Quick Reference Guide Issue 1.1 August 2010 Cat. #: SMR-3011-0110 ©2010 Elspec Ltd, All rights reserved. All product names are trademarks of their respective companies.
BLACKBOX PORTABLE QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE August 2010 Warranty Notice Each Elspec product is warranted to be free from defects in material and workmanship under normal use and service. The warranty period is one year and begins on the date of shipment. Parts, product repairs, and services are warranted for 90 days.
August 2010 BLACKBOX PORTABLE QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE Since some countries or states do not allow limitation of the term of an implied warranty, or exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, the limitations and exclusions of this warranty may not apply to every buyer. If any provision of this Warranty is held invalid or unenforceable by a court or other decision-maker of competent jurisdiction, such holding will not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision.
BLACKBOX PORTABLE QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE August 2010 Table of Contents I INTRODUCTION..........................................................................................I—1 Overview.......................................................................................... I—1 Functionality, Features, and Ease of Use ........................................... I—2 Product Features .............................................................................. I—3 II BEFORE GETTING STARTED ...........
August 2010 BLACKBOX PORTABLE QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE Step 5: Verify the Measurement Readings .................................... III—10 Summary ............................................................................................................. III—10 Voltage & Current ............................................................................................... III—11 Monitoring/Power ..............................................................................................
BLACKBOX PORTABLE QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE August 2010 Trend Data Exporting .......................................................................................... IV—16 Crosshairs............................................................................................................ IV—17 Multiple Panes .................................................................................................... IV—17 V CIRCUIT TOPOLOGIES ......................................................................
BLACKBOX PORTABLE QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE I August 2010 Introduction Overview Dedicated Tablet PC G4500 BLACKBOX Portable The ELSPEC G4500/3500 SERIES BLACKBOX Portable high-definition Power Quality meter delivers superior accuracy and analysis features for advanced power quality surveys by recording all parameters all the time.
August 2010 BLACKBOX PORTABLE QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE Functionality, Features, and Ease of Use I—2 Superior Accuracy: Elspec’s unique measurement method uses dual range gain of 2 x 16 bit to yield superior accuracy exceeding IEC 61000-430 Class A requirements and therefore captures the finest Power Quality parameter details and differences.
BLACKBOX PORTABLE QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE August 2010 Product Features Product Feature Chart Real-time Measurements G3500 G4500 Demand: block, rolling block, thermal, predicted Sampling rate, maximum samples/cycle 512 1024 255th 511th Voltage/current: per phase, average, unbalance Power: real, reactive, apparent, power factor, frequency Energy: bi-directional, total, import, export, net Harmonics (individual, even, odd, total) up to Cycle by Cycle RMS, Frequency and Harmonics
August 2010 BLACKBOX PORTABLE QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE Product Feature Chart Communication Ports and I/O G3500 G4500 4 Digital Inputs OPC Gateway: other RS-485/422 accessible via OPC 1 Ethernet Ports Onboard OPC (Open Connectivity) Server Wi-Fi Communications (802.11g) N/A PCMCIA Extension Slot N/A 0.
BLACKBOX PORTABLE QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE July 2010 II Before Getting Started Safety Information To avoid electrical shock or fire: Review the entire manual before using the instrument and its accessories and observe all warnings and cautions. Avoid working alone. Do not operate the Instrument around explosive gas or vapor. Use only insulated current and voltage probes.
July 2010 BLACKBOX PORTABLE QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE Standard Accessories Part Number SPG-4500-0190 SPG-3500-0190 Description G4500(shown) or G3500 BLACKBOX Unit MEB-2999-0000 Trolley Carrying Case SOF-4000-0001 Elspec BLACKBOX Software Installation CD SMR-3011-0110 Quick Reference Guide EAH-4303-5100 Black AC Voltage Cord with Crocodile Clip + Fuse (3M) EAH-4303-5200 Red AC Voltage Cord with Crocodile Clip + Fuse (3M) EAH-4303-5300 Blue AC Voltage Cord with Crocodile Clip + Fuse(3M) EAH-4303
BLACKBOX PORTABLE QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE July 2010 ENT-1002-0190 48VDC terminal block connector (RoHS Compliant) ENT-1002-0191 Temperature sensor terminal block connector PT100 type (RoHS Compliant) ENT-1004-0190 RS485/422 Communication terminal block connector (RoHS Compliant) ENT-2008-0190 Multi IO terminal block connector (RoHS Compliant) ENT-1003-0190 Relay terminal block connector (RoHS Compliant) TOE-0010-0013 LAN communication cord length: 2M EPC-2012-2190* Power Cable for Cont.
July 2010 BLACKBOX PORTABLE QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE Controls and Indicators Front Panel Rear Panel II—4 Before Getting Started | Elspec
BLACKBOX PORTABLE QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE July 2010 Reference # Description Comments 1 Wi-Fi activity indicator Available only in the G4500 2 Wi-Fi antenna Available only in the G4500 3 Auxiliary power supply socket 4 Digital/Irig B Input socket 5 RS232 communication socket 6 RS485/422 communication socket 7 Relay 8 9 10 WAN – 10/100Mb RJ45 Ethernet socket LAN1 – 10/100Mb RJ45 Ethernet socket LAN2/LCD – 10/100Mb RJ45 Ethernet socket 11 PCMCIA Extension slot 12 Battery status indicator
July 2010 BLACKBOX PORTABLE QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE # II—6 Description Comments 23 I4/Neutral current probe detection indicator 24 IDC/Earth probe detection indicator 25 VDC “presence” indicator 26 L1 voltage sensor socket 27 Neutral voltage sensor socket 28 L2 voltage sensor socket 29 Earth/Ground reference socket 30 L3 voltage sensor socket 31 I1/L1 current probe socket 32 I2/L2 current probe socket 33 I3/L3 current probe socket 34 I4/Neutral current probe socket 35 IDC/Earth c
BLACKBOX PORTABLE QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE July 2010 III On Site Setup The On Site Setup chapter is a simple step by step procedure for the setup of the BLACKBOX Portable device on site. After the initial setup and configuration, the Downloading and Analyzing Recorded Data on page IV—1 provides detailed explanations of how to work with the powerful, yet simple, PQSCADA and Investigator software applications.
July 2010 BLACKBOX PORTABLE QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE Step 1: Connect the AC Power Supply 85-260V AC ±10%, 50/60Hz OR 120-370V DC 35-55 VDC Watt maximum 2A/250V fuse holder Allow only suitable fuse replacement! Make sure the Instrument is properly grounded through the power cord to protective earth ground. To connect the AC power supply: 1. Connect the female end of the Power Cable to the Main Power Supply inlet socket (40) of the unit. 2.
BLACKBOX PORTABLE QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE July 2010 Step 2: Establish a Connection with the Unit Wired or Wireless Single PC Connection The most convenient way to connect a Dedicated Tablet or any other PC is by using a Wi-Fi or wired Ethernet link. It is best to make only one connection type at time, and when a wired connection is used, disconnect or disable the wireless link. Technically, any of the available Ethernet ports can be used for a single PC connection.
July 2010 BLACKBOX PORTABLE QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE Wi-Fi Access Point You may select the device according to the serial number. Eg: EG4500_ [device serial number]. The device serial number is located on the name plate as shown below. The Wi-Fi link is active when a Wi-Fi activity indicator light is flashing or solid blue. There are alternative connection options available. For more details, please refer to the G4500 BLACKBOX User Guide.
BLACKBOX PORTABLE QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE July 2010 Step 3: Wire the Voltage and Current Measurement Inputs Connect Voltage Cords The BLACKBOX Portable provides 4 fast sampling AC Voltage Sensor Sockets and a VDC Probe Socket To attach the AC Voltage Cords: 1. Attach voltage cords to the Voltage Sensor Sockets on the device according to the color codes. 2. Attach Crocodile clips from the voltage cords to the measured power source. 3. Verify connection with the Presence- Indication LEDs as above.
July 2010 BLACKBOX PORTABLE QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE Attach Current Clamps The BLACKBOX Portable provides 4 AC and 1 AC/DC Current Probe Sockets. The AC Current Probe Sockets are marked as I1-I4. To attach Current Clamps: 1. Connect each current phase clamp (neutral if applicable) to its corresponding Current Probe Socket. 2. Connect the measurement end of current clamp to the measured power source. The current clamps are calibrated from the factory for a specific phase.
BLACKBOX PORTABLE QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE July 2010 Step 4: Configure the Unit Before any measurements are taken with the device, some basic configurations in the Web Interface are required. Login to the Internal Website When a wireless Ethernet connection is established, the internal Website can be accessed by simply typing the device IP address into the address field on a WEB browser application (G4500 default factory IP 192.168.1.1, G3500 default factory IP 169.254.249.
July 2010 BLACKBOX PORTABLE QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE Unit Setup From ConfigurationDevice Info, enter the , then click Apply Changes. You may also enter the description, Operator, and Company; however it is not required at this time. A confirmation window appears: Voltage and Frequency III—8 From ConfigurationVoltages & Frequency, enter the correct nominal values for Voltage and Frequency, then click Apply Changes.
BLACKBOX PORTABLE QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE July 2010 Currents From ConfigurationCurrents, enter the correct current nominals, then click Apply Changes. If measuring using CT’s, then verify/set the CT Primary and Secondary ratios. If measuring with mini clamps, please verify the Primary and Secondary ratios as well as the Clamp info for accuracy.
July 2010 BLACKBOX PORTABLE QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE Step 5: Verify the Measurement Readings In order to ensure the correct measurement readings of the device, we strongly recommend that you verify the voltage and current measurements, as well as, the phase direction of the current clamps. Summary III—10 From the Monitoring Summary, Verify the DSP Synchronization is On and the Phase order is 123.
BLACKBOX PORTABLE QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE July 2010 Voltage & Current From MonitoringVoltage & Current, verify RMS values for both voltage and current are the expected values. If incorrect, check the PT/CT ratios as well as the connection of the voltage and current probes to the device and the power source. Monitoring/Power From MonitoringPower, verify the Active power readings are positive integers.
July 2010 BLACKBOX PORTABLE QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE Step 6: Start/Stop PQZIP Recording In order to record actual data for further analysis by PQSCADA and Investigator, you must first enable the PQZIP recording. To enable PQZIP Recording: 1. From ConfigurationPQZIP Recording, select Enable, then click Apply Changes. 2. It is recommended to record the starting/ending time and date of each measurement set. This helps to locate individual measurement sets at a later date. 3.
BLACKBOX PORTABLE QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE July 2010 IV Downloading and Analyzing Recorded Data This section of the Quick start Guide describes how to begin working with PQSCADA and Investigator software to review and analyze data in recorded data files. Use it to become familiar with the PQSCADA and Investigator interface and features. The BLACKBOX CD enclosed contains all of the required software in an easy to use Auto-Run format.
July 2010 BLACKBOX PORTABLE QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE Download Recorded Data with PQSCADA Establish a connection between the device and the PQSCADA in order to import and view the measurement data. The following steps assume that you have PQSCADA and Investigator installed on your PC. Building a Site Structure The purpose of a Site is to organize the Nodes by a common set of characteristics (i.e. location). To add a Site: 1. Double click the PQSCADA icon on your desktop to start. 2.
BLACKBOX PORTABLE QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE July 2010 Adding a Node A Node is a logical representation of the physical device location that performs all of the following functions: Retrieves and de-compresses the PQZip files Parses and stores the data into the correct database. Calculates queries in real time. For each monitored device, a Node must be created. To add a Node to the Site: 1. Right click PQS Site, then select Add Node. 2.
July 2010 BLACKBOX PORTABLE QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE Verifying System Time Settings The downloading and analyzing of data with the Software applications is time sensitive, therefore we strongly recommend that you verify that all time settings between your system, the PQSCADA, and Investigator are synchronized. To verify system time settings: Verify the system time settings Enabling the Node To enable the Node in PQSCADA: Right click the Node, then click Enable.
BLACKBOX PORTABLE QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE July 2010 Data Export and Reporting The PQSCADA allows you to set regularly scheduled exports and/or reports according to a specified event or time trigger (monthly, daily, weekly, and fixed) using the Tasks function.
July 2010 BLACKBOX PORTABLE QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE Viewing Downloaded Data with Investigator With the Elspec Power Quality Investigator, you can download, review and analyze data that has been organized by the Elspec PQSCADA. The Elspec Power Quality Investigator is an innovative tool which helps analyze electrical network anomalies while investigating power quality issues and eventually generate reports according to different PQ Standards such EN50160.
BLACKBOX PORTABLE QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE July 2010 Views Icon View Type Trend View Events View Spectrum View Summary View Trend Grid View CBEMA View Multi-View The Elspec Investigator is a multi-view application, which means that you can open and operate a number of views of any type simultaneously (Trend 2 and Events 2 in our example). You may also view multiple devices simultaneously synchronized in time.
July 2010 BLACKBOX PORTABLE QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE Trend View A Trend view is a continuous trend graph of data parameters over time. Trend Grid View A trend grid view is simply a tabular representation of the trend view.
BLACKBOX PORTABLE QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE July 2010 Spectrum View A spectrum view represents the harmonic spectrum over a period of time. In the graph below, we can clearly see the Harmonic Min/Max values for the given time period (one day). This is a unique feature because we are measuring harmonics for a given period of time, and the display shows the Min/Max values measured during the time period.
July 2010 BLACKBOX PORTABLE QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE Viewing Minimum, Maximum and Average Values of a Voltage Harmonics In order to utilize the functionality of the Spectrum View, it may be helpful to view both the Average and the MinMax views of the voltage under investigation. CBEMA View The CBEMA (Computer and Business Equipment Manufacturers' Association) is a power quality graph that plots the depth or deviation of voltage dips and overvoltage on the x-axis and the duration on the y-axix.
BLACKBOX PORTABLE QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE July 2010 Zooming In/Out A very important feature of the Investigator application is the ability to drill in to a higher resolution around a specific point in time. With mouse click simplicity, you can drill down from a year to a millisecond. The higher the resolution, the more precise the graph you receive.
July 2010 BLACKBOX PORTABLE QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE To Microseconds…….. The illustration below represents a zoom in to microseconds of a voltage drop event and the corresponding waveforms during the same time period. Tools Once a view is established, it is possible to change the view with the tool buttons at the top of the Main Viewing area.
BLACKBOX PORTABLE QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE July 2010 From the original Trend view as below of L1 Min/Max, the following screens will show how to change the views easily using these tools. Each view can be changed according to a pre-set time period. Append Back Appending back means that you leave the end time intact and move the start time back by a selected amount (five minutes in our example).
July 2010 BLACKBOX PORTABLE QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE Back You may select Back to shift the current time duration back a specified amount of time (five minutes in our example). Append Forward Appending forward means that you leave the start time intact and move the end time forward by a selected amount (ten minutes in our example).
BLACKBOX PORTABLE QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE July 2010 Forward You may select Forward to shift the current time duration forward a specified amount of time (three minutes in our example). Expand Time To expand or zoom out from a view, use the Expand Time button.
July 2010 BLACKBOX PORTABLE QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE From here, it is possible to select the Zoom out ratio. Therefore an X3 ratio yields the three time larger interval as below Previous Time/Next Time In order to move back to the previous time selection, use the Previous Time button. To move in the opposite direction, use the Next Time frame button.
BLACKBOX PORTABLE QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE July 2010 Crosshairs This option allows you to more clearly identify an area of interest. Multiple Panes A graph can contain multiple parameters. In order to separate each in order to investigate further, it is sometimes easier to separate each parameter into its own pane.
July 2010 BLACKBOX PORTABLE QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE A new window is created splitting each parameter (L1, L2, and L3 into its own pane.
BLACKBOX PORTABLE QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE July 2010 V Circuit Topologies The BLACKBOX Portable provides 4 fast sampling AC/DC voltage inputs and an auxiliary DC voltage output (VDC). For measuring current, the Portable offers 4 AC and 1 AC/DC current measuring input socket. The current measuring input sockets actually measure Voltage at a low range therefore the risk of electrical shock is minimized. The device is designed to serve in virtually any circuit topology configuration.
July 2010 BLACKBOX PORTABLE QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE Single Phase with Neutral (Single LN) Single Phase without Neutral (Single LL) Single Split Phase (2Phase TR) V—2 Circuit Topologies | Elspec
BLACKBOX PORTABLE QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE July 2010 Three Wire Delta (Delta 3 Wire) Grounded Delta (Delta 3 Wire) Elspec | Circuit Topologies V—3
July 2010 BLACKBOX PORTABLE QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE Four Wire WYE (WYE 4 Wire) Three Wire WYE (Delta 3 Wire) V—4 Circuit Topologies | Elspec
BLACKBOX PORTABLE QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE July 2010 Delta High Leg (Delta 3 Wire) Delta Open Leg (Delta 3 Wire) Elspec | Circuit Topologies V—5
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