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Date 
The Date data item allows you to set the real-time calendar. 
Use the format selected in the Format item. If the format 
defined below is MO/DA/YR, enter the date as 09/30/ 
07. 
 
Format 
The Format item allows you to set the format for the Date. 
 
Daylight Sav (Daylight Savings Time) 
The Daylight Sav data item automatically adjusts the clock 
for the time changes on the second Sunday in March and 
the first Sunday in November. 
 
4.3.23 Demand Methods 
Demand values are system parameters that have been 
averaged over a user-defined time period. Demand values 
are accumulated separately for both forward and reverse 
power flow conditions. Demand values can be viewed in 
the Forward and Reverse <DEMAND> menus (see 
Chapter 5). 
 
The MJ-5 Control Panel accumulates demand values for 
Load Voltage, Source Voltage, Compensated Voltage, 
Load Current, kW, kVAR, and kVA. In addition, Power 
Factor is stored whenever a new kVA maximum or 
minimum is recognized. 
 
Demand calculations are reset at the following times: 
system power up, when demand configuration items are 
changed, and when power flow direction changes. 
 
When a demand value is reset, dashes ā-ā appear on the 
display screen until completion of the first demand period. 
 
The MJ-5 Control Panel provides two methods of 
computing demand: the Sliding Window method and the 
Thermal averaging method. 
 
Sliding Window Method 
The Sliding Window (or rolling interval) method divides 
the time interval into subperiods. Meter values are 
individually recorded once each second. At the end of each 
subperiod an average value is derived for each Meter value; 
the values for the oldest subperiod are discarded and new 
demand values are calculated. 
 
The DmdTime parameter specifies the number of minutes 
in the period; the DmdSubperiods parameter specifies the 
number of subperiods in the demand period. For example, a 
DmdTime of 30 minutes and a DmdSubperiod of 6 
subperiods defines a thirty minute sliding window that 
moves every five minutes. 
 
To use the Sliding Window method, view Dmd Type and 
specify WINDOW. Then view DmdTime and specify the 
length of the period in minutes (1 to 999); view DmdSub-
periods and specify the number of subperiods as a number 
between 1 and 99. 
 
Thermal Method 
The Thermal method is typical of the characteristic time lag 
of mechanical or thermal devices as they absorb electrical 
energy. It is based on the Code for Electricity Meters, 
ANSI C12-1975, which defines the interval of a thermal 
demand meter as the time required for the meter to indicate 
90% of a change in the load. Demand values are updated 
once each second. 
 
For example, if you specify DmdTime = 15, the demand 
meter indicates 90% of a steady load fifteen minutes after 
the load is applied. In the next fifteen minutes, it responds 
to 90% of the remainder of the total load. As a result, the 
load is constantly averaged and transient variations are not 
reflected. 
 
Note: The Demand Subperiod data item is ignored by the 
Thermal method. 
 
4.3.24 Min/Max t.o. (Min/Max Time Out) 
The Min/Max t.o. data item defines the length of time that 
the Min/Max data items will be presented at the display 
screen. At the end of this period, the display returns to the 
present value. 
 
To specify the Min/Max timeout period, view Min/Max 
t.o.; use the Change/Save key and the Scroll keys to define 
the number of seconds in the time-out period. Then press 
the Change/Save key to complete the change process. 
 
4.3.25 Screen t.o. (Screen Time Out) 
The Screen t.o. data item defines the length of time that any 
data item is displayed. At the end of the timeout period, the 
display returns to the default display defined by the DspScr 
data item. 
 
4.3.26 Quick t.o. (Quick Time Out) 
The Quick t.o. data item defines the length of time that the 
Quick List data items will be presented at the display 
screen. At the end of this period, the display returns to the 
previous screen. See section 4.10. 
 
4.3.27 QuickDispTim (Quick Display Time) 
The QuickDispTim data item defines the length of time that 
each data item in the Quick List will be displayed before 
moving to the next item when the Quick List is in its slide 
show mode. See section 4.10. 
 
4.3.28 AutoVari-Amp 
The AutoVari-Amp data item enables a capability that 
automatically reduces the tap position based on the average 
load current over the last 10 minutes compared to the I Full 
Load. For example, if the regulator is at 105% of its rated 
current on average for the last 10 minutes, the regulator will 
not be permitted to move past 14 raise or lower and it will 
move to 14 raise or lower if it is on a higher tap. If the 
regulator is at 140% of its rated current on average for the 
last 10 minutes, the regulator will not step past 8 to