CheckMeter 2.1 Portable Working Standard Page 1 March 2009
CheckMeter 2.1 integrates today’s requirements of a Portable Working Standard for testing electricity meters and meter installations: Applications Size & Dimensions rigid design light in weight Accuracy Class 0.2% Functions Meter testing 1-phase measurement Current measurement Voltage measurement Energy measurement Documentation Data memory Transfer to Windows © Software CALSOFT I Page 2 March 2009
Advantages Precision test equipment for AC values in the 45 Hz to 66 Hz frequency range LCD display ¼ VGA (240 x 320 Pixels) with graphical user interface Wide measuring range with auto ranging Display of vector diagram for analysis of mains conditions and meter connections Measurements of wave forms and harmonics with display Easy detection of circuit connection faults Data memory for test results and customer data Small dimensions and light in weight Serial interface (RS 232) for data transfer Page 3 March 2009
Functions Active, reactive and apparent energy measurement with integrated error calculator Impulse output for energy (galvanic isolation) Registration of active, reactive and apparent energy for register testing Active, reactive and apparent power measurements Current and voltage measurements Phase angle measurement Power factor measurement Frequency measurement Page 4 March 2009
Technical data Basic Characteristics V Auxiliary supply from measurement circuit Clamp-on CT 10 mA A Measurements of: voltage, current, active, reactive and apparent power, energy, frequency, power factor, error measurement Accuracy 0.2 % Options: CALSOFT I Software Page 5 March 2009
Connections Top and bottom view CheckMeter 2.1 [1]Phase connection [2]Neutral connection N [3]Connection for CT [4]Pulse input / output [5]Supply voltage connection [6]RS 232 serial line interface Page 6 March 2009
Connections Front view CheckMeter 2.1 [7]LCD display [8]Menu card keys [9]Cursor keys [10]Enter key [11]Start/Stop Impulses [12]Alphanumeric keypad Page 7 March 2009
Current clamps to the CheckMeter 2.1 Error compensated clamp-on CT for measurements in the range 10 mA … 120 A, cable diameter max. 10 mm Clamp-on CT for measurements in the range 10 mA … 120 A, cable diameter max. 52 mm Page 8 March 2009
Operation Concept SymbolsDisplayControl Keys Page 9 March 2009
Operation Concept Status Indication Page 10 March 2009
Operation Concept Main Menu Meter Testing Measurement of load values Vector diagram Energy measurement Basic settings Page 11 March 2009
Operation Concept Meter Testing Page 12 March 2009
Operation Concept Measurement of Load Values Page 13 March 2009
Operation Concept Harmonics Analysis, Waveform Display, Vector Diagram Page 14 March 2009
Operation Concept Energy Measurement Page 15 March 2009
Operation Concept Administrative data set (ADS) Page 16 March 2009
Operation Concept Examples of test results Page 17 March 2009
Connection example Testing of a direct connected meter up to 100 A Page 18 March 2009
Connection example Testing of transformer operated meter Page 19 March 2009
Windows © -Software CALSOFT Selection of real time readout or readout of sets of data from memory of CheckMeter 2.1 Page 20 March 2009