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PRECISIONMULTI‐CHANNELHARMONICPOWERANALYZER
OPERATINGMANUAL
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1ABOUTTHISMANUAL...........................................................................................................................................................................................7
2WARRANTYINFORMATION................................................................................................................................................................................8
3PRODUCTFEATURES............................................................................................................................................................................................9
4SAFETY....................................................................................................................................................................................................................11
4.1SAFETYSPECIFICATIONS............................................................................................................................................................................................................11
4.2POWERANDGROUNDING...........................................................................................................................................................................................................11
4.3TERMINALSANDWIRING...........................................................................................................................................................................................................11
4.4ENVIRONMENT............................................................................................................................................................................................................................11
5INSPECTION..........................................................................................................................................................................................................12
6FRONTANDREARPANELLAYOUT................................................................................................................................................................13
6.1FRONTPANELLAYOUT..............................................................................................................................................................................................................13
6.2REARPANELLAYOUT.................................................................................................................................................................................................................13
7GETTINGSTARTED.............................................................................................................................................................................................14
8APPLICATIONS.....................................................................................................................................................................................................16
8.1CHANNELS...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................16
8.1.1ElectricalChannels.................................................................................................................................................................................................................16
8.1.2MechanicalChannel...............................................................................................................................................................................................................16
8.2VIRTUALPOWERANALYZERS(ORVPA)................................................................................................................................................................................16
8.3TYPICALSINGLEVPAAPPLICATIONS......................................................................................................................................................................................17
8.4TYPICALDUALVPAAPPLICATIONS.........................................................................................................................................................................................18
8.5TYPICALTRIPLEVPAAPPLICATIONS......................................................................................................................................................................................19
8.6MECHANICAL(MOTOR/GENERATOR)APPLICATIONS...........................................................................................................................................................19
9WIRINGTOCHANNELS......................................................................................................................................................................................20
9.11ØWIRINGUSINGINTERNALCURRENTMEASUREMENT.......................................................................................................................................................20
9.21ØWIRINGUSINGEXTERNALCURRENTMEASUREMENT......................................................................................................................................................21
9.31ØWIRINGUSING280XIECADAPTORCORD.................................................................................................................................................................22
9.42Ø3WOR3Ø3W(2CH)WIRINGUSINGINTERNALCURRENTMEASUREMENT....................................................................................................................23
9.52Ø3WOR3Ø3W(2CH)WIRINGUSINGEXTERNALCURRENTMEASUREMENT...................................................................................................................24
9.63Ø3W(3CH)OR3Ø4WWIRINGUSINGINTERNALCURRENTMEASUREMENT....................................................................................................................25
9.73Ø3W(3CH)OR3Ø4WWIRINGUSINGEXTERNALCURRENTMEASUREMENT...................................................................................................................26
9.8MECHANICAL(MOTOR)MEASUREMENTWIRING..................................................................................................................................................................26
9.8.1MechanicalSpeedandDirectionInputs........................................................................................................................................................................27
9.8.2MechanicalTorqueInputs...................................................................................................................................................................................................27
10POWERINGTHEXT2640..............................................................................................................................................................................28
10.1TURNINGPOWERON.................................................................................................................................................................................................................28
10.2TURNINGPOWEROFF................................................................................................................................................................................................................28
11MEASUREMENTRESULTTERMINOLOGY................................................................................................................................................29
11.1WIRINGPHASEINDICATIONS....................................................................................................................................................................................................29
11.2LEADING/LAGGINGDETERMINATION......................................................................................................................................................................................29
11.3PEAKANDVALLEYRESULTS.....................................................................................................................................................................................................29
11.4INDIVIDUALCHANNELRESULTS...............................................................................................................................................................................................29
11.5INDIVIDUALVPATOTALRESULTS...........................................................................................................................................................................................30
11.5.1VoltageResults....................................................................................................................................................................................................................30
11.5.2WyeVoltageResult...........................................................................................................................................................................................................30
11.5.3DeltaVoltageResult.........................................................................................................................................................................................................30
11.5.4CurrentResults....................................................................................................................................................................................................................30
11.5.5WattsResults.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................30
11.5.6VARandVAResults...........................................................................................................................................................................................................30
11.5.7PowerFactorResults........................................................................................................................................................................................................30
11.6INRUSHRESULTS........................................................................................................................................................................................................................30
11.7PHASERESULTS..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................30
11.7.1Non‐HarmonicPhaseResults.......................................................................................................................................................................................31
11.7.2HarmonicPhaseResults..................................................................................................................................................................................................31
11.8RELATIVEINDIVIDUALHARMONICSRESULTS.........................................................................................................................................................................31
11.9PERCENTAGEDISTORTIONRESULTS........................................................................................................................................................................................31
11.10THC,POHCANDPWHCRESULTS...................................................................................................................................................................................31
11.11MECHANICAL(MOTOR)RESULTS.......................................................................................................................................................................................31
12OPERATINGFROMTHEFRONTPANEL...................................................................................................................................................32
12.1TOUCHPANEL.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................32
12.1.1Buttons...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................32

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12.2MAINSCREENLAYOUT..............................................................................................................................................................................................................32
12.2.1MainScreenSelectButtons...........................................................................................................................................................................................32
12.2.2RemoteButton....................................................................................................................................................................................................................33
12.2.3PowerButton.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................33
12.2.4DataArea..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................33
12.2.5ErrorInfoArea....................................................................................................................................................................................................................33
12.2.6HoldingorReleasingMeasurements.........................................................................................................................................................................33
12.2.7IntegrationInfoArea.......................................................................................................................................................................................................34
12.2.8USBDriveInfoArea..........................................................................................................................................................................................................34
12.2.9InterfaceInfoArea............................................................................................................................................................................................................34
12.2.10TimeandDateInfoArea.................................................................................................................................................................................................34
12.3SYSTEMCONFIGURATIONANDVIEWINGBUILDINFORMATION–THESYSCONFIGSCREEN.........................................................................................34
12.3.1SettingPowerandMeasurementUserPreferences............................................................................................................................................35
12.3.2ConfiguringtheInterface...............................................................................................................................................................................................37
12.3.3SettingtheClockandTime/DateFormats.............................................................................................................................................................39
12.3.4UpgradingtheXT2640OptionContent....................................................................................................................................................................39
12.4CONFIGURINGMEASUREMENTS–THEMEASCONFIGSCREEN........................................................................................................................................39
12.4.1SelectingtheOverallMeasurementMode...............................................................................................................................................................39
12.4.2ConfiguringaVPA.............................................................................................................................................................................................................40
12.4.3ConfiguringMechanicalMeasurements(MotororGenerator).....................................................................................................................44
12.4.4Importing,ExportingorRecordingtheMeasurementConfiguration........................................................................................................46
12.5VIEWINGNUMERICALMEASUREMENTS–THEPOWERDATASCREEN...........................................................................................................................47
12.5.1ViewingMeasurementResultsforanIndividualChannel...............................................................................................................................47
12.5.2ViewingMeasurementResultsforaVPA.................................................................................................................................................................49
12.5.3ViewingEfficiencyandPowerLossMeasurementResults...............................................................................................................................51
ViewingMechanicalMeasurementResults...................................................................................................................................................................................52
ExportingorRecordingMeasurements..........................................................................................................................................................................................52
12.6VIEWINGCUSTOMNUMERICALMEASUREMENTS–THECUSTOMDATASCREEN.........................................................................................................53
12.7VIEWINGHARMONICSMEASUREMENTS–THEHARMONICSSCREEN.............................................................................................................................53
12.7.1UsingtheNumericalListing..........................................................................................................................................................................................54
12.7.2ComparingHarmonicsAgainstLimits......................................................................................................................................................................55
12.7.3ExportingorRecordingHarmonics...........................................................................................................................................................................55
12.8VIEWINGFUNDAMENTALSIGNALVECTORS‐THEVECTORSSCREEN...............................................................................................................................56
12.8.1RecordingVectors..............................................................................................................................................................................................................56
12.9GRAPHICALLYVIEWINGPASTMEASUREMENTS–THEHISTORYSCREEN........................................................................................................................57
12.9.1SelectingandConfiguringtheTracestoShow.....................................................................................................................................................57
12.9.2ChangingthewayinwhichtimeisdisplayedontheChart.............................................................................................................................58
12.9.3Starting,Stopping,andRestartingtheChart........................................................................................................................................................58
12.9.4ProhibitingDataCollectionTemporarily................................................................................................................................................................58
12.9.5UsingtheCursorandZoomingtheChart................................................................................................................................................................58
12.9.6RescalingtheChartTraces............................................................................................................................................................................................59
12.9.7ExportingorRecordingHistory...................................................................................................................................................................................59
12.9.8HistoricalDataAvailability...........................................................................................................................................................................................60
12.10USINGTHEXT2640ASANOSCILLOSCOPE–THESCOPESCREENS.............................................................................................................................61
12.10.1ViewingPeriodicWaveforms–theCYCLEVIEWScreen..................................................................................................................................61
12.10.2AnOscilloscope–theSCOPEVIEWScreen.............................................................................................................................................................63
12.11PERFORMINGEN50564LOWPOWERMEASUREMENTS–THESTBYPOWERSCREEN.........................................................................................67
12.12PERFORMINGEN61000‐3‐2OR‐12ASSESSMENTS–THEASSESSEUTSCREEN..................................................................................................67
12.13PERFORMINGANDVIEWINGASPECTRUMANALYSIS–THESPECTRUMSCREEN......................................................................................................67
12.13.1ConfiguringSpectrumAnalysis....................................................................................................................................................................................67
12.13.2OptimisingConfigurationforSpectrumMeasurements...................................................................................................................................67
12.13.3HoldingMeasurementsWhilePerformingSpectrumAnalysis......................................................................................................................68
12.13.4ViewingSpectrumAnalysisResults............................................................................................................................................................................68
12.13.5ExportingorRecordingSPECTRUMData...............................................................................................................................................................68
13OPTIMIZINGLOW‐LEVELDCPERFORMANCE.......................................................................................................................................70
13.1INTERNALDCZEROADJUSTMENT...........................................................................................................................................................................................70
13.2EXTERNALDCZEROADJUSTMENT..........................................................................................................................................................................................70
13.3USINGANXCURRENTOPTIONINPUTATLOWLEVELS.........................................................................................................................................................70
14PERFORMINGSTARTUPORINRUSHMEASUREMENTS......................................................................................................................71
14.1OBTAININGAGRAPHICALANDNUMERICALINRUSHCURRENTMEASUREMENT................................................................................................................71
14.2OBTAININGANUMERICALINRUSHCURRENTMEASUREMENT.............................................................................................................................................73
14.3RECORDINGINRUSHDATA........................................................................................................................................................................................................74
15INTEGRATINGDATA......................................................................................................................................................................................75
15.1CONFIGURINGINTEGRATION.....................................................................................................................................................................................................75
15.1.1SelectingtoPerformManuallyTimedIntegration.............................................................................................................................................75
15.1.2SelectingtoPerformanAutomaticallyTimedIntegration.............................................................................................................................75
15.2STARTINGANDSTOPPINGINTEGRATION.................................................................................................................................................................................76

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15.3EXPORTINGORRECORDINGINTEGRATEDMEASUREMENTS..................................................................................................................................................76
16PERFORMINGMEASUREMENTSOFPWMGENERATEDSIGNALS....................................................................................................78
16.1CHOICEOFCHANNELS................................................................................................................................................................................................................78
16.2WIRINGRECOMMENDATIONS...................................................................................................................................................................................................78
16.2.1Recommended3‐phase,3‐wireWiringMethodSelection................................................................................................................................78
16.3CONFIGURATIONRECOMMENDATIONS.....................................................................................................................................................................................79
16.3.1RecommendedFREQSPEEDSystemPreference..................................................................................................................................................79
16.3.2RecommendedMEASCONFIGSettings.....................................................................................................................................................................79
16.3.3PWMGeneratorEfficiencyMeasurements.............................................................................................................................................................80
17PERFORMINGEN50564LOWPOWERMEASUREMENTS...................................................................................................................82
17.1.1VPAMeasurementConfigurationforEN50564:2011Measurements........................................................................................................82
17.1.2LowPowerMeasurementConfiguration.................................................................................................................................................................83
17.1.3PerformingaLowPowerMeasurementandViewingtheResults................................................................................................................85
17.1.4RecordingSTBYPOWERData......................................................................................................................................................................................86
18TESTINGCOMPLIANCETOHARMONICSEMISSIONSSTANDARDS..................................................................................................87
18.1STANDARDSCOMPLIANCE.........................................................................................................................................................................................................87
18.1.1RelevantStandards...........................................................................................................................................................................................................87
18.1.2Supply,XT2640andEUTWiring.................................................................................................................................................................................88
18.1.3RepeatabilityRequirements..........................................................................................................................................................................................89
18.1.4EUTClassificationsandLimitsSelection.................................................................................................................................................................89
18.1.5RangeofXT2640MeasurementsforCompliance................................................................................................................................................90
18.1.6ComplianceTestsPerformedbytheXT2640DuringAssessment.................................................................................................................92
18.2CONFIGURINGTHEXT2640FOREN61000‐3‐2OR‐12MEASUREMENTS.....................................................................................................................93
18.3USINGTHEOTHERRESULTSSCREENS.....................................................................................................................................................................................94
18.3.1UsingtheHARMONICSScreen......................................................................................................................................................................................94
18.4PERFORMINGANASSESSMENTOFAEUT................................................................................................................................................................................94
18.4.1SelectingtheChanneltoViewResults......................................................................................................................................................................94
18.4.2SelectingHowtheLimitsReference(s)areObtained.........................................................................................................................................95
18.4.3ConfiguringandStartinganAssessment................................................................................................................................................................95
18.4.4ViewingtheResultsofanAssessment.......................................................................................................................................................................97
18.4.5ChangingtheConfigurationandReassessingtheEUT...................................................................................................................................100
18.4.6ContinuingaPausedAssessment.............................................................................................................................................................................100
18.4.7StoppinganAssessment...............................................................................................................................................................................................100
18.4.8RecordingtheResultsofanAssessment...............................................................................................................................................................100
19MEASURINGELECTRICALPOWERTOEN60034‐2‐1REQUIREMENTS........................................................................................104
20MEASURINGELECTRICALPOWERTOAVIONICSREQUIREMENTS...............................................................................................106
20.1CONNECTINGTHEXT2640...................................................................................................................................................................................................106
20.2CONFIGURINGTHEMEASUREMENTSMADEBYTHEXT2640............................................................................................................................................106
20.2.1AC3‐phaseSupplies.......................................................................................................................................................................................................106
20.2.2AC1‐phaseSupplies.......................................................................................................................................................................................................107
20.2.3DCSupplies........................................................................................................................................................................................................................108
20.3USINGTHEXT2640TOMONITORTHESUPPLY..................................................................................................................................................................108
20.3.1ConfirmingtheVoltageandFrequencyoftheSupply.....................................................................................................................................108
20.3.2ConfirmingtheVoltageModulationDepthoftheSupply..............................................................................................................................108
20.3.3ConfirmingtheDCVoltageContentoftheSupply............................................................................................................................................109
20.3.4ConfirmingtheVoltageDistortionoftheSupply..............................................................................................................................................109
20.3.5ConfirmingtheVoltageRippleContentoftheSupply.....................................................................................................................................109
20.4USINGTHEXT2640TOTESTCOMPLIANCETOLOADINGREQUIREMENTS......................................................................................................................109
20.4.1TestingtheLoadCurrentDistortionMeetsRequirements...........................................................................................................................110
20.4.2TestingtheLoadPhaseImbalanceMeetsRequirements..............................................................................................................................110
20.4.3TestingtheLoadDCCurrentContentMeetsRequirements.........................................................................................................................110
20.4.4TestingtheLoadInrushCurrentMeetsRequirements...................................................................................................................................110
20.4.5TestingtheLoadCurrentModulationMeetsRequirements........................................................................................................................111
20.4.6TestingtheLoadPowerFactorMeetsRequirements......................................................................................................................................111
21SHARINGMEASUREMENTSANDACTIVITIESWITHINMULTIPLEINSTRUMENTS..................................................................112
21.1INTERCONNECTINGMULTIPLEXT2640S............................................................................................................................................................................112
21.1.1InterconnectingNotUsingtheLANInterfacewithaComputer................................................................................................................112
21.1.2InterconnectingWhileAlsoUsingtheLANInterfaceswithaComputer................................................................................................112
21.1.3HavingSeveralGroupsofXT2640sWithinaSingleNetwork.....................................................................................................................112
21.2CONFIGURINGMULTI‐UNITCAPABILITY..............................................................................................................................................................................112
21.3SYNCHRONIZINGMEASUREMENTSWITHINAGROUPOFUNITS........................................................................................................................................113
21.4HOLDINGANDRELEASINGMEASUREMENTSINAGROUPOFUNITS..................................................................................................................................113
21.5STARTING,STOPPINGANDCONFIGURINGINTEGRATIONINAGROUPOFUNITS..............................................................................................................113
21.6STARTINGANDSTOPPINGHISTORICALDATACOLLECTIONINAGROUPOFUNITS.........................................................................................................113

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21.7IN,MIDANDOUTTOTALPOWERANDEFFICENCYDATAINAGROUPOFUNITS..........................................................................................................114
22SYNCHRONIZINGMEASUREMENTSBETWEENVPAS........................................................................................................................115
23USINGAUSBDRIVE......................................................................................................................................................................................117
23.1DRIVECOMPATIBILITY............................................................................................................................................................................................................117
23.2CHECKINGDRIVECOMPATIBILITY.........................................................................................................................................................................................117
23.3FILES.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................118
23.4CHECKINGTHEDRIVEFILESTRUCTURE...............................................................................................................................................................................118
23.5EXPORTINGFILESTOADRIVE................................................................................................................................................................................................118
23.5.1ScreenImageFile(.BMPExtension).......................................................................................................................................................................119
23.5.2Binary(.CFGExtension)Files.....................................................................................................................................................................................119
23.5.3CommaSeparatedValue(.CSVExtension)Files................................................................................................................................................119
23.6IMPORTINGFILESFROMADRIVE...........................................................................................................................................................................................122
23.6.1ImportingBinaryConfiguration,CustomScreenandHarmonicLimitsFiles......................................................................................122
23.6.2CreatingandImportinganASCIIHarmonicsLimitsFile..............................................................................................................................123
23.6.3CreatingandImportinganASCIICustomScreenDefinitionFile..............................................................................................................123
23.6.4UpdatingtheFirmwareortheFPGA......................................................................................................................................................................125
23.6.5ChangingtheWelcomingScreen.............................................................................................................................................................................125
23.7DATALOGGING........................................................................................................................................................................................................................125
23.7.1ConfiguringtheDataLog............................................................................................................................................................................................126
23.7.2ConfiguringDataLoggingTiming..........................................................................................................................................................................127
23.7.3ConfiguringDataLoggingRecordContents.......................................................................................................................................................127
23.7.4StartingandStoppingDataLogging.....................................................................................................................................................................128
23.7.5ClearingtheDataFromaCompletedUnsavedDataLog..............................................................................................................................128
23.7.6ViewingDataLoggingStatus....................................................................................................................................................................................128
23.7.7ExportingaDataLogfromtheInternalMemory.............................................................................................................................................129
23.7.8InternalBufferUsage....................................................................................................................................................................................................129
23.7.9OptimizingandTestingFileWriteSpeed.............................................................................................................................................................129
24USINGTHEXT2640FROMANINTERFACE...........................................................................................................................................131
24.1COMPUTERCONTROLOFTHEXT2640................................................................................................................................................................................131
24.1.1RS232(Serial)Interface..............................................................................................................................................................................................131
24.1.2LAN(Ethernet)Interface.............................................................................................................................................................................................132
24.1.3USBInterface....................................................................................................................................................................................................................134
24.1.4GPIBInterface..................................................................................................................................................................................................................137
24.2COMMANDSYNTAX..................................................................................................................................................................................................................138
24.2.1SpecialCharacters..........................................................................................................................................................................................................138
24.2.2FieldswithinaCommand............................................................................................................................................................................................139
24.3RESPONSESTOCOMMANDS....................................................................................................................................................................................................140
24.3.1ResponseFields................................................................................................................................................................................................................140
24.4COMMANDKEYWORDSANDFIELDS......................................................................................................................................................................................141
24.4.1InterfaceClearCommands.........................................................................................................................................................................................141
24.4.2Local/RemoteStateControlCommands..............................................................................................................................................................141
24.4.3ErrorRegisterQueryCommands.............................................................................................................................................................................141
24.4.4UnitandChannelIdentificationQueryCommands..........................................................................................................................................142
24.4.5GPIBSpecificCommands.............................................................................................................................................................................................142
24.4.6DateandTimeControlandQueryCommands...................................................................................................................................................143
24.4.7SystemPreferencesSetandQueryCommands..................................................................................................................................................143
24.4.8MeasurementStateControlandQueryCommands.........................................................................................................................................144
24.4.9MeasurementConfigurationEditCommands....................................................................................................................................................145
24.4.10MeasurementConfigurationQueryCommands................................................................................................................................................149
24.4.11ConfigurationSaveandLoadCommands............................................................................................................................................................151
24.4.12HarmonicsLimitsConfigurationandConfigurationQueryCommands.................................................................................................152
24.4.13DCZeroControlandQueryCommands.................................................................................................................................................................152
24.4.14CustomScreenConfigurationandConfigurationQueryCommands.......................................................................................................152
24.4.15MeasurementResultsQueryCommands...............................................................................................................................................................153
24.5RDEFMEASUREMENTDEFINITIONFIELDSUB‐FIELDS....................................................................................................................................................154
24.6DDEFMEASUREMENTDEFINITIONFIELDSUB‐FIELDS....................................................................................................................................................157
25INSIDETHEXT2640.....................................................................................................................................................................................160
25.1GENERALMEASUREMENTMETHODS....................................................................................................................................................................................160
25.2CHANNELCIRCUITRY...............................................................................................................................................................................................................161
25.3SAMPLINGCONTROL...............................................................................................................................................................................................................161
25.4CHANNELMEASUREMENTS....................................................................................................................................................................................................161
25.5VPAMEASUREMENTS............................................................................................................................................................................................................162
25.5.1VPAFundamentalFrequency....................................................................................................................................................................................162
25.5.2VPAAmplitudeMeasurements..................................................................................................................................................................................162
25.6DATACOLLECTION..................................................................................................................................................................................................................162
25.7INTEGRATEDDATA..................................................................................................................................................................................................................163
25.8DATALOGGING........................................................................................................................................................................................................................163

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26OPTIONSANDACCESSORIES.....................................................................................................................................................................164
26.1OPTIONH500.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................164
26.2OPTIONEN..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................164
26.3ACCESSORYRM‐7...................................................................................................................................................................................................................164
26.4ACCESSORY280XIECADAPTORCORD.........................................................................................................................................................................164
26.5ACCESSORYHC‐7....................................................................................................................................................................................................................164
27DIMENSIONAL,ENVIRONMENTALANDPOWERSUPPLYSPECIFICATIONS...............................................................................165
27.1DIMENSIONAL..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................165
27.2ENVIRONMENTAL.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................165
27.3POWERSUPPLY........................................................................................................................................................................................................................165
28ELECTRICALCHANNELINPUTANDACCURACYSPECIFICATIONS................................................................................................166
28.1INPUTISOLATIONSPECIFICATIONS........................................................................................................................................................................................166
28.2VOLTAGEMEASUREMENTSPECIFICATIONS..........................................................................................................................................................................166
28.2.1VoltageInputCapabilityandCharacteristics....................................................................................................................................................166
28.2.2VoltageMeasurementAccuracy...............................................................................................................................................................................167
28.3CURRENTMEASUREMENTSPECIFICATIONS.........................................................................................................................................................................169
28.3.1CurrentInputCapabilityandCharacteristics....................................................................................................................................................169
28.3.2CurrentMeasurementAccuracy...............................................................................................................................................................................170
28.4WATTS,VARANDVAMEASUREMENTSPECIFICATIONS...................................................................................................................................................174
28.4.1Watts,VARandVAMeasurementSpecifications..............................................................................................................................................176
28.5POWERFACTORMEASUREMENTSPECIFICATIONS..............................................................................................................................................................178
28.5.1PFMeasurementAccuracyTable.............................................................................................................................................................................178
28.6FREQUENCYMEASUREMENTSPECIFICATIONS.....................................................................................................................................................................179
29MECHANICALCHANNELINPUTANDACCURACYSPECIFICATIONS(MTTYPE)........................................................................180
29.1INPUTCAPABILITIESANDCHARACTERISTICS.......................................................................................................................................................................180
29.2DIGITALINPUTMEASUREMENTSPECIFICATIONS................................................................................................................................................................180
29.3ANALOGINPUTMEASUREMENTSPECIFICATIONS................................................................................................................................................................180
30ANALYSISSPECIFICATIONS.......................................................................................................................................................................181
30.1INTEGRATIONSPECIFICATIONS..............................................................................................................................................................................................181
30.2HARMONICANALYSISSPECIFICATIONS.................................................................................................................................................................................181
30.3SPECTRUMANALYSISSPECIFICATIONS.................................................................................................................................................................................181
30.4CYCLEVIEWSPECIFICATIONS................................................................................................................................................................................................182
30.5SCOPESPECIFICATIONS...........................................................................................................................................................................................................182
30.6HISTORICALDATACOLLECTIONSPECIFICATIONS...............................................................................................................................................................182
30.7DATALOGGINGSPECIFICATIONS............................................................................................................................................................................................182
31CALIBRATIONADJUSTMENT.....................................................................................................................................................................183
31.1EQUIPMENTREQUIRED...........................................................................................................................................................................................................183
31.2ADJUSTMENTPROCEDURE......................................................................................................................................................................................................184
31.2.1StartingtheInterfacetotheXT2640.....................................................................................................................................................................184
31.2.2AdjustingEachChannelintheXT2640.................................................................................................................................................................184
31.2.3FinishingtheProcedure...............................................................................................................................................................................................186
32CALIBRATIONVERIFICATION...................................................................................................................................................................187
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hasadifferentmainfirmwareversion.
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3 PRODUCTFEATURES
 Lowcostofownershipwith2yearpartsandlaborwarranty;2yearaccuracyspecsandrecommendedcalibrationcycle.Reliable
stateoftheartfullysolid‐statedesignwith2.9GIPsRISCprocessingandFPGAbasedsamplingcontrol
 Large,high‐resolutioncolordisplayshowsallthedatayouwantwithaneasy‐to‐usetouchscreenuserinterfacetogetyouup
andtestinginnotime
 Highestprecisionmeasurementswithindustry‐leadingnoisefloorandlinearityandupto100readingspersecondwithno
reductioninaccuracy(upto500/secwithreducedaccuracywithWtypechannels).
 Extremelywidedynamicrangeallowssignalswithcrestfactorstoover100:1tobemeasuredwithfullaccuracywithouthaving
toreconfigure,andallowsrange‐lessoperation(withineachshunt)providingtrulygaplessmeasurementswithvaryingsignals
andisonelessthingforyoutoconfigureandworryabout
 Allconfiguredmeasurementsarealwaysperformed,noneedtoreconfigureforspecificresults
 MeasurementsoflowpowermeetingtherequirementsofEN50564:2011arebuiltintotheXT2640asstandard.Acomputeris
notneeded
 HarmonicandSpectrumAnalysisofvoltage,currentandpoweronallfourchannelsforfrequenciesupto435kHz(Wtype
channels)or115kHz(S,LorAtypechannels).Harmonicanalysisofupto500harmonics(optionH500)or100harmonics
(standard).
 RegulatoryharmonicsassessmentofEUTsisavailableasanoption(optionEN)totheapplicablerequirementsofEN61000‐3‐2,
EN61000‐3‐12andEN61000‐4‐7.TheEUTassessmentisbuilt‐intotheXT2640andnocomputerisrequired.Eachsetof
measurementsmadeduringanassessmentisabletobereassessedtoanyadditionalclassificationsrequired.
 FrontPanelUSBDriveInterfaceforportableflashdrivesorharddiscdrives–
 DatalogtoafileinCSVorbinaryformatsatupto500persecond
 Exportatabulationofhistoricallysaveddata–needsnopriorknowledgeofthedatatoberecorded
 Saveanimageofthescreen–greatforengineeringrecordkeeping
 Importandexportconfigurations–greatforsharingaconfigurationbetweenunitsorhavingyourownconfiguration
 Importandexportharmonicslimits–makesiteasytoswitchbetweendifferentharmonicsrequirements
 ExportCSVformattabulationsofmeasurementresults,harmonics,spectrum,orscopewaveforms–makesgeneratingyour
ownreportseasywithoutmistakes
 ExportCSVformatcompletetabulationsofEN61000‐3‐2and‐12assessments–makesgeneratingyourownreportseasy
withoutmistakes
 Internalnon‐volatilememoryofover2Gbytesizeforhighspeeddataloggingatratesupto500persecond.
 Nota“onesizefitsall”withtheextrapurchasecost,operatingcost,andreductioninperformancethatentails–youonlyhaveto
payforofthecapabilitiesandperformanceyouwant‐
 Uptofourpowermeasurementchannelcardseachoffourdifferentchannelcardtypesinanycombinationinasingle
XT2640‐
S‐Provides0.1%accuracy,1MHzclassbandwidthand22bitsampling
A‐Providesworldclass0.03%accuracy,1MHzclassbandwidthand24bitsampling
L–SameastheAtypebutoptimizedforlowervoltageapplicationssuchasAC:DCandDC:DCpowersupplies
W‐Provides0.1%accuracy,5MHzclassbandwidthand22bitsampling
 EachchannelcardtypeisavailablewithoneofthreecurrentinputoptionsinanycombinationinasingleXT2640‐
D–DualShunt(upto20Armscontinuousand150Apkinrushmeasurable,250Apkwithstand)inasingleinputterminal
pairwithresolutiondownto0.1µA–noneedtochangeterminals
H‐HighCurrent(upto30Armscontinuousand200Apkinrushmeasurable,300Apkwithstand)withresolutiondownto
10µA
X–ExternalCurrentTransducerorShuntInput(upto15Vrms)withresolutiondownto0.1µV
 OptionalMTtypemotorchannelprovidesanalogordigitalspeed,directionandtorqueinputsformechanical
measurements.
 UptothreedifferentVirtualPowerAnalyzers™(VPAs)maybeindependentlyconfiguredintheoneunitforinput/mid‐
point/outputpowerandefficiencytests‐thereisnoneedtointerconnectseparateunitsinordertomakesynchronousornon‐
synchronousgrouppowermeasurements.
 MeasurementsineachVPAarefullyconfiguredinasinglescreenatthetouchofthescreen,nohuntingaroundforthe
configurationsettingyouneed.EachmaybeconfiguredasNx1ø(1to4ch),2ø3w(2ch),3ø3w(2ch),3ø3w(3ch)or3ø4w(3ch)
andeachVPAhastotallyindependentmeasurementconfiguration.
 Achoiceofscreenstoviewthemeasurements,justonetouchtochangebetweenscreens‐
 PowerDataScreen‐displaysV,A,W,VA,VARandPFdataforanysinglechannelorforagroupofchannels,ordisplays
loading(impedance,resistanceandcapacitance/inductance),ordisplaysmechanicalspeed,torque,powerandmotorslip
percentage,ordisplayspowerlossandefficiency.
 CustomPowerDataScreen‐letsyouchoosethedatayouwantdisplayedinacolor,fontsizeandlocationyouwant,along
withanytextyoudefine
 HarmonicBarChartScreen‐displaysharmonicswithflexiblyscaledbarchartsandalsoascrollabletextuallistingofboth
amplitudeandphaseresults,andharmonicscanbecheckedagainstusersuppliedlimitsforeachharmonicwithindividual
harmonicandoverallpass/failindications
 SpectrumAnalysisScreen‐displayssignalspectralcontentwithausercursorforobtainingnumericallevels

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 VectorScreen‐displaysfundamentalvoltageandcurrentvectorswithuserdefinedcoloring
 HistoryScreen–theunitautomaticallymaintainsacontinuoushistoricalrecordingofmeasurementdata–noconfiguration
needed.Anydatafromthisrecordmaybeviewedwithuserdefinedscaling,offsetandcolor,withausercursorforzooming
andobtainingnumericallevels
 ScopeViewScreen‐anextremeresolutiondigitalscopetocaptureeventssuchasin‐rushcurrentwithoutinterferingwith
othermeasurements,withausercursorforzoomingandobtainingnumericallevels
 CycleViewScreen‐displaysasinglecycleofthevoltageandcurrentperiodicwaveforms,jittersampledovermultiple
cycleswithineachmeasurementperiodgivingtimeresolutiondownto2.6ns–noconfigurationneeded
 StandbyPowerScreen–allowsEN50564compliantlowpowermeasurementswithouttheneedforacomputer.
 AssessEUTScreen–allowsEN61000‐3‐2and‐12assessmentsofcompliancewithouttheneedforacomputer.
 Upto1000unitscanbeconfiguredinasinglemulti‐unitgrouptoprovidetotalefficiencyandpowerlossmeasurementsinthe
mostcomplexofsystemrequirements(requiresoptionMU).
 Connectivity‐Ethernet,HighSpeedSerialandUSB(client),or(optional)GPIBcontrolinterfaces
 Safety‐CEmarkcertifiedtoEN61010withcertifiedconformancetoCATI,II,IIIandIVmainsmeasurementapplications
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