Operating Instructions
15
Operating Instructions
Power and Energy Computation
The power is a function of the pulse frequency, while the energy is a function of the count of pulses. The
variable
nCTs
is the maximum number of CTs that the WattNode model can use. The variable
CTAmps
is
the full-scale current rating of the CTs. Note: If the wires being measured are passed through the CT(s)
more than once, then the full-scale CT current is divided by the number of times that the wire passes
through the CT.
VAC
is the nominal phase voltage of the WattNode model. The variable
PulseFreq
is the
pulse frequency from the WattNode, while
Pulses
is the total accumulated count of pulses.
FSHz
is the
full-scale pulse frequency printed on the rear label of the WattNode. The values of the constant parameters
are in the following table.
WattNode Model(s)
Possible FSHz Values
nCTs
VAC
WNA-1P-240-P
2.667, 193.3, or 773.3 Hz
2
120
WNA-3Y-208-P
4.000, 290.0, or 1160 Hz
3
120
WNA-3Y-400-P
4.000, 290.0, or 1160 Hz
3
240
WNA-3Y-480-P
4.000, 290.0, or 1160 Hz
3
277
WNA-3Y-600-P
4.000, 290.0, or 1160 Hz
3
347
WNA-3D-240-P
2.667, 193.3, or 773.3 Hz
2
240
WNA-3D-480-P
2.667, 193.3, or 773.3 Hz
2
480
Table 2: Power and Energy Parameters
Below are the equations used to compute the power and energy.
Power(W) =
Energy(WH) =
nCTs · VAC · CTAmps · Pulses
nCTs · VAC · CTAmps · PulseFreq
FSHz
FSHz · 3600
The following table provides an alternate means of computing the power and/or energy being reported by a
WattNode.
WattHours per Pulse per CT Rated Amp
Full-scale
Pulse
Model Frequency
2.667 or 4.0 Hz
193.3 or 290 Hz
773.3 or 1160 Hz
WNA-1P-240-P 2.500
×
10
-2
3.448
×
10
-4
8.621
×
10
-5
WNA-3Y-208-P 2.500
×
10
-2
3.448
×
10
-4
8.621
×
10
-5
WNA-3Y-400-P 5.000
×
10
-2
6.897
×
10
-4
1.724
×
10
-4
WNA-3Y-480-P 5.771
×
10
-2
7.960
×
10
-4
1.990
×
10
-4
WNA-3Y-600-P 7.229
×
10
-2
9.971
×
10
-4
2.493
×
10
-4
WNA-3D-240-P 5.000
×
10
-2
6.897
×
10
-4
1.724
×
10
-4
WNA-3D-480-P 1.000
×
10
-1
1.379
×
10
-3
3.448
×
10
-4
Table 3: WattHours per Pulse
Example: a WNA-3Y-208-P with 15 amp CTs and a full-scale pulse frequency of 4 Hz will output 1 pulse
for every 0.375 WattHours.
(2.500
×
10
-2
)•(15.0 amps)•(1 pulse) = 0.375 WattHours