CHAPTER 4: PROGRAMMING S4 ALARMS/CONTROL
PQM POWER QUALITY METER – INSTRUCTION MANUAL 4–41
• PHASE UNDERCURRENT LEVEL: When the average three phase current drops to or 
below the level set by this setpoint, a phase undercurrent condition will occur. Refer to 
the 
DETECT UNDERCURRENT WHEN 0A setpoint description below to enable/
disable undercurrent detection below 5% of CT.
• PHASE UNDERCURRENT DELAY: If the average phase current drops to or below the 
PHASE UNDERCURRENT LEVEL setpoint value and remains this way for the time 
delay programmed in this setpoint, a phase undercurrent condition will occur.
• DETECT UNDERCURRENT WHEN 0A: If this setpoint is set to YES, undercurrent will be 
detected if the average phase current drops below 5% of CT. If the setting is NO, the 
undercurrent detection is only enabled if the average phase current is equal to or 
above 5% of CT.
• PHASE OVERCURRENT RELAY: Overcurrent can either be disabled, used as an alarm 
or as a process control. Set this setpoint to off if the feature is not required. Selecting 
alarm relay will cause the alarm relay to activate and display an alarm message 
whenever an overcurrent condition exists. Selecting auxiliary relay will cause the 
auxiliary relay to activate for an overcurrent condition but no message will be 
displayed. This is intended for process control. 
• PHASE OVERCURRENT LEVEL: When the average (or maximum, see below) three 
phase current equals or exceeds the level set by this setpoint, a phase overcurrent 
condition will occur.
• PHASE OVERCURRENT DELAY: If the average (or maximum, see below) phase current 
equals or exceeds the 
PHASE OVERCURRENT LEVEL setpoint value and remains this 
way for the time delay programmed in this setpoint, a phase overcurrent condition will 
occur.
• PHASE OVERCURRENT ACTIVATION: The Phase Overcurrent function can use either 
the average phase current or the maximum of the three phase currents. This setpoint 
determines which is used.
• NEUTRAL OVERCURRENT RELAY: Neutral overcurrent can either be disabled, used as 
an alarm or as a process control. Set this setpoint to off if the feature is not required. 
Selecting alarm relay will cause the alarm relay to activate and display an alarm 
message whenever a neutral overcurrent condition exists. Selecting auxiliary relay will 
cause the auxiliary relay to activate for a neutral overcurrent condition but no 
message will be displayed. This is intended for process control. 
• NEUTRAL OVERCURRENT LEVEL: When the neutral current equals or exceeds the level 
set by this setpoint, a neutral overcurrent condition will occur.
• NEUTRAL OVERCURRENT DELAY: If the neutral current equals or exceeds the 
NEUTRAL OVERCURRENT LEVEL setpoint value and remains this way for the time 
delay programmed in this setpoint, a neutral overcurrent condition will occur.
• UNDERVOLTAGE RELAY: Undervoltage can either be disabled, used as an alarm or as 
a process control. Set this setpoint to off if the feature is not required. Selecting alarm 
relay will cause the alarm relay to activate and display an alarm message whenever 
an undervoltage condition exists. Selecting auxiliary relay will cause the auxiliary relay 
to activate for an undervoltage condition but no message will be displayed. This is 
intended for process control. 
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