PMI has just introduced a major redesign of the Guardian meter socket power quality analyzer. This white paper will focus specifically on the new Cell Guardian recorder and cover the…
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Computing IEEE 519-2014 Short Time Harmonic Values
IEEE 519-2014 specifies two time periods for analyzing harmonic data: "very short time", or 3 seconds, and "short time" or 10 minutes. For achieving the best resolution, the 3 second…
Introduction to PQ Canvass
Power Monitors has released a new cloud-based software product for power quality analysis, called PQ Canvass. PQ Canvass incorporates the features and convenience of our previous online software, Canvass, many…
Configuring Alerts with a Guardian in PQ Canvass
PQ Canvass is Power Monitors Inc.’s newest iteration of web-based power quality analysis software. It builds on the foundation established by Canvass and adds many new features, including variable-interval stripcharts;…
Understanding RMS Measurements
Power Monitors, Inc. provides a wide array of power quality test instrumentation. These devices are used to measure line voltage, current and power from or to a number of different…
Hardware for Power Quality and Distribution Monitoring
PMI offers an array of monitoring devices for just about any utility distribution monitoring need. Data needs, location, and communications requirements are all factors involved in selecting the right monitor…
Software to Diagnose Power Quality Issues
Data analysis is the key to understanding and solving engineering problems on the distribution system. PMI offers three types of software tools to speed the analysis process, and help manage…
Data Collection During Quick Fluctuations in Line Voltage
One of the most useful methods for examining specific power quality activity is through filtered predesignated reports. At PMI we've achieved this with our "Significant Change Report." The primary use…
Upgrading ProVision
ProVision, the power quality diagnostic software provided by Power Monitors, is consistently maintained and updated as new features are added and existing ones are updated. Some of these are minor,…
Seven Common Utility Distribution Challenges: How the Boomerang and Canvass Can Help
Here's our quick list of 7 common utility distribution challenges. These shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone in the industry as utility companies are experiencing more challenges than ever.…
Advanced Daily Profile Analysis with Canvass
The Daily Profiles graph is likely one of the most underutilized Canvass graphing features. This particular graph is great for identifying long term (and even short term) trends, many of…
Automatic Update Manager
When software products were first created, it was common to only release a final version, simply due to the overhead of distributing the products via physical medium. However, with the…