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430 Series Three-Phase Power Quality Analyzer |
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It doesn't take out the garbage....yet:
Introducing the Fluke 430 Series Three-phase Power Quality Analyzer
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 applications in the facility, starting at the service entrance.
No matter whether they were a consultant or a facility technicians, the story was the same: They needed to pinpoint power quality problems quickly, and for that, they needed detailed information. In particularly candid moments, some admitted that if the available monitoring devices weren't so hard to use, so expensive, or so heavy to lug around, they would probably conduct preventive maintenance more often.
Fluke's answer is the 430 series handheld power quality analyzer.
- Three-phases and four channels
- Rated for use at the service entrance: CAT IV 600 V/CAT III 1000 V
- Sets up in less than one minute
- Simple, menu-driven interface
- Automated recording and analysis
- Weighs just over three pounds
- Includes analyzer, case, 4 dual-range clamps and 5 voltage clips and leads
Troubleshooting and preventive maintenance for allDesigned 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 connection in a low voltage electrical distribution system. The analyzer's measurement capabilities encompass all power system parameters including true-rms voltage and current, frequency, power, power consumption (energy), unbalance and flicker. They also automatically 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.
Fluke 430 series featuresThe two most unique features are AutoTrend, which records everything on the screen automatically without setting a trigger, and System-Monitor, a quick diagnosis of system performance against user defined limits. Other features include:
- Viewing stored data while continuing to record.
- Switching back and forth from digital display to trend without interrupting the recording.
- Optically isolated so you can record while downloading information to your PC.
- High resolution, color LCD for viewing multiple parameters and multiple phases simultaneously.
- Waveform capture lets you test for interaction between phases or between voltage and current.
- Triggering on envelope - or - trigger on rms voltage or current.
- Screen cursors allow you to pinpoint problems, quickly.
- Capturing transients and waveform disturbances with 5 μs resolution.
- Toggling to phase or display at any time for a quick check of phase sequence.
Together these features help to quickly diagnose problems and build benchmarks for predictive maintenance. The following case study provides one such example.
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