The PowerXplorer integrates the most advanced
feature set available in a power monitoring instrument, with an
easy-to-navigate, color graphical user interface. With high-speed
sampling and data capture (1 microsecond/channel), this 8-channel
workhorse simultaneously captures and characterizes thousands of
parameters, using a range of standard and customizable operating modes.
The unique measurement capabilities of the PowerXplorer include capture
of low-medium-high frequency transients through peak, waveshape, rms
duration and adaptive high-speed sampling, as well as power
measurements to clearly characterize non-sinusoidal and unbalanced
systems.
Typical Applications:
Mil Standard 1399 Testing: This interface
standard for shipboard systems is the approved testing protocol for
naval sea standards and all relevant departments within the US DOD. The
electric power system serves a variety of user equipment including
aircraft elevators, communication systems, weapon systems, and
computers. The testing protocol is used to verify compatibility with a
prescribed list of characteristics and tolerances--transients, sags and
spikes, unbalance, frequency tolerances and characteristics and
harmonics. Recommended testing apparatus—a voltmeter, frequency meter,
oscilloscope, harmonics meter, and current transformers—can all be
replaced with one instrument, the PowerXplorer PX5-400.
Power Measurement: Equipment being
used in these applications must be tested in all operating modes,
including 400 Hz, to ensure that critical test and operational
equipment fits with the power supply. The PowerXplorer PX5-400 collects
a range of parameters—from load-related factors such as watts, VA, VAR,
frequency instability, power factor and load excursions—to power
quality information including sags, swells, transients and harmonics.
Users can select the length and mode of data collection, including
troubleshooting, data logging, power quality surveys, energy and load
balancing.
Troubleshooting: The PowerXplorer
PX5-400’s unique annunciator “report card” provides instant power
quality answers in the field. A wide range of power monitoring data is
collected, analyzed and tabulated in color-coded categories to quickly
identify areas of concern, which are identified in red. Drill down for
more detailed information by simply touching the intuitive touch screen
to locate the source and pinpoint the root cause of power quality
disturbances.
Fast Transient Capture: The PowerXplorer
PX5-400 uses digitized high-speed sampling to capture and analyze
microsecond-wide transients (Dranetz 658-like and BMI 8800-like).
Transients, generated by fast-switching electronics, computer systems,
aircraft components, and load transfer are immediately characterized as
impulsive or oscillatory and detailed for further analysis. The
PowerXplorer PX5-400 delivers a full profile, with events time stamped
to the millisecond of the entire transient, to pinpoint the exact
source and cause of the event.
Power Quality Diagnostics: The PowerXplorer
PX5-400 has a built-in event characterizer that labels events to
directly support troubleshooting and the gathering of survey data—for
improving power quality and equipment reliability, as well as for
matching the requirements and susceptibilities of that equipment to the
incoming supply. Plus, the PowerXplorer PX5-400 captures detailed
harmonics, interharmonics and subharmonics to effectively troubleshoot
the complex problems caused by these events.
Equipment Testing: Evaluating and
testing the performance of military components and computerized systems
under true operating conditions—400 Hz or other—is key to ensuring a
successful mission. The PowerXplorer PX5-400 incorporates advanced
features such as RMS triggers, advanced transient capture, and cross
triggering between channels to ensure that all equipment is working
properly. Plus, real time reading observing during testing, startup and
maintenance enable users to see results and tweak equipment on the fly.
More Information
 See the Dranetz-BMI PX5 Kit Brochure
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