TYPICAL PQ PROBLEMS and SYMPTOMS

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Power Platform 4300
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Easy to useWeighs less than 4 lbsCost
effectiveBroad range of capabilities
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• Power Platform 4300

Worlds most popular power-quality analyzer
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Proactive monitoring can prevent catastrophic
events See changes in RMS
harmonics and take corrective action
Verify that UPS is working properly
Perform trending and establish a PQ
baselineTroubleshooting and Maintenance
Save time and money tracking down problem
source Validate corrective action
Perform predictive maintenance Track load
and harmonic changes Financial Management
Load shedding Pre- and post-energy
efficiency audits Power factor penalty
elimination Energy usage reports including
peak demand Alternative rate structure
analysis
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Why monitor?
Gain the competitive advantage with the worlds
best monitoring instruments
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Applications
Three-phase power monitor for troubleshooting and
diagnostics Harmonics meter/analyzer Power
quality analyzer Demand/energy monitor Fault
recorder Reliability survey instrument Data
logger Equipment performance testing UPS/generator
startup
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PP4300 Features Summary
Built-in display and keyboard Easy Start
interview function (fully user-adjustable)
3-hour UPS and AC battery charger
Shock-protection rubber-boot and neck-strap
included Fully differential AC/DC inputs Scope
mode, meter mode, harmonic mode, data review
mode Real-time snapshot selectable as scalar or
graphical RMS trending and plotting 1uS transient
capture with peak detection technology Harmonic
analysis to the 50th with bar graph and text
table Optically-isolated RS232
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Standard Triggered Parameters
True cycle by cycle Frequency Volts V
THD Amps I THD Watts Crest factor VA K
Factor VAR Demand True power
factor Energy Peak current
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Agency Approvals
UL 3111-1 safety standard for measuring
equipment IEC 1010-1, same as UL IEC
1010-2-031, hand-held safety standard IEC 801,
parts 2, 3, 4, 5 IEC 555 harmonic
generation FCC part 15 radio frequency devices
CE approved
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Harmonics Direction of harmonic flow
Harmonic analysisTransients Direction
of impulsive transients Event recorder
captures events outside of set thresholds Sags
and swells Direction of sags and swells
Independent triggering of voltage current
RMS and transient events Classification
of events to IEEE 1159 standard
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PP4300 Capabilities
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Four operating modes
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PP4300 Features
Scope Mode View voltage and current
waveforms in real time
Event Recorder Limits and thresholds are
easily set
Meter Mode Updates values every second
Time Plot 16 different parameters and 8
channels
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Dual PCMCIA Card-Slot Technology
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PP4300 Features
Memory Card Compact Flash (up to 128 mb)?
Store data and pre-established set ups Increase
recording storage capability Rapid transfer of
data to PC for analysis and reports TaskCards
(firmware operating system)? PQ Lite HTEM
(power quality) -Sags, swells, VI
transients to 1 microsecond -VI
harmonics to 50th and demand energy
simultaneously 808 M (advanced demand energy
monitoring)? 808 H/M (advanced demand energy
harmonics) Multi-DAQ (data acquisition)?
PP4300 TaskCard operating systems are
field-upgradeable
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Multi-DAQ TaskCard
Inrush/ fault recorder Record motor start-up,
transformer energization, breaker trip, and
activation of UPS and backup generator Data
logger For statistically valid power quality,
even under harsh environments Power quality
analyzer Uses Dranetz-BMIs patented waveshape
and transient capture technology to optimize
mitigation solutions and troubleshoot in real
time
Multi-DAQ TaskCard operates like three
instruments in one
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Peak Detection Sampling
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Peak Detection Measurement
RMS Sampling
Peak detection technology provides an effective
sampling rate of 384 samples per cycle and
measures transients down to 1us a
cost-effective way to measure in close accordance
with IEEE 1159.
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PP4300 Advanced Features
8 fully differential inputs useable at DC or
from 45Hz to 450Hz AC High resolution mode for
Channel D Voltage input N-G voltage or
transducer logging, ie T/H Independent Voltage
and/or Current triggering trigger on current
events when voltage transients are
clamped Built-in UPS battery with external
charger 3 to 4 hours of monitoring when fully
charged Smart Transient threshold adjustment
for memory conservation Harmonics and transient
directivity track the flow of harmonics to
their source Phasor diagram for
Voltage/Current rotation display Hard copy
option using optically-isolated RS232 port and
portable field printer
With 4 differential voltage channels and 4
independent current channels, the PP4300
measures, analyzes, and records power quality,
harmonics, and energy data simultaneously and
continuously.
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DranView Software
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PP4300 Options
DranLink Software
Transfer data from the 4300 to a PC via fiber
optic port (RS232)?
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PP4300 More Options
Interactive hands-on training Training video and
workbook Lockable portable case
(weatherproof)? Soft-sided carrying case Portable
printer Voltage cable accessory pack Conventional
current clamps or flexible CTs Hall-effect CTs
for DC current Power Quality Field Handbooks
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Single Phase PP4300 Package
Complete configuration for single-phase/split-phas
e operation
Single phase PQ Lite HTEM TaskCard 2MB memory
card DranView Single Phase TR2500 or TR2510
current transformer Soft-sided carrying
case Voltage cable accessory pack
This full 8-channel instrument is
TaskCard-limited to 4 channels (2-V and 2-I) and
is field-upgradeable to 3-phase, 8-channel
operation with new TaskCard and DranView.