b) Phasor verification: The phasor diagram shows a technical visualization of the current and voltage
phasors, using a counter-clockwise rotation, independent of the real sense of rotation.
The diagram is always built basing on the voltage of
the reference channel (direction 3 o'clock)
P10 Rev A
Device handbook LINAX PQ3000-PQ5000
Correct installation (expectation)
Voltage sequence in clock-wise order
(0° -120° 120°)
L1
L2
L3
Current sequence in clock-wise order
L1
L2
L3
Similar angle between voltage and current phasors in all
phases (approx. -20°)
What's wrong?
Voltage sequence:
L1
L2
Current sequence: L1
L3
expected sequence
Angle U-I: Angle between U
wrong
Required correction
Reversing the polarity of current I
What's wrong?
Voltage sequence: L1
L3
interchanged
Current sequence:
L1
L2
Angle U-I: Angles between U
correspond to the expectations
Required correction
Exchanging the connections of the voltages L2 and L3
What's wrong?
Voltage sequence: L1
L3
exchanged
Current sequence: L1
L3
expected sequence
Angle U-I: Angles between U
correspond to the expectations
Required correction
Exchanging the connections of the voltages L2 and L3 and
reversing the polarity of the current input I
What's wrong?
Voltage sequence:
L1
L2
Current sequence:
L3
L1
Angle U-I: The U-I angles do not correspond to the
expectation, but are similar
Required correction
Cyclical exchange of the voltage connections: L1L3,
L2L1, L3L2. As an alternative the sequence of all
currents may be changed as well (more effort required).
L3
L2; Current L2 is out of the
and I
is approx. 180°
L2
L2
2
L2; L3 and L2 seems to be
L3
/ I
and U
/ I
do not
L2
L2
L3
L3
L2; L3 and L2 seems to be
L2; Current L2 is out of the
/ I
and U
/ I
do not
L2
L2
L3
L3
2
L3
L2
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