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1. Unit Setup Show Events p Saup M System M User M Network M Measurement Network Setup F Show local time for events Firmware Ee Logged Events Display Time UTC Code Info Setup 0 25 03 2007 10 10 21 80 Telnet login user PQ4xx Diagnostics 1 22 03 2007 09 10 26 32 time sync new status No Sync 2 22 03 2007 09 05 40 80 Telnet login user PQ4xx System Log 3 18 03 2007 06 01 45 242 POvoltage fickering 1 988047 Pr 98 779297 Power GE dev 7200 000000 sec Severity 29 Phases 4 Status pP ip 4 18 03 2007 07 59 23 235 e Goetz Ka Gate Go e ra Weieng S di e SE Status voltage dip A E EE dev 0 060025 sec Severity 53 Phases 1 PQ rapid voltage changes 5 544695 5 517578 Status kl Ai E z dev 3 185291 sec Severity 37 Phases 7 GPS PQ voltage dip 192 015625 V 16 503906 15 03 2007 04 54 20 gt Support le R dev 0 100212 sec Severity 63 Phases 7 PQ rapid voltage changes 5 017431 4 980469 14 03 19 Le gl 2A dev 2 095603 sec Severity 34 Phases 7 b SC PQ voltage dip 196 890625 V 14 355469 A Meth aun lr eee Pe dev 0 080026 sec Severity 59 Phases 7 ver 0 2 500 serial 5E 70 04 7F 39 C8 UnitiP 212 143 246 203 Unit time 25 03 2007 12 35 09 Elspec Ltd 2006 Figure 28 The System Log 51 Shop for Elspec products online at www PowerM ete rSto TG com 1 877 766 5412 Operation Manual 1 0 1 The Refresh log button with the tw
2. OTONI 13 20 59 Figure 31 The PQZip Status Page The following Table Parameter Description PQZip Compression The percentage of compression Information Start time The date and time the PQZip mechanism was initiated Current file The current file name Tolerance Vi l3 The maximum error allowed due to compression activity Compact Flash Free CF Space The unused space on the memory Information 56 Shop for Elspec products online at www PowerM ete rSto TG com 1 877 766 5412 Elspec G4400 Power Quality Data Center Total CF Space Total memory size CF Model Model name number of the memory medium CF Revision Revision number of the memory medium CF Serial Serial number of the memory medium PQZip Mode Choose between two modes of compression e Fixed Quality the accuracy of the data will not deteriorate below the quality thresholds in the next pick box regardless of how much data is required to store the waveform e Fixed Ratio the user sets the total size of memory to be used the instrument calculates the tolerance Quality According to the tolerance input in this pick box the Thresholds instrument will collect and compress data ensuring that the final data accuracy will not be below this tolerance and irrespective of the size of memory required File Capacity The time until closing a file for transferring to the PNode server In some cases where a very high accuracy is chosen and the electrical sys
3. For more information on these connections see the Elspec G4400 Power Quality Data Center Installation and Wiring Manual The following setup parameters are available on this page Table Parameter Description Power CT PT This field allows for inputting the primary and secondary Configuration values for the current and potential transformers Input the primary value in the upper box and the secondary value in the lower box Nominals Input the nominal values for system frequency voltage and current in the appropriate box Polarity This field allows the user to reverse polarity of the electrical Energy Intervals Calculation Metering Interval Sliding Window In Calculation 7 1 3 Network Setup The network setup is used to input the communication parameters into the instrument This is usually done on instrument initialization For instrument initialization please see the Elspec G4400 Power Quality Data Center Installation and Wiring Manual Definitions of the network parameters are offered in Table 4 system inputs through the software This value is the time in minutes over which the system will average the demand values This box allows the user to enable the sliding window method for averaging demand values Disabling the sliding window will instruct the instrument to calculate the demand as a single block time using the value input in the Metering Interval field described above Enable this feature only when no current tr
4. Odd harmonics Even harmonics Not multiples of 3 Multiples of 3 Order Relative Order Relative Order Relative h voltage voltage voltage 5 h h 3 2 9 4 15 6 24 21 S Depending on the network design the value for the third hamonic order can be substantially lower NOTE No values are given for harmonics of order higher than 25 as they are usually small but largely unpredictable due fo resonance effects 5 2 Compliance Summary The compliance summary page shown below in Figure 18 provides additional statistical information and necessary context information as well as giving an At a Glance health check on the electrical distribution system The page contains two tables Status and Summary and two buttons for implementing changes made in the Summary table and refreshing the Status table The Status table provides the engineer with an At a Glance status report Clicking on the individual checklist parameters will open an explanation window that will define the criteria for that particular parameter 35 Shop for Elspec products online at www PowerM ete rSto TG com 1 877 766 5412 Operation Manual 07 ESPEC G4400 MONITORING POWER QUALITY Voltage Flickering Min Max Flickering Compliance Summary Compliance Info Compliance Chart ver 0 2500 serial 5E 70 04 7F 39 C8 Elspec G4k Power Quality Data Center Elspec Ltd Headquarters Caesarea MAIN ENERGY REMOTE SERV
5. POWER QUALIT REMOTE f SERVICE L L Voltage Flickering PSST PSST PSST PST SPLT PLT LPLT LPLT LPLT 2sec 10sec 1min 10min 1H 2H 10H 1D 5E 70 04 7F 39 C8 Unit IP 212 143 246 203 Unit time 05 03 2007 13 19 15 Elspec Ltd 2006 Figure 19 Voltage Flickering Page 38 Shop for Elspec products online at www PowerM ete rSto TG com 1 877 766 5412 Elspec G4400 Power Quality Data Center Figure 20 below presents the Min Max Flicker page This page displays the up to date high and low values for the different flicker values since the last reset Resetting the flicker Min Max does not zero the flicker meter rather it delineates a new point in time from which the minimum and maximum values are to be referenced The values currently in the flicker meter accumulators are not zeroed The flicker meter works on a sliding window principle when reset the minimum and maximum values are dropped and replaced by the next calculated values starting from the time of reset using the values that are in the accumulators Resetting the Min Max Values Clicking on the Reset All Min Max requires administrative access If the user logged into the web site using an admin password then the reset will be allowed other wise the system will prompt for a password The lock icon in the upper right corner of the page signifies that the current user is not authorized with reset privileges Absence of this
6. 100 8GB unlimited Elspec G4430 19 5 16 Elspec G4430 9 Shop for Elspec products online at www PowerM ete rSto TG com 1 877 766 5412 Operation Manual 1 0 1 Communication Ports and I O Elspec Elspec Elspec G4410 G4420 G4430 Ethernet Ports 1 2 2 Power Over Ethernet PoE in out RS 485 422 port USB Port Compact Flash CF expansion Voltage Ride through on Power Loss 10 sec 25 sec 25 sec Onboard Comprehensive WEB Server Onboard OPC Open Connectivity Server OPC Gateway other RS 485 422 accessible via OPC 1 2 Using This Manual This manual assumes that the instrument has been installed correctly as per the instructions presented in the volume Elspec Power Quality Data Center Installation and Wiring Manual Initial configuration is described in that volume as well as in the volume Elspec G4100 LCD Remote Display Installation and Operation Manual such that the IP address of the G4400 instrument is configured in the instrument and is therefore attainable through the WEB or LAN 10 Shop for Elspec products online at www PowerM ete rSto TG com 1 877 766 5412 Elspec G4400 Power Quality Data Center 11 Shop for Elspec products online at www PowerM ete rSto TG com 1 877 766 5412 Operation Manual 07 User login Ready MONITORING ENERGY Sy DAT MONITORING Summary Consumption Voltage Setup amp Demand
7. Elspec G4400 Power Quality Data Center Status Description Up time The time electrical system has been operating since the last power outage Down time The total time the electrical system has been out since Started Availability The percentage of time the system has been operational Energy interval The energy interval is the size of the sliding window used in computing demand Configurable by minutes 5 10 15 30 45 60 External Sync Information regarding the method by which the aggregate demand begins accumulating demand e Enabled The aggregate demand begins with an external synchronization signal e Disabled The aggregate demand begins at the end of the configured time Sliding window Information regarding the demand averaging system in use e Enabled The demand is calculated using the sliding window averaging system e Disabled The demand is calculated using the aggregate averaging system 31 Shop for Elspec products online at www PowerM ete rSto TG com 1 877 766 5412 Operation Manual 07 Elspec G4k Power Quality Data Center E SPEC G4400 ENERGY SUE AUALIT REMOTE SERVICE Elspec Ltd Headquarters Caesarea MAIN POWER QUALITY 8 verse Flickering Min Max Flickering eg Compliance Frequency Summary Supply Info Variations Complete Compliance Rapid Chart Voltage Complete Changes Supply Voltage Dips Complete Short EN Interruptions Sa Long Interruptions Complete Co
8. j Watt Where i is the harmonic an j is the phase Reactive power Q The amount of power consumed as un usable energy Elspec calculates reactive power using the following forumula i j k Q Pq V I Sin0 V x1 Vx Vy 0 k Vxly IxVy VAN Ix ly 0 Elspec calculates the sign of Q using the following formula Sign of Q sign of Y Vxi Iyi Vyi Ixi 20 Shop for Elspec products online at www PowerM ete rSto TG com 1 877 766 5412 Elspec G4400 Power Quality Data Center Function Description Apparent power S The total power supplied to the load a vector addition of the Active and Reactive power Elspec uses formula S Vams Irms VA True Power Factor The Power Factor is a measure of the efficiency of the power consumption by a load This is simply defined as the ration between the power used by the load for work the Active power and the total power supplied to the load the Apparent power The most accurate measure of efficiency is the True Power Factor It is defined as the sum of the P S ratio over all the harmonics PFrue P tota S total Cos 8 yr PFriue ly P oi Where the sums are over N harmonics Displacement A simple representation of the PF is offered by simply calculating the P S ratio Power Factor for the first fundamental harmonic PF pisplacement PH1 SH1 3 4 Temperature Ambient temperature is an important parameter both within an electrical cabinet and within the Elspec Po
9. 22 3 6 WAVEFORMS ic dsacieesditsataveussustedetaadswadddesdoasteaaedbasdetusiadaesuPeaadebuseucset Secutedunts soedataandedectsesedeseendedes 23 3 7 HARMONICS ACCORDING TolbColOO0 A 230 23 3 8 CYCLE BY CYCLE HARMONIC SPECTRUNM 24 3 9 SUB INTER HARMONIC SPECTRUM cssccccsssseccenscsccccsceccenscsccensceccenavsccenavessensvessenaveseenacessenavess 25 SECTION 4 ENERGY wi vsssccccsssscssessssessvessssesecsesssseessscnsessesssssesdesesssessscscssssssesssssssssssesssessssssceseseneee0ss 29 4 1 MEASUREMENT STATUS 0ccccccseeccccsseccccesececcuseccccusecseceeecssuusecsecucecsseueeceseusecsseueecessueecsseeeeseeeues 30 SECTION 5 POWER QUALITY o guud 33 5 1 POWER QUALITY COMPLIANCE TO STANDARDS o nss seseeeeeeeeeeertrertrertrttttttttererererrrterrerrrrrrrrrereeeree 33 5 2 COMPLIANCE SUMMARY csccccccssececceseccccsceccccueeccccuuecescucecesuueeccecuecsssueceseueecessuecseeeeeceeeaneeeees 35 5 3 VOLTAGE PICKER irrena E E vs caldcahvedesu ds naceipageas du vagectundecd veuuvaduevaseeds seuswedendes 37 5 4 COMPLIANCE CHART ccccssescccsscscccnssscensevececnscscensucecsenscsseesuvecsensvescesucessensveseesevessenvessenavevees 40 SECTION 6 REMOTE DISPLAY sissccsssisscciesciscciesccescievcdsscdescdescdescdesedevedescdevcdsscdescdescdescdesedevedessdess 41 SECTION 7 SERVICE sisssisssisssisscisscssscisscisesissossesssssasesasssssesdsseasesdstessesdsssdsesdsesdsesdsssdsesdssedsesdsssssesss 42 7 1 SEET a a E e O EA 42 Aisi ENEE EE ER
10. 60 harmonics Checking the Show DC box will automatically check the Show First box as well 24 Shop for Elspec products online at www PowerM ete rSto TG com 1 877 766 5412 Elspec G4400 Power Quality Data Center 3 9 Elspec G4k Power Quality Data Center ESPEC G4400 ONITORING ENERGY POWER QUALITY REMOTE SERVICE Elspec Ltd Headquarters Caesarea MAIN DATA MONITORING Summary T All graphs Voltage Current Vv v Power Vv V2 MV I Vy DV L IEC 61000 4 30 rv Harmonics a Temperature Phasors Waveforms Cycle by Cycle Harmonics Range 2 Sak x Sub Inter Harmonics I Show DC T Show First I Show Angles ver 0 2 500 serial 5E 70 04 7F 39 C8 Unit IP 212 143 246 203 Unit time 25 02 2007 18 54 57 Elspec Ltd 2006 Figure 11 Harmonic Spectrum Sampled Cycle by Cycle Sub Inter Harmonic Spectrum This page displays the sub harmonic and inter harmonic spectrum Figure 12 displays the sub harmonic spectrum which is the spectrum under the fundamental in increments of 5Hz Figure 13 displays the inter harmonic spectrum up to 1 25KHz at a resolution of 5Hz It is possible to view any combination or all of the voltage and current harmonic spectrum in the viewing screen The bars are color coded with a legend above the viewing window Checking the All graphs box will automatically select all the boxes below it The Range pick boxes to the left of the mai
11. Apparent energy in VAh Energy is produced and consumed in an electrical distribution system There exist sites that produce electricity for the grid other sites that consume energy from the grid and still others that both consume and produce energy for the grid Elspec defines energy direction as follows F Delivered Energy Imported energy the energy flows from the grid into the installation F Received Energy Exported energy the energy flows from the installation to the grid F Net Consumption The difference between Delivered and Received energy A negative sign will signify a received net consumption The first page of the Energy heading Consumption and Demand is shown below in Figure 15 This is an At a Glance summary of the energy and demands of the site The second page Detailed Info shown above in Figure 14 offers an extensive study of the energy situation at the site Elspec G4k Power Quality Data Center ESPEC G4400 Elspec Ltd Headquarters Caesarea MAIN MONITORING ENERG POWER QUALITY REMOTE SERVICE L L ENERGY MANAGEMENT pppoe Consumption amp Demand Net Consumption Demand Peak Demand pae Active energy 277 070 MWh 14 512 kW 72 921 kW m Reactive energy 16 137 MVArh 10 496 kVAr 103 22 kVAr E Measurement Status Apparent energy 244 226 MVAh 17 984 kVA 141 609 kVA Power Factor 0 866 Cap 0 807 Cap 0 515 Cap ver 0 2 500 serial 5E 70 04 7F 39 C8 Unit IP 212 143 246 203 Unit time 28 02
12. Data Center 9 Measurement Powers Main Large digits menu gt Monitoring Power P Q S total over all Power totals phases 10 Measurement Average Main Large digits menu Monitoring Summary over phases V I PF V 1 PF 11 Measurement VLi j Main Large digits menu Monitoring Line to Line voltages Voltage Current 12 Measurement li Main Large digits menu Monitoring gt Line currents Voltage Current 13 Measurement Crest Main Large digits menu Monitoring factors V l K factors Factors summary Voltage Current 14 Measurement all V I Main Large digits menu Monitoring gt Volt Ampere summary Voltage Current 15 Measurement power Main Large digits menu Monitoring Power P Q S PF table Power summary 16 Measurement THD of Main Large digits menu Monitoring V I THD summary Voltage Current 17 Measurement Main Waveforms main Monitoring Waveforms waveforms menu Current waveforms 18 Measurement V Main Waveforms main Monitoring Waveforms waveforms menu Voltage waveforms 19 Measurement V Main Waveforms main Monitoring Waveforms waveforms menu gt Current Voltage waveforms Main Harmonics menu 20 Measurement Main Harmonics menu gt Monitoring Cycle by harmonics Currents spectrum cycle harmonics 21 Measurement V Main Harmonics menu gt Monitoring Cycle b
13. Flicker evaluation This measurement reaches a very close approximation of the EN50160 values but in a fraction of the time The SPir is calculated the same as Pir but averaged over 1 hour This Elspec defined value is valuable in that it enables faster assessment of the flicker LP it A measurement designed to give better results regarding Flicker evaluation by using a longer averaging time The Lo is calculated the same as Pit but averaged over 1 day and 7 days as per EN50160 parts 4 15 Elspec adds another averaging period of 10 hours to allow a quicker long term average 6 Phasor A graphic vector rendition of voltage and current magnitude and phase shift between the three currents and their respective voltages The phasor diagram is displayed with respect to Vi Y or Vz A 59 Shop for Elspec products online at www PowerM ete rSto TG com 1 877 766 5412 Operation Manual 1 0 1 7 PF Power Factor The efficiency of power consumption by a load The ratio between the Apparent P ower Volt Ampere and the Active Power Watt described simply as P S A simple representation is offered by calculating the P S ratio for the first fundamental harmonic PF Displacement P H1 S H1 The more accurate PF is defined as the sum of the P S ratio over all the harmonics P Ftrue P Total total Cos 0 P PF true by P oi Where the sums are over N harmonics 8 E Energy Energy is defined as the power in kW
14. Full Auto Negotiate P Display SCH Connections Diagnostics HTTP Active OPC Active LCD Active FTP Active FTP Max System Log 1 0 1 H 5 Power Synchronization Status SES Time Sync Status DSP Sync Status P Network Excellent On Status pozip Status GPS Support Unit 212 143 246 203 Unit time EE Elspec Ltd 2006 serial SE 70 4 FF 39 lt 3 Figure 30 The Network Status page The information offered by this page is as follows Table Parameter Description Serial Interface Bitrate The speed of transmission configured in for this serial RS485 communication in BAUD Data Bits The data bits configured in the specific software protocol transmitted over this physical protocol Parity The existence of a parity bit s in the software protocol transmitted over this physical protocol 54 Shop for Elspec products online at www PowerM ete rSto TG com 1 877 766 5412 Elspec G4400 Power Quality Data Center Network Interface Connections Synchronization Status Stop bits Flow Interface Link Speed Duplex Mode HTTP active OPC active LCD active FTP active FTP Max Time Sync Status DSP Sync Status 7 2 4 PQZip Status The patented PQZip compression software compresses and stores the waveform data preparing it for transmission to the PQNode resident on a system server Figure 31 displays the PQZip Status page The lock icon in the upper right corner of the page implie
15. Power page presents the different electrical power parameters for the three phases and the neutral as well as the total system powers Elspec G4k Power Quality Data Center ELSPEC G4400 Elspec Ltd Headquarters Caesarea MAIN MONITORING ENERGY POWER QUALITY REMOTE SERVICE DATA MONITORING 8 Summary amp IEC 61000 4 30 C Cycle by Cycle Voltage Current IEC 61000 4 30 Power Summa Power Displacement Temperature Active Reactive Apparent True PF PF Phasors 3 286 kW 3 195 kVAr 4 583kVA 0 717 Cap 0 789 Cap e Waveforms 5795kW 3 062kVAr 6 554kVA 0 884Cap 0 906 Cap E EC 61000 430 4 582kW 3 271 kVAr 5 629kVA 0 814 Cap 0 850 Cap Hanmonics 0 000kW 0 000kVAr 0 000kVA 0 105 Ind RE 13 676 kW 9 531 kVAr 16 780kVA 0 815Cap 0 856 Cap Harmonics S Sub inter Harmonics ver 0 2 500 serial 5E 70 04 7F 39 C8 Unit IP 212 143 246 203 Unit time 22 02 2007 20 52 05 Elspec Ltd 2006 Figure 6 The Power Page Displays All Power Parameters An explanation of these parameters and the method used by Elspec to calculate these parameters are described in the following table Function Description Active power P The amount of power consumed as usable energy Sometimes referred to as Real power Elspec calculates the Active power accurately by taking all harmonics up to the 40 into account using the following formula P 1 Vi j Ti j Cosi
16. are listed as follows 1 Elspec G4400 Power Quality Data Center Installation and Wiring Manual This manual instructs the user on installing the Power Quality Data Center power meter into an electric panel and how to begin using the Power Quality Data Center 2 Elspec G4400 Power Quality Data Center Operation Manual This manual describes the interface for monitoring and configuring the G4400 Power Quality Data Center using the onboard WEB server as it is accessible from a standard web browser from any PC connected to the Internet or LAN 3 PQSCADA Site Manager Installation Manual This manual instructs the user in installing the server based Site Manager Software that will manage the Nodes that will collect store and analyze the compressed data produced by the G4400 instruments 4 PQSCADA Site Manager User Manual This manual instructs the user in setting up the server based Site Manager with Nodes that will collect store and analyze the compressed data from the G4400 series instruments The manual instructs the user in surfing to the Site Manager adding and removing Nodes and operating the Elspec Power Quality Reporting Tool 5 Investigator Installation Manual This manual instructs the user in installing the Investigator software used to access load and analyze data from different G4400 Power Quality Data Centers in order to understand the cause for power quality events that occurred in the system 6 Investigator User Manual Th
17. as the latest value is included in the integration In this method a new value is displayed every second Elspec G4k Power Quality Data Center E SPEC G4400 Elspec Ltd Headquarters Caesarea MAIN MONITORING ENERG POWER QUALITY REMOTE SERVICE ENERGY MANAGEMENT Consumption To configure or reset energy and demand data click here amp Demand Detailed Status Summary GE Started 21 06 2006 15 08 00 UTC Last start 15 02 2007 14 20 26 UTC us Up time 251 20 3 54 D H M S Down time 0 9 21 18 D H M S Availability 99 845459 Energy interval 5 min External sync Disable Sliding window Enable ver 0 2500 serial 5 70 04 7F 39 C8 Unit IP 212 143 246 203 Unit time 28 02 2007 22 33 13 Elspec Ltd 2006 Figure 16 Measurement Status 4 1 Measurement Status The Measurement Status page under the Energy header shown above in Figure 16 provides additional statistical information and necessary context information Clicking on the elongated button labeled To configure or reset energy or demand data click here will open the Power Setup page under the Service header The following table will describe the elements of the Status Summary Status Description Started This is the date and time stamp from the last energy reset Last start This is the date and time stamp from the last system down time 30 Shop for Elspec products online at www PowerM ete rSto TG com 1 877 766 5412
18. consumed over 1 hour It is measured in kWh 9 THD Total Harmonic Distortion The contribution of all harmonic frequency currents to the delta between the fundamental harmonic a pure sine wave and the actual wave form SN Where n is the order of the harmonic and h is the value of the measured parameter 10 Line or phase Voltage The voltage between a phase and GND or Neutral Current The current flowing from the phase to Neutral in a Y configuration A phase is marked as Li Vii lui i 1 2 3 N 11 Line to Line Voltage The voltage between two phases Current The current flowing from one phase to another Viij luij 12 Crest factor Ratio of peak to peak waveform value to its RMS nominal value Signifies the quality of a sine waveform X peak CrestFactor rus 13 K factor The weighting of the harmonic load currents according to their effects on transformer heating A K factor of 1 0 indicates a linear load no harmonics The higher the K factor the greater the harmonic heating effects 25 yr xa K 2 ZA 1 15 Active power P The amount of power consumed as usable energy Sometimes referred to as Real power Elspec calculates the Active power accurately by taking all harmonics up to the 40 into account using the following formula P Vi j Ii j Cos i j Want Where i is the harmonic an j is the phase 60 Shop for Elspec products online at www PowerM ete
19. first 16 harmonics the first 32 harmonics or all 40 of the first harmonics that the IEC61000 4 30 dictates as a maximum Checking on the Show First box under the Range pick box will display the first harmonic along side all the other harmonics Uncheck the box for better visual resolution of the n 50 60 harmonics 3 8 Cycle by Cycle Harmonic Spectrum This page displays the Harmonics spectrum as it is calculated using the full sampling power of the Power Quality Data Center on a single cycle The harmonic spectrum available for viewing is dependent on the model of Power Quality Data Center being monitored The G4430 instrument can calculate harmonics up to the 511 harmonic The G4420 can calculate up to the 255 harmonic and the G4410 up to the 127 As seen in Figure 11 it is possible to view any combination or all of the voltage and current harmonic spectrum in the viewing screen The bars are color coded with a legend above the viewing window Checking the All graphs box will automatically select all the boxes below it The Range pick box to the left of the main screen changes the number of harmonics viewed in the viewing window The Range can include the first 7 harmonics the first 15 harmonics the first 31 harmonics and on to the maximum harmonic order Checking the Show First box under the Range pick box will display the first harmonic along side all the other harmonics Uncheck the box for better visual resolution of the n 50
20. from 45 65 Hz Avg Current averaged over all three phases Vit Avg Line to line voltage averaged over all three phases Vin Avg Line to neutral voltage averaged over the three phases PF otal Total system power factor over three phases Phase order Deduced from the measured phase angles this parameter testifies correct phase connection 17 Shop for Elspec products online at www PowerM ete rSto TG com 1 877 766 5412 Operation Manual 07 Time Sync Indicates the quality of the SNTP simple Network Time Protocol connection This connection supplies the instrument with world time UTC from a reference clock SNTP server or from an Elspec G4400 device serving as the reference clock The possible quality states are Excellent Good Poor No Sync The Time Sync quality is essential to PQZip coherent file generation For proper PQZip file generation the quality may be anything other than NoSync Troubleshooting NoSync indication may be related to wrong IP address in the field SNTP Address in the Service menu gt Network setup page or SNTP server down or a momentarily bad network communication DSP Sync Indicates that Digital Signal Processor the hardware that samples and calculates the value of the waveform has managed to synchronize on the signals 3 2 Voltage Current Clicking on the Voltage Current hyperlink on the Monitoring menu produces the display shown below in Figure 5 Elspec G4k Power Quality Data Ce
21. to download firmware Upload to the instrument stored on the computer on which the web browser is running Upload local This button will commence uploading the firmware from the firmware image browsing computer 7 1 5 Display Setup The web site displaying the monitored parameters can be configured to present these parameters in localized units of measurement The lock icon in the upper right corner of the page implies that the currently logged in user is not authorized to change these parameters In order to change parameters on this page the user must first log out and then log in again using an Admin password Two buttons above the tables perform the following functions V Apply Changes after in putting information in the tables clicking on this button sends the new information to the instrument vV Refresh Data pulls the current parameters from the instrument Elspec G4k Power Quality Data Center e aper G4400 Elspec Ltd Headquarters Caesarea MAIN MONITORING ENERGY POWER QUALITY REMOTE SERVICE f SERVICE amp MAINTENANCE 8 Setup Apply changes Refresh data E Unit Setup E Power Setup Display Format Phase Format PF Unit Format Network Setup N123 sl Cap Ind sl Firmware Upgrade Temperature Format Celsius x Display Setup Diagnostics System Log Power Status E Network Status PQZIP Status GPS Support ver 0 2 500 serial 5E 70 0
22. 2 Voltage A cyclic or quasi cyclic RMS voltage fluctuation whereby the RMS voltage fluctuates 0 25 Flickering 4 of nominal voltage at a frequency in the range of 0 4 25 Hz This type of disturbance has been historically defined as causing distress to workers due to flickering lighting and is described and defined in the IEC 61000 4 15 standard Elspec offers parameters the reflect this standard as well as some variations that Elspec has found to be useful 3 Pst Perceptivity Short Time The perception of the flicker over a period of 10 minutes P st 1 is the threshold of perceptivity The Pst value is calculated according to the formula dictated by the EN50160 standard 4 Pit Perceptivity Long Time The perception of the flicker over a period of 2 hours calculated from a sequence of 12 consecutive Pst values according to the following formula 12 P gt D 3 20 LT 2 12 5 Psst An Elspec measurement designed to get quicker results regarding Flicker evaluation This measurement reaches a very close approximation of the EN50160 values but in a fraction of the time The Psst is calculated the same as Pst but averaged over 2 10 and 60 seconds This Elspec defined value is valuable in that it enables faster assessment of the flicker Elspec Psst converges to a real value within 3min from a drastic flicker change or immediately for periodic steady state flicker SP ir An Elspec measurement designed to get quicker results regarding
23. 2007 22 36 26 Elspec Ltd 2006 Figure 15 Consumption and Demand Energy at a Glance Where as Energy is defined as the power consumed per hour and the kWh is the basis for economic compensation when buying and selling energy other tools are required to effectively manage an electrical installation Many of these tools are referred to as Demands A Demand is an arbitrarily measure of power per configurable unit time using different averaging methods A demand is measured in units of power even though a time element does exist Elspec defines two demands and two averaging methods The Elspec demands are defined as follows F Demand the power integrated over a configurable period of time 5 10 15 30 60 minutes 29 Shop for Elspec products online at www PowerM ete rSto TG com 1 877 766 5412 Operation Manual 1 0 1 F Peak Demand the highest Demand calculated since last reset The Demand can be calculated in one of two methods F As an aggregate integration over a configurable period of time The Demand is calculated by averaging the power over the entire period as a block and then displayed as the demand replacing the last value In this method a new value is displayed every configured period F As a sliding window value using the configured time as the window The configured time is divided into periods of one second each Power is integrated over each second and stored Every second the first value is deleted
24. 27 Shop for Elspec products online at www PowerM ete rSto TG com 1 877 766 5412 Operation Manual 07 ai Elspec G4k Power Quality Data Center D ESPEC G4400 i Elspec Ltd Headquarters Caesarea MAIN MONIT OR G ENERG POWER QUALIT RE MOTE SERVICE ENERGYM ANAGEMENT 4 Consumption E amp Demand Detailed Demand me 0 539 kWh 277 065 MWh 44578 KW 72 921 kW EE 0 000kVArh 50 490MVArh O 000kVAr 17 862kVAr Status 0 671kVAh 244220MVAh 18 044kVA 1414 609KVA 0 866 Cap 0 808 Ind 10 503kVAr 121 087kVAr 0 000kKVA 0 000 kVA 277 065 MWh 14 578 kW 72921 kW 0 395kVArh 16140MVArh 10503KVAr 103 22 kVAr 0 672kVAh 244 220 MVAh 18 044kVA 1414 609kKVA 0 804 Cap 0 866 Cap 0 808 Cap 0 515 Cap 0 541 kWh 277 065 MWh 14 576 kW 72 924 kW o 396kVArh 84840MVArh 10503kVArh 138 949kVAr 0 673kVAh 244 220MVAh 18 043KVA 141 609kKVA 0 804 Ind 0 866 Cap 0 808 Ind 0 515 Ind ver 02500 serial SE 70 A4 7F 39 C8 UnitiP 212 143 246 283 Unit time 28022007 22 17 15 Elspec Ltd 2006 Figure 14 Energy Page Detailed Information 28 Shop for Elspec products online at www PowerM ete rSto TG com 1 877 766 5412 Elspec G4400 Power Quality Data Center Section 4 Energy Energy is defined as the power consumed per unit of time In electrical distribution systems the unit of time is one hour and active energy is counted in units of watts per hour or Wh Similarly Reactive energy is counted in units of VArh and
25. 4 7F 39 C8 Unit IP 212 143 246 203 Unit time 07 03 2007 13 16 05 Elspec Ltd 2006 Figure 27 The Display Setup Choosing the Nomenclature 50 Shop for Elspec products online at www PowerM ete rSto TG com 1 877 766 5412 Elspec G4400 Power Quality Data Center The following measurement unit parameters can be customized according to localized customs Table Parameter Description Display Format Phase format This pick box is used to choose the naming convention of the electrical system conductors PF Unit Format This pick box is used to choose the naming convention of the Power Factor units Temperature This pick box is used to choose between Celsius and Format Fahrenheit temperature scales 7 2 Diagnostics Pages 7 2 1 System Log The system log shown in Figure 28 is a list of all events that occurred to or by the Power Quality Data Center instrument The lock icon in the upper right corner of the page implies that the currently logged in user is not authorized to change make changes to this page or to erase events In order to change parameters on this page the user must first log out and then log in again using an Admin password One button at the top of the page allows the Admin user to erase the log Elspec G4k Power Quality Data Center ESPEC G4400 Elspec Ltd Headquarters Caesarea MAIN MONITORING ENERGY POWER QUALITY REMOTE SERVICE amp MAINTENANCE 8 Zeg Logger Data
26. 43 246 201 Using SNTP Main Diagnostics 0 0 0 0 Slew Factor 01 E System Log Step Time 10 sec m Power IP Address 192 168 0 1 Set master defaults Status S 255 255 255 252 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 252 Sas E Network Status PQZIP Access Setup Status FTP Login ELSPEC GPS gt Support Password a Confirmation SetFTP password ver 02500 seria i 5E 70 04 7F 39 C8 Unit IP 212 143 246 203 Unit time 07 03 2007 13 14 38 Elspec Ltd 2006 Figure 25 The Network Setup Page Inputting Communication Parameters 46 Shop for Elspec products online at www PowerM ete rSto TG com 1 877 766 5412 Elspec G4400 Power Quality Data Center Two buttons above the tables perform the following functions V Apply Changes after in putting information in the tables clicking on this button sends the new information to the instrument y Refresh Data pulls the current parameters from the instrument The topics covered on this page are V LAN setup V LAN 1 The LAN port to be used when connecting the instrument to the LAN or WAN V LAN 2 LCD The LAN port to be used when connecting the instrument to the G4100 Remote Display Unit V Network Time y Access Setup FTP access configuration The factory default network parameters for the Elspec ports are given in Table 5 Table 5 Factory Default Network Parameters No Parameter G4100 G4400 G4400 LAN1 LAN2 LCD 1 DHCP Status OFF OFF ON toggle 2 IP addre
27. 6 5412 Elspec G4400 Power Quality Data Center 5 3 Voltage Flicker Voltage flicker is defined as a cyclic or quasi cyclic RMS voltage fluctuation whereby the RMS voltage fluctuates 0 25 4 of nominal voltage at a frequency in the range of 0 4 25 Hz This type of disturbance has been historically defined as causing distress to workers due to flickering lighting The intensity of flicker annoyance is defined in the IEC 61000 4 15 class 1 flicker measuring method standard and evaluated by the following quantities in the EN60150 standard e Short term severity Pst Perceptivity Short Time The perception of the flicker over a period of 10 minutes Pst 1 is the threshold of perceptivity e Long term severity P r Perceptivity Long Time The perception of the flicker over a period of 2 hours calculated from a sequence of 12 consecutive Ps values according to the following formula Along side these standard flicker measurements Elspec offers additional parameters that will aid in isolating flicker problems more accurately and efficiently Flicker Type Description Psst 2 Seconds An Elspec measurement designed to get quicker results regarding Flicker evaluation This measurement reaches a very close approximation of the EN50160 values but in a fraction of the time The PSST is calculated the same as PST but averaged over 2 seconds This Elspec defined value is valuable in that it enables faster assessment of the flicker Elspec PSS
28. 7 1 2 Pouwrpsrrup E aE EnA AI EE ENa iaia 43 St NEIWORKSETUP crispen aaa aaa aaa aR Raa aa REESEN 45 7 1 4 FIRMWARE Upopang steet tt rette tettes etet tteerereteeeeeeeeee 49 TS DISPIAY SETUP ee Eesen 50 7 2 DIAGNOSTICS e 51 SEET 51 VD Ds HPOWER STATUS 35242200 EE EE 52 72 3 INETFWORK STATUS siaaa aa Ea aaa a aak Naroari 54 VARE E A VA 1 STATUS A T AA A 55 E E EEN 58 SECTION 8 TECHNICAL DEFINITION SG cccccccscscccsssssssssssseseseseseseseseseseseseseseseseceseeeseseseses 59 SECTION 9 G4100 REMOTE DISPLAY REFERENCE ccccscscssscsssssssesesescsssesessssseseseseseees 62 3 Shop for Elspec products online at www PowerM ete rSto TG com 1 877 766 5412 Operation Manual 1 0 1 List of Figures Figure 1 The Elspec G4400 Basic Module Unit Figure 2 Logging in to the Power Quality Data Center onboard web site Figure 3 A Full Span of the Web Site Menu Figure 4 Under the Monitoring Heading Summary Page Figure 5 Voltage Current Real Time values Figure 6 The Power Page Displays All Power Parameters Figure 7 The Temperature Page Figure 8 Phasor Diagram Page Figure 9 Waveform Page Figure 10 Harmonic Spectrum according to IEC 61000 4 30 Figure 11 Harmonic Spectrum Sampled Cycle by Cycle Figure 12 The Sub Harmonic Spectrum Figure 13 The Inter Harmonic Spectrum Figure 14 Energy Page Detailed Information Figure 15 Consumption and Deman
29. 9 Flickering parameters supported by Elspec Compliance Presents the compliance of the monitored system 35 Summary to the EN60150 standard as a summary SH piance Presents the compliance of the monitored system 32 to the EN60150 standard in a detailed report ae Presents the compliance as a bar graph suitable 40 for at a glance situation report Remote Remote Pages These pages present the monitoring and configuring aspects of a Power Quality Data 41 Center in a format emulating an Elspec G4100 Remote LCD Unit Service Unit setup Allows the input of setup parameters such as 42 UTC time password setup and unit ID Power setup Allows the input of setup parameters such as 43 PTs CTs and preferred calculation methods 14 Shop for Elspec products online at www PowerM ete rSto TG com 1 877 766 5412 Elspec G4400 Power Quality Data Center Heading Page Network setup Firmware upgrade Display setup System log Power status Network status PQZip status GPS FAQ s Training Description All network parameters and enabling information is input on this page This page is a portal for downloading Firmware to the instrument Allows the user to choose terminology for display parameters For trouble shooting Displays the status of the instruments power supply from where is the device receiving power Displays the status of the different network interfaces Displays the status of the onboard memory and allows for con
30. A G4400 Operation Manual 1 0 1 EGPEC Issue 1 0 February 2007 ke Chapter 2 G4400 POWER QUALITY DATA CENTER Operation Manual International North America Europe Elspec Ltd Elspec North America Inc Elspec Portugal Lda Caesarea Industrial Park 500 West South Street Zona Industrial Fase 1 POB 3019 4 HaShoham St Freeport IL 61032 4900 231 Chafe Viana do Castelo Zone 23 Israel 38900 U S A Portugal Tal 1Q79 A R279 A7 Tal 11 RQ1R OBR A921 Tal 12R1 ORQA OI AON Shop for Elspec products online at www PowerM ete rSto TG com 1 877 766 5412 Operation Manual 1 0 1 NOTICE This document contains Elspec proprietary material The information contained in this document is believed to be reliable and accurate Elspec assumes no responsibility for the use of this material The contents of this document are subject to change without prior notice Elspec PQZip compression technology is patent pending Copyright 2007 Elspec Ltd all rights reserved Elspec is a registered Trademark Important Symbols Used in This Manual Warning This symbol indicates instructions that must be followed to avoid device malfunction or damage the product enclosure that may constitute a risk of electric shock serious injury or Danger This symbol indicates the presence of dangerous voltage within and outside AN death to persons if proper precautions are not followed Note p This symbol directs the user s attention to important installa
31. E FIP usemame G4k Bank B version 0 2 500 E Firmware Upgrade FTP password Gg54327 Display Firmware ekon 4k Setup filename ER Diagnostics System Log Local Image Firmware Upload E Power Browse Status geg Status PQZIP Status GPS Support D a ver 0 2 500 serial 5E 70 04 7F 39 C8 Unit IP 212 143 246 203 Unit time 07 03 2007 13 15 21 Elspec Ltd 2006 Figure 26 The Upgrading Firmware Page The upgrade parameters required to update the firmware as shown in Figure 26 are described in the following table Table Parameter Description FTP Firmware FTP server The IP address of the server on which the new version of Upgrade firmware is stored FTP user name User name for accessing the FTP site FTP password User password for accessing the FTP site Firmware File name of the new firmware to be downloaded to the filename instrument Active Bank Bank A version This is the version of firmware stored in Bank A from which the instrument boots when starting up 49 Shop for Elspec products online at www PowerM ete rSto TG com 1 877 766 5412 Operation Manual 1 0 1 Bank B version This is the version of firmware stored in Bank B to which all new versions of firmware are copied After a firmware upgrade has taken place the instrument reboots from Bank B If the reboot does not succeed the unit will reboot from the older firmware in Bank A Local Version Browse This browse button will allow the user
32. Flickering E Voltage Current Unit Setup Detailed Min Max Power Info Flickering Power Setup Temperature Measurement Compliance E Network Status Summary Setup Phasors Compliance Firmware Waveforms Info Upgrade IEC 61000 4 30 Compliance Display Harmonics Chart Setup Cycle by Cycle Diagnostics Harmonics System Log Sub inter Harmonics Power Status Synchronization Status Network Status Time Sync Good PQZIP Status DSP Sync On GPS gt Support serial 5E 70 04 7F 39 C8 Unit IP 212 143 246 203 Unit time 21 02 2007 12 34 31 Elspec Ltd 2006 Figure 3 A Full Span of the Web Site Menu 12 Shop for Elspec products online at www PowerM ete rSto TG com 1 877 766 5412 Elspec G4400 Power Quality Data Center Section 2 Getting Started This manual assumes that the Power Quality Data Center has been installed properly and configured according to one of these manuals e Elspec Power Quality Data Center Installation and Wiring Manual e Elspec G4100 LCD Remote Display Installation and Operation Manual The Power Quality Data Center has an IP address Inputting this address into the address window of a web browser will open a connection with the onboard website shown in Figure 2 Choose a language and input the password supplied by Elspec for monitoring or configuring the instrument Elspec may have supplied separate passwords for each of the functions monitoring and configuring Th
33. ICE Apply changes Refresh data Summary Status Parameter Value Checklist Parameters Status Compliance Type fENsoi60 Voltage Frequency S OK Running Status Running zl Supply Voltage Naren OK Evaluation Status OK Rapid Voltage Ghangess OK Start Time 14 09 2006 13 32 50 Supply Voltage Dips a OK Window On Time 7 1 45 12 D H M S Short Interruptions OK Window Off Time 0 0 0 0 D H M S Long Interruptions pg OK Temporary Overvoltage SCH OK Flicker Severity SCH OK Harmonic Voltage S OR Supply Voltage ere Unit IP 212 143 246 203 Unit time 05 03 2007 13 18 11 Elspec Ltd 2006 Figure 18 The Power Quality Compliance Summary The rows of the Summary table are described as follows Parameter Compliance Type Running Status Evaluation Status Start Time Window On Time Window Off Time Description This pick box allows the engineer to choose which standard will be used for compliance comparison The choices are e EN50160 e EN50160 asynch e NVE PQ Norway This pick box allows for turning the compliance comparison mechanism on or off This parameter reports on the functionality of the comparison mechanism The date and time stamp of when the system commenced compiling data The total monitoring time of the measurement time window The time the system was not monitoring during the time window 36 Shop for Elspec products online at www PowerMeterStore com 1 877 76
34. T converges to a real value within 3 min from a drastic flicker change or immediately for periodic steady state flicker Psst 10 Seconds An Elspec measurement designed to get quicker results regarding Flicker evaluation This measurement reaches a very close approximation of the EN50160 values but in a fraction of the time The PSST is calculated the same as PST but averaged over 10 seconds This Elspec defined value is valuable in that it enables faster assessment of the flicker Elspec PSST converges to a real value within 3 min from a drastic flicker change or immediately for periodic steady state flicker Psst 1 Minutes An Elspec measurement designed to get quicker results regarding Flicker evaluation This measurement reaches a very close approximation of the EN50160 values but in a fraction of the time The PSST is calculated the same as PST but averaged over 1 minute This Elspec defined value is valuable in that it enables faster assessment of the flicker Elsoec PSST converges to a real value within 3 min from a drastic flicker change or immediately for periodic steady state flicker 37 Shop for Elspec products online at www PowerM ete rSto TG com 1 877 766 5412 Operation Manual 1 0 1 An Elspec measurement designed to get quicker results regarding PspLT 1 Hour Din 10 Hours Dor Day Dor 7 Days The Elspec measurements are intended to enhance the evaluation of flicker problems by on site engineers these mea
35. alth of the instrument 7 1 Set Up Pages 7 1 1 Unit Setup The Unit Setup page allows the user to input the initial elemental information crucial to the basic operation of the instrument The topics covered in this setup page are V G4 Unit Configuration Password Setup Real Time Clock Elspec G4k Power Quality Data Center ESPEC G4400 Elspec Ltd Headquarters Caesarea MAIN MONITORING ENERGY POWER QUALITY REMOTE SERVI SERVICE amp MAINTENANCE Setup Apply changes Refresh data E Unit Setup E Power Setup G4 Unit Configuration Type _G4420 Product name Elspec G4k Power Quality Data Center E Network Setup Product version Boot 0 2 85 SW 0 2 500 7707 HW 2x2x2 DSP 612 2 P Firmware Site name Elspec Ltd Headquarters Caesarea MAIN Upgrade Display Site description e4400 Main Sp Operator name Bus Dev Manager Mr Amir Broshi Diagnostics Company name Elspec Technologies E System Log a Resse Password Setup Status zeng Set password Set password pap Status GPS Real Time Clock Saai RTC Counter 13579 11 58 59 D H M S UTC 2 x ver 0 2 500 serial 5E 70 04 7F 39 C8 UnitIP 212 143 246 203 Unit time 07 03 2007 13 13 14 Elspec Ltd 2006 Figure 23 The Unit Setup and Configuration Page 42 Shop for Elspec products online at www PowerM ete rSto TG com 1 877 766 5412 Elspec G4400 Power Quality Data Center Figure 23 displays t
36. ansformer is connected to the instrument In such a case the instrument will calculate the Neutral values in lieu of real measured input Table 4 Network Parameters Explained No User network parameter Definition 1 DHCP Status toggle DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Elspec enables 2 run modes DHCP enable and disable DHCP enabled The G4400 network configuration is automated by the Internet server the G4400 will not keep user input network parameters rather the Internet server configures the network parameters automatically DHCP disabled The G4400 network parameters are input by the user and remain Static 2 IP address Internet address of the Elspec G4400 device 45 Shop for Elspec products online at www PowerM ete rSto TG com 1 877 766 5412 Operation Manual 07 3 Subnet Mask A local bit mask set of flags that specifies which bits of the IP address specify a particular IP network or a host within a sub network An IP address of 128 66 12 1 with a subnet mask of 255 255 255 0 specifies host 1 on subnet 128 66 12 0 The subnet mask determines the maximum number of hosts on a sub network 4 Gateway A Gateway is a computing node on the local Internet network that allows or controls access to that network 5 SNTP address SNTP Simple Network Time Protocol A PC server or an Elspec G4400 device can be used as a time reference UTC SNTP is a protocol used to reference that t
37. d Energy at a Glance Figure 16 Measurement Status Figure 17 PQ Standards Compliance Information Figure 18 The Power Quality Compliance Summary Figure 19 Voltage Flickering Page Figure 20 Min Max Voltage Flickering Page Figure 21 Power Quality Compliance Chart Figure 22 The Web Based Remote Display Unit Figure 23 The Unit Setup and Configuration Page Figure 24 The Power Setup Page Configuring the Power Inputs Figure 25 The Network Setup Page Inputting Communication Parameters Figure 26 The Upgrading Firmware Page Figure 27 The Display Setup Choosing the Nomenclature Figure 28 The System Log Figure 29 The Power Supply Status Page Figure 30 The Network Status page Figure 31 The PQZip Status Page Figure 32 The GPS Interface Page List of Tables Table 1 Web page listing for Power Quality Data Center Website Table 2 Values of Individual Harmonic Voltages Low Voltage Table 3 Values of Individual Harmonic Voltages Medium Voltage o o Table 4 Network Parameters Evpletted Table 5 Factory Default Network Poromteterg 4 Shop for Elspec products online at www PowerM ete rSto TG com 1 877 766 5412 Elspec G4400 Power Quality Data Center Acronyms A Ampere CT Current Transformer DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol IP Internet Protocol OPC OPen Connectivity formerly OLE for Proce
38. e configuring password will allow access for configuring and monitoring The monitoring password will allow access only for monitoring Upon accepting the password the website will present the first page of the first of five headings the Summary page of the Monitoring heading as shown below in Figure 4 The website is divided into 5 sections as shown above in Figure 3 This figure demonstrates the pages available under each of the 5 headings Table 1 below lists each of the 5 headings the pages available under them a description of the page contents and a page reference in this manual where the page is explained at greater length The Elspec G4400 webpage is comprised of 3 sections The upper section contains the site name of the Power Quality Data Center connected to the browser and the headers containing the available menus The middle section displays the information The blue footer at the bottom displays the following information e Firmware version currently running on the Power Quality Data Center e Serial number of the Power Quality Data Center e P address of the Power Quality Data Center e The date and time registered by the Power Quality Data Center Table 1 Web page listing for Power Quality Data Center Website Heading Page Description Page in Manual Monitoring Summary Offers an at a glance situation report showing 17 average values for common electrical parameters Voltage Presents many different voltage and current Current pa
39. e date and time of the event from the various Power Quality Data Center instruments and view them on the same time line using the Elspec Investigator Software package The Power Quality Data Center with its integral web server is the heart of an extensive system including the power meter for collecting the data PQSCADA software for collecting and storing the 7 Shop for Elspec products online at www PowerM ete rSto TG com 1 877 766 5412 Operation Manual 1 0 1 data from the instruments on a system wide server network and the investigator software for analyzing the data that was collected The system topology is presented in Figure 1 The G4400 series Power Quality Data Center instrument 1 is connected to the electrical system via current and potential transformers These instruments constantly record the voltage and current waveforms at a resolution of up to 1024 samples per cycle This data is compressed on board using the Elspec patented PQZip technology The PQZip files are transferred to a PNode 4 running on a server managed by the Site Manager The PNode stores the data collected from the instrument and responds to requests from client workstations running Elspec Investigator software 5 When an engineer using the Investigator software wishes to analyze the data collected by the instrument from a certain time frame the PNode decompresses the requested data performs the necessary mathematical calculations to display the electrical
40. figuring the PQZip compression Information on the Global Positioning System input unit if installed Not Supported Not supported Page in Manual 45 49 50 51 52 54 55 57 15 Shop for Elspec products online at www PowerM ete rSto TG com 1 877 766 5412 Operation Manual 07 Elspec G4k Power Quality Data Center Elspec Ltd Headquarters Caesarea MAIN EPEC G4400 POWER QUALITY REMOTE SERVICE DATA MONITORING Summary Voltage Current Frequency 49 965 Hz E Power Temperature I Avg 86 469 A Phasors Vit Avg 393 666 Volt Waveforms IEC 61000 4 30 Vin Avg 227 307 Volt Harmonics PF Total 0 991 Ind Senisi Phase Order 123 Synchronization Status Time Sync DSP Sync serial 5 70 04 7F 39 C8 Unit IP 212 143 246 203 Unit time 24 02 2007 11 44 11 Elspec Ltd 2006 Figure 4 Under the Monitoring Heading Summary Page 16 Shop for Elspec products online at www PowerM ete rSto TG com 1 877 766 5412 Elspec G4400 Power Quality Data Center Section 3 Monitoring The first page to open upon gaining access to the Power Quality Data Center website is the Summary page under the Monitoring heading the first heading from the left as seen in Figure 4 Under the Monitoring heading it is possible to see all real time data as it is collected by the Power Quality Data Center before it is compressed and sent to the PNode for storage by the PQSCADA software The Els
41. he PQZip file on the instrument The topics covered in this page are PQZip Information information regarding the compressed file Tolerance this is the percentage of data compression V Compact Flash Information information regarding the physical memory medium The State pick box is used to enable or disable the PQZip compression mechanism Enabling the mechanism is undertaken after all the setup parameters have been input and the instrument is monitoring the electrical system in a properly configured manner Elspec G4k Power Quality Data Center ESPEC G4400 Elspec Ltd Headquarters Caesarea MAIN MONITORING ENERGY OWER QUALITY SERVICE SERVICE amp M AINTENANCE Setup Apply changes Refresh data Erase PQzip Data 5 Unit Setup Power Setup PQZIP Information state Enable Tolerance Network Compression 99 626 Vi 0 1 SR Start time 25 10 2006 10 11 53 Vv 01 ae Weier Current file DF_7F39C8_01C760A2C60F40FA_49 PQ V3 0 1 Upgrade Di S Mu 04 splay Compact Flash Information Setup 4 01 Free CF space 79 1 MBytes Diagnostics L Di Total CF space 998 9 MBytes System Log I 0 1 CF Model SMART CF Power Ju 0 1 Status CF Revision SMICF ABSMART CF Network CF Serial 2005122101A89E63 Status pozip Status PQZip Mode Quality Tresholds File Capacity GPS Fred Quality oF vV IN 0 1 90 Min sl senai SE 70 4 7F 39 C3 Unit 212 143 246 203 Unit time
42. he Unit Setup page The lock icon in the upper right corner of the page implies that the currently logged in user is not authorized to change these parameters In order to change parameters on this page the user must first log out and then log in again using an Admin password Three buttons above the tables perform the following functions V Apply Changes after in putting information in the tables clicking on this button sends the new information to the instrument y Refresh Data pulls the current parameters from the instrument d Reset Unit this button commence a system reboot The following setup parameters are available on this page Table G4 Unit configuration Password Setup Real Time Clock Parameter Product Name Product Version Site Name Site Description Operator Name Company Name Set Password Reset Password RTC counter Time Zone Description The name of the instrument from which the web site is generated The instrument model number appears immediately above this field on the right side of the window labeled Type This field displays all the software versions of the embedded software running on the instrument The name of the site to which the instrument is connected A description of the site to which the instrument is connected The name of the system operator The owner name This button will set the password information input in the adjacent feilds This button will
43. icon implies that the current user is authorized with Admin privileges Elspec G4k Power Quality Data Center E SPEC G4400 MONITORING OWER 2UALIT REMOTE SERVICE Elspec Ltd Headquarters Caesarea MAIN POWER QUALITY 8 Voltage Min Max Flickering Reset All Min Max Flicker see LPLT LPLT LPLT Min Max 10H 1D 7D Flickering Compliance Summary Compliance Info Compliance Chart ver 0 2 500 serial 5E 70 04 7F 39 C8 Unit IP 212 143 246 203 Unit time 05 03 2007 13 20 15 Elspec Ltd 2006 Figure 20 Min Max Voltage Flickering Page 39 Shop for Elspec products online at www PowerM ete rSto TG com 1 877 766 5412 Operation Manual 07 5 4 Compliance Chart POWER QUALITY a Voltage 190 9 100 9 Flickering we E auto Max M auto Min Max 95 100 Flickering Compliance Summary Compliance Info Compliance Chart ver 0 2 500 serial 5E 70 04 7F 39 C8 Unit IP 212 143 246 203 Unit time DOd Mm Yy Hp Men Elspec Ltd 2006 Figure 21 Power Quality Compliance Chart The Compliance chart shown in Figure 21 offers an At a Glance visual representation of the electrical system compliance at any given time The information is presented as a set of bold green horizontal bar graphs showing the percent of compliance to the chosen power quality standard Current system running status along with the minimum and maximum percentage of compliant parame
44. ime to the local machine Example An Elspec G4400 device with IP address 100 100 100 69 is configured as the NTP address The Elspec G4400 that is being configured by the Elspec G4100 device is IP address 100 100 100 63 The configured device will relate to 100 100 100 69 as the reference UTC server clock That clock is essential to the generation of coherent PQZIP files 6 SMTP address SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol Currently notin use A protocol which controls the transfer of e mail messages between two mail servers The Network Setup page is shown in Figure 25 This page allows the user to input all communication related parameters The lock icon in the upper right corner of the page implies that the currently logged in user is not authorized to change these parameters In order to change parameters on this page the user must first log out and then log in again using an Admin password Elspec G4k Power Quality Data Center E SPEC G4400 Elspec Ltd Headquarters Caesarea MAIN MONITORING ENERGY POWER QUALITY REMOTE SERVICE SERVICE amp MAINTENANCE Setup Apply changes Refresh data Unit Setup E Power Setup LAN Setup en D Network Time Setup Auto DHCP Disable sl Transport Automatic x Firmware IP Address 212 143 246 203 Main SNTP 192 114 62 249 Upgrade Subnet Mask 255 255 255 248 Altemate SNTP ban 0 Display z Setup Gateway 212 1
45. ing on the appropriate radio button at the top of the page The values displayed are explained in the following table Function Description RMS Root Mean Square Computed as the sum of all harmonics N 2 Xrms h where N is number of samples per averaging n l interval carried out by instrument Elspec values for N are 256 512 and 1024 depending on the model x For a pure sine wave the RMS value is Xgys E MIN Min value starting from last time the Reset All Min Max was pushed MAX Max value starting from last time the Reset All Min Max was pushed THD Total Harmonic Distortion The contribution of all harmonic frequency currents to the delta between the fundamental harmonic a pure sine wave and the actual wave form Where n is the order of the harmonic and h is the value of the measured parameter Crest Factor Ratio of peak to peak waveform value to its RMS nominal value Signifies the quality of a sine waveform X peak CrestFactor X rus K factor The weighting of the harmonic load currents according to their effects on transformer heating A K factor of 1 0 indicates a linear load no harmonics The higher the K factor the greater the harmonic heating effects Unbalanced The percentage differential between the values of the two phases farthest apart 19 Shop for Elspec products online at www PowerM ete rSto TG com 1 877 766 5412 Operation Manual 07 3 3 Power The
46. is manual instructs the user in the use of the Investigator software to load and analyze data from different G4400 Power Quality Data Centers in order to understand the cause for power quality events that occurred in the system 7 Elspec G4100 Remote Display Installation and Operation Manual This manual instructs the user in the installation configuration and use of the Remote Display to monitor and configure any Power Quality Data Center using a direct connection or through a LAN WAN The Elspec G4400 Power Quality Data Center is an accurate electronic power meter capable of sampling voltage and current waveforms calculating relevant power quality parameters and then compressing and storing the waveforms using the Elspec patented PQZip technology for collection by the PQSCADA software By analyzing the data from various G4400 series Power Quality Data Centers strategically placed around the electrical distribution system on the same time line it is possible to accurately calculate any power quality event the first time the event occurs Since the Power Quality Data Center saves all the data from every phase both current and voltage at a resolution of up to 1024 samples per cycle there is no need to conjecture as to where the event occurred and how to create a set point to catch the event the next time the event occurs When the event occurred the first time it was recorded by the Power Quality Data Center The engineer needs only to call up th
47. larity Vy Ki V2 V3 Di ti Normal sl Normal sl Normal sl Normal sl tagnostics iy 4 L L System tas Normal sl Normal sl Normal sl Normal sl E Power Status eae Energy Intervals Calculation Status Metering Interval Sliding Window I Calculation paziP 5min x Enable x Disable x Status E GPS Support ver 0 2 500 serial 5E 70 04 7F 39 C8 Unit IP 212 143 246 203 Unit time 07 03 2007 13 13 56 Elspec Ltd 2006 Figure 24 The Power Setup Page Configuring the Power Inputs Four buttons above the tables perform the following functions V Apply Changes after in putting information in the tables clicking on this button sends the new information to the instrument Refresh Data pulls the current parameters from the instrument Reset Metering this button will reset the energy meters to zero d Reset Demand this button will reset the demands the values will not refresh until the end of the next period The pick box under the button marked Reset demand is for inputting the electrical system wiring configuration The choices are WYE 4W a four wire Y configuration vV Delta 3W a three wire delta configuration 44 Shop for Elspec products online at www PowerM ete rSto TG com 1 877 766 5412 Elspec G4400 Power Quality Data Center d Single LL a single phase configuration with voltage measured between two phases V Single LN a single phase configuration with voltage measured between phase and neutral
48. minutes Compliance is defined as no more than 1 event per week Temporary over voltages are defined as any event where the voltage rises above 110 of nominal voltage for a period of at least 10 ms Flicker severity is evaluated within an observation window of 1 week Py 2 hours must be equal or under 1 0 during 95 0 of the observation time Under Normal operating conditions during each period of one week 95 of the 10 minute mean RMS values of each individual harmonic voltage shall be less than or equal to the value given in Table 2 for low voltage and Table 3 for medium voltage The THD of the voltage including all harmonics up to the order 40 shall be less than or equal to 8 34 Shop for Elspec products online at www PowerM ete rSto TG com 1 877 766 5412 Elspec G4400 Power Quality Data Center Compliance Description Parameter Supply Voltage For compliance in each period of one week 95 of the RMS Unbalance voltage mean values calculated in 10 minute windows of the negative phase sequence component must be less than 2 of the positive phase sequence component Table 2 Values of Individual Harmonic Voltages Low Voltage Odd harmonics Even harmonics h voltage voltage voltage 5 h 2 4 6 24 NOTE No values are given for harmonics of order higher than 25 as they are usually smal but largely unpredictable due to resonance effects Table 3 Values of Individual Harmonic Voltages Medium Voltage
49. mplete Temporary Overvoltage ka Complete Complete Severity Complete Complete serial 5 70 04 7F 39 C8 Unit IP 212 143 246 203 Unit time 05 03 2007 13 21 21 Elspec Ltd 2006 Figure 17 PQ Standards Compliance Information 32 Shop for Elspec products online at www PowerM ete rSto TG com 1 877 766 5412 Elspec G4400 Power Quality Data Center Section 5 Power Quality The Power Quality header supports 5 menus representing two types of power quality monitoring Flicker monitoring shown below in Figure 19 and power quality standard compliance shown above in Figure 17 This Power Quality header does not include harmonics which are dealt with in the specific pages dealing with Harmonics discussed above in sections 3 7 3 8 and 3 9 5 1 Power Quality Compliance to Standards The Power Quality Data Center is designed to enable engineers to gain control of electrical power quality The definition of power quality is supplied by international standards developed to serve power consumers Figure 17 above displays the power quality score card produced by the Power Quality Data Center website that gives an engineer immediate input regarding the quality of the electrical power on site vis a vis compliance to the chosen power quality standard These ten aspects of power quality are defined by different standards of which Elspec supports the following e EN50160 e EN50160 asynch e NVE PQ Norway Regardless
50. n 31 PQZIP enable disable Main PQZIP information PQZIP enable disable Service PQZIP status 32 PQZIP information Main PQZIP information Information Service PQZIP status Main Flickering measurement 33 Flickering Psst2sec Main Flickering measurement Real time Pst Power Quality Voltage Flickering column Psst2sec 34 Flickering Pst1 0min Main Flickering measurement Flickering Pst Power Quality Voltage Flickering column Pst10min 35 Flickering PLT 2H Main Flickering measurement Flickering PLT Power Quality Voltage Flickering column PLT 2H 37 Flickering table Main Flickering measurement Flickering summary Power Quality Voltage Flickering entire table 38 Flickering table Main Flickering measurement Detailed summary Power Quality Voltage Flickering 64 Shop for Elspec products online at www PowerM ete rSto TG com 1 877 766 5412
51. n screen have the following functions Show DC includes the spectrum at 0 Hz Sub Range Displays the Sub harmonic spectrum Inter Range Displays the Inter harmonic spectrum Harmonics Displays the fundamental harmonic 25 Shop for Elspec products online at www PowerM ete rSto TG com 1 877 766 5412 Operation Manual 07 Elspec G4k Power Quality Data Center E SPEC G4400 Elspec Ltd Headquarters Caesarea MAIN DATA MONITORING Eech T All graphs Voltage Current ei v P F Power vive ie ive Le T E va Ml Live mn IEC 61000 4 30 ace Tva Pi Temperature Phasors Waveforms Cycle by Cycle s Harmonics Range I Show DC Vv V Sub Range Sub inter Unit IP 212 143 246 203 Unit time 25 02 2007 18 57 10 Elspec Ltd 2006 Elspec G4k Power Quality Data Center E SPEC G4400 Elspec Ltd Headquarters Caesarea MAIN DATA MONITORING Summary Voltage Current Power S Temperature Vv V3 Li Vw LO m Vo3 IEC 61000 4 30 Harmonics CVa E Phasors Waveforms Cycle by Cycle Harmonics Range Show DC SE 1 UU WISS F Harmonics Al III All WEE er 02500 serial l 5E 70 04 7F 39 C8 Unit IP 212 143 246 203 Unit time 25 02 2007 19 00 48 Elspec Ltd 2006 Figure 13 The Inter Harmonic Spectrum 26 Shop for Elspec products online at www PowerM ete rSto TG com 1 877 766 5412 Elspec G4400 Power Quality Data Center
52. n the onboard RTC and the SNTP time to be used to offset the SNTP time if a discrepancy is noted The time difference at which the discrepancy between the RTC and SNTP is ignored and the SNTP time is used instead of the RTC time Pressing this button will load the defaults for Slew time and Step time as they are recommended for a master unit that is an instrument designated as a time source for other units The defaults for the master unit are as follows e Slew time 0 1 e Step time 10 seconds Pressing this button will load the defaults for Slew time and Step time as they are recommended for a slave unit that is an instrument that takes its time from a master unit The defaults for the slave unit are as follows e Slew time 50 e Step time 10 seconds The user name for accessing the FTP site The password for accessing the FTP site Password confirmation Press this button to set the above inputs as access information for the FTP site 48 Shop for Elspec products online at www PowerM ete rSto TG com 1 877 766 5412 Elspec G4400 Power Quality Data Center 7 1 4 Firmware Upgrade EGPEC G 00 Elspec G4k Power Quality Data Center ie Elspec Ltd Headquarters Caesarea MAIN MONITORING ENERGY POWER QUALITY REMOTE SERVICE amp MAINTENANCE os Unit Setup Power Setup FTP Firmware Upgrade Active bank px Network FIP server i00 100 100 11 Bank A version 0 2 300 Setu R
53. nter ESPEC G4400 ONITORING ENERGY POWER QUALITY REMOTE SERVICE Elspec Ltd Headquarters Caesarea MAIN DATA MONITORING 8 Summary IEC 61000 4 30 C Cycle by Cycle Voltage Current deg IEC 61000 4 30 V I Temperature Crest RMS MIN MAX THD Factor 235 755 Volt 222 578 Volt 237 625 Volt 1 519 1 419 Phasors SE Waveforms 235 328 Volt 221 359 Volt 236 891 Volt 1 573 1 417 IEC 61000 4 30 Harmonics Ra 236 047 Volt 222 734 Volt 237 469 Volt 1 497 1 419 x Gycle by yclo 0 706 Volt 0 511 Volt 1 292 Volt Hannema 407 740 Volt 384 750 Volt 410 594 Volt 1 348 1 433 Si e H N Sub inter 408 500 Volt 385 750 Volt 410 656 Volt 1 299 1 435 Harmonics Be 408 594 Volt 386 469 Volt 411 000 Volt 1 259 1 440 29 494 A 16 682 A 257 516A 31 719 2 263 N 28 770 A 24 486 A 247 109A 21 472 1 955 u 27 258 A 23 982 A 243 531 A 28 147 2 282 ly 0035A 0 023A 0 056A IEC 61000 4 30 Unbalanced Vave VMIN Vmax lave IMIN Max 0 116 0 000 1369 4488 0 046 93 142 Figure 5 Voltage Current Real Time values 18 Shop for Elspec products online at www PowerM ete rSto TG com 1 877 766 5412 Elspec G4400 Power Quality Data Center This page displays in depth values for voltage and current These values can be viewed as calculated according to the IEC 61000 4 30 or cycle by cycle by click
54. o arrow buttons enable the user to scroll up and down the logged events The copy to clipboard button next to the refresh log allows the displayed events to be copied to the clipboard of the computer on which the web browser is running The following parameters affect the viewing of the log Table Parameter Logged Data Start at Page Size Show Events Show local time for events Logged Events Number Time Code Info 7 2 2 Power Status Description Input the log entry to begin from the top of the list The list starts from the top numbered at O with the most recent event The numbering increased with the age of the entry going down the list Input the number of lines to show in the log This screen allows the user to choose the events to be displayed the choices are e System events e Network events e User events e Measurement events This box is checked to display the time in relation to the time zone in which the instrument is installed as opposed to the UTC time This is the sorting number as explained above under the description of the Start at field The time of the event The code of the event The description of the event The Power Status page displays the status of the various power supplies resident on the Power Quality Data Center The lock icon in the upper right corner of the page implies that the currently logged in user is not authorized to change these parameters In order to change parameters
55. of the comparative strictness of the different standards the definitions are primarily similar All power quality parameter definitions are available on the website by clicking on the parameter name The parameter definitions are presented there as well in the following table Compliance Description Parameter Voltage The frequency is measured as a mean value over fixed 10 second Frequency intervals The observation period is one week The method for arriving at compliance is as follows d N the amount of 10 second intervals d Nu the amount of intervals that the frequency varied 1 00 from the nominal frequency d N the amount of intervals that the frequency varied 4 00 or 6 00 from the nominal frequency VN and Nz increment only if the voltage at time of fluctuation is with in 15 of the nominal voltage V Compliance during an observation period is considered to be when N N gt 95 and N N 100 Supply Voltage The supply slow voltage variation is measured as a mean RMS Variations value over fixed 10 minute intervals The observation period is one week The method for arriving at compliance is as follows d Nie amount of 10 minute intervals y Nu the amount of intervals that the voltage varied 10 0 from the nominal voltage d Na the amount of intervals that the voltage varied 15 0 33 Shop for Elspec products online at www PowerM ete rSto TG com 1 877 766 5412 Operation Manual 1 0 1 Compliance Parame
56. on this page the user must first log out and then log in again using an Admin password Two buttons above the tables perform the following functions V Apply Changes after in putting information in the tables clicking on this button sends the new information to the instrument y Refresh Data pulls the current parameters from the instrument 52 Shop for Elspec products online at www PowerM ete rSto TG com 1 877 766 5412 Elspec G4400 Power Quality Data Center ESPEC SERVICE amp M AINTENANCE Setup Unit Setup Power Setup P Network Setup E Firmware Upgrade Display Setup Diagnostics System Log Power Status P Network Status PaziP Status GPS Support Elspec G4k Power Quality Data Center G4400 Elspec Ltd Headquarters Caesarea MAIN Power Status Powered by AC PoE Input DC 48v Down Capacitors AC On off off off PoE Output Enable Sl On OK SE 70 04 7F 39 C8 Unit e 212 143 246 203 Unit time O7WH2007 13 19 32 Figure 29 The Power Supply Status Page The pick box between the two tables allows for enabling the PoE output on the LAN2 LCD port of the Power Quality Data Center For more information on the PoE output see the Elspec G4400 Power Quality Data Center Installation and Wiring Manual The following statuses are visible on this page Table Parameter Power Status Powered by AC PoE Input DC 48V Down Capacitors Descri
57. orm Page 3 7 Harmonics According to IEC61000 4 30 This page displays the Harmonics spectrum according to calculation methods specified by the IEC 61000 4 30 standard This standard dictates sampling the waveforms over 10 12 cycles of the 50 60Hz electrical distribution system before averaging This method has a smoothing effect producing a reading that lessens the effects of spikes and other transients 23 Shop for Elspec products online at www PowerM ete rSto TG com 1 877 766 5412 Operation Manual 1 0 1 EGPEC G Elspec G4k Power Quality Data Center Ce l Elspec Ltd Headquarters Caesarea MAIN ENERGY POWER QUALITY REMOTE SERVICE DATA MONITORING Summary T All graphs Voltage Current Vv Ve ri S Power Vv BE Viv OR mi es Live MES Dv RG S Temperature Phasors Waveforms IEC 61000 4 30 rv Fi Harmonics ae at Cycle by Cycle Harmonics Range 2 8 fa Sub Iinter ES Harmonics I Show First E Show Angles As seen in Figure 10 it is possible to view any combination or all of the voltage and current harmonic spectrum in the viewing screen The bars are color coded with a legend above the viewing window Checking the All graphs box will automatically select all the boxes below it The Range pick box to the left of the main screen changes the number of harmonics viewed in the viewing window The Range can include the first 8 harmonics the
58. parameters requested by the client and then arranges and configures the data to be displayed on the specific screen used by the client Every G4400 instrument hosts an onboard Website allowing access to data from any web browser Inputting the IP address of the instrument in the address window of an internet browser will bring the G4400 webpage to the browser with current real time monitored values 2 Configuration of the G4400 instrument may be achieved via the Website or via the G4100 Remote Display Unit The Elspec IP Address Search Tool 6 is an important element in the Elspec Power Quality Data Center System This utility allows all G4400 and G4100 units connected to a LAN to be found and identified on line The G4100 3 Remote Display LCD is used to both configure and monitor the G4400 series instruments achieving much the same effect as when using a web browser but with the added tactile feed back only a dedicated LCD display can offer The G4100 can be used as a hand held monitoring and configuring tool connecting to each G4400 instrument in turn using an RJ45 network cable or optionally plugging into a network connection and alternately inputting the IP addresses of the different instruments 1 1 G4400 Series Technical Specifications The Elspec G4400 series power meters are available in three models These models are designed to offer cost efficient application across an electrical distribution system A comparison between these model
59. pec Power Quality Data Center measures both voltage and current waveforms at a high sampling level with an accuracy of better than 0 1 This raw data is then compressed and stored for future analysis using the Elspec Investigator software The data shown on the Monitoring pages is calculated from this raw data before it is compressed and shown as real time parameters Basic parameters such as voltage and current are calculated mathematically from the sampled values and are presented in internationally accepted units of Volts and Amperes These are physical parameters that render unequivocal values Methods for presenting power quality parameters however are subject to debate Elspec G4400 instruments calculate power quality parameters from the raw measured data using two different methods e Cycle by cycle the maximum sampling per cycle is used for calculating parameters The FFT spectrum is calculated in multiples of 50 Hz e IEC 61000 4 30 the maximum sampling is spread over 10 12 cycles in a 50 60 Hz distribution system The FFT spectrum is calculated in multiples of 5 Hz 3 1 Summary The Summary page is the first page to open when logging onto the Power Quality Data Center website The Summary page presents at a glance the basic health parameters of an electrical system The parameters shown in Figure 4 are explained in the following table Function Description Frequency Network frequency Hz instrument can identify a frequency range
60. ption Informs the user as to the type of power currently supplying the instrument AC status Status of the PoE on the LAN1 port an alternate power input for the instrument Status of the DC power supply input This flag will go to ON when the instrument has no power supply and is on ride through power supplied by the capacitors The size of the super capacitor supplying the ride through power 53 Shop for Elspec products online at www PowerM ete rSto TG com 1 877 766 5412 Operation Manual 1 0 1 PoE Output PSE Status The status of the LAN2 LCD port On signifies that an LCD screen is currently attached to this port PSE Error Code Fail signifies that this port is malfunctioning 7 2 3 Network Status The Network Status page shown in Figure 30 is an information only page with no options for making changes The page offers At a Glance information concerning all communication systems resident on the Power Quality Data Center Elspec G4k Power Quality Data Center Elspec Ltd Headquarters Caesarea MAIN ESPEC G4400 MONITORING ENERGY POWER QUALITY REMOTE SERVICE amp MAINTENANCE Set KS SS Serial Interface RS 485 Unit Setup Bitrate Data Bits Parity Stop Bits Flow Power Setup 19200 Se Network Network Interface Setup Interface Link Speed Duplex Mode P Firmware LAN Link On 100 Mbits Full Auto Negotiate Upgrade LAN2 LCD On 100 Mbits
61. rSto TG com 1 877 766 5412 Elspec G4400 Power Quality Data Center 16 Reactive power Q The amount of power consumed as un usable energy Elspec calculates reactive power using the following forumula i jek I I Q Pq V I Sin0 V x1 Vx Vy O Vxly IxVy VAn Ix ly 0 Elspec calculates the sign of Q using the following formula Sign of Q sign of Vxi Iyi Vyi Ixi 17 Aparent power S The total power supplied to the load a vector addition of the Active and Reactive power Elspec uses formula S Vams Irms VA 18 10 12 or Long The EN50160 and IEC 61000 4 30 standards require that certain parameters be sampled measurements and averaged over 10 12 cycles 50 60Hz Elspec displays these terms on the G4400 as 10 12 or Long or IEC 61000 4 30 19 Cycle by cycle Elspec displays RMS parameters down to a resolution of one cycle These measurements are referred to as cycle by cycle values 20 Harmonics Harmonics refer to the inherent elements of a cyclic wave that exist as multiples of the hn fundamental harmonic frequency In electrical power distribution systems the fundamental frequency is usually 50 or 60 hertz delivered in a sine wave In practice this sine wave gets distorted The distorted sine wave can be analyzed by breaking it down to the pure sine wave at the fundamental frequency and a collection of superimposed pure sine waves of different frequencies all calculated a
62. rameters in either cycle by cycle averaging or 18 averaged as per IEC 61000 4 30 for all phases and the neutral Power Displays all powers and power factor parameters in either cycle by cycle averaging or averaged as 20 per IEC 61000 4 30 Temperature Displays two internal temperature readings of the instrument and one reading from an externally 21 connected temperature sensor 13 Shop for Elspec products online at www PowerM ete rSto TG com 1 877 766 5412 Operation Manual 1 0 1 Heading Page Description Page in Manual Phasors Produces a graphic vector presentation of the 29 voltages and currents Waveforms Produces a graphic waveform diagram of all 23 voltages and currents IEC6100 4 30 Produces a Harmonics bar graph with a 5Hz 23 Harmonics resolution up to 200Hz the 40 harmonic Cycle by cycle Produces a Harmonics bar graph with a 50Hz 24 Harmonics resolution up to 6 4KHz the 128 harmonic Sub inter Produces a Harmonics bar graph showing all 25 Harmonics inter harmonic and sub harmonic elements Energy Consumption Shows Energies as consumption and demand 29 and Demand Power factor is also included Detailed Info Shows all Energies in both directions as 28 consumption and demand Measurement Displays the parameters by which the Energies 30 Status and demands are calculated and displayed Power Voltage Flicker Displays all flicker parameters supported by 37 Quality Elspec Min Max Displays all Min Max values for all flicker 3
63. rature could be signaling loose connections or some other malfunction The Elspec Power Quality Data Center is designed to deliver the declared accuracy at temperatures ranging from 30 to 85 C The external temperature probe allows for the remote monitoring of the temperature in the cabinet A rise in cabinet temperature could be signaling loose connections or some other malfunction 3 5 Phasors A phasor is a vector representation of the voltages and currents in the system The phasor diagram is a good graphic at a glance tool for ascertaining system normalcy They are particularly good for troubleshooting faulty installations Elspec G4k Power Quality Data Center Elspec Ltd Headquarters Caesarea MAIN E SPEC G4400 MONITORING ENERGY POWER QUALITY REMOTE SERVICE DATA MONITORING Summary r oltages Voltage Current I Diff Volt Power M Currents Temperature Phasors Waveforms IEC 61000 4 30 Harmonics Cycle by Cycle Harmonics Sub Iinter Harmonics ver 0 2 500 serial 5E 70 04 7F 39 C8 Unit IP 212 143 246 203 Unit time 22 02 2007 22 50 10 Elspec Ltd 2006 Figure 8 Phasor Diagram Page The Phasor page of the G4400 website supports phasor representation of both wye and delta voltage configurations V Voltages wye configuration d Diff volt delta configuration V Currents line currents Figure 8 above presents the voltage in a wye configuration with the current phasors
64. reset the password to the factory default This is the time currently kept by the instrument The UTC offset time zone also Known as GMT offset 7 1 2 Power Setup The Elspec 4400 meter must be programmed with the proper electrical system input parameters in order to ensure correct correlation between the measured parameters and the scale presented by the monitoring and analysis software The parameters of the secondary current loops fed through the circular section of the DSP module must be input as well as the system voltage being measured Figure 24 displays the Power Setup page The lock icon in the upper right corner of the page implies that the currently logged in user is not authorized to change these parameters In 43 Shop for Elspec products online at www PowerM ete rSto TG com 1 877 766 5412 Operation Manual 07 order to change parameters on this page the user must first log out and then log in again using an Admin password The topics covered in this setup page are Power Configuration Energy Intervals Calculation E SPEC G4400 Elspec G4k Power Quality Data Center Elspec Ltd Headquarters Caesarea MAIN MONITORING POWER QUALITY REMOTE SERVICE amp MAINTENANCE Setup Apply changes Refresh data E Unit Setup Jang zu zl Power Configuration Power Setup ser Gams w ven E H H NEES Hi Nominals G G o Bez F Hz so vo se ml af Displ gege Po
65. s is offered in the matrix below Real Time Measurements Elspec Elspec Elspec G4410 G4420 G4430 Voltage Current per phase average unbalance Power real reactive apparent power factor frequency Energy bi directional import export net total Demand window sliding window Sampling rate samples cycle Current 256 512 1024 Harmonic calculations until 127 255 511 Measurements according to IEC 61000 4 30 8 Shop for Elspec products online at www PowerM ete rSto TG com 1 877 766 5412 Elspec G4400 Power Quality Data Center Real Time Measurements Cycle by cycle RMS frequency and harmonics Measurement during overloading Data and Waveform Logs Cycle by cycle PQZip logging Event Logs Waveform Logs Min max logs for all parameters Timestamp resolution in microseconds Typical synchronization accuracy Internal Memory Firmware limit for continuous data and waveform capture Power Quality Analysis Sag swell monitoring Symmetrical Components Transient detection in microseconds 50 60Hz Flicker IEC 6100 4 15 Fast Flicker Compliance Test to EN50160 EN50160 Time Stamping Interharmonics Communication Ports and I O Elspec G4410 x2 Elspec G4410 1 100 64MB 1 day Elspec G4410 Elspec G4410 Elspec G4420 x10 Elspec G4420 100 2GB 1 month Elspec G4420 39 32 5 Elspec G4420 Elspec G4430 x10 Elspec G4430 1
66. s that the currently logged in user is not authorized to change the parameters on this page In order to change parameters on this page the user must first log out and then log in again using an Admin password The existence of stop bits in the software protocol transmitted over this physical protocol Type of flow control configured e X On e X Off e None The two LAN ports on the Power Quality Data Center Link function on or off The speed of data transfer in MBits Direction of communication one way or both ways Mode of initial connection The number of remote computers currently logged onto the website of this instrument Function of the OPC functionality Existence of a Remote Display Unit on the LAN2 LCD port The number of remote computers currently downloading data from this instrument The maximum number of remote computers currently downloading data from this instrument The quality of the synchronization with the SNTP server The current status of the DSP synchronization with the electrical system being analyzed Three buttons above the tables perform the following functions V Apply Changes after in putting information in the tables clicking on this button sends the new information to the instrument y Refresh Data pulls the current parameters from the instrument 55 Shop for Elspec products online at www PowerM ete rSto TG com 1 877 766 5412 Operation Manual 1 0 1 Erase PQZip Data will erase t
67. ss 192 168 168 100 192 168 168 168 169 254 249 247 3 SubnetMask 255 255 255 0 255 255 255 0 255 255 0 0 4 Gateway 192 168 168 168 169 254 249 254 169 254 249 254 The following network parameters are available for configuration on this page Table Parameter Description LAN1 LCD Auto DHCP See line No 1 in Table 4 above IP Address See line No 2 in Table 4 above Subnet Mask See line No 3 in Table 4 above Gateway See line No 4in Table 4 above SMTP server See line No 6 in Table 4 above LAN2 LCD IP Address See line No 2 in Table 4 above Subnet Mask See line No 3 in Table 4 above Network Time Transport This field enables the user to choose the method for time synchronization GPS SNTP or to automatically choose between the two as they are available Main SNTP SNTP is described in line No 5 in Table 4 above This field is for inputting the address of the main time server to be used for instrument synchronization 47 Shop for Elspec products online at www PowerM ete rSto TG com 1 877 766 5412 Operation Manual 1 0 1 Access Setup Alternate SNTP Using SNTP Slew Factor Step Time Set master defaults Set slave defaults FTP login Password Confirmation Set FTP Password This field is for inputting the address of the secondary time server to be used when the primary time server is down This field displays the time server currently in use The percent of the difference betwee
68. ss Control a series of standards specifications PF Power F actor PoE Power over Ethernet PT Potential Transformer RDU Remote Display Unit SCADA Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol SNTP Simple Network Time Protocol SSL Secure Sockets Layer THD Total Harmonic Distortion 5 Shop for Elspec products online at www PowerM ete rSto TG com 1 877 766 5412 Operation Manual 1 0 1 Analysis PQSCADA Power Quality Management Enterprise Edition PQSCADA Site Manager POSCADA Pnode Entities Manager PQSCADA Servers e PQSCADA Investigator Software Logging Elspec G4K Power Quality Data Center Compressed PQZIP Data Files Monitoring Elspec G4100 LCD Remote Display Elspec G4K Web Interface Figure 1 The Elspec G4400 Basic Module Unit 6 Shop for Elspec products online at www PowerM ete rSto TG com 1 877 766 5412 Elspec G4400 Power Quality Data Center Section 1 Introduction This manual is the last chapter in a series of seven and will instruct the user in using a web browser from any internet enabled PC to surf to a G4400 Power Quality Data Center for monitoring and configuring the instrument This manual describes the parameters monitored and recorded by the instrument as well as the interface by which the parameters are portrayed through the web graphics The seven chapters comprising the Elspec manual set for the Power Quality Data Center series
69. stem Service Unit setup S N for software and configuration System hardware Information General Information 2 Configuration Y Aload Main System Service Power setup connection configuration System Information Power Configuration 3 Configuration format Main System Service Display setup RST PF Cap Ind configuration System Information Format labels 4 Configuration input Main System Service Power setup voltages currents configuration System polarity intended to Information software resolve inverse Voltage Current polarity polarity connection 5 Configuration set Main System Service Power setup nominal f V for configuration System computation reference Information Nominal values 6 Configuration PT CT Main System Service Power setup primary secondary coils configuration System ratio for Voltage Information PT CT state Current transformers accordingly 7 Configuration Internet Main System Service Network setup communication configuration System parameters IP address Information Network DHCP SNTP other information 8 Configuration Elspec Main System Service Unit setup contact person local configuration System site parameters Information Site parameters Main Large digits menu 62 Shop for Elspec products online at www PowerM ete rSto TG com 1 877 766 5412 Elspec G4400 Power Quality
70. superimposed over the voltage Checking the appropriate box will bring up the desired phasors In the above example it is immediately apparent that the total power factor is capacitive since all three of the phase currents are ahead of their respective voltages 22 Shop for Elspec products online at www PowerM ete rSto TG com 1 877 766 5412 Elspec G4400 Power Quality Data Center 3 6 Waveforms The Waveform page displays the actual voltage and current waveforms monitored by the Power Quality Data Center before these values are compressed and stored As is evident from Figure 9 it is possible to view any combination or all of the voltage and current waveforms in viewing a screen The waveforms are color coded with a legend above the waveform window Checking the All graphs box will automatically select all the boxes below it The Extension pick box to the left of the main screen allows view selection from 1 to 4 cycles Elspec G4k Power Quality Data Center E SPEC G4400 ONITORING NERGY Ow QUA Y SERVICE Elspec Ltd Headquarters Caesarea MAIN DATA MONITORING Summary T All graphs Voltage Current wv Ei Power Live hie Mv Mi Let E vo Ria Cv RG Temperature Phasors P Waveforms Cycle by Cycle KEE Extension 2 cycles sl Sub inter Harmonics l 5E 70 04 7F 39 C8 Unit IP 212 143 246 203 Unit time 25 02 2007 18 16 35 Elspec Ltd 2006 Figure 9 Wavef
71. surements are not specified by any standard at this time Any official research Flicker evaluation This measurement reaches a very close approximation of the EN50160 values but in a fraction of the time The SPLT is calculated the same as PLT but averaged over 1 hour This Elspec defined value is valuable in that it enables faster assessment of the flicker An Elspec measurement designed to give better results regarding Flicker evaluation by using a longer averaging time The LP r is calculated the same as P r but averaged over 10 hours to allow a quicker long term average An Elspec measurement designed to give better results regarding Flicker evaluation by using a longer averaging time The LP_ is calculated the same as Du but averaged over 1 day An Elspec measurement designed to give better results regarding Flicker evaluation by using a longer averaging time The LP_ is calculated the same as PD but averaged over 7 days as per EN50160 parts 4 15 on the flicker in an electrical installation should incorporate only the Pst and Piy measurements The Elspec Psst measurements should not be used when the modulation frequency is slower than 1 Hz since it will have no meaning ESPEC G4400 MONITORING POWER QUALITY Voltage Flickering Min Max Flickering Compliance Summary Compliance Info Compliance Chart ver 0 2500 serial Elspec G4k Power Quality Data Center Elspec Ltd Headquarters Caesarea MAIN
72. t multiples of the fundamental h the value of the measurement at the harmonic frequency n the order number of the harmonic 21 Energy Energy is the amount of active power consumed over a set period of time Electrical energy is defined as the amount pf active power consumed over the period of one hour 22 Delivered Energy Imported energy 23 Received Energy Exported energy 24 Energy Demand The accumulative energy over all intervals since reset demand There is Delivered Received energy demand and there is Active Reactive Apparent energy Demand 25 Peak The peak over all energy intervals of Delivered R eceived Energy according to sign Delivered R eceived Energy demand Shop for Elspec products online at www PowerM ete rSto TG com 1 877 766 5412 61 Operation Manual 1 0 1 Section 9 Elspec G4100 Remote Display Reference The Elspec Remote Display allows for monitoring and configuring the G4400 instrument on site or across a LAN WAN much the same way the G4400 instrument equipped with its internal web server is monitored from a remote PC using an internet browser The following table cross references the actions performed through the G4100 Remote Display Unit and the website on the G4400 instrument No Information type G4100 page G4400 page menu sub menu menu sub menu sub menu page sub menu page Main System configuration 1 Configuration versions Main Sy
73. tem monitored is noisy some time gaps may occur in the data This is due to the time required to process large amounts of data required for high accuracy in a noisy system before the next set of waveforms are recorded buffered and waiting for processing 57 Shop for Elspec products online at www PowerM ete rSto TG com 1 877 766 5412 Operation Manual 07 7 2 5 GPS Figure 32 shows the GPS interface page When a GPS module is installed the interface parameters will be input on this page Elspec G4k Power Quality Data Center ESPEC G4400 Elspec Ltd Headquarters Caesarea MAIN SERVICE amp M AINTENANCE Setup E Unit Setu GPS module is notinstalled R Install GPS module and reload the page Power Setup Network Setup Firmware Upgrade Display Setup SE 70 04 FF 33 C8 Uniti 212 143 246 203 Unit tine OTMWIOGT 13 21 42 Elspec Ltd 2006 Figure 32 The GPS Interface Page 58 Shop for Elspec products online at www PowerM ete rSto TG com 1 877 766 5412 Elspec G4400 Power Quality Data Center Section 8 Technical Definitions No Subject group Term Explanation 1 NI RMS values of voltage V and current I parameters The values are calculated from the measured discrete sampling of the waveform at the declared resolution of the instrument For Current 256 samples per 50 Hz cycle For Voltage depending on the model number from 256 1024 samples per 50 Hz cycle
74. ter Rapid Voltage Changes Supply Voltage Dips Short Interruptions Long Interruptions Temporary Over voltage Flicker Severity Harmonic Voltage Description from the nominal voltage d Compliance during an observation period is considered to be when N N gt 95 and N N 100 Rapid voltage change is calculated as follows For every 3 second window a minimum and maximum RMS voltage within 10 0 of nominal is recorded y The average RMS voltage over 3 consecutive 3 second windows is calculated 9 seconds d The Rapid Voltage Change is the percent of the delta between min and max divided by the average 9 second RMS voltage d The Rapid Voltage Change is limited to a number of events greater than 5 per viewing period of one week A voltage dip is defined as a drop in voltage greater than 10 but less than 97 for a period of time between 10 ms and 1 minute Voltage dip events are counted within a 1 week period V Compliance is defined as no more than 20 dips per one week period An Interruption is defined as voltage dropping to a value less than 97 0 of nominal voltage The viewing period is 1 week V A short interruption is defined as between 10ms and 3 minutes Compliance is defined as no more than 2 events per week An Interruption is defined as voltage dropping to a value less than 97 0 of nominal voltage The viewing period is 1 week V A long interruption is defined as lasting longer than 3
75. ters is situated above the compliance chart 40 Shop for Elspec products online at www PowerM ete rSto TG com 1 877 766 5412 Elspec G4400 Power Quality Data Center Section 6 Remote Display The Remote display header offers a GUI interface similar to the G4100 Remote Display Unit as shown below For instructions on using this interface please see Elspec G4100 LCD Remote Display Installation amp Operation Manual The interface offered on the website operates just as the LCD display by using the mouse instead of the finger Elspec G4k Power Quality Data Center ESPEC G4400 e en enen MONITORING ENERGY POWER QUALITY REMOTE SERVICE REMOTE CONTROL ver 0 2 500 serial 5E 70 04 7F 39 C8 Unit IP 212 143 246 203 Unit time 21 02 2007 11 35 52 Elspec Ltd 2006 Figure 22 The Web Based Remote Display Unit 41 Shop for Elspec products online at www PowerM ete rSto TG com 1 877 766 5412 Operation Manual 07 Section 7 Service The Service header concentrates all the configuration setup and maintenance interface pages necessary to interact with the operation of the Elspec G4400 series Power Quality Data Center The Service header is divided into two sections Setup and Diagnostics The Setup pages allow for configuring the G4400 instrument in the same way that configuring is accomplished using the G4100 Remote Display Unit The Diagnostic pages allow the user to check on the operational status and he
76. tion operating and A maintenance instructions KeA Warranty The Elspec technical support department provides professional and reliable service All Elspec products are warranted as specified in the terms and conditions warranty Elspec is not liable for any damages or injuries resulting from equipment misuse and or unsafe work practices Installation Considerations Installation and maintenance of the Elspec G1400 Power Quality Data Center should only be performed by qualified competent personnel that have appropriate training and experience with high voltage and current devices The meter must be installed in accordance with all Local and National Electrical Codes and regulations This equipment has no user serviceable parts 2 Shop for Elspec products online at www PowerM ete rSto TG com 1 877 766 5412 Elspec G4400 Power Quality Data Center Table of Contents SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION ji cccsccssssssssssesssssssssssesssesssesssssesesnsessseesssssssensessssesssasssnsssasssesssasssansees 7 1 1 G4400 SERIES TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ccccccccceceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesesesenegs 8 1 2 RI THIS MANUA EE 10 SECTION 2 GETTING STARTED eessen 13 SECTION 3 MONTTORIN Go icisscssicss sssccasscasscaseccscsasssavesesesascsass uscsadecavssacsdaeusassdasssassenstsadsensssastenss 17 3 1 SUMMARY eas SE 17 3 2 VOLTAGE CURRENT VE 18 3 3 EWERT 20 3 4 TEMPERATURE eirian ncn ota eege 21 3 5 EIERE
77. wer Quality Data Center Elspec monitors both the internal temperature of the instrument and the power supply and offers an input for an external temperature probe The Temperature page shown in Figure 7 displays the internal external and Power Supply temperatures as well as their minimum and maximum values Elspec G4k Power Quality Data Center Elspec Ltd Headquarters Caesarea MAIN MONITORING ENERGY POWER QUALITY REMOTE SERVICE L e 2peC G4400 DATA MONITORING 8 Summary Internal Temperature ResetAll Min Max Voltage Current 8 Power 41 973 C 38 789 C 43 570 C Temperature E External Temperature Enana External Avg External Min External Max a ens No PT100 NoPT100 No PT100 IEC 61000 4 30 Harmonics PSU Temperature m Cycle by Cycle PSU Temp PSU Min PSU Max Harmonics m Sub inter 44 750 C 41 438 C 46 188 C Harmonics ver 0 2 500 serial 5E 70 04 7F 39 C8 Unit IP 212 143 246 203 Unit time 22102 2007 21 27 40 Elspec Ltd 2006 Figure 7 The Temperature Page Temperature extremes do affect measuring accuracy as such monitoring the internal temperature of the instrument is important when monitoring all measured electrical parameters to ensure that the 21 Shop for Elspec products online at www PowerM ete rSto TG com 1 877 766 5412 Operation Manual 07 values can be assumed to be of maximum accuracy A rise in power supply tempe
78. y harmonics Voltages spectrum cycle harmonics 22 Measurement In Main Harmonics menu gt Monitoring Cycle by harmonics Neutral current cycle harmonics 23 Measurement Vn Main Harmonics menu gt Monitoring Cycle by harmonics Neutral voltage cycle harmonics 24 Measurement phasors Main Phasors display Monitoring Phasors Main Energy measurement 25 Energy measurement Main Energy Energy Detailed Info Delivered measurement Delivered table Delivered Energy 26 Energy measurement Main Energy Energy Detailed Info gt Delivered demand measurement Delivered table Delivered energy demand column Demand 27 Energy measurement Main Energy Energy Detailed Info gt Shop for Elspec products online at www PowerM ete rSto TG com 1 877 766 5412 63 Operation Manual 1 0 1 peak Delivered demand measurement Peak Delivered demand table Delivered energy column Peak Demand 28 Energy measurement Received energy Main Energy measurement Received Energy Detailed Info table Total Energy Consumption and Demand 29 Main Energy measurement Received demand Energy Detailed Info table Received energy column Demand 30 Energy measurement Peak Received demand Main Energy measurement Peak Received demand Energy Detailed Info table Received energy column Peak Demand Main PQZIP informatio

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