Application Note

Application Note
It doesn’t take out
the garbage... yet
Introducing the Fluke 430 Series
Three-Phase Power Quality Analyzer
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Weighs just over three pounds
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Includes analyzer, case, 4
dual-range clamps and 5
voltage clips and leads
Troubleshooting and
preventive maintenance
for all
Designed for power quality
specialists as well as electricians
and plant technicians working in
industrial, healthcare, business,
and public services settings,
the Fluke 430 Series is ideal for
troubleshooting and preventive
maintenance.
The Fluke 430 Series can
measure all phases, neutral and
ground on virtually every con-
nection in a low voltage electrical
distribution system. The analyzer’s
measurement capabilities encom-
pass all power system parameters
including true-rms voltage and
current, frequency, power, power
consumption (energy), unbalance
and flicker. They also automati-
cally capture events like transients
(as fast as 5 microseconds and as
high as 6 kV), interruptions, rapid
voltage changes and dips and
swells.
Optimized for mobile
applications, these ruggedized
instruments operate up to seven
hours on a single battery charge
— no more searching for an
outlet! The large data memory
stores up to 50 screens and up to
10 measurements each comprising
32 parameters — including setups
and trend data — recorded for
more than a year, all of which
can be transferred to a PC via
FlukeView
® software for analysis
or use in reports.
From the Fluke Digital Library @ www.fluke.com/library
It’s about time.
For the last several years, tool
users have told Fluke they
needed a three phase Power
Quality Analyzer to audit and
troubleshoot critical power appli-
cations in the facility, starting at
the service entrance.
No matter whether they were
a consultant or a facility techni-
cians, the story was the same:
They needed to pinpoint power
quality problems quickly, and for
that, they needed detailed infor-
mation. In particularly candid
moments, some admitted that if
the available monitoring devices
weren’t so hard to use, so expen-
sive, or so heavy to lug around,
they would probably conduct
preventive maintenance more
often
.
Fluke’s answer is the 430
series handheld power quality
analy
zer.
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Three-phases and four
channels
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Rated for use at the service
entrance: CAT IV 600 V/
CAT III 1000 V
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Sets up in less than one
minute
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Simple, menu-driven interface
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Automated recording and
analysis