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CT LAB

(2022)

Vecto

III

Multi-function Power, Power Quality

and Micro Synchrophasor Recorder

User Manual

Version 1.11

CT LAB (PTY) LTD

PO Box 897, Stellenbosch, 7599, South Africa

Unit 301 Datavoice House, 16 Electron Rd, Techno Park, Stellenbosch, 7600, South Africa

Tel:

+27 21 880 9915

Fax:

+27 21 880 1088

Email: [email protected]
Web:

www.ctlab.com

Summary of Contents for Vecto III

Page 1: ...Synchrophasor Recorder User Manual Version 1 11 CT LAB PTY LTD PO Box 897 Stellenbosch 7599 South Africa Unit 301 Datavoice House 16 Electron Rd Techno Park Stellenbosch 7600 South Africa Tel 27 21 8...

Page 2: ...rnal fuses or circuit breakers 11 1 4 5 Provide surge arrestors 11 1 5 Statements and Notices 12 1 5 1 Statement of reliability 12 1 5 2 Proprietary rights 12 1 5 3 Copyright 12 1 5 4 Trademarks 12 2...

Page 3: ...RMS Fundamental Parameters 22 2 3 14 Trended Power Parameters 24 2 3 15 Trended Individual Harmonic Interharmonic Parameters 25 2 3 16 Technical Specification 26 2 4 Vecto III External Interfaces 29 2...

Page 4: ...de 48 3 5 Shutting down 49 3 6 HMI Web Interface 49 3 6 1 HMI Features 50 3 6 2 HMI User Documentation 50 3 7 Error Conditions 51 3 7 1 Health Failure Conditions 51 3 7 2 Recovery conditions 51 4 Vect...

Page 5: ...5 4 Warrantee and Repair 66 5 4 1 Warrantee Statement 66 5 4 2 Technical Support 67 5 4 3 Sales Assistance 68 5 4 4 Repair and Calibration 68 5 4 5 Disposal 69 Appendices 70 1 Vecto III dimensions 70...

Page 6: ...igure 11 Current sensor connection 37 Figure 12 Current transducer connection 38 Figure 13 Relay switch connection layout 40 Figure 14 Digital inputs connection layout 41 Figure 15 Digital input confi...

Page 7: ...pply connection 55 Figure 28 Vecto III single phase connection 56 Figure 29 Vecto III 4 wire star connection 58 Figure 30 Vecto III 3 wire delta connection 59 Figure 31 CT circuit connection layout 60...

Page 8: ...stallation can commence 1 1 Symbols 1 Notice Used to call attention to important information Caution Used to indicate operating or maintenance procedures to be respected in order to prevent damage or...

Page 9: ...complies with the IEC61010 1 safety standard Pollution Degree 2 Over voltage category CAT III Measurement category CAT III The device complies with the IEC60529 protection standard Penetration of dust...

Page 10: ...or death Standard safety precautions must be followed while performing both the installation and service work The user must inspect the device and all accessories before use special attention must be...

Page 11: ...ment 1 4 3 Locking of terminal plugs Lockable plug terminals are provided with each device Please ensure that all locking screws are secured during installation This will ensure that current input cir...

Page 12: ...ou agree that the information contained herein will be used solely for the purpose of operating equipment of CT LAB PTY LTD 1 5 3 Copyright No part of this publication may be reproduced transmitted tr...

Page 13: ...with GPS locked time synchronisation It is a single feeder device as opposed to the dual feeder Impedo DUO and has 4 x voltage 4 x current sensor and 4 x powered current transducer inputs The Vecto I...

Page 14: ...2 2 2 Unpacking the goods Step Action 1 Remove all literature inside the box on top of the high density foam 2 Remove the accessories in the accessories cavity on the right side of the box Check that...

Page 15: ...hese instructions Insert the device into a plastic bag to prevent water damage during shipment transit and Protect the device properly and also put it inside a padded box to prevent mechanical damage...

Page 16: ...as a reference channel and can be any phase voltage if a 3 phase line line voltage circuit is measured o If it is a 3 phase line neutral voltage circuit then the 4th terminal will be connected to the...

Page 17: ...User configurable triggering between different devices the patented Xross Trigger feature Described in the Osprey Lite user manual Configuration of device The Vecto III has to be configured by means o...

Page 18: ...l will be connected to the neutral voltage The 5th and 6th terminal is the 4th differential channel It can be used to for example measure the difference between neutral and earth 2 3 2 2 Currents Perm...

Page 19: ...he device The remote support software can automatically discover which devices are connected to the local network Please refer to the Osprey LiteTM user manual for more information 2 3 5 Built in HMI...

Page 20: ...ormation on selecting the down sampling rate 2 3 8 The 1 6th Sense The Vecto III calculates a complete set of 1 cycle sliding RMS and fundamental phasor parameters on each of the 3 voltage phases resu...

Page 21: ...teTM user manual for more information on 10 12 cycle block intervals and down sampling 2 3 11 Variable time interval trends 10 12 Cycle block RMS and harmonic parameters are aggregated according to IE...

Page 22: ...red RMS Magnitude of Rated Voltage Under Deviation Voltage Over Deviation Fundamental Fundamental Magnitude Fundamental Phase Angle Degrees Fundamental Magnitude of Declared Unbalance Unbalance Positi...

Page 23: ...e 10 12 Cycle block Aggregated Trends VOLTAGE CURRENT Frequency Frequency Hz Rate of change of Frequency ROCOF Mains Signalling Magnitude Frequency 1 Magnitude Frequency 2 Magnitude Frequency 3 Magnit...

Page 24: ...Power Import Active Power per phase total Reactive Power per phase total Apparent Power per phase total Power Angle per phase total Power Factor per phase total RMS Power Export Active Power per phas...

Page 25: ...egative Sequence Magnitude Negative Sequence Angle Degrees Zero Sequence Magnitude Zero Sequence Angle Degrees Prevailing Phasors Prevailing Magnitude Prevailing Phase Angle Degrees Prevailing Positiv...

Page 26: ...NT INPUTS Number of channels 4 x galvanically isolated inputs Measurement input range 0 5 0 ARMS Maximum continuous current 6 0 ARMS 3 sec over current withstand 50 A VA Burden 5A 1 VA Galvanic isolat...

Page 27: ...surement sampling rate 0 5 MHz simultaneously sampled Waveform storage rate 1 kHz 50kHz user configurable ADC Resolution 16 Bit Overall accuracy class 0 1 Fast Transient Capturing 20 s COMMUNICATION E...

Page 28: ...5 x 65 L x W x H Mounting options 3U 19 Rack Panel Mount Portable Case Electrical connections Pluggable screw type screw lock down Electrical isolation class 600 V Class II Operating temperature 10 C...

Page 29: ...yout of the external interfaces of the device and device power and On Off switches A detail description of the external interfaces is provided in Sections 2 4 2 to 2 4 11 Figure 4 shows the back of th...

Page 30: ...to III User Manual 30 a Investigation device b Surface mount installation c DIN rail installation Figure 4 Rear view of the Vecto III device rubber foot piece Surfacemounting plates DIN rail mounting...

Page 31: ...rol the power state of the device The Power button is recessed to avoid accidental switching It rests flush with the surface plate in the off state and sits below the surface plate in the on state The...

Page 32: ...re 7 Vecto III power supply connection Terminal Legend Description 1 L Live Terminal 2 E Safety Earth 3 N Neutral Terminal Table 1 Power supply connection The supply voltage input range is from 90 VRM...

Page 33: ...rops below 50 of full capacity the device will gracefully shut down to protect the battery from being damaged When power is restored the device will automatically restart within 15 seconds if the batt...

Page 34: ...measurement The voltage inputs make use of a 6 terminal lockable connector plug Each terminal can accommodate conductors with sizes up to 2 5 mm2 Figure 9 shows the voltage connections for a 3 phase 4...

Page 35: ...Vecto III User Manual 35 Figure 9 Vecto III 4 wire star connection Figure 10 Vecto III 3 wire delta connection...

Page 36: ...e inputs assure a safe and stable analog input stage with minimal phase error a high bandwidth and zero temperature drift 2 4 5 Current Inputs The Vecto III has 4 galvanically isolated resistive curre...

Page 37: ...d Description 1 I1 Phase 1 Current Input 2 I1 Phase 1 Current Return 3 I2 Phase 2 Current Input 4 I2 Phase 2 Current Return 5 I3 Phase 3 Current Input 6 I3 Phase 3 Current Return 7 I4 Phase 4 Current...

Page 38: ...l scale rating of 1 4 VAC RMS These voltage inputs can be used to directly interface with voltage output current sensors such as Hall effect devices and Rogowsky coils The current inputs are by an 8 t...

Page 39: ...ply 3 CT 1 VCom Voltage 1 Reference 4 CT 2 VIN Voltage 2 5 CT 2 5V 5 V Power Supply 6 CT 2 VCom Voltage 2 Reference 7 CT 3 VIN Voltage 3 8 CT 3 5V 5 V Power Supply 9 CT 3 VCom Voltage 3 Reference 10 C...

Page 40: ...1 kV isolation each containing a switch contact The relay outputs are on an 8 terminal lockable connector plug with screw terminals Each terminal can accommodate conductors with size up to 2 5 mm2 Fig...

Page 41: ...ance information that can be added to the PQ events data The inputs are available on an 8 terminal lockable connector plug with screw terminals Each terminal can accommodate conductors with size up to...

Page 42: ...Vecto III User Manual 42 Figure 15 Digital input configuration for a dry contact Figure 16 Digital input configuration for a wetted contact...

Page 43: ...Ethernet Ports The device has 2 Gigabit Ethernet ports as depicted in Figure 18 The IP address of port 2 is fixed at 192 168 7 1 The device serves as a DHCP server for the network connected to this po...

Page 44: ...unication infrastructure The Vecto III will therefore be available at all times while the communication infrastructure stays on line Figure 18 Ethernet ports 2 4 11 USB Peripheral Port A powered USB2...

Page 45: ...e 2 4 13 Built in GPRS Modem Optional The Vecto III can be shipped with a built in modem see Figure 20 Please refer to the Osprey LiteTM user manual for instructions on configuring modem communication...

Page 46: ...e To place the device is in storage mode the Power button is toggled off not depressed Ensure that the device is powered down before placing it in storage mode Do not put the device in storage mode wh...

Page 47: ...hronised to GPS Orange The device is synchronised to NTP Red The device does not have valid time and recording will not be possible until it receives time from an external time source PC GPS or NTP Of...

Page 48: ...ndition codes 3 4 1 Powering up from Storage Mode First connect the device to mains power 90 300V AC or DC or POE Press the Power button with a pen or pencil and check that the Power LED starts to fla...

Page 49: ...the Vecto III to get an IP address from a DHCP server For security reasons the HMI in factory default state is not enabled To enable the HMI insert the USB key shipped with the meter into its USB port...

Page 50: ...on performance Create Update Detach a measurement point with all its relevant configuration Real time View Get a real time view of the currently measured data Device Management Manage the various func...

Page 51: ...at the specific health parameter falls beyond the specified norms A green led indicates nominal conditions A red Record LED indicates that a specific health parameter could not be read from internal s...

Page 52: ...by switching the device to storage mode and back to ready mode 4 Vecto III Installation 4 1 Mounting the Vecto III Please Note Adequate ventilation must be provided to prevent building up of heat espe...

Page 53: ...chanical interface for 19 racks3 The 19 plate and the Vecto III is shipped separate and must be assembled on site Step 1 Change the Vecto III configuration to panel mounting configuration as described...

Page 54: ...ed The Din rail mounting is in a Vecto III cavity and will be available for use when the installation plates are turn over as shown in Figure 26 Figure 26 Vecto III rear view when Din rail mountings a...

Page 55: ...Vecto III AC power supply connection 4 2 2 Power Over Ethernet In addition to or as alternative to AC power the device can be powered via any of the Ethernet ports using an IEEE 802 3 2008 compliant...

Page 56: ...th 6 V4 Neutral Table 9 VT circuit connection layout for single phase connection Connect the phase Voltage to Voltage Inputs 1 as shown in Figure 28 Connect Neutral on 400 V systems or the star point...

Page 57: ...0 V systems only 6 V4 Star connection point Neutral Optional and for 400 V systems only Table 10 VT circuit connection layout for 4 wire star connection Connect Phase 1 2 and 3 to Voltage Inputs 1 3 a...

Page 58: ...s connect the safety earth terminal located on the power connector first Table 11 VT circuit connection layout for 3 wire delta connection Terminal Legend 110V VT Circuit or 400 V 550 V Delta 3 wire S...

Page 59: ...r Manual 59 1 Connect Phase 1 2 and 3 to Voltage Inputs 1 3 as shown in the Figure 30 2 Leave Vcom open or connect Vcom to the earthed Phase Phase 2 on 110 V VT circuits Figure 30 Vecto III 3 wire del...

Page 60: ...Vecto III can interface with 1 A or 5 A CT circuits and has a peak long term current withstand of 6 A and 50 A for 3 seconds Terminal Legend Description 1 I1 Phase 1 Current Input 2 I1 Phase 1 Current...

Page 61: ...of 6 A and 50 A for 3 seconds Terminal Legend Description 1 I1 Phase 1 Current Input 2 I1 Phase 1 Current Return 3 I2 Phase 2 Current Input 4 I2 Phase 2 Current Return 5 I3 Phase 3 Current Input 6 I3...

Page 62: ...e other 2 currents in Delta connected 3 wire circuits 4 2 4 2 Current Transducer Connections 4 2 4 2 1 Single phase connection The current transducer input on the Vecto III has a peak voltage input ra...

Page 63: ...Vecto III User Manual 63 Figure 33 CT circuit connection layout...

Page 64: ...range of 2 V 1 4 VRMS Table 15 Current transducer sensor connection layout Figure 34 CT circuit connection layout Terminal Legend 1V Output Current Transducer Circuits 1 V1 Voltage 1 2 V1 Voltage 1 R...

Page 65: ...nnected to the device See Section 2 4 13 for details 5 Maintenance The Vecto III is designed to be a very low maintenance that can operate unattended for years It contains no user replaceable parts If...

Page 66: ...rrectly 5 4 Warrantee and Repair 5 4 1 Warrantee Statement CT LAB PTY LTD Warrants its products and parts as set forth below Please note that this is only applicable if the product is bought directly...

Page 67: ...his General Limited Warranty do not apply to goods that have been installed improperly or in non recommended installations installed to a voltage transformer VT or current transformer CT that is not f...

Page 68: ...info ctlab com provide details on the device and how it was shipped and how it can be tracked and with a copy of the fault report The package and device remain the responsibility of the client until...

Page 69: ...U Countries The proper disposal of electrical devices prevents the occurrence of any negative effects on people or the environment follows the specific procedures for handling harmful substances and e...

Page 70: ...Vecto III User Manual 70 Appendices 1 Vecto III dimensions...

Page 71: ...Vecto III User Manual 71 2 Vecto III wiring diagram...

Page 72: ...Vecto III User Manual 72 3 Vecto III Top View...

Page 73: ...mmunication Cable 1 3539 3 Way 90 Degree Lockable Connector 6 Way 90 Degree Lockable Connector 8 Way 90 Degree Lockable Connector 5 1 3 2431 Square Key USB Flash Drive 4GB 1 2951 Cellular Antenna 1 24...

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Page 75: ...Straight Lockable Connector 6 Way Straight Lockable Connector 8 Way Straight Lockable Connector 4 1 1 3 2431 Square Key USB Flash Drive 4GB 1 2951 Cellular Antenna 1 2487 Screwdriver Insulated 1 2964...

Page 76: ...Vecto III User Manual 76 2964 2197 2569 3541 1084...

Page 77: ...Connector 5 1 3 2431 Square Key USB Flash Drive 4GB 1 2951 Cellular Antenna 1 2487 Screwdriver Insulated 1 2964 WiFi Stub Antenna 1 2535 Magnetic Base GPS Antenna with 15m extension cable 1 Optional...

Page 78: ...Vecto III User Manual 78 2934 1084 3539 2431 2951 2487 2964 2535 2486 2571 2488 2344 2346 2600...

Page 79: ...er Component of a device that performs measuring the Vecto III contains two meters Meter Point The physical measuring point that is measured by a meter Fleet password Used to secure communication acro...

Page 80: ...e GUI Graphical User Interface PQ Power Quality NTP Network Time Protocol PTP Precision Time Protocol RTC Real Time Clock ppm Parts Per Million PDU Power Distribution Unit VT Voltage Transformer CT Cu...

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