MI 2883 Energy Master
Theory and internal operation
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Signalling voltage is calculated on a FFT spectrum of a 10/12-cycle interval. Value of
mains signalling voltage is measured as:
RMS value of a single frequency bin if signalling frequency is equal to spectral
bin frequency, or
RSS value of four neighbouring frequency bins if signalling frequency differs from
the power system bin frequency (for example, a ripple control signal with
frequency value of 218 Hz in a 50 Hz power system is measured based on the
RMS values of 210, 215, 220 and 225 Hz bins).
Mains signalling value calculated every 10/12 cycle interval are used in alarm and
recording procedures. However, for EN50160 recording, results are aggregated
additionally on a 3 s intervals. Those values are used for confronting with limits defined
in standard.
5.1.9 Flicker
Standard compliance:
IEC 61000-4-30 Class A (Section 5.3)
IEC 61000-4-15 Class F3
Flicker is a visual sensation caused by unsteadiness of a light. The level of the
sensation depends on the frequency and magnitude of the lighting change and on the
observer. Change of a lighting flux can be correlated to a voltage envelope on figure
below.
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Figure 5.8: Voltage fluctuation
Flickers are measured in accordance with standard IEC 61000-4-15. Standard defines
the transform function based on a 230 V / 60 W and 120 V / 60 W lamp-eye-brain chain
response. That function is a base for flicker meter implementation and is presented on
figure below.
P
st1min
– is a short flicker estimation based on 1-minute interval. It is calculated to give
quick preview of 10 minutes short term flicker.
P
st
– 10 minutes, short term flicker is calculated according to IEC 61000-4-15
