This white paper will discuss the installation process for NMS (Network Management Software) that is used to configure Boomerang Low Voltage Sensors and the default files that are generated by…
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Conservation Voltage Reduction During Peak Loading Times
The Johnson City Power Board is an electric power distributor located in Johnson City, Tennessee, serving over 75,000 customers in 5 counties. JCPB operates and maintains over 2000 miles of…
Hookup Diagram Walkthrough Differential Input
This white paper describes the proper hookup connections for differential input style PMI recorders. PMI offers the ability to monitor with two styles of voltage input connections to provide the…
kWh Variations Between PMI Recorders and Revenue Meters
This white paper discusses some of the reasons that PMI's power quality analyzers may differ with the exact amount of power indicated by a power company's revenue meter. There are…
Configuring Device Settings Files with Canvass
Power Monitors Inc. Canvass allows Boomerang devices to be configured via the Internet. Many parameters can be configured, including DNP3 slave and master settings. Once created, a settings file is…
PC Memory Requirements for the Revolution and Vision
The Revolution and VisionPro are PMI's most powerful and versatile power analyzers. The Revolution is capable of transient waveform capture, recording readings for selected intervals at one-cycle resolution, and can…
Power Consumption vs. Energy Usage Reports
The Power Consumption and Energy Usage reports both measure kilowatt-hours (kWh). In theory, they should provide identical information; however that is not always the case. Usually, these reports differ only…
Bluetooth Security
This white paper will discuss several of the security concerns regarding PMI's Power Quality Recorders and their implementation of the Bluetooth protocol. Bluetooth security concerns have been tackled for many…
Voltage Unbalance with Single Phase Boomerangs in Canvass
Canvass now includes the ability to perform voltage unbalance studies using single-phase Boomerangs. Logical groupings of three Boomerangs may be created, and treated as a single 3-phase device. This virtual…
Optimizing Current Resolution Using TLARs or Flex CTs
This white paper describes how to select the proper hardware for high resolution current monitoring with PMI Recorders.
Event Driven Recorder Function
What follows is a general overview of some of the basic event driven recorder functions available when using ProVision Software and some instructions on getting started with collecting useful data…
Flicker Standards Used By PMI Recorders
This white paper reviews Flicker theory and details the Flicker Standards that are used by PMI recorders. Most PMI recorders have the ability to measure Flicker. Many models and options…