SETTINGS
2
Measuringcentres
MC320,MC330,MC350&MC350H‐User’sManua
Maximumdemand(MD)timeconstant(MC350,MC350HandMC330
only)
Theinstrumentprovidesmaximumdemandvaluesbasedonathermalfunction.Thermalfunctiontime
constantcanbeselectedviakeyboardorviacommunication.
MainmenuSettingsGeneralMDmode/MDtimeconstant
THERMALFUNCTION
Athermalfunctionassuresexponentthermalcharacteristicbasedonsimulationofbimetalmeters.
Maximalvaluesandtimeoftheiroccurrencearestoredindevice.Atimeconstant(t.c.)canbesetfrom1to255
minutesandis6−methermalmeconstant(t.c.=6*thermalmeconstant).
Example:
Mode:Thermalfunction
Timeconstant:8min.
CurrentMDandmaximalMD:Resetat0min.
StartingcurrentforPFandPA(mA)(MC350,MC350HandMC330only)
Atallmeasuringinputsnoiseisusuallypresent.Itisconstantanditsinfluenceontheaccuracyisincreasedby
decreasingmeasuringsignals.Itispresentalsowhenmeasuringsignalsarenotconnectedanditoccursatall
furthercalculationsasverysporadicmeasurements.Bysettingacommonstartingcurrent,alimitofinputsignal
isdefinedwheremeasurementsandallothercalculationsarestillperformed.
Startingcurrentforallpowers(mA)
Noiseislimitedwithastartingcurrentalsoatmeasurementsandcalculationsofpowers.
Startingvoltageforallpowers
Noiseislimitedwithastartingvoltagealsoatmeasurementsandcalculationsofpowers.Untilvoltagereaches
userdefinedstartingvoltagelimit,allpowersaresetto0.Usingthreewireelectricalconnections,virtualphase
voltageisusedincalculations.
StartingvoltageforSYNC(MC350,MC350HandMC330only)
IfallvoltagesarelessthanStartingvoltageforSYNC,thanthecurrentinputsareusedforsynchronisation.Ifall
currentsarelessthanStartingcurrentforPFandPA,thanthesynchronisationisstoppedandthefrequency
resultis0Hz
Thermal function
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Time [min.]
Measured value
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