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If no warranty period is specified below and signed by an authorized DISTRIBUTOR of TESCO, the Warranty Period shall be one (1) year. In no event shall this Warranty remain in effect for more than the stated Warranty Period plus two (2) months after the date of shipment.
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The Warranty set forth herein shall NOT be effective unless: 1. Notice of defect is given to TESCO by phone, fax, email or mail as soon as the defect is discovered.
INTRODUCTION 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Introduction ........................2 1.2 Contacting TESCO......................2 1.3 General Safety Summary ....................3 1.4 Description of Safety-related Icons ................... 3 1.5 Product Features ......................4 1.5.1 Key Features ..........................4 1.5.2 Standard Features ........................4 1.5.3 Standard Unit ..........................
CTs, PTs, and other issues. If you want to be sure the customer is billed correctly and you are not losing revenue, you must test the whole site, not just the meter — this is where TESCO’s Meter Site Analyzer (Catalog No. 6330) comes in.
INTRODUCTION 1.3 General Safety Summary This manual contains information and warnings that must be observed to ensure safe operation and keep the Site Analyzer in a safe condition. Operation or service in conditions or in a manner other than specified could compromise safety. For the correct and safe use of this device, it is essential that both operating and service personnel follow accepted safety procedures in addition to the safety precautions specified, including proper PPE guidelines.
1.5.3 Standard Unit These are the standard items included in the package: • 6330 TESCO Meter Site Analyzer • Optical pickup (1037-SA) with 9.84 ft. cable, Next Gen compatible • Battery charger (90W 19VDC output, 85 -264VAC input with 6 ft. cord) 1.5.4...
INTRODUCTION 1.5.5 Optional Accessories • SENSORLINK high voltage probe • 50 ft. extension cables for Rogowski coils • Diamond Level Support 1.6 General Specifications 1.6.1 Input Characteristics PARAMETERS DATA Supply Frequency 50/60Hz Power Supply Adaptor 19VDC, 4.74A Output Power 90W Max. 1.6.2 Dimensions PARAMETERS...
OPERATIONS MANUAL 1.7 About this Operations Manual This manual provides complete information for setting up and operating the Site Analyzer. This document instructs the user on the following operations of the CAT. 6330: Setup Front Panel Features Graphical User Interface (GUI) ...
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OPERATIONS MANUAL 2.0 SETUP 2.1 Introduction ........................7 2.2 Unpacking and Inspection ....................7 2.3 Setup, Airflow and Cooling Considerations ............... 7 2.3.1 Setup and Placement .......................... 7 2.4 Main Power Supply ......................7 +1 215 228 0500 www.tescometering.com support@tescometering.com...
A packing list is included in the packaging. When you unpack the Site Analyzer, check for all the standard equipment listed and check the shipping order for any additional items ordered. Report any shortage to the place of purchase, your distributor, or directly to TESCO. 2.3 Setup, Airflow and Cooling Considerations 2.3.1 Setup and Placement...
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OPERATIONS MANUAL 3.0 FUNCTIONALITY 3.1 Introduction ........................10 3.2 Panel Features ......................10 3.2.1 Front Panel Sections ........................... 10 3.2.2 Side Panel Sections ..........................11 3.2.3 Front Panel Buttons ..........................11 3.3 The Graphical User Interface (GUI) ................. 12 3.3.1 GUI Screen Sections ..........................12 3.3.2 Main Menu ............................
Front panel features (controls, displays, indicators) and side panel sections (terminals) are shown in Figure 3.2.1 and Figure 3.2.2 respectively. 3.2.1 Front Panel NUMBER DESCRIPTION LCD screen Function keys Keypad Fast access keys Power button Navigation buttons Table 3.2.1. CAT. 6330 Front Panel Sections +1 215 228 0500 www.tescometering.com support@tescometering.com...
Optical Pickup Terminal Ethernet Communication USB type-B port USB type-A ports Battery Compartment Table 3.2.2. CAT. 6330 Side Panel Sections 3.2.3 Front Panel Buttons SYMBOL DESCRIPTION • Selects the NEXT or PREVIOUS menu item • Moves the SELECTED LINE UP or DOWN •...
Screen Title Status Bar Screen Data Function Buttons Table 3.3.1. CAT. 6330 GUI Sections STATUS BAR ICONS These icons are located at the status bar of the screen. They are indicators of different network connections and temperature levels of the device.
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FUNCTIONALITY 3.3.2 Fast Access Functions SCREEN DESCRIPTION The “FAST” access buttons provide instant access to various measurements at any time. Pressing one of the buttons brings up the display regardless of what is shown on the screen. Pressing the same button again shows the previous screen.
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OPERATIONS MANUAL 3.3.2b Phasors SCREEN DESCRIPTION Displays a phasor diagram for the active phases. Diagram is continuously updated. NOTE: The phase colors were changed in 3.3.2.4b Colors/Beepers Options. KEYPAD & FUNCTION KEYS: PRIMARY Switch to the primary reading. SECONDARY Switch to the secondary reading. HOLD Freeze the data acquisition.
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FUNCTIONALITY 3.3.2d Harmonics SCREEN DESCRIPTION Displays live reading of the harmonics up to the 50th. Data can be represented by columns or points. NOTE: The phase colors were changed in 3.3.2.4b Colors/Beepers Options. KEYPAD & FUNCTION KEYS: Change Y axis from linear to log scale. Show the 1 harmonic (fundamental) SHOW FIRST...
OPERATIONS MANUAL 3.3.3 Main Menu SCREEN DESCRIPTION The MAIN MENU contains the core functions of the device. A site can be selected using the SITE dropdown box. Clicking the GPS LOCATE button will narrow the choices for SITE to those at the current GPS location. If only one site is found, that site will be loaded.
FUNCTIONALITY 3.3.3.1a Meter Test SCREEN DESCRIPTION Perform a meter test to determine the accuracy of the meter under different loads. METER TEST FUNCTION KEYS: NEW ADV SETUP Perform to check pulse alignment. section 3.3.2.1c Pulse PULSE ALIGN Alignment Check more information.
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OPERATIONS MANUAL SCREEN DESCRIPTION TIMED RUN TEST B. TIMED RUN TEST A timed run test is identical to an accuracy test except the minimum time for the test is set. The actual measurement still starts and ends based on the meter pulses. PARAMETERS TEST DURATION Set the test duration.
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FUNCTIONALITY SCREEN DESCRIPTION E. ENERGY TEST ENERGY TEST The energy delivered test is similar to the timed register test. The difference is that instead of specifying the time for the test to run we specify the amount of energy to be delivered. PARAMETERS Set the amount of energy to be delivered to ENERGY DELIVERED...
OPERATIONS MANUAL 3.3.3.1b CT Testing SCREEN DESCRIPTION CT TEST MODES CT TEST The CAT6330 provides a wide range of methods for testing CTs. The change in the secondary current is measured as the burden placed on the CT is BURDEN ONLY increased.
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FUNCTIONALITY SCREEN DESCRIPTION CT TEST RESULTS BURDEN ONLY CT test results are presented for Ratio, Burden, Ratio with Burden, and Admittance tests. Soft keys provide many different ways of looking at the test data. The test on each CT will PASS •...
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OPERATIONS MANUAL SCREEN DESCRIPTION CT RATIO ONLY RATIO ONLY The ratio only test measures the complete set of CT parameters and displays them in numeric and graphical form. The data is also displayed on the IEEE accuracy parallelogram. CTs which meet the requirements of their accuracy class will be represented by points inside the parallelogram.
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FUNCTIONALITY Label changes depending on what view you are in. In CURVES view, it CURVES shows PARALLELOGRAM changes to PARALLELOGRAM plot when pressed. DONE or SAVE will be available DONE depending on whether a site has SAVE been selected. DATA Burden resistance ΔI (%) Measured current...
OPERATIONS MANUAL SCREEN DESCRIPTION DEMAGNETIZATION TEST DEMAG Demagnetize all CTs. Current transformer demagnetization is done by gradually increasing the secondary resistance from low to high then from high to low at a consistent rate. KEYPAD & FUNCTION KEYS Shift between different display CT #1 modes.
FUNCTIONALITY 3.3.3.2 Sequence Testing SCREEN DESCRIPTION Sequence testing is performed when there is more than one type of test to SEQUENCE TESTING execute. The user can select what test will be included in the sequence. To know how to perform a Sequence Test, proceed to section 4.3 Sequence Test.
OPERATIONS MANUAL 3.3.3.3 Database SCREEN DESCRIPTION This contains information on sites registered in the Site Analyzer. The user can DATABASE create a new site and edit an existing record. Aside from the site, the user can also create and edit Meter, CT, and Customer information per site. The database also shows test results from Meter and CT tests.
FUNCTIONALITY 3.3.3.3a New/Edit Site SCREEN DESCRIPTION NEW/EDIT SITE NEW SITE Create new site information. Fill out the information and save it in the database. If the site info is for editing, the fields will be filled with pre-saved information of that site and the user can make changes. NEW SITE INFO KEYPAD &...
OPERATIONS MANUAL 3.3.3.3b New/Edit Meter SCREEN DESCRIPTION Create new meter information. Fill out the information and save it in the NEW/EDIT METER database. If the existing meter info is for editing, the fields will be filled with pre-saved information of that meter and the user can make changes. KEYPAD &...
FUNCTIONALITY 3.3.3.3c New/Edit CT SCREEN DESCRIPTION NEW CT NEW/EDIT CT Create new CT information. Fill out the information and save it in the database. A maximum of three (3) CTs can be added at a time. If the existing CT info is for editing, the fields will be filled with pre-saved information of that CT and the user can make changes and save them.
OPERATIONS MANUAL 3.3.3.3d New/Edit Customer SCREEN DESCRIPTION NEW/EDIT CUSTOMER CUSTOMER INFO Create new customer information. Fill out the information and save it in the database. If the customer info is for editing, the fields will be filled with pre- NEW CUSTOMER saved information of that customer and the user can make changes.
FUNCTIONALITY 3.3.3.3e Test Results SCREEN DESCRIPTION SITE TEST RESULTS All of the test results for the selected site are displayed and organized by test session. The display indicates which test types are included in a particular test session. Use the buttons to scroll to a site and press ENTER to select.
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OPERATIONS MANUAL SCREEN DESCRIPTION ADD METER LIBRARY Create a new meter library. KEYPAD & FUNCTION KEYS: SAVE Save new meter library. Return to the METER LIBRARY BACK screen. Press to return to the previous screen. +1 215 228 0500 www.tescometering.com support@tescometering.com...
FUNCTIONALITY 3.3.3.3g Test Sequences SCREEN DESCRIPTION TEST SEQUENCES KEYPAD & FUNCTION KEYS: TO BE REPLACED Press to return to the previous screen. 3.3.3.4 Preferences SCREEN DESCRIPTION PREFERENCES Change or update the options and settings for the device. KEYPAD & FUNCTION KEYS: Select method of assigning IP NETWORK address...
OPERATIONS MANUAL 3.3.3.4a Network/Security Options SCREEN DESCRIPTION NETWORK/SECURITY Select whether the Ethernet address is selected through DHCP or set manually. KEYPAD & FUNCTION KEYS: EDIT Edit network connection. Lock all information from editing. This is enabled when the EDIT LOCK button is pressed.
FUNCTIONALITY 3.3.3.4c General Options SCREEN DESCRIPTION GENERAL OPTIONS Select how the brightness level of the screen is managed. Press to return to the previous screen. DATA BRIGHTNESS Manually set brightness level of screen. LEVEL Automatically adjust brightness of the screen. AUTO ADJUST The dropdown selection of Brightness Level will be disabled.
OPERATIONS MANUAL 3.3.3.5 System Information SCREEN DESCRIPTION This contains information on the user, temperature, load box, controllers, and SYSTEM INFO operating system of the Site Analyzer. KEYPAD & FUNCTION KEYS: View/Edit user’s name and time USER and date settings. Check temperature TEMPS circuit, CTs, and battery.
FUNCTIONALITY 3.3.3.5b Temperature SCREEN DESCRIPTION TEMPS This contains the information on the temperature of the device. DATA Temperature of SOM BURDEN Temperature of burden circuit CIRCUIT TEMPERATURES CT PHASE A Temperature of CT Phase A CT PHASE B Temperature of CT Phase B CT PHASE C Temperature of CT Phase C SHOW...
OPERATIONS MANUAL 3.3.3.5d Serial Numbers SCREEN DESCRIPTION SERIAL NUM This contains the serial numbers of the controllers. DATA PART NUMBER Part number of the listed boards SERIAL NUMBER Serial number of the listed boards Press to return to the previous screen. 3.3.3.5e Software Versions SCREEN DESCRIPTION...
OPERATIONS MANUAL 4.1 Meter Test SCREEN DESCRIPTION HOW TO PERFORM METER TEST: 1. If a site was preselected, the test parameters will be automatically filled in. Otherwise, manually input the parameters and select the test load and test type. 2. If an optical probe is attached to the meter, the meter’s pulse output can be aligned by pressing [PULSE ALIGN].
FUNCTIONALITY 4.1.1 Energy Test SCREEN DESCRIPTION HOW TO PERFORM ENERGY METER TEST: STARTING METER READING 1. Press [START]. 2. Enter meter kWh. ENDING METER READING 4.2 CT Test SCREEN DESCRIPTION HOW TO PERFORM A CT TEST: 1. Select a CT Test type: •...
OPERATIONS MANUAL 4.3 Sequence Test SCREEN DESCRIPTION HOW TO PERFORM SEQUENCE TESTING: 1. Select a site in the Main Menu. This is required before Sequence Setup can be accessed. 2. Set the Sequence Name and Tolerance for the pass or fail criteria. The TA and Service can’t be changed as they were already configured in the chosen site.
5.3 Repair / Parts Replacement / Recalibration For the Site Analyzer’s repair, parts replacement, and recalibration, directly contact TESCO through phone or email. See section 1.2 Contacting TESCO for contact details. TESCO recommends recalibration on an annual basis. Further details can be found on the Calibration Certificate provided with your Site Analyzer.
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