ISA T1000 PLUS User Manual page 108

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Each meter has its conversion constant, say Ks and Kt
respectively for the sample meter (Ks) and for the meter
under test (Kt). To perform the test:
. Place a suitable sensor in front of the LED (or rotating disk)
of the meter under test, and connect its output to the STOP
input. If the meter outputs a voltage impulse or a relay
contact the sensor is not necessary.
. Define the nominal test energy EN.
. Select the desired test voltage, current and phase angle, V, I
and angle (power factor).
. Define the nominal test time, TN = EN / (V*I*pf): it
should be large enough to avoid that time measurements error
influence the test result (more than 10 s).
. Define the corresponding number of impulses N = EN / Ks.
. Press ON and adjust current, voltage, angle to the desired
values. Press OFF.
. Select on T1000 PLUS the COUNT mode; program a number
of impulses equal to N:
TIMER START/STOP > Stop > Count (N) ESC
. Select the measurement of the generated energy:
METERS > Other internal > Ea – Er ESC
. Read on the sample meter counter the starting number of
impulses, N1.
. Press ON+TIME: current and voltage are applied until N+1
complete inputs are detected; at that moment, current
generation ends and the corresponding time is displayed. The
energy applied to both meters is taken from the sample meter,