Oscillatory transients are caused by switching operations, nearby lightning strikes, or other impulsive noise exciting electrical resonances present on the network. The most common in the distribution system is defined…
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Using PQ Canvass
PQ Canvass is an advanced cloud-based software application that enhances power quality analysis. PQ Canvass revolutionizes power monitoring with its comprehensive browser-based functionality, eliminating the need for additional software, and…
PQ Monitoring for Controlled Environments
The Tensor is an innovative PQ analysis tool introduced by Power Monitors. Inc. Equipped with cellular and WiFi communication options, the Tensor allows for continuous measurements wirelessly streamed for analysis…
Sizing a Backup Power Source
Sizing a backup power source is tedious. In an ideal world, every piece of equipment you need to protect would come with a spec sheet correctly detailing its power needs.…
Harmonic Calculations
In a normal distribution network, the fundamental frequency is that of the voltage driving source, nominally 60Hz. Steady state deviations from the ideal 60 Hz sine wave shape are “periodic,”…
Analyzing Portable Power Station Inverter Power Quality
An engineer at PMI purchased a portable power station and wanted to verify the quality of the inverter before attaching sensitive electronics. The steps used to quantify the output quality…
ProVision Recording Templates
This white paper covers the creation and use of predefined recording templates in ProVision. PMI recording devices can be initialized with a number of configurable settings. Configurable settings include recording…
Viewing PQCanvass Boomerang Data in ProVision
Boomerangs smart grid sensors transmit RMS voltage, current, and power data to cloud-based Canvass and PQCanvass systems. Canvass/PQCanvass provide web-based data analysis tools, email/SMS notifications, and long term data storage…
RMS Measurements and Harmonic Analysis
The RMS value is used to quantify the overall "size" of a waveform with a single number. By extension, harmonic amplitudes can be used to describe a complex waveform with…
Transferring ProVision Recordings to PQCanvass
We've added a major enhancement to ProVision - the ability to sync recordings with PQ Canvass, PMI's cloud-based PQ data analysis system. The implications of this are profound because you…
Live PQ Waveforms in a Web Browser
PQ Canvass is the next generation of online power quality analysis tools provided by PMI. This new cloud service offers enhanced graphing, a full suite of PQ analysis tools, recording-based…
PQ Recording Templates
This whitepaper describes the use and customization of PQ recording templates in PQ Canvass, iPowerPad, and in the ProVision software. PMI recording devices can be initialized with many different configurable…
