MPI-540 ● MPI-540-PV – BRIEF USER MANUAL
5.8 Energy loss calculator
5.8.1 Functional description
In this mode, you can estimate the loss of active power and associated costs due to poor power sup-
ply quality. The loss analysis screen is shown in Fig. 5.9. Analysis can be performed in terms of the
desired time.
Fig. 5.9 Energy loss analysis
Parameters to analyse
power loss due to wire resistance (as-
suming the absence of higher harmon-
ics, unbalance and reactive power)
cost related to P
opt
loss
loss due to higher harmonics
cost related to P
dis
loss
power loss due to network asymmetry
cost related to P
unb
loss
power loss due to poor power factor
(from harmonics)
cost related to P
rea
loss
cost related to a low power factor (large
share of reactive power)
total loss (the sum of the above)
cost related to P
rea
loss
loss which can be reduced by improving
the quality parameters (e.g. compensa-
tion of harmonics, elimination of unbal-
ance), arising from the relationship:
P
sav
= P
tot
- P
opt
cost related to P
sav
loss