MI 2893 / MI 2892 / MI 2885 Measurement methods
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An active average value is calculated upon the same principle (arithmetic or RMS) as average value, but
taking in account only measurement where measured value is not zero:
Where:
A
RMSact
– quantity average over active part of given aggregation interval,
A – 10/12-cycle quantity value marked as “active”,
M – number of 10/12 cycles measurements with active (non zero) value.
Arithmetic active average:
Where:
A
avgact
– quantity average over active part of given aggregation interval,
A – 10/12-cycle quantity value in “active” part of interval,
M – number of 10/12 cycles measurements with active (non zero) value.
Difference between standard average (Avg) and active average (AvgOn)
Example: Suppose we measure current on AC motor which is switched on for 5 min every 10 minutes.
Motor consumes 100A. User set recording interval to 10 minutes.