1. New features, more applications with PQube 3 Power Analyzers
PSL Symposium Prague Jun 2018

2. New features, more applications with PQube 3 Power Analyzers
Data Centers
UPS Monitoring
Utilities grid operators, DER/PV integrators
Utilities & commercial /industrial
Manufacturing
Healthcare facilities
New product (summary)
New features (summary)

3. Data Centers
Problem solving: Explain, justify costly investments in design for reliability – during design and during operation
Problem solving: measure & optimize power profile optimization up to four (4) 3-phase PDUs
NEW ! Problem solving: Prevent PDU overloading (breaker trips) Load shedding ----
colocation /shared hosting / in-house

4. Data Centers NEW Load shedding: CRAC = computer room air conditioning
Firmware Q3 2018
NEW Load shedding:
Turn OFF CRAC units before the PDU overloads (circuit breaker trip) and
Turn CRAC units back ON when the overall consumption is back within limits
CRAC = computer room air conditioning

5. Data Centers How load shedding works Ex: 2 threshold load shedding
Consumption (PDU load)
CR AC #2 OFF
Relay 2 Trigger threshold
Hysteresis
Relay 2 Return Threshold
CRAC #1 OFF
Hysteresis
How load shedding works Ex: 2 threshold load shedding
Watts
Relay 1 Trigger threshold
Relay 1 Return Threshold
Up to 4 X 3-phase loads or up to 8 thresholds …
Relay 1
Active
Relay 2
Active

6. Data Centers Load shedding works with relays… which relays?
RM8 – 8 relay output module
Up to 2 modules …. 16 relays

7. Data Centers Impact of earthquake on specific racks/equipment:
The “shake” is not identical from one rack to the other
Detect seismic wave impact or mechanical shock impact – LOCALLY

8. Data Centers : who to sell to ?
PDU
RACKS
UPS
POC
GENSET

9. Manufacturing: alarm & control
New! RM8 + PQube 3 or PQube 3e additional relays
1+8 = 9 relays
New! PQube 3r PQube 3 with 3 additional relays 1+3 = 4 relays

10. Utilities: grid operators, DER/PV integrators
Problem solving: insure generation performance remains in compliance with regulations during and after commissioning
Voltage /VAR response
Voltage/ frequency ride through
Net /import /export energy
Solar and environment conditions
Grid stability : real time measurements, phasor measurements – > New! GRID ANALYZER

11. Utility Grid operators, DER/PV integrators

12. Monitoring UPS performance
Problem solving: identify root cause of power outage Did the UPS work properly?
NEW! : Input AND output power monitoring
NEW! : assess UPS equipment performance = efficiency!
Firmware Q3 2018

13. Monitoring UPS performance
With PQube 3e and VAT1-600! Option: Battery bank monitoring

14. Monitoring UPS performance

15. Utilities, oil/water treatment industries
Problem solved: integration of PQube 3 analyzer with existing SCADA systems
Communication protocol : DNP 3.0 (IEEE )
Level 1 – polling data points
Level 2 – alarm when value exceeds a dead band (configured by the DNP3 client application)
Level 3 – encryption (version 3.7.0)
DNP3 opens door to larger bids…

16. Utilities and industries (Europe, Asia, South America)
Problem solving: reduce time, training & personnel to prepare and review compliance reports
EN50160 embedded reports
Condensed summary
Sent by ..
daily, weekly..
Compliant
New in 3.6.X !
Non compliant

17. New feature : EN 50160 embedded reports
EN50160 limit (100%)
95% of the variations above the nominal voltage
compliance margin
95% of the variations below the nominal voltage
Pass/fail status

18. New feature : EN 50160 embedded reports
EN50160 limit (100%)
Individual harmonic compliance margin
Here, 95 % of the time Harmonic rank 15 is below 22% of the max compliance threshold
Individual harmonic pass/fail status

19. Utilities and industry
Problem solving: Reduce time, training & personnel to prepare reports
The embedded ITIC graph
Firmware release Q3

20. Utilities and industry verticals
Firmware release Q3
A great sag/swell event overview sent from your PQube 3 ! Quickly identify the events out of the compatibility curve.
Delivered with the embedded report: Daily, weekly, monthly

21. Healthcare facilities

22. Healthcare facilities
> Power monitoring > disturbance detection
> operational environment monitoring
New ! Vibration detection
New in 3.6.X !

23. New products, new modules Summary
PQube 3 : 32GB internal memory (Jan2018)
Combination PMU and Power Analyzer : GridAnalyzer
PQube 3 for control applications: PQube 3r
Extension relay module : RM8

24. 2kHz-150kHz Conducted emissions
New in firmware 3.6.x (3.6.3 released Apr 2018)
2kHz-150kHz Conducted emissions
Change to balanced sensitivity map
Separate color maps sensitivity for 2-9kHz and 8-150kHz GIF graphs

25. Improvements: 2kHz-150kHz color map
3-Phase view
Phase by phase view

26. New features Summary EN 50160 embedded reports Protocol DNP3
2kHz ~ 150kHz conducted emissions: > Phase by phase color maps (optional) > Separate sensitivity for 2-9kHz and 8-150kHz
Vibration detection and recording
Analog channels offset configurable

27. This was “what’s new” Thank you! Questions , please…

28. New in firmware 3.6.x (3.6.3 released Apr 2018)
Embedded EN reports
Vibration ON/OFF detection
Better screen display visibility of events in progress
New in 3.6.3!

29. Latest HF impulse (May, Belgium)

30. Improvements
Handling large amounts of events Summary counter events after a threshold per hour /per day is reached. Dual voltage mode : support for the VAT th channel + GIF improvements
Model names instead of PQube3 part nb in screen, web pages, files, s.
Max zoom out for N-E in waveform
Norwegian translation
Blinks light blue when firmware upgrade in progress
SNTP-NTP lock/unlock sign
Harmonic max in 10min CSV!!!!
Can write Setup.in or setup.ini (web or USB) to change config
Modbus battery voltage and current, charge are now correct
Fixes:
In some cases, events and trend files cannot be accessed via the Web page (“erro 404 file not found)
Frequency spikes in trends and 10sec files (rare occurrence)
PQub3e displays loads 6, 7, and 8 when they are OFF
Field separator with Power_Energy CSV, and separator for 2kHz-150kHz CSV files not working if non default (“;”)
PQube 3 not calculating the neutral current correctly unless you enter CT ratio on I4
Split-phase mode power incorrect if the third current channel is connected.

31. Using ATT2 with PQube3
coverage on how to set up the PQube3 with only the Analog inputs connected for measuring PV output.
The 10 page ATT2 manual does not even mention:
Since you do not have AC connected to the PQube 3, be sure to set the power configuration to “Fixed Sampling (No Mains)”. Otherwise, your PQube 3 will not lock on as it’s looking for voltage on L-N terminals.
There is an enormous opportunity for measuring PV – certainly here in the UK.
I spent Wednesday Morning on the Roof of the USB Building at Newcastle University where we have a PQube3e in an External Housing
I spent Thursday Morning on the Roof of the Pandon Building of Northumbria University (located in Newcastle) where we have 3 PQub3’s monitoring 3 different technologies of PV manufacture – here we are looking at the output of the Inverter.

32. Dual voltage : Dual Voltage mode Support for the secondary voltage N-E channel
Wiring
HV side - > VAT1
VAT1 – > PQube 3 current terminals
WYE (STAR) (4-wire)
Va->I1, Vb->I2, Vc->I3, Vd->I4
DELTA (3-wire)
Va->I1, Vb->I2, Vc->I3
Single-Phase (2-wire)
Va->I1, Vd->I4
With Firmware 3.6.0

33. Data Centers – electrical distribution