ASCO 5010 Remote Display Unit
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Section 2.
Introduction
This manual is the last chapter in a series of seven, and will instruct the user in the installation, configuration and use of the
Remote Display Unit to monitor and configure any Power Quality Data Center, using a direct connection or through a LAN/WAN
The seven chapters comprising the ASCO manual set for the Power Quality Data Center series are listed as follows:
1.
ASCO 5400 Series Power Quality Data Center Installation and Wiring Manual
- This manual instructs the user on
installing the Power Quality Meter into an electric panel and how to begin using the Power Quality Data Center.
2.
ASCO 5400 Series Power Quality Meter Operation Manual
- This manual describes the interface for monitoring and
configuring the ASCO 5400 Series Power Quality Meter using the onboard WEB server as it is accessible from a
standard web browser from any PC connected to the Internet (or LAN).
3.
PQSCADA Site Manager Installation Manual
- This manual instructs the user in installing the server based Site
Manager Software that will manage the Nodes that will collect, store and analyze the compressed data produced by
the ASCO 5400 Series Power Quality Meter.
4.
PQSCADA Site Manager User Manual
- This manual instructs the user in setting up the server based Site Manager
with Nodes that will collect, store and analyze the compressed data from the ASCO 5400 Series Power Quality
Meter. The manual instructs the user in surfing to the Site Manager, adding and removing Nodes and operating the
ASCO Power Quality Reporting Tool.
5.
Investigator Installation Manual
- This manual instructs the user in installing the Investigator software used to access,
load and analyze data from different ASCO 5400 Series Power Quality Meters in order to understand the cause for
power quality events that occurred in the system.
6.
Investigator User Manual
- This manual instructs the user in the use of the Investigator software to load and analyze
data from different ASCO 5400 Series Power Quality Meters in order to understand the cause for power quality
events that occurred in the system.
7.
ASCO 5010 Remote Display Installation and Operation Manual
- This manual instructs the user in the installation,
configuration and use of the Remote Display to monitor and configure any Power Quality Meter, using a direct
connection or through a LAN/WAN.
2.1
Overview
The ASCO 5010 LCD Remote Display Unit is an integral part of the ASCO Power Quality Meter system, allowing
interconnectivity with the ASCO 5400 Series Power Quality Meter for configuring and monitoring the electrical distribution
system.
The ASCO 5010 Remote Display Unit (RDU) connects and communicates with the ASCO 5400 Series Power Quality Meter
directly via RJ45 network cable or through IP communication from anywhere in the world. One RDU can be used to monitor and
configure many ASCO 5400 Series Power Quality Meters.
The ASCO 5010 RDU enables configuring all aspects of the ASCO 5400 Series Power Quality Meter and displays all monitored
real time values. Figure 1 describes the role of the ASCO 5010 RDU in managing power quality data in a power distribution
system.
The ASCO 5400 Series Power Quality Meter (1) is connected to the electrical system via current and potential transformers.
These instruments constantly record the voltage and current waveforms at a resolution of up to 1024 samples per cycle. This data
is compressed on board using the ASCO PQZip technology. The PQZip files are transferred to a PNode (4) running on a server
managed by the Site Manager. The PNode stores the data collected from the instrument and responds to requests from client
workstations running ASCO Investigator software (5). When an engineer using the Investigator software wishes to analyze the
data collected by the instrument from a certain time frame, the PNode decompresses the requested data, performs the necessary
mathematical calculations to display the electrical parameters requested by the client and then arranges and configures the data to
be displayed on the specific screen used by the client.
Every ASCO 5400 Series Power Quality Meter hosts an onboard Website allowing access to data from any web browser.
Inputting the IP address of the instrument in the address window of an internet browser will bring the ASCO 5400 Series webpage
to the browser with current real time monitored values (2). Configuration of the ASCO 5400 Series may also be achieved via the
Website.