
Chapter 5 Configuring the EM720
Configuring Recorders
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EM720 Power Quality and Revenue Meter
The following table can help you calculate an estimated file
size for conventional log files when planning your memory
allocation. The actual file size will normally be a bit bigger.
File
Record Size, Bytes
File Size, Bytes
Event Log
20
Record size
×
Number of records
Conventional Data Log
12 + 4
×
Number of parameters
Record size
×
Number of records
EN50160 Compliance Statistics,
Data log #9
148
×
12 channels
Record size
×
Number of records
EN50160 Harmonics Survey,
Data log #10
220
×
3 channels
Record size
×
Number of records
Waveform Log
1068
×
Number of Channels
Record size x Number of series
(events)
×
Number of records per
series
EN50160 Power Quality Log
32
Record size
×
Number of records
Fault Log
40
Record size
×
Number of records
The meter memory is pre-configured at the factory for
common data trending, billing, power quality and fault
recording applications as shown in the following table.
No. File Size,
Bytes
Channels Number
of
Records
Number
of Events
Factory-set Configuration
1
Event
log
21504
1000 1000
2
Data log #1
439296
5760
5760
Instrumentation 15-min data
trending for 60 days
3
Data log #2
439296
5760
5760
Instrumentation 15-min data
trending for 60 days
10 Data log #9
102400
12
56
56
EN50160 compliance statistics
11 Data log #10
38912
3
56
56
EN50160 harmonics survey
13 Data log #12
600064
11520
11520
15-min energy load profile for
120 days
14 Data log #13
208896
4320
4320
Fast fault RMS trend
15 Data log #14
191488
4320
4320
Fast PQ RMS trend
16
Data
log
#15
61440
20 24 24 Monthly Billing/TOU profile for
24 months
17 Data log #16
116736
20
120
120
Daily Billing/TOU profile for 120
days
18 Waveform log #1
3597312
7
480
120
PQ and fault waveforms:
32 samples/cycle
×
64 cycles
19 Waveform log #2
906240
7
120
60
PQ waveforms:
128 samples/cycle
×
64 cycles
20 Waveform log #3
518144
4
120
60
Fast transient waveforms:
1024 samples/cycle
×
1 cycle
27 EN50160
Power
Quality log
33792
1000 1000
28
Fault
log
41984
1000 1000
NOTE
The meter automatically performs de-fragmentation of the
memory each time you re-organize your files. This prevents
possible leakage of memory caused by fragmentation.
Depending on the data stored in the memory, it may take
from seconds to a couple of minutes.