SATEC PM180 Operation Manual User Manual

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‎Chapter 8 Configuring Recorders

Configuring the EN50160 Power

Quality Recorder

PM180 Substation Automation Unit

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Voltage Interruptions

Voltage interruptions correspond to temporary loss of supply voltage on all phases
lasting less than or equal to 3 minutes in the event of short interruptions, and more
than 3 minutes for long interruptions.

Method of Evaluation

The voltage interruption is detected when the voltages on all phases fall below the
interruption threshold (as per IEC 61000-4-30) specified by the EN50160 at a level of
1% Un. The interruption threshold can be changed in the device via the EN50160 PQ
Recorder setup.
The basic voltage measurement is one-cycle RMS voltage updated each half-cycle.

Statistical Survey

The PM180 provides the statistical evaluation of voltage interruptions using the
classification recommended by Eurelectri

c’s Measurement guide for voltage

characteristics.
Interruptions are classified by duration as shown in Appendix D.

Indicative Values

Under normal operating conditions the expected number of short voltage
interruptions in a year may be from up to a few tens to up to several hundreds. Short
interruptions generally last less than a few seconds.
The annual frequency of long interruptions may be less than 10 or up to 50
depending on the area.

Temporary Overvoltages

Temporary overvoltages are sudden rises of the voltage RMS value of more than
110% of nominal voltage. Temporary overvoltages may last between 10 milliseconds
and one minute.

Method of Evaluation

A temporary overvoltage is classified as one polyphase event regardless of the
shape and of the number of phases affected (as per IEC 61000-4-30). An event can
begin on one phase and end on another phase. The fault magnitude is recorded
separately for each phase involved. The event duration is measured from the instant
at which the voltage rises above the start threshold on one of the phases to that at
which it becomes lower than the end threshold on all affected phases including a
threshold hysteresis.
The overvoltage threshold can be changed in the device via the EN50160 PQ
Recorder setup.
The basic voltage measurement is one-cycle RMS voltage updated each half-cycle.

Statistical Survey

The PM180 provides the statistical evaluation of temporary overvoltages using the
classification recommended by Eurelectric’s Measurement guide for voltage
characteristics. Temporary overvoltages are classified by voltage magnitude and
duration as shown in Appendix D.

Indicative Values

Temporary overvoltages on the low voltage side will generally not exceed 1.5 kV
RMS.

Transient Overvoltages

Transient overvoltages correspond to disturbances of very short duration, lasting
typically less than one half-cycle, i.e. a few microseconds to several milliseconds.

Method of Evaluation

Transient overvoltages are detected as impulsive transients with a rise time less than
0.5 ms and duration from 150 us to ½ cycle. The impulse magnitude is evaluated by

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