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Thank you for purchasing a Power Energy Logger Model PEL 102 or PEL 103
For best results from your instrument and for your safety, read the enclosed operating instructions carefully and comply
with the precautions for use. These products must be only used by qualified and trained users.
WARNING, risk of DANGER! The operator must refer to
these instructions whenever this danger symbol appears.
CAUTION! Risk of electric shock. The voltage at the
parts marked with this symbol may be dangerous.
Equipment is protected by double insulation.Ground/Earth.
USB socket.Useful information or hint to read.
SD Card.
Kensington anti-theft system.
Important instructions to read and to fully understand.
Must not be applied to or removed from bare conductors carrying dangerous voltages.
Type B current sensor as per EN 61010-2-032.
The product has been declared recyclable after analysis of its life cycle in accordance with the ISO14040 standard.
The CE marking guarantees conformity with European directives and with regulations covering EMC.
The trash can with a line through it means that in the European Union, the product must undergo selective disposal for the
recycling of electric and electronic material, in compliance with Directive WEEE 2002/96/EC.
Definition of Measurement Categories (CAT)
Ethernet socket (RJ45).
Main power supply input.
Magnetic fields can damage hard drives and
medical devices.
■CAT IV Measurement category IV corresponds to measurements taken at the source of low-voltage installations.
Example: power feeders, counters and protection devices.
■CAT III Measurement category III corresponds to measurements on building installations.
Example: distribution panel, circuit-breakers, machines or fixed industrial devices.
■CAT II Measurement category II corresponds to measurements taken on circuits directly connected to low-voltage installations.
Example: power supply to domestic electrical appliances and portable tools.
PRECAUTIONS FOR USE
This instrument complies with safety standard IEC 61010-2-030, the leads comply with IEC 61010-031 for voltages of 1000V in
measurement category III or 600V in measurement category IV and the current sensors comply with IEC 61010-2-032. Failure to observe
the safety instructions may result in electric shock, fire, explosion, and destruction of the instrument and of the installations.
■The operator and/or the responsible authority must carefully read and clearly understand the various precautions to be taken
in use. Sound knowledge and a keen awareness of electrical hazards are essential when using this instrument.
■For your safety, use only the compatible leads and accessories delivered with the instrument, which comply with IEC
standard 61010-031 (2002). When sensors or accessories having a lower voltage rating and/or category are connected to the
instrument, the lower voltage and/or category applies to the system so constituted.
■Before each use, check that the leads, enclosures, and accessories are in perfect condition. Any lead, sensor or accessory
on which the insulation is damaged (even partially) must be repaired or scrapped.
■Do not use the instrument on networks for which the voltage or category exceeds those mentioned.
■Do not use the instrument if it seems to be damaged, incomplete, or poorly closed.
■Use only the AC power adapter and battery pack supplied by the manufacturer, which include specific safety features.
■When removing and replacing the battery and/or the SD-Card, make sure that the device is disconnected and switched off.
■We recommend using Personal Protection Equipment where required.
■Keep your hands away from unused terminals.
■If the instrument is wet, dry it before connecting it.
■All troubleshooting and metrological checks must be performed by authorized (competent and accredited) personnel, with
the instrument completely disconnected.
1.1 Receiving Your Shipment ........................................................................................................................................6
1.2 Ordering Information ...............................................................................................................................................6
2.2 Front Panel Features ...............................................................................................................................................9
2.3 Back Panel Features .............................................................................................................................................10
2.4 Lead Inputs ...........................................................................................................................................................10
2.5 Installation of the Color-coded ID Markers ...........................................................................................................11
2.6 Connection Features ............................................................................................................................................. 11
2.7 Mounting and Location .........................................................................................................................................12
2.11 LED Status ..........................................................................................................................................................14
3.1 Charging the Battery .............................................................................................................................................16
3.2 Operating the PEL ................................................................................................................................................. 16
3.3 Turning the Instrument ON/OFF
3.3.1 Turning the PEL ON ...................................................................................................................................17
3.3.2 Turning the PEL OFF ..................................................................................................................................17
3.4 Starting/Stopping a Recording and Enabling Bluetooth ....................................................................................... 18
3.5.1 Power Supply ............................................................................................................................................. 18
3.5.4 USB Connection to the PEL ......................................................................................................................19
3.5.5 LAN Ethernet Connection to the PEL ........................................................................................................ 19
3.5.6 Bluetooth Connection to the PEL ..............................................................................................................20
3.5.6.1 Pairing using Windows Vista/Windows 7 ........................................................................................... 20
3.6 Distribution Systems and PEL Hook-ups .............................................................................................................. 22
3.6.1 Single Phase 2-Wire ................................................................................................................................ 22
3.6.2 Single Phase 3-Wire (Split Phase from a center tap transformer) ............................................................22
3.6.3 3-Phase 3-Wire Power Networks .............................................................................................................. 23
3.6.3.1 3-Phase 3-Wire ∆ (with 2 current sensors).........................................................................................23
3.6.3.2 3-Phase 3-Wire ∆ (with 3 current sensors).........................................................................................23
3.6.3.3 3-Phase 3-Wire Open ∆ (with 2 current sensors) ............................................................................... 24
3.6.3.4 3-Phase 3-Wire Open ∆ (with 3 current sensors] ............................................................................... 24
3.6.5.2 3-Phase 4-Wire Open ∆ .....................................................................................................................28
3.6.6 DC Power Networks ..................................................................................................................................29
3.6.6.1 DC 2-Wire ..........................................................................................................................................29
3.6.6.2 DC 3-Wire ..........................................................................................................................................29
3.6.6.3 DC 4-Wire ..........................................................................................................................................30
4.2 Connecting to a PEL .............................................................................................................................................48
4.2.1 Add an Instrument Wizard .........................................................................................................................49
4.2.2 USB Connection ........................................................................................................................................50
4.2.4 Bluetooth Connection ................................................................................................................................ 53
4.3 PEL Control Panel .................................................................................................................................................54
4.3.1 Opening and Using the Control Panel .......................................................................................................54
4.3.2 Modifying a Connection Type ....................................................................................................................57
4.3.3 Reconnecting and Disconnecting an Instrument ....................................................................................... 57
4.3.4 Removing an Instrument from the PEL Network .......................................................................................57
4.4 Conguring the PEL ..............................................................................................................................................58
4.4.1 General Options ......................................................................................................................................... 59
4.4.2 Communication Options ............................................................................................................................ 60
4.4.4 Current Sensors and Ratios ....................................................................................................................... 63
4.4.7 Conguring and Recording Data Example ................................................................................................68
4.4.8 Modifying an Instrument’s Conguration ...................................................................................................69
4.5 Downloading Recorded Data ................................................................................................................................69
4.6 Using the Download Folder ................................................................................................................................... 71
4.7 PEL Reports ..........................................................................................................................................................72
4.7.1 Specifying the Default Report Template ....................................................................................................72
4.8 Power & Energy Logger (PEL) Android App ..........................................................................................................72
5.2.1 Voltage Inputs ............................................................................................................................................74
5.2.2 Current Inputs ............................................................................................................................................74
5.2.3 Accuracy Specications (excluding current sensors) ................................................................................75
5.2.3.1 Specications at 50/60Hz ................................................................................................................. 75
5.2.3.4 Temperature .......................................................................................................................................78
5.2.3.5 Common Mode Rejection .................................................................................................................. 78
5.2.3.6 Magnetic Field Inuence .................................................................................................................... 78
5.2.4 Current Sensors ......................................................................................................................................... 78
5.2.4.1 Precautions for Use ...........................................................................................................................78
5.2.4.2 Use and Characteristics .....................................................................................................................78
5.2.4.4 Other Current Sensors ....................................................................................................................... 79
5.3 Bluetooth ............................................................................................................................................................... 83
5.4 Power Supply ........................................................................................................................................................ 83
A.1.2.1 Sampling Period ................................................................................................................................86
A.1.2.2 Locking of Sampling Frequency ........................................................................................................ 87
A.1.2.7 Max .................................................................................................................................................... 87
A.1.2.8 Energy Calculations ........................................................................................................................... 88
A.5 Phase Order .......................................................................................................................................................... 93
A.5.1 A.5.1 Current Phase Order ........................................................................................................................93
A.5.2 Voltage Phase Order ..................................................................................................................................94
A.5.3 Current vs Voltage Phase Order ................................................................................................................95
A.6 Quantities According to the Supply Systems .......................................................................................................96
A.7 GLOSSARY OF TERMS ........................................................................................................................................98
Upon receiving your shipment, make sure that the contents are consistent with the packing list. Notify your distributor of any
missing items. If the equipment appears to be damaged, file a claim immediately with the carrier and notify your distributor
at once, giving a detailed description of any damage. Save the damaged packing container to substantiate your claim.
1.2 Ordering Information
Power & Energy Logger Model PEL 102 (no LCD, w/3 MA193-10-BK sensors) ............................................ Cat. #2137.51
Power & Energy Logger Model PEL 103 (with LCD, w/3 MA193-10-BK sensors) .......................................... Cat. #2137.52
Power & Energy Logger Model PEL 102 (no LCD, no sensors) ...................................................................... Cat. #2137.61
Power & Energy Logger Model PEL 103 (with LCD, no sensors) .................................................................... Cat. #2137.62
Shipping Contents:
OR
(1) of the following:
Power Energy Logger Model PEL 102
Power Energy Logger Model PEL 103
Cat. #2137.51 or Cat. #2137.52
(1) Small Classic Tool Bag
Cat. #2133.72
(4) Black Test Leads and Alligator Clips
Cat. #2137.76
(12) Color-coded ID Markers
Cat. #2140.45
(1) Multix (mounting system)
Cat. #5000.44
(3) MiniFlex® MA193-10-BK
Cat. #2140.48
(included only with
the purchase of
Cat. #2137.51 or Cat. #2137.52)
(1) USB SD-Card Adapter
Cat. #5000.45
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.#2137.75
USB cable, A/B 10 ft (3m) ................................................................................................................................Cat. #2136.80
PEL Power Adapter ..........................................................................................................................................Cat. #2137.77
AC/DC Current Probe Model J93 .....................................................................................................................Cat. #2140.49
AC/DC Current Probe Model MR193-BK .........................................................................................................Cat. #2140.28
AC Current Probe Model MN93-BK .................................................................................................................Cat. #2140.32
AC Current Probe Model SR193-BK ................................................................................................................Cat. #2140.33
AmpFlex® Sensor 24" Model 193-24-BK (black connector) ...........................................................................Cat. #2140.34
AmpFlex® Sensor 36" Model 193-36-BK (black connector) ...........................................................................Cat. #2140.35
AC Current Probe Model MN193-BK (black connector) ................................................................................Cat. #2140.36
MiniFlex® Current Sensor 10" Model MA193-10-BK (black connector) ...........................................................Cat. #2140.48
AC/DC Current Probe Model SL261* ...............................................................................................................Cat. #1201.51
*BNC Adapter for Current Probe Model SL261..........................................................................................Cat. #2140.40
Anti-theft Kensington Laptop Security Cable (available in most ofce supply stores) .....................................................N/A
1.2.2 Replacement Parts
Small Classic Tool Bag .....................................................................................................................................Cat. #2133.72
Lead, Set of 4, 10 ft 4mm Straight Banana Plugs with Set of Alligator Clips (Black) UL
and a Set of 12 Color-coded Input ID Markers ................................................................................................Cat. #2137.76
Set of 12 Color-coded Input ID Markers ..........................................................................................................Cat. #2140.45
USB Cable A/B, 5 ft (1.5m) ...............................................................................................................................Cat. #2140.46
Power Cord, 5 ft (1.5m) 115V ...........................................................................................................................Cat. #5000.14
USB SD-card Adapter ......................................................................................................................................Cat. #5000.45
DataView
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Software Updates are Available at www.aemc.com
PEL Android App Available on the Google Play Store at
The PEL 102 and PEL 103 are simple-to-use, single, dual (split-phase) and three phase (Y, ∆) power and energy loggers.
The PEL offers all the necessary functions for Power/Energy data logging for most of the 50Hz, 60Hz, and 400Hz and DC
distribution systems worldwide offering numerous distribution set-ups. The PEL is designed to work in 1000V CAT III and
600V CAT IV environments.
The PEL is compact in size and fits in many distribution panels.
The PEL provides the following measurements (or calculations):
■Direct voltage measurements up to 1000V CAT III and 600V CAT IV
■AC current measurements from 200mA up to 10,000A with MA193 external current sensors
■Power measurements: VA, W and var
■Energy measurements: VAh, Wh (source, load) and varh (4 quadrants)
■Power Factor (PF), Cos ϕ, and Tan Φ
■Crest Factor
■Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) for voltages and currents
■Harmonics from the fundamental signal up to the 50th order for 50/60Hz voltages and currents
■Frequency measurements
■RMS and DC measurements @ 128 samples/cycle – each phase simultaneously
■Bright triple LCD on the Model PEL 103 (3 phases shown simultaneously)
■Storage of measured and calculated values on a SD-Card or SDHC-Card
■Automatic recognition of the different types of current sensors
■Configuration of current and voltage ratios with external sensors
■17 types of supported hook-ups or electrical distribution systems
■USB, LAN, and Bluetooth communication
■DataView® Software for data download, viewing of measurements, real-time communication with a PC and
report generation with predefined or custom templates
The measuring leads must be connected to the circuit to be monitored according to the selected hook-up diagram. Do not
forget to dene the voltage and current transformer’s ratios when necessary.
2.5 Installation of the Color-coded ID Markers
Refer to the current sensor’s safety sheet or user manual before connecting it.
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.
NOTE: Magnetic fields can damage hard drives and medical devices.
The PEL should be placed in a well-ventilated room; temperature not to exceed
those specified in § 5.6.
The PEL 102 and PEL 103 can be mounted to a at ferromagnetic vertical surface
using the molded-in magnets.
They can also be mounted to a at vertical surface using the MultiFix multi-purpose
mounting accessory.
The MultiFix is equipped with a powerful magnet for ferromagnetic surfaces and a
double joint articulated hinge for “door-top” mounting (hangs from the top of the
doors) or for handing on hooks.
Figure 6
2.8 Theft Security
The PEL is equipped with a Kensington Security Slot (see #7 Figure 1) for use with a locking cable to protect your
instrument from theft (locking cables available from third parties such as office or PC supply stores).
2.9 Button Functions
BUTTON
DESCRIPTION
ON/OFF Button:
- Turns the instrument ON or OFF (see § 3.1).
NOTE: The instrument cannot be turned OFF while connected to an AC outlet or if a recording is in progress.
Control Button:
- Starts/Stops the recording session and Enables/Disables Bluetooth (see § 3.4).
Enter Button (PEL103):
- Displays phase angle values and partial energies (long push) (see § 3.7.2)
Navigation Button (PEL103):
- Enables browsing and the selection of data displayed on the LCD (see § 3.7).
- LED OFF: The stack failed to initialize or the 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
Table 3
2.12 Memory Capacity
The PEL accepts FAT32 formatted SDHC cards up to 32 GB in size. This much data can require a lot of demand on
a computer and a long download time (depending on the performance of the PC and connection type being used).
Furthermore, some computers may have problems handling such a large amount of data and spreadsheets can only
accept a limited amount of data.
Recording rates for the different types of session data are as follows:
■1s Harmonics: 83 MB per day.
■1s Trends: 17 MB per day.
■Aggregated data: 1.2 MB per day for 1 minute periods. For longer periods, this rate is divided by the period in minutes.
Example: for an aggregation period of 10 minutes, the rate will be 0.12 MB per day.
We recommend managing the data on the SD card and only recording that which is needed. For reference purposes,
a 5 day recording, with a 15 minute demand interval and recording 1 second data and harmonics on a 3-phase 4-wire
network would consume approximately 530 MB of storage space. If harmonics are not needed and the recording of them
is disabled, the space requirement is reduced to about 87 MB.
The recommended maximum recording times are:
■seven days when the recording includes the aggregated values, 1-second data, and harmonics.
■one month when the recording includes the aggregated values and 1-second data but not the harmonics.
■one year when the recording contains only the aggregated values.
Also avoid exceeding 32 recorded sessions on the SD card.
NOTE: For recordings with harmonics or with a duration longer than one week, please use class 4 or higher SDHC cards.
We recommend not downloading large sessions through Bluetooth as it will take a very long time. If a Bluetooth download
is required, consider not recording 1 second trends and harmonics. The same 30 day recording would be reduced to just
2.5 MB.
Downloading over USB and Ethernet may be acceptable depending on the session size and network speed. We recommend putting the SD card into your PC directly or with the external card reader for fastest download time.
Before the first use, start by fully charging the battery.
■Connect the supplied power cord to the instrument and AC power.
■The device will automatically turn ON.
■The LED lights; it will go out only when the battery is fully
120V ± 10%, 60Hz
230V ± 10%, 50Hz
V1 V2 V3 N
1000V CAT III 600V CAT IV
I1 I2 I3
charged.
■A low battery charging takes approximately 5 hours.
The Yellow/Red LED (see #6 Figure 8) is used to indicate the status of the
POWER & ENERGY LOGGER
ON/OFF
START/STOP
battery.
■When the power is on, the battery is charging until it is full.
■LED OFF: Battery full (with or without power supply).
■Yellow LED ON/No blinks: Battery is charging.
■Yellow LED blinks twice per second: Battery is recovering after a full
discharge.
■Red LED blinks twice per second: Low battery (and no power supply).
Figure 9
3.2 Operating the PEL
IMPORTANT: The following OPERATION instructions assume that the PEL has been configured by the user prior to
use. The PEL can only be fully configured through the PEL Control Panel distributed with the DataView® software,
although on the PEL 103 some parameters (such as hookup type) can also be set through the LCD display on the
device itself. Please refer to § 4.3 for setup instructions using DataView®, and § 3.7.6 for setup through the PEL 103
LCD display.
■The PEL must be first programmed before recording. This is done through the PEL Control Panel (see §4.3) or, for the PEL 103, this can also be done on the LCD display (see § 3.7.6).
■The PEL is then connected to a power supply and will turn on automatically (see § 3.3.1).
■Recording is started by pressing the Control button
(see § 3.4).
■The PEL can be turned OFF when disconnected from the power supply (and when the recording session is completed - see § 3.3.2).
■Connect the PEL to a power outlet with the AC power cord and the PEL will turn ON automatically. If it does not,
press the ON/OFF button for >2 seconds.
■The GREEN LED under the ON/OFF button turns ON when the PEL is connected to a live supply source.
NOTE: The batteries automatically begin recharging when the PEL is connected to a live power outlet. Battery life
is limited to approximately 1/2 hour when the battery is completely charged. This enables ride through during brief
power outages and power shutdowns.
3.3.2 Turning the PEL OFF
The PEL will not turn OFF as long as it is connected to a power supply source and if a recording is ON.
NOTE: This is done as a precaution to ensure that the PEL is not accidently turned OFF when recording and to ensure that
the PEL turns on when the power supply is turned back on after an outage.
To turn the PEL OFF:
■Unplug the AC power supply outlet.
■Press the ON/OFF button for more than 2 seconds until all LEDs turn on. Then release the ON/OFF button.
■All LEDs and the display will turn off as the PEL powers down.
■If the PEL has supply power present it will not turn OFF.
■If a recording is pending or in progress it will not turn OFF.
NOTE: Pressing the ON/OFF button when the instrument is powered and/or recording (or pending) does not stop
the instrument. This is done to avoid any accidental or unintentional recording stoppage by the user. You must first
unplug the power cord from the supply outlet, stop any recording session, power down by pushing the ON/OFF
button for more than 2 seconds until all LEDs light up and then release the ON/OFF button.
3.4 Starting/Stopping a Recording and Enabling Bluetooth
Recordings are stored only on the SD card.
To Start a Recording:
■Insert the SD-card into the PEL.
■Use the Control button
■Press the Control button for more than 2 seconds and hold it down.
■The green REC LED (see #1 Figure 8) will light up for 3 seconds, followed by the lighting of the blue Bluetooth
LED (see #2 Figure 8) for 3s - one after another. During the time these LEDs are lit, you will be able to control their
respective function as described below.
■Releasing the Control button during (and only during) the 3 seconds lighting of a particular LED performs the
associated function:
■REC LED (START/STOP)
-A release while LED is lit starts a recording (if recording is OFF)
-A release while LED is lit stops a recording (if recording is ON)
■BLUETOOTH LED (ON/OFF)
-A release while LED is lit turns ON Bluetooth (if Bluetooth is OFF)
-A release while LED is lit turns OFF Bluetooth (if Bluetooth is ON)
If you want to make changes to both the Recording and Bluetooth, you need to go through the process twice.
to start or stop a recording session and to enable or disable Bluetooth.
NOTE: If the Control button is locked (disabled) by the PEL Control Panel (see § 4), you cannot use it to start
or stop a recording, or enable/disable Bluetooth. Instead, upon pressing the Control button while it is locked
you will see the Bluetooth and REC lights blink twice, with no changes taking effect on the instrument. To enable
the Control button, you must open the PEL Control Panel on your PC and de-select the “Lock out the Control
button…” option in the Congure Instrument dialog box, as explained in the PEL Control Panel online Help.
3.5 Connections
3.5.1 Power Supply
The PEL is powered by standard AC power through an external C7 cord (gure-eight type, non-polarized power plug).
This power cord is available in many computer or electrical supply stores. It is also referred to as a Laptop or Netbook C7
power cable. For replacement, be sure to buy the non-polarized cord. Replacement power cords are also available from
the factory.
The PEL can be supplied from nominal 110V to 250V (accepts ±10%) 50/60Hz to accommodate available supply voltages
globally.
■When the instrument is powered by AC power, the instrument is always ON.
■Applying AC power to the PEL turns the instrument ON if it was OFF and starts recharging the batteries
automatically.
■When AC power is not present (power supply OFF or disconnected from a power supply), the instrument will run
on battery power for approximately 30 minutes or less when Auto Power Off is enabled (see below).
■The PEL has a built in Auto Power OFF, which can be set to 3 to 15 min or disabled.
■When the battery level is too low and a Low Bat condition occurs (the red LED blinks twice per second), the
instrument will eventually turn OFF. The PEL will start up again once it has been reconnected to a power supply.
■When the instrument is not powered by AC power, it can be turned ON with the ON/OFF button (see §3.3.1).
■When the instrument is not powered by AC power and no recording is pending or in progress, it can be turned
OFF with the ON/OFF button (see §3.3.2).
3.5.2 Standby Mode (and Display Brightness)
When the instrument is ON and there is no activity for a denite time period, the LCD (PEL 103) automatically goes into
Standby mode.
The measurements and recording stay active, but the LCD backlight brightness diminishes to a user preset level. The
Standby LCD brightness level is user programmed through the PEL Control Panel (see § 4.4.1).
To re-establish the LCD Brightness, press the Enter or Navigation buttons.
Note that the overall display brightness is also programmed through the PEL Control Panel (see § 4.4.1).
3.5.3 Memory Card (SD-Card)
The PEL 102 and PEL 103 use an SD card for data storage. SD-Cards (up to 2 GB) and SDHC-Cards (4 GB up to 32 GB)
formatted FAT32 are supported. The PEL is delivered with a formatted SD card in the instrument. If you want to install a
new SD card, you must format the card before use.
■Formatting the SD-Card is possible through the PEL DataView Control Panel when connected to the instrument
and if no recording is pending or in progress.
■Hot extraction from the PEL is possible when no recording is in progress.
■PEL les use short names (8 characters), such as Ses00004.
3.5.4 USB Connection to the PEL
The PEL 102 and PEL 103 can be connected to a computer through a USB (type A/Type B connectors) to congure the
PEL, prepare a recording session (real-time connection) and download recording sessions.
NOTE: Connecting the USB between the PC and the PEL will not power the logger or recharge the batteries.
3.5.5 LAN Ethernet Connection to the PEL
A LAN connection can be used to view real-time data, instrument status, congure the PEL, setup and start a recording
session and download recorded sessions.
The PEL has an IP address. When conguring the PEL with the PEL Control Panel, if the checkbox next to “Enable DHCP”
is checked in the Communication tab of the Configure Instrument dialog box (see § 4.4.2), the instrument sends a request
to the network DHCP server to automatically obtain an IP address.
If for any reason the DHCP server is not available, after 60 seconds the PEL Control Panel will enter auto-IP mode, using
the default IP address 169.254.0.100 (the same IP address used when “Enable DHCP” is not selected). This auto-IP mode
is compatible with APIPA (Automatic Private IP Addressing). A cross-over cable may be needed in auto-IP mode.
The Internet Protocol used is UDP. Port 3041 is used by default, but it can be modified in the PEL Control Panel (see §
4.4.2) to allow multiple PC connections to multiple PEL instruments behind a router.
Note the LAN parameters cannot be modified while connected over a LAN link. A USB connection must be used to modify
them.
The PEL 102 and PEL 103 are designed for a Bluetooth wireless connection to a computer. The Bluetooth connection can
be used to configure the PEL, to prepare a recording session and to download recorded sessions.
To communicate using the Bluetooth connection you will need a computer with Bluetooth capability. Some computers are
supplied with this capability, while others will need to have an external Bluetooth adapter.
The pairing procedure varies depending on your operating system, Bluetooth equipment and driver software.
The default pairing code is 0000 if needed. The pairing code cannot be modified through the PEL Control Panel (DataView®
software).
NOTE: The information in the following section is only necessary the first time an instrument is connected.
3.5.6.1 Pairing using Windows Vista/Windows 7
The following example uses the Windows Vista & 7 operating system procedure. The pairing procedure for older versions
of Windows may vary.
1. First, make sure Bluetooth is enabled on the instrument (see § 4.4.2)
2. Connect the USB adapter to the PC.
3. A Bluetooth symbol, similar to this , will appear in the taskbar (bottom-right side of your computer screen) once the
driver is installed.
4. Double-click on the icon and select “Add a Device”.
5. In the “Add a Device” window, select the PEL model you wish to connect to and select “Next”.
Figure 10
NOTE: Depending on the Bluetooth setup and operating systems, it may be necessary to enter a passkey to finalize
the instrument connection. If so, the default passkey is: 0000.
6. Once the instrument has been successfully added to the computer, a window similar to Figure 11 will be displayed.
Select “Close”.
Figure 11
7. Launch the PEL Control Panel using the icon placed on the desktop during the Dataview® software installation, then
connect the instrument via Bluetooth by performing the steps in §4.2.
This section describes how the current sensors and voltage test leads have to be connected to your installation according
to its distribution system. The PEL shall also be configured (see § 4.4.3) for the selected distribution system.
SourceLoad
3.6.1 Single Phase 2-Wire
For Single Phase 2-Wire measurements:
■Connect the terminal N test lead to the neutral conductor
■Connect the terminal V1 test lead to the L1 phase conductor
■Connect the current probe to the L1 phase conductor
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.
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3.6.2 Single Phase 3-Wire (Split Phase from a center tap transformer)
L1
N
Figure 12
For Single Phase 3-Wire (Split Phase) measurements:
■Connect the terminal N test lead to the neutral conductor
■Connect the terminal V1 test lead to the L1 phase conductor
■Connect the terminal V2 test lead to the L2 phase conductor
■Connect the terminal I1 current probe to the LI phase
conductor
■Connect the terminal I2 current probe to the L2 phase
conductor
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.
For 3-Phase 3-Wire ∆ measurements using two current sensors:
■Connect the terminal V1 test lead to the L1 phase
conductor
■Connect the terminal V2 test lead to the L2 phase
conductor
■Connect the terminal V3 test lead to the L3 phase
conductor
■Connect the terminal I1 current probe to the LI phase
conductor
■Connect the terminal I3 current probe to the L3 phase
conductor
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.
3.6.3.2 3-Phase 3-Wire ∆ (with 3 current sensors)
For 3-Phase 3-Wire ∆ measurements using three current sensors:
L3
L2L
1
V1 V2V3NI1I2I3
Figure 14
L3
L1
L2
L3
■Connect the terminal V1 test lead to the L1 phase conductor
■Connect the terminal V2 test lead to the L2 phase conductor
■Connect the terminal V3 test lead to the L3 phase conductor
■Connect the terminal I1 current probe to the LI phase
conductor.
■Connect the terminal I2 current probe to the L2 phase
conductor
■Connect the terminal I3 current probe to the L3 phase
conductor
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.
3.6.3.3 3-Phase 3-Wire Open ∆ (with 2 current sensors)
For 3-Phase 3-Wire Open ∆ measurements using two current
sensors:
■Connect the terminal V1 test lead to the L1 phase
conductor
■Connect the terminal V2 test lead to the L2 phase
conductor
■Connect the terminal V3 test lead to the L3 phase
conductor
■Connect the terminal I1 current probe to the LI phase
conductor
■Connect the terminal I3 current probe to the L3 phase
conductor
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.
L3
L2L
1
V1V2 V3NI1I2I3
Figure 16
L1
L2
L3
3.6.3.4 3-Phase 3-Wire Open ∆ (with 3 current sensors]
For 3-Phase 3-Wire Open ∆ measurements using three current
sensors:
■Connect the terminal V1 test lead to the L1 phase
conductor
■Connect the terminal V2 test lead to the L2 phase
conductor
■Connect the terminal V3 test lead to the L3 phase
conductor
■Connect the terminal I1 current probe to the LI phase
conductor
■Connect the terminal I2 current probe to the L2 phase
conductor
■Connect the terminal I3 current probe to the L3 phase
conductor
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.
For 3-Phase 3-Wire Y measurements using two current
sensors:
■Connect the terminal V1 test lead to the L1 phase
conductor
■Connect the terminal V2 test lead to the L2 phase
conductor
■Connect the terminal V3 test lead to the L3 phase
conductor
■Connect the terminal I1 current probe to the LI phase
conductor
■Connect the terminal I3 current probe to the L3 phase
conductor
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.
L3
L2
N
L1
L1
L2
L3
V1 V2V3NI1I2I3
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3.6.3.6 3-Phase 3-Wire Y (with 3 current sensors]
For 3-Phase 3-Wire Y measurements using three current
sensors:
■Connect the terminal V1 test lead to the L1 phase
conductor
■Connect the terminal V2 test lead to the L2 phase
conductor
■Connect the terminal V3 test lead to the L3 phase
conductor
■Connect the terminal I1 current probe to the LI phase
conductor
■Connect the terminal I2 current probe to the L2 phase
conductor
■Connect the terminal I3 current probe to the L3 phase
conductor
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.
3.6.3.7 3-Phase 3-Wire ∆ Balanced (with 1 current sensor)
For 3-Phase 3-Wire ∆ Balanced measurements using one
current sensor:
■Connect the terminal V1 test lead to the L1 phase
conductor
■Connect the terminal V2 test lead to the L2 phase
conductor
■Connect the terminal I3 current probe to the L3 phase
conductor
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.
3.6.4 3-Phase 4-Wire Y Power Networks
3.6.4.1 3-Phase 4-Wire Y (with 3 current sensors)
For 3-Phase 4-Wire Y measurements using three current sensors:
■Connect the terminal N test lead to the neutral conductor
■Connect the terminal V1 test lead to the L1 phase conductor
■Connect the terminal V2 test lead to the L2 phase conductor
■Connect the terminal V3 test lead to the L3 phase conductor
L3
L2
L1
V1V2 V3NI1I2I3
Figure 20
L3
L2
N
L1
L1
L2
L3
L1
L2
L3
N
■Connect the terminal I1 current probe to the LI phase
conductor
■Connect the terminal I2 current probe to the L2 phase
conductor
■Connect the terminal I3 current probe to the L3 phase
conductor
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.
For 3-Phase 3-Wire Balanced Y measurements using one
current sensor:
■Connect the terminal N test lead to the neutral conductor
■Connect the terminal V1 test lead to the L1 phase
conductor
■Connect the terminal I1 current probe to the L1 phase
conductor
Ensure that the current arrow on the sensor is directed towards
the load. This ensures proper phase angle for power measurements and other phase.
3.6.4.3 3-Phase 4-Wire Y 2½ Element
For 3-Phase 4-Wire Y 2½ Element measurements and using
three current sensors:
■Connect the terminal N test lead to the neutral conductor
■Connect the terminal V1 test lead to the L1 phase
conductor
■Connect the terminal V3 test lead to the L3 phase
conductor
■Connect the terminal I1 current probe to the LI phase
conductor
■Connect the terminal I2 current probe to the L2 phase
conductor
■Connect the terminal I3 current probe to the L3 phase
conductor
L3
L2
L2
N
L1
V1 V2V3NI1I2I3
Figure 22
L3
N
L1
V1 V2V3NI1I2I3
Figure 23
L1
L2
L3
N
N
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.
High Leg conguration. No Potential Transformer (Voltage Transformer) is connected; the installation under test is sup-
posed to be a low voltage distribution system.
3.6.5.1 3-Phase 4-Wire ∆
L2
For 3-Phase 4-Wire ∆ measurements and using three current
L1
sensors:
■Connect the terminal N test lead to the neutral conductor
■Connect the terminal V1 test lead to the L1 phase
conductor
■Connect the terminal V2 test lead to the L2 phase
conductor
■Connect the terminal V3 test lead to the L3 phase
conductor
■Connect the terminal I1 current probe to the LI phase
conductor
■Connect the terminal I2 current probe to the L2 phase
conductor
■Connect the terminal I3 current probe to the L3 phase
conductor
L3
N
L1
L2
L3
N
V1 V2V3NI1I2I3
Figure 24
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.
3.6.5.2 3-Phase 4-Wire Open ∆
For 3-Phase 4-Wire Open ∆ measurements and using three cur-
rent sensors:
■Connect the terminal N test lead to the neutral conductor
■Connect the terminal V1 test lead to the L1 phase
conductor
■Connect the terminal V2 test lead to the L2 phase
conductor
■Connect the terminal V3 test lead to the L3 phase
conductor
■Connect the terminal I1 current probe to the LI phase
conductor
■Connect the terminal I2 current probe to the L2 phase
conductor
■Connect the terminal I3 current probe to the L3 phase
conductor
L2
L1
L3
N
V1 V2V3NI1I2I3
Figure 25
L1
L2
L3
N
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.
■Connect the terminal N test lead to the common
conductor
■Connect the terminal V1 test lead to conductor +1
■Connect the terminal I1 current probe to conductor +1
Ensure that the current arrow on the sensor is directed towards
the load. This ensures proper measurements for power and
other sign sensitive quantities.
3.6.6.2 DC 3-Wire
For DC 3- Wire measurements:
■Connect the terminal N test 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
+1
_
V1 V2V3NI1I2I3
Figure 26
_
■Connect the terminal I2 current probe to conductor +2
Ensure that the current arrow on the sensor is directed towards the
load. This ensures proper measurements for power and other sign
sensitive quantities.
For DC 4-Wire measurements and using three current sensors:
■Connect the terminal N test 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
Ensure that the current arrow on the sensor is directed towards the
load. This ensures proper measurements for power and other sign
sensitive quantities.
The PEL 103 includes an LCD display that allows you to view a variety of measurement values and set-up parameters. The
display also lets you change several configuration settings.
NOTE: Although the PEL 103 LCD display allows you to enter a limited number of set-up values, the PEL can only be
fully configured through the PEL Control Panel (DataView® software). Note that the PEL 102 can only be congured
with the PEL Control Panel. For detailed instructions on configuring, recording and downloading measurements,
refer to § 4.
The ◄ and ► navigation buttons are used to scroll through the available modes LCD Display modes.
Five of these modes allow you to view several types of data:
(Base Measurements) displays the measurement values V, A, Power, Frequency, Power Factor, and Tanget Angle
(Energy) displays the energy values kWk, Vah, and Varh
(Harmonics) displays harmonics for current and voltage
(Max) displays the maximum values for the measurement, energy, and harmonic values
(Information) displays hook-up and system information
In addition:
(Configuration) allows you to enter several setup parameters, described later in this section.
3.7.1 Base Measurements - Displayed Values
The base measurements, or instantaneous readings, are displayed sequentially in screens showing all phases. The display
sequence varies per type of power network. Table 4 shows the readings per network.
To navigate through the displays, use the Navigation
■Use the up and down arrows (▲ or ▼) on the Navigation button to step through the displays.
■Use the Enter button to display additional information. Note that this does not advance the display to the next
step. Instead, a screen displayed by Enter can be considered a “sub step” in the display cycle.
■To exit a display called up by Enter, press the Navigation button once. This returns you to the previous screen;
you can then use ▲ or ▼ to continue navigating through the displays.
■To exit and move to a different display mode, press ◄ or ► on the Navigation button.
NOTE: In some distribution systems and steps, pressing Enter has no effect.
Table 4 displays the LCD (PEL 103) sequence for each type of hook-up. The displays on the left show an example of a
3-Phase 4-Wire network type. The Step column shows which button to use to display the step, either ▼ to display a main
step or to display a “sub step” (1a, 2a, and so on).
The PEL measures the typical energy readings used. In addition, it enables advanced measurements for specialists or
individuals doing in-depth analysis.
Individual power magnitudes for Power Flow Quadrants (per IEC 62053-23) are available by simply scrolling through each
screen display. The values in each quadrant are often used by engineers addressing power ow issues
Energy measurements, which are time dependent (typically 10 or 15 minute integration or aggregation periods), are
displayed sequentially in screens showing all phases. Table 2 shows the readings per network type.
■The down arrow ▼ scrolls downward and the up arrow ▲ scrolls upward through the displays.
■Each display is reached by pressing the down arrow ▼.
Energies are measured from the beginning of the recording session. Partial energies are the energies measured for a
defined period (see §4.4.5).
■Partial Energy is reached by pressing the
button for > 2 sec.
■To reenter the Energy setting, simply push the down arrow ▼.
Definitions:
■P+: Total Active Energy Imported (used by load) in kWh
■P-: Total Active Energy Exported (to source) in kWh
■q1: Active Energy Imported (by load) in Inductive Quadrant (Quadrant 1) in kvarh
■q2: Active Energy Exported (to source) in Capacitive Quadrant (Quadrant 2) in kvarh
■q3; Active Energy Exported (to source) in Inductive Quadrant (Quadrant 3) in kvarh
■q4: Active Energy Imported (by load) in Capacitive Quadrant (Quadrant 4) in kvarh
■S+: Total Apparent Energy Imported (by load) in kVAh
■S-: Total Apparent Energy Exported (to source) in kVAh
Typically, industrial users will focus on the following values. The other values are used for load analysis and utilities.
■kWh: Ep+ which is the traditional load Active Energy
■kvarh: Eq1 which is the traditional load Reactive Energy
■kVAh: Es+ which is the traditional load Apparent Energy
Table 7 displays the LCD (PEL 103) sequence for each type of hook-up. Note that when a recording is in progress, Max
is the maximum of the one second measurements during an aggregation period. This is reset either (1) when a new
aggregation period starts, or (2) continuously, depending on how this setting is congured. You can also reset this value
manually through the PEL Control Panel (see § 4.4.1). When no recording is in progress, Max represents the maximum of
the one second measurements since the end of the last recording.
This screen is disabled if three minutes elapse with no activity on the Enter or Navigation buttons. The display then returns
to the Base Measurements screen.
StepValueUnits
1P-2W = 1-phase 2-wire
1P-3W = 1-phase 3-wire
3P-3W∆3 = 3-phase 3-wire ∆ (3 current sensors)
3P-3W∆2 = 3-phase 3-wire ∆ (2 current sensors)
3P-3W02 = 3-phase 3-wire Open ∆ (2 current sensors)
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1
Distribution
System
Type
3P-3W03 = 3-phase 3-wire Open ∆ (3 current sensors)
3P-3W∆B = 3-phase 3-wire ∆ balanced
3P-3WY = 3-phase 3-wire Y (3 current sensors)
3P-3WY2 = 3-phase 3-wire Y (2 current sensors)
3P-4WY = 3-phase 4-wire Y
3P-4WYB = 3-phase 4-wire Y balanced (xed, voltage measurement)
3P-4WY2 = 3-phase 4-wire Y 2½
3P-4W∆ = 3-phase 4-wire ∆
3P-4WO∆ = 3-phase 4-wire Open ∆
DC-2W = DC 2-wire
DC-3W = DC 3-wire
DC-4W = DC 4-wire
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
«PT PRIM»
Primary
VT
«PT SEC»
Secondary VT
«CT PRIM»
Primary
CT
«AGG.PERIOd»
Aggregation
period
Year
Month
Day
Time
<<IP Addr>>
IP address
<<Soft>>
Software Version
V
V
A
Displays the aggregation period in minutes (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, 30, 60)
Displays the date/time
Scrolling IP address
1st number = DSP rmware version
2nd number = Microprocessor rmware version
Scrolling serial number
Serial Number
(a label is also pasted inside the PEL on the main board)
The Configuration mode lets you select the distribution system (hook up), voltage ratio and primary current value, primary
CT value, and aggregation period on the Model PEL 103 instrument. This screen is inactive when:
■The PEL is recording (pending or in progress).
■Configuration via the DataView PEL Control Panel is in progress.
■The button is locked through an option in the PEL Control Panel.
■Configuration is disabled by the Control button on the front panel.
NOTE: To avoid conicts, when the Conguration screen is displayed, conguration through the PEL Control Panel
is disabled. You also cannot start a recording session with the Control button while the Configuration screen is
displayed. If you attempt to use the Control button while it is locked by the PEL Control Panel, the Bluetooth ON/
OFF indicator and the REC START/STOP light will ash twice simultaneously. The instrument will then continue its
operation with no changes taking effect.
To change conguration settings on the Model PEL 103, enter the Conguration mode and do the following:
1. Scroll to the setting you want to change using the down arrow ▼ and up arrow ▲ buttons.
2. Press the Enter
3. Use the Navigation
button. The displayed setting will start blinking.
button to scroll through the allowable values for the setting.
4. When the desired value appears, press the Enter button. The setting will stop blinking.
As with the Information screen, the Configuration screen is disabled if three minutes elapse with no activity on the Enter or
arrow buttons. The display then returns to the Base Measurements screen.
StepValueUnits
1P-2W = 1-phase 2-wire
1P-3W = 1-phase 3-wire
3P-3W∆3 = 3-phase 3-wire ∆ (3 current sensors)
3P-3W∆2 = 3-phase 3-wire ∆ (2 current sensors)
3P-3W02 = 3-phase 3-wire Open ∆ (2 current sensors)
3P-3W03 = 3-phase 3-wire Open ∆ (3 current sensors)
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1
Distribution
System
Type
3P-3W∆B = 3-phase 3-wire ∆ balanced
3P-3WY = 3-phase 3-wire Y (3 current sensors)
3P-3WY2 = 3-phase 3-wire Y (2 current sensors)
3P-4WY = 3-phase 4-wire Y
3P-4WYB = 3-phase 4-wire Y balanced (xed, voltage measurement)
For contextual information on using DataView, refer to the Help Menu within the software.
4.1 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 then an AutoPlay window should appear as shown.
Figure 29
NOTE: 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: If installing onto a Vista based computer the User Account Control dialog box will be displayed. Select the
Allow option to proceed.
2. A Set-up window, similar to the one below, will appear.
The installation of the drivers may take a few moments. Windows may even indicate that it is not responding, however it is running. Please wait for it to finish.
11. When the drivers are finished installing, the Installation Successful dialog box will appear. Click on OK.
12. Next, the Installation Wizard Complete window will appear. Click on Finish.
Figure 38
13. A Question dialog box appears next. Click Ye s to read the procedure for connecting the instrument to the USB port
on the computer.
The Set-up window remains open. You may now select another option to download (e.g. Adobe® Reader), or close
the window.
14. If necessary, restart your computer.
Shortcuts for DataView and each instrument control panel selected during Step 8 of the installation process have been
added to your desktop.
You can now open the PEL Control Panel and connect your PEL to the computer.
The simplest and easiest connection to establish is a USB connection and is recommended when first learning how to use the PEL and PEL Control Panel.
The USB connection dialog box will list all of the USB instruments that are currently connected to the computer.
Before continuing, make sure an instrument is connected to your computer using the supplied USB cable.
Figure 43
■From the Instrument drop-down list, select the desired instrument, then select the Next button.
■If a successful connection was established, the Finish button will be enabled. Click Finish to exit the Wizard.
Figure 44
NOTE: If a connection with the instrument cannot be established, the Finish button will remain disabled and the
operation will need to be canceled. Verify that the instrument is connected with the desired communication medium
and repeat the Add an Instrument process.
The instrument will then be added to the PEL Network until it is removed (see § 4.3.4).
Figure 45
If the instrument is already in the PEL Network (either with the same connection type or a different connection type) a
dialog box will be displayed indicating this condition. A PEL can be listed in the PEL Network only once.
NOTE: The PEL Control Panel may become non-responsive under extreme EMC conditions. Disconnecting and
■In the Address field, specify the IP address assigned to the PEL.
-For the PEL103, select the Info icon () on the LCD and use the ▼ button to scroll down to the IP Addr
display screen (see § 3.7.5).
-For the PEL102, a USB or Bluetooth connection will need to be established to determine the IP address
assigned to the instrument.
■In the Port field, specify the port that the PEL is configured to.
-By default the PEL uses port 3041 (UDP). However, the PEL can be congured to use a different port.
-The only way to identify the port the PEL is using, is to first communicate with it. So, if the port has been
changed from that of the default, use a USB or Bluetooth connection to identify the port used by the PEL.
NOTE: If you do not know the IP Address and the PEL is located on the same network subnet as the computer, use
the Search button (located to the right of the Address field) to locate the PEL. The search operation (if successful)
will identify the IP address and port used by all the PEL instruments connected on the subnet.
■Once the IP address and port have been specified, click the Next > button.
■If a successful connection was established, the Finish button will be enabled. Click Finish to exit the Wizard (see Figure 44).
■The instrument will then be added to the PEL Network until it is removed (see § 4.3.4).
NOTE: Bluetooth must be enabled (see §4.4.2) and turned on before a Bluetooth connection can be established.
Figure 47
■From the Instrument drop-down list, select the desired instrument then click the Next button.
■If a successful connection was established, the Finish button will be enabled. Click Finish to exit the Wizard (see Figure 44).
■The instrument will then be added to the PEL Network until it is removed (see § 4.3.4).
NOTE: If the PEL cannot be identied and does not appear in the drop-down list, the communications port with
which the PEL Bluetooth connection is associated will need to be selected.
To identify the associated communications port:
■Open the Bluetooth Devices dialog box. This dialog box can be displayed by double-clicking on the Bluetooth
icon located on the bottom-right side of your computer screen in the taskbar.
■Double-click the PEL entry (the PEL properties dialog box will open).
■Select the Services tab. The communications port number associated with the PEL Bluetooth connection will be
listed here.
When using a Bluetooth connection, make sure the Bluetooth radio in the computer and instrument is turned ON and that
the PEL has been paired with the computer using the Add a device option in the Windows Bluetooth Devices dialog box
(see § 3.5.6.1).
If the PEL is not listed in the Instrument drop-down list by name or the associated communications port, make sure the
PEL is powered on, the Bluetooth radio in the PEL is on and that it is listed in the Bluetooth Devices dialog box. Also make
sure that the Enable Bluetooth check box is checked in the Communications tabs of the Configure Instrument dialog
box (see §4.4.2).
that was created during installation, located on the desktop.
The Control Panel is used for instrument operation and configuration.
Figure 48
Using the PEL Control Panel:
■Title Bar: Displays the name of the application and the path to the open data file (if any).
■Menu Bar: Contains six drop-down menus. The top level names of these menus are File, Edit, View, Instrument, Tools
and Help. Each of the items in these drop-down menus is associated with the menu top level name.
■Navigation Tree: Operates much like Windows Explorer does when exploring the folders on your computer.
Selection of an entry in the Navigation Tree determines the information to be displayed in the data frame to the right.
■Status Bar: Displays a single line of help information (to the left) and instrument connection status (to the right).
The Menu Bar at the top of the window lists the following commands:
File
Open File: Loads a previously saved recording session into the My Open Sessions list
Close: Closes the currently selected session.
Save: Saves the currently selected session.
Save As: Saves the currently selected session under a different name.
To change or modify the connection type (e.g. from USB to LAN), select the desired PEL listed in the PEL Network, then
select the Modify Connection Settings button (), located at the top of the Status area below the Toolbar.
Figure 49
4.3.3 Reconnecting and Disconnecting an Instrument
Disconnecting:
To close the connection between the PEL Control
Panel and the instrument, select the desired PEL listed in the PEL Network, then select Instrument >
Disconnect Instrument in the main menu.
Figure 50 Figure 51
Reconnecting:
To reestablish a connection between the PEL Con-
trol Panel and the instrument, select the desired PEL listed in the PEL Network, then select Instrument >
Reconnect Instrument in the main menu.
4.3.4 Removing an Instrument from the PEL Network
A connected instrument will remain in the PEL Network until it is removed.
■To remove an instrument, select the desired PEL listed in the PEL Network that you want to remove, then click on
the Remove an Instrument icon in the Toolbar, or select Instrument > Remove an Instrument from the main menu.
1. Open the PEL Control Panel by double-clicking the PEL icon
the desktop. The Control Panel will appear.
2. Connect to an instrument (see § 4.2).
3. Open the Configure Instrument dialog box by performing one of the following:
■From the Instrument menu,
select Configure.
or
■From the Toolbar, click on the Add an Instrument icon.
that was created during installation, located on
Figure 54
Figure 53
The Configure Instrument dialog box consists of five tabs. Each tab contains a specific set of options associated with
the instrument to be configured.
NOTE: Configuration of an instrument cannot be performed while a recording is in progress. If the instrument is recording, click on the Recording tab in the Configure Instrument dialog box, then click the Stop Recording button.
The General tab of the Configure Instrument dialog box provides information about the instrument (Model and Serial
number) and allows other instrument configuration options.
Figure 55
Instrument Identification:
■Model: Read only field that displays the model of the connected instrument.
■Serial number: Read only field that displays the unique serial number assigned to the connected instrument.
■Name: Field to provide the instrument’s name. The instrument will be listed in the PEL Network using the name
entered here. A maximum of 32 characters is allowed.
■Location: Optional eld to provide the place/location of the instrument. A maximum of 32 characters is allowed.
Auto Power Off - Sets the automatic power down (battery saving function) to the selected interval:
■3 min
■10 min
■15 min
■Disable
LCD (PEL 103):
■Contrast: Sets the contrast level of the instrument’s LCD.
■Normal mode brightness: Sets the brightness level of the LCD when selecting various items to view.
Lock out the Control button on the instrument front panel:
■When checked, locks the ON/OFF and Control buttons. This can be useful to prevent unauthorized control of
the instrument. Note that the Enter and Navigation buttons (PEL103) are not locked.
Aggregated MAX Mode. Aggregation is the process in which certain measured values are averaged over a specific
period. The highest aggregated average for a period is listed as the MAX value in the PEL LCD display screen. This section
includes two radio button options:
■Aggregated MAX values updated while recording only (maintained when not recording) instructs the PEL to
update the aggregated MAX value only when the instrument is actively recording data. When not recording, the
instrument will retain the current MAX value in its memory, but will not update it even if a higher aggregated value
is encountered.
■Aggregated MAX values updated all the time results in the PEL continuously updating the aggregated MAX
value, whether or not the instrument is actively recording.
The button Reset Aggregated MAX resets the current MAX value to zero. The PEL will then update the aggregated MAX
value whenever the value for an aggregated period exceeds the previous high value.
In addition to these options, there are two buttons allowing additional control of the instrument:
■Set Clock: Displays the Date/Time dialog box for setting the date and time on the instrument.
■Format SD-Card: Allows the formatting of the SD memory card currently installed in the instrument.
NOTE: The PEL can only operate with SD and SDHC cards that have been formatted to use the FAT32 le system
and a maximum cluster size. If the card is formatted with a le system other than FAT32 and/or with a cluster size
too small for the instrument to handle, an error message will be displayed. Formatting the card in the instrument will
make sure that it is formatted with FAT32 and a maximum cluster size of the card.
4.4.2 Communication Options
The Communication tab of the Configure Instrument dialog box provides information about the various communication
mediums supported by the instrument.
■Enable Bluetooth: When checked, enables the Bluetooth radio in the instrument.
■Pairing code: Displays the pairing code that must be used when pairing the instrument to a computer (the
pairing code cannot be modified).
■Name: Field to provide the instrument’s name when pairing the instrument. Only ASCII characters can be used.
■Visibility: Enables/Disables the presence of the instrument from the search option of computers.
USB:
■Name: Read only field that displays the name assigned to the USB interface. This is the name that will be
displayed when adding the instrument via a USB connection.
Network:
■MAC address: Read only field indicating the MAC address of the network interface in the instrument. This can
be used by a network administrator to assign an IP address to the instrument that is xed via the DHCP server.
■Enable DHCP: When checked, a DHCP server must be available on the network. If Enable DHCP is checked
but the DHCP server is not available, after 60 seconds the PEL Control Panel will enter auto-IP mode, using the
default IP address 169.254.0.100. Note that if enabled, the IP address assigned to the instrument can change
periodically (unless special consideration has been made by a network administrator).
■IP address: When DHCP is enabled, this eld is read only and displays the IP address the instrument obtains
from the DHCP server. When the DHCP option is disabled, the IP address must be specied.
■Gateway address: When DHCP is enabled, this eld is read only and displays the Gateway address the
instrument obtained from the DHCP server. When DHCP is disabled, you must enter the Gateway address you
want the instrument to use.
■Subnet mask: When DHCP is enabled, this eld is read only and displays the Subnet mask the instrument
obtained from the DHCP server. When the DHCP option is disabled, enter the Subnet mask you want the
instrument to use.
Bluetooth/Network password:
■Enable password protection: When checked, requires the user to enter a password when trying to configure
the instrument over a network (UDP) and Bluetooth connections.
■Password: Field to specify the password to be used (up to 16 characters in length).
The Measurement tab of the Configure Instrument dialog box specifies the electrical distribution system, voltage ratios,
nominal frequency and current probe options.
Figure 57
Distribution system:
■A box listing each of the distribution systems supported by the instrument (see §3.6 for available distribution
systems descriptions).
■An image is displayed to the right of the list illustrating the connection diagram for the selected distribution
system.
Selection of DC 2-, 3- or 4-Wire implies DC measurements only. Selection of other distribution systems implies AC mea-
surements only.
Load/Source:
These radio buttons determine whether or not the measurement applies to the system’s load or to the source. By default,
■Set a Voltage Transformer Ratio: When checked, the following fields are enabled (based on the selected
distribution system):
-Primary: Indicates a level on the primary side of the isolation transformer.
-Secondary: Indicates a level on the secondary side of the isolation transformer.
The ratio between the specified primary and secondary will be used by the instrument for all related calculations.
-Phase-to-phase and Phase-to-neutral: Select either Phase-to-phase or Phase-to-neutral, depending on the
selected distribution system, for each of the Primary and Secondary values. Note that some systems only
allow one option.
The PEL 103 LCD will display a phase-to-phase voltage for secondary voltage if primary voltage is phase-to-phase and a
phase-to-neutral voltage for secondary voltage if primary voltage is phase-to-neutral.
NOTE: When no ratio is entered, 1000V primary and secondary voltages are displayed on the PEL 103 LCD.
Voltage Transformer Ratios
ParameterRangeIncrement
Primary VoltagePV50 to 650,000V1V
Secondary VoltageSV50 to 1000V1V
Table 10
VLOW (the value below which the line-to-neutral voltage is set to zero), is 2V, and is multiplied by √3 for phase-to-phase
voltages.
Nominal frequency: Specifies the default frequency of the distribution network.
-Auto: Instructs the instrument to automatically identify the nominal frequency of the network.
-50Hz, 60Hz and 400Hz: The instrument will use the selected frequency for measurements.
NOTE: Auto mode may lead to inconsistencies if the frequency varies on an unstable distribution system.
4.4.4 Current Sensors and Ratios
Current sensor ratios (and type) are automatically set with the identification of the current sensor detected on channel 1, or
channel 2 if current sensor on channel 1 is missing, or channel 3 if current sensor on channel 1 and channel 2 are missing.
NOTE: One type is allowed for the current sensor inputs. If different current sensors are mated (mismatch of current
sensors), only the type of the current sensor connected on I1 is used for current sensor selection.
See § 5.2.4 for detailed specification of the current sensors.
■AmpFlex®/MiniFlex®
-Range: Four ranges are available for the for AmpFlex®/MiniFlex® probes - 100A, 400A, 2000A and 10000A.
-Number of primary wraps: Allows the sensor cable to be wrapped around the conductor multiple times
to increase the sensitivity of the probe. Specify the number of times the sensor is “wrapped” around the
conductor. The maximum current of the selected AmpFlex®/MiniFlex® range is divided by the number of
wraps.
■MN193 for 5A:
-An external CT is used: Check box that enables or disables a ratio for this probe. When enabled, the
following options can be specified.
-Primary: Indicates the primary current of the CT.
-Secondary: Indicates the secondary current of the CT for the specified Primary current. The Primary
and Secondary values establish a ratio used by the instrument when the probe is connected to the
instrument.
■5A Adapter Box:
-An external CT is used: Check box that enables or disables a ratio for this probe. When enabled, the
following options can be specified.
-Primary: Indicates the primary current of the CT.
-Secondary: Indicates the secondary current of the CT for the specified Primary current. The Primary
and Secondary values establish a ratio used by the instrument when the probe is connected to the
instrument.
■Current Sensor with BNC Adapter:
-Nominal current: Indicates the current to be associated with the output voltage.
-Output voltage: Voltage that is applied to the BNC connector of the adapter for the specified Nominal
current.
WARNING: The potential of the internal conductors of the BNC adapter is held at the potential of the neutral terminal of the PEL. If the neutral terminal is accidentally connected to a phase voltage, the current sensor connected to
the PEL via the BNC adapter can be held at the phase voltage. To prevent electric shocks or short-circuit hazards,
always use current probes fully complying with IEC 61010-2-032.
Current SensorI nominalCT ratioDefault detection thresholds ILOW
MR1931000ADC-1A
SR1931000AAC-500mA
J933500AAC/5000ADC-5A (0A in DC)
AmpFlex
MiniFlex
SL261
(BNC adapter)
MN93200AAC-100mA
MN193
5A adapter5AACCT ratio2.5mA
®
®
Range 100mV/A10ADC-50mA
Range 10mV/A100ADC-50mA
Range 100A100AAC-50mA
Range 5A5AACCT ratio2.5mA
10000AACPrimary turns 5A
2000AACPrimary turns1A
400AACPrimary turns200mA
100AACPrimary turns50mA
10000AACPrimary turns5A
2000AACPrimary turns1A
400AACPrimary turns200mA
100AACPrimary turns50mA
Table 11
■Ranges for AmpFlex® and MiniFlex® are selected by the user with DataView® software (setup mode).
■ILOW, threshold at which the current measurement is zeroed.
■1 to 3 turns can be set for MiniFlex® and AmpFlex®.
■Additional current ratio can be set for MN93 current sensors and 5A adapters (see Table 12).
NOTE: When no ratio is entered, I nominal current is displayed on the PEL103 LCD (as primary current). No secondary
current is displayed.
■Name: Field to assign a session name (40 characters max) to the recording session.
Recording period:
■Record Now: When checked, will start a recording when the OK button is pressed.
■Schedule Recording: When checked, enables a start and end date/time to be set for the recording.
■Duration: Drop-down list containing predened recording times.
■Reset Start Date/Time: This button is enabled when the “Schedule recording” option is checked. When
selected, the Start date/time is set to the current PC date/time and the End date/time to the PC date/time plus
the selected Duration.
■Stop/Cancel Recording: This button is displayed when the instrument is actively recording or a recording is
pending. It allows you to end an active recording or cancel a pending one.
■Modify End Date/Time: This button is displayed when the instrument is actively recording. It allows you to
change the ending time of the active recording.
Trends Demand Interval:
■Demand period: Drop-down list that allows the selection of one of the possible demand intervals supported by
the instrument. The demand interval is a period of time over which the instrument determines the average value
for a given measurement parameter. In addition to the average, the 1 second maximum values (along with time
stamps) are also stored. This is the interval over which the instrument performs measurement aggregation.
-Available periods = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, 30 and 60 min
Recording options:
■Record one second trends for current, voltage, energy…: Allows you to specify if 1s trend data is to be
recorded or not.
■Record current and voltage harmonics (to the 50th) for current and voltage: Check box that allows harmonic
measurements to record or not record. Harmonic measurements consume a large amount of SD-Card memory
and increase downloading time. If these measurements are not needed, deselect this check box to improve
system performance.
Installed SD-Card status:
■Gauge indicating the percentage of the SD-Card in the instrument that has been used.
■Text detailing the usage of the SD-Card in the instrument.
The Meters tab of the Configure Instrument dialog box specifies which of the instruments total accumulation meters are
to be reset when the configuration is written to the instrument.
Figure 59
Duration meters:
■Reset total and partial energy meters: When checked, causes the total energy meters in the instrument to be
reset.
■Reset duration of power on: When checked, causes the power on meter in the instrument to be reset.
■Reset duration of voltage presence: When checked, resets the voltage presence meter.
■Reset duration of current presence: When checked, resets the current presence meter.
■Energy metering period: Drop-down list containing periods for the instrument energy meters.
Partial Energy Meters:
■Drop-down list that allows the selection of intervals to be used by the instrument’s partial energy accumulators.
The instrument can accumulate the measurements for a group of measurements over a user specified period.
-Reset total energy meters at the start of each new session: When checked, the instrument will reset the
meters when a recording starts (either via software or the instrument’s Control button). This allows the energy
meters to represent just the recording period. When not checked, the meters will not reset at the start of each
To change or modify the instrument’s conguration, select the desired PEL listed in the PEL Network, then select the
Modify Instrument Configuration button (), located at the top of the Status area below the Toolbar.
Figure 62
4.5 Downloading Recorded Data
Recorded measurements stored in the instrument are transferred to a database on the PC using the download command.
Assuming a recording session has been started and stopped, the instrument should have at least one recording session.
To Download a Recording:
1. Select a recorded session from Recorded session branch of the PEL Network.
Figure 63
2. To download the session, perform one of the following:
■From the Instrument menu,
select Download Recorded Data.
or
■From the Toolbar, click on the Download icon.
Figure 65
Figure 64
NOTE: You can also double-click on a recording to download it.
This opens the Download dialog box and begins the transfer of recorded data to the computer:
Figure 66
■You can hide the Download dialog box by selecting the Close button. This does not stop the download but
simply hides the Download dialog box so you can continue to use the PEL Control Panel.
■The Clear All button clears the list terminating the download of any downloads in progress. It does not delete
them from the instrument or the download folder but simply removes them from the download list.
■You can pause the download of a session by selecting it and clicking on the Pause button. To resume the
download, repeat the process. The Pause button will change to a Resume button when you select a download
that was previously paused. This indicates the action that will be taken when you select the button. The Pause
button is disabled when a recording that has finished downloading is selected.
3. Once the file has been fully downloaded, it can be opened by selecting it in the Download dialog box and click-
ing on the Open button or by double-clicking on the le. Alternatively, it can be opened from the Download Folder
dialog box (see § 4.6). The session will then be added to the My Open Sessions section:
Figure 67
4. Selecting different items under the session name in My Open Sessions will display the associated data in the data
Downloaded sessions are saved to the download folder, which is located in the “…\My document\DataView\Download\
PEL\” folder. Sessions are saved so they do not need to be downloaded more than once. They are also saved so that if
you exit the PEL Control Panel while downloading, the download can resume (where it left off) the next time the program
starts.
■To open the Download Folder dialog box select Tools > Download Folder from the main menu.
Figure 68
■The Download Folder dialog box contains a list of instruments on the left side. This list contains instruments from
which sessions were previous downloaded. On the right is a list of sessions that are in the download folder for the
selected instrument.
■Initially the list on the right is empty because no instrument is initially selected. Selecting an instrument on the left will
update the list on the right to display all of the sessions associated with the selected instrument that are currently in
the download folder.
■You can use the download folder to open recordings previously downloaded even when the instrument is not
connected to the computer. To do this, select the instrument on the left that the session was downloaded from.
Next, select the desired session from the list on the right. Finally, select the Open button to open the session and
display it in the My Open Sessions navigation tree branch.
■You can remove individually saved sessions from the download folder by selecting the desired session and clicking
on the Delete button located under the list on the right.
NOTE: A session cannot be deleted from the Download Folder dialog box if it is still currently listed in the Download dialog box. You must first open the Download dialog box (go to Instrument > Download Recorded Data) and
hit the Clear All button.
■Note that there are two Delete buttons. The one on the left (under the list of instruments) will delete all of the saved
items for the selected instrument. The Delete button on the right (under the list of saved sessions) will delete only the
selected session from the download folder.
Each time the PEL Control Panel starts it will calculate how much space is being used on the computer’s hard drive and
compare it to the “Maximum allowable download folder size” specified at the bottom of the Download Folder dialog box.
If the amount of space being used by the download folder exceeds this amount, a warning message will be displayed. No
action will be taken automatically; you are simply informed whenever the size of the download folder exceeds the amount
specified here.
4.7 PEL Reports
Several predefined report templates are available for you to use. You can choose a report template either before or after a
recording. You can also create your own custom templates.
A report is created by performing the following steps
1. Download recorded data from the instrument.
2. Open the downloaded data.
3. Select Create DataView Report from the File menu or by selecting the associated Toolbar button. The Select
Data to Export dialog box will be displayed.
4. Specify the time period of the recording that is to be used in the report and select OK. After the database is
generated, the Create Report from Template dialog box will be displayed.
5. Select the desired report template (Basic is a simplified report and Monitoring is a detailed report containing
many worksheets). Once the template is selected, select the OK button.
At the bottom of the report screen is a series of tabs used to select the desired worksheet to view.
4.7.1 Specifying the Default Report Template
The previous example required that you select the template from the Create Report from Template dialog box. You can
also specify a default template that should be used to automatically generate the report. Doing so will eliminate step 5
above.
To specify the default template, perform the following:
1. Select the Select Report option from the Tools menu. The Templates dialog box will be displayed.
2. Select the template to be used as the default.
3. Click on the Select button. An asterisk will be displayed next to the name of the default template.
You can select any of the listed templates as the default.
You can remove the selection of a default template (and be asked to select a template each time you create a report) by
clicking on the Reset button.
4.8 Power & Energy Logger (PEL) Android App
Another way to connect to a PEL instrument is through the Power & Energy Logger (PEL) Android app. This app, which can
be downloaded free from the Google Play Store (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aemc.pel&hl=en)
enables you to work with a PEL instrument from an Android mobile device. Android is a platform for “touch screen” mobile
devices such as tablets and smartphones. Introduced in 2007, Android has grown to become the most popular mobile
operating system in the world, with over one billion devices sold globally.
The PEL app connects to the PEL via Bluetooth. And if the PEL is connected to a LAN network, you can also communicate
The PEL app provides a substantial subset of the functionality provided by the PEL Control Panel. For example, you can
view data currently being measured by the instrument in real-time. This includes the type of distribution system currently
being measured, and (for AC systems) the phasor diagram appropriate for this setup. Real-time data is organized in tables
of related measurements for quick navigation and reference, and updated continuously from the instrument.
Figure 69
These data tables, which can require several pages to display, depend on the current distribution system. Different data
appears for different distribution systems; the above example shows the rst page of real-time data for a 3-phase 4-wire
system.
You can also set parameters to schedule a recording session and specify what data will be recorded. This can be a recording that starts immediately, or at a future date and time. You can also choose which data to record. Recorded data is stored
on the PEL instrument, where it can subsequently be downloaded to a PC and analyzed in detail using DataView.
In addition, you can view and/or set configuration variables on the PEL instrument. The PEL Android app enables you to
review the current configuration settings on your PEL, and change these settings as required. You can change the type of
distribution system being measured, voltage ratios, nominal frequency, current sensors options, communication-related
settings, and other information related to the instrument and its operation.
The app is provided with a complete online Help system, which can be viewed independently at http://www.pel100.us/
help-es/index.html. Consult this Help system for a complete description of the PEL app and all its capabilities.
Inom is the value of the measured current for a current sensor output of 1V. See Table 26 for the nominal current values. Pnom and Snom are the active power and apparent power for V = 1000V, I = Inom and PF = 1.
Qnom is the reactive power for V = 1000V, I = Inom, and Sin ϕ = 1.
* The intrinsic uncertainty for input current (I) is specified for an isolated input voltage of 1V = Inom. The intrinsic uncertainty of the
connected current sensor should be added to this intrinsic uncertainty to determine the total intrinsic uncertainty. In the case of using
sensors AmpFlex® and MiniFlex®, intrinsic uncertainty is given in Table 27.
The intrinsic uncertainty for neutral current is the maximum intrinsic uncertainty on I1, I2 and I3.
** Indicative maximum value of the intrinsic uncertainty. Higher uncertainties can be noted, in particular with EMI.
Inom is the value of the measured current for a current sensor output at 50/60Hz. See Table 26 for the nominal current values. Pnom is the active power for V = 600V, I = Inom and PF = 1. * The intrinsic uncertainty for input current (I) is specified for an isolated input voltage of 1V = Inom. The intrinsic uncertainty of the
connected current sensor should be added to this intrinsic uncertainty to determine the total intrinsic uncertainty. In the case of using
sensors AmpFlex® and MiniFlex®, intrinsic uncertainty is given in Table 27. The intrinsic uncertainty for neutral current is the maximum
intrinsic uncertainty on I1, I2 and I3.
** Indicative maximum value of the intrinsic uncertainty. Higher uncertainties can be noted, in particular with EMI. *** For AmpFlex
®
and MiniFlex®, the maximum current is limited to 60% Inom at 50/60Hz, because of higher sensitivity.
Current (I) without current sensor *I = 5% to 120% Inom± 1% ± 0.3% Inom
Power (P)
Energy (Ep)
Inom is the value of the measured current for a current sensor output of 1 V. See Table 26 for the nominal current values. Pnom is the power for V = 1000V and I = Inom. * The intrinsic uncertainty for input current (I) is specified for an isolated input voltage of 1V = Inom. The intrinsic uncertainty of the
connected current sensor should be added to this intrinsic uncertainty to determine the total intrinsic uncertainty. In the case of using
sensors AmpFlex® and MiniFlex®, intrinsic uncertainty is given in Table 27.
The intrinsic uncertainty for neutral current is the maximum intrinsic uncertainty on I1, I2 and I3. ** Indicative maximum value of the intrinsic uncertainty. Higher uncertainties can be noted, in particular with EMI.
The Flexible Current Sensor MiniFlex® Model MA193 can be used to measure the current in a cable without opening
the circuit. It also serves to isolate the user from hazardous voltages in the circuit. This sensor can only be used as an
accessory of an instrument. Before connecting it, if you have several sensors, you can mark each of them using one of
the color-coded ID markers supplied with the instrument to identify the phase. Then connect the sensor to the instrument.
■Press the yellow opening device to open the Flexible coil. Then, place it around the conductor through which the
current to be measured ows (only one conductor in the sensor).
■Close the coil. In order to optimize measurement quality, it is best to center the conductor in the coil and make
the shape of the coil as circular as possible.
■To disconnect the coil, open it and withdraw it from the conductor. Then, disconnect the sensor from the
instrument.
MiniFlex® MA193
Nominal Range
Measurement Range
Sensor
Variation of the position of the
conductor in the sensor
Adjacent conductor carrying
≤ 1% for a conductor in contact with sensor and ≤ 2% near the snap device
EN 61010-2-032, Pollution Degree 2, 600V CAT IV, 1000V CAT III
Table 17
NOTE: Currents < 0.05% of the nominal range (100, 400, 2000 or 10,000A) will be displayed as zero.
The nominal ranges are reduced to 50/200/1000/5000AAC at 400Hz. MiniFlex® will operate when 10,000A is selected.
5.2.4.4 Other Current Sensors
The measurement ranges are those of the sensors. In some cases, they may differ from the ranges that can be measured
by the PEL. For use, see the manual distributed with the current sensor
NOTE: Power calculations will be zeroed when the current is zeroed.
Model MR193
Nominal Range
Measurement Range
Maximum Clamping Diameter
Variation of the position of the
conductor in the sensor
Adjacent conductor carrying
alternating current
Safety
1000AAC, 1400ADC max
10 to 1000AAC, 10 to 1300APEAK AC+DC
One 1.6" (42mm) or two 0.98" (25.4mm) or two bus bars 1.96 x 0.19" (50 x 5mm)
< 0.5% DC to 440Hz
< 10mA/A at 50/60Hz
EN 61010-2-032, Pollution Degree 2, 300V CAT IV, 600V CAT III
Table 18
NOTE: Currents < 1AAC/DC will be displayed as zero.
Model SR193
Nominal Range
Measurement Range
Maximum Clamping Diameter
Variation of the position of the
conductor in the sensor
Adjacent conductor carrying
alternating current
Safety
1000AAC for f ≤1 kHz
1 to 1200AAC max (I >1000A not continuously)
2" (52mm)
< 0.5% DC to 440Hz
< 10mA/A at 50/60Hz
EN 61010-2-032, Pollution Degree 2, 600V CAT IV, 1000V CAT III
EN 61010-2-032, Pollution Degree 2, 600V CAT IV, 1000V CAT III
Table 20
NOTE: Currents < 0.05% for nominal range (100, 400, 2000 or 10,000A) will be displayed as zero.
The nominal ranges are reduced to 50/200/1000/5000AAC at 400Hz.
Model MN93
Nominal Range
Measurement Range
Maximum Clamping Diameter
Variation of the position of the
conductor in the sensor
Adjacent conductor carrying
alternating current
Safety
200AAC for f ≤1kHz
2 to 240AAC max (I >200A not permanent)
0.8" (20mm)
< 0.5% at 50/60Hz
≤ 15mA/A
EN 61010-2-032, Pollution Degree 2, 300V CAT IV, 600V CAT III
Table 21
NOTE: Currents < 0.1A will be displayed as zero.
Model MN193
Nominal Range
Measurement Range
Maximum Clamping Diameter
Variation of the position of the
conductor in the sensor
Adjacent conductor carrying
alternating current
Safety
5A and 100AAC
5A: 0.005 to 6AAC max
100A: 0.1 to 120AAC max
0.8" (20mm)
< 0.5% at 50/60Hz
≤ 15mA/A at 50/60Hz
EN 61010-2-032, Pollution Degree 2, 300V CAT IV, 600V CAT III
Table 22
The 5A range of the MN193 is designed to work with secondary current transformers.
NOTE: Currents < 2.5mA x ratio on the 5A range and < 0.05A on the 100A range will be displayed as zero with this probe.
Model SL261
Nominal Range
Measurement Range
Probe Output Signal
Maximum Clamping Diameter
Variation of the position of the
conductor in the sensor
Adjacent conductor carrying
** Indicative maximum value of the intrinsic uncertainty. Higher uncertainties can be noted, in particular with EMI.
Typical
uncertainty
on ϕ
at 400 Hz
AmpFlex® and MiniFlex® Specifications
Sensor typeI nominal
Current
(RMS or DC)
200mA to 5A± 1.2% ± 50mA **± 2% ± 0.1A **--
100Aac
5 to 120A *± 1.2% ± 50mA± 2% ± 0.1A± 0.5°- 0.5°
0.8 to 20A± 1.2% ± 0.2A **± 2% ± 0.4A **--
400Aac
AmpFlex®
A193 *
20 to 500A *± 1.2% ± 0.2A± 2% ± 0.4A ± 0.5°- 0.5°
4 to 100A± 1.2% ± 1A **± 2% ± 2A **--
2000Aac
100 to 2400A *± 1.2% ± 1A± 2% ± 2A± 0.5°- 0.5°
20 to 500A± 1.2% ± 5A **±2% ± 10A **--
10,000Aac
500 to 12,000A *± 1.2% ± 5A± 2% ± 10A± 0.5°- 0.5°
200mA to 5A± 1.2% ± 50mA **± 2% ± 0.1A **--
100Aac
5 to 120A *± 1.2% ± 50mA± 2% ± 0.1A± 0.5°- 0.5°
0.8 to 20A± 1.2% ± 0.2A **± 2% ± 0.4A **--
400Aac
MiniFlex®
MA193 *
20 to 500A *± 1.2% ± 0.2A± 2% ± 0.4A ± 0.5°- 0.5°
4 to 100A± 1.2% ± 1A **± 2% ± 2A **--
2000Aac
100 to 2400A *± 1.2% ± 1A± 2% ± 2A± 0.5°- 0.5°
Typical intrinsic
uncertainty
at 50/60Hz
Intrinsic
uncertainty
at 400Hz
Intrinsic
uncertainty
on ϕ
at 50/60Hz
Typical
uncertainty
on ϕ
at 400Hz
3000Aac
20 to 500A± 1.2% ± 5A **±2% ± 10A **--
500 to 3000A *± 1.2% ± 5A± 2% ± 10A± 0.5°- 0.5°
Table 27
* The nominal ranges are reduced to 50/200/1000/5000Aac at 400Hz.
** Indicative maximum value of the intrinsic uncertainty. Higher uncertainties can be noted, in particular with EMI.
Your instrument is equipped with a NiMH battery. This technology offers several advantages:
■Long battery charge life for a limited volume and weight.
■Possibility of quickly recharging your battery.
■Significantly reduced memory effect: you can recharge your battery even if it is not fully discharged.
■Respect for the environment: no pollutant materials such as lead or cadmium, in compliance with the applicable
regulations.
After prolonged storage, the battery may be completely discharged. If so, it must be completely recharged.
Your instrument may not function during part of this recharging operation.
Full recharging of a completely discharged battery may take several hours.
In this case, at least 5 charge/discharge cycles will be necessary for your battery to recover 95% of its capacity.
To make the best possible use of your battery and extend its effective service life:
■Only charge your instrument at temperatures between 50°F and 104°F (10°C and 40°C).
■Comply with the conditions of use defined in the operating manual.
■Comply with the storage conditions specified in the operating manual.
Before first use, charge and discharge the instrument one or two cycles to ensure the proper level display of the
battery indicator.
Note that if you are unsure about changing the battery, we recommend having this done at our Service Center as
part of the PEL instrument’s regular maintenance.
6.2 Battery Indicator
The Yellow/Red LED (see #6 Figure 8) is used to indicate the status of the battery.
When the power is on, the battery is charging until it is full.
■LED OFF: Battery full (with or without power supply).
■Yellow LED ON/No blinks: Battery is charging.
■Yellow LED blinks twice per second: Battery is recovering after a full discharge.
■Red LED blinks twice per second: Low battery (and no power supply).
6.3 Cleaning
Disconnect the instrument from any source of electricity.
■Use a soft cloth, dampened with soapy water. Rinse with a damp cloth and dry rapidly with a dry cloth.
■Do not use the instrument if the terminals or keyboard are wet. Dry them first.
Calculations are done according to IEC 61557-12 and IEC 61010-4-30.
Geometric representation of active and reactive power:
Q
SourceLoad
Import active powerExport active power
12
Import
reactive
power
Export
reactive
power
IND
Source
INDCAP
Q
CAP
43
Load
S
φ
P
P
Figure 70
Diagram in accordance with clauses 12 and 14 of IEC 60375.
Reference of this diagram is the current vector (xed on right-hand line).
The voltage vector V varies its direction according to the phase angle ϕ.
The phase angle ϕ between voltage V and current I is taken to be positive in the mathematical sense (counter-clockwise).
A.1.2 Sampling
A.1.2.1 Sampling Period
Depends on main frequency: 50Hz, 60Hz or 400Hz
Sampling period is calculated every second
■Main frequency f = 50Hz
-Inside 42.5 to 57.5Hz (50Hz ±15%), sampling period is locked to main frequency.
128 samples are available for each main cycle.
-Outside 42.5 to 57.5Hz, sampling period is 128*50Hz.
■Main frequency f = 60Hz
-Inside 51 to 69Hz (60Hz ±15%), sampling period is locked to main frequency.
-Inside 340 to 460Hz (400Hz ±15%), sampling period is locked to main frequency.
16 samples are available for each main cycle.
-Outside 340 to 460Hz, sampling period is 16*400Hz.
DC is not a frequency parameter for sampling. A pure DC measured signal is considered to be outside the frequency
ranges. Then, the sampling frequency is, according to the preselected main frequency, 6.4kHz (50/400Hz) or 7.68kHz
(60Hz).
A.1.2.2 Locking of Sampling Frequency
■By default, sampling frequency is locked on V1
■If V1 is missing, sampling frequency tries to lock to V2, then V3, I1, I2 and I3
A.1.2.3 AC/DC
The PEL performs AC and DC measurements for alternative current and/or direct current distribution systems. Selection
of AC or DC is done by the user.
AC +DC values are not available with PEL.
NOTE: AC+DC values could be calculated after download using the DataView® software.
A.1.2.4 Measurement of Neutral Current
For the PEL 102 and PEL 103, according to the distribution system, neutral current is calculated.
A.1.2.5 “1 second” Quantities
The instrument calculates the following quantities every second, according to § A.2.
“1 second” quantities are used for:
■Real time values
■“1 second” trends
■Aggregation of values for “aggregated” trends (see § A.1.2.6)
■Min and max determination for “aggregated” trends
All “1 second” quantities are saved on the SD-Card, during the recording time.
A.1.2.6 Aggregation
An aggregated quantity is a value calculated for a defined period, according to the formulas specified in Table 29.
Aggregation periods always start on rounded hours/minutes. Aggregation period is the same for all quantities. The period
is one of the following: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, 30 and 60mn.
All aggregated quantities are saved on the SD-Card, during the recording session. They can be displayed in the PEL Control Panel (see § 4.3).
A.1.2.7 Max
Max represents the maximum values of the “1 second” quantities for the considered aggregation period. They are saved
with the date and time of the Max (see Table 28 for the available values).
The “Total” energy is the demand during the recording session.
The “Partial” energy can be determined during an integration period with the following values: 1 h, 1 day, 1 week, 1 month.
The partial energy index is available only in real-time. It is not recorded.
However, the “Total” energy is available with the recording session data.
A.2 Measurement Formulas
PEL measures 128 samples per cycle (except 400 Hz with 16 samples) and calculates the voltage, current and active
power quantities on a cycle.
PEL instruments measure or calculate the following quantities on a cycle (128 samples per cycle, except 400Hz with 16
samples). Then the PEL calculates an aggregated value for 10 cycles (50Hz), 12 cycles (60Hz) or 80 cycles (400Hz).
The 10/12 cycles quantities (50Hz) are aggregated for 50/60 cycles (“1 second” quantities).
QuantitiesFormulaComments
AC RMS Line-to-neutral
voltage (VL)
vL = v1, v2 or v3 elementary sample
N = Number of samples
DC voltage (VL)
AC RMS Line-to-line
voltage (UL)
AC RMS Current (IL)
DC Current (IL)
Voltage crest factor (V-CF)
Current crest factor (I-CF)
Unbalance (u2)
(real-time only)
Active Power (PL)
Reactive Power (QL)
with
L = v1, v2 or v3 elementary sample
N = Number of samples
ab = u12, u23 or u
N = Number of samples
iL = i1, i2 or i3 elementary sample
N = Number of samples
iL = i1, i2 or i3 elementary sample
N = Number of samples
CF
is the ratio of average crest values and rms
VL
CF
is the ratio of average crest values and rms
IL
N = Number of samples PT[1s]= P1[1s] + P2[1s]
Total reactive power calculation QT [1s] is vector.
Every second, the PEL determines the phase order. If the phase order is incorrect, the red Phase Order indicator on the
PEL front panel blinks (see § 2.11). In addition, on the PEL 103, the Phase Order Incorrect icon appears on the LCD
Display screen.
Setting the correct phase order for a distribution system requires that the current phase order, voltage phase order, and
current vs voltage phase order for that distribution system are all correct. Note that:
■Phase order for voltage channels only is displayed when voltages are displayed on the LCD screen. The voltage
phase order is derived from the FFT analysis.
■Phase order for current channels only is displayed when currents are displayed.
■Phase order for voltage and current channels is displayed when the other screens are displayed.
■Load or Source is set by the DataView PEL Control Panel.
In some distribution systems (such as DC) the phase order does not apply in every instance.
The following three tables show information for each distribution system for setting the correct current phase order, voltage
phase order, and current vs voltage phase order respectively.