SECTION II: THE POWERSCOUT™
PowerScout Technical Specifications
Service Type Three Phase, Four Wire (WYE)
3 Voltage Channels CATIII 80-346 Volts AC Line-to-Neutral, 600V Line-to-Line
Current Channels
PS3 3 channels 0-5,000+ Amps depending on current transformer
PS18 18 channels 0-5,000+ Amps depending on current transformer
Measurement Type True RMS using high-speed digital signal processing (DSP)
Line Frequency 50/60Hz, DC
Waveform Sampling 13 kHz
Measurements Volts, Amps, kW, kWh, kVAR, kVARh, kVA, kVAh, Apparent Power Factor (aPF),
Displacement Power Factor (dPF). All parameters for each phase and for
system total.
Accuracy Better Than 1% (<0.5% typical) for V, A, kW, kVAR, kVA, PF
Resolution 1 Amp, 1 Volt, 1 watt, 1 VAR, 1 VA, 0.01 Power Factor Depending on scaling
setting
Indicators 24 bi-color LEDs (red and green): 4 LEDs per each watt metering
element. Each element has 1 LED to indicate communication and 3 LEDs
for correct phasing (Green when voltage and current on the on the same
phase; Red when incorrectly wired. Patent pending.)
Communication
Direct Modbus over RS-485
Modbus Framing RTU (binary)
Communication Rate 9600 baud
Data Bits 8
Parity None
Stop Bit 1
Data Formats Modbus Protocol
Power From L1 Phase to L2 Phase. PS 18: 5 Watts typ. @ 600VAC, 2.5W typ. @
80VAC; non-user replaceable .5 Amp Internal fuse protection
Mechanical
Operating Temperature -7 to + 60 oC (20 to 140 oF)
Humidity 5% to 95% non-condensing
Enclosure Optional NEMA 4 rated, ABS plastic, 94-V0 Flammability Rating
Weight 0.4 kg (11 ounces) Exclusive of CTs
Dimensions Approx. 6” X 10” (15 X 25 cm) Circuit Board Only, PowerScout 18
ViewPoint™ Minimum System Requirements
Operating System Windows® 7 (32 or 64 bit), Vista (32 or 64 bit), XP or 2000
Communications Port One USB Port or Serial Port
Hard Drive 50 MB minimum available
Processor Pentium Class 1 GHz or more recommended
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