Fluke VR101S manual Chapter

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Chapter 7
VR101 Specifications	51
Equipment Ratings	51
Sag, Swell & Outage Measurement	54
Transient Measurement	55
Frequency Measurement	55
Time Measurement	56
Approvals	57

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Contents VR101S Page Limited Warranty & Limitation of Liability Service Centers Table of Contents Chapter Chapter VR101S Getting Started Features of the Voltage Event Recorder SystemIntroduction Quick Overview Plugging in a recorder SafetyPolarity Indication Using an Ungrounded OutletBattery Care Safety InspectionElectrical 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 Connecting the Optical Interface Cable Setting Up the VR101Starting EventView Opening the Site Report Window Selecting a COM PortVoltage Transients Setting Thresholds on the Status TabVoltage Swells Line Frequency Variations Voltage SagsChoosing Operating Options Viewing the Default Threshold SettingsChoosing and Saving New Default Threshold Settings Flash When Data AvailableViewing Realtime Readings of the Recorder Describing the SiteViewing Recorder Information Clearing all events from the recorder Sending the Setup to the RecorderStarting Event Recording VR101S Retrieving Events from a Recorder Retrieving Saving EventsSaving Events Opening an Already Saved File VR101S Displaying Events Displaying and Printing EventsViewing the Events Tab Start Time column Event # 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?Why Not Use a Meter and Check? Common Questions about Power QualityWhy Not Buy a Protection Device? Power Line Disturbance Definitions Power Quality Definitions StandardsDisturbance-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 Repetitive / Cycling Events Now That I Have This Information, What Do I Do with It?Unrepetitive / 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