Manual

2 Gossen Metrawatt GmbH
Table of Contents Page Page
1 Safety Instructions .............................................................. 4
2 Applications......................................................................... 5
2.1 Intended Use / Use for Intended Purpose ............5
2.2 Use for Other than Intended Purpose...................5
2.3 Liability and Guarantee.........................................5
2.4 Opening the Instrument / Repairs.........................5
2.5 Scope of Functions ..............................................5
3 Documentation.................................................................... 6
4 Getting Started .................................................................... 6
5 The Instrument.................................................................... 7
5.1 Scope of Delivery .................................................7
5.2 Optional Accessories (excerpt) .............................7
5.3 Meanings of Symbols on the Instrument...............7
5.4 Instrument Overview ............................................8
5.5 Technical Data ...................................................10
5.6 Characteristic Values for PROFITEST MTECH+
and PROFITEST MBASE+..................................11
5.7 Characteristic Values for PROFITEST MXTRA
and PROFITEST MPRO .....................................13
6 Operating and Display Elements ....................................... 16
6.1 Control Panel .....................................................16
6.2 Display...............................................................16
6.3 LEDs..................................................................16
6.4 LED Indications, Mains Connections and
Potential Differences ..........................................17
7 Operation........................................................................... 26
7.1 Power Supply ....................................................26
7.1.1 Inserting or Replacing the Battery Pack
(Z502H) or Commercially Available Individual
(Rechargeable) Batteries ..............................26
7.1.2 Charging the Battery Pack (Z502H) in the
Tester ..........................................................26
7.2 Switching the Instrument On/Off ........................26
8 Instrument Settings........................................................... 27
9 Database ........................................................................... 31
9.1 Creating Distributor Structures, General .............31
9.2 Transferring Distributor Structures......................31
9.3 Creating a Distributor Structure in the Test
Instrument..........................................................31
9.3.1 Creating Structures (example for electrical
circuit)..........................................................33
9.3.2 Searching for Structure Elements.................34
9.4 Saving Data and Generating Reports .................34
9.5 Use of Barcode Scanners and RFID Readers.....35
10 General Information on Measurements............................. 36
10.1 Using Cable Sets and Test Probes.....................36
10.2 Test Plug – Changing Inserts..............................36
10.3 Connecting the Instrument .................................36
10.4 Automatic Settings, Monitoring and Shutdown...36
10.5 Measured Value Display and Memory ................36
10.6 Help Function.....................................................37
10.7 Setting Parameters or Limit Values using RCD
Measurement as an Example .............................38
10.8 Freely Selectable Parameter Settings or Limit
Values ............................................................... 39
10.8.1 Changing Existing Parameters .................... 39
10.8.2 Adding New Parameters ............................. 39
10.9 2-Pole Measurement with Rapid or
Semiautomatic Polarity Reversal........................ 40
11 Measuring Voltage and Frequency.................................... 41
11.1 Single-Phase Measurement............................... 41
11.1.1 Voltage Between L and N (U
L-N
), L and PE
(U
L-PE
) a nd N and PE (U
N-PE
) with Country-
Specific Plug Insert, e.g. SCHUKO.............. 41
11.1.2 Voltage Between L – PE, N – PE and L – L
with 2-Pole Adapter Connection ................. 41
11.2 3-Phase Measurement (line-to-line voltage) and
Phase Sequence............................................... 41
12
Testing RCDs .......................................................................... 43
12.1 Measuring Touch Voltage (with reference to nomi-
nal residual current) with ⅓ Nominal Residual
Current and Tripping Test with Nominal Residual
Current.............................................................. 44
12.2
Special Tests for Systems and RCDs.....................46
12.2.1 Testing Systems and RCCBs with Rising
Residual Current (AC) for Type AC, A/F, B/B+
and EV/MI RCDs (PROFITEST MTECH+,
PROFITEST MXTRA only)............................ 46
12.2.2 Testing Systems and RCCBs with Rising
Residual Current (AC) for Type B/B+ and EV/MI
RCDs (PROFITEST MTECH+PROFITEST
MXTRA) ...................................................... 47
12.2.3 Testing RCCBS with 5 × I
N
....................... 47
12.2.4 Testing of RCCBs which are Suitable for
Pulsating DC Residual Current .................... 48
12.3 Testing of Special RCDs.................................... 48
12.3.1 Systems with Type RCD-S Selective
RCCBs ....................................................... 48
12.3.2 PRCDs with Non-Linear Type PRCD-K
Elements..................................................... 49
12.3.3 SRCD, PRCD-S (SCHUKOMAT, SIDOS or
comparable)................................................ 50
12.3.4 Type G or R RCCB ..................................... 50
12.4 Testing Residual Current Circuit Breakers in TN-S
Systems............................................................ 51
12.5 Testing of RCD Protection in IT Systems with High
Cable Capacitance (e.g. In Norway)................... 52
12.6 Testing of 6 mA Residual Current Devices RDC-
DD/RCMB (RDC-DD: PROFITEST MXTRA and
PROFITEST MTECH+ only) ............................... 52
13 Testing of Breaking Requirements for Overcurrent Protective
Devices, Measurement of Loop Impedance and Determina-
tion of Short-Circuit Current (ZL-PE and I
SC
Functions)..... 54
13.1 Measurements with Suppression of RCD
Tripping (PROFITEST MTECH+, PROFITEST
MXTRA only) ..................................................... 54
13.1.1 Measurement with Positive Half-Waves
(PROFITEST MTECH+, PROFITEST MXTRA
only)............................................................ 55
13.2 Evaluation of Measured Values.......................... 55