IEEE 1459 measurement convention:
Q
P
Q1Q2
Q3
Q4
P < 0    Q > 0      PF > 0
Capacitive
Capacitive
Inductive
Inductive
P < 0    Q < 0      PF < 0 P > 0    Q < 0      PF > 0
P > 0    Q > 0      PF < 0
Operation in the 4 quadrants (Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4)
0 -
0 +
cos φ < 0
cos φ > 0
Q1
Q4
- 1
+ 1
cos φ values in the receiver operating mode (Q1,Q4)
Figure 27: Convenio de medida IEEE 1459.
 
 4.1.- MEASURING PARAMETERS
The device displays the electrical parameters shown in the following tables.
Where: III = Three-phase, ∑= Total, MAX = Maximum value, MIN = Minimum value, M = Measured value, C= 
Calculated value, M/C = Measured value (M) if the Neutral transformer has been connected, if not the value is 
calculated (C).
Table 7: Measuring parameters of the CVM-C11 (4-3Ph installation).
Parameter
4-3Ph
L1 L2 L3 N L12 L23 L31 III ∑ MAX MIN
Voltage M M M  C C C C - M M
THD Voltage C C C - - - - - - C C
Voltage harmonics C C C - - - - - - - -
Current M M M M/C - - - M - M M
THD Current C C C - - - - - - C C
Current harmonics C C C - - - - - - - -
Frequency M - - - - - - - - M M
Active power C C C - - - - - C C C
Apparent power C C C - - - - - C C C
Inductive Reactive Power - Consumption C C C - - - - - C C C
Inductive Reactive Power - Generation C C C - - - - - C C C
Capacitive Reactive Power -Consumption C C C - - - - - C C C
Capacitive Reactive Power - Generation C C C - - - - - C C C
Cos φ C C C - - - - C - C C
Power factor C C C - - - - C - C C
Maximum Current Demand C C C - - - - C - C -
Maximum Demand of Active power
- - - - - - - - C C -
Maximum Demand of Apparent Power
- - - - - - - - C C -
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