MI 2883 Energy Master
Operating the instrument
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3.13 Signalling
Mains signalling voltage, called “ripple control signal” in certain applications, is a burst of
signals, often applied at a non-harmonic frequency, that remotely control industrial
equipment, revenue meters, and other devices. Before observing signalling
measurements, user should set-up signalling frequencies in signalling setup menu (see
section 3.19.4).
Results can be seen in a tabular (METER) or a graphical form (TREND) - which is
active only while GENERAL RECORDER is active. See section 3.14 for instructions
how to start recording. In order to understand meanings of particular parameter see
section 5.1.8.
3.13.1
Meter
By entering SIGNALLING option from MEASUREMENTS submenu the SIGNALLING
tabular screen is shown
(see figure below)
.
Figure 3.43: Signalling meter screen
Description of symbols and abbreviations used in METER screen is shown in table
below.
Table 3.48: Instrument screen symbols and abbreviations
Sig1
316.0 Hz
True effective value signal voltage (U
Sig1
, U
Sig2
, U
Sig3
, U
Sig12
, U
Sig23
,
U
Sig31
) for a user-specified carrier frequency (316.0 Hz in shown
example) expressed in Volts or percent of fundamental voltage
Sig2
1060.0 Hz
True effective value signal voltage (U
Sig1
, U
Sig2
, U
Sig3
, U
Sig12
, U
Sig23
,
U
Sig31
) for a user-specified carrier frequency (1060.0 Hz in shown
example) expressed in Volts or percent of fundamental voltage
RMS
True effective value of phase or phase to phase voltage U
Rms
(U
1
, U
2
,
U
3
, U
12
, U
23
, U
31
)
Table 3.49: Keys in Signalling (METER) screen
HOLD
Holds measurement on display. Hold clock time will be
displayed in the right top corner.
F1