Application Note
5 Fluke Corporation Power quality recording and analysis: techniques and applications
Loggers Recorders
Fluke 434
Power
Quality
Analyzer
Fluke 435
Logging
Power
Quality
Analyzer
Fluke VR101
Voltage
Event
Recorder
Fluke 1735
Power
Logger
Fluke 1743
Power
Quality
Logger
Fluke 1744
Power
Quality
Logger
Fluke 1745
Power
Quality
Logger
Fluke 1750
Power
Recorder
Fluke 1760
Power
Quality
Recorder
Applications
1-Phase / 3-Phase 3-Phase 3-Phase 1-Phase 3-Phase 3-Phase 3-Phase 3-Phase 3-Phase 3-Phase
Frontline troubleshooting
• •
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Predictive maintenance
• •
— — — — — — —
Load study/PQ survey
• •
—
• • • • • •
Quality of service
compliance (EN50160)
• •
— —
• • • • •
Long-term analysis —
• • • • • • • •
Recording capability
Typical recording period 1 week 1 month 1 month 1 month 3 months 3 months 3 months 1 month 3 months
Memory 8 Mb 16 Mb 32 kB 4 MB 4 MB 4 MB 8 MB 2 GB 1 GB
Min/Max/Avg logging
• • • • • • • • •
Event capture
• • • • • • • • •
Waveform capture
• •
— — — — —
• •
User defined logging —
•
— —
• • •
—
•
Full-disclosure — — — — — — —
•
—
Powered off of measured
signals
— — — —
• • •
— —
Sample rate
10 kHz 10 kHz
1/2 cycle
integrated
10.24 kHz 10.24 kHz 10.24 kHz 10.24 kHz
12.8 kHz and
15.36 kHz
10.24 kHz
High-speed capture rate 200 kHz 200 kHz
• • • • •
5 MHz 0.5 or 10 MHz
Peak voltage 6 kV 6 kV 2.5 kV
• • • •
6 kV 6 kV
Features
Display Color
Graphical
Color
Graphical
LED
Color
Graphical
LEDs LEDs
LCD and
LEDs
PDA and
LEDs
LEDs
Voltage channels
4 4 1 4 4 4 4 4
4 (8 without
current)
Current channels 4 4 — 4 4 4 4 5 4 (0)
Included current probes 40 A/400 A
Clamps
3000 A
Flexis
— 15 A /150 A/
3000 A Flexis
15 A/150 A
/1500 A/
3000 A Flexis
15 A/150 A
/1500 A/
3000A Flexis
15 A/150 A
/1500A/
3000A Flexis
400 A
Clamps
200 A/
1000 A
Flexis
Dust/water resistance IP51 IP51 — IP 65 (not
including
battery
housing)
IP65 IP65 IP50 IP50 IP50
Safety rating 600 V CAT IV 600 V CAT IV 300 V CAT III 600 V CAT III 600 V CAT III 600 V CAT III 600 V CAT III 600 V CAT IV 600 V CAT III
Software Fluke View Fluke Power
Log
Fluke Event
View
Fluke Power
Log
Fluke PQ Log Fluke PQ Log Fluke PQ Log Fluke Power
Analyze
Fluke PQ
Analyze
Battery Operation /UPS 7 hours 7 hours — 24 hours — — 5 hours 5 min UPS 40 min
Analysis capability
Statistical analysis
(including EN50160)
• •
—
• • • • • •
Report generator —
•
—
• • • • • •
Root causeanalysis — — — —
• • •
—
•
Accuracy
IEC 61000-4-30 Class A
compliant
—
•
— — — — —
• •
Volts rms 0.5 % Vnom 0.1 % Vnom ± 2 V
0 to 200 V
± 4 V
0 to 270 V
± (0.5 % +
10 counts)
0.1 % of
range
0.1 % of
range
0.1 % of
range
0.1 % Vnom 0.1 % Vnom
Amps rms 1 % +-5
counts
0.5 % +-5
counts
—
± (1 % + 10
counts)
2 % of range
with flex CT
2 % of range
with flex CT
2 % of range
with flex CT
1 % with
flex CT
1 % with
flex CT
Fluke offers a number of power
recording tools for almost any
application. In some cases a
Tools from Fluke
combination of tools is best. For
example, you could use the Fluke
434 for quick troubleshooting
and short term monitoring or for
longer term monitoring you might
select a Power Recorder.