PXe-PA900 Three phase Power Analyser

The PXe-PA900 Three Phase Power Analyser is a high-performance and affordable power measurement device designed to meet the demands of various energy measurement applications. It offers both single and three-phase power analysis with exceptional accuracy and wide-band measurement capabilities.

One of the standout features of the PXe-PA900 is its intuitive colour touchscreen user interface, which makes it easy to operate and navigate. Its accuracy surpasses many competing instruments that are priced significantly higher, making it a cost-effective choice for power analysis.

The PXe-900 excels in terms of speed and bandwidth, offering up to 100 readings (sets) per second and supporting measurement bandwidths capable of handling 5 MHz waveforms. This makes it suitable for tackling demanding power factor, low phase angle, and high crest factor loads. With a crest factor performance of up to 25:1, the PXe-900 provides modern power measurement capabilities.

The power analyser is particularly useful for challenging power measurement applications where energy conservation and minimising losses are crucial. Design engineers working on power electronics devices, such as LED and HID lighting, solar panel energy output, efficiency testing on inverters, and PWM motor drive systems in electric vehicles, require fast, precise, and reliable power measurement. The PXe-PA900, with its three-phase, three-channel (and optional four-channel) configuration, offers a solution that provides accurate waveform capture and power data analysis. This allows engineers to optimise energy efficiency and minimise power consumption in their projects.

In addition to its hardware capabilities, the PXe-PA900 is supported by dedicated software and drivers, enhancing its productivity and enabling users to extract valuable insights from captured waveforms and power data.

In summary:

Overall, the PXe-PA900 Three Phase Power Analyser is a comprehensive and cost-effective solution for demanding power measurement applications, providing accurate results and supporting engineers in their quest for energy efficiency and reduced power losses.

Ask us about our Labview Drivers for this Power Analyser. We can also create bespoke Labview Drivers to suit your application requirements.

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High Accuracy & Wide Bandwidth
Easy-to-Use Touchscreen Operation
All the Data you need at a Price you can Afford

Introducing the PXe-PA900 Precision Harmonic Power Analyzer, an easy-to-use high performance power analyzer at a reasonable price. The PA900 delivers multi-channel, high-accuracy, wideband performance – to tackle the toughest energy measurement applications. PXe has the experience to deliver world class power measurement capability at a price that is affordable.

The PXe-900 Power and Harmonic Power Analyzer at work:

The new PXe-900 boasts an impressive array of precision power measurement capabilities like W, VA, VAR, PF, Cosphi and Fundamentals, yet its colour touchscreen user interface is easy to use. The accuracy options of the PA900 allows choice – surpassing rival instruments costing triple the price. And when it comes to speed & bandwidth – the PXe-900 offers features like 100 full precision readings per second and measurement bandwidths sufficient to handle 5 MHZ waveforms – associated with Power Electronics and EV. For tackling complex power factor, low phase angle and high crest factor loads – the PA900 is unbeatable. Offering full performance for crest factors as high as 30:1 – the PA900 places the advantage of superior power measurement capability in the palm of your hands or if you prefer – at the tip of your finger.

The Best Solution for the Toughest Power Measurement Applications

Energy is one of our most precious resources, design engineers are under constant pressure to increase efficiency and reduce excess product power consumption down to the last mW. Challenging applications like LED and HID lighting, solar panel energy output, efficiency testing on inverters and PWM motor drive systems on electric vehicles – all require fast, precise, reliable power measurement. The unequalled performance of the PXe-900 gives you the competitive advantage – the ability to accurately capture the waveforms and complex power data needed to know how to make energy savings on your project.

Harmonics Screen

To meet advanced power harmonics requirements, the PA900 displays up to 500 harmonics even at aviation power frequencies. The chart can be set to show linear, relative linear, logarithmic or relative logarithmic amplitudes. Additionally, 8 harmonics can be selected for numeric display of amplitude and phase by touching the harmonic bar of interest. The user may also import harmonic limits (like EN61010), which when enabled will show out of tolerance harmonics in red above the limit line.

Power Data Screen

The power data screen, available with one touch, displays V, A, W, VA, VAR and PF data (and fundamentals) for any selected channel or group of channels known as a Virtual Power Analyzer™ (VPA). Up to three different VPAs can exist in in a single PA900. In addition to the primary data, peak readings, phase, CF and other parameters are also available. Integrated data results (WHr) can also be controlled and viewed from the power data screen. For users with unique data requirements, custom data screens can be built with a spreadsheet application and downloaded to the PXe-900 via interface or USB drive.

Scope View

Scope view offers waveform acquisition and analysis similar to a digital scope. Up to 6 signals can be displayed, each having user selectable scaling, offset and colour. Timebase, trigger and trigger position are all user selectable. However, with amplitude accuracies as high as 0.03% – you are unlikely to find any other scope with this high level of precision. A valuable diagnostic tool.

Cycle View

The cycle view represents a single cycle of the voltage and or current periodic waveforms. The above waveforms represent a full 10V square wave in blue and a 50:1 zoomed in view in red. Since the user sets amplitude and scaling – the result is an almost unlimited ability to amplitude zoom to expose fine detail. The sampling is forced to be asynchronous to higher order harmonics which leads to an effective sampling rate of 384MSPS.

Vector Screen

A vector-polar chart graphically displays the fundamental voltage and current vectors for the selected channel or VPA. For multi-phase VPAs, the inter-phase voltages and non-measured neutral phase vectors are displayed. The user may enable the display of and select the colour of each vector up to a maximum of 10.

History Screen

The PXe-900 automatically maintains a continuous historical record of all non-harmonic measurement results and selected harmonics. Up to four user selectable parameters can be graphically displayed using the HISTORY screen. The user can display the entire recorded period up to 397 days or zoom in as far as 1/64th of the total span. This provides an almost unlimited ability to amplitude zoom and includes a cursor which may be moved throughout the period with a touch of the screen.

Standby Power Screen

The PXe-900 features built in standby power testing in accordance to EN50564:2011 (replaces IEC62301) which can be started with the press of a finger from the STBY POWER screen. All information is neatly organised onto a single screen for easy viewing and can just as easily be saved as an image file into a connected USB drive to add into any report. Various measurement methods laid out in EN50564:2011, minimum test time, and data logging capability are all selectable. The PXe-900 also has the ability to perform standby power measurements independently in each configured VPA.

Modular Design means Flexibility

The PXe-900 uses a modular design approach to provide the performance you need at a price that meets your budget. A single PXe-900 chassis holds up to 4 Channels of power measurement in any combination of three different Channel types.

The S type Channel card provides economical, high performance power measurement with a basic 0.1% accuracy and enough bandwidth to handle waveforms up to 1.25 MHz.
The A type ultra-precision Channel card offers a 2 year accuracy rating of 0.03% of reading and bandwidth up to 1.25 MHz.
The W type Wideband Channel card performs precision power measurements on the toughest real world waveforms, with sampling speed fast enough to tame waveforms up to 5MHz

And speaking of flexibility, each of the above Channel cards is available with your choice of 3 different current input options. The D current input option uses an auto-ranging Dual Shunt system to deliver precision current measurement from as low as 0.1micro-amp resolution on the 1 amp range up to 20Arms on the high range. For higher current measurements, the H current input option operates from 10 uA resolution up to 30Arms. The X input current option is designed to provide optimum compatibility with a wide range of external shunts and current transducers. PXe makes it easy for you to configure a harmonic power analyzer that is perfect for your application.

Product Features

Most advanced Power Measurement Platform with an unprecedented range of capabilities
Highest Precision with Industry leading noise floor – as low as 1ppm vs 300ppm or more on competitive units
Up to 500 Harmonics at 400Hz, meets Airbus avionics harmonics measurement criteria. Bar graph also features fingertip selectable numeric amplitude and phase data
Large, Hi-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
Modular design lets you choose up to 4 Power Measurement Channel Cards in any combination of 3 different Channel Card types
The S type Channel Card provides 0.1% basic Accuracy with 1 MHz class bandwidth for an extremely economical price
The A type Channel Card offers world class 0.03% basic accuracy with 1MHz class bandwidth at a very reasonable cost
The L type Channel Card offers capabilities similar to the A card but optimized for levels below 100V with resolution down to 10uV
The W type Channel Card delivers 5 MHZ class bandwidth and a 0.1% basic accuracy
All Channel Cards types are available with one of 3 current input options: D – Dual Shunt, H – High Current and X – External Current Transducer Input
Built-in Data Logger – Logs up to 16 selectable data results to USB thumbdrive or internal data storage. Intervals from 10mS to 100 hours with optional time/date stamps
Power Data Screen – displays V, A, W, VA, VAR and PF data for any selected channel or group of channels
Custom Power Data Screens – lets you choose the color, font size, location and data you want displayed
With selectable time base and triggering – Scope View, acts as a digital scope to capture events such as in-rush current
Cycle View – Represents a single cycle of the voltage and current periodic waveforms sampled over many cycles within a measurement period
Vector Screen – Displays up to 10 fundamental voltage & current vectors
History Screen – Like a DVR, the PA900 automatically maintains a continuous historical recording of measurement data. Any data from this record may be viewed or downloaded. Pause, clear & restart functionality is available from the HISTORY screen or via interface
Standby Power Screen – Test in accordance to EN50564:2011 with an easy to set up, easier to use built in application. One screen holds all of your necessary data.
Effective Sampling Rate – for analysis of periodic signals within a measurement period is 384MSPS
Measurement Resolution – 22 bit for S & W type Channel Cards, 24 bit for A type
Up to 3 Different Virtual Power Analyzers™ (VPAs) may be configured for three phase measurements or input/output efficiency tests – so there is no need to interconnect separate units in order to make synchronous or non-synchronous group power measurements
VPA Efficiency Grouping – Available data includes: Power totals for IN, MIDDLE and OUT efficiency groups, the power loss between any pair of groups, and the percentage efficiency between any pair of groups
VPA Multi-Channel Wiring – Each VPA may be configured as 2ø3w (2 ch), 3ø3w (2 ch), 3ø3w (3 ch), 3ø4w (3 ch)
Connectivity – Ethernet, High Speed Serial and USB (client) control interfaces
Optional Multi-Unit (Option MU) connection available to combine multiple PA900 units to enable you to make measurements with up to thousands of channels
Front Panel USB Drive Interface – Permits data logging to a file, ‘screen shot’ capture, easy import and export of: display and measurement configurations & custom data screen definitions
Available MT type Channel Card for motor torque & speed inputs
CE mark certified to EN61010
2 Year Parts & Labour Warranty, 2 Year Accuracy Specs and calibration cycle

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION

Voltage Input Specifications

S or A Channel

W Channel

Specified Input Range	DC	0 to ±1000V	0 to ±700V
	AC	0.1 to 1000Vrms	0.1 to 700Vrms
	Peak	<1800V	<1800V

Safe Input Range	<1ms	2500Vrms (<3000Vpk)	2000Vrms (<3000Vpk)
	<100ms	2000Vrms (<3000Vpk)	1500Vrms (<3000Vpk)
	<5s	1500Vrms (<2500Vpk)	1000Vrms (<2500Vpk)
	Cont	1000Vrms (<1800Vpk)	700Vrms (<1800Vpk)

Impedance

1.2MΩ ± 1%

400KΩ ± 1%

Voltage Accuracy Specifications
The voltage input has a single dynamic range which covers the entire specified input range.
	S Channel	A Channel	W Channel
Resolution	0.001V	0.1mV	0.001V
Base Accuracy	0.1%rdg	0.03%rdg	0.1%rdg
Frequency Adder	0.01-1Hz: 0.05%rdg <10KHz: (0.005F)%rdg 10-40KHz: (0.05+(0.012(F‐10)))%rdg 40-100KHz: (0.41+(0.025*(F‐40)))%rdg		0.01-1Hz: 0.01%rdg <40KHz: (0.002F)%rdg 40-100KHz: (0.08+(0.04(F‐40)))%rdg 100-1000KHz: (0.32+(0.013*(F‐100)))%rdg
Bandwidth (-3dB)	>700KHz		>2.5MHz
Floor Adder	DC: 0.002V AC<100Hz: 0.003V AC>100Hz: 0.005V	DC: 0.001V AC<100Hz: 0.002V AC>100Hz: 0.005V	DC: 0.003V AC<100Hz: 0.004V AC>100Hz: 0.007V
Self-Heating Adder	>0.0005ppm rdg per Vrms²		0.0015ppm rdg per Vrms²
Single Harmonic Adder	<10KHz: 0.01%fund + 0.001V <85KHz: 0.05%fund + 0.005V	<10KHz: 0.005%fund + 0.0005V <85KHz: 0.05%fund + 0.005V	<10KHz: 0.015%fund + 0.0015V <100KHz: 0.03%fund + 0.005V <310KHz: 0.08%fund + 0.01V
ΣHarmonic Adder	<10KHz: 0.02%fund + 0.002V <85KHz: 0.1%fund + 0.01V	<10KHz: 0.015%fund + 0.001V <85KHz: 0.15%fund + 0.01V	<10KHz: 0.03%fund + 0.003V <100KHz: 0.06%fund + 0.007V <310KHz: 0.15%fund + 0.015V
CMRR	>1uV per V.Hz		0.7uV per V.Hz
Inter-Channel Phase	(0.02° + 0.15°*F)		(0.02° + 0.07°*F)

Current Input Specifications
		H option	D option			X option
		H option	AUTO range	HI range	LO range	HI range	LO range
Specified Input Range	DC	0 to ±30A	0 to ±20A	0 to ±20A	0 to ±1A	0 to ±15V	0 to ±0.5V
	<100Hz	3mA to 30Arms	10uA to 20Arms	2mA to 20Arms	10uA to 1Arms	800uV to 15Vrms	20uV to 0.5Vrms
	>100Hz	20mA to 30Arms	150uA to 20Arms	15mA to 20Arms	150uA to 1Arms	2mV to 15Vrms	80uV to 0.5Vrms
	Peak	<200A	<50A	<150A	<1A	<18V	<0.5V
Safe Input Range	<1ms	200Arms (<300Apk)	30Arms (<50Apk)	150Arms (<250Apk)	30Arms (<50Apk)	200Arms (<300Apk)	20Arms (<300Apk)
	<20ms	75Arms (<300Apk)	20Arms (<50Apk)	50Arms (<200Apk)	20Arms (<50Apk)	50Vrms (300Vpk)	10Vrms (200Vpk)
	<1s	50Arms (<200Apk)	20Arms (<50Apk)	30Arms (<150Apk)	5Arms (<25Apk)	30Vrms (300Vpk)	5Vrms (100Vpk)
	Cont	30Arms	20Arms (<50Apk)	20Arms (<150Apk)	2Arms (<5Apk)	20Vrms (300Vpk)	2Vrms (50Vpk)
	Power Off	As Above	As LO Range			As Above	As HI Range
Impedance		<10mΩ	As HI/LO range	<20mΩ	0.57Ω ± 10%	20.5KΩ ± 1%	10.25KΩ ± 1%

H Option Current Measurement Accuracy Specifications
The H option current input has a single range which covers the entire specified input range.
	S Channel	A Channel	W Channel
Resolution	100uA	10uA	100uA
Base Accuracy	0.1%rdg	0.03%rdg	0.1%rdg
Frequency Adder	0.01‐1Hz: 0.05%rdg <10KHz: (0.003F)%rdg 10‐40KHz: (0.03+(0.007(F‐10)))%rdg 40-100KHz: (0.24+(0.02*(F‐40)))%rdg		0.01‐1Hz: 0.1%rdg <40KHz: (0.0015F)%rdg 40‐100KHz: (0.06+(0.003(F-40)))%rdg 100‐1000KHz: (0.24+(0.012*(F‐100)))%rdg
Bandwidth (‐3dB)	>1.25MHz		>5MHz
Floor Adder	DC: 200uA AC<100Hz: 800uA AC>100Hz: 3mA	DC: 100uA AC<100Hz: 500uA AC>100Hz: 2mA	DC: 300uA AC<100Hz: 1mA AC>100Hz: 4mA
Self-Heating Adder	1.5ppm reading per Arms²
Single Harmonic Adder	<10KHz: 0.01%fund + 100uA <85KHz: 0.05%fund + 5mA	<10KHz: 0.005%fund + 80uA <85KHz: 0.03%fund + 5mA	<10KHz: 0.015%fund + 150uA <100KHz: 0.03%fund + 5mA <310KHz: 0.08%fund + 5mA
ΣHarmonic Adder	<10KHz: 0.02%fund + 200uA <85KHz: 0.1%fund + 7mA	<10KHz: 0.015%fund + 150uA <85KHz: 0.15%fund + 7mA	<10KHz: 0.03%fund + 300uA <100KHz: 0.06%fund + 7mA <310KHz: 0.15%fund + 10mA
CMRR	500pA per V.Hz
V:A Phase	(0.01° + 0.015°*F)		(0.01° + 0.007°*F)
Inter-Channel Phase	(0.02° + 0.15°*F)		(0.02° + 0.07°*F)

D Option HI Range Current Measurement Accuracy Specifications
The D option current input has two ranges, this section covers the HI range which covers the entire specified HI input range.
	S Channel	A Channel	W Channel
Resolution	100uA	10uA	100uA
Base Accuracy	0.1%rdg	0.03%rdg	0.1%rdg
Frequency Adder	0.01‐1Hz: 0.05%rdg <10KHz: (0.003F)%rdg 10‐40KHz: (0.03+(0.007(F-10)))%rdg 40-100KHz: (0.24+(0.02*(F‐40)))%rdg		0.01‐1Hz: 0.1%rdg <40KHz: (0.0015F)%rdg 40‐100KHz: (0.06+(0.003(F‐40)))%rdg 100‐1000KHz: (0.24+(0.012*(F‐100)))%rdg
Bandwidth (‐3dB)	>1.25MHz		>5MHz
Floor Adder	DC: 200uA AC<100Hz: 500uA AC>100Hz: 2mA	DC: 100uA AC<100Hz: 300uA AC>100Hz: 1.5mA	DC: 300uA AC<100Hz: 700uA AC>100Hz: 3mA
Self-Heating Adder	2ppm reading per Arms²
Single Harmonic Adder	<10KHz: 0.01%fund + 70uA <85KHz: 0.05%fund + 3.5mA	<10KHz: 0.005%fund + 50uA <85KHz: 0.03%fund + 3.5mA	<10KHz: 0.015%fund + 100uA <100KHz: 0.03%fund + 3.5mA <310KHz: 0.08%fund + 4mA
ΣHarmonic Adder	<10KHz: 0.02%fund + 150uA <85KHz: 0.1%fund + 5mA	<10KHz: 0.015%fund + 120uA <85KHz: 0.15%fund + 5mA	<10KHz: 0.03%fund + 200uA <100KHz: 0.06%fund + 5mA <310KHz: 0.15%fund + 7mA
CMRR	400pA per V.Hz
V:A Phase	(0.01° + 0.015°*F)		(0.01° + 0.007°*F)
Inter-Channel Phase	(0.02° + 0.15°*F)		(0.02° + 0.07°*F)

D Option LO Range Current Measurement Accuracy Specifications
The D option current input has two ranges, this section covers the LO range which covers the entire specified LO input range.
	S Channel	A Channel	W Channel
Resolution	1uA	0.1uA	1uA
Base Accuracy	0.1%rdg	0.03%rdg	0.1%rdg
Frequency Adder	0.01‐1Hz: 0.05%rdg <10KHz: (0.003F)%rdg 10‐40KHz: (0.03+(0.007(F-10)))%rdg 40-100KHz: (0.24+(0.02*(F‐40)))%rdg		0.01‐1Hz: 0.1%rdg <40KHz: (0.0015F)%rdg 40‐100KHz: (0.06+(0.003(F‐40)))%rdg 100‐1000KHz: (0.24+(0.012*(F-100)))%rdg
Bandwidth (‐3dB)	>1.25MHz		>6MHz
Floor Adder	DC: 2uA AC<100Hz: 3uA AC>100Hz: 10uA	DC: 1uA AC<100Hz: 1.5uA AC>100Hz: 8uA	DC: 3uA AC<100Hz: 4uA AC>100Hz: 15uA
Single Harmonic Adder	<10KHz: 0.01%fund + 0.4uA <85KHz: 0.05%fund + 20uA	<10KHz: 0.005%fund + 0.3uA <85KHz: 0.03%fund + 20uA	<10KHz: 0.015%fund + 0.5uA <100KHz: 0.03%fund + 20uA <310KHz: 0.08%fund + 30uA
ΣHarmonic Adder	<10KHz: 0.02%fund + 1uA <85KHz: 0.1%fund + 30uA	<10KHz: 0.015%fund + 0.7uA <85KHz: 0.15%fund + 30uA	<10KHz: 0.03%fund + 1uA <100KHz: 0.06%fund + 30uA <310KHz: 0.15%fund + 40uA
CMRR	20pA per V.Hz
V:A Phase	(0.01° + 0.015°*F)		(0.01° + 0.007°*F)
Inter-Channel Phase	(0.02° + 0.15°*F)		(0.02° + 0.07°*F)

X Option HI Range Current Measurement Accuracy Specifications
The X option current input has two ranges, this section covers the HI range which covers the entire specified HI input range.
	S Channel	A Channel	W Channel
Resolution	1uV	0.1uV	1uV
Base Accuracy	0.1%rdg	0.03%rdg	0.1%rdg
Frequency Adder	0.01-1Hz: 0.05%rdg <10KHz: (0.003F)%rdg 10‐40KHz: (0.03+(0.007(F‐10)))%rdg 40-100KHz: (0.24+(0.02*(F‐40)))%rdg		0.01‐1Hz: 0.1%rdg <40KHz: (0.0015F)%rdg 40‐100KHz: (0.068+(0.004(F-40)))%rdg 100‐1000KHz: (0.308+(0.015*(F‐100)))%rdg
Bandwidth (‐3dB)	>1.25MHz		>3MHz
Floor Adder	DC: 2uV AC<100Hz: 2uV AC>100Hz: 8uV	DC: 1uV AC<100Hz: 1.5uV AC>100Hz: 5uV	DC: 2uV AC<100Hz: 3uV AC>100Hz: 10uV
Single Harmonic Adder	<10KHz: 0.01%fund + 0.3uV <85KHz: 0.05%fund + 10uV	<10KHz: 0.005%fund + 0.1uV <85KHz: 0.03%fund + 10uV	<10KHz: 0.015%fund + 0.3uV <100KHz: 0.03%fund + 10uV <310KHz: 0.08%fund + 15uV
ΣHarmonic Adder	<10KHz: 0.02%fund + 0.5uV <85KHz: 0.1%fund + 15uV	<10KHz: 0.015%fund + 0.3uV <85KHz: 0.15%fund + 15uV	<10KHz: 0.03%fund + 0.5uV <100KHz: 0.06%fund + 15uV <310KHz: 0.15%fund + 20uV
CMRR	1nV per V.Hz
V:A Phase	(0.01° + 0.015°*F)		(0.01° + 0.007°*F)
Inter-Channel Phase	(0.02° + 0.15°*F)		(0.02° + 0.07°*F)

X Option LO Range Current Measurement Accuracy Specifications
The X option current input has two ranges, this section covers the LO range which covers the entire specified LO input range.
	S Channel	A Channel	W Channel
Resolution	1uV	0.1uV	1uV
Base Accuracy	0.1%rdg	0.03%rdg	0.1%rdg
Frequency Adder	0.01‐1Hz: 0.05%rdg <10KHz: (0.003F)%rdg 10‐40KHz: (0.03+(0.007(F‐10)))%rdg 40-100KHz: (0.24+(0.02*(F‐40)))%rdg		0.01‐1Hz: 0.1%rdg <40KHz: (0.0015F)%rdg 40‐100KHz: (0.068+(0.004(F‐40)))%rdg 100‐1000KHz: (0.308+(0.015*(F‐100)))%rdg
Bandwidth (‐3dB)	>1.25MHz		>3MHz
Floor Adder	DC: 2uV AC<100Hz: 2uV AC>100Hz: 8uV	DC: 1uV AC<100Hz: 1.5uV AC>100Hz: 5uV	DC: 2uV AC<100Hz: 3uV AC>100Hz: 10uV
Single Harmonic Adder	<10KHz: 0.01%fund + 0.3uV <85KHz: 0.05%fund + 10uV	<10KHz: 0.005%fund + 0.1uV <85KHz: 0.03%fund + 10uV	<10KHz: 0.015%fund + 0.3uV <100KHz: 0.03%fund + 10uV <310KHz: 0.08%fund + 15uV
ΣHarmonic Adder	<10KHz: 0.02%fund + 0.5uV <85KHz: 0.1%fund + 15uV	<10KHz: 0.015%fund + 0.3uV <85KHz: 0.15%fund + 15uV	<10KHz: 0.03%fund + 0.5uV <100KHz: 0.06%fund + 15uV <310KHz: 0.15%fund + 20uV
CMRR	1nV per V.Hz
V:A Phase	(0.01° + 0.015°*F)		(0.01° + 0.007°*F)
Inter-Channel Phase	(0.02° + 0.15°*F)		(0.02° + 0.07°*F)

Watts, VAR and VA Measurement Accuracy Specifications
Fundamental Phase Adder (for W or VAR only, typically can be ignored for active loading where the PF is reduced by distortion rather than phase shift. K is 0.3 for Watts, harmonic VAR and harmonic VA otherwise 1.0.
	S Channel	A Channel	W Channel
Base Accuracy	0.17%rdg	0.05%rdg	0.17%
Frequency Adder	Add Frequency Adders for voltage and current
Floor Adder	DC: Vdc(DC Current Floor Adder) + Adc(DC Voltage Floor Adder) + (DC Voltage Floor Adder)(DC Current Floor Adder) AC: VacK(AC Current Floor Adder) + AacK*(AC Voltage Floor Adder)
Fundamental Phase Adder	Watts: VAfund(PFfund – cos(cos-1(PFfund) + V:A phase for current input)) VAR: VAfund((1‐PFfund) ‐ cos(cos‐1(1‐PFfund) + V:A phase for current input))
Self‐Heating Adder	Add Self‐Heating Adders for voltage and current
Single Harmonic Adder	Add Single Harmonic Adders for voltage and current
ΣHarmonic Adder	Add ΣHarmonic Adders for voltage and current

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PXe-PA900 Three phase Power Analyser

The PXe-PA900 Three Phase Power Analyser is a high-performance and affordable power measurement device designed to meet the demands of various energy measurement applications. It offers both single and three-phase power analysis with exceptional accuracy and wide-band measurement capabilities.

One of the standout features of the PXe-PA900 is its intuitive colour touchscreen user interface, which makes it easy to operate and navigate. Its accuracy surpasses many competing instruments that are priced significantly higher, making it a cost-effective choice for power analysis.

In addition to its hardware capabilities, the PXe-PA900 is supported by dedicated software and drivers, enhancing its productivity and enabling users to extract valuable insights from captured waveforms and power data.

In summary:

Overall, the PXe-PA900 Three Phase Power Analyser is a comprehensive and cost-effective solution for demanding power measurement applications, providing accurate results and supporting engineers in their quest for energy efficiency and reduced power losses.

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High Accuracy & Wide Bandwidth Easy-to-Use Touchscreen Operation All the Data you need at a Price you can Afford

The PXe-900 Power and Harmonic Power Analyzer at work:

The Best Solution for the Toughest Power Measurement Applications

Harmonics Screen

Power Data Screen

Scope View

Cycle View

Vector Screen

History Screen

Standby Power Screen

Modular Design means Flexibility

The PXe-900 uses a modular design approach to provide the performance you need at a price that meets your budget. A single PXe-900 chassis holds up to 4 Channels of power measurement in any combination of three different Channel types.

The S type Channel card provides economical, high performance power measurement with a basic 0.1% accuracy and enough bandwidth to handle waveforms up to 1.25 MHz.

The A type ultra-precision Channel card offers a 2 year accuracy rating of 0.03% of reading and bandwidth up to 1.25 MHz.

The W type Wideband Channel card performs precision power measurements on the toughest real world waveforms, with sampling speed fast enough to tame waveforms up to 5MHz

Product Features

Most advanced Power Measurement Platform with an unprecedented range of capabilities

Highest Precision with Industry leading noise floor – as low as 1ppm vs 300ppm or more on competitive units

Up to 500 Harmonics at 400Hz, meets Airbus avionics harmonics measurement criteria. Bar graph also features fingertip selectable numeric amplitude and phase data

Large, Hi-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

Modular design lets you choose up to 4 Power Measurement Channel Cards in any combination of 3 different Channel Card types

The S type Channel Card provides 0.1% basic Accuracy with 1 MHz class bandwidth for an extremely economical price

The A type Channel Card offers world class 0.03% basic accuracy with 1MHz class bandwidth at a very reasonable cost

The L type Channel Card offers capabilities similar to the A card but optimized for levels below 100V with resolution down to 10uV

The W type Channel Card delivers 5 MHZ class bandwidth and a 0.1% basic accuracy

All Channel Cards types are available with one of 3 current input options: D – Dual Shunt, H – High Current and X – External Current Transducer Input

Built-in Data Logger – Logs up to 16 selectable data results to USB thumbdrive or internal data storage. Intervals from 10mS to 100 hours with optional time/date stamps

Power Data Screen – displays V, A, W, VA, VAR and PF data for any selected channel or group of channels

Custom Power Data Screens – lets you choose the color, font size, location and data you want displayed

With selectable time base and triggering – Scope View, acts as a digital scope to capture events such as in-rush current

Cycle View – Represents a single cycle of the voltage and current periodic waveforms sampled over many cycles within a measurement period

Vector Screen – Displays up to 10 fundamental voltage & current vectors

History Screen – Like a DVR, the PA900 automatically maintains a continuous historical recording of measurement data. Any data from this record may be viewed or downloaded. Pause, clear & restart functionality is available from the HISTORY screen or via interface

Standby Power Screen – Test in accordance to EN50564:2011 with an easy to set up, easier to use built in application. One screen holds all of your necessary data.

Effective Sampling Rate – for analysis of periodic signals within a measurement period is 384MSPS

Measurement Resolution – 22 bit for S & W type Channel Cards, 24 bit for A type

Up to 3 Different Virtual Power Analyzers™ (VPAs) may be configured for three phase measurements or input/output efficiency tests – so there is no need to interconnect separate units in order to make synchronous or non-synchronous group power measurements

VPA Efficiency Grouping – Available data includes: Power totals for IN, MIDDLE and OUT efficiency groups, the power loss between any pair of groups, and the percentage efficiency between any pair of groups

VPA Multi-Channel Wiring – Each VPA may be configured as 2ø3w (2 ch), 3ø3w (2 ch), 3ø3w (3 ch), 3ø4w (3 ch)

Connectivity – Ethernet, High Speed Serial and USB (client) control interfaces

Optional Multi-Unit (Option MU) connection available to combine multiple PA900 units to enable you to make measurements with up to thousands of channels

Front Panel USB Drive Interface – Permits data logging to a file, ‘screen shot’ capture, easy import and export of: display and measurement configurations & custom data screen definitions

Available MT type Channel Card for motor torque & speed inputs

CE mark certified to EN61010

2 Year Parts & Labour Warranty, 2 Year Accuracy Specs and calibration cycle

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION

Voltage Input Specifications

S or A Channel

W Channel

Specified Input Range

DC

0 to ±1000V

0 to ±700V

AC

0.1 to 1000Vrms

0.1 to 700Vrms

Peak

<1800V

<1800V

Safe Input Range

<1ms

2500Vrms (<3000Vpk)

2000Vrms (<3000Vpk)

<100ms

2000Vrms (<3000Vpk)

1500Vrms (<3000Vpk)

<5s

1500Vrms (<2500Vpk)

1000Vrms (<2500Vpk)

Cont

1000Vrms (<1800Vpk)

700Vrms (<1800Vpk)

Impedance

High Accuracy & Wide Bandwidth
Easy-to-Use Touchscreen Operation
All the Data you need at a Price you can Afford

>0.0005ppm rdg per Vrms²

0.0015ppm rdg per Vrms²