AEMC AEMC PEL 103 Quickstart

POWER & ENERGY LOGGER
MODEL PEL 102 & PEL 103

99 Washington Street
Melrose, MA 02176

Phone [phone]
Toll Free 1-800-517-8431

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Quick Start Guide

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CHAUVIN ARNOUX GROUP

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Statement of Compliance

Chauvin Arnoux®, Inc. d.b.a. AEMC® Instruments
certifies that this instrument has been calibrated using
standards and instruments traceable to international
standards.

We guarantee that at the time of shipping your
instrument has met its published specifications.

An NIST traceable certificate may be requested at
the time of purchase, or obtained by returning the
instrument to our repair and calibration facility, for
a nominal charge.

The recommended calibration interval for this
instrument is 12 months and begins on the date of
receipt by the customer. For recalibration, please
use our calibration services.

Serial #: ________________________________

Catalog #: 2137.51 / 2137.52 / 2137.61 / 2137.62

Model #: PEL 102 / PEL 103

Please fill in the appropriate date as indicated:

Date Received:

Date Calibration Due: _______________________

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Shipping Contents:

PRODUCT PACKAGING

(1) Small Classic Tool Bag

Cat. #2133.72

Power & Energy Logger Model PEL 102

(1) of the following:

Power & Energy Logger Model PEL 103

Cat. #2137.51 / 2137.52 / 2137.61 / 2137.62

(4) Black Test Leads and Alligator Clips

Cat. #2137.76

Also Included:

(1) Safety Sheet for the PEL

(1) Safety Sheet for the MiniFlex® Sensors

(1) Compliance Sheet

(1) 2 GB SD-Card

(1) Quick Start User Guide

(1) 4 GB USB Stick with User Manual & DataView® Software

(1) Battery (NiMH AAA 8.4V) - Cat.#2137.81

(12) ID Markers

Cat. #2140.45

(1) USB SD-Card Adapter

Cat. #5000.45

(3) MiniFlex

Cat. #2137.51 or Cat. #2137.52)

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MA193-10-BK

Cat. #2140.48

(included only with

the purchase of

(1) Power Cord

Cat. #5000.14

(1) 5 ft USB Cable

Cat. #2140.46

USB DRIVE

: DataView® software and user manuals for the Power Energy Logger

(PEL) and Current Probes can be found on the USB drive supplied with the instrument.

Control Features

PEL 102

Same features as the PEL
103

without the LCD, Enter or
Navigation buttons.

ENTER BUTTON

(PEL 103 Only):

Displays partial energies (long push).

1

NAVIGATION BUTTON

2

(PEL 103 Only):

Enables browsing and the selection of

3

displayed data.

4

5

ON/OFF BUTTON:

6

- To turn ON: Connect the power cord
into an AC outlet.

- To turn OFF: Disconnect the power

7

cord from the AC outlet, then press
the ON/OFF button for >2s.

NOTE: The instrument cannot be turned OFF
while connected to an AC outlet or if a recording
is in progress.

PEL 103

CONTROL BUTTON:

Starts/stops the recording session and
enables/disables Bluetooth.

The function is obtained by a 2s press on
the CONTROL button, which causes the
lighting of the REC LED for 3s followed
by the Bluetooth LED, in sequence.

REC LED (START/STOP)

- A release while lit starts recording
(if stopped)

- A release while lit stops recording
(if started)

BLUETOOTH LED (ON/OFF)

- A release while lit enables Bluetooth
(if disabled)

- A release while lit disables Bluetooth
(if enabled)

TOP VIEW: Lead Inputs

Voltage Inputs

Location for Color-coded ID Markers

(see page 7 for input connection diagram)

Current Inputs

BOTTOM VIEW: Connections

Power Cord
Connection

SD Card

Slot

USB

Connection

Ethernet

RJ 45

8

9

LED Status

LED STATUS

Green LED: Recording Status

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

under

ON/OFF button

8

embedded in

the connector

9

embedded in

the connector

Installing DataView

DO NOT CONNECT THE INSTRUMENT TO THE PC BEFORE INSTALLING THE
SOFTWARE AND DRIVERS.

1. Insert the USB stick into an available USB port (wait for driver to be installed).

2. If Autorun is enabled, an AutoPlay window should appear. If Autorun is disabled, it will be

necessary to open Windows Explorer, then locate and open the USB stick drive labeled
“DataView” to view the files on the drive.

3. In the AutoPlay window, select “Open folder to view files”.

4. Double-click on Setup.exe from the opened folder view to launch the Dataview® setup program.

NOTE: For more information on using the DataView

(PEL) user manual that is supplied on the USB stick.

- LED blinks once per second every 5s: Logger in standby (not recording)

- LED blinks twice per second every 5s: Logger in recording mode

Blue LED: Bluetooth

- LED OFF: Bluetooth OFF (disabled)

- LED ON: Bluetooth ON (enabled - not transmitting)

- LED blinks twice per second: Bluetooth ON (enabled - transmitting)

Red LED: Phase Order

- OFF: Phase rotation order correct

- LED blinks once per second: Phase rotation order incorrect

Red LED: Overload

- OFF: No input overload

- LED blinks once per second: At least one input is in overload

- LED ON: Indicates a current probe is either mismatched or missing

Red/Green LED: SD-Card Status

- Green LED ON: SD-Card is OK

- Red LED blinks five times every 5s: SD-Card is full

- Red LED blinks four times every 5s: less than 1 week capacity remaining

- Red LED blinks three times every 5s: less than 2 weeks capacity remaining

- Red LED blinks twice every 5s: less than 3 weeks capacity remaining

- Red LED blinks once every 5s: less than 4 weeks capacity remaining

- Red LED ON: SD-Card is not present or locked

Yellow/Red LED: Battery Status

- When the AC power cord is connected, the battery charges until it is full

- LED OFF: Battery full (with or without power supply)

- Yellow LED ON: Battery is charging

- Yellow LED blinks once per second: Battery is recovering from a full discharge

- Red LED blinks twice per second: Low battery (and no power supply)

Green LED: ON/OFF

- LED ON: External power supply present

- LED OFF: No external power supply

Green LED: Ethernet

- LED OFF: No activity

- LED blinking: Activity

Yellow LED: Ethernet

- LED OFF: The stack failed to initialize or Ethernet controller failed to initialize

- Blink Slow, toggle every second: The stack initialized properly

- Blink Fast, toggle 10 times per second: The Ethernet controller initialized
properly

- Blink Twice, toggle 2 times, then pause: DHCP Error

- LED ON: Network initialized and ready for use

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software, refer to the Power Energy Logger

SD-Card

Insert the supplied SD-Card into the PEL.
SD-Cards (up to 2 GB) and SDHC-Cards (4 GB up to 32 GB) are supported.

• 2GB card supports a 4 week recording if harmonics are not recorded.

• Hot extraction is possible when not recording.

Opening the PEL Control Panel in DataView

• Connect the power cord to an AC outlet. The
instrument will power on.

• Connect the supplied USB cable to the PEL
and the PC. Wait for the drivers to finish
installing before proceeding.

•

Double-click the DataView folder located on
your desktop.

•

Double-click the PEL icon located in the
DataView folder t

• Select the Add an Instrument icon from
the toolbar or the main Instrument menu.

• Follow the instructions from the Add an
Instrument wizard. If the Control Panel

cannot locate the instrument in the drop­down list, click on the Refresh button, or
disconnect and reconnect the USB cable.

• When a connection to the instrument has
been established, the instrument’s name
should appear along the left side of the Con­trol Panel within the PEL Network.

o open the PEL Control Panel.

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Example of the PEL Network

within the Control Panel.

Configuring the Instrument

To configure the PEL, select the instrument in the PEL Network branch.

Open the Configure Instrument dialog box from the Configure icon

ment menu, or the Status frame.

This dialog box consists of six tabs:

• General:Provides instrument labeling fields, auto power off control, LCD control, operation
button control, set clock and format SD card options.

• Communication:Options for Bluetooth and LAN connections.

• Measurement:Distribution system selection, voltage ratio, frequency selection and setting

for current sensors.

•

Current Sensors:Options for configuring the sensors and probes connected to the instrument.

• Recording:Options for selecting recording parameters.

• Meters:Resets meters and options for partial energy reset periods.

on the toolbar, the Instru-

Click on the

button to transfer the new configuration to the instrument.

Installation of the Leads and Current Sensors

Twelve sets of color-coded rings and inserts are supplied with your PEL instrument. Use these ID
markers to identify the leads and input terminals.

• Detach the appropriate inserts from the color-coded marker and place them in the holes
provided under the terminals (larger inserts for current terminals, smaller inserts for voltage
terminals).

• Clip the rings of the same color to the ends of the lead you will be connecting to the terminal.

Connect the measuring leads to your PEL as follows:

• Current measurement: I1, I2, I3 4-pin connectors

• Voltage measurement: V1, V2, V3 and N terminals

The measuring leads must be connected to the circuit to be monitored according to the selected
hook-up diagram. Do not forget to define the transformer ratio when necessary.

Mounting

The PEL is equipped with integrated magnets on the back panel used for
mounting to a magnetic surface or it can also mount to a door-top using the
Multifix multi-purpose mounting accessory.

Setting a Recording (Start/Stop)

To start a recording, perform one of the following:

• Inthe PELControl Panel:Select the option from the Recording tab of the Configuration
dialog box. The instrument can be configured to start a recording either at a future date/time
or immediately upon writing the configuration to the instrument.

• OntheInstrument:Press and hold the CONTROL button until the Green LED lights,
then release the control button. This starts the instrument recording using the previous
configuration settings.

To stop a recording, perform one of the following:

• InthePELControlPanel:From the menu, select Instrument > Stop Recording.

• OntheInstrument:Press and hold the CONTROL button until the Green LED lights, then

release the control button.

Viewing the Recording

Recorded data can be transferred to the PC for viewing and report generation in one of two ways:

• TheSDcardcanberemovedfromtheinstrumentandconnectedtothePCviathesupplied

SD-card reader. Start the PEL Control Panel, select the Open command from the File menu,
point to the icp file with the desired session number on the SD card and select Open.

• Direct connection between the PC and the PEL (USB, Network or Bluetooth). Start the

PEL Control Panel, open a connection to the instrument, select the instrument (be sure the
instrument is connected) in the tree view and select Recorded Sessions. Double-click on
the desired recording session.

When downloading is complete, select the downloaded test and click the Open button in the Download
dialog box.

In both cases, the session is added to My Open Sessions in the PEL Network. Data can now be
viewed.

DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AND PEL HOOK-UPS

L3

L3

NOTE: Ensure that the current arrow on the sensor is directed towards the load. This ensures proper
phase angle for power measurements and other phase sensitive measurements.

Single Phase 2-Wire

• Connect the terminal N test lead to Neutral

• Connect the terminal V1 test lead to L1

• Connect the current probe to L1

Source Load

V1 V2 V3 N I1 I2 I3

3-Phase 3-Wire ∆ (2 current sensors)

• Connect the terminal V1 test lead to L1

• Connect the terminal V2 test lead to L2

• Connect the terminal V3 test lead to L3

• Connect the terminal I1 current probe to LI

• Connect the terminal I3 current probe to L3

L2 L1

L1
L2
L3

Single Phase 3-Wire

• Connect the terminal N test lead to Neutral

• Connect the terminal V1 test lead to L1

• Connect the terminal V2 test lead to L2

• Connect the terminal I1 current probe to LI

• Connect the terminal I2 current probe to L2

L2 L1

L1
N

N

V1 V2 V3 N I1 I2 I3

L1
N
L2

3-Phase 3-Wire ∆ (3 current sensors)

• Connect the terminal V1 test lead to L1

• Connect the terminal V2 test lead to L2

• Connect the terminal V3 test lead to L3

• Connect the terminal I1 current probe to LI

• Connect the terminal I2 current probe to L2

• Connect the terminal I3 current probe to L3

L3

L2 L1

L1
L2
L3

V1 V2 V3 N I1 I2 I3

3-Phase 3-Wire Open ∆ (2 current sensors)

• Connect the terminal V1 test lead to L1

• Connect the terminal V2 test lead to L2

• Connect the terminal V3 test lead to L3

• Connect the terminal I1 current probe to LI

• Connect the terminal I3 current probe to L3

L3

L2 L1

V1 V2 V3 N I1 I2 I3

V1 V2 V3 N I1 I2 I3

3-Phase 3-Wire Open ∆ (3 current sensors)

• Connect the terminal V1 test lead to L1

• Connect the terminal V2 test lead to L2

• Connect the terminal V3 test lead to L3

• Connect the terminal I1 current probe to LI

• Connect the terminal I2 current probe to L2

• Connect the terminal I3 current probe to L3

L1
L2
L3

L2 L1

V1 V2 V3 N I1 I2 I3

L1
L2
L3

NOTE: Ensure that the current arrow on the sensor is directed towards the load. This ensures proper

L3

V1 V2 V3 N I1 I2 I3

L3

L3

phase angle for power measurements and other phase sensitive measurements.

3-Phase 3-Wire Y (2 current sensors)

• Connect the terminal V1 test lead to L1

• Connect the terminal V2 test lead to L2

• Connect the terminal V3 test lead to L3

• Connect the terminal I1 current probe to LI

• Connect the terminal I3 current probe to L3

L3

N

L2

L1

V1 V2 V3 N I1 I2 I3

L1
L2
L3

3-Phase 3-Wire ∆ Balanced (1 current sensor)

• Connect the terminal V1 test lead to L1

• Connect the terminal V2 test lead to L2

• Connect the terminal I3 current probe to L3

L3

L2 L1

L1
L2
L3

3-Phase 3-Wire Y (3 current sensors)

• Connect the terminal V1 test lead to L1

• Connect the terminal V2 test lead to L2

• Connect the terminal V3 test lead to L3

• Connect the terminal I1 current probe to LI

• Connect the terminal I2 current probe to L2

• Connect the terminal I3 current probe to L3

N

L2

L1

V1 V2 V3 N I1 I2 I3

3-Phase 4-Wire Y (3 current sensors)

• Connect the terminal N test lead to Neutral

• Connect the terminal V1 test lead to L1

• Connect the terminal V2 test lead to L2

• Connect the terminal V3 test lead to L3

• Connect the terminal I1 current probe to LI

• Connect the terminal I2 current probe to L2

• Connect the terminal I3 current probe to L3

N

L2

L1

L1
L2
L3

L1
L2
L3
N

3-Phase 4-Wire Y Balanced

• Connect the terminal N test lead to Neutral

• Connect the terminal V1 test lead to L1

• Connect the terminal I1 current probe to L1

L3

N

L2

L1

V1 V2 V3 N I1 I2 I3

V1 V2 V3 N I1 I2 I3

3-Phase 4-Wire Y 2½ Element

• Connect the terminal N test lead to Neutral

• Connect the terminal V1 test lead to L1

• Connect the terminal V3 test lead to L3

• Connect the terminal I1 current probe to LI

• Connect the terminal I2 current probe to L2

• Connect the terminal I3 current probe to L3

N

L1
L2
L3
N

L2

L1

V1 V2 V3 N I1 I2 I3

L1
L2
L3
N

NOTE: Ensure that the current arrow on the sensor is directed towards the load. This ensures proper

L1
L2
L3

phase angle for power measurements and other phase sensitive measurements.

3-Phase 4-Wire ∆

• Connect the terminal N test lead to Neutral

• Connect the terminal V1 test lead to L1

• Connect the terminal V2 test lead to L2

• Connect the terminal V3 test lead to L3

• Connect the terminal I1 current probe to LI

• Connect the terminal I2 current probe to L2

• Connect the terminal I3 current probe to L3

L1L2L3

N

N

V1 V2 V3 N I1 I2 I3

DC 2-Wire

• Connect the terminal N lead to the common conductor

• Connect the terminal V1 test lead to conductor +1

• Connect the terminal I1 current probe to conductor +1

+1

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3-Phase 4-Wire Open ∆

• Connect the terminal N test lead to Neutral

• Connect the terminal V1 test lead to L1

• Connect the terminal V2 test lead to L2

• Connect the terminal V3 test lead to L3

• Connect the terminal I1 current probe to LI

• Connect the terminal I2 current probe to L2

• Connect the terminal I3 current probe to L3

L1L2L3

N

V1 V2 V3 N I1 I2 I3

L1
L2
L3
N

DC 3-Wire

• Connect the terminal N lead to the common conductor

• Connect the terminal V1 test lead to conductor +1

• Connect the terminal V2 test lead to conductor +2

• Connect the terminal I1 current probe to conductor +1

• Connect the terminal I2 current probe to conductor +2

+1
+2

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V1 V2 V3 N I1 I2 I3

DC 4-Wire

• Connect the terminal N lead to the common conductor

• Connect the terminal V1 test lead to conductor +1

• Connect the terminal V2 test lead to conductor +2

• Connect the terminal V3 test lead to conductor +3

• Connect the terminal I1 current probe to conductor +1

• Connect the terminal I2 current probe to conductor +2

• Connect the terminal I3 current probe to conductor +3

+1
+2
+3

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V1 V2 V3 N I1 I2 I3

V1 V2 V3 N I1 I2 I3

Repair and Calibration

To ensure that your instrument meets factory specifications, we recommend
that it be scheduled back to our factory Service Center at one-year intervals for
recalibration, or as required by other standards or internal procedures.

For instrument repair and calibration:

You must contact our Service Center for a Customer Service Authorization
Number (CSA#). This will ensure that when your instrument arrives, it will be
tracked and processed promptly. Please write the CSA# on the outside of the
shipping container. If the instrument is returned for calibration, we need to
know if you want a standard calibration, or a calibration traceable to N.I.S.T.
(Includes calibration certificate plus recorded calibration data).

Ship To:

(Or contact your authorized distributor)

Costs for repair, standard calibration, and calibration traceable to N.I.S.T. are
available.

NOTE: You must obtain a CSA# before returning any instrument.

Chauvin Arnoux®, Inc. d.b.a. AEMC® Instruments

15 Faraday Drive
Dover, NH 03820 USA

Phone: [phone] (Ext. 360)

[phone] (Ext. 360)
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