Fluke 430 User Manual

Fluke 430 Series

Three-Phase Power Quality Analyzers

Pinpoint power problems faster,
safer and in greater detail

The Fluke 434 and 435 three-phase power quality
analyzers help you locate, predict, prevent and
troubleshoot problems in three- and single-phase
power distribution systems. Troubleshooting is
faster with on-screen display of trends and cap­tured events, even while background recording
continues. The new IEC standards for flicker,
harmonics and power quality are built right in to
take the guess work out of power quality.

Technical Data

Troubleshoot real-time: Analyze the trends

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using the cursors and zoom tools-even while
background recording continues

Highest safety rating in the industry:

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600 V CAT IV/1000 V CAT III rated for use at
the service entrance
Automatic Transient Mode: Capture 200 kHz

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waveform data on all phases simultaneously
up to 6 kV
Fully Class-A compliant: Conduct tests

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according to the stringent international IEC
61000-4-30 Class-A standard

Measure all three phases and neutral:

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With included four current probes
AutoTrend: Every measurement you see

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is always automatically recorded, without
any setup

System-Monitor: Up to seven power

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quality parameters on one screen according
to EN50160 power quality standard
Inrush mode: For troubleshooting nuisance

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circuit breaker tripping

View graphs and generate reports:

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With included analysis software
Logger function: Configure for any test condi-

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tion with memory for over 400 parameters at
user defined intervals
Mains signaling: Measure interference from

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ripple control signals at specific frequencies
Battery Life: Seven hours operating time per

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charge on NiMH battery pack
Warranty: Rugged, handheld troubleshooter

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with Fluke three-year warranty

Applications

Frontline troubleshooting – quickly diagnose
problems on-screen to get your operation back
online
Predictive maintenance – detect and prevent
power quality issues before they cause downtime
Quality of service compliance – validate
incoming power quality at the service entrance
Long-term analysis – uncover hard-to-find or
intermittent issues
Load studies – verify electrical system capacity
before adding loads
Energy assessments – quantify energy con­sumption before and after improvements to
justify energy saving devices

Measure all power parameters, find events and anomalies in seconds

CAT IV 600 V and CAT III 1000 V
safety rating

Designed to help protect you and your equip­ment, the Fluke 430 Series analyzers and
accessories are all certified to meet the stringent
standards for use in CAT IV 600 V and CAT III
1000 V environments. They are the first tools
of their kind to carry the CAT IV rating for use
in power connections and outlets throughout a
low-voltage power distribution system.

Troubleshoot real-time

AutoTrend feature provides fast insight into
changes over time. Every displayed reading is
automatically recorded without having to set
thresholds or intervals. Analyze the trends using
the cursors and zoom tools—even while back­ground recording continues.

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AutoTrend automatically
records all displayed param
eters in the background.
Toggle between data and
trend view, and use cursors
and zoom to analyze mea
surements without interrupt
ing the recording.

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Fully Class-A compliant

The Fluke 435 is fully compliant with the new
IEC 61000-4-30 Class-A standard. With this
powerful capability, all measurements will be
consistent and reliable in accordance with the
latest international standard.

IEC 61000-4-30 Class-A Compliance

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Measurement algorithms

Voltage accuracy 0.1 % of Vnom 0.5 % of Vnom

Time synchronization optional with GPS430 accessory

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What is Class-A conformity?

Power quality measurement is a relatively new, and quickly
evolving field. There are hundreds of manufacturers around the
world with unique measurement methodologies. Whereas basic
single- and three-phase electrical measurements like rms volt­age and current were defined long ago, many power quality
parameters were not previously defined, forcing manufactur­ers to develop their own algorithms. With so much variation
between instruments, electricians tend to waste too much time
trying to understand an instrument’s capabilities and measure­ment algorithms instead of understanding the quality of the
power itself!

The new IEC 61000-4-30 Class-A standard takes the guess­work out of selecting a power quality instrument. The standard
IEC 61000-4-30 defines the measurement methods for each
parameter to obtain reliable, repeatable and comparable results.
In addition, the accuracy, bandwidth and minimum set of
parameters are all clearly defined.

Measures everything

Measure true-rms and peak voltage and cur­rent, frequency, dips and swells, transients,
interruptions, power and power consumption,
peak demand, harmonics up to the 50th, inter­harmonics, flicker, mains signaling, inrush and
unbalance.

Logger: record the detail you need

User-configurable, long-term recording of MIN,
MAX and AVG readings for up to 100 parameters
on all 4 phases. Enough memory is available to
record 400 parameters for up to a month with 10
minute resolution, or capture smaller variations
with resolution down to 0.5 seconds.

Simple menu structure
with logical function group
ing gives fast access to key
measurements.

Inrush function automatically
triggers off of current, and
captures start up measure
ments on motors and other
devices to help determine
trip levels.

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Automatic transient display

Every time an event or voltage distortion is
detected, the instrument triggers and automati­cally stores voltage and current waveforms on all
three phases and neutral. The analyzer will also
trigger when a certain current level is exceeded.
Up to 40 dips, swells, interruptions and tran­sients can be captured this way. You can see
voltage transients as high as 6 kV and as fast as
5 microseconds.

System-Monitor: Summary screen of
overall power quality health

A single push of the MONITOR button delivers
a dashboard display of rms voltage, harmon­ics, flicker, interruptions, rapid voltage changes,
swells, unbalance, frequency and mains signal­ing. The dashboard is updated live, showing
compliance of each parameter to EN50160 limits
or your own limits. Color-coded bars clearly
show which parameters are inside (pass) or
outside limits (fail). During a monitor session,
you can easily drill down to more detail of any
parameter to view and capture its trend for a
report.

Extensive data analysis possibilities

The Fluke 430 Series provides three ways
to analyze measurements. Cursors and zoom
tools can be used ‘live’ while taking measure­ments, or ‘off line’ on stored measurement data.
Additionally, the stored measurements can be
transferred to a PC with the included software
to perform custom analysis and create reports.
Measurement data can also be exported to com­mon spreadsheet programs. Store up to 10 mea­surement datasets and up to 50 screen captures
for use in reports.

The System-Monitor over­view screen gives instant
insight into whether the
voltage, harmonics, flicker,
frequency and the number of
dips and swells fall outside
the set limits.

A detailed list is given of all
events falling outside the set
limits. By scrolling through
the events list and selecting
an event, the event can be
analyzed in detail.

Perform custom analysis and
create reports with included
software. Measurement data
can also be exported to com
mon spreadsheet programs.

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