PPA5xx/15xx series START UP GUIDE
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1. In the event of any problem with the instrument during or outside of the guarantee period contact your local representative Newtons4th Ltd offer a full repair and re calibration service It is recommended that the instrument be re calibrated annually Contact details 1 Newtons4th Ltd 30 Loughborough Road Mountsorrel Loughborough LE12 7AT United Kingdom Tel 0116 230 1066 International 44 116 230 1066 Fax 0116 230 1061 International 44 116 230 1061 E mail address sales newtons4th com office newtons4th com Web site www newtons4th com We have a policy of continuous product improvement and are always keen to hear comments whether favourable or unfavourable from users of our products Please telephone fax write or e mail with your comments Page 29 PPA5xx 15xx Start Up Guide 9 Specifications Normal DC and 10mHz to 1MHz x10 mode DC and 10mHz to 100kKHz Voltage Input Normal 1Vpk to 2500Vpk 1000Vrms in 8 ranges x10 mode 100mVpk to 300Vpk in 8 ranges Normal 0 05 Rdg 0 1 Rng 0 005 x kHz 5mv x10 mode 0 05 Rdg 0 1 Rng 0 01 x kHz 1mV 1mVpk to 3Vpk in 8 ranges BNC connector Accuracy 0 05 Rdg 0 1 Rng 0 005 x kHz 1uV Ranges Accuracy External sensor input Current Input 20Arms ______ _ Normal 0 05 Rdg 0 1 Rng 0 005 x kHz 500uA Accuracy x10 mode 0 05 Rdg 0 1 Rng 0 01 x KHz 10Q0uA 30Arms _____ __ _ No2. Press Enter Key Press w Key Use Numerical Keys Press Enter Key Power Analyzer Default Screen Appears LILULTLU gy System Option Screen Opens Flashing Red Cursor will surround Hours Set Hours within cursor Hours in clock now set Flashing Red Cursor moves to Minutes Set Minutes within cursor Minutes in clock now set Flashing Red Cursor moves to Seconds Set Seconds within cursor Clock timings will now be complete Page 13 PPA5xx 15xx Start Up Guide 5 3 SET THE DATE Press W Key Flashing Red Cursor moves to Date Set Date within Cursor Use Numerical keys Press Enter Key Numerical Day of Month is set Press W Key Flashing Red Cursor moves to Month Press Key Month Calendar Opens Press V Key Select Month to be entered Press Enter Key Month will be set Press V Key Flashing Red Cursor moves to Year Use Numerical Keys Set Year within Cursor LIULUTTUT TI Date will now be Set I 5 4 ADJUSTING THE BRIGHTNESS Press Enter Key Press VW Key gt Flashing Red Cursor moves to Brightness Press Key gt Changes between High or Low option Press Enter Key gt Screen Brightness will now be set 3 5 5 ADJUST KEYBOARD BEEP Press Y Key Twice 7 Red cursor moves to Keyboard beep Press Key gt Changes between Enable Disable option Press Enter Key gt Keyboard beep now set Page 14 PPA5xx 15xx Start Up Guide Now that you have familiarised yourself with the instr
3. A separate CPU central processing unit takes the DSP results for display and communications At the heart of the system is an FPGA field programmable gate array that interfaces the various elements This powerful versatile structure allows the measurement of a wide range of power related parameters 6 1 WIRING Care must be taken when connecting up the instrument Remember to configure the Voltage and Current inputs as per the drawing shown Current in Series Hi in Low out Voltage in Parallel Phase Source Example shown is a 3 phase 3 wattmeter configuration Page 16 PPA5xx 15xx Start Up Guide 6 2 START UP Once connected power on the instrument and the analyzers factory default settings from memory location 0 will be displayed as per Fig 1 Note these can be altered to your own desired settings see the User Data section under System Options section 6 of the main user guide Within the Power screen you will notice 2 sets of measurements Total and Fundamental as seen in Fig 2 Fig 1 Fig 2 Total Measurements Fundamental Measurements Total Measurements Fundamental Harmonics Noise Fundamental Fundamental Power Measurements All Distortion Removed Each measurement mode is pre configured to display relevant parameters Up to 4 functions can be selected and zoomed in These can be viewed within 3 zoom screens the Zoom function is described in the next section of this manu
4. Page 25 PPA5xx 15xx Start Up Guide Fig 15 Shows the measurements relating to cursor 1 and its position within the Voltage and Current waveforms Fig 15 To switch between the cursors on the screen display use the WA keys Fig 16 shows the measurements relating to cursor 2 and its position within the Voltage and Current waveforms Fig 16 Viewing both Fig s 15 amp 16 above and looking at the measurements from the Voltage waveform we can see that by setting both cursor 1 and cursor 2 to encompass an integral number of cycles the Vrms value is the same as in the POWER mode It is important to remember that an integral number of cycles are required within the cursors in order for the instrument algorithms to output correct results Page 26 PPA5xx 15xx Start Up Guide 7 Transferring Internal Datalogs to USB memory stick This section explains the procedure for storing a datalog to internal memory and exporting the data to a USB memory Stick 1 Setup Datalog DATALOG MENU 2 Press START to commence Datalog Page 27 PPA5xx 15xx Start Up Guide 3 Store Datalog to Internal memory 4 Store Datalog to External USB Memory Stick 5 Locate file on memory stick the file format will have a txt extension PPA DOOL NAL PPA DOOLTAT DOO1 represents location 1 as specified in item 3 above Page 28 PPA5xx 15xx Start Up Guide 8 Repair Recalibration
5. Torque Standard GPIB LAN Standard 0 03 0 04 0 01 0 038 ee 203 DD EC61000 Standard Current Options 20 30 LMHz 0 05 0 1 0 1 0 1 Minimum Window Size PWM Filter options Internal Datalog Internal logging parameters 192KB 16000 10M records records 6 200MB Page 32
6. factor required Current Input Set current input to external BNC or internal current shunt As Will allow the instrument to take full control and select correct ging ranges or set as required Minimum Range Select minimum current range Scale Factor Manually select any scale factor required DATALOG Datalo Enables user to select memory format to save log measurements g and to set log data information Default Settings to set instrument into default settings for respective APP Maths calculation functions are available from a dropdown menu To display maths functions on the main display screen it will be Formula necessary to set the penultimate last line parameter to maths functions This is found within the MODE menu section 9 MODE and selecting power analyzer RMS mode Alarm 2 Data Select parameter to be monitored with alarm settings Alarm Type elect alarm rules High Threshold Set upper limit threshold selected parameter will activate alarm Low Threshold Set lower limit threshold selected parameter will activate alarm Page 10 PPA5xx 15xx Start Up Guide REMOTE Press to set the data resolution and change the format to which the instrument responds to future commands Resolution Normal Data Resolution to 5 decimal points High Data Resolution to 6 decimal points Binary Transmitted in Binary Format Press to select mode for communications interface connection between PPA and PC Program memory lo
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8. al Page 1 7 PPA5xx 15xx Start Up Guide 6 3 ZOOM FUNCTION Within the Power screen you are able to select up to 4 measurements that can be made more prominent from the rest these can be selected and changed by the user as required To select or change any zoom measurement Action Press ZOOM until Press DELETE Press V qP Keys Press ENTER Press V qp Keys Press ENTER Result 4 flashing red boxes appear Red boxes will disappear replaced by 1 white flashing box Move box to desired measurement Measurement will be selected Move box to desired measurement Measurement will be selected Continue until all measurements you require are selected up to a maximum of 4 By pressing the ZOOM button you can now alter the on screen display to show a different configuration of the selected measurements Page 18 PPA5xx 15xx Start Up Guide Fig 3 Zoom 4 In zoom 4 mode you will display only the first 3 selected zoomed measurements as shown Fig 4 Zoom 3 In zoom 3 mode you will display only the 4 selected zoomed measurements as shown Fig 3 Note These will be displayed in the order they were selected Fig 4 Continue to press the ZOOM button to scroll through all screen options Page 19 PPA5xx 15xx Start Up Guide 6 4 RESULTS SCREEN We will now take a look at the results screen as shown in Fig 5 and explain why we have a differenc
9. appearing within the Current which corresponds with the results seen in Fig 6 you can also see a set of selected data on the left hand side of the bar graph these are the results collected from the 3 harmonic H3 To scroll through and select other harmonic data use the left and right arrow buttons to move the cursor at the bottom of the bar graph to your desired harmonic Page 21 PPA5xx 15xx Start Up Guide Within Fig 6 there was a small amount of Voltage distortion but this was not visible within the bar graph of Fig 7 In default mode both the Voltage and Current graphs will be set and viewed at 100 of the set range as shown in Fig 8 Fig 8 To view a small amount of distortion you will need to reset the bar graph scaling to a smaller value of the maximum scale To view the Harmonic Distortion within the Voltage in this case it is required to reconfigure the Harmonic bar graph scale parameters as shown in Fig 9 To change the bar graph scaling you need to access the Harmonic Analyzer screen as shown ACTION RESULT Press HARM Harmonic Analyzer Screen will appear Press W 5 Times Cursor will move to Voltage Bargraph Scale Press 5 5 000 will now be selected Press ENTER Scaling will now be set to 5 of max Voltage Press HOME 2 Times Display will return to results screen Page 22 PPA5xx 15xx Start Up Guide Fig 9 As you can now see a bar graph of Voltage distortion is present th
10. cation Sereen Print Print screen options when USB memory stick is enabled press and hold the START button to dump screen data to memory stick Auxiliary Device Select if any auxiliary device is to be connected to the instrument View all instruments current firmware levels and update user information Mode Mode specific settings see user manual for more information Select memory application internal or USB memory stick Select data type to be stored Select action to be applied to data Select memory location to store test parameters results Name selected stored test Select to execute any changes made within the above PROG menus USB Port USB port for memory stick device Note when rear USB port is in use front USB port will be disabled Page 11 PPA5xx 15xx Start Up Guide 4 Rear Panel Layout 1 Voltage amp Current Internal Inputs Voltage amp Current External Analogue Inputs Auxiliary Port Communication Ports Mains Supply Inlet Page 12 PPA5xx 15xx Start Up Guide 5 Basic Key Operations This chapter is designed to help the user familiarise themselves with the instrument by setting up some basic functions 5 1 SET UP FOR POWER ON Install Equipment Plug in and turn on power gt Installation of Equipment gt Power Supply Connection I 5 2 SETTING THE TIME Press SYS Key Press V Key Use Numerical Keys Press Enter Key Press w Key Use Numerical Keys
11. e data on the left Stays the same but due to the fact we are now only looking at a graph that is 5 of the voltage range the small amount of distortion is clearly visible Page 23 Press GRAPH to show the new bar graph results with the voltage results set to 5 of full voltage range as Shown in Fig 10 Fig 10 PPA5xx 15xx Start Up Guide 6 6 OSCILLOSCOPE MODE By pressing the SCOPE button we can now confirm that the distortion seen within the power results Is present visually on the oscilloscope Fig 11 Press SCOPE again to go to the Oscilloscope s settings page Here we will enable the screens cursors in order to obtain a measurement on both the Voltage and Current Waveforms Fig 12 ACTION RESULT Press W 9 Times Red box will move to cursors parameter Press gt Key Select ON from the dropdown menu Fig 12 Press ENTER Key Cursors will become active on scope screen Page 24 PPA5xx 15xx Start Up Guide Now we will set which of the waveforms are to be viewed on the scope screen All options can be seen in Fig 13 on this occasion we will select dual Fig 13 ACTION RESULT Press W Key Red box will move to trace parameter Press gt Key Select DUAL from the dropdown menu Fig 13 Press ENTER Key Dual graphs will now be displayed upon the screen Press SCOPE Key Screen will show Voltage amp Current waveforms with cursors present Fig 14 Fig 14
12. e in the pf readings between the Total and Fundamental readings Fig 5 As you will notice there is quite a difference within the Power Factor readings from the same DUT Device Under Test In the Total measurement the Power Factor is calculated by W VA or V x I x Cos 9 In the Fundamental Measurement the Power Factor is derived by taking the Cos of the Phase Angle often referred to as cos phi Total Measurement 25 640 49 219 pf 0 5210 Fundamental measurement 360 340 55 19 45 Cos 19 45 pf 0 9430 The difference in the pf measurements is the result of distortion being present You will now be able to see this distortion within the next set of screenshots using Harmonics and Oscilloscope Mode Page 20 PPA5xx 15xx Start Up Guide 6 5 HARMONICS MODE By selecting the HARM mode button we are now able to see the Harmonic Analyzer results screen Fig 6 showing all distortion present Fig 6 AS you will see we are showing both the Voltage and Current THD total harmonic distortion with the Current exhibiting a greater value Now press the GRAPH button PPA15xx and you will see a representation of the distortion as a bar graph as shown in Fig 7 Fig 7 Fig 7 displays a full bar graph of results over all of the harmonic range It will also allow you to see any individual harmonic data on its own In the bar graph above we can see that a significant amount of distortion is
13. m a properly grounded supply e The inputs are rated at 1kV rms or dc cat Il 600V rms or dc cat III Do not exceed the rated input e Keep the ventilation holes on the underneath and rear free from obstruction e There are no user serviceable parts inside the instrument do not attempt to open the instrument refer service to the manufacturer or his appointed agent Note Newtons4th Ltd shall not be liable for any consequential damages losses costs or expenses arising from the use or misuse of this product however caused Page 5 PPA5xx 15xx Start Up Guide 2 2 CAUTIONS e Do not use a damaged power cord or cables Doing so may cause an electric shock or a fire e Do not place any object on this instrument e Do not use this instrument if faulty If you suspect the instrument to be faulty contact your local N4L office or representative for repair see section 7 Page 6 PPA5xx 15xx Start Up Guide 3 Front Panel Layout 1 Display Screen Page PPA5xx 15xx Start Up Guide 3 1 PPASxx 15xx DISPLAY KEY FUNCTIONS Disbla 480x272 dot full colour TFT screen for displaying all information p ay Note screen brightness can be set as described in section 5 of this Screen user guide Screen Display Function Buttons Zoom PPA15xx Increase or Decrease font size of selected parameters on display screen Zoom Zoom Individual buttons to increase or decrease selected parameters font PPA5xx size Displays da
14. rmal 0 05 Rdg 0 1 Rng 0 005 x kHz 1A Accuracy x10 mode 0 05 Rdg 0 1 Rng 0 01 x KHz 300uA External sensor input 1mVpk to 3Vpk in 8 ranges BNC connector Accuracy 0 05 Rdg 0 1 Rng 0 005 x kHz 1uv 10 millidegrees 10 millidegrees x kHz 10 millidegrees 20 millidegrees x kHz 0 1 0 1 pf 0 015 x kHz pf Rdg 0 1 VA Rng 0 0 1 0 1 pf 0 02 x kHz pf Rdg 0 1 VA Rng 40Hz 400Hz Accuracy VA and Watts As above with range error reduced from 0 1 V A VA Rng to 0 05 V A VA Rng Page 30 PPA5xx 15xx Start Up Guide Voltage 0 1 Rdg 0 1 Rng 10mV or 2mV in X10 mode Current fe 20Arms 0 1 Rdg 0 1 Rng 1mA or 200uA in X10 mode 30Arms 0 1 Rdg 0 1 Rng 3mA or 600uA in X10 mode External sensor input 0 1 Rdg 0 1 Rng 10uV 30 with optional PC software Crest factor Voltage and Current 20 Sample rate Real time no gap 1Ms s on all channels Low Bower Ser Compliant with IEC62301 using internal shunt Y Refer to low power measurement application note Full capability control and data Ballast Inrush Standby Power Calibration Application modes N4L auxiliary port Physical 90 265 rms 50 60Hz 35VA max measured fundamental value Page 31 PPA5xx 15xx Start Up Guide 10 Comparisons USB Port on front Colour Display 10 30 50 10 30 50 2MHz Speed and
15. ronments Smoothing Filtering reset settings in response to significant input signal Response change auto or fixed Frequency Allows the frequency to be measured from voltage or current Reference reference Frequency Allows the frequency to be measured from any channel on a multi Reference phase instrument Phase Angle Input reference point for phase angle measurements Reference Frequency filter for a PWM waveform to detect fundamental frequency parallel digital filter Low fundamental frequency measurement option enable if fundamental is below 5Hz Frequency Filter Low Frequency ADVANCED OPTI ONS DFT Selectivity Bandwidth settings for DFT analysis Ignore Overload Ignores over ranging spikes in measurements caused in noisy environments Manually input a frequency to be used for measurements or use Frequency Lock dynamic when input frequency Is fluctuating ramping COUPLING Set instrument fundamental frequency detection range ac dc dc to 2MHz ac 5Hz to 2MHz Coupling dc No frequency detection Set to remove noisy frequency components from any measurements in line digital filter Noise Filter Page 9 PPA5xx 15xx Start Up Guide Voltage Input Set voltage input to external BNC or internal voltage attenuator Will allow the instrument to take full control and select correct Autoranging ranges or set manually as required Select minimum voltage range Scale Factor Manually enter any scale
16. s 18 19 GA FURNES umes Page 20 6 5 Harmonics NMA en Pages 21 23 6 6 Oscilloscope MOOG sr Pages 24 26 7 Transferring Internal Datalogs to USB memory stick Page 27 28 8 Repair Recalibration aawvrrnnnnnnvnnnrrnnnnnnsnnnnnnsssnser Page 29 30 9 S DECIFICALIONS EE Page 31 10 PPA Comparison Table ccccceeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeenenees Page 32 Page 1 PPA5xx 15xx Start Up Guide 1 Getting Started 1 1 UNPACKING When you receive your product check that the following items are included for the appropriate PPA Refer to the contents list below for each model If any item Is missing or damaged during transportation immediately contact your N4L office or local sales distributor CONTENTS 4mm 4mm Yellow Black Re Mains Yellow Black Red Croc Modem Comms MODEL Lead Lead Lead Clip Cable Manual PPA510 1510 PPA520 1520 PPA530 1530 alfalfa alfa ai fia fia 6 3 3 oe fasta fata Page 2 PPA5xx 15xx Start Up Guide 1 2 Fitment of the PPA series Carry Tilt handle PPA5 15 45 55 series power analyzers are supplied with a Carry Tilt Handle that is located within the accessory pack The handle allows a user to position the instrument upwards at one of two angles for easier viewing when the instrument is positioned below the line of sight The design also allows storage under the unit without obstruction of the rubber feet so that instruments can be stacked and is easily remo
17. ta information in real time within display screen press Real Time er again to place on screen information into hold Displays results from Datalog Harmonics in table format Graph PPA15xx Displays results from Datalog Harmonics in graph format Power 3 Analyzer Mode Buttons Scope PPA15xx Sets PPA into Scope measurement mode Integ PPA5xx Sets PPA into Power Integrator measurement mode Handle Carrying handle utilised to site the instrument in an angular Fixture position Measurement Control Function Keys Start Press to re synchronise instrument to input signal 6 Power Button Power On Off button Rubber Feet Rubber standoff feet Page 8 PPA5xx 15xx Start Up Guide Menu Selection and Cursor Control Buttons Press to confirm any parameter configuration setting or move Enter Next through selected mode screen displays Delete Back Press to delete any inputted data or scroll back within any results screen display Press to return to the home page when any parameters have been Home Esc adjusted and entered or will escape from any screen view and return to the selected mode s home screen Measurement Settings Buttons ACQU gr Select wiring configuration to reflect instruments connections to Wiring DUT Speed Select speed to which the instrument will update computed results EE Smoothing filter settings enables smoother data results In noisy J envi
18. uments keypad we can now complete this section by filling in the User Data Information 5 6 USER DATA Press SYS Key Press Key Press WKey Press Key gt gt Use Numerical Keys gt gt gt Use Numerical Keys gt EE EE Press Enter Key Press V Key Press Enter Key Press V Key Press Enter Key Press V Key Use 2 Keys TI gt gt gt Press Enter Key Press W Key I Press Enter Key Page 15 System Option Screen Opens User settings screen appears Red cursor moves to supervisor access Changes between Enable Disable option Supervisor access selected Red cursor moves to user data On this line we can enter a Company Name Company Name now set Red Cursor moves to user data Enter an Individuals Name or Department Name Department now set Red cursor moves to User Data Enter a unique ID for the instrument User Data now set Red cursor moves to Save All User Data details will be saved PPA5xx 15xx Start Up Guide 6 PPA15xx Quick User Guide N4L Power Analyzers cover 1 to 3 phase applications depending on the model and up to 12 phases via N4L s PPALOG software application in both low and high current models Each phase input has wide ranging voltage and current channels which are fully isolated from each other and from ground The voltage and current inputs are simultaneously sampled and the data is analysed in real time by a high speed DSP digital signal processor
19. ved to allow the connection of rack mounting brackets without the need to remove instrument covers Correct installation of the handle is important to ensure the correct operation and long life the handle The following pictures illustrate correct and incorrect handle fitment Correct 1 Correct 2 Correct 1 2 Correct fitting is from the top of the unit as shown here Page 3 PPA5xx 15xx Start Up Guide Correct 3 Correct 4 A correctly fitted handle will have the N4L Newtons4th wording in the correct reading plane when the handle is to the front of the instrument Pic 3 Also a correctly fitted handle will allow storage under the unit Pic 4 Incorrect 1 Incorrect 2 Fitting the handle from the bottom of the unit as shown here wrong Incorrect 1 Incorrect fitting can be seen because the handle does not fit correctly under the unit and handle sides do not fit flush with the registration washer Incorrect 2 Page 4 PPA5xx 15xx Start Up Guide 2 Safety 2 1 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS This equipment is designed to comply with BSEN 61010 1 2001 Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement control and laboratory use observe the following precautions e Ensure that the supply voltage agrees with the rating of the instrument printed on the back panel before connecting the mains cord to the supply e This appliance must be earthed Ensure that the instrument is powered fro
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