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Power Energy Logger Model PEL 102 & PEL 103 User Manual ENGLISH GlobalTestSupply www. .com Find Quality Products Online at: sales@GlobalTestSupply.com...
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Chauvin Arnoux , Inc, AEMC , DataView , AmpFlex , MiniFlex and PowerPad are registered trademarks of AEMC Instruments. ® ® ® ® ®...
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Thank you for purchasing a Power Energy Logger Model PEL 102 or PEL 103 For best results from your instrument and for your safety, read the enclosed operating instructions carefully and comply with the precautions for use. These products must be only used by qualified and trained users.
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3.6.2 Single Phase 3-Wire (Split Phase from a center tap transformer) ............22 3.6.3 3-Phase 3-Wire Power Networks ......................23 3.6.3.1 3-Phase 3-Wire ∆ (with 2 current sensors)..................23 3.6.3.2 3-Phase 3-Wire ∆ (with 3 current sensors)..................23 Power & Energy Logger Model PEL 102 and PEL 103 GlobalTestSupply www. .com Find Quality Products Online at: sales@GlobalTestSupply.com...
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5.2.3.2 Specifications @ 400Hz ........................48 5.2.3.3 Specifications @ DC...........................49 5.2.3.4 Temperature ............................49 5.2.3.5 Common Mode Rejection ........................49 5.2.3.6 Magnetic Field Influence ........................49 Power & Energy Logger Model PEL 102 and PEL 103 GlobalTestSupply www. .com Find Quality Products Online at:...
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A.5.2 Voltage Phase Order ..........................67 A.5.3 Current vs Voltage Phase Order ........................68 A.6 Quantities According to the Supply Systems .......................69 A.7 Glossary of Terms ..............................72 Power & Energy Logger Model PEL 102 and PEL 103 GlobalTestSupply www. .com Find Quality Products Online at:...
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Repair and Calibration ...................... 74 Technical and Sales Assistance ..................74 Limited Warranty ......................75 Warranty Repairs ......................75 Power & Energy Logger Model PEL 102 and PEL 103 GlobalTestSupply www. .com Find Quality Products Online at: sales@GlobalTestSupply.com...
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Save the damaged packing container to substantiate your claim. 1.2 Ordering Information Power & Energy Logger Model PEL 102 (no LCD, w/3 MA193-10-BK sensors) ..........Cat. #2137.51 Power & Energy Logger Model PEL 103 (with LCD, w/3 MA193-10-BK sensors) .......... Cat. #2137.52 Power &...
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Lead, one, 10 ft (3m) with one black Alligator Clip....................Cat. #2140.44 DataView Software ® PEL Android App Available on the Google Play Store at https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aemc.pel&hl=en Power & Energy Logger Model PEL 102 and PEL 103 GlobalTestSupply www. .com Find Quality Products Online at: sales@GlobalTestSupply.com...
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PEL: Power and Energy Logger The PEL 102 and PEL 103 are simple-to-use, single, dual (split-phase) and three phase (Y, ∆) power and energy loggers. The PEL offers all the necessary functions for Power/Energy data logging for most of the 50Hz, 60Hz, and 400Hz and DC distribution systems worldwide offering numerous distribution set-ups.
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Three current input terminals. Rigid molded casing over-molded with thermo-adhesive rubber. Digital LCD displaying measured, calculated and parameterizing quantities (see § 2.9). Two (PEL 102) or Four (PEL 103) function buttons (see § 2.8). Enter Button Navigation Button Control button On/Off button Nine LEDs for status information (see §...
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Figure 3 (• •) are the color-coded ID marker insertion locations for the current or voltage inputs. Voltage input connectors (safety banana plug inputs). Current sensor input connectors. Power & Energy Logger Model PEL 102 and PEL 103 GlobalTestSupply www. .com Find Quality Products Online at: sales@GlobalTestSupply.com...
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Power cord connection (see § 3.5.1). SD card slot (see § 3.5.3). USB connector (see § 3.5.4). Ethernet RJ 45 connector (see § 3.5.5). Power & Energy Logger Model PEL 102 and PEL 103 GlobalTestSupply www. .com Find Quality Products Online at:...
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NOTE: Magnetic fields can damage hard drives and medical devices. The PEL should be placed in a well-ventilated room; temperature not to exceed those specified in § 5.6. The PEL 102 and PEL 103 can be mounted to a flat ferromagnetic vertical surface using the molded-in magnets. Figure 6 2.8 Button Functions...
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Data are available for recording (non-display indicates possible internal problem) Power quadrant indicator Real-time Measurement Mode Power and Energy Mode Harmonics Mode Max Mode Information Mode Configuration Mode Table 2 Power & Energy Logger Model PEL 102 and PEL 103 GlobalTestSupply www. .com Find Quality Products Online at: sales@GlobalTestSupply.com...
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Yellow LED ON: Battery is charging Yellow LED blinks once per second: Battery is recovering from a full discharge Red LED blinks twice per second: Low battery (and no power supply) Power & Energy Logger Model PEL 102 and PEL 103 GlobalTestSupply www.
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Downloading over USB and Ethernet may be acceptable depending on the session size and network speed. We recommend putting the SD card into your PC directly or with the external card reader for fastest download time. Power & Energy Logger Model PEL 102 and PEL 103 GlobalTestSupply www.
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(see § 3.4). ■ The PEL can be turned OFF when disconnected from the power supply (and when the recording session is completed - see § 3.3.2). Power & Energy Logger Model PEL 102 and PEL 103 GlobalTestSupply www. .com Find Quality Products Online at: sales@GlobalTestSupply.com...
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ON/OFF button for more than 2 seconds until all LEDs light up and then release the ON/OFF button. Power & Energy Logger Model PEL 102 and PEL 103 GlobalTestSupply www.
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When the battery level is too low and a Low Bat condition occurs (the red LED blinks twice per second), the instrument will eventually turn OFF. The PEL will start up again once it has been reconnected to a power supply. Power & Energy Logger Model PEL 102 and PEL 103 GlobalTestSupply www.
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3.5.3 Memory Card (SD-Card) The PEL 102 and PEL 103 use an SD card for data storage. SD or SDHC-Cards (8 GB up to 32 GB) formatted FAT32 are supported. The PEL is delivered with a formatted SD card in the instrument. If you want to install a new SD card, you must format the card before use.
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3.5.6 Bluetooth Connection to the PEL The PEL 102 and PEL 103 are designed for a Bluetooth wireless connection to a computer. The Bluetooth connection can be used to configure the PEL, to prepare a recording session and to download recorded sessions.
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7. Launch the PEL Control Panel using the icon placed on the desktop during the Dataview software installation, then ® connect the instrument via Bluetooth. Power & Energy Logger Model PEL 102 and PEL 103 GlobalTestSupply www. .com Find Quality Products Online at:...
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Ensure that the current arrow on the sensor is directed towards the Figure 13 load. This ensures proper phase angle for power measurements and other phase sensitive measurements. Power & Energy Logger Model PEL 102 and PEL 103 GlobalTestSupply www. .com Find Quality Products Online at: sales@GlobalTestSupply.com...
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Figure 15 Ensure that the current arrow on the sensor is directed towards the load. This ensures proper phase angle for power measurements and other phase sensitive measurements. Power & Energy Logger Model PEL 102 and PEL 103 GlobalTestSupply www. .com Find Quality Products Online at: sales@GlobalTestSupply.com...
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Ensure that the current arrow on the sensor is directed towards the load. This ensures proper phase angle for power measurements and other phase sensitive measurements. Power & Energy Logger Model PEL 102 and PEL 103 GlobalTestSupply www. .com Find Quality Products Online at: sales@GlobalTestSupply.com...
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Ensure that the current arrow on the sensor is directed towards the load. This ensures proper phase angle for power measurements and other phase sensitive measurements. Power & Energy Logger Model PEL 102 and PEL 103 GlobalTestSupply www. .com Find Quality Products Online at: sales@GlobalTestSupply.com...
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Ensure that the current arrow on the sensor is directed towards the load. This ensures proper phase angle for power measurements and other phase sensitive measurements. Power & Energy Logger Model PEL 102 and PEL 103 GlobalTestSupply www. .com Find Quality Products Online at: sales@GlobalTestSupply.com...
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Ensure that the current arrow on the sensor is directed towards the load. This ensures proper phase angle for power measurements and other phase sensitive measurements. Power & Energy Logger Model PEL 102 and PEL 103 GlobalTestSupply www. .com Find Quality Products Online at: sales@GlobalTestSupply.com...
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Ensure that the current arrow on the sensor is directed towards the load. This ensures proper phase angle for power measurements and other phase sensitive measurements. Power & Energy Logger Model PEL 102 and PEL 103 GlobalTestSupply www. .com Find Quality Products Online at: sales@GlobalTestSupply.com...
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Ensure that the current arrow on the sensor is directed towards the load. This ensures proper measurements for power and other sign sensitive quantities. Figure 27 Power & Energy Logger Model PEL 102 and PEL 103 GlobalTestSupply www. .com Find Quality Products Online at:...
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Ensure that the current arrow on the sensor is directed towards the load. This ensures proper measurements for power and other sign Figure 28 sensitive quantities. Power & Energy Logger Model PEL 102 and PEL 103 GlobalTestSupply www. .com Find Quality Products Online at:...
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To exit and move to a different display mode, press ◄ or ► on the Navigation button. NOTE: In some distribution systems and steps, pressing Enter has no effect. Power & Energy Logger Model PEL 102 and PEL 103 GlobalTestSupply www.
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ϕ (U12, U31) ϕ (I3, U31) ϕ (U23, U12) ϕ (U23, U12) «V-I ANGLE» «U-I ANGLE» «U-I ANGLE» «U ANGLE» «U ANGLE» Power & Energy Logger Model PEL 102 and PEL 103 GlobalTestSupply www. .com Find Quality Products Online at: sales@GlobalTestSupply.com...
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3-Phase 3-Wire Open ∆ (with 3 current sensors] ■ 3-Phase 3-Wire Y (with 2 current sensors) ■ 3-Phase 3-Wire Y (with 3 current sensors] Power & Energy Logger Model PEL 102 and PEL 103 GlobalTestSupply www. .com Find Quality Products Online at:...
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Eq1 which is the traditional load Reactive Energy ■ kVAh: Es+ which is the traditional load Apparent Energy Step Display AC <<P>> <<P>> ◄ ► Power & Energy Logger Model PEL 102 and PEL 103 GlobalTestSupply www. .com Find Quality Products Online at: sales@GlobalTestSupply.com...
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Step Display AC <<P->> <<P->> ▼ <<q1>> ▼ <<q2>> ▼ Power & Energy Logger Model PEL 102 and PEL 103 GlobalTestSupply www. .com Find Quality Products Online at: sales@GlobalTestSupply.com...
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Step Display AC <<q3>> ▼ <<q4>> ▼ <<S>> ▼ Power & Energy Logger Model PEL 102 and PEL 103 GlobalTestSupply www. .com Find Quality Products Online at: sales@GlobalTestSupply.com...
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3-Phase 4-Wire Y (with 3 current sensors) ■ 3-Phase 4-Wire Y 2½ Element ■ 3-Phase 4-Wire ∆ ■ 3-Phase 4-Wire Open-∆ Power & Energy Logger Model PEL 102 and PEL 103 GlobalTestSupply www. .com Find Quality Products Online at: sales@GlobalTestSupply.com...
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3-Phase 3-Wire Open ∆ (with 3 current sensors] 3-Phase 4-Wire Open-∆ ■ 3-Phase 3-Wire Y (with 2 current sensors) ■ 3-Phase 3-Wire Y (with 3 current sensors] Power & Energy Logger Model PEL 102 and PEL 103 GlobalTestSupply www. .com Find Quality Products Online at: sales@GlobalTestSupply.com...
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Software Version Scrolling serial number Serial Number (a label is also pasted inside the PEL on the main board) Table 8 Power & Energy Logger Model PEL 102 and PEL 103 GlobalTestSupply www. .com Find Quality Products Online at: sales@GlobalTestSupply.com...
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DC-3W = DC 3-wire DC-4W = DC 4-wire «PT PRIM» Primary V / kV = Primary nominal voltage: 50V to 650kV Power & Energy Logger Model PEL 102 and PEL 103 GlobalTestSupply www. .com Find Quality Products Online at: sales@GlobalTestSupply.com...
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Aggregation Displays the aggregation period in minutes (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, 30, 60) period Table 9 Power & Energy Logger Model PEL 102 and PEL 103 GlobalTestSupply www. .com Find Quality Products Online at:...
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USB drive that accompanies DataView. (DataView also comes with a Help system that is installed with the program files.) To install DataView, select DataView in the Options list and click Install. Power & Energy Logger Model PEL 102 and PEL 103 GlobalTestSupply www.
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Control Panels are selected (a check mark next to the Control Panel indicates it is selected). Control Panels take up disk space on the computer; so unless you have other types of AEMC instruments, we recommend that you select Power Energy Logger and deselect the rest. You should also check the option DataView Core, which is a requirement if you plan to create DataView reports.
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For further information about using the PEL Control Panel, consult the Help system that comes with the product. Access this Help by clicking the option Help in the PEL Control Panel’s menu bar at the top of the screen. Power & Energy Logger Model PEL 102 and PEL 103 GlobalTestSupply www.
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The app is provided with a complete online Help system, which can be viewed independently at http://www.pel100.us/ help-en/index.html. Consult this Help system for a complete description of the PEL app and all its capabilities. Power & Energy Logger Model PEL 102 and PEL 103 GlobalTestSupply www.
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1MW (except for AmpFlex /MiniFlex current sensors) Input Impedance: ® ® /MiniFlex current sensors) 12.4kW (AmpFlex ® ® Max Overload: 1.7V Power & Energy Logger Model PEL 102 and PEL 103 GlobalTestSupply www. .com Find Quality Products Online at: sales@GlobalTestSupply.com...
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Active energy (Ep) PF = [0.5 inductive ; 0.8 capacitive] V = 100 to 1000V ± 0.6 % I = 5 to 120% Inom Power & Energy Logger Model PEL 102 and PEL 103 GlobalTestSupply www. .com Find Quality Products Online at:...
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PF = 1 Active energy (Ep) V = 100 to 600V ± 2% ** I = 5 to 120% Inom Table 12 Power & Energy Logger Model PEL 102 and PEL 103 GlobalTestSupply www. .com Find Quality Products Online at: sales@GlobalTestSupply.com...
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11µV to other current sensors’ values, resulting in an additional error of 0.01% Inom. 5.2.3.6 Magnetic Field Influence For Rogowski inputs (without sensors): 10 mA/A/m typical at 50/60 Hz. Power & Energy Logger Model PEL 102 and PEL 103 GlobalTestSupply www.
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The measurement ranges are those of the sensors. In some cases, they may differ from the ranges that can be measured by the PEL. For use, see the manual distributed with the current sensor NOTE: Power calculations will be zeroed when the current is zeroed. Power & Energy Logger Model PEL 102 and PEL 103 GlobalTestSupply www.
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Safety EN 61010-2-032, Pollution Degree 2, 300V CAT IV, 600V CAT III Table 18 NOTE: Currents < 0.1A will be displayed as zero. Power & Energy Logger Model PEL 102 and PEL 103 GlobalTestSupply www. .com Find Quality Products Online at:...
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Number of transformer inputs Safety EN 61010-2-032, Pollution degree 2, 300V CAT III Table 22 NOTE: Currents < 2.5mA will be displayed as zero. Power & Energy Logger Model PEL 102 and PEL 103 GlobalTestSupply www. .com Find Quality Products Online at:...
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± 1% (DC only) Table 23 ** Indicative maximum value of the intrinsic uncertainty. Higher uncertainties can be noted, in particular with EMI. Power & Energy Logger Model PEL 102 and PEL 103 GlobalTestSupply www. .com Find Quality Products Online at:...
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• • • DC 2-wire DC-2W • − − DC 3-wire DC-3W • • − DC 4-wire DC-4W • • • Power & Energy Logger Model PEL 102 and PEL 103 GlobalTestSupply www. .com Find Quality Products Online at: sales@GlobalTestSupply.com...
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-20 to 70°C (-4 to 158°F) from 0 to 75% RH Recharging Temperature: Altitude: Operating: 0 to 2000 m (6560 ft); Non-Operating: 0 to 10000m (32800 ft) Power & Energy Logger Model PEL 102 and PEL 103 GlobalTestSupply www. .com Find Quality Products Online at: sales@GlobalTestSupply.com...
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Emissions and immunity in an industrial setting compliant with IEC 61326-1 (with an influence of 0.5% typical of the full scale Specifications are subject to change without notice. Power & Energy Logger Model PEL 102 and PEL 103 GlobalTestSupply www.
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■ Yellow LED blinks twice per second: Battery is recovering after a full discharge. ■ Red LED blinks twice per second: Low battery (and no power supply). Power & Energy Logger Model PEL 102 and PEL 103 GlobalTestSupply www. .com Find Quality Products Online at: sales@GlobalTestSupply.com...
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Do not splash water directly on the instrument. 6.4 Updating the Firmware The PEL 102 and 103 firmware controls the features and functionality of the instrument. AEMC provides firmware updates free of charge to download through our DataView PEL Control Panel software.
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Inside 51 to 69Hz (60Hz ±15%), sampling period is locked to main frequency. 128 samples are available for each main cycle. Outside 51 to 69Hz, sampling period is 128*60Hz. Power & Energy Logger Model PEL 102 and PEL 103 GlobalTestSupply www.
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® A.1.2.4 Measurement of Neutral Current For the PEL 102 and PEL 103, according to the distribution system, neutral current is calculated. A.1.2.5 “1 second” Quantities The instrument calculates the following quantities every second, according to § A.2. “1 second” quantities are used for: ■...
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Total reactive power calculation Q [1s] is vector. Apparent Power (S Total apparent power S [1s] is an arithmetic value Power Factor (PF Power & Energy Logger Model PEL 102 and PEL 103 GlobalTestSupply www. .com Find Quality Products Online at: sales@GlobalTestSupply.com...
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∑ × on source (P − Active Power ∑ × on load (P − Reactive Power ∑ × on source (Q Power & Energy Logger Model PEL 102 and PEL 103 GlobalTestSupply www. .com Find Quality Products Online at: sales@GlobalTestSupply.com...
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Table 26 NOTE: N is the number of “1 second” values for the considered aggregation period (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, 30 or 60 min). Power & Energy Logger Model PEL 102 and PEL 103 GlobalTestSupply www.
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§ 3.6.4.2 3P-4WYB balanced V1 = V2 = V3 U23 = U31 = U12= V1 x √3. I1 = I2 = I3 Power & Energy Logger Model PEL 102 and PEL 103 GlobalTestSupply www. .com Find Quality Products Online at: sales@GlobalTestSupply.com...
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In some distribution systems (such as DC) the phase order does not apply in every instance. The following three tables show information for each distribution system for setting the correct current phase order, voltage phase order, and current vs voltage phase order respectively. Power & Energy Logger Model PEL 102 and PEL 103 GlobalTestSupply www.
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[ϕ (I1, I3), ϕ (I3, I2), ϕ (I2, I1)] = 120° ± 30° 3-Phase 4-Wire Open-∆ 3P-4WO∆ DC 2-Wire DC-2W DC 3-Wire DC-3W DC 4-Wire DC-4W Power & Energy Logger Model PEL 102 and PEL 103 GlobalTestSupply www. .com Find Quality Products Online at: sales@GlobalTestSupply.com...
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[ϕ (U12, U31), ϕ (U31, U23), ϕ (U23, U12)] = 120° ± 10° 3-Phase 4-Wire Open-∆ 3P-4WO∆ DC 2-Wire DC-2W DC 3-Wire DC-3W DC 4-Wire DC-4W Power & Energy Logger Model PEL 102 and PEL 103 GlobalTestSupply www. .com Find Quality Products Online at: sales@GlobalTestSupply.com...
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[ϕ (I1, U12), ϕ (I2, U23), ϕ (I3, U31)] = 210° ± 60° for source 3-Phase 4-Wire Open-∆ 3P-4WO∆ DC 2-Wire DC-2W DC 3-Wire DC-3W DC 4-Wire DC-4W Power & Energy Logger Model PEL 102 and PEL 103 GlobalTestSupply www. .com Find Quality Products Online at: sales@GlobalTestSupply.com...
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Hi_V Hi_V to 50 Hi_V Power & Energy Logger Model PEL 102 and PEL 103 GlobalTestSupply www. .com Find Quality Products Online at: sales@GlobalTestSupply.com...
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Table 28 (1) Extrapolated (2) Calculated (3) Not a significant value (4) Always = 0 (5) Calculated (6) Rank 7 for 400Hz Power & Energy Logger Model PEL 102 and PEL 103 GlobalTestSupply www. .com Find Quality Products Online at: sales@GlobalTestSupply.com...
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Phase-to-phase voltage value or percentage for harmonic rank n. Uxy-THD Total phase-to-phase voltage harmonic distortion. Abbreviation for phase-to-neutral voltage or the unit “volt”. V-CF Voltage crest (peak) factor. Power & Energy Logger Model PEL 102 and PEL 103 GlobalTestSupply www. .com Find Quality Products Online at: sales@GlobalTestSupply.com...
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Active energy unit (Watt - hour). Table 29 Prefixes of International System (SI) units Prefix Symbol Multiplies by milli kilo Mega Giga Tera Peta Table 30 Power & Energy Logger Model PEL 102 and PEL 103 GlobalTestSupply www. .com Find Quality Products Online at: sales@GlobalTestSupply.com...
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LIMITED WARRANTY The Model PEL 102 & 103 are warranted to the owner for a period of two years from the date of original purchase against defects in manufacture. This limited warranty is given by AEMC Instruments, not by the distributor from whom it was ®...