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E34 Series Installation Guide
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The E34 provides several types of measurements that give a comprehensive view of power consumption for every load on the
panel (the table below shows which measurements are offered on each model):
• Real-time measurements: A live and up-to-date view of present power levels and the factors that affect them.
• Demand measurements: Averages of values measured over a specified time interval. The time interval (typically 15
minutes) can be set from 10 seconds to more than a day. The demand calculation can be configured to use single
intervals or the sliding average of up to six sub-intervals. Demand measurements are useful for tracking or graphing
load levels over time to correlate with total energy consumption.
• Historic maximum measurements: These measurements store the largest value recorded for a specific measurement
since the last time they were cleared. They are useful for identifying peak levels critical to equipment sizing or demand
limits in utility agreements.
• Accumulated energy measurements: Ongoing totals of cumulative energy used since the last time the value was
cleared. Energy values provide the informational basis for billing, cost allocation, carbon offset, BTU equivalent
calculations, and other applications of overall energy use.
• Energy snapshots: Energy totals that only change when the demand intervals are updated. They are samples of the
free-running energy accumulators at the end of each demand interval, as configured by the user. These provide energy
readings that are easily correlated to the demand values to simplify the tasks of sub-billing and cost allocation.
• Alarms: Informs of excessively high or low current on each branch and aux channel. The user can set two high-level
and two low-level thresholds, and a delay time for latching alarms. Alarms are reported as both non-latched events
and latched events. Non-latching alarms are active while the current exceeds the threshold, but go inactive if the
current returns to a level within the specific thresholds. Latching alarms become active when the current exceeds the
threshold for a time period greater than the specified delay and remain active until they are cleared remotely.
• Alarm status can be polled via Modbus.
Advanced Features - The E34 also supports a number of advanced features. Some are always active, and others are configured
manually via Modbus register 62017). For models with 42 channels or more, these features are configured independently for each
panel.
• Logical meter support: The E34 can be configured to map any set of 1, 2 or 3 channels that are adjacent in the panel
to a logical meter, referred to in the point map as a logical circuit, that provides accurate multi-phase measurement
totals. Map these logical circuits by writing the desired logical circuit number into a set of registers/data objects
provided for each branch and aux channel (per panel).
• The channels assigned to each logical circuit must be adjacent in the panel (for example, channels 5, 6 and 7), but
there are no limitations on where those adjacent channels are aligned in the panel (any position where a multi-phase
breaker can be installed). This functionality is always active, but a user selection affects how the data can be accessed
via Modbus. Measurement data via Modbus for logical circuits is presented in two ways: arranged either by logical
circuit number (looks more like a collection of individual meters) or by measurement type (arranged similar to the
single-phase data section of the point map).
• Phase angle measurements: The E34 measures the phase angle of every voltage and current input and presents these
measurements (in degrees) in additional data registers/objects. These values are used to verify that current inputs are
assigned to the proper voltage phases and to help determine how power factor variations are influenced by current
phase changes vs. harmonic distortion. Phase angle measurements are instantaneous and always active.
• User CT phase assignment: By default, the E34 assigns each CT channel to voltage phases on a rotating sequence.
The user can easily override the default phase assignments as needed to accommodate their specific application or
miswiring of phases on installation. The explicit assignments set by the user are stored by the E34 in non-volatile
memory.
• Phase angle reference: The E34 measures the phase angle of every current and voltage input. The user can select
whether the phase angles are stated relative to an absolute reference (the phase angle of voltage input V1) or relative
to the voltage phase assigned to that specific current input channel.
• Signed power: Users can configure the E34 to report power as a signed value indicating whether the power is currently
being delivered (imported from the grid) or received (exported to the grid) for channels with generation sources
or bi-directional (regenerative) loads. When signed power is disabled, the energy accumulators include all energy
measured, regardless of direction. When signed power is enabled, the energy accumulators only include all energy
delivered (imported from the grid).
• Signed power factor: By default, the E34 reports power factor as an unsigned value. The user can set it to report as a
signed value, where the sign indicates whether the current phase angle leads or lags the corresponding voltage phase.
• Demand/snapshot time interval source: The E34 offers two mechanisms for driving the demand/snapshot time
interval, an interval timer or an RTC (real-time clock). The legacy mode (default) uses an interval timer that does not
need to be set to an absolute time. When using the interval timer the demand/snapshot interval can be set from
Data Outputs
