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- Page 1 MDA-550/MDA-510 Motor Drive Analyzer Users Manual September 2018 ©2018 Fluke Corporation. All rights reserved. All product names are trademarks of their respective companies. Specifications are subject to change without notice.
- Page 2 LIMITED WARRANTY AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY Each Fluke product is warranted to be free from defects in material and workmanship under normal use and service. The warranty period is three years and begins on the date of shipment. Parts, product repairs, and services are warranted for 90 days. This warranty extends only to the original buyer or end-user customer of a Fluke authorized reseller, and does not apply to fuses, disposable batteries, or to any product which, in Fluke's opinion, has been misused, altered, neglected, contaminated, or damaged by accident or abnormal conditions of operation or handling.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Harmonics (MDA-550 only) ........ - Page 4 Spectrum (MDA-550 only) ........
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Page 5: Introduction
Introduction • Reports Use for troubleshooting and collaborative work with The MDA-550/MDA-510 Motor Drive Analyzer (the Product others. ® or test tool) is an extension of the ScopeMeter Test Tool • Additional electrical parameters 190 Series II with additional functionality and accessories Full 500 MHz oscilloscope capability is available for the that test inverter type motor drives. -
Page 6: How To Contact Fluke
Product or the equipment under test. How to Contact Fluke XW Warning To prevent possible electrical shock, fire, or To contact Fluke, use one of these telephone numbers: personal injury: • USA: 1-800-760-4523 • Read all safety information before you use the Product. - Page 7 • Do not use exposed metal BNC connectors. accessory. Fluke offers cables with plastic, safety • Do not use the Product around explosive designed BNC connectors suitable for the gas, vapor, or in damp or wet Motor Drive Analyzer.
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Page 8: Safe Use Of Li-Ion Battery Pack
Examine the case before you use the product. Look for cracks or missing plastic. The battery pack Fluke model BP291 (52 Wh) has been Carefully look at the insulation around the tested in accordance with the UN Manual of Tests and terminals. - Page 9 • Do not use any battery which is not designed or recommended by Fluke for use with the Product. • Take careful notice of correct placement of the battery in the product or the External...
- Page 10 MDA-550/MDA-510 Users Manual Recommendations to safe transport of Recommendations to safe disposal of a battery packs: battery pack: • • You must properly dispose of a failed The battery pack must adequately be battery pack in accordance with local protected against short-circuit or damage during transport.
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Page 11: Symbols
This product contains a Lithium-ion battery. Do not mix with the solid waste stream. Spent batteries should be disposed of by a qualified recycler or hazardous materials handler per local regulations. Contact your authorized Fluke Service Center for recycling information. -
Page 12: In The Box
• Soft Carry Case C1740 5. For the current measurement, place the clamp around The MDA-550 includes a Shaft Voltage Test Set to make one phase and connect the current probe to input B. the connection with a rotating shaft: After measurement selection, an on-screen connection •... - Page 13 Manual. Connect the current probes to the Inputs A, B and C. 2. Measure the current of each phase. To make a motor shaft voltage measurement (MDA-550 only): Connect the red VP-410 voltage probe to the input A. 2. Connect the ground lead of the voltage probe to ground.
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Page 14: Navigation And User Interface
MDA-550/MDA-510 Users Manual Navigation and User Interface The main menu items are: • Drive Input Push MOTOR DRIVE to display the Motor Drive Main Menu. This Use these functions to check drive input conditions. ANALYZER menu is for the selection of measurements at different Input voltage relates to the quality of the mains power locations of the motor drive system. - Page 15 Motor Drive Analyzer Navigation and User Interface • Motor Shaft Voltage (MDA-550 only) Use this function to detect bearing grease flash-over currents that can damage motor bearings. These problems can be caused by high shaft voltages due to fast high voltage switching of the drive output circuit. A brush on the tip of a probe measures the rotating shaft voltage.
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Page 16: Display
MDA-550/MDA-510 Users Manual Display BWL indicates that a bandwidth limiter (filter) is applied. The filter is automatically selected for the specific The display shows the waveforms as well as the measurement. readings that correspond to the selected measurement. -
Page 17: Keys
Motor Drive Analyzer Navigation and User Interface Keys In the main menu the button bar shows the options for the function keys: This section is an overview of the keypad functions: Close Report Manually changes the view of the A report is a selection of screen bitmaps files. When you waveform. -
Page 18: Motor Drive Input
Nominal frequency (typical 50 Hz or 60 Hz) should be within 0.5 Hz of specification. • When using a MDA-550, select Harmonics to determine the harmonics related to the waveform shape for both voltage and current (see Harmonics section). -
Page 19: Voltage Unbalance
Harmonics (MDA-550 only) optimized. Another common cause of voltage The MDA-550 provides harmonics analysis. Harmonics are unbalance is single-phase loads dropping in or out on periodic distortions of the voltage and current sine wave. - Page 20 MDA-550/MDA-510 Users Manual The readings in the top of the screen show the ac rms value The distortion caused by the harmonics can affect the of the signal, the fundamental (H1) value, the frequency of operation of other electrical equipment on the same circuit.
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Page 21: Motor Drive Dc-Bus
Motor Drive Analyzer Motor Drive DC-Bus Motor Drive DC-Bus Tips: • Use the RECORD function to check the dc voltage The Motor Drive DC-Bus functions check the intermediate stability over time and detect slow fluctuations. The test circuit of the motor drive. tool continuously records the digital readings of the XW Warning measurements and displays these as a graph. -
Page 22: Motor Drive Output
MDA-550/MDA-510 Users Manual Motor Drive Output changes the readings on the display to Volt Peak readings or Current Peak readings: Peak-Peak, Maximum The Motor Drive Output functions check the drive output Peak, Minimum Peak, and Crest Factor (ratio between peak conditions. -
Page 23: Voltage Modulation
Motor Drive Analyzer Motor Drive Output Voltage Modulation The readings change to Volt Peak Max, dV/dt, risetime, and overshoot percentage when Peak is selected as Risetime Use voltage modulation to display the modulated output with . The risetime measurement is based on the signal.The submenu has selection for what reference is IEC 60034-17 method that uses the 10 % and 90 % values used for the measurement. -
Page 24: Phase-Ground
When you connect the reference lead to ground, the test Spectrum (MDA-550 only) tool shows switching pulses for each phase. Typically, a The MDA-550 includes spectrum analysis in voltage sinewave shows on top of the modulated signal as the modulation mode. In this mode, no hardware filter is ground level is not the star point of the 3-phase system. -
Page 25: Current Unbalance
Current unbalance should be <6 % Alternatively, you can use a stranded wire probe. Fluke and depends on load current and circuit capacity. recommends the VP410 10:1 Voltage Probe. See Figure 5. - Page 26 MDA-550/MDA-510 Users Manual 4. Place the probe in the magnetic probe holder. Extend Tips: the probe holder with the included two-piece extension • Under direct 50/60 Hz mains operation, the shaft rod. voltage is normally <1 V. Note • Due to the fast edges of the switching voltage from a...
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Page 27: Replay
Motor Drive Analyzer Replay Report Tips: • No waveform is visible when no events are detected. The MDA-500 Series simplifies the process of gathering • If excessive shaft voltage is measured, check that the data and writing test reports with a built-in report generator. voltage discharges can be reduced by adapting the At each test point or measurement there is the option to cabling, grounding, drive parameters, or lubricant. -
Page 28: Flukeview 2
When the test tool is turned off, an active Report is closed automatically. Refer to the section Connecting to a Computer in the Fluke For copying or deleting stored reports: 190 Series II Users Manual for information about how to connect the USB cable to a computer. -
Page 29: Measurements Overview
Motor Drive Analyzer Measurements Overview Measurements Overview Table 2 is a list of the measurements you can do with the test tool. Table 2. Measurement and Analysis Combinations Test Point Subgroup Reading 1 Reading 2 Reading 3 Reading 4 Report Filename Motor Drive Input Voltage and Current V-A-Hz... - Page 30 MDA-550/MDA-510 Users Manual Table 2. Measurement and Analysis Combinations (cont.) Test Point Subgroup Reading 1 Reading 2 Reading 3 Reading 4 Report Filename Motor Drive Output V-A-Hz V PWM A AC+DC V/Hz Voltage and Current V Peak V Peak max...
- Page 31 Motor Drive Analyzer Measurements Overview Table 2. Measurement and Analysis Combinations (cont.) Test Point Subgroup Reading 1 Reading 2 Reading 3 Reading 4 Report Filename Zoom 1 V PWM V pk-to-pk V Peak max V Peak min Zoom 2 V Peak max V Peak min Delta V Phase-DC +...
- Page 32 Zoom 3 PEAK V Peak max Delta V/s Risetime Peak Overshoot Zoom 3 LEVEL Delta V Delta V/s Risetime Level Overshoot MDA-550 Only Motor Shaft Events off V pk-to-pk Shaft Voltage SHAFTV Rise/Fall Events on Delta V Delta V/s Events/s...
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Page 33: Specifications
Motor Drive Analyzer Specifications Specifications DC Voltage (V DC) Maximum voltage with 10:1 or 100:1 probe....1000 V Maximum resolution with 10:1 or 100:1 probe..1 mV Full scale reading............999 counts Accuracy at 4 s to 10 us/div........±(3 % + 6 counts) AC voltage (V AC) Maximum voltage with 10:1 or 100:1 probe....1000 V Maximum resolution with 10:1 or 100:1 probe.. - Page 34 MDA-550/MDA-510 Users Manual Maximum resolution with 10:1 or 100:1 probe..10 mV Accuracy Max peak, Min peak ..........±0.2 division Pk-to-Pk..............±0.4 division Full scale reading............800 counts Amperes (AMP) with current clamp Ranges ..............Same as V AC, VAC+DC or V Peak Scale Factors............0.1 mv/A, 1 mV/A, 10 mV/A, 20 mV/A, 50mV/A, 100 mV/A, 200 mV/A, 400 mV/A Accuracy ..............Same as V AC, VAC+DC or V Peak (add current clamp accuracy)
- Page 35 Motor Drive Analyzer Specifications Harmonics and Spectrum Harmonics ..............DC to 51st Spectrum ranges ............1 kHz to 9 kHz, 9 kHz to 150 kHz (20 MHz filter on), up to 500 MHz (voltage modulation) Shaft Voltage Events / second ............Indicative percentage based on rise and fall time (Impulse discharges) measurements Report Data Capture Number of screens ...........
- Page 36 MDA-550/MDA-510 Users Manual Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) International ..............IEC 61326-1: Portable Electromagnetic Environment IEC 61326-2-2 CISPR 11: Group 1, Class A Group 1: Equipment has intentionally generated and/or uses conductively-coupled radio frequency energy that is necessary for the internal function of the equipment itself.