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,”…
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Generating IEEE 519 Compliance Reports with PQ Canvass
The explosive growth of modern electronic loads presents a challenge to utilities in the form of waveform distortion. The IEEE 519 standard is an important tool for utilities, providing limits…
IEEE 1250 Overview: An Introduction to Power Quality
Whether you are new to the study of power quality, or an experienced PQ pro looking for a quick reference, IEEE Standard 1250 is the place to start. IEEE 1250…
Seeker Modbus Map
The Seeker power quality recorder includes a variety of mechanisms to retrieve measurements. One of is Modbus, a protocol often used for communication with industrial electronic devices. The protocol is…
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…
Viewing Power Consumption in the Cloud
Energy usage metering (in kWh) is now available at-a-glance from the PMI Canvass web application. This new feature will save you time while you diagnose internal and customer-facing issues by…
Dimming Residential Lighting
Dimmer switches for residential lighting applications have been available for decades. They are fairly ubiquitous in many homes and are often used for mood lighting and energy savings. The technology…
Interharmonic Analysis with Python
Traditional harmonic analysis in electrical systems has revolved around looking at the spectral content on, well, the magnitudes of harmonic frequency components. The IEEE 519 specification provides guidelines for measuring…
Automatic IEEE 519 Report Generation
The IEEE 519-2014 standard specifies measurements, analysis methods and limits for harmonic voltage and current. The 2014 version is very rigorous with multiple sets of limits, time intervals, statistical groupings,…
Wireless PQ Monitoring with the Javelin and Revolution
Introduction The Javelin is a utility-friendly cell router, providing communication access to devices in the field such as capacitor controllers, reclosers, voltage regulators, and DER inverters. A Javelin may also…
Canvass Multiburst
MultiBurst is a feature of Canvass which provides a secondary user interface for easily requesting and receiving real-time data from multiple devices at the same time. This allows for quick,…
Introduction to LED Lighting
LED (Light-Emitting Diode) based lighting has been around for a little over 20 years and it continues to take over more and more of the general lighting market. The technology…
