POWER QUALITY ANALYZER FROM MESSUNG

Posted by messungelectricalengineering on March 26th, 2022

Whether you in a manufacturing facility, data centre, industrial plant, hospital or commercial centre, a power quality analyzer must be at the heart of your energy management system. 

WHAT IS POWER QUALITY?

The term is used to describe electric power that drives an electrical load and the load’s ability to function properly. Without the proper power, an electrical device (or load) may malfunction, fail prematurely or not operate at all.

WHY IS POWER QUALITY IMPORTANT?

Today any interruption of business operations due to poor power quality has a direct impact on the profitability of an enterprise. The increased use of automation and electronic devices and their sensitivity to PQ problems turns the availability of electric power with quality into a crucial factor for competitiveness in every sphere of business activity.

The most critical areas are the continuous process industry and the information technology services. Insufficient power quality can inflict serious losses on business and economy. In the worst-case scenario, it may pose a threat to human life in mission critical applications and highly sensitive environments, such as hospitals.

Power quality monitoring and power quality improvement allows you to optimise and reduce power consumption – saving money on your electricity bill and thereby, your carbon footprint. Direct savings to consumers come from lower energy cost and reactive power tariffs. Indirect savings are gained by avoiding circumstances such as damage and premature aging of equipment, loss of production or loss of data and work.

It also reduces the risk of equipment overheating, malfunctioning or breakdown, and minimises ‘wear and tear’ so your equipment works better and lasts longer.

WHAT IS A POWER QUALITY ANALYZER?

A power quality analyser is equipment used to measure electric power signals to determine the load’s ability to function properly with that electric power. Incorrect power quality can cause the electrical equipment to malfunction or fail prematurely.

Power quality analyzers are used for continuous electrical power quality monitoring, and to capture power quality and energy data so you can identify power quality and energy efficiency issues with ease. Flexible software enables visibility to invaluable insights about the performance of your electrical system.

WHY DO WE NEED A POWER QUALITY ANALYZER (PQA)?

Poor power quality can cause a multitude of problems which can negatively impact efficiency and sustainability of your facility. Some of these issues include:

• insulation damage
• pulsating torque in rotating machinery
• interference with communication. control and signal circuits
• reduced efficiencies
• malfunction of equipment
• increased operating temperature on equipment, cables, switchgears, motors, transformers
• reduced equipment life
• high maintenance costs
• reduced capacitor life/capacitor failures
• blown fuses and tripping of switchgear
• increased copper losses

PQ monitoring and power quality analysis can help your energy management system tackle these problems. Trust a good PQA to:

• Identify source and frequency of events
• Establish precise location and timing of events
• Assist in preventative and predictive maintenance
• Develop maintenance schedules
• Monitor and trend conditions
• Analyze harmonics, flicker, transients, frequency variation, voltage variations (sag & swell)
• Ensure equipment performance
• Assess sensitivity of process equipment to disturbances
• Evaluate performance against specifications

The PQA generates a final report that provides a complete picture of the electrical system’s correct state of operation. The report is a tool of primary importance for preventive maintenance, in that it lists all the measures to be taken promptly when disturbances are detected, before the negative impact on production and the running of the equipment is felt.

POWER QUALITY ANALYZER FROM MESSUNG

Messung, as authorised distributor for Janitza Electronics GmbH, brings you their fixed Class A power quality analyzer. Just what you need for reliable power quality monitoring & analysis in accordance with current standards,e.g. EN 50160, IEEE519, EN 61000-4-30.

Janitza’s UMG 512 PRO will help your business to fulfil mandatory requirements while you maintain supply stability, ensure power quality, minimise downtime of critical assets, and reduce costs.

Main Features

• Class A
• Power quality
• Residual Current Monitoring (RCM)
• Measuring devices homepage
• Ethernet-Modbus-Gateway
• BACnet

Applications of UMG 512 PRO

• Continuous monitoring of the power quality
• Harmonics analysis with power quality problems
• Checking the internal supply network according to EN 61000-4-7, EN 61000-4-15, IEC 61000-4-30
• Fault analysis in case of problems with the energy supply
• Documentation of the power quality for customers and regulatory authorities
• Ethernet Gateway for subordinate measurement points
• Report generator for power quality standards: EN 50160, IEEE 519, EN 61000-2-4, ITIC …
• Report generator for energy consumptions
• Energy Dashboard
• Remote monitoring of critical processes

ABOUT MESSUNG ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

Messung is committed to serving the Electrical industry with world-class products and solutions that answer today’s critical electrical power distribution & management challenges. Messung has joined hands with Janitza electronics GmbH, to bring to India their advanced system solutions for modern energy data management (e.g. ISO 50001), power quality and residual current monitoring. Power quality analyzers, power quality meters, software and apps – Messung supplies the full range of Janitza solutions.

Messung offers the complete, customised energy management solution to help enterprises optimise power usage, improve power protection and increase productivity by reducing downtime, safety risks and electricity bills.

With their expertise in electrical engineering, and incorporating best-in-class products from Janitza and Fuji Electric Consul Neowatt, Messung enhances productivity and the reliability of your critical electrical assets.