CHAUVIN ARNOUX C.A 8332, C.A 8334 User Manual

C.A 8332
C.A 8334

Site ALSTOM POWER Service - Massy (France)

Display your network
analysis… all in picture format!

■ Ready-to-use measurements in a glance

■ Structured use for accurate and effective operations

■ Very simple connections; easily accessed keys

■ An instrument "built for the field" (straps, around-the-neck holder)

■ Measurements made in compliance with EN 50160

OBSERVE, DIAGNOSE, MONITOR...

Three Phase

Power Quality

Analysers

Principal parameters measured:

● TRMS AC+DC voltage: single voltage

up to 480 V ; phase-phase voltage up to 830 V.

●

● Peak voltage and current.

● Frequency from 40 to 70 Hz.

● Active, reactive and apparent power per phase

and their aggregate.

● Active, reactive, consumed and produced energy.

● Harmonics for voltage, current, or power up

to the 50thorder.

Principal values computed:

● Neutral current.

● Crest factors for current and voltage.

● K factors for current (transformer application).

● Power factor, displacement factor and tangent.

● Short-term voltage flicker.

● Voltage and current unbalance.

● Total harmonic distortion.

● Average, min and max values

of any computed value.

Regardless of the screen, the synergy
between the display and the keyboard
is very efficient.

Additional functions:

● Graphic data processing.

● Alarms, transients.

● Recording, dating and characteristics of disturbances

(swells, dips and interruptions, etc.)

● Data storage.

● Immediate screen printout to printer.

● Screen storage.

● Optical link communication.

Designed for Electrical Energy departments and Maintenance services
in industrial and administrative buildings, the Qualistar C.A 8332 and
C.A 8334 give an instantaneous image of the main characteristics of
the quality of your electrical network.
These instruments also provide numerous calculated values
and processing functions in compliance with standards in use
(EN 50160, IEC 61000-4-15, IEC 61000-4-30, IEC 61000-4-7).

Display mode

Horizontal cursor

Vertical cursor

for selecting phases

Date and Hour

Battery status

Pop-up menu functions;
the active function stays yellow.

PRESENTATION

TRMS AC, AC+DC current up to 6500 A
(according to sensors used).

A keyboard divided
into easily identifiable zones

Along with its high-performance measurements,
the Qualistar is ergonomic and offers a user-friendly
operating mode.

Waveform Mode

FUNCTIONS

Global THD and phase by phase in U, I, V,
VA in %, RMS value and harmonics
phase shift.
Only the C.A 8334 model offers the
harmonics function in VA and the “expert
mode”. This mode provides an analysis of
harmonics influence on neutral heating or
rotating machines.

Power / Energy Mode

"Diagnosis" stage:

Harmonics Mode

Very structured display modes
for 3 distinct stages

"Observation" stage:

In this mode, three types of representations are possible: graphic, table, vectoral.
RMS measurements in U and I. PEAK, MIN, MAX, AVG, KF, Pst, CF, phase shift, unbalance measurements…

This mode displays all of the values
relative to the power and energy.
The Start and Stop keys activate and
deactivate the aggregate of energies.
Measurements for:

W, Var, VA
Wh, Warh, VAh
PF, DPF or cos

ϕ and tan ϕ

Pop-up menus

Display modes

Cursors and validation

Direct functions

The keys, which are clearly identifiable
by their shapes, positioning and
pictogram, make mastering the instrument's
functions rapid and easy.

All desired parameters are saved
with their visual graphics during a
recording.
Note that a bargraph located at the
top of the window gives the total
recording period, programmable
recording period and storing rate.

The transient mode captures
changes of the voltage and current
with triggers on thresholds.
Representation over 4 periods of
the captured event at 256 counts /
period, also available with zoom.

Transient Mode

"Monitoring" stage:

Alarms Mode

The simplicity of the
instrument's set-up is
enhanced by the use of
graphic representations:
type of clamp, connection,
color of phases, parameters
to record…

Qualistar can be connected
directly to a printer for
immediate screen printing.

If needed, the help key
explains functions in
relation to the viewed
screen in simple terms.

Press this key to make a copy
of the screen. Storing the
viewed screen is automatic
with date and time recording.
Up to 12 screen recordings
(C.A 8334).

Recording Mode

Printing

Help

The alarms are defined during
the instrument's configuration.
The alarm mode displays all
threshold events which occur
during the measurement period.

Direct function keys:

Configuration

Screen Shot

Automatic time and date
recording of the alarm,
the maximum corresponding
value, and the duration of
the event.

- Configuring instrument via software:
setup, recording and alarms modes.

- Recorded and alarm data processing.

- Graphic representation of data in
Windows™ environment.

Input characteristics

Voltages: phase-phase: 830 V TRMS

phase-neutral: 480 V TRMS

Currents:

SOFTWARES AND SPECIFICATIONS

General characteristics

Power supply: Mains: 110 V and 230 V

NiMH (9.6 V) rechargeable battery

Autonomy: 10 hours

Temperature for use: 0°... +50 °C

Storage temperature: -40 °C ... +70 °C

Standards: EN IEC 61010, 600 V cat. III, pollution 2

Double insulation for inputs and outputs

Dimensions (L x W x H): 180 x 55 x 240

Weight: 1.5 kg with battery

Frequency range: 40 - 70 Hz

Accuracy: Voltage/Current: ± 0.5 %

Power: ± 1 %

Power factor: ±0.01

Frequency: ± 0.01 Hz

THD (total harmonic distortion): ± 1 % L ± 2 pts

Energy: ±1 % L

Sampling frequency: 12.8 kHz / channel at 50 Hz

- Complete instrument configuration

- Measured values and waveforms displayed in real-time

- Automatic qualitative measurement analysis

- Selective parameter display

- Pre-defined measurement reports (EN 50160) or customized models

Operating Softwares

Characteristics

- Data analysis in compliance with EN 50160 standard.

- Screen printout and transient transfers in BMP format.

- 3D representation of harmonics.

- Data to spreadsheet transfer (Excel).

Functional characteristics

Functions C.A 8332 C.A 8334

Display color LCD 320 x 240 color LCD 320 x 240

Memory 2 Mbytes 4 Mbytes

Battery 1800 mAh 3800 mAh

Harmonics Yes Yes + expert mode

Recording Yes (limited) Yes

Alarms Yes Yes

Transients No Yes

Mains AC+DC AC+DC

Digital link RS 232 RS 232

according to sensors
MN clamp: (bi-range) 0.1...100 A ; 0.005…5 A for CT
C clamp: 3 A... 1 200 A
AmpFLEX: 10 A... 6 500 A
PAC: 10 A... 1 000 A AC ; 10 A... 1 400 A DC
Adapter unit casing for external CT

YOUR DISTRIBUTOR

P01.1203.27: Set of 3 C193-F* clamps
P01.1203.21: Set of 3 C193-Int** clamps
P01.1204.22: Set of 3 MN 93-F* clamps
P01.1204.23: Set of 3 MN 93-Int** clamps
P01.1204.31: Set of 3 MN 93A-F* clamps
P01.1204.32: Set of 3 MN 93A-Int** clamps
P01.1205.35: Set of 3 AmpFLEX A193 450 mm-F*
P01.1205.23: Set of 3 AmpFLEX A193 450 mm-Int**
P01.1205.36: Set of 3 AmpFLEX A193 800 mm-F*
P01.1205.24: Set of 3 AmpFLEX A193 800 mm-Int**
P01.1200.76: Set of 3 PAC 93-F* clamps
P01.1200.77: Set of 3 PAC 93-Int** clamps

Power Quality Analyser:

Instrument comes complete (as per grid) with:
1 QualistarView software, 1 DB9F standard optical lead,
4 x 3m leads fitted with banana plugs, 4 crocodile clips,
1 mains lead, User's manual

VERSIONS Model 1: green, yellow, red, blue F R
(terminals colors) Model 2: black, red, blue, white I N

CURRENT SENSORS None XX
IN A SHOULDER BAG

USER'S MANUAL French (by default) FR
LANGUAGES English GB

German AL
Italian IT
Spanish ES
Portuguese PT

2P MAINS SUPPLY LEAD French, German, or Spanish (by default) F

English G
Italian I
Swiss C
USA U

Or:
P01.1605.01B: WATT C.A 8332-F MN 93A clamp P01.1605.03B: WATT C.A 8332-Int MN 93A clamp
P01.1606.01B: WATT C.A 8334-F MN 93A clamp P01.1606.03B: WATT C.A 8334-Int MN 93A clamp
P01.1605.02A: WATT C.A 8332-F AmpFLEX (450 mm) P01.1605.04A: WATT C.A 8332-Int AmpFLEX (450 mm)
P01.1606.02A: WATT C.A 8334-F AmpFLEX (450 mm) P01.1606.04A: WATT C.A 8334-Int AmpFLEX (450 mm)

TO ORDER

906 211 032 - Ed. 06 - VS 10/2004 - Characteristics subject to modifications according to technological developments.

C A 8 3 3 2

C A 8 3 3 4

ACCESSORIES:

FRANCE
Chauvin Arnoux

190, rue Championnet
75876 PARIS Cedex 18
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]
www.chauvin-arnoux.fr

UNITED KINGDOM
Chauvin Arnoux Ltd

Waldeck House - Waldeck Road
MAIDENHEAD SL6 8BR
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]
www.chauvin-arnoux.co.uk

MIDDLE EAST
Chauvin Arnoux Middle East

P.O. BOX 60-154
1241 2020 JAL EL DIB (BEIRUT)
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]
www.chauvin-arnoux.com

* F = French version: User’s manual in French –

L1 / green, L2 / yellow, L3 / red, N / blue

** Int. = International version: User’s manual in English –

L1 / black, L2 / red, L3 / blue, N / white

P01.1019.59: 5A CA833X-F* adapter unit
P01.1019.59A: 5A CA833X-Int** adapter unit
P01.2980.51: Shoulder bag for cable N°6
P01.2980.55: Shoulder bag for instrument N°21
P01.2980.62: Field hard case

Set of 3 C193 clamps (1000 A- dia: 52 mm) C X
Set of 3 Ampflex A193 (6500 A-dia: 140 mm / length 450 mm) A 1
Set of 3 Ampflex A193 (6500 A-dia: 250 mm / length 800 mm) A 2
Set of 3 MN93 clamps (100 A or 5 A- dia: 20 mm) M N
Set of 3 PAC93 clamps (1400 A- dia: 42 mm) P A

With the around-the-neck holder (n°

21), making measurements is easy:

operating the instrument and reading the displays at the same time.