III
INDEX
1
USER SAFETY......................................................................................................................................... 1
1.1
INTRODUCTION..................................................................................................................................... 1
1.2
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ...................................................................................................................... 1
1.3
SYMBOLS ................................................................................................................................................ 1
1.4
PRECAUTIONS IN CASE OF MALFUNCTIONING ........................................................................... 1
2
INTRODUCTION TO THE MICROVIP3 PLUS ................................................................................... 2
2.1
MAIN FEATURES .................................................................................................................................. 2
2.2
GREAT VERSATILITY.......................................................................................................................... 2
2.3
PURPOSE AND USE .............................................................................................................................. 2
2.4
DESCRIPTION OF THE INSTRUMENT .............................................................................................. 3
2.5
HANDLING THE INSTRUMENT ........................................................................................................ 4
3
INSTALLATION..................................................................................................................................... 6
3.1
PRELIMINARY INSPECTION .............................................................................................................. 6
3.1.1
KIT CONTENTS ..................................................................................................................................... 6
3.2
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ..................................................................................................................... 6
3.2.1
GROUNDING.......................................................................................................................................... 6
3.2.2
POWER REQUIREMENTS .................................................................................................................... 6
3.2.3
MAINS POWER FUSE ........................................................................................................................... 6
3.3
INSTRUMENT POWER ......................................................................................................................... 7
3.3.1
MAINS POWER ...................................................................................................................................... 7
3.3.2
BATTERY POWER................................................................................................................................. 7
3.4
MEASURING CONNECTIONS ............................................................................................................. 8
3.4.1
VOLTMETER CONNECTIONS............................................................................................................. 8
3.4.2
CURRENT MEASURING CONNECTIONS.......................................................................................... 8
4
OPERATION ........................................................................................................................................... 9
4.1.1
MEASURING THREE PHASE POWER (STAR SYSTEM) ................................................................ 9
4.1.2
MEASURING THREE PHASE POWER (DELTA SYSTEM)............................................................... 10
4.1.3
MEASURING TWO PHASE POWER.................................................................................................... 10
4.2
MEASURING SINGLE PHASE POWER (PHASE-NEUTRAL)........................................................... 11
4.3
AC/DC MEASUREMENTS .................................................................................................................... 11
4.4
SPECIAL CONNECTIONS..................................................................................................................... 12
4.4.1
CTs AND NON STANDARD CLAMP METER GRIPS ........................................................................ 12
4.4.2
THE INTA/1 AND INTA/5 INTERFACES ............................................................................................ 13
4.4.3
PTs............................................................................................................................................................ 14
5
MICROVIP3 PLUS OPERATING MODES ........................................................................................... 15
5.1
SINGLE PHASE MODE ......................................................................................................................... 15
5.1.1
THE PAGE KEY...................................................................................................................................... 15
5.1.2
ENERGY CONSUMPTION AND MAXIMUM DEMAND RESET ..................................................... 17
5.2
THREE PHASE MODE........................................................................................................................... 18
5.2.1
THE PAGE KEY...................................................................................................................................... 18
5.2.2
ENERGY CONSUMPTION AND MAXIMUM DEMAND RESET ..................................................... 21
5.2.3
THE SETUP PAGES MENU................................................................................................................... 22
5.3
PRINT FUNCTIONS ............................................................................................................................... 24
5.3.1
MANUAL PRINTING............................................................................................................................. 24
5.3.2
TIMED PRINTING.................................................................................................................................. 26
5.4
THE CALENDAR CLOCK ..................................................................................................................... 31
6 THE RS232C PORT ............................................................................................................................... 34
6.1
PC SOFTWARE...................................................................................................................................... 34
7
THE ON BOARD MEMORY................................................................................................................. 35
8
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS.......................................................................................................... 35
8.1 GENERAL FEATURES ............................................................................................................................ 35
8.2 OPERATING CONDITIONS AND TESTING......................................................................................... 36
8.3 POWER REQUIREMENTS ...................................................................................................................... 36
