PMI's Revolution power quality recorders are available with Ethernet/networking capabilities which are easily configurable to allow quick connection and communication over a company's network. One of these network capabilities is…
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Net Metering in ProVision
ProVision offers a wide variety of reports and graphs for displaying various types of power quality data. One of these is the power consumption report. Newly added to this report…
In Place Updating with ProVision
ProVision, the power quality data analysis software provided by PMI, is constantly modified to meet the changing needs of engineers and technicians, and to ensure compatibility with other hardware and…
Using Loss of Periodic Load to Trigger Email Alerts
Boomerang triggering mechanisms are most often used for voltage monitoring, detecting overcurrent/high load conditions, or complete loss of load. However, the advanced triggering features in the Boomerang allow for more…
Upgrading from WinScan to ProVision
As hardware improvements are made over time, the software that communicates with and controls that hardware must also evolve. Improvements in hardware, operating systems and most importantly, user feedback all…
Separating Transmission vs Distribution Events with Canvass
The combination of Canvass and Boomerangs strategically placed in a distribution system allows for a unique system-wide analysis of voltage trends. Analyzing voltage data from multiple locations in parallel reveals…
Threshold Configuration Settings in Canvass
The settings configuration window is a new feature in PMI's Canvass web software. It allows the user to set thresholds for each channel and measure supported by the recorder. When…
Annotations in ProVision
ProVision offers many different graphing options, which allow different types of power quality data to be presented for examination and analysis. In addition to presenting the graph, ProVision also includes…
UDP vs TCP on a Cellular Network
The Boomerang family of wireless monitors all utilize a cellular modem to provide a remote data connection. This makes remote monitoring very convenient but it does require the installer to…
Vector Diagrams for Commonly Used Power Circuits
This white paper describes vectors and vector diagrams. It provides the vector diagrams and sketches of the connections required for correctly installing a power monitor on commonly used power circuit…
Analyzing Apparent and Reactive Power Using Canvass
Canvass, PMI's cloud-based data analysis portal, has recently been upgraded to provide the facilities for apparent and reactive power analysis for plug-in and meter-socket form 2S Boomerangs. This white paper…
Ring Frequency, PF and CF from Waveform Capture
With the Point Table in the Waveform Capture function of ProVision, it is possible to estimate the ring frequency, phase shift, power factor, and crest factor of a waveform.