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Circutor AR6 Instruction Manual

Circutor AR6 Instruction Manual

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PORTABLE NETWORK ANALYZER
INSTRUCTIONS MANUAL
(M98230801-03-11A)

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  • Page 1 PORTABLE NETWORK ANALYZER INSTRUCTIONS MANUAL (M98230801-03-11A)

  • Page 2: Security Warnings

    _______________________________ AR6 Instruction Manual Security warnings ADVERTENCIAS / SÍMBOLOS Una conexión incorrecta del equipo puede producir la muerte, lesiones graves y riesgo de incendio. Lea y entienda el manual antes de conectar el equipo. PELIGRO Observe todas las instrucciones de instalación y operación durante el uso de este instrumento.
  • Page 3 AR6 Instruction Manual_______________________________ AVERTISSEMENT SYMBOLES Un branchement incorrect de l’appareil peut entraîner la mort ou des lésions graves et peut provoquer un incendie. Avant de brancher votre appareil, lisez attentivement le manuel et assurez-vous de bien avoir compris toutes les DANGER explications données.
  • Page 4 _______________________________ AR6 Instruction Manual ADVERTÊNCIAS / SÍMBOLOS Uma ligação incorrecta do equipamento pode provocar a morte, lesões graves e risco de incêndio. Leia e compreenda o manual antes de ligar o PERIGO equipamento. Observe todas as instruções de instalação e operação durante o uso deste aparelho.

  • Page 5: Liability Limitations

    The term of the CIRCUTOR guarantee is two years from the date of purchase and is limited to refund of the purchase price, repair free of charge, or replacement of defective equipment that is returned to CIRCUTOR post-sales service within the term of the guarantee.

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    _______________________________ AR6 Instruction Manual INDEX Security warnings ....................... 2 Liability limitations....................... 5 Recommendations prior to use................... 5 GENERAL OVERVIEW...................... 9 ......................9 NITIAL TESTING ..............9 TANDARD COMPONENTS AND ACCESSORIES ...................... 9 CONS AND SYMBOLS DESCRIPTION OF THE DEVICE..................10 ......................
  • Page 7 AR6 Instruction Manual_______________________________ BIOS CONFIGURATION ....................18 7.1.1 Language ......................19 7.1.2 Sleep delay...................... 19 7.1.3 Lock delay ....................... 19 7.1.4 Password......................19 7.1.5 Zone ........................ 19 7.1.6 Screen background ..................19 MAIN MENU........................20 MEASURE MANAGER....................21 8.1.1 Create......................21 8.1.2...
  • Page 8 _______________________________ AR6 Instruction Manual 10.2.1 Menu navigation ....................50 10.2.2 Switching off the analyzer................50 TYPES OF FILES GENERATED.................. 50 11.1 *.TRN ........................50 11.2 *.STD......................... 51 11.3 *.PHO ........................54 11.4 *.EVQ ........................55 11.5 LOCATION OF RECORDINGS ................. 55 11.6...

  • Page 9: General Overview

    That it is equipped with the accessories requested from the manufacturer. STANDARD COMPONENTS AND ACCESSORIES The AR6 analyzer comes with the following:  AR6 portable power analyzer  100 - 240Vac / 12 Vdc 3.33 A (40 W max) power supply ...

  • Page 10: Description Of The Device

    DESCRIPTION OF THE DEVICE INTRODUCTION This manual contains all the information necessary for safe use of the model AR6 portable analyzer and will help you get the best performance results from it. This equipment incorporates the latest technology and offers the most advanced service on the market in the area of measurement and recording of electrical parameters in industrial or residential networks.

  • Page 11: Active Measurement

    AR6 Instruction Manual_______________________________ 2.2.1 Active measurement Beneath the name of the screen displayed, the name of the active measurement of the AR6 analyzer over which the recording is made is shown, in case the user requires it. 2.2.2 Active screen The name of the screen currently being displayed is shown.

  • Page 12: Icons

    Expansión Image 2 2.3.1 Voltage inputs The voltage inputs of the AR6 are available on the front part of the equipment, as shown in figure 2. They are marked with the symbols U1 (U ), U2 (U ), U3 (U...

  • Page 13: Auxiliary Power Supply

    2.3.5 Auxiliary power supply This is the slot for the AR6 power supply connector. See the power supply features in the chapter entitled TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS. INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE The AR6 analyzer is a configurable measuring instrument that may be employed in a number of ways, which the user may select via the functions of the different icons of the main menu.

  • Page 14: Battery

    _______________________________ AR6 Instruction Manual BATTERY The AR6 is equipped with an NiMH battery as the main power supply o the equipment, which gives it operation and recording autonomy. It also has an internal Lithium battery, the function of which is to permanently power the equipment clock, even while the analyzer is switched off.

  • Page 15: Environmental Conditions

    AR6 Instruction Manual_______________________________ Input impedance 10 MΩ Permanent overvoltage 1,000 Vrms Transient overvoltage <1s 2,500 V Absolute maximum voltage 6 kV 0.04 VA Consumption Maximum voltage in the voltage measurement circuit 1000 V CAT III / 600 V CAT IV for altitudes lower than 3000 m.

  • Page 16: Start-Up

    _______________________________ AR6 Instruction Manual Pixel size Horiz. 0.1815mm x Vert. 0.1815 mm Pixel colour RGB vertical lines Display colour White No. of colours 262K Back lighting START-UP BATTERY INSTALLATION The analyzer comes without the battery installed in order to ensure its good condition. The user must install the battery before taking any other step.

  • Page 17: Power On

    AR6 Instruction Manual_______________________________ 5.) Install the cover after verifying that none of the cables have been damaged and that the battery is firmly in place. 6.) Lock down the cover again with the screw Image 4 POWER ON Once the battery has been installed, press the POWER key and hold it down for a few seconds.

  • Page 18: Bios Configuration

    _______________________________ AR6 Instruction Manual Numeric: Date: Hour: Selecction: The arrow keys ◄/ ► and ▼/ ▲ move the selection cursor to the desired menu option. The  button is used to confirm the selection and change to the desired display screen.

  • Page 19: Language

    7.1.5 Zone The AR6 has some phase colour presets configured, so the user may very easily define the colours desired for each one them. The names of the configured options, and the corresponding colours of each one of them, is shown in the following table:...

  • Page 20: Main Menu

    _______________________________ AR6 Instruction Manual MAIN MENU The main menu of the AR6 has various icons that indicate to the user the different configuration and display options available in a simple and intuitive manner. The main menu icons are: MEASURE MANAGER...

  • Page 21: Measure Manager

    AR6 Instruction Manual_______________________________ For equipment configuration the user must select the measurement Administrator icon. MEASURE MANAGER The measurement administrator screen allows the user to create some standard presets in order to configure the equipment simply and rapidly for making recordings.

  • Page 22: Modify

    _______________________________ AR6 Instruction Manual Once a name for the new measurement has been entered, select CREATE. The analyzer displays a confirmation window before creating the measurement. Once created, the current clamps and voltage transformers relationship configuration screen is displayed. 8.1.2...
  • Page 23 AR6 Instruction Manual_______________________________ 8.1.2.1 TRANSFORMATION RATIO Configurable Parameters:  Primary and secondary voltage  Scale of the clamp installed on the phase meter.  Scale of the clamps on neutral meter.  Scale of the leakage clamps By detecting the connection of current measurement sensor, the device displays the configuration screen voltage transformers and current sensors.
  • Page 24  Two-phase  Three-phase 3 wires Circuit types  ARON three-phase 3 wires  Three-phase 4 wires 8.1.2.3 EVENTS CONFIGURATION Events recorded by the AR6 are based on this configuration screen. Configurable Parameters:  Nominal voltage  Peak threshold ...
  • Page 25 90% configured, plus the 2% of hysteresis). Quality events recorded by the AR6 must last a minimum of 10ms. If the event does not last this long it is not recorded as such, although it does affect the calculated average value of that period.
  • Page 26 _______________________________ AR6 Instruction Manual Parameters displayed: The screen displays the list of snapshot conditions created. Active snapshot conditions are shown in the colour blue. Upon selecting the create new or edit existing condition option, the following screen is displayed, in which the user may create the trigger conditions needed and may combine them with other trigger operations using the logical functions AND or OR.

  • Page 27: Delete

    AR6 Instruction Manual_______________________________ 8.1.3 Delete Erases all files contained in the SD memory of the analyzer that may have been generated with the name of the selected measurement. DISTURBANCES Screen that displays all information relative to transient phase disturbances detected by the equipment.
  • Page 28 _______________________________ AR6 Instruction Manual OVERVOLTAGE GAPS CUTS TRANSIENT The user can move through the various transients displayed in the table by using the keys ▼/ ▲ movement keys. Once the cursor is over the desired transient, a window corresponding to the wave shape of the selected event can be accessed using the confirmation key .

  • Page 29: Harmonics

    AR6 Instruction Manual_______________________________ 8.2.1.2 Transient RMS graphic Likewise, it is possible to see the RMS values of the selected event in graphic form. The transient RMS graphic screen is: Function Description BACK Brings up the previous screen. The selected part of the signal can be magnified using the ZOOM IN option.
  • Page 30 _______________________________ AR6 Instruction Manual Parameters displayed:  Harmonic distortion.  THD according to selection  THD of even harmonics  THD of odd harmonics  Base  Base %. The options on the lower menu of this screen are: Function...

  • Page 31: Phasors

    AR6 Instruction Manual_______________________________ The menu for this screen is identical to that of the harmonics graphic screen. PHASORS The screen displays a phase representation of the voltage and current. “U” and “I” of each phase and phase angle between phases.

  • Page 32: Waveform

    _______________________________ AR6 Instruction Manual WAVEFORM The WAVE SHAPES screen graphically displays the voltage and current signals “U”, “I” or “VI” from L1, L2, L3, LIII or LN The options on the lower menu of this screen are: Function Description Home Brings up the main menu The image may be "frozen"...

  • Page 33: Zoom

    AR6 Instruction Manual_______________________________ 8.5.1 Zoom The analyzer allows magnification of the image on the wave shapes screen. In order to do this, the image must be paused. Use the ▼/ ▲ buttons to move the cursor to the "Pause" option of the ACTIONS menu.

  • Page 34: Configuration

    _______________________________ AR6 Instruction Manual The options of the lower menu of this screen are: Function Description Home Brings up the main menu Allows "freezing" of the variable values on the screen with the "Pause" function or display of instantaneous values again. With the snapshot...

  • Page 35: Decimals

    AR6 Instruction Manual_______________________________ 8.7.2 Decimals The units of measure as well as the number of decimals may be selected using this adjustment screen. The options on the lower menu of this screen are: Function Description Home Brings up the main menu Allows changes made to the configuration to be applied.

  • Page 36: Measure

    _______________________________ AR6 Instruction Manual Function Description Home Brings up the main menu To start the update process. MEASURE Measured parameters may be displayed on different screens in table format.  RMS values screen.  Network quality values screen.  Energy screen.

  • Page 37: Maximum / Minimum Screen

    AR6 Instruction Manual_______________________________ Allows the display to be switched between instantaneous, maximum and minimum values and between consumed and generated values. Displays the electrical parameters calculated with respect to the network quality, power demand, energy consumed or generated and RMS instantaneous values.

  • Page 38: Quality Screen

    _______________________________ AR6 Instruction Manual Displays the electrical parameters calculated with respect to the network quality, power demand, energy consumed or generated and RMS instantaneous values. 8.9.4 Quality Screen On this screen the parameters most relevant to the quality of the measured network are displayed 8.9.5...

  • Page 39: Maximums Or Minimums Screen

    AR6 Instruction Manual_______________________________ 8.9.6 Maximums or minimums screen Displays the minimum or maximum values (according to selection) of the described quality parameters. Cycles through a display of the value, date and time when the maximum or minimum were produced. The options on the lower menus of this screen are the same as those of the quality instantaneous values screen.
  • Page 40 _______________________________ AR6 Instruction Manual Displayed parameters:  Total active power [kW] of LIII  Total apparent power [kVA] of LIII  Total current by phase [A] of LIII, L1, L2, L3. The options on the lower menu of this screen are:...

  • Page 41: Connection Diagrams

    AR6 Instruction Manual_______________________________ CONNECTION DIAGRAMS REMEMBER: “For connections requiring connection of the grounding cable, the corresponding menu option of the corresponding active measurement must be correctly configured” 9.1.1 Three-phase connection with neutral Measurement of the voltage and current of the three phases and the neutral, voltage between neutral and ground, and leakage current.

  • Page 42: Two-Phase Connection

    _______________________________ AR6 Instruction Manual 9.1.4 Two-phase connection Measurement of voltage and current between the two phases and leakage current. 9.1.5 Single-phase connection Measurement of the voltage and current between phase and neutral, voltage between neutral and earth and leakage current.

  • Page 43: Electrical Parameters According To Connection

    AR6 Instruction Manual_______________________________ ELECTRICAL PARAMETERS ACCORDING TO CONNECTION THREE-PHASE CONNECTION 4 WIRES Display Variables LIII Phase-Neutral Voltage Phase-Phase Voltage Current Consumed Active Power Consumed Inductive Power Consumed Capacitive Power Consumed Apparent Power Consumed Power Factor Consumed Cos Phi Generated Active Power...
  • Page 44 _______________________________ AR6 Instruction Manual THREE-PHASE CONNECTION 3 WIRES / ARON THREE-PHASE 3 WIRES Display Variables LIII Phase-Neutral Voltage Phase-Phase Voltage Current Consumed Active Power Consumed Inductive Power Consumed Capacitive Power Consumed Apparent Power Consumed Power Factor Consumed Cos Phi Generated Active Power...
  • Page 45 AR6 Instruction Manual_______________________________ TWO-PHASE CONNECTION Display Variables LIII Phase-Neutral Voltage Phase-Phase Voltage Current Consumed Active Power Consumed Inductive Power Consumed Capacitive Power Consumed Apparent Power Consumed Power Factor Consumed Cos Phi Generated Active Power Generated Inductive Power Generated Capacitive Power...
  • Page 46 _______________________________ AR6 Instruction Manual SINGLE-PHASE CONNECTION Display Variables LIII Phase-Neutral Voltage Phase-Phase Voltage Current Consumed Active Power Consumed Inductive Power Consumed Capacitive Power Consumed Apparent Power Consumed Power Factor Consumed Cos Phi Generated Active Power Generated Inductive Power Generated Capacitive Power...

  • Page 47: Screen Information

    AR6 Instruction Manual_______________________________ SCREEN INFORMATION Information about the analyzer screen and location of the various icons that appear on the upper bar of the analyzer menu are described below. Some icons change status based on programming, recording, memory or battery conditions.

  • Page 48: Keyboard Lock

    _______________________________ AR6 Instruction Manual 10.1.2 Keyboard lock Indicates that the equipment does not have keyboard password protection enabled Indicates that the equipment is locked with a password to prevent other users from changing its configuration. 10.1.3 Event detection Indicates that the analyzer is not detecting any event or transient based on the configuration established by the user.

  • Page 49: Screen Diagrams

    AR6 Instruction Manual_______________________________ 10.2 SCREEN DIAGRAMS The main menus is accessible from any other screen at any time. The BIOS configuration screen is only accessible when the equipment is starting up. 49 of 62...

  • Page 50: Menu Navigation

    _______________________________ AR6 Instruction Manual 10.2.1 Menu navigation Navigation through the configuration screens and meter is done via function keys. With help from the ◄/► cursors, the desired operation is selected from the menus and confirmed via the central button. 10.2.2...

  • Page 51: Std

    AR6 Instruction Manual_______________________________ 11.2 *.STD Mean value of the integration of the instantaneous RMS values during the configured recording period. The variables recorded with this file extension vary depending on the measured circuit configured (Three-phase Connection 4 Wires, Three-phase 3 Wires / ARON Three-phase 3 Wires, Two-phase or Single-phase) and are displayed in the following tables.
  • Page 52 _______________________________ AR6 Instruction Manual THREE-PHASE CONNECTION 3 WIRES / ARON THREE-PHASE 3 WIRES STD recording variables LIII Phase-Neutral Voltage Phase-Phase Voltage Current Consumed Active Power Consumed Inductive Power Consumed Capacitive Power Consumed Apparent Power Consumed Power Factor Consumed Cos Phi...
  • Page 53 AR6 Instruction Manual_______________________________ TWO-PHASE CONNECTION STD recording variables LIII Phase-Neutral Voltage Phase-Phase Voltage Current Consumed Active Power Consumed Inductive Power Consumed Capacitive Power Consumed Apparent Power Consumed Power Factor Consumed Cos Phi Generated Active Power Generated Inductive Power Generated Capacitive Power...

  • Page 54: Pho

    _______________________________ AR6 Instruction Manual SINGLE-PHASE CONNECTION STD recording variables LIII Phase-Neutral Voltage Phase-Phase Voltage Current Consumed Active Power Consumed Inductive Power Consumed Capacitive Power Consumed Apparent Power Consumed Power Factor Consumed Cos Phi Generated Active Power Generated Inductive Power Generated Capacitive Power...

  • Page 55: Evq

    AR6 Instruction Manual_______________________________ The various snapshots made using a single measurement are stored in this file. All variables measured by the AR6 analyzer are recorded instantaneously, along with the wave shapes from 10 cycles of signal from all channels. 11.4 *.EVQ...

  • Page 56: Standards

     EN 61000-4-8  EN 61000-4-11  IEC 61000-6-2:2005  IEC 61000-6-1:1997 MOD  UNE-ENV 50141:1996. 12.5 QUALITY STANDARDS The AR6 is a power quality analyzer that meets the quality standards of UNE-EN 61000-4- 30 (class B). 56 of 62...

  • Page 57: Ce Certification

    AR6 Instruction Manual_______________________________ CE certification 57 of 62...

  • Page 58: Upgrading

    _______________________________ AR6 Instruction Manual UPGRADING AR6 analyzer is ready for an easy firmware update if CIRCUTOR increase or improve their performance. To perform updates, the user can download / copy the update file on the SD card analyzer in the "upgrade" folder, this will make the following process: 1.

  • Page 59: Calculation Of Parameters

    CALCULATION OF PARAMETERS In order to make calculations of the different parameters and be able to represent them, the AR6 analyzer makes a series of calculations by applying the formulas detailed below. 15.1.1 Calculation of average power according to the number of samples ...

  • Page 60: 15.1.11 Calculation Of Base Total Reactive Power

    _______________________________ AR6 Instruction Manual 15.1.11 Calculation of base total reactive power    Formula: fund fund fund fund 15.1.12 Calculation of total apparent power    Formula: 15.1.13 Vector calculation of total apparent power   Formula: WATT...

  • Page 61: Calculation Of Flicker Effect Perceptibility

    AR6 Instruction Manual_______________________________ 15.1.22 Calculation of Flicker effect perceptibility By Flicker effect, we mean the variation of the effective value or amplitude of the voltage, within a range of 10% less than nominal value. This variation in voltage amplitude produces a fluctuation of the luminous flux in bulbs, at the same time inducing a sensation of visual instability (visual flashing effect).

  • Page 62: Calculation Of The Crest Factor

    IN CASE OF MALFUNCTION In the event of questions or concerns regarding operation or malfunction of the analyzer, notify Technical Assistance Service (S.A.T.) of CIRCUTOR, SA. SPAIN 902 449 459 INTERNATIONAL...

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