Re: [PSES] power quality monitors/analyzers

[Brian Gregory]

 For field use I've found Dranetz and RPM 
(http://www.powerqualityinc.com/rpm.html) to be the most durable.   Colorado 
Brian

-- Original Message --
From: "Brian O'Connell" <oconne...@tamuracorp.com>
To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG
Subject: Re: [PSES] power quality monitors/analyzers
Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2016 18:41:39 +

PQ monitor is not same animal as power analyzer. If for "occasional field use", 
do not understand your I/O requirements.

For PQ/datalogging, make my own stuff. For power analyzer, tend to prefer 
Voltech and Fluke. Note that Voltech PAs were transferred to Tektronix.

Rent the most likely candidates before you buy.

Brian

From: Adam Dixon [mailto:lanterna.viri...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2016 8:55 PM
To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG
Subject: [PSES] power quality monitors/analyzers

I would appreciate recommendations for power quality monitors/analyzers to use 
for occasional field use.  There are a couple of archive threads related to 
this (1999 and 2006) where a few manufacturers are shared.  I've searched the 
web several times in the past few weeks and it appears that there is a wide 
cost range depending on sample rate, single vs. three phase, low voltage only, 
networked, etc. and that the marketing term 'low cost' is relative.  ;-)
The power supplies with which I am working have a 20ms hold-up spec and are 
85-264VAC rated.  

Ideally it would be networked in some fashion, whether built-in Ethernet 
(TCP/IP) or tethered via USB or RS232 to a PC that is networked which may 
remain in-situ for hours to weeks depending on the test requirement.
Is there a make/model that you think has an obvious price/performance benefit 
and/or one that is quite low cost if evaluating rent vs purchase?
I have read datasheets from Fluke, Dranetz, Yokogawa, Hiok, Megger, PSL, Setra, 
Rockwell Automation, ACScout, ACR Systems and a few others which escape me at 
the moment.
Thanks for reading.

Cheers,
Adam

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Re: [PSES] power quality monitors/analyzers

[Brian O'Connell]

PQ monitor is not same animal as power analyzer. If for "occasional field use", 
do not understand your I/O requirements.

For PQ/datalogging, make my own stuff. For power analyzer, tend to prefer 
Voltech and Fluke. Note that Voltech PAs were transferred to Tektronix.

Rent the most likely candidates before you buy.

Brian

From: Adam Dixon [mailto:lanterna.viri...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2016 8:55 PM
To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG
Subject: [PSES] power quality monitors/analyzers

I would appreciate recommendations for power quality monitors/analyzers to use 
for occasional field use.  There are a couple of archive threads related to 
this (1999 and 2006) where a few manufacturers are shared.  I've searched the 
web several times in the past few weeks and it appears that there is a wide 
cost range depending on sample rate, single vs. three phase, low voltage only, 
networked, etc. and that the marketing term 'low cost' is relative.  ;-)
The power supplies with which I am working have a 20ms hold-up spec and are 
85-264VAC rated.  

Ideally it would be networked in some fashion, whether built-in Ethernet 
(TCP/IP) or tethered via USB or RS232 to a PC that is networked which may 
remain in-situ for hours to weeks depending on the test requirement.
Is there a make/model that you think has an obvious price/performance benefit 
and/or one that is quite low cost if evaluating rent vs purchase?
I have read datasheets from Fluke, Dranetz, Yokogawa, Hiok, Megger, PSL, Setra, 
Rockwell Automation, ACScout, ACR Systems and a few others which escape me at 
the moment.
Thanks for reading.

Cheers,
Adam

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