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Flex current clamps A 1501, A 1502 and A 1503 

 

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7.2  A 1503  

 

FEATURES 

DESCRIPTION 

NOTES 

Length of the sensor 

90 cm / 35 in 

 

Max. conductor diameter 

27 cm / 10,6 in 

 

Nominal current range 

 60 A / 600 A / 6000 A ac rms, with crest factor 
3 or less 

 

Effective measuring range 

60A range: 6 A 

… 90 A 

600A range: 30 A 

… 900 A 

6000A range: 160 A 

… 9000 A 

3,5 

Maximal current 

120 A / 1200 A / 12000 A of pure sinus current   

Bandwidth 

10 Hz 

… 8 kHz 

1

 

Accuracy 

±1.2 % of reading 

2, 3

 

Position sensitivity 

±2 % of nominal current range 

 

Temperature dependency 

± 0.02 % of reading / ºC 

5

 

External magnetic field 
rejection in reference to 
adjacent conductor 

40 dB ( 1 % of adjacent conductor current) 

4

 

Residual current (noise) 

60A range: 0.24 A  
600A range: 0.6 A  
6000A range: 6 A  

3

 

Phase error 

<0.2

° @ 50 Hz 

<3

° @ 1.5 kHz 

 

Electrical Safety 

Double insulation 
EN 61010 

– CAT III  / 1000 V  up to 3000 m 

 

Pollution degree 

 

Working and storage 
temperature range:

 

Flexible current sensor: -20 

… 85 ºC  

Other clamp parts: -20 

… 70 ºC  

 

Humidity 

95 % RH (0 

… 40 

C), non-condensing 

 

Weight of flexible sensor 

< 200 g 

 

Water and dust proofing 

IP 65 

 

 

 

1.  Limits of bandwidth corresponding to a relative gain > - 3 dB 
2.  Reference conditions:  

  Frequency: 50/60 Hz;  

 

Temperature: 23 ºC;  

  Conductor is in the centre and perpendicular to the current clamps;  

  Clamps connected to MI 2892 Power Master;  

  Laboratory environment. 

3.   

𝑀𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑒𝑟𝑟𝑜𝑟 = √(

 𝐼

𝑅𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑢𝑎𝑙

 𝐼

𝑀𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑒𝑑

∙ 100)

2

+ 𝐴𝑐𝑐𝑢𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑦

𝐶𝑙𝑎𝑚𝑝

2

+ 𝑃𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛

2

+ 𝐴𝑐𝑐𝑢𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑦

𝑀𝐼2892

2

 

4.  Adjacent conductor 

≥ 

10 cm from current clamps.

 

 

5. 

With accuracy: ±5 % of reading from the MI 2892 Power Master in real 
conditions (with position, residual current, and intrinsic errors included) 

 

 

Summary of Contents for A 1501

Page 1: ...Flex current clamps A 1501 A 1502 and A 1503 Instruction Manual Version 1 1 1 Code No 20 752 759...

Page 2: ...5 49 226 E mail metrel metrel si http www metrel si Mark on your equipment certifies that it meets European Union requirements for EMC LVD ROHS regulations 2017 Metrel No part of this publication may...

Page 3: ...tions 6 5 1 Power Quality Measurement 6 5 2 Energy and Power Measurement 6 6 Connecting and using clamps in the field 6 6 1 Effective current measuring range 8 7 Technical specifications 9 7 1 A 1501...

Page 4: ...30 A 900 A 160 A 9000 A Embedded electronic module provides automatic clamp recognition for Metrel instruments and current range switching Module is powered directly from attached instrument so clamp...

Page 5: ...ith voltages higher than 1000 V CAT III or 600 V CAT IV De energize the installation on which current will be measured or adopt safe operating procedures during application and removal of the current...

Page 6: ...appliances machines etc High precision see Figure 5 and Figure 9 and wide measurement range can cover most of practical LV current measurements 5 2 Energy and Power Measurement Current clamps have sma...

Page 7: ...that the arrow marked on the clamp coupling points toward the correct orientation for correct phase Keep the clamp coupling more than 2 5 cm 1 in away from conductor 2 Connect Flexible Current Clamps...

Page 8: ...asured value reading and includes all relevant errors residual noise clamp accuracy position sensitivity and instrument accuracy Effective measuring range 3A 30A 300A 3000A 30000A 3000A range Error 5...

Page 9: ...0 2 50 Hz 3 1 5 kHz External magnetic field rejection in reference to adjacent conductor Min 40 dB 1 of adjacent conductor current 4 Electrical Safety Double insulation EN 61010 CAT III 1000 V up to...

Page 10: ...cy Accuracy 30Arms Figure 8 Phase error 30Arms 0 00 0 20 0 40 0 60 0 80 1 00 1 20 1 40 0 1 1 10 Accuracy of m v RMS Current A 0 00 0 02 0 04 0 06 0 08 0 10 0 12 0 10 1 00 10 00 Phase error degrees RMS...

Page 11: ...al current noise 60A range 0 24 A 600A range 0 6 A 6000A range 6 A 3 Phase error 0 2 50 Hz 3 1 5 kHz Electrical Safety Double insulation EN 61010 CAT III 1000 V up to 3000 m Pollution degree 2 Working...

Page 12: ...y 60A Figure 12 Phase error 60 A 0 00 0 10 0 20 0 30 0 40 0 50 0 60 0 70 0 50 100 150 Accuracy of m v RMS Current A 0 00 0 02 0 04 0 06 0 08 0 10 0 12 0 10 1 00 10 00 100 00 Phase error degrees RMS Cu...

Page 13: ...g it Do not use liquids based on petrol or hydrocarbons Do not spill cleaning liquid over the device 9 Service For repairs under or out of warranty time please contact your Metrel distributor for furt...

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