PQube User Manual 2.1
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents 3
Introduction 6
What Can Your PQube Do? .......................................................................................................... 6
How Is Your PQube Different? ..................................................................................................................................... 7
Applications .................................................................................................................................................................. 8
Choosing Modules ....................................................................................................................... 8
Measure Current, Power, and Energy ......................................................................................................................... 9
Remote Communication .............................................................................................................................................. 9
XCT5 and ETH1 combined into 1 module .................................................................................................................... 9
Power your PQube from 100~240Vac ....................................................................................................................... 10
Measure Temperature and Humidity ........................................................................................................................ 10
DC Monitoring ............................................................................................................................................................ 10
Installation 11
Quickstart .................................................................................................................................. 11
General Installation ................................................................................................................... 13
Mount your PQube securely ...................................................................................................................................... 13
PQube instrument power .......................................................................................................................................... 14
Connecting the wires ................................................................................................................................................. 14
Using your PQube with external Potential Transformers ......................................................................................... 16
Include overcurrent protection and a disconnecting device .................................................................................... 17
Protect the operator from the hazardous terminals ................................................................................................ 17
Protect antenna terminals from lightning ................................................................................................................. 18
Installing Your ETH1 Ethernet Module ...................................................................................................................... 18
Installing Your PS1 or PS2 Power Supply Module ..................................................................................................... 19
Installing Current Modules ........................................................................................................................................ 19
Wiring Diagrams ........................................................................................................................ 21
Single-Phase L-N ......................................................................................................................................................... 21
Split-Single-Phase L-N-L .............................................................................................................................................. 22
Single-Phase L-L .......................................................................................................................................................... 23
Delta ........................................................................................................................................................................... 24
Wye/Star .................................................................................................................................................................... 25
Wye/Star (continued) ................................................................................................................................................ 26
Overview of connections and controls ...................................................................................................................... 27
Disconnect mains prior to servicing ........................................................................................................................... 27