MI 2883 Energy Master
Theory and internal operation
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Frequency measurement is
performed
on chosen Synchronization channel, in
CONNECTION SETUP menu.
5.1.5 Power measurement (Standard compliance: IEEE 1459-2010)
Instrument fully complies with power measurement defined in the latest IEEE 1459
standard. The old definitions for active, reactive, and apparent powers are valid as long
as the current and voltage waveforms remained nearly sinusoidal. This is not the case
today, where we have various power electronics equipment, such as Adjustable Speed
Drives, Controlled Rectifiers, Cycloconverters, Electronically Ballasted Lamps. Those
represent major nonlinear and parametric loads proliferating among industrial and
commercial customers. New Power theory splits power to fundamental and
nonfundamental components, as shown on figure below.
S
(apparent power)
S
fund
(fundamental apparent power)
S
N
(non fundamental apparent power)
P
fund
(fundamental active power)
Q
fund
(fundamental reactive power)
D
I
(
current distortion power)
D
V
(voltage distortion power)
S
H
(
harmonic apparent power)
P
H
(active harmonic power)
D
H
(harmonic distortion power)
Figure 5.2: IEEE 1459 phase power measurement organisation (phase)
In table below summary of all power measurement is shown. Combined power
represents “old power measurement” theory.
Table 5.1: Summary and grouping of the phase power quantities
Quantity
Combined
powers
Fundamental
powers
Nonfundamental
Powers
Apparent (VA)
S
S
fund
S
N
, S
H
Active (W)
P
P
fund
P
H
Nonactive/reactive (var)
N
Q
fund
D
I
, D
V
, D
H
Line utilization
PF
ind/cap
DPF
ind/cap
-
Harmonic pollution (%)
-
-
S
N
/S
fund
Power measurement for three phase systems are slightly different as shown on figure
below.