Fluke VR101S manual Causes and Effects of Poor Power Quality, Causes of Poor Power Quality

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Causes and Effects of Poor Power Quality

Although this graph does not apply to all equipment, it does apply to a vast amount of equipment in the marketplace.

Causes and Effects of Poor Power Quality

Causes of Poor Power Quality

Swells

∙Shutdown of heavily loaded equipment

∙Abrupt power restoration

∙Utility switching

Sags

∙Abrupt increase in load

∙Dropouts/Outages

∙Lightning

∙Outdoor contact with transmission lines

∙Ground Faults

∙Equipment failures

∙Acts of nature

Transients

∙Switching loads on and off

∙Utility switching

∙Lightning

∙Normal computer operation

∙Fault clearing

∙Power factor correction capacitors

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Contents VR101S Page Limited Warranty & Limitation of Liability Service Centers Table of Contents Chapter Chapter VR101S Features of the Voltage Event Recorder System Getting StartedIntroduction Quick Overview Plugging in a recorder SafetyPolarity Indication Using an Ungrounded OutletSafety Inspection Battery CareElectrical Immunity Product Service MaintenanceWhat’s in the VR101S Package What You Need to Run Fluke EventView SoftwareInstalling EventView software Installing EventView software Setting the Time and Date Setting Up the VR101 Connecting the Optical Interface CableStarting EventView Opening the Site Report Window Selecting a COM PortSetting Thresholds on the Status Tab Voltage TransientsVoltage Swells Line Frequency Variations Voltage SagsChoosing Operating Options Viewing the Default Threshold SettingsChoosing and Saving New Default Threshold Settings Flash When Data AvailableDescribing the Site Viewing Realtime Readings of the RecorderViewing Recorder Information Sending the Setup to the Recorder Clearing all events from the recorderStarting Event Recording VR101S Retrieving Events from a Recorder Retrieving Saving EventsSaving Events Opening an Already Saved File VR101S Displaying and Printing Events Displaying EventsViewing the Events Tab Event # column Start Time columnEvent column Displaying and Printing Events Hot to Neutral Thresholds End Time/Duration/Degree Column Extreme ColumnVR101S Viewing Events as a Bar Graph Quick Summary Viewing a Single Transient as a Graph Viewing Events as an Event Distribution Graph VR101S Changing Graph Styles Printing Events from the Events Tab Printing EventsOptical Interface Cable TroubleshootingIRQ Voltage Event Recorder PrintersTechnical Support Effects of Poor Power Quality within Your Organization Power Quality IssuesPower Quality Background Why Is It Such a Concern? Common Questions about Power Quality Why Not Use a Meter and Check? Why Not Buy a Protection Device? Power Quality Definitions Standards Power Line Disturbance DefinitionsDisturbance-Free Voltage Common Power Line Disturbances Cbema Curve How Bad is Bad?Causes of Poor Power Quality Causes and Effects of Poor Power QualityHow Power Line Disturbances Affect Your Equipment Developing a Power Quality Monitoring Program Performing a Power Quality StudyDeveloping the Study Duration Strategy Finalizing the Power Quality Monitoring PlanDeveloping a Location Plan Developing a Tolerance PlanFinal Note Now That I Have This Information, What Do I Do with It? Repetitive / Cycling EventsUnrepetitive / Isolated Events Transient Power Line VR101S Equipment Ratings VR101 SpecificationsPlug Configurations VR101 Specifications Neutral to ground Sag, Swell & Outage MeasurementFrequency Measurement Transient MeasurementEvents 1 second Time MeasurementApprovals Statement of Conformity Declaration of ConformityIndex VR101S Index VR101S