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The
Alarm mode detects overshoots of thresholds on each of the following parameters: Hz, Urms, Vrms, Arms, |Udc|, |Vdc|,
|Adc|, |Upk+|, |Vpk+|, |Apk+|, |Upk-|, |Vpk-|, |Apk-|, Ucf, Vcf, Acf, Uthdf, Vthdf, Athdf, Uthdr, Vthdr, Athdr, |P|, |Pdc|, |Q
|PF|, |cos Φ|, |tan Φ|, PST, PLT, FHL, FK, Vunb, Uunb (for a three-phase source without neutral) Aunb, U-h, V-h, A-h and |S-h|
(see the table of abbreviations in §2.8).
The alarm thresholds must be:
■
configured in the Configuration / Alarm mode screen (see §4.10)
■
active (marked with a red spot on that same screen)
Stored alarms can subsequently be uploaded to a computer via the DataView PowerPad III Control Panel software (see §13). You
can capture over 16,000 alarms.
Access to Alarm mode
configuration
(see §8.1).
The
and
icons have the following functions:
Validating the programming of a campaign and starting the alarm campaign.
Voluntary stopping alarm campaign.
8.1. ALARM MODE CONFIGURATION
The
submenu displays the list of configured alarms (see §4.10). This shortcut button lets you define or change alarm
configurations. The following information is displayed.
Press
to return to the Detection Schedule screen.
8.2. ALARM CAMPAIGN CONFIGURATION
The
Detection Schedule submenu specifies the start and stop times for an alarm campaign (see Figure 8-1).
To program an alarm campaign, enter the start date and time, the stop date and time, and the name of the campaign.
To modify an item, move the yellow cursor to it using the and buttons, then validate with the button. Change the value using
the , , and buttons, then validate again.
The name can be up to 8 characters long (uppercase letters and numbers 0 through 9). Several campaigns may have the same
name. The last 5 names given (in the transient, trend, and alarm modes) are kept in memory. When a name is entered, it may then
be completed automatically.
NOTE: The start date and time must be later than the current date and time.
The stop date and time must be later than the start date and time.
It is not possible to configure an alarm campaign if an inrush current capture is in progress.
After configuration, start the campaign by pressing the
started. The
button replaces the
recorded in the campaign if their duration is equal to or greater than their configured minimum duration.
The Campaign on standby message is displayed until the start time is reached. It is then replaced by the message Campaign
running. When the stop time is reached, the Detection Schedule screen returns with the
campaign.
During an alarm campaign, only the stop date field can be modified. It is automatically highlighted in yellow.
8.
ALARM MODE
Figure 8-1
button. The
button and can be used to stop the campaign before it is finished. Alarms in progress are
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List of alarm campaigns (§8.3).
Configure an alarm campaign (§8.2).
status bar icon blinks to indicate that the campaign has
button. You can then program another
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