quantities broken down Configuration gt Calculation methods gt VAR Dh 1 3 VADh 1 3 Dh 1 0 Dh 1 1 Dh 1 2 Total generated non active energy Non active quantities not broken down Configuration gt Calculation methods gt VAR Nh 1 3 VARh 1 8 Nh 1 0 Nh 1 1 Nh 1 2 16 1 6 2 Distribution system without neutral We speak here only of total energies with i 3 three phase systems without neutral a Total energies consumed PI i n gt 0 Total consumed active energy Ph of Wh ofi y Pub 3600 Total consumed apparent energy sh of vanfop Y Seb 3600 Total consumed inductive reactive energy Non active quantities broken down Configuration Calculation methods gt VAR o nLfopi vaRhL o yon EN Total consumed capacitive reactive energy Non active quantities broken a Configuration gt Calculation methods gt VAR Q hc oi vaRncloT Y Olii Landinie Total consumed distortion energy Non active quantities broken down Configuration Calculation methods gt VAR Dh of vapnjop 5 2 36
3. 142 142 Voltage axis with automatic scaling Instantaneous value cursor Use the or P key to move the cursor t Sims Vi e325 Wes 359 0 V3 3B5 8 Figure 61 The 3V CF display screen Instantaneous values of the signals at the position of the cursor t time relative to the start of the period V1 instantaneous phase to neutral voltage of curve 1 V2 instantaneous phase to neutral voltage of curve 2 V3 instantaneous phase to neutral voltage of curve 3 7 3 3 THE 4A CF DISPLAY SCREEN This screen displays the current waveforms of one period and the peak factors Instantaneous values of the signals at the position of the cursor t time relative to the start of the period A1 instantaneous current of phase 1 A2 instantaneous current of phase 2 A3 instantaneous current of phase 3 AN instantaneous value of the cur rent of the neutral Peak factor for each curve 142 1 43 143 5 1 42 Current axis with automatic scaling Instantaneous value cursor Use the or P key to move the cursor t Sims Al 4 388 A2 112 A amp 3 H 405 AM 2 7 gt Figure 62 The 4A CF display screen Note L1 L2 and L3 display the current and voltage peak factors for phases 1 2 and 3 respectively 7 4 MEASUREMENT OF EXTREME AND MEAN VOLTAGE AND CURRENT The 1 sub menu displays the one second mean and half cycle maximum and minimum RMS voltage and current and the in stantaneous posit
4. Dh O 1 Dh O 2 Total consumed non active energy Non active quantities not broken down Configuration Calculation methods VAR Nh O 3 ZVARh O 3 Nh O O Nh O 1 Nh O 2 b Energies generated P i n lt 0 Generated active energy of phase i 1 with i e O 2 Ph pj watg y Pelr 3600 Generated apparent energy of phase i 1 with i 0 2 sn 1 vAn 1 i 5 Sliln 3600 Generated inductive reactive energy of phase i 1 with i e 0 2 Non active quantities broken down Configuration gt Calculation methods gt VAR Qui vannthT o MNT Generated capacitive reactive energy of phase i 1 with i e 0 2 Non active quantities broken down Configuration Calculation methods gt VAR Q hchTi VARCH Ji ate und Generated distortion energy of phase i 1 with i 0 2 Non active quantities broken down Configuration Calculation methods gt VAR Dh ifi vAph ifi Y Diiln 3600 Generated non active energy of phase i 1 with i 0 2 Non active quantities not broken down Configuration Calculation methods VAR Tist Nli fn Nh ifi VARn ifi gt 3600 Total generated active energy Ph 1 3 Wh 1 3 Ph 1 0 Ph 1 1 Ph 1 2 Total generated apparent energy Sh 1 3 VAh 1 3 Sh 1 I0 Sh 1 1 Sh 1 2 Total generated inductive reactive energy Non active quantities broken down
5. Figure 26 Current clamp and ratios screen in the Sensors and ratios menu In the case of a 3 wire three phase set up where only two of the three current sensors required are connected if these two sen sors are of the same type and have the same ratio the device simulates the third sensor by assuming the same characteristics as for the two others The third sensor will be shown in the list as being simulated or impossible to simulate otherwise In the case of a 4 wire three phase set up the neutral current sensor is simulated if the 3 phase sensors are identical The various current sensors are MN93 clamp 200 A MN93A clamp 100 A or 5 A C193 clamp 1000 A com J93 clamp 3500 A e AmpFLEX A193 100 6500 or 10000 A PAC93 clamp 1000 A E3N clamp 100 A sensitivity 10 mV A E3N clamp 10 A sensitivity 100 mV A Three phase adapter 5 A or Essailec MiniFLEX MA193 100 6500 or 10000 6500 A If an MN93A clamp 5A range or an Adapter is used the current ratio setting is proposed automatically If an MN93A clamp 5A range an Adapter an AmpFLEX M a MiniFLEX or an ESN clamp is used adjustment of the ratio of the range or of the sensitivity is proposed automatically Use the arrow keys A V 4 P to define the transformation ratios between the primary current 1A to 60 0004 and the second ary current 1A 2A or 5A then validate with the e key The primary current cannot be less than the secondary cu
6. ORO zO WO L1 A L2 B L3 C AN 1000V CAT III 600V CAT IV Figure 11 Connection terminals B Remember to define the transformation ratios of the current sensors and of the voltage inputs see 84 7 To make a measurement you must program at least B the calculation method see 84 5 B the connection see 4 6 B and the ratios of the sensors see S4 7 The measuring leads must be connected to the circuit to be measured as shown by the following diagrams 3 3 1 SINGLE PHASE NETWORK 3b ELECTRICAL CONNECTION 4 Single phase 2 wire i Li N Figure 12 2 wire single phase connection 3 3 2 SPLIT PHASE NETWORK 35b ELECTRICAL CONNECTION A Split Bhase 3 virel Figure 13 3 wire split phase connection 3 3 3 THREE PHASE NETWORK 3b ELECTRICAL CONNECTION 3b ELECTRICAL CONNECTION 3 phase d wire i 3 phase 4 wire i 2 elements 2 wattmeters Aran s method iL1 current sensor optional Figure 14 3 wire three phase connection Figure 15 4 wire three phase connection In the case of a 3 wire three phase network you are not obliged to connect all of the terminals in current For 3 wire three phase indicate the 2 current sensors that will be connected A1 and A2 or A2 and A3 or A3 and A1 3 3 4 CONNECTION PROCEDURE Switch the instrument on Configure the device for the measurement to be made and the type of network concerned see S4 Connect the leads and current sensors to the unit Connect t
7. 3 phase star 3 wire 3 phase delta 3 wire 3 phase open delta 3 wire 3 phase open delta 3 wire earthed junction of phases 3 phase open delta 3 wire earthed corner of phase 3 phase high leg delta 3 wire 3 phase open high leg delta 3 wire L3 L1 L2 L3 L1 L2 L3 L1 L2 L3 L1 L2 L3 L1 L2 L3 L1 L2 Distribution system 3 phase star 4 wire non earthed neutral 3 phase 4 wire L1 L2 L3 3 phase open high leg delta 4 wire non earthed neutral 3 phase high leg delta 4 wire non earthed neutral Then validate with the 4 key The device returns to the Configuration menu This makes it possible to connect the device to all existing networks Note It is impossible to select a new connection if the device is recording metering energy or searching for transients for the C A 8333 only or alarms for the C A 8333 only 4 7 SENSORS AND RATIOS Note The ratios cannot be changed if the device is recording metering energy or searching for transients for the C A 8333 only or alarms for the C A 8333 only 4 7 1 CURRENT SENSORS AND RATIOS A first screen A is used to define the current sensors and ratios It automatically displays the current sensor models detected by the device If a sensor is detected but not managed an error message is displayed 3E CURRENT RATIOS AND CURRENT SENSORS AmpFlex IQQ RSODA C clamp MIM clamp 54 01 adag 5 Sensor simulation impossible
8. with unity ratio 100 mV V 1000 V 1000 V Y 2 5 96 1 V V gt 1000 V 100 mV U lt 1000 V 2000 V l 2 5 96 1 V U gt 1000 V V 100 mV V 1000 V 1000 V 2 5 96 1 V V Measurement Maximum intrinsic error RMS simple harmonic voltage order n 2 2 v lt compound NO lt Nh lt simple Vd RMS distortion voltage 1V V gt 1000 V 100 mV U 1000 V 2000 V 9 2 5 96 1 V U gt 1000 V 2 96 n x 0 296 1 A 100 mA 2 96 n x 0 296 1 A A lt 1000 A n lt 25 1000 A 1A 2 96 n x 0 596 1 A A 2 1000 A n 25 2 96 n x 0 296 1 A n x25 200 mA 200 A 100 mA 2 96 n x 0 596 1 A n gt 25 10 mA 2 96 n x 0 296 100 mA A 100A n lt 25 100 mA 100 A 100 mA 2 96 n x 0 5 100 mA A 2 100A n 25 1 mA 2 96 n x 0 296 10 mA A lt 10A n lt 25 10 mA 10A harmonic 10 mA 2 nx 0 5 10 mA current A210A no 25 SERERE 12 n x 0294 10 mA n lt 5 A adapter 5 mA 1 mA Essailec adapter 2 96 n x 0 596 10 mA ne 25 Nh lt compound Ud J93 clamp C193 clamp PAC93 clamp MNS93 clamp E3N clamp 10 mV A MN93A clamp 100 A RMS E3N clamp 100 mV A 1 2 96 n x 0 396 1 A Afn Ms x 0 1 AmpFLEX A193 A 10 kA x25 A MiniFLEX MA193 d 10 kA 10A 2 96 n x 0 696 1 A Afrus x 0 1 A 2 10 kA no 25 100 mA 2 96 n x 0
9. 0000000 Total inductive reactive effect E 20000000 0000000 0000000 Total capacitive reactive effect Figure 104 The Total Energies Consumed and Generated display screen in X Notes This screen corresponds to the choice non active quantities broken down in the VAR tab of the Calculation Methods menu of the Configuration mode If the choice had been non active quantities not broken down then the Dh label distor tion energy would have disappeared and the Q h label would have been replaced by the Nh label This non active energy has no inductive or capacitive effect For the 3 wire three phase set up only the display of total quantities is available the method of calculation of the powers used is the two wattmeter method see Appendix 16 1 4 2 10 4 STARTING ENERGY METERING To start an energy metering press the key in an energies display screen 220 amp l or Wh 0508552 m The start date and time of the energy metering Ph Wh Qh varh E0425289 m 9000000 Dh varh 0004921 m Sh VAh 0662967 m 2 0509435 m 0509222 m 20425461 m 20424432 m 9000000 9000000 The 4 icon is used to suspend the energy metering 0008247 m 0004318 m 0663830 m 0662931 m WO PEO o See Figure 105 The Energy Metering Start up screen in Wh The blinking symbol indicates that energy metering is in progress Ph varh 0016339 k Qh varh Boos657 k 9000000 Dh
10. 11 1 SCREEN SNAPSHOTS Press the key for approx 3 seconds to shoot any screen When a screen snapshot is taken the icon of the active mode P9 In C2 amp 5 W in the top strip of the display unit is replaced by the icon You can then release the key The device can record only 12 screen snapshots If you want to record a 13 screen the device informs you that snapshots must be deleted by displaying the WE icon in place of F 11 2 HANDLING OF SCREEN SNAPSHOTS To enter screen snapshot mode briefly press the key The device then displays a list of recorded screen snapshots List of saved snapshots Each icon represents the type of screen re corded It is followed by the date and time of the screen snapshot Indicator of available image memory The black bar represents memory used and the white bar represents memory available jzexeB osos 15293 BH C3 H ioes 14 02 dos o5 08 17 00 E 12 06 08 14 03 d 12 06 08 14 01 AHH 12 06 08 14 03 J iaoea 140 E 12 06 08 14 03 d 12 05 08 14 02 12 06 08 14 03 Display of the list of screen snap 12 08 08 14 02 shots Deleting a screen snapshot Figure 108 The List of Screen Snapshots display screen 11 2 1 VEWING A SNAPSHOT FROM THE LIST To view a snapshot select it in the list of screen snapshots using the A V lt and P keys The date and time of the selected snapshot are bolded Press e to display the selected snapshot The icon i
11. The 4A THD display screen Instantaneous values of the signals at the position of the cursor t time relative to the start of the period A1 instantaneous current of phase 1 A2 instantaneous current of phase 2 A3 instantaneous current of phase d AN instantaneous value of the neu tral current Note Filters L1 L2 and L3 display the total current and voltage harmonic distortion for phases 1 2 and 3 7 3 MEASUREMENT OF THE PEAK FACTOR The CF sub menu displays the waveforms of the signals measured over one period and the voltage and current peak factors 7 3 1 THE 3U CF DISPLAY SCREEN This screen displays the phase to phase voltage waveforms of one period and the peak factors Peak factor for each curve a o 141 2 141 amp 141 Voltage axis with automatic scaling Instantaneous value cursor Use the or P key to move the cursor t S5 ms Ll 5538 L2 27830 Ll3 284 Figure 60 The SU CF display screen 7 3 2 THE 3V CF DISPLAY SCREEN Instantaneous values of the signals at the position of the cursor t time relative to the start of the period U1 instantaneous phase to phase voltage between phases 1 and2 U U2 instantaneous phase to phase voltage between phases 2 and 3 U U3 instantaneous phase to phase voltage between phases 3 and 1 U This screen displays the phase to neutral voltage waveforms of one period and the peak factors Peak factor for each curve 142
12. the A V 4 and P keys then validate again The name can be at most 8 characters long Several searches can bear the same name The available alphanumeric characters are the uppercase letters from A to Z and the digits from O to 9 The last 5 names given in the transient trend and alarm modes are kept in memory When a name is entered it may then be completed automatically Notes The start date and time must be later than the current date and time The stop date and time must be later than the start date and time Once the programming is done start the search by pressing the ae key The E icon of the status bar blinks to indicate that the search has been started The key replaces the ae key and can be used to stop the search before it is finished The message Detection on standby is displayed until the start time is reached It is then replaced by the message Detection in progress When the stop time is reached the Detection schedule screen returns with the e key It is then possible to program another search During a search for transients only the stop date field can be modified It is automatically highlighted in yellow 5 2 DISPLAYING A TRANSIENT To display the recorded transients press la The List of Searches for Transients screen is displayed Ta ETECTION LIST Memory indicator The black bar 14 02 12 17 27 215 02 12 17 28 bar represents memory available Display of sub mode used Figure 38 The scree
13. 2 gt ata i 3j 4 32 7 Aharm i Ti Aharm Three phase systems with neutral y Vharnii 3 j 4 j 0 N l Vh e 34 VharmjiTi l j Three phase DEE without neutral Yuan il3j 4 l 32 Uharm i hh Uharm 16 1 4 POWER Powers without neutral over one second 16 1 4 1 Distribution system with neutral Active power of phase i 1 with i e 0 2 d wll LV AG Apparent power of phase i 1 with i e 0 2 S i VA i Vrms i Armsi Reactive power of phase i 1 with i e 0 2 Non active quantities broken down NechSec 1 Q VARF DOLLS Aerer rl NechSec Distortion power of the phase i 1 with i 0 2 Non active quantities broken down p i van i ysti PEF Q iP Non active power of phase i 1 with i 0 2 Non active quantities broken down Nlil VAR i JS i Pli F Total active power P 3 W 3 P O P 1 P 2 Total apparent power S 3 VA 3 S O S 1 S 2 Total reactive power Non active quantities broken down Q 3 VARF 3 Q 0 Q 1 Q 2 Total distortion power Non active quantities broken down DB VADB JsB PBF Q BF Total non active power Non active quantities non broken down N 3 vAR 3 4sh PBF 16 1 4 2 Three phase system without neutral Three phase distribution systems without neutral are considered as a whole no phase by phase power calculation The device therefore di
14. 3 RMS true RMS value calculated over 1 second DC DC component THD total harmonic distortion with the fundamental RMS value as reference f or for the C A 8333 only with the total RMS value without DC as reference 96r CF peak factor calculated over 1 second a 3u av 4A un 12 L3 Wa Figure 67 3U simultaneous display screen 7 5 2 3V SIMULTANEOUS DISPLAY SCREEN This screen displays the RMS DC THD CF and PST values of the phase to neutral voltages Column of voltages simple phases 1 2 and 3 e RMS true RMS value calculated over 1 second i 2316 2316 2345 DC DC component 4 02 02 400 THD total harmonic distortion with the fundamental RMS value as reference 9 6f 00 oo OO or for the C A 8333 only with the total RMS value without DC as reference 96r CF peak factor calculated over 1 second PST short term flicker calculated over 10 minutes 0 0 0 0 0 0 146 146 1 46 SERE Figure 68 3V simultaneous display screen 7 5 3 4A SIMULTANEOUS DISPLAY SCREEN This screen displays the RMS DC only if at least one of the current sensors can measure direct current THD CF FHL and FK values of the phase and neutral currents Column of RMS values and if the current sensor allows DC values along with the CF concerning the neutral Columns of current values phases 1 2 and 3 RMS true RMS value calculated over 1 second DC DC component THD total harmonic distortion with the
15. 396 1 A Afrus x 0 1 AmpFLEX M A193 A lt 1 000 A n x25 MiniFLEX MA193 i TTT 6500 A 1A 2 96 n x 0 696 1 A Afrus x 0 1 A gt 1 000 A n gt 25 10 mA 2 96 n x 0 2 30 pt AmpFLEX A193 A lt 100A n 25 MiniFLEX MA193 100 A 100 mA 2 96 n x 0 5 30 pt A2100A n 25 1 In 1 000 VRvs category Ill provided that the voltage between each of the terminals and earth does not exceed 1 000 Vrms 2 Two phase opposite phases same note as 1 3 RMS value of the fundamental a te Measurement Bm 33 ratio pay Maximum intrinsic error with unity ratio 100 mA C193 clamp A lt i A PACQ3 clamp 1000A N a X 0 4 1 A Nm Uu gt 1000 A MN93 clamp 200 mA 200 A 100 mA X 0 496 1 A E3N clamp 10 mV A 100 A A 100A MN93A clamp 100 A EP mA EP gt 100A 1 mA A lt 10A E3N clamp 100 mV A 10 mA ee mA RMS LS 210A distortion current MN93A clamp 5 A Ad 5 A adapter Essailec adapter AmpFLEX A193 En z e kA MiniFLEX MA193 10 kA 10A A 2 10 kA 100 mA MiniFLEX MA193 6500 A xin gt n A 10 mA AmpFLEX M A193 A 100 A MiniFLEX MA193 100 mA 100A N ax X 0 5 30 pt EB UN mA 100 A EB UN gt 100A 1 Na is the highest order for which the harmonic ratio is non zero Severity of short term flicker Maximum intrinsic error of the short term flicker severity measurement PST Rectangular variations 120 V lamp 230 V l
16. 71 15 1 Reference Conditions s 71 15 2 Nominal current according to type of sensor 71 15 3 Electrical characteristics sccasscascusogaisestenosueiencaeus 12 15 4 Class B under standard IEC 61000 4 30 83 APPENDICES uiutisibucke iic cs de ba qu cenE uu x Eoo Ras nakane 84 16 1 Mathematical formulae 84 16 2 Distribution sources supported by the device 98 TOs TAY SUCTOSNS MP 98 16 4 Minimum scale values for waveforms and minimum RMS values s 98 16 5 Four quadrant diagram sciacsesnnsesvesacdtecenaseacesxees 99 16 6 Mechanism for triggering transient captures 99 DW Co T E QM 100 MAINTENANCE visainen 103 17 1 Cleaning the casing sess 103 17 2 Maintenance of sensors 103 17 3 Replacing the battery 103 17 4 Replacing the screen film 104 17 5 UI qqe seo 105 17 6 Metrological CHECK ussecsuissusiuztanuntst cn RS or obedue 105 17 7 Repair DNTORUTRE 105 17 8 Updating of the internal software 105 WARRANTY dete 106 TO ORDER e S 107 19 1 Three phase electrical networks analyser 107 19 2 Accessories osc scicercetasevercdustuceeserstansecotverdeaunneorse 107 19 3 Spare DIES eroen E EEE RENA 107 1 GETTING STARTE
17. 82 5 4 Screen snapshot key see 82 5 4 Help key see 82 5 4 On Off switch see 2 3 QUALI 40 Figure 2 Overall view of Qualistar 2 3 ON OFF SWITCH USB socket see 82 6 2 Connector for the mains power unit bat tery charger see 82 6 2 Confirm Enter key see 82 5 2 Navigation keys see 82 5 2 Mode keys violet keys see 82 5 3 The device can operate either on its battery or on mains power Pressing the b button powers up the device If the device is shut off suddenly line power outage in the absence of the battery or automatically battery low an information message is displayed when it is next started up Pressing the li switch again turns the device off If the device is recording metering energy or searching for transients alarms and or inrush current acquisition it requests confirmation Select Yes or No on the corresponding yellow keys then press the lt key to validate B If No is selected recording will continue B f Yes is selected the data recorded until that point are finalized and the device is turned off 2 4 DISPLAY 2 4 1 PRESENTATION The backlit 320x240 1 4 VGA pixel graphic TFT displays all measurements with their curves the parameters of the unit the curves selected the instantaneous values of the signals and the type of measurement selected When the device is powered up it automatically displays the Waveform screen Infor
18. L 5 For the C A 8333 only Alarm mode Erase memory About Figure 16 The Configuration screen 4 2 DISPLAY LANGUAGE To select the display language press the yellow key under the corresponding icon on the screen Figure 6 The active language is identified by the icon on the yellow ground 4 3 DATE TIME The KP menu defines the system date and time The display is as follows DATES HEURE Date Heure 02 06 08 13 51 Systeme de datation JAA Systeme horaire 12 24 Figure 17 Date Time menu With the Date Time field highlighted in yellow press To change a value press A or V To move from one field to another press 4 or gt To confirm press e Proceed in the same way for the dating system DD MM YY or MM DD YY and the time system 12 24 or AM PM You see the effect immediately in the display of the date To return to the Configuration menu press gt Note The date and time parameters cannot be configured while the device is recording metering energy or searching for tran sients for the C A 8333 only or alarms for the C A 8333 only 4 4 DISPLAY 4 4 1 BRIGHTNESS The menu is used to define the brightness of the display unit The display is as follows D LUMINOSITE Figure 18 The Contrast Brightness menu Use the keys P to change the brightness To return to the Configuration menu press 4 4 2 COLOURS The menu is used to define the c
19. Measurement channels 256 points per period i e B At 50 Hz 6 4 kHz 256 x 50 2 B At 60 Hz 7 68 kHz 256 x 60 2 The analogue 3 dB bandwidth 76 kHz 15 3 4 CHARACTERISTICS OF THE DEVICE ALONE EXCLUDING THE CURRENT SENSOR Quantities concerning currents and voltages Measurement range without ratio qmm Measurement with unity ratio Display resolution Maximum intrinsic Minimum Mamm 5 pet 100 mV V 1000 V 0 5 96 200 mV simple 1 000 V ET 0 RMS V gt 1000 V BUSAREN voltage 100 mV 0 U lt 1000 V 0 5 200 mV compound 2 000 V Y U gt 1000 V Sp rae a simple Direct voltage DC compound 100 mV o V 1000 V 1 96 500 mV 1 200 V 9 simple RMS 0 V 2 1000 V Rubros voltage compound 100 mV U lt 1000 V 1 500 mV 2 400 V O U gt 1000 V UA EN 100 mV V lt 1000 V 1 000 V 0 8 96 1 V V gt 1000 V Peak voltage NO NO NO ux NO NO NO ho lt lt lt lt Nh lt lt 100 mV NM UL U gt 1000 V 100 mV NM uu V gt 1000 V 100 mV U lt 1000 V lt lt N Oo NO Oo lt E compound 3 96 2 V U gt 1000 V Severity of short term flicker PST 12 0 01 See the correspond ing table 1 96 5 ct Peak factor PF 0 01 CF 4 voltage and current 5 96 2 ct CF 24 1 In 1 000 Vrms category Ill provided that the voltage between each of the terminals and earth does not exceed 1 000 Vrm
20. OF LANGUAGE Before using the device first choose the language in which you want the device to display its messages ON Press the green button to switch the device on Comm Press the Configuration key Display Calculation methods Electrical connection Press the yellow key on the device corresponding to the desired language Sensors and ratios Transient mode Trend mode Alarm mode Erase memory About This key is used to go to the next page Figure 1 Configuration screen 2 DESCRIPTION OF THE DEVICE 2 1 FUNCTIONS The C A 8331 or the C A 8333 Qualistar is a three phase network analyzer with colour graphic display and built in recharge able battery It plays three roles and can be used B to measure the RMS values powers and perturbations of electric distribution networks B to deliver a snapshot of the principal characteristics of a three phase network B to track the variations of various parameters over time The measurement uncertainty of the device is better than 196 not counting the uncertainties due to the current sensors The device is also very flexible with a choice of sensors allowing measurements ranging from a few milliamperes MN93A to several kiloamperes AmpFLEXTM The device is compact and impact resistant The ergonomics and simplicity of its interface make using it pleasant The C A 8331 or the C A 8333 is intended for the technicians and engineers of electrical installation and netw
21. S2 9 The alarm thresholds B must have been programmed in the Configuration Alarm mode screen see 84 10 B must be active marked with a red spot on that same screen Stored alarms can subsequently be transferred to a PC via the PAT application see 13 You can capture over 4 000 alarms E DETECTION SCHEDULE Start D9roer2 11 50 List of alarm campaigns see 88 3 i Stop pnargari2 12 50 Access to Alarm mode configuration Mame ALARMO see 88 1 Programming an alarm campaign see 8 2 Figure 73 The Alarm Mode screen The and icons have the following functions g tm Validating the programming of a campaign and starting the alarm campaign m gt Voluntary stoppage of alarm campaign 8 1 ALARM MODE CONFIGURATION The submenu displays the list of alarms configured see 4 10 This shortcut key lets you define or change alarm configura tions The following information is displayed Press 9 to return to the Programming a campaign screen 8 2 PROGRAMMING AN ALARM CAMPAIGN The H submenu is used to specify the start and stop times for an alarm campaign see figure 66 To program an alarm campaign enter the start date and time the stop date and time and the name of the campaign To modify an item move the yellow cursor to it using the A and W keys then validate with the key Change the value using the A V 4 and P keys then validate again The name can be at most 8 characters lon
22. The energy is equivalent to more than 114 years of the associated maximum power unity ratios 7 Na is the highest order for which the harmonic ratio is non zero ma Quantities associated with power Measurement Maximum Display resolution Maximum intrinsic error Phase differences of funda 179 180 mentals 1 NEN MN p co DPF 0 001 tan lt 10 tan 32 77 32 7 1 for 0 01 tan gt 10 3 ct UNB lt 10 Voltage unbalance UNB 0 100 10 ct UNB gt 10 1 1 Itan l 32 767 corresponds to 88 25 k x 180 k being a natural number Quantities concerning the spectral composition of the ee em rae PET Measurement Display resolution Maximum intrinsic error 0 1 96 0 Voltage harmonic ratio t 0 Eon i LN i 2 5 96 5 ct t 2 1000 0 1 96 2 96 n x 0 2 96 10 ct Current harmonic ratio t Q 96 1500 f t 1000 n x25 non FLEX 100 r 1 2 n x 0 6 96 5 ct t 2 1000 96 noc 25 0 1 96 2 96 n x 0 3 96 5 ct Current harmonic ratio z 0 1500 f T lt 1000 ns2o AmpFLEX amp MiniFLEX 100 r 1 2 n x 0 6 96 5 ct t 2 1000 n gt 25 Total voltage harmonic distortion THD A A referred to the fundamental of voltage 0 999 9 1 2 5 5 ct 2 5 5 ct if V n gt 1 lt 100 n 96 0 999 9 0 1 2 Na x 0 2 96 5 ct o S B 2 96 Na x 0 5 96 5 ct Naa gt 25 2 5 96
23. because of the physical limitations of the current sensor saturation of the magnetic circuit or of the Hall effect cell Class B under standard IEC61000 4 30 15 4 CLASS B UNDER STANDARD IEC 61000 4 30 15 4 1 CONFORMITY OF THE DEVICE The device and its Power Analyzer Transfer 2 operating software are compliant with class B of standard IEC61000 4 30 for the following parameters B Industrial frequency Supply voltage amplitude Flicker Supply voltage brownouts Temporary overvoltages at industrial frequency Supply voltage blackouts Voltage transients Supply voltage unbalance Voltage harmonics Remark To ensure this compliance trend recordings Trend mode must be made with B A recording period of one second B The quantities Vrms and Urms selected B The quantities V hO1 and U h01 selected 15 4 2 UNCERTAINTIES AND MEASUREMENT RANGES Industrial frequency 42 5 Hz 69 Hz 50 V 1000 V Supply voltage amplitude 50 V 1000 V 1 of Uin 50 V 1000 V V e 120 V 230 V 0 25 12 See the corresponding tables U 207 V 400 V Residual voltage 5 of Ujin Uain 2 of Uin 80 ppm 10 ms maximum 50 V 1000 V 30 ppm 10 ms typical Supply voltage brownouts Duration 10 ms 65 535 days Temporary overvolt see ae Udin 150 96 of Udin 2 96 of U ages at industrial fre 36 15 50 V 1000 V UE ppm 10 ms maximum q y Duration 10 ms 65 535 days 30 ppm 10 ms typical Suppl
24. date on which the equipment was sold Extract from our General Conditions of Sale provided on request The warranty does not apply in the following cases B Inappropriate use of the equipment or use with incompatible equipment Modifications made to the equipment without the explicit permission of the manufacturer s technical staff Work done on the device by a person not approved by the manufacturer Adaptation to a particular application not anticipated in the definition of the equipment or not indicated in the user s manual Bm B E B Damage caused by shocks falls or floods 19 TO ORDER 19 1 THREE PHASE ELECTRICAL NETWORKS ANALYSER CASSSIwIIBOHE Clamp assiriana aA EU NUI xP SEHE cRMiR Ma E SN NuR SINE P Uses s R dcs xad ola Ra Use RENE E ARE TEES P01160511 GA B3I33 WHINOLUT CIAM eR P01160541 The device is delivered with B 1 no 22 shoulder bag B 4 black straight straight safety cables 3 m long attached with a Velcro tie B 4 black crocodile clips B 1 specific PA 30W mains power unit with mains cord B 1 set of 12 inserts and rings to identify voltage phases and leads and current phases and leads B 1 USB A B cord 1 80m long with ferrite B 1 Power Analyser Transfer PAT software B 1 checking attestation B user s manuals on CD one per language B multilingual safety sheets 19 2 ACCESSORIES 5 A adapter i a DNASE NECI senine na aaaea iiaei
25. deactivated activated 2 5 days 1 minute 15 seconds Figure 96 Display Times table These times can be long so it has been made possible to stop the display at any time by pressing the key It is also possible at any time WI to press the 9 or key to change the scale of the display B to press the lt or gt key to move the cursor B to press the A or V key to change the display filter But note that this may restart the loading and or calculation of the values from the beginning 10 POWER AND ENERGY MODE The key displays power and energy related measurements The sub menus available depend on the filter B For 2 wire single phase connection only selection L1 is available The filter is therefore not displayed but the display is the same as for L1 B For the 3 wire three phase connection only the X selection is available The filter is therefore not displayed but the display is the same as for 10 1 3L FILTER 10 1 1 THE POWERS DISPLAY SCREEN The W sub menu is used to display the powers Active power QD P W 34 83k 34 77k 34 60k Reactive power 419 71k 8 2026k 2001k 1 23k 1 12k 0 55k 40 04k 4026k 39 98k Distortion power Apparent power Figure 97 The 3L Powers screen Note This screen corresponds to the choice non active quantities broken down in the AR tab of the Calculation Methods menu of the Configuration mode If the choice had been non active quant
26. energy measurements 10 Three keys are real time mode keys WJA IPM and 8 In each of these modes the coloured circles on a white ground in which the channel numbers or types are entered are indi cators of saturation the ground of the circle is coloured when the channel measured is potentially full O When the identification disc corresponds to a simulated channel for example in 3 wire three phase with selection A1A2 2 ele ment method see connections in 4 6 this channel is potentially full if at least one channel used in calculating it is potentially full Similarly if the saturation disc corresponds to a phase to phase voltage channel it is potentially full if at least one of the phase to neutral voltage channels used in calculating it is potentially full 2 5 4 OTHER KEYS The other keys have the following functions Item Function See gamle Configuration key 4 Snapshot of current screen and retrieval of screens already stored 11 C Help key provides information about the functions and the symbols used for the current dis 12 play mode 2 6 CONNECTORS 2 6 1 CONNECTION TERMINALS Located on the top of the device these connectors are distributed as follows 3 current input terminals for current sensors MN clamp C 4 voltage input terminals clamp AmpFLEX PAC clamp ESN clamp etc d GR 9 eec N D L1 A L3 C SS SS L1 A L2 B L3 C A 1000V CAT IIl 600V CA
27. in the example below Warranty number 142851 LGH Serial number 00000109 Firmware version 3255 20 Loaderversion 2 0 Main PCB wersion 1 1 CPLO version 2 Memory card capacity byte Figure 112 The About menu 17 7 REPAIR For all repairs before or after expiry of warranty please return the device to your distributor 17 8 UPDATING OF THE INTERNAL SOFTWARE With a view to providing at all times the best possible service in terms of performance and technical upgrades Chauvin Arnoux invites you to update the embedded software of the device by downloading the new version available free of charge on our web site Our site http www chauvin arnoux com Sign in and open your account Then go to Software support space then Freely available software then C A 8331 and C A 8333 Connect the device to your PC using the type A B USB cord provided The embedded software update requires compatibility with the hardware version of the device indicated in the About sub menu of the Configuration menu see figure 36 above Warning the update of the embedded software erases all data configuration alarm campaigns for the C A 8333 only snap shots transient detection for the C A 8333 only trend recordings Save any data you want to keep to a PC using the PAT software see 813 before updating the embedded software 18 WARRANTY Except as otherwise stated our warranty is valid for three years starting from the
28. m for 1 GHz 2 GHz 0 1 V m for 2 GHz 2 7 GHz Magnetic field 40 A m DC earth s magnetic field 1 The values of A are given in the table below Unamplified Rogowski current circuit input voltage FLEX type current sensors Amplified Rogowski current circuit input voltage FLEX type current sensors 15 2 NOMINAL CURRENT ACCORDING TO TYPE OF SENSOR Lower limit of the reference range except FLEX A A 3 x A om 100 A C193 clamp 1000 30 PACS clamp MN93A clamp 100 A ESN clamp 10 mV A E3N clamp 100 mV A MN3A clamp 5 A a t e2es 5 A adapter Essailec adapter o8 o oo 0088 00 0 5 5 5 15 3 ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS 15 3 1 VOLTAGE INPUT CHARACTERISTICS Range for use O Vrms to 1000 Vrms AC DC phase to neutral O Vrms to 2000 Vrms AC DC phase to phase on condition of compliance with 1000 Vrms with respect to earth in Cat III Input impedance 1195 kO between phase and neutral Admissible overload 1200 Vrms constant 2000 Vrms for one second 15 3 2 CURRENT INPUT CHARACTERISTICS Operating range OV 1 V Input impedance 1 MQ Admissible overload 1 7 Vrms constant FLEX type current sensors AmpFLEX M and MiniFLEX switch the current input to an integrator assembly amplified or unampli fied Rogowski channel capable of interpreting the signals from Rogowski sensors The input impedance is reduced to 12 4 kQ in this case 15 3 3 BANDWIDTH
29. neutral voltage since the switching on of the device or since the last time the wkey was pressed 2316 2316 2344 RMS true RMS phase to neutral voltage 2139 2139 2168 v MIN minimum RMS phase to neutral voltage since the switching on of the device or since the last time the wkey was pressed 3058 4305 7 309 8 PK maximum peak phase to neutral voltage since the switching on of the device or since the last time the wkey was pressed PK minimum peak phase to neutral voltage since the switching on of the device or since the last time the wkey was pressed 306 3 306 1 309 9 Figure 64 The 3V Max Min display screen 7 4 3 THE 4A MAX MIN DISPLAY SCREEN This screen displays the one second mean and half cycle maximum and minimum RMS values and the positive and negative peak values of the phase and neutral currents Column of values for the neutral RMS PEAK and PEAK parameters bas Columns of values for each current curve 1 2 and 3 MAX maximum RMS current since the switching on of the device or since the 364 30 a last time the key was pressed 96 1 a RMS true RMS current MIN minimum RMS current since the switching on of the device or since the last 4514 41 97 a time the wkey was pressed PK maximum peak current since the switching on of the device or since the last time the wkey was pressed PK minimum peak current since the switching on of the device or since the last time the wkey was pressed 51
30. phase voltage Voltage dip temporary fall of voltage at some point in the power network to below a specified threshold Voltage unbalance in a polyphased electric power network state in which the RMS voltages between conductors fundamental component and or the phase differences between successive conductors are not all equal Vrms RMS phase to neutral voltage phase voltage Vthd Total harmonic distortion of phase to neutral voltage phase voltage Vthdf Total harmonic distortion of phase to neutral voltage phase voltage with the fundamental RMS value as reference Vthdr Total harmonic distortion of phase to neutral voltage phase voltage with the total RMS value without DC as refer ence Vunb Negative sequence unbalance rate in phase to neutral voltage phase voltage Wh Watt hour 17 MAINTENANCE A Except for the battery and the memory card the instrument contains no parts that can be replaced by personnel who have not been specially trained and accredited Any unauthorized repair or replacement of a part by an equivalent may gravely impair safety 17 1 CLEANING THE CASING Disconnect the unit completely and switch it OFF Use a soft cloth dampened with soapy water Rinse with a damp cloth and dry rapidly with a dry cloth or forced air Do not use alcohol solvents or hydrocarbons 17 2 MAINTENANCE OF SENSORS Current sensors must be maintained and calibrated as follows B Clean with a sponge and soapy wat
31. returns to the Configuration menu In the case of the level of harmonics of the V h A h and U h phases the fundamental and total values are RMS values In the case of the level of harmonics of the S h phases the fundamental and total values are apparent power values Note The modification is impossible if the device is recording and or searching for alarms 4 6 CONNECTION The 39 menu is used to define how the device is connected according to distribution system 3b ELECTRICAL CONNECTION 3 phase 4 wire i Figure 25 The Connection menu Several electrical diagrams can be selected Use the arrow keys A V P to choose a connection One or more types of network correspond to each distribution system Distribution system Single phase 2 wire L1 and N L1 M Single phase 2 wire non earthed neutral Split phase 3 wire non earthed neutral 3 phase open star 3 wire non earthed neutral Split phase 3 wire L1 L2 and N Li L2 M 3 phase high leg delta 3 wire non earthed neutral 3 phase open high leg delta 3 wire non earthed neutral 3 phase 3 wire L1 L2 and L3 Indicate which 2 current sen sors will be connected A1 and A2 or A2 and A3 or A3 and A1 Two wattmeter method or two element method or Aron method The third sensor is not neces sary if the other two are of the same type same range and same ratio Otherwise the third sensor must be connected to make current measurements
32. 00 Total consumed non active energy Non active quantities not broken down Configuration Calculation methods VAR Nh ofi vARh o i yy 3600 b Total energies generated other than DC P i n lt 0 Total generated active energy Po i wo ff Y 3600 Total generated apparent energy shi van fi S 3600 Total generated inductive reactive energy Non active quantities broken iod Configuration Calculation methods gt VAR QuupE varnej L oup Total generated capacitive reactive energy Non active quantities broken down Configuration Calculation methods gt VAR o hC i i VARCH li 5 ote with Q iJ n gt 0 Total generated distortion energy Non active quantities broken down Configuration Calculation methods gt VAR ph iE vapnpp 5 Debe 3600 Total generated non active energy Non active quantities not broken down Configuration Calculation methods VAR ws Nli fr Nh if i varali 5 3600 16 2 DISTRIBUTION SOURCES SUPPORTED BY THE DEVICE See connections in 84 6 16 3 HYSTERESIS Hysteresis is a screening principle that is often used after detection of a threshold stage in amp Alarm mode for the C A 8333 only see 84 10 A correct hysteresis setting avoids repeated changes of state when the measurement oscillates about the threshold 16 3 1 SURGE DETECTION With a hysteresis of 296 for example the return le
33. 00000109 Firmware version 3255 20 Loaderversion 2 0 Main PCB version 1 1 CPLD version 2 0 Memory card capacity byte 2G Figure 36 The About menu To return to the Configuration menu press gt 5 TRANSIENT MODE FOR THE C A 8333 ONLY The Fd mode is used to record transients to look up the list of recorded searches and the list of transients they contain or erase them You can record up to 7 detections and 51 transients When the Transient mode is invoked B f no recording has been made then the Detection schedule screen is displayed B If transients have been recorded then the List of searches for transients is displayed L1 L i Reminder of sub mode used Display of the list of searches for i DES ie Oe transients see 5 2 Memory indicator The black bar represents memory used the white bar represents memory available Transient count 25 Stop 14 02 12 18 06 Programming a search see S5 1 shortcut to the Configuration menu ih mmm Siding esed to set the voltage and current trig gering thresholds see 4 8 Figure 37 The Detection schedule screen in Transient mode 5 1 PROGRAMMING AND STARTING A SEARCH To program a search for a transient enter the start date and time the stop date and time the number of transients to search for then the name of the search To change an item move the yellow cursor to it using the A and WV keys then validate with the key Change the value using
34. 2 5 1 FUNCTION KEYS YELLOW KEYS These 6 keys activate the function or tool represented by the corresponding icon on the screen 2 5 2 NAVIGATION KEYS A block of 4 arrow keys a select key and a return key are used for navigation in the menus Item Function A Up direction or navigation key v Down direction or navigation key Right direction or navigation key lt Left direction or navigation key m Confirms the selection Return key 2 5 3 MODE KEYS VIOLET KEYS These give access to specific modes Item Function See Transients mode for the C A 8333 only blackouts interference etc 5 m Harmonic curves display mode representation of voltage current and power harmonics order S6 by order determination of harmonic currents produced by nonlinear loads analysis of problems caused by harmonics according to their order overheating of neutrals conductors motors etc Display of voltage and current waveforms display of minima and maxima of summary tables S7 determination of phase rotation HR Alarm mode for the C A 8333 only list of recorded alarms exceeding the thresholds pro S8 grammed in the configuration recording of network blackouts with half cycle resolution Vrms Arms Urms determination of energy consumption overshoots monitoring of compliance with a power supply quality contract Trend mode recording of the parameters selected in the Configuration menu S9 zl Display of power and
35. 3 127 a Figure 65 The 4A Max Min display screen 7 4 4 THE L1 MAX MIN DISPLAY SCREEN This screen displays the one second mean and half cycle maximum and minimum RMS values and the positive and negative peaks of the phase to neutral voltage and of the current of phase 1 The same information as for the phase to neutral voltage but for the current e 2 Column of voltage values 232 5 v 45 1 a MAX maximum RMS phase to neutral voltage since the switching on of the 2086 ya 449 a device or since the last time the wkey was pressed RMS true RMS phase to neutral voltage MIN minimum RMS phase to neutral voltage since the switching on of the device or since the last time the wkey was pressed PK phase to neutral maximum peak voltage since the switching on of the 320 9 v 63 4 a device or since the last time the wkey was pressed PK phase to neutral minimum peak voltage since the switching on of the device or since the last time the wkey was pressed 227 2 v 446 a 321 0 v 63 5 a Figure 66 The L1 Max Min display screen Note L2 and L3 display the RMS maximum minimum and mean values and the positive and negative peak values of the phase to neutral voltage and of the current for phases 2 and 3 respectively 7 5 SIMULTANEOUS DISPLAY 7 5 1 SU SIMULTANEOUS DISPLAY SCREEN This screen displays the RMS DC THD and CF values of the phase to phase voltages Column of phase to phase voltages phases 1 2 and
36. 5 ct if v n2 1 lt 100 n 96 0 999 9 0 1 2 n x 0 3 96 5 ct Naa S25 2 96 n_ x 0 6 5 ct 05 29 0 100 0 1 96 2 5 96 5 ct 2 5 96 5 ct if V n gt 1 qt lt 100 n 196 0 100 0 1 2 Na x 0 2 96 5 ct Mie 2 96 n_ x 0 5 5 ct D 29 2 5 96 5 ct if v n2 1 c lt 100 n 96 Total current harmonic distortion THD referred to the fundamental of current non FLEX Wn Total current harmonic distortion THD referred to the fundamental of current AmpFLEX amp MiniFLEX Total voltage harmonic distortion THD referred to the signal without DC of voltage Total current harmonic distortion THD referred to the signal without DC of current non FLEX Total current harmonic distortion THD referred to the signal without DC of current AmpFLEX amp MiniFLEX 0 100 0 1 2 n_ x 0 3 96 5 ct o s a9 2 96 n_ x 0 6 96 5 ct Naa gt 25 5 96 N x 0 4 96 5 ct Naa 20 99 99 0 01 10 96 n x 0 7 96 5 ct D 49 5 96 N x 0 4 96 5 ct WT Harmonic loss factor FHL Naa S25 K factor FK 99 99 0 01 10 n x 0 7 96 5 ct n 4 7 25 Phase shifts of harmonics order gt 2 179 1 5 1 x n 12 5 Note n_ _ is the highest order for which the harmonic ratio is non zero Measurement range with unity ratio Display resolution
37. 7 3 the extreme values in voltage and current see 87 4 several values at once see 7 5 or the Fresnel diagram see S7 6 3 4 4 ALARM RECORDING FOR THE C A 8333 ONLY With the device powered up and connected to the network press pad You can configure the alarm mode see 8 1 program an alarm campaign see 8 2 look it up see S8 4 or erase it see S8 6 3 4 5 RECORDING With the device powered up and connected to the network press LJ You can configure recordings see 9 2 and program them see S9 1 You can also look up or erase recordings see 84 11 3 4 6 ENERGY MEASUREMENTS With the device powered up and connected to the network press Ww I You can measure the energies consumed see 10 1 3 or generated see 10 1 4 10 2 2 or 10 3 2 4 CONFIGURATION The Configuration key 9 is used to configure the device This must be done before each new type of measurement The con figuration remains in memory even after the device is switched off 4 1 CONFIGURATION MENU The arrow keys A V 4 gt are used to navigate in the Configuration menu and to parameterize the device A value that can be modified is flanked by arrows Most of the time confirmation 4 is necessary for the changes made by the user to be applied The return key 9 is used to return to the main menu from a sub menu Display Calculation methods Electrical connection Sensors and ratios Transient mode Trend mode
38. 8 h oo o Odd only FHL SFK ewvunb 9 Aunb Hz 1 2 1 4 E A tnc ty e oO Figure 31 The first screen of the Trend mode Figure 32 The second screen of the Trend mode There are 4 possible programmable configurations 414 E25 Har and E 5 independent of one another To go from one to the other use the HES or EEG key To select the parameter to be recorded move the yellow cursor to this parameter using the A W and P keys then validate with the a key The selected parameter is identified by a red spot The frequency Hz is always selected black spot Note If a quantity is displayed in red it means that it is incompatible with the configuration chosen connection selected sensors connected ratios programmed reference of the level of harmonics of the phases breakdown of the non active quantities For example if no current sensor is connected all current quantities will be in red To select all of the parameters of a page press the key To unselect all of the parameters of a page press the key To change configuration pages press the or IE key The recordable values are Unit Urms Ucf Uthdf Uthdr Vrms Vcf Vthdf Vthdr Arms Acf Athdf Athdr E O QoIuIz cos o tan o PST FHL FK Vunb or Uunb Aunb Hz U h V h A h S h Designation RMS phase to phase voltage Crest peak factor of phase to phase voltage Harmonic distortion of the phase to phase voltage with the RMS va
39. ACTEUR K Figure 23 The Choice of coefficients of calculation of the K factor menu Use the arrow keys A V P to fix the value of coefficients q and e B q exponential constant that depends on the type of winding and the frequency The value of q can range from 1 5 to 1 7 The value of 1 7 is suitable for transformers having round or square conductors in all types of winding The value of 1 5 is suitable for those in which the low voltage windings are in tape form B e ratio between the losses linked to eddy currents at the fundamental frequency and resistive losses both evaluated at the reference temperature The value of e can range from 0 05 to O 1 The default values q 1 7 and e 0 10 are suitable for most applications Then validate with the key The device returns to the Configuration menu Note The modification is impossible if the device is recording and or searching for alarms for the C A 8333 only 4 5 3 CHOICE OF REFERENCE OF THE LEVEL OF HARMONICS OF THE PHASES The f r menu defines the reference for the level of harmonics of the phases Xz TAUX HARMONIGUES DES PHASES r1 Valeur fondamentale en r f rence of Figure 24 The Choice of Reference for the Level of Harmonics menu Use the arrow keys A VW to fix the reference for the level of harmonics m f the reference is the value of the fundamental B r the reference is the total value Then validate with the key The device
40. D 1 1 UNPACKING So On ig 2 Ok o CHAUVIN C A 8333 Pema OLX OWE amp QUALITY ANALYSER No Designation Quantity o Safety cables black banana banana straight straight attached by a Velcro tie 4 2 Black crocodile clips 4 3 User s manual on CD ROM 1 4 Type A B USB cord 1 5 Specific mains power unit and mains cord 1 6 No 22 carrying bag 1 7 Sets of inserts and rings for marking the leads and current sensors according to phase 12 Multilingual safety sheet 1 9 Checking attestation 1 Quick start guide 1 D Power Analyser Transfer PAT software on CD ROM 1 m C A 8333 or C A 8331 with or without current sensor depending on the order 1 1 2 CHARGING THE BATTERY Install the battery in the device see quick start guide or 17 3 Before the first use start by fully charging the battery 120 V 10 96 60 Hz 230 V 10 96 50 Hz Remove the cover from the receptacle and connect the plug POWER amp QUALITY ANALYSER of the specific power supply unit to the device Connect the mains cord to the power supply unit and to mains The button b lights it will go out only when the plug is disconnected When the battery is fully discharged charging takes approximately 5 hours 1 3 CHOICE
41. Display CD 9 2 5 Keypad KC s 10 2 6 CONNECTOTS setoncicnsaiesneieentieidanststassatonstentetmessioesies 11 2 7 Power supply esee 12 PO Te Standen AANEEN SNESEN NE 12 2 9 DOPE VIANON S scener a E ERNS ERENER 12 MUI o E SS 14 SAR ec e E E E T 14 3 2 IOORnTIgHlelilOlisisdisaex itc ave RR 14 3 9 Installation of IeaciS ciuis euna ceret orae Eneas nsn RRe ERE 15 3 4 Functions of the device 17 4 CONFIGURATION ssccescescnstencsetecesccataanedandaciesadesssrcucansaes 18 4 1 Configuration menu cessere 18 4 2 Display language sssesoseser sinis sese nS rec pneus dsdumou iu nE s n 18 4 3 Date Time ceseeeeseeeseeeee nennen 18 4 4 Display See eee ee ee ee ee eee 19 4 5 Calculation methods c issunoci oma mn ctr rao carnis 20 4 6 COMME CHON ELT 22 4 7 Sensors and ratios cceseccccssseeeeseesseeeeesseeenenes 24 4 8 Transient mode for the C A 8333 only 26 4 9 Trend mode eeeeseeeseeee eee enne 27 4 10 Mode Alarm mode for the C A 8333 only 29 4 11 Erase memory ssssssssssssesrsnssesnnrenrnerrrrenrrernnrennne 30 4 12 IOS T E 30 5 TRANSIENT MODE FOR THE C A 8333 ONLY 31 5 1 Programming and starting a search 31 5 2 Displaying a transient sencexictosancicgsidrcrseewasindentesenens 32 5 3 Deleting a
42. ENT OF TRUE RMS VALUE The RMS sub menu displays the waveforms over one period of the signals measured and the true RMS voltage and current The choice of curves to be displayed depends on the type of connection see 4 6 B Single phase 2 wire no choice L1 B Split phase 3 wire For RMS THD CF 1 and 222 U 2V 2A L1 L2 m For 44 2V 2A L1 L2 B Three phase 3wire 3U 3A B Three phase 4 wire 3U 3V 3A L1 L2 L3 For RMS THD CF 1 and 3U 3V AA L1 L2 L3 m For Z 3U 3V 3A L1 L2 L3 Selection of the display filters Use the A or V key to select the display Simultaneous display of the follow ing measurements RMS DC THD CF PST FHL and FK see 87 5 Display of the Fresnel diagram of the signals see 7 6 The screen snapshots shown as examples are those obtained with a three phase 4 wire connection 7 1 1 THE 3U RMS DISPLAY SCREEN This screen displays the three phase to neutral voltages of a three phase system RMS phase to phase voltages 08984 v 23984 v 23984 v Voltage axis with automatic scaling Instantaneous value cursor Use the or P key to move the cursor t 50ms Ul 5634 Ue 270 9 Us 292 5 H Figure 53 The SU RMS display screen 7 1 2 THE 3V RMS DISPLAY SCREEN This screen displays the three phase to neutral voltages of a three phase system RMS voltages 5230 1 v 22299 v 2300 v Voltage axis with automatic scaling Instantaneous value
43. F i n n Tan i tancg i Total power factor prp 53 5 5 Total fundamental power factor PB VP BF Q BF DPF 3 With pbl SIF bel bpl 37 MAF tbl bpl4 Bl NechSec 1 hSec 1 hSec 1l Nec Nec abl gt VF p 299 AF oh SY E n A Fe Y VFpps AF fof n 0 n 0 n 0 Note The fundamental power factor is also called the displacement factor Total tangent rax 28 P b Three phase system without neutral Total power factor gt F 3 ZB 5 5 Total fundamental power factor pPr ld yP BF T obf With If reference on L1 1 NechSec 1 1 NechSec 1 Pi BS 2 Ubbl pb s zi Oe If reference on L2 1 NechSec 1 1 NechSec 1 ER A EM MEM UMllni Al2 abl zae OL All L UL bp If reference on L3 1 NechSec 1 1 NechSec 1 ERI EE NM Ln All Bl spe URI Aol s Lull lil Note The fundamental power factor is also called the displacement factor Total tangent o B Tan 3 S 16 1 6 ENERGIES Energies excluding neutral over Tint with refresh every second 16 1 6 1 Distribution system with neutral Note Tint is the power integration time in energy calculations the beginning and end of this period are user controlled a Energies consumed P i n 0 Consumed active energy of phase i 1 with i 0 2 Ph o Wh offi y Pbi 3600 Consumed apparent energy of phase i 1 with i e 0 2 sh of van op 5 SEE 3600 n Consumed inductive react
44. S value and RMS value of the fundamental 3 DC harmonic component n 0 100 mA 100A 0 5 96 30 mA Direct current DC E3N clamp 10 mV A E3N clamp 100 mV A Measurement range without ratio DisplavTesoIDE en Measurement with unity ratio paye Maximum intrinsic error Minimum Maximum C unity ratio J93 clamp 3 500 A x 196 1A 100 mA C193 clamp A lt 1 000 A PAC93 clamp 1A 1 200 A TA 1 96 1 A A 2 1 000A MN93 clamp 200 mA 240A 100 mA 1 96 1 A E3N clamp 10 mV A A 100A MN93A clamp 100 A Bn un mem amp 1 100 mA A 2 100A 1 mA A 10A E3N clamp 100 mV A 10 mA 12A 1 96 10 mA RMS A gt 10A current MN93A clamp 5 A 5 A adapter 5 mA Essailec adapter 1 96 10 mA Oo gt AmpFLEX A193 MiniFLEX MA193 10A 10 kA 10 kA A lt 10kA 10A A 2 10 kA 100 mA A lt 1000 A 2 5 96 4 5 A AmpFLEX A193 MiniFLEX MA193 10A 6 500 A 6500 A 2 5 4 5 A A 1000A 10 mA A 100A 100 mA A2100A AmpFLEX A193 MiniFLEX MA193 100 A C193 clamp PAC93 clamp MN93 clamp 200 mA 282 8 A E3N clamp 10 mV A MN93A clamp 100 A 100 mA 100 A 2 5 96 200 mA 1 96 2 A 1 96 2 A 1 A lt 1 000 A 1A 1 414 A A 1 000 A 100 mA 1 96 2 A 10 mA A lt 100A 100 mA A2100 A 1 mA A 10A 1 96 20 mA 10 mA A210A 1 96 20 mA A 10 kA 3 96 5 A 10A A 2 10
45. T IV Figure 4 The connection terminals 2 6 2 SIDE CONNECTORS Located on the right side of the device these connectors are used as follows gt Theft prevention device It is used to secure the device with padlock GE USB connector For connection to a PC Mains power connector Recharges the battery and allows operation on mains power Figure 5 The side connectors 2 7 POWER SUPPLY The battery icon in the top right corner of the screen shows the battery level The number of bars is proportional to the charge level Battery charged Low battery Mobile bars battery charging A red bar the condition of the battery is unknown because it has never been fully charged The device is connected to mains without the battery DED When the battery level is too low the following message is displayed Press to confirm the information If you do not connect the device to mains it switches itself off one minute after this message It is therefore necessary to start charging it as soon as possible 2 8 THE STAND A retractable stand on the back of the Qualistar can be used to hold the device in a tilted position Retractable stand Battery Figure 6 Stand and battery compartment cover 2 9 ABBREVIATIONS Prefixes of International System SI units Prefix Symbol Multiplies by milli m 10 kil
46. TAGE HARMONICS DISPLAY SCREEN This information concerns the har monic pointed to by the cursor V h03 harmonic number level of harmonics with the fun damental RMS value as reference f or for the C A 8333 only the total RMS value as reference 96r V RMS voltage of the harmonic in question 000 phase shift with respect to the fundamental order 1 Harmonic selection cursor Use the 4 or gt key to move the cursor m wV h03 0 27 22 2 2732 27 2 299v 30 0 v 29 9v 000 001 001 3 5 r 9 1 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 Display of the 3 phases 3L of L1 L2 L3 N or for the C A 8333 only of the expert mode three phase con nection only see 6 5 To select the display press the A or V key The horizontal axis indicates the orders of the harmonics The level of the harmonic is given as a percent age with respect to the fundamental or for the C A 8333 only to the total RMS value DC DC component 1 to 25 har monics of order 1 to 25 When the cursor exceeds order 25 order 26 to 50 appears Figure 42 Example of 3L phase to neutral voltage harmonics display 6 1 2 THE L1 PHASE VOLTAGE HARMONICS DISPLAY SCREEN This information concerns the har monic pointed to by the cursor V h03 harmonic number level of harmonics with the fun damental RMS value as reference f or for the C A 8333 only the total RMS value as reference 96r V RMS voltage of the harmonic in questi
47. THREE PHASE ELECTRICAL NETWORKS ANALYSER 23 ai 499 8 A 42 460 5 a 143 485 3 a Piz 119 CHAUVIN G ARNOUX User s manual CHAUVIN ARNOUX GROUP Thank you for purchasing a C A 8331 or C A 8333 three phase electrical networks analyser Qualistar To obtain the best service from your unit read these operating instructions carefully comply with the precautions for use WARNING risk of DANGER The operator must refer to these instructions whenever this danger symbol appears Equipment protected by double insulation a Kensington anti theft system Earth om USB socket The product is declared recyclable following a life cycle analysis in accordance with standard ISO 14040 The CE marking indicates conformity with European directives in particular LVD and EMC Chauvin Arnoux has adopted an Eco Design approach in order to design this appliance Analysis of the complete lifecycle has enabled us to control and optimize the effects of the product on the environment In particular this ap pliance exceeds regulation requirements with respect to recycling and reuse The rubbish bin with a line through it indicates that in the European Union the product must undergo selective disposal in compliance with Directive WEEE 2002 96 EC This equipment must not be treated as household waste Definition of measurement categories Measurement category IV corresponds to measurements taken at the source of low voltage
48. TRANSIENT MODE FOR THE C A 8333 ONLY The E mode is used to configure the voltage thresholds and the current thresholds of the transient mode 4 8 1 VOLTAGE THRESHOLDS OF THE TRANSIENT MODE A E first screen displayed by pressing the V icon or U for set ups without a neutral is used to configure the voltage thresh olds The thresholds programmed can be the same for all channels or different for some or all of them J VOLTAGE THRESHOLDS Threshold setup 3v Figure 29 The Current thresholds screen in the Transient Mode menu To change the voltage thresholds press Use the arrow keys A W to choose configuration of the thresholds B 3V or 3U all channels have the same threshold m Press the a key then use the A V keys to highlight the value of the threshold in yellow 0 6 osv Press the a key then use the A V 4 and keys to change the threshold The unit can be the V or the kV o 69 40005V Y B V1 V2 V3 or U1 U2 U3 each channel has a different ratio to be programmed Proceed as when there is only one ratio but perform the operation several times Validate with the key To return to the Configuration menu press gt Note Changing the thresholds in the transient mode is impossible if the device is searching for transients 4 8 2 CURRENT THRESHOLDS OF THE TRANSIENT MODE A second 4 screen displayed by pressing the A icon is used to configure the current thresholds independently o
49. To activate an alarm move the yellow cursor to its number using the A V keys then validate with the e key The active alarm is identified by a red spot An alarm that is not programmed cannot be activated To program the alarm move the yellow cursor using the A W and gt keys then validate with the key Change the value then validate again Alarms active N ALARM MODE O230 Vv 1 s 1 Alarm inactive 0010 A ms 5 a 0 5 2 s 1 0020 Ew 15min 2 Alarm not programmed Figure 34 The Alarm mode menu B The type of alarm The order of the harmonic between 0 and 50 for IS hl A h U h and V h only B The target of the alarm m 3L 3 phases monitored individually m N monitoring of neutral m 4L 3 phases and neutral monitored individually m surveillance of the value of the complete system B The direction of the alarm gt or lt in the case of Hz Urms Vrms Arms The triggering threshold of the alarm value and unit for Urms Vrms Arms IPI IQ I or N D and S B The triggering delay or minimum duration above or below the alarm threshold in minutes or seconds or in the case of Vrms Urms and Arms excluding the neutral in hundredths of a second B The hysteresis 196 296 596 or 1096 see 16 3 To go from one page to the other press the X or LH key Each overshoot of an alarm will be recorded in a campaign of alarms Notes The display in red of an alarm line means tha
50. V key Press e to validate or gt to cancel To return to the List of Searches press the key 6 HARMONIC The Harmonic mode displays a representation of the harmonic levels of the voltage current and apparent power order by order It can be used to determine the harmonic currents produced by nonlinear loads and analyze problems caused by harmon ics according to their order overheating of neutrals conductors motors etc Analysis of the apparent power of the harmonics see 86 3 Analysis of harmonics of the current see 6 2 Analysis of harmonics of the phase to neutral voltage see 6 1 V h03 b 27 22 27 31 272x 299v 30 0 v 29 9 v 000 001 001 8 11 13 15 17 19 A 23 m Figure 41 Harmonics mode screen 6 1 PHASE TO NEUTRAL VOLTAGE The V sub menu displays the harmonics of the phase to neutral voltage only for sources having a neutral The choice of curves to be displayed depends on the type of connection see 84 6 B Single phase 2 wire no choice L1 B Split phase 3 wire 2L L1 L2 B Three phase 4 wire 3L L1 L2 L3 for the C A 8333 only Select the filters and the expert mode see 6 5 Use the A or V key to select the display For the C A 8333 only Analysis of the harmonics of the phase to phase voltage see 6 4 The screen captures shown as examples are those obtained with a 4 wire three phase connection 6 1 1 THE 3L PHASE TO NEUTRAL VOL
51. a mental apparent power as reference 96f or for the C A 8333 only the to tal apparent power as reference 96r 006 phase shift of the voltage harmonic with respect to the current harmonic for the order in question lt 0 Indicator of energy generated for this harmonic amp 0 Indicator of energy consumed for this harmonic s h 030 54xr 54xr 54xr Ch 006 e 174 Go 006 Harmonic selection cursor Use the or gt key to move the cursor Display of the 3 phases 3L of L1 L2 or L3 To select the display press the A or V The horizontal axis indicates the orders of the harmonics The level of the harmonic is given as a percent age of the fundamental apparent power or for the C A 8333 only the total apparent power Rang DC DC component 1 to 25 harmonics of order 1 to 25 When the cursor exceeds order 25 order 26 to 50 appears Figure 46 Example of 3L apparent power harmonics display 6 3 2 THE L1 APPARENT POWER HARMONICS DISPLAY SCREEN This information concerns the har monic pointed to by the cursor S h03 harmonic number level of harmonics with the fundamental apparent power as reference f or for the C A 8333 only the total apparent power as reference r 045 phase shift of the voltage harmonic with respect to the current harmonic for the order in question min max maximum and minimum levels of the harmonic in question They are reset when the harmonic number i
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53. al voltage vector in a distribution system without neutral Urms UFrmsfo a UFrms 1 a UFrms2 Negative sequence phase to phase fundamental symmetrical voltage vector in a distribution system without neutral Urms z UFrmsfo a UFrms 1 a UFrms 2 Negative sequence unbalance factor of the phase to phase voltages in a distribution system without neutral Urms Uunb Remark The following quantities are saved with the negative sequence unbalance factor in a trend recording Uns Urms and Ups lUrms the norms of the negative sequence and positive sequence fundamental symmetrical components respectively Positive sequence fundamental symmetrical current vector Arms AFrmsfo a AFrms 1 E AFrms 2 Reverse sequence fundamental symmetrical current vector Arms i AFrms 0 a AFrms I ta AFrms 2 Negative sequence unbalance rate of the current Arms Remark The following quantities are saved with the negative sequence unbalance factor in a trend recording Ans lArms l and Aps lArms l the norms of the negative sequence and positive sequence fundamental symmetrical components respectively 16 1 2 9 Fundamental rms values excluding neutral over one second These are calculated from the filtered vector instantaneous values A digital filter made up of 6 low pass order 2 infinite pulse response Butterworth filters and one high pass order 2 infinite pulse respons
54. amp per minute 50 duty cycle 60 Hz network 50 Hz network Range of current and voltage ratios YS 300 9 999 900 x V3 1 000 x V3 0 1 Only for the MN93A clamp 5 A the 5 A adapter and the Essailec adapter Measurement ranges after application of the ratios Measurement Minimum Maximum with minimum ratio s with maximum ratio s 120 mV 170 GV amp RMS voltage 120 mV 340 GV 120 mV 200 GV Direct voltage DC 120 mV 400 GV 160 mV 240 GV Peak voltage Pk Direct current DC Peak current PK Active power P 600 uW 2 2 Reactive power Q non active N 600 uvar 51 Pvar and distortion power D Apparent power S 600 uVA 51 PVA 2 Reactive energy Q h non active Nh 1 mvarh 9 999 999 Evarh and distortion energy Dh Apparent energy Sh 1 mVAh 9 999 999 EVAh 1 The energy corresponds to more than 22 000 years of the associated maximum power maximum ratios 2 Maximum value calculated for a 2 wire single phase connection phase to ground voltage 15 3 5 CURRENT SENSOR CHARACTERISTICS AFTER LINEARIZATION Sensor errors are offset by a typical correction inside the device This typical correction applied to the phase and amplitude depends on the type of sensor connected detected automatically and the gain in the current acquisition channel used The RMS current measurement error and phase error are additional errors which must therefore be added to the device errors indic
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56. asurement error or because of an incompatibility between the quantity monitored and the configuration of the device for example withdrawal of a current sensor In the last two cases the extremum is also displayed in red To return to the List of campaigns screen press gt 8 5 DELETING AN ALARM CAMPAIGN When the list of campaigns performed is displayed see figure 86 select the campaign to be erased This is done by moving the cursor to it using the A and V keys The selected campaign is bolded Then press the W key Press to validate or 9 to cancel Note It is not possible to delete the alarm campaign in progress 8 6 ERASING ALL ALARM CAMPAIGNS Erasing all of the alarm campaigns is possible only from the Configuration menu in the Erasure of Data sub menu see 4 11 9 TREND MODE The Trend mode records changes to parameters previously specified in the Configuration Trend mode screen see 4 9 Memory card usage List of records see 89 3 Setup EIs Start ogoi 11 55 Rapid programming and starting of eee 9 g Stop 10 D8 12 11 55 Programming a recording see S9 1 recording see S9 1 Period 1min Access to Trend mode configuration Name TRENDUOJA see 84 9 Starting a recording see S9 1 Figure 76 Trend mode screen 9 1 PROGRAMMING AND STARTING RECORDING The kJ submenu specifies the characteristics of a recording see figure 88 To start a recording rapidly press the key Reco
57. ated as influences on the calculations carried out by the analyser powers energies power factors tangents etc Type of sensor RMS current Arms Maximum error for AmpFLEX A193 10 A 100 Al 6500 A 10 kA 100 A 10 kA 2 MiniFLEX MA193 10 A 100 Al SEDED 100 A 10 kA 20 5 AmpFLEX A193 MiniFLEX MA193 3 3 I o oO C1 o o 3 A 50 AI LLL 50 A 100 Al 2 96 2 5 A 100 A 500 Af 1 5 96 2 5 A J93 clamp 3500 A 500 A 2000 Al 2000 A 3500 Al 1 5 1 nml o o o o o 18500 A 5000 A DC o 1 A 10 Al C193 clamp 1000 A 10 A 100 Al 0 5 100 A 1000 A 0 3 1 A 10 Al PAC93 clamp 1000 A NO o 200 A 800 Al EE C1 o 5 800 A 1000 A 1000 A 1300 A DC POmA S00mA 500 mA 10 A 3 96 1 A MN93 clamp 200 A 10 40 A KOA TOA 100 A 200A MN93A clamp 100 mA 1 A 0 7 96 2 mA E3N clamp 10 mV A 100 mA 40 A s 1 a 2 1 5 10 A 100 A 1 5 96 1 A 100 A 200 Al 115 2 5 2 5 S15 1 tb e Oy o of ofj o o E3N clamp 100 mV A 10 mA 10 A 1 5 96 50 mA 10A 5 mA 50 mA 1 96 1 5 mA 1 50 mA 1 Al 0 5 96 1 mA 0 1 A 5A x 0 5 96 0 5 A adapter Essailec adapter amp ine Note This table does not take into account possible distortion of the measured signal THD
58. cancel 9 5 VIEWING THE RECORDS 9 5 1 CHARACTERISTICS OF THE RECORD When the list of records is displayed see figure 89 select the record to be displayed This is done by moving the cursor to it using the A and V keys The selected recording is bolded Then press to validate La RECORDING PARAMETERS Name TESTV2 The LE icon is used to navigate in sten Hone dug the following screen pages It is also Stop 18 03HB 11 26 possible to use the lt or P key Types of measurement chosen in the configuration used Period 1s 1 tz Vrms Vihd vef Arms Figure 78 Recording list display screen r3 If a measurement does not appear in the tabs it is because calculation of this measurement was incompatible with the configura tion chosen connection types of sensors ratios programmed For example if the calculation mode chosen during the programming is Non active Quantities not broken down see 84 5 1 the D tab does not appear Press a yellow key to display the curve 9 5 2 TREND CURVES Date of the cursor Position of the viewing window in the record This screen is a partial view of the trend curve There are other screens before and after the visible part To select the display filter press the A or V key Use the lt or gt key to move the cursor Figure 79 Vrms SL without MIN AVG MAX The display period of this curve is one minute Since the period of the record is one second eac
59. cursor Use the or P key to move the cursor t 50ms Wwvi 3254 Ve 1601 V3 165 1 Figure 54 The SV RMS display screen 7 1 3 THE 4A RMS DISPLAY SCREEN Instantaneous values of the signals at the position of the cursor t time relative to the start of the period U1 instantaneous phase to phase voltage between phases 1 and 2 U U2 instantaneous phase to phase voltage between phases 2 and 3 U U3 instantaneous phase to phase voltage between phases 3 and 1 uU Instantaneous values of the signals at the position of the cursor t time relative to the start of the period V1 instantaneous phase to neutral voltage of curve 1 V2 instantaneous phase to neutral voltage of curve 2 V3 instantaneous phase to neutral voltage of curve 3 This screen displays the three phase currents and the neutral current of a three phase system RMS currents D 984ma 21 484 a 31 994 a 983ma Current axis with automatic scaling Instantaneous value cursor Use the or P key to move the cursor Rms THD GE os CHEERS AS Figure 55 The 4A RMS display screen Instantaneous values of the signals at the intersection of the cursor and of the curves t time relative to the start of the period A1 instantaneous current of phase 1 A2 instantaneous current of phase 2 A3 instantaneous current of phase 3 AN instantaneous value of the neu tral current 7 1 4 THE RMS DISPLAY SCREEN FOR L1 This scree
60. de has been activated Figure 84 Vrms L1 with MIN AVG MAX This curve differs slightly from the previous one because with the MIN AVG MAX mode there is no loss of information Note For the quantities P Pdc VAR S D PF cos and tan and for a three phase source without neutral only the total quantities are represented SS BU 2 060 min 20 30 40 50 2311 g 22317 zc2320 The sum of the powers of the three phases 2 is presented in bargraph form To change the scale of the display between 1 minute and 5 days Figure 87 P x without MIN AVG MAX HOLY ka 4101 7 kw z 01 K x Figure 88 P x with MIN AVG MAX This curve differs slightly from the previous one because with the MIN AVG MAX mode there is no loss of information The MIN AVG MAX mode can be activated for the powers to display above the curve the mean power value at the cursor date along with the maximum and minimum power values in the display period Note that in contrast with the other quantities only the bar chart of mean values is represented Starting date of the selection Date of the cursor ending date of the selection Use the lt or gt keys to move the cursor 42 55 kWh Energy calculation mode Pressing this key lets you define the start of the selection Figure 89 Ph x without MIN AVG MAX The display period of this bar chart is one minute Since the recording period is one second eac
61. e 0 3 i 3 lt neutral 1 NechSec 1 A _ Ali rms NechSec 2 i Note NechSec is the number of samples in the second 16 1 2 8 Negative sequence unbalance rates three phase connection over one second These are calculated from the filtered RMS vector values over one second VFrms i and AFrms i for distribution systems with neutral and UFrms i and AFrms i for distribution systems without neutral Ideally the fundamental vectors of the signals The formulas used make use of Fortescue s symmetrical components from Fortescue s negative sequence transformation 20 J Note The operations are vector operations in complex notation with a e Positive sequence fundamental symmetrical phase to ground voltage vector in a distribution system with neutral Vrms VFrms o a VFrms I a VFrms 2 Negative sequence fundamental symmetrical phase to ground voltage vector in a distribution system with neutral Vrms VFrms o a VFrms 1 a VFrms 2 Negative sequence unbalance factor of the phase to ground voltages in a distribution system with neutral Vrms Vunb Vrms zi Remark The following quantities are saved with the negative sequence unbalance factor in a trend recording Vns Vrms and Vps IVrms the norms of the negative sequence and positive sequence fundamental symmetrical components respectively Positive sequence phase to phase fundamental symmetric
62. e Press the yellow key corresponding to the C icon MIGHTMODE aA Deactivated Figure 21 The night Mode menu Use the navigation keys A W to activate or deactivate night mode The screen then changes to reverse video and all colours are changed 4 5 CALCULATION METHODS The menu defines B The choice of breakdown or no breakdown of the non active quantities B The choice of reference for the level of harmonics of the phases B The choice of coefficients of calculation for the K factor 4 5 1 CHOICE OF CALCULATION OF NON ACTIVE QUANTITIES The var menu is used to choose whether or not to break down the non active quantities powers and energies Z3 GRANDEURS NON ACTIVES Pi e Decomposees Figure 22 The Methods of Calculation of Reactive Quantities menu Use the arrow keys A W to select broken down or not m Broken down Non active power N is broken down into reactive power fundamental Q and distorting power D Non active energy Nh is broken down into Q h and Dh B Not broken down Non active power N and non active energy Nh are displayed Then validate with the 4 key The device returns to the Configuration menu Note The modification is impossible if the device is recording metering energy and or searching for alarms for the C A 8333 only 4 5 2 CHOICE OF COEFFICIENTS OF CALCULATION OF THE K FACTOR The FK menu defines the coefficients used for the calculation of the K factor R F
63. e and the connection method 2 wattmeters standard see 84 6 Program the current ratios according to the type of current sensor connected see 4 7 Program the voltage ratios see 4 7 Define the triggering levels transients mode see 84 8 for the C A 8333 only Define the values to be recorded trend mode see 84 9 Define the alarm thresholds see 84 10 for the C A 8333 only To return to the Configuration screen from a sub menu press the 9 key 3 3 INSTALLATION OF LEADS To identify the leads and input terminals you may mark them in accordance with the usual phase neutral colour code using the coloured rings and inserts supplied with the device B Detach the insert and place it in the hole provided for it near the terminal large insert for a current terminal small insert for a voltage terminal Small insert for Rings the same colour as voltage terminal the terminal e S Figure 10 Identification of the leads and terminals Large insert for current terminal DO B Clip rings of the same colour to the ends of the lead you will be connecting to the terminal Twelve sets of rings and inserts of different colours are provided to enable you to harmonize the device with any of the phase neutral colour codes in force B Connect the measurement leads to the terminals of the device 3 current inputs terminals 4 voltage input terminals d
64. e check the condition of the insulation on the leads housing and accessories Any item of which the insulation is deteriorated even partially must be set aside for repair or scrapping Before using your device check that it is perfectly dry If it is wet it must be thoroughly dried before being connected or be ing operated in any way Use only the leads and accessories supplied Using leads or accessories of a lower voltage or category reduces the voltage or category of the combined instrument leads or accessories to that of the leads or accessories Use personal protection equipment systematically Keep your hands away from the terminals of the device When handling the leads test probes and crocodile clips keep your fingers behind the physical guard Use only the mains power adaptor and battery pack supplied by the manufacturer They include specific safety features Some current sensors must not be placed on or removed from bare conductors at hazardous voltages refer to the sensor manual and comply with the handling instructions CONTENTS T GETTING STAR TED eoe eaaet reo unen eC in cuc eo eeu eoe aee ee eus 4 Ti UNPACKING TH m 4 1 2 Charging the battery onion 5 1 3 Choice of language eeeeeeeeeeeeeee 5 2 DESCRIPTION OF THE DEVICE 6 2 le FUNCIONS soscrits 6 2 2 Overall view eeeeseeeseeeee eene nnns 8 23 OMON SNE MR m 8 24
65. e Butterworth filter is used to extract the fundamental components 16 1 2 10 Fundamental angular values excluding neutral over one second These are calculated from the filtered vector instantaneous values A digital filter made up of 6 low pass order 2 infinite pulse response Butterworth filters and one high pass order 2 infinite pulse response Butterworth filter is used to extract the fundamental components The angular values calculated are those between B 2 phase to neutral voltages 2 line currents 2 phase to phase voltages One phase to neutral voltage and one line current distribution systems with neutral One phase to phase voltage and one line current 2 wire two phase distribution systems 16 1 3 HARMONIC MODE 16 1 3 1 FFT excluding neutral over 4 consecutive periods every second These calculations are carried out by FFT 16 bits 1024 points over four cycles with a rectangular window see IEC61000 4 7 From the real parts b and the imaginary parts a the harmonic factor is calculated for each order j and for each phase i Vharm i j Uharm i j and Aharm i j with respect to the fundamental and the angles Vph i lj Uph i lj and Aphli j with respect to the fundamental Note The calculations are performed sequentially V1 A1 then V2 A2 then V3 A3 then U1 U2 and finally U3 In the case of a 2 wire two phase distribution source the couple V1 A1 is replaced by the couple U1 A1 The lev
66. e record of the zone displayed Move the cursor to one period of the signal before the transient trig gering time Move the cursor to the transient triggering time Heminder of the number assigned to the curve displayed here identifica tion disc 1 is filled in to indicate that channel V1 triggered capture of the transient Selection of curves to be displayed Instantaneous value of the signals according to the position of the cur sor on the scale To move the cursor use the 4 or gt key Figure 40 Example of display of transients in the form of curves with a 4 wire three phase connection Note The curves to be displayed selection filter is dynamic and depends on the connection chosen For example it proposes SU 3A for a 3 wire three phase set up To return to the Transient list screen press gt 5 3 DELETING A SEARCH FOR TRANSIENTS When the list of searches for transients is displayed see figure 39 select the search to be erased This is done by moving the cursor to it using the A and V keys The selected search is bolded Then press the V key Press e to validate or gt to cancel Note A search for transients can be deleted only if it is not in progress 5 4 DELETE A TRANSIENT When the list of transients in a search is displayed see figure 40 select the transient to be erased This is done by moving the cursor to it using the A and V keys The selected transient is bolded Then press the
67. e s ejv m y hy Designation Display in night mode Recording programming mode Recording look up mode Start of recording Rapid programming and start of recording Disconnection of recording Shut down function in progress prompt Bin for deletions of elements Shortcut to the recording parameterizing mode Activate deactivate selection of the transients list display filter for the C A 8333 only Display of mean values and extrema Move the cursor to the first occurrence of the maximum of the measurement displayed Move the cursor to the first occurrence of the minimum of the measurement displayed Simultaneous display of all voltage and current measurements RMS DC THD CF PST FHL FK Select all items Unselect all items Icons Designation Icons Designation F4 Transient mode for the C A 8333 only Page screen 1 of the help function A63 Display of Fresnel diagram of the signals Page screen 2 of the help function gt t 0 lt Move cursor to transient triggering time for the C A 8333 only gt t T lt Move the cursor to one signal period before the triggering date of the transient for the C A 8333 only eA Energies consumed by the load Page screen 3 of the help function Previous configuration Next configuration Previous page screen CPM Ce Ce Page screen 4 of the help function Rr Her el Energies generated by the load E Next page screen 2 5 KEYPAD KEYS
68. e signal Power factor Short term flicker True RMS value current or voltage Relative date of time cursor Symbol tan o THD Vcf Vd Vdc Vpk Vpk Vrms Vthdf Vthdr Vunb Pdc Pdch Ph Designation Tangent of the phase shift of voltage with respect to current Total harmonic distortion in f or for the C A 8333 only in r Phase to Phase voltage Phase to phase voltage harmonic Phase to Phase voltage crest factor Phase to phase RMS distortion voltage Phase to phase DC voltage Maximum peak value of the phase to phase voltage Minimum peak value of the phase to phase voltage True RMS phase to phase voltage Total phase to phase voltage harmonic distortion in f Total phase to phase voltage harmonic distortion in 96r for the C A 8333 only Negative sequence phase to phase voltage unbalance rate Phase to neutral voltage also Volt unit Phase to neutral voltage harmonic Apparent power Apparent harmonic power Distortion power Distortion energy Apparent energy Reactive power fundamental Non active power Reactive energy fundamental Non active energy Peak factor of the phase to ground voltage Phase to neutral RMS distortion voltage Phase to neutral DC voltage Maximum peak value of the phase to neutral voltage Minimum peak value of the phase to neutral voltage True RMS phase to neutral voltage Total harmonic distortion of phase to neutral voltage
69. ect to the fun damental of phase 1 Vunb negative sequence voltage unbalance rate Fresnel diagram Figure 71 The screen Displaying the Fresnel diagram in 3V 7 6 2 THE 3U FRESNEL DIAGRAM DISPLAY SCREEN This screen displays a vector representation of the fundamentals of the phase to phase voltages and of the currents It indicates their associated quantities modulus and phase of the phase to phase voltage vectors and the negative sequence voltage unbal ance rate The reference vector of the representation at 3 o clock is U1 The information displayed is identical to that described in 7 6 1 but relative to the phase to phase voltage 7 6 3 THE 3A FRESNEL DIAGRAM DISPLAY SCREEN For sources having a neutral this screen displays the vector representation of the fundamental component of the phase to neutral voltages and of the current For 3 wire three phase source without neutral this screen displays only the vector representation of the fundamental components of the current It indicates their associated quantities modulus and phase of the current vectors and negative sequence current unbalance rate The reference vector of the representation at 3 o clock is A1 The information displayed is identical to that described in 7 6 1 but relative to the current 7 6 4 THE L1 FRESNEL DIAGRAM DISPLAY SCREEN In the presence of the neutral this screen displays a vector representation of the fundamentals of the phase to neutral v
70. el This non active energy has no inductive or capacitive effect Filters L2 and L3 display the same information for phases 2 and 3 10 3 FILTER 10 3 1 THE TOTAL POWERS AND ASSOCIATED QUANTITIES DISPLAY SCREEN The W sub menu displays the powers and associated quantities Total active power Total power factor Pw 104 2k PF 0 867 Total reactive power Total fundamental power factor also Row cosh 0 867 called displacement factor DPF Q var 8 60 0k Total distortion power 2 5k tanh 0 575 D var Total apparent power aay Renee defer tangent Figure 103 The Total Powers and Associated Quantities display screen in X Note This screen corresponds to the choice non active quantities broken down in the VAR tab of the Calculation Methods menu of the Configuration mode If the choice had been non active quantities not broken down then the D label dis tortion power would have disappeared and the Q label would have been replaced by the N label This non active power has no inductive or capacitive effect 10 3 2 THE TOTAL ENERGY METERS DISPLAY SCREEN The Wh sub menu displays the energy meters Meters of energy consumed by the load Total active energy oat 2286116 m Ph Mh Qh varh 21313805 m Total reactive energy 10000000 Dh varh 0066008 m Total distortion energy Sh VAh 25375681 m E Total apparent energy Meters of the energy generated by the load
71. el in 96 with respect to the fundamental 96 f fom Ck 190 C4 The level in 96 with respect to the total RMS value 96 r amp x 100 ay The angle with respect to the fundamental in degrees amp amp Px ca S 04 k C b ji ERE b j 1024 kr b F sin s k 5 E 2 512 s 0 ui a ES Y F COs Lg S 512224 si f s 0 j 1024 Cy A 1024 s 0 k k C is the amplitude of the component of order m 4 with a frequency f EL F is the sampled signal at the fundamental frequency fa C is the DC component k k is the index of the spectral spike the order of the harmonic component is m 4 Note The power harmonic factors are calculated by multiplying the phase to neutral voltage harmonic factors by the current harmonic factors The power harmonic angles VAharm i and VAphli j are calculated by differentiating the phase to neutral voltage harmonic angles with the current harmonic angles In the case of a 2 wire two phase distribution source the phase to neutral voltage V1 is replaced by the phase to phase voltage U1 and one obtains the harmonic power levels UAharm O j and the harmonic power angles UAph O j 16 1 3 2 Harmonic distortions Two global values giving the relative quantity of the harmonic are calculated B the HD as a proportion of the fundamental also noted THD F B the THD as a proportion of the total RMS AC value also noted THD R for the C A 8333 only Total harmonic d
72. end mode configuration 52 9 3 Viewing the recording list 53 9 4 Deleting recordings ss o3 9 5 VIEWING Ihe FeCOLFCIlS siucuio c cevo ert eot ai e eic re PR RUE 53 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 POWER AND ENERGY MODE 60 QUSE Rc Oe 60 10 2 Filters L1 L2 and L3 eee 61 js au goc P 62 10 4 Starting energy metering 63 10 5 Disconnection of energy metering 64 10 6 Reset of energy Metering 64 SCREEN SNAPSHOT MODE 65 11 1 Screen snapshots eeeeeseeessse 65 11 2 Handling of screen snapshots 65 PIB PREY et T 66 DATA EXPORT SOFTWARE 67 GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS 68 14 1 Environmental conditions 68 14 2 Mechanical conditions e esssusssesccacisiueineduu d ueeusen 68 14 3 Overvoltage categories per IEC 61010 1 68 14 4 Electromagnetic compatibility 69 14 5 Power SUDDIVscsssenepsdest nausupdenuusinedstvedduu dire deside 69 FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS
73. er rinse with a sponge and clean water and dry rapidly B Keep the air gaps of the clamps MN93 MN93A C193 PAC93 and ESN perfectly clean using a cloth Lightly oil visible metal parts to avoid rust 17 3 REPLACING THE BATTERY N For safety reasons replace the battery only with the original model see 19 3 B Do notthrow the battery into a fire B Do not expose the battery to a temperature in excess of 100 C B Do not short circuit the terminals of the battery pack Remove the old battery B N To eliminate all risk of electric shock disconnect the power supply cord and measurement leads of the device m Turn the device over raise the stand and prop it up against the small yellow stops B Useacoin to unscrew the two quarter turn screws on the back of the housing Small yellow stops B Using a flat screwdriver remove the cover from the compartment B Turn the device over and hold the battery as it slides out of its compartment B Disconnect the battery connector without pulling on the wires Note The Qualistar preserves the date time function for approximately 4 hours without the battery The Qualistar preserves an inrush current capture for approximately 2 hours without its battery X Spent batteries must not be treated as ordinary household waste Take them to the appropriate recycling collection point E Fitting the new battery B Connect the new battery The connector is error proofed to prevent reversal
74. f the current sensors detected by the device The thresholds programmed can be the same for all channels or different for some or all of them J CURRENT THRESHOLDS Threshold setup 34 Figure 30 The Voltage thresholds screen in the Transient Mode menu To change the current thresholds press e Use the arrow keys A W to choose configuration of the thresholds B 3A all current sensors have the same threshold m Press the a key then use the A V keys to highlight the value of the threshold in yellow o0 e 00054 Press the a key then use the A WV 4 and gt keys to change the threshold The unit can be the A the kA or the mA o 9 005A i B A1 A2 A3 each current sensor has a different threshold to be programmed Proceed as when there is only one ratio but perform the operation several times Validate with the key To return to the Configuration menu press gt Note Changing the thresholds in the transient mode is impossible if the device is searching for transients 4 9 TREND MODE The device has a recording function Za key see 9 used to record measured and calculated values Urms Vrms Arms etc Press the key of the Configuration mode and select the EZ Trend Mode sub menu Lay TREND MODE Lar TREND MODE olrms elef oLthdf Uthdr e oO ovens oVef Oo Vthdf o Vthdr oa o Odd only ors o Ach oAthdf o Athdr ov h oo o Odd only oP ody ep os eo Ah oo o Odd only ocost etant e
75. fundamental RMS value as reference f or for the C A 8333 only with the total RMS value without DC as reference r CF peak factor calculated over 1 second FHL harmonic loss factor For the oversizing of transformers to allow for harmonics FK K factor Derating of the transformer as a function of the harmonics Figure 69 4A simultaneous display screen Note To make it possible to adjust the zero of current sensors measuring DC the DC values are never cancelled 7 5 4 L1 SIMULTANEOUS DISPLAY SCREEN This screen displays the RMS DC THD and CF values of the phase to neutral voltage and of the current and PST of the phase to neutral voltage and FHL and FK of the current for phase 1 Column of voltage values simple Current column RMS true RMS value calculated RMS DC if the current sensor al over 1 second lows THD and CF values DC DC component FHL harmonic loss factor For the THD total harmonic distortion with oversizing of transformers to allow the fundamental RMS value as refer for harmonics ence 96f or for the C A 8333 only FK K factor Derating of the trans with the total RMS value without DC former as a function of the harmon as reference 96r ics CF peak factor calculated over 1 second PST short term flicker calculated over 10 minutes Figure 70 L1 simultaneous Display screen Notes The DC value of the current of phase 1 is displayed only if the associated current sensor can mea
76. g Several campaigns may have the same name The available alphanumeric characters are the uppercase letters from A to Z and the digits from O to 9 The last 5 names given in the transient trend and alarm modes are kept in memory When a name is entered it may then be completed automatically Notes The start date and time must be later than the current date and time The stop date and time must be later than the start date and time It is not possible to program an alarm campaign if an inrush current capture is in progress Once the programming is done start the campaign by pressing the e key The E icon of the status bar blinks to indicate that the campaign has been started The C key replaces the e key and can be used to stop the campaign before it is finished Alarms in progress not yet ended are recorded in the campaign if their duration is equal to or greater than their programmed minimum duration The Campaign on standby message is displayed until the start time is reached It is then replaced by the message Campaign running When the stop time is reached the Programming a Campaign screen returns with the ae key You can then program another campaign During an alarm campaign only the stop date field can be modified It is automatically highlighted in yellow 8 3 DISPLAY OF THE LIST OF CAMPAIGNS To display the list of campaigns performed press the la key The List of Alarm Campaigns screen is displayed The list can contain
77. h bar of this bar chart represents a value recorded in a one second window once a minute The energy calculation mode determines the sum of the powers on the selected bars 42 54 kz 42 4 kwn lt 42 54 k x 157 4k mine 20 30 40 Figure 90 Ph x with MIN AVG MAX With the MIN AVG MAX mode activated the display differs slightly from the previous one because there is no loss of information Date of the cursor Position of the viewing window in the record This screen is a partial view of the trend curve There are other screens before and after the visible part To select the display filter press the A or V key Use the 4 or gt keys to move the Cursor Don d 2 0 3 O03 O4f05 O5f05 06 03 le S 2S bi E EN Figure 91 cos L1 without MIN AVG MAX The period of display of this curve is two hours Since the recording period is one second each point of this curve represents a value recorded every second taken every two hours There is therefore a substantial loss of information 7 199 out of 7 200 but the display is rapid E 40 000 40 001 lt 4 0001 a gt The MIN AVG MAX mode has been activated d 2 0 3 3 3 O4f05 O5f05 0603 Figure 92 cos L1 with MIN AVG MAX This curve differs considerably from the previous one because the MIN AVG MAX mode is activated Each point of the mean curve represents the arithmetic mean of 7 200 values recorded every second Each point of the curve of t
78. h point of this curve corresponds to a value recorded in a one second window once a minute There is therefore a substantial loss of information 59 values out of 60 but the display is rapid Notes Values of the cursor in red indicate saturated values Black dashes indicate erroneous values Red dashes indicate values that are not calculated following the end of calculation of the MIN MAX AVG mode when is pressed 02318 v 22320 v 22818 v ose EW en The MIN AVG MAX mode has been activated To change the scale of the display between 1 minute and 5 days 1 54 mine 20 30 40 Figure 80 Vrms 3L with MIN AVG MAX The display period of this curve is one minute But with the MIN AVG MAX mode activated each point of this curve represents the arithmetic mean of 60 values recorded every second This display is therefore more precise because there is no loss of in formation but slower see the table of Figure 96 To stop the calculation of the MIN AVG MAX mode press Remarks While MIN AVG MAX mode is being calculated a progress bar is displayed for this calculation in the status strip instead of the recording display window positioning bar The MIN AVG MAX mode is not available while a trend is being recorded To return to the Characteristics of the Record screen press gt To place the cursor on the first oc currence of the minimum value To place the cursor on the first oc currence of the max
79. harmonic number is changed or the key is pressed THD total harmonic distortion Ad RMS distortion current A h 04 249 zf 12 4 A 014 Min S495T D THD 776 Ad 387 a Harmonic selection cursor Use the 4 or gt key to move the cursor Figure 45 Example of L1 display of harmonics of current Display of the 3 phases 3L of L1 L2 L3 or for the C A 8333 only of the expert mode three phase connec tion only see S6 5 To select the display press A or V The horizontal axis indicates the orders of the harmonics The level of the harmonic is given as a percent age with respect to the fundamental or for the C A 8333 only to the total RMS value Rang DC DC component 1 to 25 harmonics of order 1 to 25 When the cursor exceeds order 25 order 26 to 50 appears Notes Filters L2 and L3 display the current harmonics of phases 2 and 3 respectively The screen is identical to the one dis played for filter L1 6 3 APPARENT POWER The S sub menu displays the harmonics of the apparent power for all connections except 3 wire three phase The horizontal axis indicates the orders of the harmonics The bars of the bar chart above the horizontal centreline signify harmonic power consumed those below it harmonic power generated 6 3 1 THE 3L APPARENT POWER HARMONICS DISPLAY SCREEN This information concerns the har monic pointed to by the cursor S h03 harmonic number level of harmonics with the fund
80. harmonics of a signal with respect to the fundamental RMS value 96f or for the C A 8333 only with respect to the total RMS value without DC 96r Phase to phase voltage line voltage Harmonics in phase to phase voltage line voltage Peak factor of the phase to phase voltage line voltage Phase to phase RMS distortion voltage line voltage Phase to phase DC voltage line voltage Harmonic of the phase to phase voltage line voltage Maximum peak value of phase to phase voltage line voltage Minimum peak value of phase to phase voltage line voltage Phase to phase RMS voltage line voltage Total harmonic distortion of the phase to phase voltage line voltage Harmonic distortion of the phase to phase voltage line voltage with the RMS value of the fundamental as refer ence Harmonic distortion of the phase to phase voltage line voltage with the total RMS value without DC as reference Negative sequence unbalance rate in phase to phase voltage line voltage Phase to neutral voltage or the unit volt Harmonics in phase to neutral voltage phase voltage Peak factor of the phase to neutral voltage phase voltage Phase to neutral RMS distortion voltage phase voltage Vdc Phase to neutral DC voltage phase voltage Vpk Maximum peak value of the phase to neutral voltage phase voltage Vpk Minimum peak value of the phase to neutral voltage phase voltage Vh Harmonic of the phase to neutral voltage
81. he maxima represents the maximum of the 7 200 values recorded every second Each point of the curve of the minima corresponds to the minimum of the 7 200 values recorded every second This display is therefore more precise because there is no loss of information but slower see the table in figure 108 The user can stop the loading of the recorded values and the calculation of the values displayed at any time by pressing this key d 18 02 19 02 a002 2102 eaa Figure 93 cos L1 loading calculation of values The dashes indicate that the value is not available at the cursor position because it was not calculated o00 d 16 02 19 02 eus 202 22 02 Figure 94 cos L1 loading calculation of values aborted Display of the record is not complete because construction was stopped before the end To change the scale of the display between 1 minute and 5 days o00 d 16 02 19 02 eus 2e 22 02 Figure 95 cos L1 loading calculation of complete values without MIN AVG MAX for a three phase connection with neutral The display has not been stopped and is therefore complete The following table indicates the time needed to display the curve on screen as a function of the width of the display window for a recording period of one second Typical waiting time for Typical waiting time for Width of display window Cds ere display with the display with the 60 points or increments MIN AVG MAX mode MIN AVG MAX mode
82. he neutral lead to the network neutral when it is distributed Connect the L1 phase lead to the network L1 phase and connect the corresponding current sensor If applicable repeat the procedure for phases L2 and L3 Note complying with this procedure reduces connection errors to a minimum and avoids wasting time Disconnection procedure B Proceed in the reverse of the order of connection always finishing by disconnecting the neutral when distributed B Disconnect the leads and switch the device off 3 4 FUNCTIONS OF THE DEVICE Any screen can be saved screen snapshot by pressing the key for 3 seconds see 11 You can press the help key at any time The help screen will inform you about the functions and the symbols used for the current display mode 3 4 1 WAVEFORM CAPTURE FOR THE C A 8333 ONLY With the device powered up and connected to the network press 13 You can display the Transients mode see S5 3 4 2 DISPLAY OF HARMONICS With the device powered up and connected to the network press mm You can display the phase to neutral voltage see 6 1 the current see 6 2 the apparent power see 6 3 or the phase to phase voltage see 86 4 3 4 3 WAVEFORM MEASUREMENTS With the device powered up and connected to the network press aw You can display the measurements of the true RMS value see 87 1 the measurements of the total harmonic distortion see 7 2 the measurements of the peak factor see 8
83. hed The Recording on standby message is displayed until the start time is reached It is then replaced by the message Recording running When the stop time is reached the Program a Record screen returns with the e key You can then program a new re cording During the recording of a trend only the stop date field can be modified It is automatically highlighted in yellow 9 2 TREND MODE CONFIGURATION The 9 submenu displays the list of trend recording configurations see 84 9 This shortcut key lets you specify or modify the trend recording configurations 9 3 VIEWING THE RECORDING LIST The las submenu displays the recording list already made Recording list memory usage The black part of the bar corresponds to the fraction of memory used TESTI 21 02 12 10 06 21 02 12 10 08 TEST2 21 0242 10 10 2201 02702 10 20 TREND ej sia2 10 20 21 02 72 10 23 Recording name Recording stop time Recording start time Figure 77 Recording list display screen If the stop date is in red it means that it does not match the stop date initially programmed because of a power supply problem battery low or disconnection of the device supplied by mains only 9 4 DELETING RECORDINGS When the list of records is displayed see figure 89 select the recording to be erased This is done by moving the cursor to it using the A and V keys The selected recording is bolded Then press the WE key Press to validate or 9 to
84. his non active energy has no inductive or capacitive effect 10 1 4 THE ENERGIES GENERATED DISPLAY SCREEN The sub menu displays the meters of the energy generated by the load Active energy Css emi cse ci ipod sl b O0 Ph Wh 0000000 0000000 0000000 Inductive reactive effect 8 Reactive energy Qh varh 20000000 20000000 20000000 0000000 z 0000000 z 0000000 Distortion energy Ph varh 6000000 0000000 0000000 Capacitive reactive effect Sh VAh 0000000 oo00000 0000000 Apparent energy Figure 100 The Energies Generated display screen in SL Note This screen corresponds to the choice non active quantities broken down in the VAR tab of the Calculation Methods menu of the Configuration mode If the choice had been non active quantities not broken down then the Dh label distortion energy would have disappeared and the Q h label would have been replaced by the Nh label This non active energy has no inductive or capacitive effect 10 2 FILTERS L1 L2 AND L3 10 2 1 THE POWERS AND ASSOCIATED QUANTITIES DISPLAY SCREEN The W sub menu displays the powers and associated quantities Active power Power factor PF PW 34 84k PF 40 870 Fundamental power factor also Reactive power called displacement factor DPF bu cos 0 87 1 Oo var Ev 19 70k Tangent of the phase shift Distortion power p ji 1 10k tan 40 565 5 VA 40 04k by 40297 Apparent power
85. ht approximately 2 kg Screen 118 mm x 90 mm diagonal 148 mm Tightness B IP53 per EN 60529 when the device is on its stand with no lead connected with the jack cover and the cap on the USB connector in the closed position B P20 at the level of the measurement terminals B IKO8 per EN 62262 Fall 1 m as per IEC 61010 1 14 3 OVERVOLTAGE CATEGORIES PER IEC 61010 1 The device is compliant with IEC 61010 1 600 V category IV or 1000 V category Ill m the use of AmpFLEX M or of MiniFLEX or C193 clamps keeps the device current sensor system at 600 V category IV or 1000 V category Ill m the use of PAC93 J93 MN93 MN93A or E3N clamps downgrades the device current sensor system to 300 V cat egory IV or 600 V category Ill m the use ofthe 5 A adapter unit downgrades the device current sensor system to 150 V category IV or 300 V category Il Double insulation between the inputs outputs and earth Double insulation between the voltage inputs the power supply and the other inputs outputs 14 4 ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY Emissions and immunity in an industrial setting compliant with IEC 61326 1 As regards electromagnetic emissions the device belongs to group 1 class A under standard EN5501 1 Class A devices are intended for use in industrial environments There may be difficulties ensuring electromagnetic compatibility in other environments because of conducted and radiated disturbance As regards immunity to
86. ics with the fun damental RMS value as reference 96f or for the C A 8333 only the total RMS value as reference 96r A RMS current of the harmonic in question 179 phase shift with respect to the fundamental order 1 Harmonic selection cursor Use the lt or P key to move the cursor h05 D 92xsr 2 9221 9 249 a 2457 A 179 173 9 1 xt 1 959 a 120 z 3 5 rY 8 1 13315 1 18 21 25 25mm Figure 44 Example of 3L display of current harmonics Display of the 3 phases 3L of L1 L2 L3 or for the C A 8333 only of the expert mode three phase connec tion only see 86 5 To select the display press A or V The horizontal axis indicates the orders of the harmonics The level of the harmonic is given as a percent age with respect to the fundamental or for the C A 8333 only to the total RMS value Rang DC DC component 1 to 25 harmonics of order 1 to 25 When the cursor exceeds order 25 order 26 to 50 appears 6 2 2 THE L1 CURRENT HARMONICS DISPLAY SCREEN This information concerns the har monic pointed to by the cursor A h05 harmonic number 9o level of harmonics with the fun damental RMS value as reference 96f or for the C A 8333 only the total RMS value as reference 96r A RMS current of the harmonic in question 178 phase shift with respect to the fundamental order 1 max min maximum and minimum levels of the harmonic in question They are reset when the
87. imum value Figure 81 Arms N without MIN AVG MAX Pressing the gt T lt or 1 key automatically sets the zoom in to the highest level display period identical to the recording period and de activates the MIN AVG MAX mode if it was activated Curve of the maxima Values of the cursor minimum Curve of the mean mean and maximum Curve of the minima Figure 82 Arms N with MIN AVG MAX The display period of this curve is one minute Each point of the mean curve represents the arithmetic mean of 60 values recorded every second Each point of the curve of the maxima represents the maximum of the 60 values recorded every second Each point of the curve of the minima corresponds to the minimum of the 60 values recorded every second This display is therefore more precise than the previous one Date of the cursor Position of the viewing window in 19 the record This screen is a partial view of the trend curve There are other screens before and after the visible part To select the display filter press the A or V key Use the lt or gt key to move the cursor Figure 83 Vrms L1 without MIN AVG MAX For each of the phases L1 L2 and L3 at each recording of a value over one second recording period the device also records the minimum half cycle RMS value over one second and the maximum half cycle RMS value over one second These are the three curves shown in the figure above The MIN AVG MAX mo
88. in f Total harmonic distortion of phase to neutral voltage in 96r for the C A 8333 only Negative sequence phase to ground voltage unbalance rate Active power DC power DC energy Active energy 3 USE 3 1 START UP To switch the device on press the lb button It lights when pressed then goes off if the mains power unit is not connected to the device After the software check the home page is displayed then the information screen that indicates the software version of the device and its serial number Figure 7 Home page at start up Then the Waveform screen is displayed Ft 3u Ww 4A a 12 E hd 8 00 t Sms Wi 0 a 0 Wwv3 gt Figure 8 Waveform screen 3 2 CONFIGURATION To configure the device proceed as follows B Press The configuration screen appears B Press A or V to select the parameter to be modified Press to enter the selected sub menu Display Calculation methods Electrical connection Sensors and ratios Transient mode Trend mode L 5 For the C A 8333 only Alarm mode Erase memory About Figure 9 Configuration screen Then use the arrow keys A or V and lt or f and the key to validate For more details see 4 3 to 4 10 The following points must be checked or adapted for each measurement B Define the parameters of the calculation methods see 4 5 B Select the distribution system single phase to four wire three phas
89. ing on mains mA charged Battery charged Active power W 6 Apparent power VA 14 RMS current mA 130 60 14 5 4 BATTERY LIFE Battery life is 10 hours when the battery delivered with the device is fully charged with the display screen on If the display screen is off Saving energy battery life is more than 15 hours 14 5 5 DISPLAY UNIT The display unit is an active matrix TFT LCD type having the following characteristics 5 diagonal resolution 320 x 240 pixels 1 4 VGA colour minimum luminosity 210 cd m typical 300 cd m response time between 10 and 25 ms angle of view 80 in all directions excellent rendering from 0 to 50 C 15 FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS 15 1 REFERENCE CONDITIONS This table indicates the reference conditions of the quantities to be used by default in the characteristics indicated in S 15 3 4 BS 9 75 50 Vaus 1000 Vawe without DC 0 5 96 30 mVnus 1 Vrms without DC lt 0 5 96 Standard current circuit input voltage BA 251 Venus Except FLEX type current sensors B 3xA 0 100 30 MVRMS 11 73 mVRws 391 mVnus without DC lt 0 5 96 B 10 kArms 391 mVrms to 50 Hz B 300 Arms e 11 73 mVnvs to 50 Hz 117 3 pVRms 3 91 mVrms without DC lt 0 5 96 B 100 Arms e 3 91 mVnwvs to 50 Hz B 3 Arms e 117 3 uVnws to 50 Hz Frequency of electrical network 50 Hz 0 1 Hz or 60 Hz 0 1 Hz tel chap lt 1 V m for 80 MHz 1 GHz Electric field lt 0 3 V
90. installations Example power feeders counters and protection devices Measurement category lll corresponds to measurements on building installations Example distribution panel circuit breakers machines or fixed industrial devices Measurement category ll corresponds to measurements taken on circuits directly connected to low voltage installations Example power supply to domestic electrical appliances and portable tools PRECAUTIONS FOR USE This device is compliant with safety standard IEC 61010 2 030 the leads are compliant with IEC 61010 031 and the current sensors are compliant with IEC 61010 2 032 for voltages up to 600 V in category IV or 1 000 V in category Ill Failure to observe the safety instructions may result in electric shock fire explosion and destruction of the instrument and of the installations The operator and or the responsible authority must carefully read and clearly understand the various precautions to be taken in use Sound knowledge and a keen awareness of electrical hazards are essential when using this instrument If you use this instrument other than as specified the protection it provides may be compromised thereby endangering you Do not use the instrument on networks of which the voltage or category exceeds those mentioned Do not use the instrument if it seems to be damaged incomplete or poorly closed Do not use the instrument if the terminals or keyboard are wet Dry it first Before each us
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92. istortion of phase i 1 with i e 0 2 THD F Y ramo Sunarti E aenlila Veit ft ay Ottley Total harmonic distortion of channel i 1 with i 0 2 THD R for the C A 8333 only Y Uharm i n F E Uharm li Inf Vthdr i Uthdr i Athdr i The THD as a proportion of the RMS AC value THD R is also called the distortion factor DF 16 1 3 3 Harmonic loss factor without neutral over 4 consecutive periods every second Harmonic loss factor of the phase i 1 with i 0 2 n 50 2 n Aharm i n e 2 Aharm i n FHI i 16 1 3 4 K factor excluding neutral over 4 consecutive cycles every second K factor for phase i 1 with i e 0 2 e 0 05 0 1 and q e 1 5 1 7 S ai Aharm i n F n2 n 50 Ire 2 Aharnii n 16 1 3 5 Sequence harmonics over 3 x 4 consecutive cycles every second Negative sequence IIR Y atm il3j 2 Aharm_ E Aharmm lp T Three phase ende with neutral gt gt rar il3j 2 Vharm 2 Vharmi i l Three phase systems without neutral 7 nE 2 Uharmli 3 j 2 Uharm z 32 Uharmli f Zero sequence i ruce Y Aharm BES 3 me PME 32 7 Aharm i fi M Three phase idi with neutral Y Vharm li 3 j 3 Vharm li hh gi Vharm D Il i Three phase Seem without neutral Y Uharm li 3 j 3 1 2 Uh E E Sm LAE 2 Uharmlifi i Positive sequence DERE
93. ities not broken down then the D label distortion power would have disappeared and the Q label would have been replaced by the N label This non active power is un signed and has no inductive or capacitive effect 10 1 2 THE QUANTITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE POWERS DISPLAY SCREEN The PF sub menu displays the quantities associated with the powers Power factor Fundamental power factor also called displacement factor DPF Tangent of the phase shift Phase shift of the voltage with respect to the current Figure 98 The Quantities Associated with the Powers screen in 3L 10 1 3 THE ENERGIES CONSUMED DISPLAY SCREEN The sub menu displays the meters of energy consumed by the load Active energy N D G Inductive reactive effect 8 Ph Mh 0145017 m 0144945 m Mtd m Qh varh 20081976 m E0054378 m 20083003 m Reactive energy 9000000 9000000 9000000 Distortion energy Dh varh 0004200 m 0003824 m 0004265 m Capacitive reactive effect Sh VAh 0166639 m 1657767 m 0166377 m Figure 99 The Energies Consumed display screen in SL Apparent energy Note This screen corresponds to the choice non active quantities broken down in the VAR tab of the Calculation Methods menu of the Configuration mode If the choice had been non active quantities not broken down then the Dh label distortion energy would have disappeared and the Q h label would have been replaced by the Nh label T
94. ive and negative peak voltage and current Note The MAX and MIN RMS measurements are calculated every half cycle i e every 10 ms for a 50 Hz signal The measure ments are refreshed every 250 ms The RMS measurements are calculated over one second 7 4 1 THE 3U MAX MIN DISPLAY SCREEN This screen displays the one second mean and half cycle maximum and minimum RMS values and the positive and negative phase to phase voltage peaks Columns of values for each curve 1 2 and 3 D MAX maximum RMS phase to phase voltage since the switching on of the 4021 4047 24044 v device or since the last time the key was pressed MIN minimum RMS phase to phase voltage since the switching on of the device 397 9 4010 400 7 v or since the last time the key was pressed PK maximum positive peak phase to phase voltage since the switching on of the device or since the last time the key was pressed 566 0 569 6 569 4 v PK minimum negative peak phase to phase voltage since the switching on of the device or since the last time the key was pressed 566 3 4569 3 569 6 v Figure 63 The 3U Max Min display screen 7 4 2 THE 3V MAX MIN DISPLAY SCREEN This screen displays the one second mean and half cycle maximum and minimum RMS values and the positive and negative peaks of the phase to neutral voltages a G Columns of values for each voltage curve 1 2 and 3 ax 2487 249 1 251 7 v MAX maximum RMS phase to
95. ive energy of phase i 1 with i e O 2 Non active quantities broken down Configuration Calculation methods gt VAR Q hL of vARhr o 5 ai with Q illn gt 0 Consumed capacitive reactive energy of phase i 1 with i e 0 2 Non active quantities broken down Configuration gt Calculation methods gt VAR T int __ l n oAcpop vannc o Y Ob win oun lt 0 3600 Consumed distortion energy of phase i 1 with i 0 2 Non active quantities broken down Configuration Calculation methods gt VAR Dh oj i vAph o i Pile n Consumed non active energy of phase i 1 with i e 0 2 Non active quantities not broken down Configuration Calculation methods VAR Nh of vARh of Y p n Total consumed active energy Ph O 3 Wh O 8 Ph O O Ph O 1 Ph O 2 Total consumed apparent energy Sh O 8 VAh O 3 Sh 0j 0 Sh 0 1 Sh O 2 Total consumed reactive inductive energy Non active quantities broken down Configuration Calculation methods gt VAR Q hL O 3 VARhL 0 3 Q hL O O Q hL O 1 Q hL OJ 2 Total consumed capacitive reactive energy Non active quantities broken down Configuration gt Calculation methods gt VAR Q C 0 83 VARhC OJ 8 Q C O 0 Q C O 1 Q C O 2 Total consumed distortion energy Non active quantities broken down Configuration Calculation methods gt VAR Dh O 3 VADh O 3 Dh O 0
96. kA 100 mA A lt 1 000 A 3 5A A 2 1 000 A 10 mA A lt 100A 100 mA A2100A 1 3 500 x V2 4 950 1000 x V2 1 414 200 x V2 282 8 100 x V2 141 4 10 x V2 14 14 10 000 x V2 14 140 6 500 x V2 9192 100 mA 141 4 A 1 96 200 mA E3N clamp 100 mV A 10 mA 14 14 A Peak current PK MN93A clamp 5 A 5 A adapter 5 mA 7 071 A 0 Essailec adapter AmpFLEX A193 MiniFLEX MA193 10A 14 14 kA 10 kA AmpFLEX A193 MiniFLEX MA193 10A 9 192 kA 6500 A AmpFLEX A193 MiniFLEX MA193 100 A 100 mA 141 4 A 3 96 600 mA Quantities concerning powers and energies Measurement ra l Measurement with u Display resolution nge without ratio nity ratio Maium 0 n Excluding FLEX Active power P 10 mW 9 10 MW 4 digits at most AmpFLEX MiniFLEX Excluding FLEX Reactive 2 power Q 10 mvar 9 10 Mvar 4 digits at most and non ac Bi AmpFLEX MiniFLEX Distortion power D 10 mvar 9 4 digits at most Apparent power S 10 mVA 9 10 MVA 4 digits at most Peak factor PF 1 0 001 I m Excluding FLEX Active energy Ph 1 mWh 9 999 999 MWh 7 digits at most 9 AmpFLEX M MiniFLEX A Excluding FLEX energy Q h 9 and non active energy N 9 AmpFLEX MiniFLEX 1 mvarh 9 999 999 Mvarh 9 7 digits at most 1 mvarh Distortion energy Dh 9 999 999 Mvarh 69 7 digits at most A
97. l n Vpmli min V i n n 0 N Positive and negative phase to phase peak voltages of phase i 1 with i e 0 2 Uppli max Ulil n Upmli min Ufil n ne D N Positive and negative peak currents of phase i 1 with i 0 3 i 3 amp neutral Appli max Ali n Apmli min A il n n 0 N Note The duration of the evaluation is left to the user s discretion reset by pressing the e key in the MAX MIN mode 16 1 2 6 Peak factors neutral included except Vcf and Ucf over one second Peak factor of phase to neutral voltage of phase i 1 with i e 0 2 max Vppli Vpmli NechSec 1 rlija 0 2 Vcf i NechSec Peak factor of phase to phase voltage of phase i 1 with i e 0 2 max Uppli Upmli 1 NechSec 1 UL TS NechSec xem iP Ucf i Peak factor of current of phase i 1 with i e 0 3 i 3 lt neutral max Appli Apmli NechSec 1 38901 Acf i l NechSec Note NechSec is the number of samples in the second The duration of evaluation of the peak values here is one second 16 1 2 7 Rms values neutral included except Vrms and Urms over one second RMS phase to neutral voltage of phase i 1 with i e 0 2 NechSec 1 Vi nf RMS phase to phase voltage of phase i 1 with i e 0 2 1 NechSec 1 Urms i _ U i msi NechSec 2 Uu RMS current of phase i 1 with i
98. l of harmonics with the fun damental RMS value as reference 96f or the total RMS value as refer ence 96r Figure 50 The phase to neutral voltage expert mode screen three phase set ups with neutral For three phase set ups without neutral the U sub menu displays the influence of the harmonics of the phase to phase voltage on the heating of revolving machines 6 5 2 THE CURRENT EXPERT MODE DISPLAY SCREEN The A sub menu displays the influence of the harmonics of the current on the heating of the neutral and on rotating machines Harmonics inducing a negative sequence Harmonics inducing a zero se quence 110 6 xf 133 8 xr Figure 51 The current expert mode screen Harmonics inducing a positive se quence level of harmonics with the fun damental RMS value as reference 96f or the total RMS value as refer ence 96r 7 WAVEFORM The S Waveform key is used to display the current and voltage curves along with the values measured and those calculated from the voltages and currents except for power energy and harmonics This is the screen that appears when the device is powered up Display of the maximum and mini mum RMS values and of the peak values see S7 4 Measurement of the peak factor see 87 3 Measurement of total harmonic distortion see 7 2 Measurement of the true RMS value see 7 1 230 0 v 2229 9 v 52300 v KAO Figure 52 Waveform mode screen 7 1 MEASUREM
99. lue of the fundamental as reference Harmonic distortion of the phase to phase voltage with the total RMS value without DC as reference for the C A 8333 only RMS phase to neutral voltage Crest factor of phase to neutral voltage Harmonic distortion of the phase to neutral voltage with the RMS value of the fundamental as reference Harmonic distortion of the phase to neutral voltage with the total RMS value without DC as reference for the C A 8333 only RMS current Crest factor of current Harmonic distortion of the current with the RMS value of the fundamental as reference Harmonic distortion of the current with the total RMS value without DC as reference for the C A 8333 only Active power Reactive power fundamental Non active power Distortion power Apparent power Power factor Cosine of the phase shift of the voltage with respect to the current displacement factor or fundamental power factor DPF Tangent of the phase shift of the voltage with respect to the current Short term flicker Harmonic loss factor K factor Negative sequence phase to ground voltage unbalance factor set up with neutral Negative sequence phase to phase voltage unbalance factor set up without neutral Negative sequence current unbalance factor Network frequency Harmonics in phase to phase voltage Harmonics in phase to neutral voltage Harmonics in current Harmonics in power apparent The four lines of the las
100. m function for the C A 8333 only List of recorded alarms up to 4 662 exceeding thresholds defined in the configuration menu User defined alarm monitoring start and stop times not more than two monitoring operations 2 1 3 CONFIGURATION FUNCTIONS Date and time setting Screen brightness setting Choice of curve colours Choice of management of switching off of the screen Choice of display in night mode Choice of calculation methods non active quantities broken down or not choice of the coefficients of calculation of the K factor choice of reference for the level of harmonics for the C A 8333 only Choice of distribution system single phase two phase three phase with or without neutral and of the connection method standard method or 2 element method Configuration of recording alarms for the C A 8333 only and transients Erasure of data total or partial Display of software and hardware version numbers Choice of language Display of current sensors detected not detected not managed simulated or impossible to simulate 2 element connection method and 4 wire three phase connection Setting of voltage and current ratio of the transduction ratios and of the sensitivity 2 2 OVERALL VIEW Measurement connection terminals see 82 6 1 C A 833 POWER amp QUALITY ANALYSER Display see 82 4 Function keys yellow keys see 82 5 1 Return previous key see 82 5 2 Configuration key see
101. mation about this screen can be found in S7 Reminder of the mode Active mode screen Function keys t B9ms Wl 4 273 wos Battery charge level Current date and time Frequency calculated over one second Figure 3 Example of a display screen The management of switching off of the screen is chosen by the user in the Display Configuration Mode menu see 4 4 3 2 4 2 THE FUNCTION KEY ICONS The display uses the following icons for the yellow function keys Icons V A S U var FK f r CF RMS PEAK THD Designation Phase to neutral voltage mode Phase to neutral current mode Power mode Phase to phase voltage mode Management of the breakdown of the non active quantities Choice of coefficients of the K factor Choice of reference for the level of harmonics of the phases for the C A 8333 only Display of the peak factors and of the curves Display of the RMS values and of the curves Display of the PEAK values and of the curves Display of the level of harmonic distortion and of the curves Display of PF cos DPF tan and o Display of powers and of the associated quanti ties PF cos o DPF tan and 6 Display of the energy meters Activation and de activation of the energy calcula tion Zoom in Zoom out Management of the contrast Choice of colours of the measurement channels Management of the switching off of the screen IH E g e
102. max i max Adem i Amin i min Ademf i Note The duration of the evaluation is left to the user s discretion reset by pressing the 4 key in the MAX MIN mode 16 1 2 3 DC quantities neutral included except Vdc and Udc reassessment every second Phase to ground DC voltage of phase i 1 with i 0 2 NechSec i vdcli re 2 Vin Phase to phase DC voltage of phase 1 with i e 0 2 Udeli ae DU li DC current of phase n um 0 3 i 3 neutral current Add 2 4 dr Remark The value NechSec is the number of samples per second 16 1 2 4 Severity of Short term flicker 10 minutes excluding neutral Method based on the IEC61000 4 15 standard The input values are half period RMS voltages phase to neutral for distribution systems with neutral phase to phase for distribu tion systems without neutral Blocks 3 and 4 are generated digitally The classifier of block 5 has 128 levels The value of PST i is updated every 10 minutes phase i 1 with i 0 2 Note The user can reset the PST calculation by pressing the e key in the Summary mode It is important to note that the 10 minute intervals do not necessarily start on an integer multiple of 10 minutes of universal time coordinated UTC 16 1 2 5 Peak values neutral included except Vpp Upp Vpm and Upm reassessment every second Positive and negative phase to neutral peak voltages of phase i 1 with i e 0 2 Vppli max V i
103. monic distortion for each curve lb O00x 00x 00x Voltage axis with automatic scaling Instantaneous value cursor Use the or P key to move the cursor t2 5 0ms Ul 563 5 ll2 z275 8 Ll3 285 8 gt uU Se THO SER SEE EE En U3 instantaneous phase to phase voltage between phases 3 and 1 U Figure 57 The 3U THD display screen en 3U 7 2 2 THE 3V THD DISPLAY SCREEN This screen displays the phase to neutral voltage waveforms for one period and the total harmonic distortion values Instantaneous values of the signals at the position of the cursor t time relative to the start of the period V1 instantaneous phase to neutral voltage of curve 1 V2 instantaneous phase to neutral voltage of curve 2 V3 instantaneous phase to neutral voltage of curve 3 Harmonic distortion for each curve Voltage axis with automatic scaling Instantaneous value cursor Use the or P key to move the cursor t S5 ms wVi 3255 Wes 350 9 V3 3Bb 3 Figure 58 The 3V THD display screen 7 2 3 THE 4A THD DISPLAY SCREEN This screen displays the phase current waveforms for one period and the total harmonic distortion values Harmonic distortion for each curve SD 00x OO 9 QOOxr Current axis with automatic scaling Instantaneous value cursor Use the or P key to move the cursor n Ft 3u av AA uu 12 EJ brad 313 t Sims Al 4H 382 A2 1125 A amp 3 H 408 ANs 1 125 Figure 59
104. n displays the phase to ground voltage and current of phase 1 RMS voltage and current i 913 28 v 988 ma Instantaneous values of the signals 7 at the position of the cursor t time relative to the start of the period V1 instantaneous phase to ground voltage of phase 1 A1 instantaneous current of phase 1 Current and voltage axis with auto matic scaling Instantaneous value cursor Use the or P key to move the cursor Figure 56 The RMS display screen for L1 Note Filters L2 and L3 display the current and voltage in phases 2 and 3 respectively The screen is identical to the one dis played for filter L1 7 2 MEASUREMENT OF TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION The THD sub menu displays the waveforms of the signals measured over one full cycle and the total voltage and current harmonic distortion The levels are displayed either with the fundamental RMS value as reference 96f or for the C A 8333 only with the RMS value without DC as reference 96r depending on which reference is chosen in the configuration menu 7 2 1 THE 3U THD DISPLAY SCREEN This screen displays the phase to phase voltage waveforms for one period and the total harmonic distortion values Instantaneous values of the signals at the position of the cursor t time relative to the start of the period U1 instantaneous phase to phase voltage between phases 1 and 2 U U2 instantaneous phase to phase voltage between phases 2 and 3 Har
105. n of the List of Searches for Transients If the stop date is in red it means that it does not match the stop date initially programmed B either because of a power supply problem battery low or disconnection of the device supplied by mains only B or because the number of transients has been reached thereby ending the search To select a search for transients move the cursor to it using the A and V keys The selected search is bolded Then validate with the a key The device then displays a list of transients Triggering channel of the transient Transient number Name of the search for transients The Y icon is used to activate or deactivate the choice of a transient list display filter OOO 14 02 12 17 27 50 783 OO 14 8 12 17 27 50 906 O02 14 022 17 27 51 069 AM Al Al Transients display filter V all transients are displayed 3 V the transients triggered by an event in one of the 3 voltage chan nels are displayed 3 A the transients triggered by an event in one of the 3 current chan nels are displayed L1 L2 or L3 the transients trig gered by an event on a particular phase are displayed voltage or current Figure 39 The Transient list screen in the case of a 4 wire three phase set up To select a transient move the cursor to it using the A and VW keys The selected field is bolded Then validate with the key The device displays the transients in the form of curves Location in th
106. o k 10 Mega M 108 Giga G 10 Tera T 10 Peta P 107 Exa E 10 Meanings of the symbols and abbreviations used Symbol JF w Yt r Da OF Dy A h Acf Ad Adc Apk Apk Arms Athdf Athdr Aunb AVG CF cos DC DPF FHL FK MAX MIN PEAK or PK PF PST RMS Designation AC and DC components AC component only DC component only Inductive phase shift Capacitive phase shift Degree Expert mode Absolute value Sum of values Percentage Fundamental value as reference Total value as reference for the C A 8333 only Phase shift of voltage with respect to current Current also Ampere unit Current harmonic Crest peak factor of current RMS distortion current DC current Maximum peak value of the current Minimum peak value of the current True RMS current Total harmonic distortion of current in f Total harmonic distortion of current in r for the C A 8333 only Negative sequence current unbalance rate Mean value arithmetic mean Peak factor current or voltage Cosine of the phase shift of voltage with respect to current DPF fundamental power factor or displacement factor DC component current or voltage Displacement factor cos F Harmonic loss factor K factor Frequency of network studied Channel Line Maximum value Minimum value Millisecond Maximum or minimum peak instantaneous value of th
107. oe non nuclear tonne oil equivalent nuclear toe nuclear tonne oil equivalent Order of a harmonic ratio of the frequency of the harmonic to the fundamental frequency a whole number P P Passband Pdc Pdch PF Ph Phase PK PST Q Qh 1 RMS S S h Sh Peta 105 Active power range of frequencies in which the response of a device exceeds some specified minimum DC power DC energy Power Factor ratio of active power to apparent power Active energy temporal relationship between current and voltage in alternating current circuits or PEAK Maximum or minimum peak value of the signal Short term severity The device calculates its PST over 10 minutes Reactive power Reactive energy RMS Root Mean Square value of current or voltage Square root of the mean of the squares of the instantaneous values of a quantity during a specified interval Apparent power Harmonics in power Apparent energy Temporary surge at industrial frequency temporary increase in voltage at some point in the power network to above a speci tan o toe THD U h Ucf Ud Udc Uh Upk Upk Urms Uthd Uthdf Uthdr Uunb V h Vcf Vd fied threshold Relative date of the Time cursor Tera 107 Tangent of the phase shift of the voltage with respect to the current Tonne oil equivalent nuclear or non nuclear Total Harmonic Distortion The total harmonic distortion represents the proportion of the
108. olours of the voltage and current curves Press the yellow key corresponding to the S9 icon There are 15 colours available green dark green yellow orange pink red brown blue turquoise blue dark blue very light grey light grey grey dark grey and black The display is as follows COULEURS Tension Li 4 Courant L1 Tensian L2 Courant L2 Tension L3 Courant L3 Tensian M Courant M Figure 19 The Colours menu Use the arrow keys A V P to change the assignments of the colours To return to the Configuration menu press gt 4 4 3 MANAGEMENT OF THE SWITCHING OFF OF THE SCREEN The D menu defines the management of the switching off of the screen Press the yellow key corresponding to the D icon p DISPLAY SHUTDOWN A Automatic Figure 20 The Management of Switching off of the Screen menu Use the arrow keys A W to choose the screen switching off mode Automatic or Never The Automatic mode is used to save the battery The display screen is switched off automatically after five minutes without action on the keys if the device is powered only by its battery and if recording is in progress and after ten minutes if no recording is in progress The On Off button blinks to indicate that the device is still in operation Pressing any key on the keypad relights the screen To return to the Configuration menu press gt 4 4 4 NIGHT MODE The C menu is used to change to night mod
109. oltages and the currents of one phase It indicates their associated quantities modulus and phase of the current and phase to neutral voltage vectors The reference vector of the representation at 3 o clock is the current vector IV1l modulus of the vector of the fundamental of the phase to neutral voltage of phase 1 IA1lI modulus of the vector of the fun damental of the current of phase 1 Al Pa phase angle of the fundamental of the phase to neutral voltage of phase 1 relative to the fundamental of the current of phase 1 Discs indicating potential saturation of the channel wi 1200 v iat 200 5 A Figure 72 The L1 Fresnel diagram display screen Note L2 and L3 display vector representations of the fundamentals of the phase to neutral voltages and the currents of phases 2 and 3 respectively They indicate their associated quantities modulus and phase of the current and phase to neutral voltage vectors of phases 2 and 3 respectively The reference vector of the representation at 3 o clock is the current vector A2 and A3 respectively 8 ALARM MODE FOR THE C A 8333 ONLY The E93 Alarm mode detects overshoots of thresholds on each of the following parameters Hz Urms Vrms Arms Ucf Vcf Acf Uthdf Vthdf Athdf Uthdr Vthdr Athdr IPI IQ or N D S IPFI Icos dl Itan ol PST FHL FK Vunb Uunb for a three phase source without neutral Aunb U h V h A h and IS hl see the table of abbreviations in
110. on 143 phase shift with respect to the fundamental order 1 max min maximum and minimum levels of the harmonic in question They are reset when the harmonic number is changed or the key is pressed THD total harmonic distortion Vd RMS distortion voltage 76 6 v 010 THO 77 82 Vd 1791 v d3 3xr max FIAT min SRT D Harmonic selection cursor Use the or P key to move the cursor Display of the 3 phases 3L of L1 L2 L3 or for the C A 8333 only of the expert mode three phase connec tion only see 86 5 To select the display press A or V The horizontal axis indicates the orders of the harmonics The level of the harmonic is given as a percent age with respect to the fundamental or for the C A 8333 only to the total RMS value DC DC component 1 to 25 harmonics of order 1 to 25 When the cursor exceeds order 25 order 26 to 50 appears Indicator of the presence of non zero harmonics of order higher than 25 Figure 43 Example of display of harmonics of L1 phase to neutral voltage Note Filters L2 and L3 display the harmonics of the phase to neutral voltage for phases 2 and 3 respectively The screen is identical to the one displayed for filter L1 6 2 CURRENT The A sub menu displays the harmonics of the current 6 2 1 THE 3L CURRENT HARMONICS DISPLAY SCREEN This information concerns the har monic pointed to by the cursor A h05 harmonic number level of harmon
111. onitored Bottom of virtual reference envelope Triggering event The half width of the virtual envelope for the voltage and current is equal to the threshold programmed in the Transient mode of the configuration see 84 8 16 7 GLOSSARY x AC and DC components AC component only DC component only Inductive phase shift Capacitive phase shift j Degree Expert mode Absolute value Dya Phase shift of the phase to neutral phase voltage voltage with respect to the phase to neutral current line cur rent 2 Value of the system Percentage f Fundamental value as reference percentage of the fundamental or Total value as reference percentage of the total value A Phase to ground current line current or the unit ampere A h Harmonic in current Acf Peak factor of the current Ad RMS distortion current Adc DC current Apk Maximum peak value of the current Apk Minimum peak value of the current Arms RMS current Athd Total harmonic distortion of the current Athdf Harmonic distortion of the current with the RMS value of the fundamental as reference Athdr Harmonic distortion of the current with the total RMS value without DC as reference Aunb Negative sequence current unbalance rate AVG Mean value arithmetic mean Blackout fall of voltage at some point in the power network to below a specified threshold BTU British Thermal Unit CF Peak factor Crest Fac
112. ork inspection and maintenance teams 2 1 1 MEASUREMENT FUNCTIONS The principal measurements made are B The RMS values of AC voltages up to 1000 V between terminals By using the ratios the device can measure voltages up to hundreds of gigavolts B The RMS values of AC currents up to 10 000 amperes By using the ratios the device can measure currents up to hundreds of kiloamperes B The DC components of voltages and currents B Minimum and maximum half cycle RMS voltage and current values excluding neutral current B Peak voltage and current values excluding neutral current B The frequency of 50 Hz and 60 Hz networks B Current and voltage peak factors excluding neutral current B Calculation of the harmonic loss factor FHL application to transformers in the presence of harmonic currents B Calculation of the K factor KF application to transformers in the presence of harmonic currents B Measurement of total harmonic distortion with respect to the fundamental THD in 96 f of the current and of the voltages excluding neutral current B Measurement of the total harmonic distortion with respect to the RMS AC value THD in 96 r for the current and the voltages excluding neutral current B Active reactive capacitive and inductive non active distortion and apparent power by phase and cumulative B Power factor PF and displacement factor DPF or cos o B Measurement of the RMS distortion value d for the cu
113. pparent energy Sh 1 mVAh 9 999 999 MVAh Maximum intrinsic error 1 96 cos gt 0 8 1 5 10 ct 0 2 lt cos lt 0 8 1 96 cos gt 0 8 1 5 10 ct 0 5 lt cos lt 0 8 1 96 sin o gt 0 5 1 5 96 10 ct 0 2 sin lt 0 5 1 5 96 sin o gt 0 5 2 5 96 20 ct 0 2 sin o lt 0 5 4 96 20 ct if V nz 1 cv x 100 n 96 O 2 96 n_ x 0 5 96 100 ct THD x 20 f 2 96 n x 0 7 96 10 ct THD gt 20 f 1 1 5 cos o gt 0 5 1 5 96 10 ct 0 2 cos lt 0 5 1 96 cos gt 0 8 1 5 0 2 lt cos lt 0 8 1 96 cos gt 0 8 1 5 0 5 lt cos lt 0 8 1 sin gt 0 5 1 5 96 0 2 sin lt 0 5 1 5 96 sin gt 0 5 2 5 96 0 2 sin lt 0 5 5 5 96 THD x 20 f 1 5 96 THD 20 96f 1 76 l l The stated uncertainties on the active power and energy measurements are maxima for Icos I 1 and typical for the other phase differences The stated uncertainties on the reactive power and energy measurements are maxima for Isin 1 and typical for the other phase shifts 1 2 3 With MN93A clamp 5 A or 5 A adapter or Essailec adapter 4 With AmpFLEX or MiniFLEX for a 2 wire single phase connection phase to ground voltage 5 The resolution depends on the current sensor used and on the value to be displayed 6
114. r P key to move the cursor U hO3 gt 273s 2 272xr 273x Display of the 3 phases 3L of L1 L2 L3 To select the display press A or V The horizontal axis indicates the orders of the harmonics The level of the harmonic is given as a percent age with respect to the fundamental or for the C A 8333 only to the total RMS value Rang DC DC component 1 to 25 harmonics of order 1 to 25 When the cursor exceeds order 25 order 26 to 50 appears Figure 48 Example of 3L phase to phase voltage harmonics display 6 4 2 THE L1 PHASE TO PHASE VOLTAGE HARMONICS DISPLAY SCREEN This information concerns the har monic pointed to by the cursor Uh 03 harmonic number 9o level of harmonics with the fun damental RMS value as reference f or for the C A 8333 only the total RMS value as reference 96r V RMS voltage of the harmonic in question 000 phase shift with respect to the fundamental order 1 U hos 33 3 x4 76 6 v 010 mas 313i D THO 77 8xr Ud 178 9 v Display of the 3 phases 3L of L1 L2 or L3 To select the display press A or V The horizontal axis indicates the orders of the harmonics The level of the harmonic is given as a percent age with respect to the fundamental or for the C A 8333 only to the total RMS value max min indicators of the maxi mum and minimum of the level of harmonics or by pressing the e key THD total harmonic distortion Ud phase to phase RMS dis
115. radio frequency fields the device is equipment intended for use at industrial sites under standard IEC61326 1 For the AmpFLEX M and MiniFLEX sensors B An absolute influence of 2 may be observed on the current THD measurement in the presence of a radiated electric field B An influence of 0 5 A may be observed on the RMS current measurement in the presence of conducted radio frequencies B An influence of 1 A may be observed on the RMS current measurement in the presence of a magnetic field 14 5 POWER SUPPLY 14 5 1 MAINS POWER SUPPLY This is a specific 600 Vrms category IV 1000 Vrms category Ill external mains power supply unit Range of use 230 V 10 96 50 Hz and 120 V 10 96 60 Hz Maximum input power 65 VA 14 5 2 BATTERY POWER SUPPLY The device is supplied by a 9 6 V 4000 mAh battery pack comprising 8 rechargeable NiMH elements Battery 8 NiMH storage cells Capacity 4000 mAh nominal Nominal voltage 1 2 V per cell or a total of 9 6 V Life at least 300 charge discharge cycles Charging current 1 A Charging time approx 5 hours Service T 0 C 50 C Charging T 10 C 40 C Storage T storage lt 30 days 20 C 50 C storage for 30 to 90 days 20 C 40 C storage for 90 days to 1 year 20 C 30 C If the device is to be left unused for an extended period remove the battery see S 17 3 14 5 3 CONSUMPTION Typical consumption of the device Battery be
116. rding starts immediately all measurements are recorded every second until the memory or completely full The configuration displayed is Hes To program recording before starting it choose configuration HIS to 5 enter the start date and time the stop date and time the period and the name of the recording To modify an item move the yellow cursor to it using the A and W keys then validate with the key Change the value using the A V 4 and P keys then validate again The integration period is the time over which the measurements of each recorded value are averaged arithmetic mean Possible values for the period are 1 s 5 s 20 s 1 min 2 min 5 min 10 min and 15 min The name can be at most 8 characters long Several recordings may have the same name The available alphanumeric characters are the uppercase letters from A to Z and the digits from O to 9 The last 5 names given in the transient trend and alarm modes are kept in memory When a name is entered it may then be completed automatically Notes The start date and time must be later than the current date and time The stop date and time must be later than the start date and time Once the programming is done start recording by pressing the ae key If not enough memory is available the device so indicates The icon of the status bar blinks to indicate that recording has begun The key replaces the e key and can be used to stop the recording before it is finis
117. rrent 4 7 2 VOLTAGE RATIOS A second screen V or U defines the voltage ratios The programming of the ratio or ratios can be different or the same for all or for some channels The ratios to be programmed are phase to neutral voltage ratios when there is a neutral and phase to phase voltage ratios when there is not To change the ratios press the e key 3E VOLTAGE RATIOS 3E VOLTAGE RATIOS Ratio setup 3u 1 1 Ratio setup ay 1 1 Figure 27 The Voltage Ratios screen in the Sensors and Figure 28 The Voltage Ratios screen in the Sensors and ratios menu in the case of a set up without neutral ratios menu in the case of a set up with neutral Use the arrow keys A W to choose the configuration of the ratios B 3U 1 1 or 3V 1 1 all channels have the same 1 1 ratio B 3U or 3V all channels have the same ratio to be programmed m Press the a key then use the A V keys to highlight the ratio in yellow 6 www zooo Press the e key then use the A V 4 and gt keys to change the ratio The primary voltage is in kV and the secondary voltage is in V o 69 oo 0k f10000 M Y B U1 U2 U3 or V1 V2 V3 each channel has a different ratio to be programmed Proceed as when there is only one ratio but perform the operation several times Validate with the a key To return to the Configuration menu press 9 Note the primary and secondary voltages can each be configured with a multiplier factor of 1 N3 4 8
118. rrent and the voltages excluding neutral current B Short term voltage flicker PST B Active reactive capacitive and inductive non active distortion and apparent energy B Current excluding neutral current and voltage harmonics up to order 50 RMS value percentage referred to the fundamen tal 96f or the total RMS value 96r for the C A 8333 only minimum and maximum and sequence harmonics only for the C A 8333 B Apparent harmonic power up to order 50 percentages referred to the fundamental apparent power f or the total apparent power 96r for the C A 8333 only minimum and maximum of a rank B Calculation of the RMS neutral current from the currents measured on the phases of a three phase system 2 1 2 DISPLAY FUNCTIONS Display of waveforms voltages and currents Display of frequency bar chart voltages and currents excluding neutral current Screen captures 12 maximum Transients function for the C A 8333 only Detection and recording of transients up to 51 between user defined start and stop dates and times Recording of 4 complete cycles one before the triggering event and three after in the 6 acquisition channels Trend recording data logging function 2GB memory with date stamping and user defined start and stop dates for record ing with a maximum of 100 recordings Display in bar chart or curve form of the means of many parameters vs time with or without minima and maxima Alar
119. s 2 Two phase opposite phases same note as 1 3 Limitation of the voltage inputs 4 1000 x V2 1414 2000 x V2 2828 S 6 5 Total RMS value and RMS value of the fundamental 6 DC harmonic component n 0 Measurement range without ratio IAS ns Rae eee ae NE RN ratio Display resolution Maximum intrinsic with unity ratio error J93 clamp 3 500 A 0 5 96 1A TESTIS 0 5 96 200 mA C193 clam A 1000A P 1A 1 000 A PAC93 clamp 1A 10 5 41A A gt 1000 A DUO MN93 clamp 200 mA 200 A 100 mA 0 5 96 200 mA bu 0 5 96 20 mA E3N clamp 10 mV A XOU 360 A lt 100A MN93A clamp 100 A 100 mA O 100 0 5 96 100 mA 1 mA A 10A 0 5 96 2 mA 10 mA 0 5 96 10 mA RMS A210A current MN93A clamp 5 A 5 A adapter 5 mA 5A 1 mA 0 5 96 2 mA Essailec adapter AmpFLEX A193 A lt 10kA MiniFLEX MA193 10A 10 kA 0 5 96 3 A 10 kA 10A A 2 10 kA 100 mA A lt 1000 A 6 500 A 0 5 3 A A gt 1000 A 10 mA A lt 100A 100 mA A 2 100 A E3N clamp 100 mV A 10 mA 10A AmpFLEX A193 MiniFLEX MA193 6500 A HH AmpFLEX A193 MiniFLEX MA193 100 A J93 clamp 5 000 A s 0961A 1A 100 mA A lt ENTE PAC93 clamp 1A 1 300 A 196 41A A2 EP Sa 10 mA A 100A 100 mA 100 A 1 96 100 mA 100 mA A 2 100A A 10A 10 mA 10A 9 1 96 10 mA 10 mA AZ210A 1 Limitation of the PAC93 and E3N clamps 2 Total RM
120. s changed or the key is pressed 0 4 xr 045 i 0 3xf max l izf Harmonic selection cursor Use the 4 or gt key to move the cursor Display of the 3 phases 3L of L1 L2 or L3 To select the display press the A or V The horizontal axis indicates the orders of the harmonics The level of the harmonic is given as a percent age of the fundamental apparent power or for the C A 8333 only the total apparent power Rang DC DC component 1 to 25 harmonics of order 1 to 25 When the cursor exceeds order 25 order 26 to 50 appears Indicator of energy consumed for this harmonic Figure 47 Example of L1 apparent power of harmonics display Note Filters L2 and L3 display the apparent power of the harmonics for phases 2 and 3 respectively The screen is identical to the one displayed for filter L1 6 4 PHASE TO PHASE VOLTAGE The U sub menu is available for all connections except 2 wire single phase This sub menu displays the harmonics of the phase to phase voltage 6 4 1 THE 3L PHASE TO PHASE VOLTAGE HARMONICS DISPLAY SCREEN This information concerns the har monic pointed to by the cursor U h03 harmonic number 9o level of harmonics with the fun damental RMS value as reference 96f or for the C A 8333 only the total RMS value as reference 96r V RMS voltage of the harmonic in question 000 phase shift with respect to the fundamental order 1 Harmonic selection cursor Use the o
121. s displayed in alternation with the icon for the mode that was active when the snapshot was taken CJ In C2 0 ES W Press lt to return to the list of screen snapshots 11 2 2 DELETING A SNAPSHOT FROM THE LIST To delete a snapshot select it in the list of screen snapshots using the A V lt and P gt keys The date and time of the selected snapshot are bolded Press the WE key and validate by pressing The snapshot then disappears from the list To cancel the deletion press rather than e 12 HELP KEY The key provides information about the key functions and symbols used in the current display mode The following information is displayed Reminder of the mode used Help in progress Help page 2 Help page 1 Display powers Display power derived values Supply side Select display filter Phase sum FESTUS MEIEN List of information concerning the Enable energy meter reset kevs and icons Channel not saturated y Potential channel saturation Inductive effect Capacitive effect Active energy load side Reactive energies load side List of symbols used on the page Distortion energy load side Apparent energy load side Figure 110 The screen of the help page for the powers and energies mode page 2 13 DATA EXPORT SOFTWARE The PAT2 Power Analyser Transfer 2 data export software supplied with the device is used to transfer the data recorded in the device to a PC To ins
122. s of polarity B Place the battery in its compartment and arrange the wires so that they do not protrude B Put the battery compartment cover back in place and screw the 2 quarter turn screws back in Warning If the battery is disconnected it must then be fully recharged even if it is not replaced so that the device will know the battery charge condition this information is lost when the battery is disconnected 17 4 REPLACING THE SCREEN FILM Proceed as follows to replace the screen film of the device B Remove the old screen film B Remove the protection plastic film from the new screen film using the white tab B Placethe adhesive side of the film against the screen of the device Smooth the film with a clean cloth to remove any air bubbles 17 5 MEMORY CARD The device accepts memory cards up to 2 GB Before withdrawing or inserting the memory card make sure that the device is disconnected and off 17 6 METROLOGICAL CHECK N Like all measuring or testing devices the instrument must be checked regularly This instrument should be checked at least once a year For checking and calibration contact one of our accredited metrology laboratories information and contact details available on request at our Chauvin Arnoux subsidiary or the branch in your country Note From the first check of the device the Information sub menu of the Configuration menu displays the date of adjustment and the date of the next adjustment as
123. search for transients 33 5 4 Delete a transient eeeeeese eee 33 Mihi peqe X 34 6 1 Phase to neutral voltage 34 6 2 GUT d PET THp 35 6 3 Apparent power sees nene 36 6 4 Phase to phase voltage 37 6 5 Expert mode for the C A 8333 only 38 T WAVEFORM ec 40 7 1 Measurement of true RMS value 40 7 2 Measurement of total harmonic distortion 42 7 3 Measurement of the peak factor 43 7 4 Measurement of extreme and mean voltage zlgrekel dc uU RTT 44 7 5 Simultaneous display scxecxcsomcut usd xor Reur KI upEea tius 46 7 6 Display of Fresnel diagram 47 8 ALARM MODE FOR THE C A 8333 ONLY 49 8 1 Alarm mode configuration 49 8 2 Programming an alarm campaign 49 8 3 Display of the list of campaigns 50 8 4 Display of list of alarms sss 50 8 5 Deleting an alarm campaign 51 8 6 Erasing all alarm campaigns 91 S TREND MODE 5252 ci car xEE inasai aieneak 52 9 1 Programming and starting recording 52 9 2 Tr
124. splays only the total quantities The two wattmeter method Aron method or two element method is applied for the calculation of the total active power and of the total reactive power a Reference in L1 Active power Wattmeter 1 plo wlo Ub app Active power Wattmeter 2 Pl wli M ufon figo Heactive power Wattmeter 1 1 dicc NechPer 0 2 VARF 0 UF 2 n AF 2 Q 0 vanrfo UF a nS arbe Reactive power Wattmeter 2 1 need NechPer I VARF1 UF 0 n AF o ij vano 2 UF o a 28 ar e b Reference in L2 Active power Wattmeter 1 L S ulog fon P 0 W O i NechSec 2 Active power Wattmeter 2 L S ui Aeg P 1 W I U NechSec 3 5 Heactive power Wattmeter 1 1 ae NechPer 0 VARF O UF 0 n AF 0 Q 0 vanro 2 VF fof nO fof Reactive power Wattmeter 2 l NechSec 1 NechPer 1l VARFIII _UF HT n 1 AF 2 o ij vano UF n AAF pope c Reference in L3 Active power Wattmeter 1 Pfo w o X U a fof Ph wli Ul Afi Heactive power Wattmeter 1 1 NechSec 1 NechPer 0 2 VARFIO OO qase qp Qi o VARFO UPL ar por Heactive power Wattmeter NechSec 1 Q 1 VARF L Y YF iJ n _ NechPer AF bid icid M 1 NechSec 5 4 l hr d Calculation of the
125. stems with neutral and phase to phase for distribution systems without neutral or in current It then chooses one from among two or three of them as the official instantaneous frequency The network frequency over one second is the harmonic mean of the instantaneous frequencies The signals are acquired using a 16 bit converter and for current acquisition dynamic gain switches 16 1 2 WAVEFORM MODE 16 1 2 1 RMS values of half cycle voltage and current excluding neutral Half cycle RMS phase to neutral voltage of phase i 1 with i e 0 2 l NechDemPer Z ro suivant 1 Drip n Z ro Vdemli Half cycle RMS phase to phase voltage of phase i 1 with i e 0 2 1 NechDemPer Z ro suivant 1 2 Ulf n Z ro Udem Half cycle RMS current of phase i 1 with i e 0 2 l NechDemPer Z ro suivant 1 gt Aih n Z ro Adeni Notes these values are calculated for each half cycle so as not to miss any fault NechDemPer is the number of samples in the half cycle 16 1 2 2 Minimum and maximum half cycle RMS values excluding neutral Minimum and maximum RMS phase to neutral voltages of phase i 1 with i e 0 2 Vmax i max Vdem i Vmin i min Vdemf i Minimum and maximum RMS phase to phase voltages of phase i 1 with i e 0 2 Umax i max Udem i Umin i min Udeml i Minimum and maximum RMS currents of phase i 1 with i O 2 A
126. sure direct current L2 and L3 provide the simultaneous display of the current and voltage for phases 2 and 3 respectively 7 6 DISPLAY OF FRESNEL DIAGRAM The 44 sub menu displays a vector representation of the fundamentals of the voltages and currents It indicates their associ ated quantities modulus and phase of the vectors and the negative sequence voltage and current unbalance rates Note To allow the display of all vectors those of which the modulus is too small to be pictured are shown even so but their name is followed by an asterisk 7 6 1 THE 3V FRESNEL DIAGRAM DISPLAY SCREEN This screen displays a vector representation of the fundamentals of the phase to neutral voltages and of the currents It indicates their associated quantities modulus and phase of the phase to neutral voltage vectors and the negative sequence voltage un balance rate The reference vector of the representation at 3 o clock is V1 Column of values for each vector 1 2 and 3 IV1l IV2l and IV3I module of the vij 120 1 v vectors of the fundamentals of the wa 140 1 v phase to neutral voltages phases w3 160 1 v Discs indicating potential saturation 1 2 and 3 of the channel phase angle of the fundamental bo 1207 of phase 1 with respect to the fun damental of phase 2 phase angle of the fundamental of phase 2 with respect to the fun damental of phase 3 phase angle of the fundamental of phase 3 with resp
127. t screen involve the recording of the harmonics of U V A and S You can select a range of orders of the harmonics to be recorded between 0 and 50 for each of these quantities and within this range if desired only odd harmonics Note The level of harmonics of order 01 will be displayed only if they concern values expressed in 96 r for the C A 8333 only To change an order of harmonic first select the parameter to be recorded identified by a red spot then move the yellow cur sor to this figure using the A W and P keys then validate with the key Change the value using the A and W keys then validate with the key Lar TREND MODE e Odd only eo Odd only e Odd only o Odd anly Figure 33 The second screen of the Trend Mode during modification Note If a recording is in progress the associated configuration cannot be modified and the selected values are identified by black spots To return to the Configuration menu press gt 4 10 MODE ALARM MODE FOR THE C A 8333 ONLY The amp screen defines the alarms used by the Alarm Mode function see 87 You can define a alarm on each of the following parameters Hz Urms Vrms Arms Ucf Vcf Acf Uthdf Vthdf Athdf Uthdr Vthar Athdr IPI IQ or N D S IPFI Icos dl Itan ol PST FHL FK Vunb or Uunb for a three phase source without neutral Aunb U h V h A h and IS hl see the table of abbreviations in 82 9 There are 10 programmable alarms
128. t the programmed quantity and or target is incompatible with the configuration chosen connection selected sensors connected ratios programmed calculation methods chosen The alarms on the level of harmonics of order 01 concern only the values expressed in 96 r If a search for alarms is in progress the activated alarms cannot be modified and are identified by black spots However new alarms not yet programmed or not activated can be activated To return to the Configuration menu press gt 4 11 ERASE MEMORY The WE menu partially or totally deletes the data recorded in the device WV ERASEMEMORY o FS Trend recordings o fiA Transient detections o V Alarm detections For the C A 8333 only o Snapshots o Summis Set up Figure 35 Erase memory menu To select an item to be erased move the yellow cursor to it using the A W and P keys then validate with the key The item to be erased is identified by a red spot To select all items press 9 To unselect all items press 5 To proceed with the erasure press the V key then confirm with the key To return to the Configuration menu press gt Note Which erasures are possible depends on the recordings in progress recording metering of energy search for transients for the C A 8333 only and alarms for the C A 8333 only 4 12 ABOUT The About screen displays information concerning the device Warranty number 142851 LGH Serial number
129. tall it load the installation CD in the CD drive of your PC then follow the instructions on screen Then connect the device to the PC using the USB cord supplied after removing the cover that protects the USB port on the device C A 8336 POWER amp QUALITY ANALYSER Switch the device on by pressing the bs key and wait for your PC to detect it The PAT transfer software automatically defines the communication rate between the PC and the device Note All measurements recorded in the device can be transferred to the PC The transfer does not erase the recorded data un less the user explicitly asks it to For directions for using the data export software use its Help function or refer to its user manual 14 GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS 14 1 ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS The following chart shows conditions relating to ambient temperature and humidity 96 RH 1 Reference range 2 Range for use 3 Range for storage with batteries 4 Range for storage without batteries 20 0 20 26 35 42 5 50 70 Caution at temperatures above 40 C the device must be powered by the battery alone OR by the mains power unit alone use of the device with both the battery AND the mains power unit is prohibited Altitude Use lt 2 000 m Storage lt 10 000 m Degree of pollution 2 Use indoors 14 2 MECHANICAL CONDITIONS Dimensions L x W x H 200 mm x 250 mm x 70 mm Weig
130. tor in current or voltage ratio of the peak value of a signal to the RMS value Channel and phase a measurement channel corresponds to a difference in potential between two conductors A phase is a single conductor In polyphased systems a measurement channel may be between two phases or between a phase and neutral or between a phase and earth or between neutral and earth cos o Cosine of the phase shift of the voltage with respect to the current displacement factor DPF D Distortion power Dip threshold specific voltage used to define the beginning and end of a voltage dip DC DC component current or voltage Dh Distortion energy DPF Displacement factor cos 4 E Exa 105 FK K factor Used to quantify the effect of a load on a transformer FHL Harmonic loss factor Flicker a visual effect of voltage variations Frequency number of full voltage or current cycles in one second Fundamental component component at the fundamental frequency G Giga 10 Harmonics in electrical systems voltages and currents at frequencies that are multiples of the fundamental frequency Hysteresis difference between thresholds for reciprocal changes of state Hz Frequency of the network J Joule kilo 109 L Channel Line m ms M MAX MIN N Nh milli 1073 millisecond Mega 10 Maximum value Minimum value Non active power Non active energy Nominal voltage Reference voltage of a network non nuclear t
131. tortion voltage Rang DC DC component 1 to 25 harmonics of order 1 to 25 When the cursor exceeds order 25 order 26 to 50 appears Harmonic selection cursor Use the lt or gt key to move the cursor Figure 49 Example of L1 phase to phase voltage harmonics display Note Filters L2 and L3 display the phase to phase voltage harmonics for phases 2 and 3 respectively The screen is identical to the one displayed for filter L1 6 5 EXPERT MODE FOR THE C A 8333 ONLY The Expert mode is available with a three phase connection only It is used to display the influence of the harmonics on the heating of the neutral and on rotating machines To display expert mode press the A or V key of the keypad The selection is highlighted in yellow and the screen simultaneously displays the expert mode From this screen two sub menus are available B V for three phase set ups with neutral or U for the three phase set up without neutral B Aforthe expert mode in current Note The breakdown into sequences shown here is valid only in the case of a balanced load 6 5 1 THE PHASE TO NEUTRAL VOLTAGE EXPERT MODE DISPLAY SCREEN For three phase set ups with neutral the V sub menu displays the influence of the harmonics of the phase to neutral voltage on the heating of the neutral and on rotating machines Harmonics inducing a positive se quence Harmonics inducing a negative sequence Harmonics inducing a zero se quence 9 0 leve
132. total quantities Total active power P 3 W 3 P O P 1 Total apparent power S 3 VA i U 0 U 3 rms Note This is the total apparent RMS power as defined in IEEE 1459 2010 for distribution systems without neutral ms UHU ms 214 Arms 01 Arms 11 Arms 2 Total reactive power Non active quantities broken down Configuration gt Methods of calculation gt VAR Q 3 VARF 3 Q 0 Q 1 Total distortion power Non active quantities broken down Configuration gt Calculation methods gt VAR D 3 VAD 3 ysr PBF o Total non active power Non active quantities not broken down Configuration gt Calculation methods gt VAR N 3 VAR 3 JSD PB 16 1 5 POWER RATIOS EXCLUDING NEUTRAL OVER ONE SECOND a Distribution system with neutral Power is of phase i 1 with i 0 2 Fundamental power factor of phase i 1 or cosine of the angle of the phase to neutral voltage fundamental of phase i 1 with respect to the current fundamental of phase i 1 with i 0 2 NechSec 1 ial owas DPF cosdli n 0 NechSec 1 NechSec gt VF n gt AF i n nz n 0 Note The fundamental power factor is also called the displacement factor Tangent of phase i 1 or tangent of the angle of the phase to neutral voltage fundamental of phase i 1 with respect to the cur rent fundamental of phase i 1 with i 0 2 NechSec VFU n UT 1 AFi NechSec 1 en n A
133. up to 2 campaigns mare Nee 20 0242 16 59 20022 17 02 20 02 12 17 06 320 02 12 17 07 Start date and time of the campaign Stop date and time of the campaign Figure 74 List of campaigns display screen If the stop date of the campaign is in red it means that it does not match the stop date initially programmed B either because of a power supply problem battery low or disconnection of the device supplied by mains only B or because the memory is full 8 4 DISPLAY OF LIST OF ALARMS To select a campaign move the cursor to it using the A and V keys The selected field is bolded Then validate with the key The device then displays the alarms in list form Level of filling dedicated to the alarm mode The black part of the bar corresponds to the fraction of oan memory used 20 02H2 17 06 L1 Vrms LS A Extremum of the alarm detected D a m minimum or maximum depending Alarm date and time Mn ss ME on the programmed alarm direction Arms 5732178 Target of the alarm detected Sens EN The choice of filter is dynamic It depends on the connection chosen Type of alarm detected Figure 75 Alarm list screen If an alarm duration is displayed in red it means that it was cut short B because of a power supply problem battery low or because of a manual stoppage of the campaign press on or deliberate switching off of the device press on the lox key or because the memory is full or because of a me
134. varh 0151060 Sh varh 0021296 E 20000000 0000000 Had E Figure 106 The Energy Metering screen in varh The diagram used is the 4 quadrant diagram see 16 5 Note The non nullity threshold is 11 6 kWh for non nuclear toe and 3 84 kWh for nuclear toe 10 5 DISCONNECTION OF ENERGY METERING To suspend energy metering press 4 ont oot Ph varh 3237272 0232338 The stop date and time of the meter ing are displayed alongside the start date and time Qh varh 21822381 20131592 z 0000000 z DOODODU e a u a a T Dh varh 0106221 0044761 Sh varh 3727313 0231441 Figure 107 The Energy Metering screen in varh A disconnection of the metering is not definitive It can be resumed by pressing the key again Note If no recording is in progress then disconnecting the energy metering leads to the appearance of the blinking symbol in the status bar in place of the symbol Disconnecting the energy metering also leads to the replacement of the 4 key by the Wes key 10 6 RESET OF ENERGY METERING To suspend the metering press the IP key Then to reset energy metering press the key and validate with the key All energy values consumed and generated are then reset 11 SCREEN SNAPSHOT MODE The key can be used to take up to 12 screen snapshots and display the recorded snapshots Saved screens may then be transferred to a PC using the PAT application Power Analyser Transfer
135. vel for surge detection is equal to 10096 296 or 9896 of the voltage threshold Maximum Threshold Return level Hysteresis Duration 16 3 2 BROWNOUT OR BLACKOUT DETECTION With a hysteresis of 296 for example the return level for brownout detection is equal to 100 296 or 102 of the voltage threshold Duration Return level Threshold Hysteresis Minimum 16 4 MINIMUM SCALE VALUES FOR WAVEFORMS AND MINIMUM RMS VALUES 1 Value to be multiplied by the ratio in effect if not unity 16 5 FOUR QUADRANT DIAGRAM This diagram is used for power and energy measurements see S9 Q1 P Consumed P Generated Q1 Figure 111 Four quadrant diagram 16 6 MECHANISM FOR TRIGGERING TRANSIENT CAPTURES For the C A 8333 only The sampling rate is a constant 256 samples per cycle When a transient capture is started each sample is compared to the sample from the preceding cycle The preceding cycle defines the mid point of a virtual tube and is used as reference As soon as a sample is outside the envelope it is treated as a triggering event the representation of the transient is then captured by the device The cycle preceding the event and the three following cycles are saved to memory Here is a graphic representation of the transient capture triggering mechanism Reference period preceding the period monitored Top of virtual reference envelope Cycle m
136. y voltage black 80 ppm 10 ms maximum ne Duration 10 ms 65 535 days 30 ppm 10 ms typical 50 V 1000 V Supply voltage unbalance O 96 10 96 0 3 96 or 3 ct 50 V 1000 V 0 96 1500 96 2 5 96 5 ct Voltage harmonics 50 V 1000 V Voltage 2 V 1000 V 2 5 96 1 V 15 4 3 UNCERTAINTY OF THE REAL TIME CLOCK The uncertainty of the real time clock is 80 ppm at most device 3 years old used at an ambient temperature of 50 C With a new device used at 25 C this uncertainty is only 30 ppm 16 APPENDICES This section presents the mathematical formulae used in calculating various parameters 16 1 MATHEMATICAL FORMULAE 16 1 1 NETWORK FREQUENCY AND SAMPLING Sampling is controlled by locked to the network frequency so as to deliver 256 samples per cycle from 40 Hz to 70 Hz This locking is essential for many calculations including reactive power distorting power fundamental power factor unbalance and harmonic factors and angles The instantaneous frequency is measured by analysing eight consecutive positive going zero crossings on the signal in question after digital low pass filtering and digital suppression of the DC component i e 7 periods filtered The time of the zero crossing is determined precisely by linear interpolation between two samples The device is capable of calculating an instantaneous frequency simultaneously on each of the 3 phases in voltage phase to neutral for distribution sy

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