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If a valid phase reference is found at the start of the data capture, but is lost part way through, then this will be
shown in the Capture Report at the end of the capture. In Figure 48 the last line of the Capture Report states
Number of Phase Reference Lost Errors: 1530. This number may vary but generally for a good phase reference
should be zero. If this number is anything other than zero then the phase reference transformer should be
considered as an alternative source for the phase reference.
Figure 48 Status report for data with missing phase reference
The capture reports can be saved by clicking the Save To File button, the report save location can be selected
from the file discovery window. The destination for the capture report to be saved to should be selected, and
the Save button pressed to save the file.
4.5.2 Saving capture data
The captured data files will be saved in a file with an automatically generated name. All the data will be saved
into the Root Folder, as set on the Settings window. Within this directory, a new directory will be created with
the Job Number. In this directory, there will be a directory for each day that collection was performed. In this
directory will be the individual data files. The Substation ID and Circuit ID fields are used to generate the file
name for the data set. The file name also includes a run number: if the test runs again, the run number will be
increased, and the data will be saved to a new file.
The Filename is displayed at the bottom of the window, as shown in Figure 49, and is automatically
updated when any of the fields are modified.
Figure 49 Main screen, output file name example
Once testing is complete, collect all of the ZIP files that have been created during testing and supply these files
to EA Technology for analysis. EA Technology will produce a report with a top-level overview and more detail
for each cable tested.
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