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Instruments
PowerScout 24
Introduction
PowerScout 24 Technical Specifications
Specification
Description
Service Types
Single Phase, Three Phase-Four Wire (WYE), Three Phase-Three Wire (Delta)
3 Voltage Channels
80-346 Volts AC Line-to-Neutral, 600V Line-to-Line, CAT III
Current Channels
24 channels 0-5,000+ Amps depending on current transducer
Maximum Current Input
200% of current transducer rating (mV CTs). Measure up to 5000 Amps with R
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CTs using 333mVAC output at full current rating.
Measurement Type
True RMS using high-speed digital signal processing (DSP)
Line Frequency
50/60Hz
Power
From L1 Phase to L2 Phase. 80-600VAC CAT III 50/60Hz, 200mA Max. Non-user
replaceable .5 Amp internal fuse protection
Power Out
Unregulated 5VDC output, 500 mA Max
Waveform Sampling
12 kHz
Parameter Update Rate
1 second
Measurements
Volts, Amps, kW, kWh, kVAR, kVARh, kVA, kVAh, Apparent Power Factor (aPF),
Displacement Power Factor (dPF). All parameters for each phase and for system total.
Accuracy
1% (<0.5% typical) for V, A, kW, kVAR, kVA, PF
Resolution
0.01 Amp, 0.1 Volt, 0.01 watt, 0.01 VAR, 0.01 VA, 0.01 Power Factor depending on
scalar setting
Indicators
Bi-color LEDs (red and green): 1 LED to indicate communication, 3 LEDs for correct
phasing (PhaseChek™: Green when voltage and current on the same phase; Red when
incorrectly wired). Pulse input LED, Power On LED.
Pulse Output
Open Collector, 75mA max current, 40V max open voltage
Communication
Direct
User Selectable Modbus RTU or BACnet Master Slave Token Passing protocol (MS/TP)
RS-485 or Ethernet, and USB for meter setup.
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Max Communication
Length
1200 meters with Data Range of 100K bits/second or less
RS-485 Loading
1/8 unit
Communication Rate
(baud)
Modbus: 9600 (Default), 19200, 38400, 57600, 76800, 115200
BACnet: 9600 (Default), 19200, 38400, 76800
Data Bits
8
Parity
None, Even, Odd
Stop Bit
2, 1
Data Formats
Modbus Protocol
-or-
BACnet Master Slave / Token Passing (MS/TP) protocol