Software Guide

SW43W

Users Manual

Analyzing Harmonics

Displaying Harmonics on the PC

To demonstrate this start the

HARMONICS function on your Power Quality Analyzer.

1. Click to display the harmonics from the Power Quality Analyzer (or select

nstrument – Display Harmonics). All harmonics will be retrieved.

Example of a harmonics window:

Example for Harmonics – Amps:

Datablock Cursor Values

Name : Name of the harmonics

Date : Date of the harmonics

Time : Time of the harmonics

Fund : Fundamental frequency

RMS : Root Mean Square

THDr : Total Harmonic Distortion

compared to RMS

THDf : Total Harmonic Distortion

compared to fundamental

KFact : K-factor

X1 : Frequency (or Harmonic Number) at

cursor 1

X2 : Frequency (or Harmonic Number) at

cursor 2

dX : X2 - X1

Y1 : Spectrum value at cursor 1

Y2 : Spectrum value at cursor 2

dY : Y2 - Y1

Ph1 : Phase at cursor 1

Ph2 : Phase at cursor 2

Note

The Date and Time formats depend on the Windows® settings.

To change the window to your preference see Window Properties on page 15

Tip

Right click in the window to see the View/Options menu