Atec MXCTS User Manual

California Instruments
MX Compliance Test Systems

Harmonics and Flicker testing of high power AC products

Introduction

The MX45/30-CTS Series is a complete, turn­key compliance test system for EN IEC 61000­3-12 (Harmonics), EN IEC 61000-3-11 (Flicker)
and various EN IEC 1000-4 AC immunity tests.
Consisting of an AC power source, a power
analyzer & conditioning system (PACS-3-75) and a
PC based data acquisition system, the MX45/30­CTS provides a complete turn-key solution for IEC
testing. The Windows™ based MXCTS software
performs all required IEC tests and generates
detailed test reports. Comprehensive data les are
stored on disk to allow post test analysis.

The MXCTS system implements various IEC
standards including the new Amendment 14 and
provides a software only upgrade path for future
standard changes.

Three phase loads are connected using rear
terminal blocks.

Covered EN61000 Standards

The following tests can be performed using an
MX45/30 based CTS system:

EN 61000-3-12 Harmonics
EN 61000-3-11 Flicker CTSH
EN 61000-3-2 Harmonics (option)
EN 61000-3-3 Flicker (option)
EN 61000-4-11 Pre-Compliant
EN 61000-4-13 Harmonics and Inter­ harmonics (requires
option -413)
EN 6100-4-17 DC Ripple
EN 61000-4-14 Voltage Fluctuations
EN 61000-4-28 Frequency Variations
EN 61000-4-29 DC Dips and Interruptions
(Pre-compliance)
EN 61000-3-12 Harmonics

Full compliance testing for current harmonics
emissions products is supported. Support for the
2001 version (Amendment 14) of the Harmonics

standard is built-in for full compliance with both
harmonics standards.

EN 61000-3-11 Flicker

Flicker PST & PLT results are displayed in real-time
during the entire test. No need to wait until
the entire test is completed to know if the EUT
passed or failed. A Ztest reference impedance
(OMNI-3-75) is provided for IEC 61000-3-11
icker testing (-CTSH) and a Zref (OMNI-3-37MX)
for IEC 61000-3-3 icker testing (-CTSL).

Congurations

The MX45/30-CTS system is available with icker
reference impedance for either IEC61000-3-11
(-CTSH) or IEC 61000-3-3 (-CTSL). A system with
both impedances and both high and low power
software is available as well (-CTSHL). It is strongly
recommended that California Instruments supply
the required PC with the test system due to A/D
card compatibility. (Option CIC-PC)

CENELEC - Amendment 14

The MX45-CTS, with its exible architecture,
allows the user to select measurements to be
made per the recently harmonized amendment,
or older standards.

30–90 kVA

150–300 V

0–62.5 A/Phase

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MX Compliance Test Systems

MX45-CTS Series Model Numbers

Model Description Flicker Impedance Software

MX45-CTSH IEC 61000-3-11/12 harmonics and icker test system OMNI-3-75 CTSMXH

MX45-CTSL IEC 61000-3-2/3 harmonics and icker test system OMNI-3-37MX CTSMXL

MX45-CTSHL Combination harmonics and icker test system OMNI-3-37MX

OMNI-3-75

Current Harmonics test display

CTSMXL
CTSMXH

Real-time Flicker test display

Detailed Test Reports and Data

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