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Table of Contents
Welcome
Introduction ......................................................................................................... 1
Quick start................ ................................ ................................ ........................... 2
File menu
File menu ............................................................................................................ 7
Projects .............................................................................................................. 7
Default Project...................................................................................................... 9
Open / recent project .................. .................................. ................................ .......... 10
Save / Save As ....... ................................ .................................. ............................ 11
About................................................................................................................ 11
Setup
Setup ................................................................................................................ 13
Instrument add/remove
Instrument add/remove....................................................................................... 14
Add... .................................. ................................ ................................ ........ 15
Remove .................... .................................. ................................ .................. 16
Network........................................................................................................ 17
Application Mode ....................... ................................ .................................. ........ 17
Efficiency........................................................................................................... 18
Limits ............................................................................................................... 18
Upload ........................ .................................. ................................ .................... 20
Instrument setup panel
Instrument Setup panel....................................................................................... 20
Applications/tests panel
Applications/Tests panel ................................................................................ 21
Apply button.............................................................................................. 22
Applications wizard
Applications wizard................................................................................. 23
General
AC Power ............................................................................................ 24
LED Driver
LED Driver ...... ................................ ................................ .................... 24
LED Driver Input ................................... .................................. .............. 24
LED Driver Output ................................................................................. 25
LED Driver Efficiency........................ ................................ ...................... 26
Ballast
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Instrument information panel.................. .................................. ............................ 37
Instrument wiring/setup
Wiring configuration
Ballast ........ ................................ ................................ ........................ 27
Ballast Input ... ................................ .................................. .................... 27
Ballast Output ....................................................................................... 28
Ballast Efficiency.......................................... ................................ .......... 29
PWM Motor Drive
PWM Motor Drive .................................................................................. 29
PWM Motor Drive Output ......................................................................... 30
PWM Motor Drive Efficiency ..................................................................... 31
Energy Me asurements
Energy Measurements .............................................................................. 32
Energy Consumption ..................................... ................................ .......... 32
Standby Power Measurements
Standby Power Measurements..................................................................... 32
Standby Power....................................................................................... 33
Compliance tests
Compliance tests ........ .................................. ................................ .......... 34
IEC 62301 Standby Power....... ................................ .................................. 34
MIL-1399 Current Harmonics ..................... ................................ ................ 36
IEC 61000-3-2 Current Harmonics (Pre-compliance) .......................................... 36
Wiring Instructions...................... ................................ ............................ 36
Wiring configuration..................................................................................... 37
Wiring type ............................................................................................... 39
Group names.............................................................................................. 39
Group configuration
Group configuration................................... ................................ .............. 40
Mode
Mode.................................. ................................ ................................ 41
Normal mode .................. ................................ ................................ ...... 42
Ballast mode......................................................................................... 43
Standby mode.................................... ................................ .................... 44
PWM mode .................................... ................................ ...................... 45
Integrator mode.............................. ................................ ........................ 45
Inrush mode................ .................................. ................................ ........ 46
IEC 62301 mode ........................................ .................................. .......... 46
MIL-1399 mode..................................................................................... 47
IEC 61000-3-2 mode ............................................................................... 47
Filter . . .................................... .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...... 48
Frequency source.................................................................................... 49
Frequency range..................................................................................... 50
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Measure
Measure..................................... ................................ .................................. ...... 63
Start ... .................................. ................................ ................................ ............ 63
Stop ................................................................................................................. 64
Reset ................................................................................................................ 65
Significant figures ............. .................................. ................................ .................. 65
Averaging....................... ................................ ................................ .................... 66
Zero Blanking.............................. .................................. ................................ ...... 66
Integration .......................................................................................................... 67
Data logging
Measurement results and charts
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Voltage channel...................................................................................... 51
Current Channel............... ................................ ................................ ...... 51
Measurement selection
Measurement selections .......... ................................ ................................ .. 53
Sum results
Sum results........................................................................................... 53
1P3W Sum formulas................................................................................ 54
3P3W Sum formulas................................................................................ 56
3P4W Sum formulas................................................................................ 57
Harmonics................................ ................................ ............................ 58
Total harmonic distortion................... ................................ ........................ 59
Distortion factor ............... ................................ .................................. .... 60
Auxiliary inputs
Auxiliary inputs .............................. .................................. .......................... 60
Equation guidelines ........................ ................................ .............................. 61
Data logging................................................................................................... 67
Snapshot ....................................................................................................... 67
Record............................ ................................ .................................. ............ 68
Measurement results and charts............... ................................ .............................. 71
Results grid.............. ................................ .................................. .................... 71
Formulas and text......................... ................................ ................................ .... 72
Charts
Charts............................ .................................. ................................ ........ 72
Harmonic bar charts ..................................................................................... 73
Waveform charts ......................................................................................... 74
Trend charts............................. ................................ .................................. 75
Test
Test tab.............................................................................................................. 77
Test .... .................................. ................................ ................................ ............ 77
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Test details
Test details..................................................................................................... 79
Laboratory..... ................................ .................................. .............................. 79
Customer....................................................................................................... 80
Product
Test info.... .................................. ................................ ................................ .. 82
IEC 62301 Standby power test
IEC 62301 Standby power test .............................. ................................ ................ 82
Power plot ... ................................ ................................ .................................. 83
Voltage quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .................... . . . . . . 84
Power stability . . . . . . . . . . . . .......................... .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .................... 85
Uncertainty .................................................................................................... 85
Test status.................................... ................................ .................................. 86
MIL-1399 Current Harmonics test
MIL-1399 Current Harmonics test............................................ .............................. 86
Test limits.................................... ................................ .................................. 88
Harmonics graph/table . ................................ ................................ ...................... 89
Test status.................................... ................................ .................................. 90
IEC 61000-3-2 Current Harmonics
IEC 61000-3-2 Current Harmonics (pre-compliance) test ............................................... 91
Limit class types .............................................................................................. 93
Rated parameters.............................................................................................. 96
Harmonics graph/table . ................................ ................................ ...................... 98
Test results................................................................................................... 100
Product .................................................................................................... 80
Manufacturer ..................... ................................ ................................ ........ 81
Results
Results tab........................................................................................................ 101
Measurement results............................................................................................. 101
Test results.................. .................................. ................................ .................... 103
Standby power results
Standby power results .......... ................................ ................................ ............ 104
Results Summary tab ....................................................................................... 104
Power Readings tab......................................................................................... 105
MIL-1399 results
MIL-1399 results ........................................................................................... 105
Results Summary tab ....................................................................................... 106
Harmonics Results tab ............... ................................ .................................. .... 107
Current harmonic results
Current harmonic results................................................................................... 108
Results Summary tab ....................................................................................... 109
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Index
Table of Contents
Harmonics results tab ...................................................................................... 111
Reports
Reports ....................................................................................................... 112
PDF reports.. ................................ .................................. .............................. 113
Spreadsheet reports......................................................................................... 114
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Welc o me Introduction
Introduction
Welcome to the PWRVIEW online help for the Tektronix power analyzers.
PWRVIEW has been designed to make power measurement and a nalysis as simple as possible using
Tektronix power analyzers.
Measure efficiency, energy consumption, standby power, harmonics, and other power parameters for
single and three phase applications
Remotely monitor, control and log power measurements
Take measurements simultaneously from multiple power analyzers
View voltage, current and power waveforms
Chart har
Set custom measurement limits to monitor when measurements have exceeded a user specified
thresho
Trend measurements by plotting their values over time
Save measurement snapshots
Record results for future analysis in spread sheets or comma separated value files
Run, compliance and pre-compliance tests for various regulatory standards such as IEC 62301
(Standby Power), IEC 61000-3-2 (Current Harmonics) or MIL-1399 (Current Harmonics)
monics to instantly visualize a voltage or current frequency spectrum
ld
Minimum system requirements
The minimum system requirements for running PWRVIEW are:
Microsoft Windows 7 or 8.1
2 GHz or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
2 GB RAM (minimum), 4 GB RAM (recommended)
inimum display resolution of XGA (1024 x 768)
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PWRVIEW also supports "Virtual" instruments; these instruments can be used to learn the features of
ither product without a physical instrument being present.
e
Use the Setup
Setup Wizards make the most complex measurement settings simple by taking you step by step through
your unique requirements.
Use the Measure
all the selected measurement can be viewed in a grid. Harmonics, waveforms, and trend plots can also be
enabled on this screen.
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(see page 13) screentoconfigure instruments and switch between Measure and Test modes.
(see page 63) screen to monitor and analyze measurement results. This s creen is where
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Use the Test (see page 77) screen to perform Regulatory Standards testing based on measured results.
IEC 62301 (Low Power Standby), IEC 61000-3-2 (Current Harmonics) and MIL-1399 (Current
Harmonics) st
andards testing is supported.
Use the Results
Use the File Menu
See the Quick Start
Quick start
This section provides a step-by-step guide for setting up and measuring results. This section uses a
single four-channel PA3000; if you have a single-channel instrument or multiple instruments, some
of the screens will differ from the ones shown.
1. Connect your power analyzer to the computer using your preferred communications method.
Communications are possible using USB, Ethernet, and GPIB. Not all instrument models have all
types of communication port available, and some may be optional. Please consult the documentation
for you
2. If using USB or GPIB, instruments are automatically detected. If using Ethernet, make sure the
instr
(see page 101) screen to export recorded data or to analyze and report the test results.
(see page 7) to save and manage measurement projects.
(see page 2) guide to quickly begin m aking measurements.
r model.
uments IP Addresses are configured in the Network Setup.
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3. Press the Add button to detect and add your instrument. The following dialog box will appear:
4. Click the Connect button to connect your instrument to PWRVIEW.
If desired, check the “Include Virtual Instruments” box to add demonstration instruments to the list and
then select one or more instruments before clicking the Connect button.
5. After closing the Add dialog box, the Setup tab will be displayed with the newly selected instruments.
The following figure shows the Setup tab with the w iring configuration for the PA3000.
If you have a single-channel instrument such as a PA1000, the Setup tab will show the settings
configuration.
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6. By default, the General/AC Power Application is applied to each instrument. This is used to make
general power measurements.
7. To start gathering measurement results, go to Measure tab on the top and click the Start button. The
settings will be automatically uploaded to the instrument. The measurements will be updated and
results will be shown in the results grid:
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8. Click the Stop button to stop the measurements.
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File menu File menu
File menu
The File menu contains all functionality to manage project files.
Default Project (see page 9) returns PWRVIEW to a default state.
Open (see page 10) opens an existing project.
Save / Save As (see page 11) saves the current PWRVIEW configurationtoafile.
age
About (see p
Exit closes the application.
A Recent Projects list conveniently shows a list of the most recently used projects to open with a click of
the mouse.
11) provides information about PWRVIEW.
Projects
The current settings of the PWRVIEW application can be stored in a project file. The file suffix is .vpm.
The file includes:
A list of all the instruments currently added to PWRVIEW
wiring setup for each instrument
The
The configuration for each instrument group including the mode, Voltage channel, Current channel,
d measurement selections for all groups
an
The Auxiliary input configuration for an instrument (applicable to PA3000 or PA4000 instruments)
The Efficiency measurement settings
All limits definitions
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File menu Projects
All values that can be set from the Measurement tab:
Significant figures setting
Averaging setting
Zero blanking
The number o
The logging setup
If a test is active, all values associated with that test. The details vary per test.
Project files can be saved and recalled anywhere within the file system. Saving a project file has no impact
on the current PWRVIEW setup. Recalling a project file replaces the current PWRVIEW setup.
PWRVIEW automatically prompts you to save any changes you made to the setup settings before exiting.
This allows you to continue working with the same configuration setting when you restart PWRVIEW.
PWRVIEW provides a Default Project option to remove all instruments and return all settings to default
values w
hen desired.
f charts that are displayed
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File menu Default Project
Default Project
Default Project resets PWRVIEW to a default state. All instruments and defined formulas will be removed,
averaging, blanking, significant digits, and logging settings will be returned to default settings.
NOTE. Defaul
Default Project does not affect database or recorded test results.
1. Click the blue tab with white arrow below to expand the File Menu (see page 7),thenselectthe
Default Project entry.
2. Upon cl
of values.
t Project does not affect the current settings on the power analyzer.
icking Default Project you will be asked to confirm the removal of instruments and resetting
er confirmation, PWRVIEW will be returned to default settings: all instruments and defined
Aft
formulas will be removed, averaging, blanking, significant digits, and logging settings will be returned
to default settings.
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File menu Open / recent project
Open / recent project
Open
The Open button allows you to open previously saved project files.
1. Click the blue tab with white arrow to expand the File Menu
a saved project.
2. Select a
file as shown below with a .vpm extension and click Open.
(see page 7) andclickOpentoopen
PWRVIEW will be set based on the settings within the opened file.
Recent Projects
e Recent Projects area is a list of recently Saved/Saved As proje ct files. A new entry will appear after
Th
saving a project to file. Selecting an entry in this area opens that project file (it is equivalent to pressing the
Open selection and browsing to the project file path). Hovering the mouse over one of the recent projects
shows the full path of the project file.
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File menu Save / Save As
Save / Save As
Use the Save or Save As buttons to save the current PWRVIEW configuration to file.
About
The About dialog box shows information about the PWRVIEW software.
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File menu About
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Setup Setup
Setup
The Setup ribbon provides the ability to add and remove instruments as well as the ability to configure
instruments to make the desired me asurements. It contains the following areas:
Instruments (see page 14): Adds and removes power analyzers to and from PWRVIEW
Application Mode (see page 17): Switches between Measure and Test mode s
Efficiency (see page 18):Configures the Efficiency measurement
Limits (see page 18):Configures user defined limits for Measurement, Auxiliary inputs, and Formulas
Settings (
The Instrument Setup Panel (see page 20) has a dedicated tab for each instrument. Each instrument tab
has the fo
see page
llowing sub panels:
Applications / Tests Panel (see page 21) is used to configure instruments for specific applications
includi
Information Panel (see page 37) showing instrument details.
Wiring and Group panel which is used to setupaninstrument(see page 20) for various wiring
configurations.
ng enabling tests.
20): Uploads the current PWRVIEW settings to each added instrument
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Setup Instrument add/remove
Instrument add/remove
The setup ribbon provides the user with functionality that:
Adds (see page 15) new instruments
Removes (see page 16) currently added instruments
Network (see page 17) configures the IP addresses over which to communicate
PWRVIEW interacts with one or more power analyz ers to send setup information and receive measurement
results. Communication is achieved using TekVISA software which is available from www.tek.com
VISA system manages all communications links allowing PWRVIEW to use a common framework
regardless of the physical communication layer chosen. NI-VISA, National Instruments VISA, is also
supported.
Communication is possible u sing USB, Ethernet, and GPIB. All three buses are always available on the
PA1000 products. GPIB is optional for PA3000 products.
.The
USB connections
Using the Universal Serial Bus is the simplest way to connect your instrument to the computer. Just plug
a cable into any USB port on the computer running PWRVIEW and the square USB port (Standard
B) on the rear of the instrument. The computer should automatically detect and install an appropriate
communication driver. After driver installation, the attached power analyzer will be shown in the list of
available instruments.
Ethernet (Network) connections
Unlike USB and GPIB, an Ethernet enabled instruments are not automatically detected by VISA. The
IP address of each instrument must be entered into the Network address dialog box
approach eliminates long VISA Ethernet search times.
First connect both the PWRVIEW host computer and power analyzer onto the same Ethernet network.
The power analyzer will, by default, obtain an IP address automatically from the DHCP server. The IP
address can be accessed on PA1000 front panel by selecting Menu → Interfaces → Ethernet → Current IP
Settings. On the PA3000, the IP addresses can be accessed on the instrument front panel by pressing the
Setup button and then scrolling to the bottom of the screen.
Once the correct network IP address is entered into the Network dialog box, the instrument will be added
to the list of available instruments.
(see page 17).This
GPIB connections (IEEE 488.1)
General Purpose Instrument Bus connections require the addition of a GPIB controller to the host
computer. GPIB controllers come in a variety of formats from PCI cards that require installation inside
desktop computers to USB-GPIB converters that can simply be attached to the USB port of the computer.
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Setup Add
Whichever option is used the manufacturer must supply drivers that interface with the VISA system.
Connect the instrument to the GPIB controller using a GPIB cable and the instrument should be shown in
the list of ava
ilable instruments.
Add
The Add button activates the Add An Instrument dialog box. When this dialog is activated, PWRVIEW
will search
the Network dialog box
for instruments attached to the computer on USB, GPIB, and the Ethernet addresses defined in
(see page 17).
1. Click Add t
2. Upon clicking Add the following dialog box displays. It shows the instruments available for
connection. Click the box next to an instrument to add it to PWRVIEW.
o detect and add an instrument.
Clicking the Refresh button will initiate a new search for connected instruments.
Checking "Include Virtual Instruments" adds Virtual Instruments to the list of available instruments.
Virtual instruments can be used to learn the features of either product without a physical instrument
being present.
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Setup Remove
Remove
Remove opens a dialog box that can b e used to remove instruments from PWRVIEW.
1. Click Remove for removing already added instrument.
2. Select the instrument to remove.
3. All selected instruments will be removed from the project.
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Setup Network
Network
The Network dialog box specifies instrument IP addresses. PWRVIEW will only searc h the Ethernet
for addresses in this list.
The Add area allows you to enter new addresses to be searched. To remove an address, select it from the
list and click Remove.
The addresses in the list will be searched when the Add instrument function is performed.
The IP address list will be searched each time instruments are added. Therefore this list should be kept as
small as possible. Addresses that are not valid extend the search time.
Application Mode
Use the Application Mode to select either the Measure or Test modes. The Applications / Test (see
page 21) area on the left side of the screen provides a list of preset applications and tests. The selections in
the list depend on the instrument; The PA3000 and PA4000 have different tests than the PA1000. The
application mode selection helps set up the measurements or tests for your particular application.
Depending on the application mode, some selections are grayed out and are not active until you change the
mode. For example Compliance Tests are not available in Measure mode, but only in Test mode.
Use Measure to select the measurements, such as AC Power or LED Driver Input, and then click either the
Wizard button or the Apply button. After selecting the measurement, the configuration details appear on
the right side of the screen. When you select the Measure applicat
available where you can start or stop measurements and display the results using different tools such as
Harmonics
Use Test to select compliance tests for your instrument, such as IEC 62301 Standby Power. Click either
the Wizard button or the Apply button to apply the test setups on the right side of the screen. When you
select the Test application mode, the Test tab is available where you can start or stop the test.
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(see page 98), Wavef o rms (see page 74),orTrend (see page 75) charts.
ion mode, the Measure tab becomes
Setup Efficiency
Efficiency
The Efficiency Configure check box allows for configuring the Efficiency measurement. This feature
requires at least two groups added in PWRVIEW. Click the Configure check box to bring up the Efficiency
Setup tab to c
Click the Measure Efficiency check box to enable selected efficiency calculations on the measure grid.
onfigure the input and output instruments and groups.
Limits
Use the Limits setup to configure user defined limits for various measurement parameters.
its can be set for different categories (Standard, Harmonics, Sum, Aux and Formulas).
Lim
Click the down arrow for more options such as setting up limit values, saving limits to a file, recalling
its from a file, and clearing all limits. The limits file is independent of the PWRVIEW configuration
lim
file and can be saved and recalled independently.
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