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RECORDING

The New TESLA 3000 is an intelligent, state of the art, user-friendly multi-timeframe dynamic power system recorder with advanced PMU and Continuous Disturbance Recording capabilities.

• PhasorMeasurementUnit(PMU)perIEEEStandardC37.118-2005SynchrophasorsforPowerSystems

• MeetsNERCContinuousDisturbanceRecording(CDR)standardswithon-boardmemory.Noexternaldriverequired.

• Powerfulandintuitivesettingandanalysissoftware

• CDRpermitsuseasaminiPhasorDataConcentrator(PDC)

• MultipleunitscanbeconfiguredtoworkcooperativelyviaEthernetport

• Dynamicswingrecordingofdisturbanceswithabilitytocross-triggerforwidearearecordingofentirepowersystem

• InputisolationmoduleseliminatecostlyCTandPTwiringruns

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TESLA

Test Mode

Records Stored

Recorder Triggered

IRIG-B Functional

Recorder Functional

Alarm

www.erlphase.com

ERL PHASEPower Technologies Ltd.

BECKWITHELECTRIC CO. INC.

TESLA 3000 POWER SYSTEM RECORDER

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FeaturesPhasor Measurement Unit (PMU)

• Upto12individualand/orderivedphasorscanbetransmittedasperIEEEC37.118-2005SynchroPhasorStandard.

Continuous Disturbance Recording (CDR) Capabilities

• CDRdatastoredontherecorderona4GBflashdiskmemory(Othersizedisksavailable).

• ServesasaminiPhasorDataConcentrator(PDC).

• Userdefinablerangeofdatacanberetrievedanytimefromtherecorder

• Meets theNERCCDRStandardsstoringall thedataon theTESLA itself. Noseparatememorystorageisrequired.

Simultaneous multi-functional recording and event logging

• High-speedtransientfaultrecording

• 36analog/64digitalinputs(optional18A/32Dchannelmodelalsoavailable).

• Hundredsofadditionaluser-definedderivedchannelsarealsoavailablefromthosechannels.

• Combinedrecordstoragemaintains1000records,includingfault,swingorcombinedrecordsinonboardmemory.

• Multipleunitscanbeconfiguredtoworkcooperatively(viaEthernetport)providingupto144analog/256externalinputsandsinglefaultrecord

• Multipleuserselectablesampleratesat32,64,96,128,256and384samples/cycle-capturesuptothe100thharmonic.

• Dynamicswingrecordingofdisturbancesandabilitytocross-triggerforwidearearecording

• UserconfigurableTrendrecordingofupto60channelswitha90daystoragefacility.

• Monitorsthesubstationandentirepowersystem

• Faultlocationderivedfromsingleandcalculatedcurrents

• Real-timemeteringofallinputandcalculatedquantities

Powerful and intuitive setting and analysis Windows based software (Control Panel)

• ComprehensiveWindows®basedsoftwareforbothlocalandremotesettingandanalysis.

• Createsover1100recordingtriggerstoanalyzeeverypossibletypeofpowersystemdisturbance

• User-programmablecontrollogicstatementswithProLogictocreateuserdefineabletriggers

• Independenttriggeringandpriorityrecordsetting

• User-configurablereporttemplates

• Over120calculatedchannelsperrecorder

Designed to save time and cost with user friendly software and architecture

• Easeofuseandlearningallowsuserstoaccessmoreinformationformonitoring.

• Allsettings,calibrationandadjustmentsdoneoutsidetheboxafterinitialinstallation.

• SplitcoreCT’sandClamp-ondevicesalloweasyinstallationwhileleavingmainCTinservice,avoidingpoweroutages

• AnalogacordcinputisolationmodulesareexternalandDIN-railmountable

• Inputisolationmodulesmaybemountedupto4000feet(1219meters)awaysavingoncostlycablingtorecorder.

• Thesmallestfootprintamongrecordersallowseasyretrofitoptionandinstallationintopanels.

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Advanced Communications

• Datacompressionforfasterfiletransfer,COMTRADEimport/export

• SCADA supportwith direct-connectDNP3 andModbus protocols allow usingTESLA as aRTUmeteringsystemeliminatingtransducers.

• IRIG-Bclocksynchronization(modulatedandunmodulated)

• 10/100BaseTStandard/Standard“FastEthernet”,optionalhighspeedmodem

Options • RecordBaseControlStationSoftwarefordatabasemanagement.

Figure 1 Typical recording installation connects to substation via corporate LAN

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SPECIFICATIONS Item Quantity/Specs Notes

General

NominalFrequency 50or60Hz

SamplingRate UserAdjustable@32,64,96,128, 256&384samples/cyclelimited 256or384samples/cycle to18&9channelsrespectively

PowerSupply SupplyRange:48-250Vdc,120Vac

RecordingRate: TransientFault Userconfigurable32-384samples/cycle Upto30secondsperrecord

DynamicSwing 1sample/cycle Upto30minutesperrecord

Trend User-configurable,upto60trending 10to3600secondssamplerate channels5mode-Damped, Undamped,Avg,Min,Max

LongTermEvent LogRecording Dailyeventlogrecording Dailylogginglimitof1000events

AnalogInputAccuracy +/-0.1%ofFSamplitude +/-0.5degreephase

RecordStorage 1000fault,swingorcombinedrecords SolidStateFlashDrive

A/DResolution 16bits,65536countsfullscale

Channels and Triggers

AnalogInputs Highandlowthreshold,positiveand Alltriggershaveindependent negativerateofchange,harmonic controlsfordelay,logging, level,THDlevelandsag/swell. transientorswingrecordinitiation, alarmcontactactivationandcross triggering.

Summations High/lowthreshold,+/-rateofchange

PositiveSequence High/lowthreshold,+/-rateofchange

NegativeSequence Highlevel

ZeroSequence Highlevel

Watts/VARs High/lowthreshold,+/-rateofchange

Frequency High/lowthreshold,+/-rateofchange

Impedance Positivesequencecirclecombined withabsoluterateofchange

PowerFactor Lowcapacitive,lowinductive

ExternalInputs Risingedge,fallingedgeorboth

Logic Risingedge,fallingedgeorboth

FaultLocator Triggeredbyinternalorexternalevents

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SPECIFICATIONS (Cont'd) Item Quantity/Specs Notes

Input & Output

AnalogInputChannels Rating:In=5Aor1A,Vn=69V 18or36perunit,144maximum Continuous:3xIn,2xVn using4unitsin"CooperativeMode" OneSecond:20xInwithoutdistortion.

ExternalInputs(digital) DCprogrammablegain1000Vdc SeeInputModuledatasheetfor maximum,externallypowered moreinformation32or64perunit, (48-250Vdc). 256maximumusing4unitsin "CooperativeMode"

AlarmOutputRelays 40-150Vdc,externallywetted 4or8perunit (contacts) Make:8A Contact#1:"RecorderFunctional" Carry:8A Contact#4:HighSpeed"Cross Break:0.15Aat125Vdc Trigger"

Pick-up,10ms,latch100ms Contact#2,3,5,6,7,8-User definable Pick-up,1.0sec.,Latch,1.0sec.

Interface & Communication

FrontPanelIndicators RecorderFunctional,IRIG-B 6Leds Functional,RecorderTriggered, RecordsStored,TestMode,Alarm

SerialUserInterface Port1&2RS-232to115kbd Port2cansupportanexternal modem

Network 10/100BastT/TxEthernet RJ-45connector

InternalModem 38.4Kbps,V.32bis Optionalfeature

SCADAInterface DNP3orModbus Ethernet:DNP3

RS:232:DNP3orModbus

ConfigurableAlarms 6contactsperunit Normallyopen

Cross-trigger 1contactperunit Normallyopen

PhasorMeasurement 12userselectablephasors Single-phasequantitiesor3-phase Unit(PMU) positive,negativeorzerosequence *optionalSoftware phasors/summatedphasors

TimeSync IRIG-B,BNCconnector/unit Modulatedorun-modulated auto-detect

SelfChecking/Recorder 1contact Normallyclosed Inoperative

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Software OverviewEasy to use, simplified recorder setting and record analysis software usesWindows® based software tocommunicate,configure,download,displayandanalyzerecords.

TESLArecorder’sinputsinclude36analogchannelsand64digitalchannels(optional18A/32Dchannelmodelavailable).In"Co-operativemode"using4Teslaunits,inputscanbeamaximumof144analogand256digitalchannels.Hundredsofadditionaluser-definedderivedchannelsarealsoavailable.

Combinedrecordstoragemaintains1000records,includingfault,swingorcombinedrecords.

TherecorderincludeseasytouseTESLAControlPanelrecorderconfigurationandrecordanalysissoftware(optionalRecordBaseCentralStation).

TESLAChannelSummary:

• Analoganddigital(measured)channel“types,scalingandnames“

• Derived(calculated)channels

• Triggerconditions

• Triggeractions

Recording Capabilities36analogand64digitalinputssampleatmultiplesampleratesandcreateupto3recordssimultaneously.TheTESLArecorderemployssophisticatedtriggercombinationalgorithmstocombinedatafrommultipleeventsintoasinglerecordandtoreducetheamountofredundantdataintherecords.Inaddition,theTESLAcombinesdatacapturedusingmultipletime-framesintoasinglerecord.

Transient Fault Recording –Transientfault(highspeedsampleddata)recordingprovidesmultiplesampleratesforadurationofupto30seconds/record.TherecorderproducesTHDcalculationsandselectedsingleharmonicmagnitudesuptothe100thharmonic.Triggersareavailablefor:

Thewaveformsandauxiliaryprotectionarerecordedbefore,duringandafterafaultclearance.Usetherecorderforpostanalysistoverifyprotectionandbreakeroperations.Usethisfeaturetoverifyshortcircuitmodelsandcorrectrelayco-ordination.

Swing Recording –Dynamicswing(lowspeed)recordingsamplesat1sample/cycle(60samples/second)foradurationofupto3minutes/recordtocaptureslowersystemdynamicswings.Thewaveformsandauxiliaryprotectionarerecordedbefore,duringandafterafaultclearance.Usethisfeaturetoreviewloadingandstabilitycriteria.

Trend Recording –Trendrecordsareuser-configurableforupto60measuredorderivedchannelswitha90daystoragefacility.Usethisfeaturetomonitorissueslikelongtimelinepowerfactor.

Power Quality Recording–Powerqualitycapturesandrecordsinformationsuchas:

• Voltageandfrequencyprofiles

• Voltagedipsandsurges(sagandswell)

• Lossofsupply

• Harmoniccontents

• Voltageimbalance

• Watts

Real Time Monitor –Viewanaloganddigitalinputsinrealtime.

• Panelmeters

• Digitalinputstates

UsealaptoptodisplaythesevalueslocallyorsendthevaluestoSCADA.

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Figure 2 Measured Channels

Figure 3 Calculated Channels

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Channel ConfigurationAnalog Inputs

• 36analogchannels

• 32,64,96,128,256and384samples/cycle,convertedintophasorquantities

• Transientfaultrecordssampleindividualpointsandphasorsfortransientconditions

Triggers:

• High/Lowmagnitude

• Positive/Negativerateofchange

• THDmagnitude

• Singleharmonicmagnitude

• Sag/Swell

• Externalinputandlogic

• Impedance

External Inputs (digital)

• 64digitalchannels

• 32,64,96,128,256and384samples/cycle

• Transientfaultconditionrecords

Triggers:

• Positive/Negativeedgetransition(auxiliaryinvertingrelaysunnecessary)

Summation

• 30summationchannels

• Evaluatesthephasorquantitiesassociatedwithitsanaloginputs

• Allowsacombinationofphasorquantitiessimilartoanoperationalamplifier

• Individualscalingandangleoffset“Triggers:“

• High/Lowmagnitude

• Positive/Negativerateofchange

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Sequence

• 12sequencechannels

• Calculatespositive,negativeandzerosequencecomponentsinonestep

• InputtoaWatts/VarsorImpedancefunction

Triggers:

• PositiveSequence:High/Lowmagnitude,Positive/Negativerateofchange

• NegativeSequence:Highmagnitude

• ZeroSequence:Highmagnitude

Watts/Vars

• 18Watts/Varschannels

• CalculatesApparentPower(volt-amps),RealPower(watts)andReactivePower(vars)foronevoltageinputandonecurrentinput

• CalculatesWattsandVarsonathree-phasebasiswhenaPositiveSequencevoltageandaPositiveSequencecurrentarespecifiedasthefunctioninputs

• Watts(eachwith2detectorsettings)

HighLevel

LowLevel

Positiverateofchange

Negativerateofchange

• Vars

HighLevel

LowLevel

Positive/Negativerateofchange

Impedance

• 18impedancechannels

• Calculatesphasetophaseorphasetoneutralimpedance

• Triggeringbasedontherateofchangeofimpedancewithinadefinedimpedancecirclearoundtheorigin

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Logic

• 30logicchannels

• Createsuserprogrammableintuitivelogicaloperations(AND,OR,etc.)fromindividualexternalinputsandinternaldetectors

• User-definedtriggersandstatementnames

Triggers:

• TransitiontoONstate

• TransitiontoOFFstate

Figure 4 Logic Channels

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Frequency

• 2frequencychannels

• Measuresthefrequencyofselectedanaloginput

Triggers:

• High/Lowmagnitude

• Positive/Negativerateofchange

Power Factor –Thepowerfactordetectormonitorsthewatts,vars,andvolt-ampsvaluesandoperateswhenthepowerfactorislessthanauser-specifiedthreshold.Separatedetectorsallowseparatethresholdsforlagging(inductive)andleading(capacitive)powerfactors.Usethisfeaturetoreducetheincidenceofnuisanceoperations.

• 18powerfactorchannels

• Monitorspowerratioofrealpowertototalpower(MVA)andreactivepowervaluescalculatedbyaWatts/Varschannel.

• Qualifytriggersbytotalpowerlevel

Triggers:

• Inductivepowerfactorseparatelowmagnitudetriggersforcapacitiveandinductive

• Capacitivepowerfactor–lowmagnitude

Fault Locator –Calculates thedistance to the faultusingrecording information.The fault locatorchannelmonitors3linevoltageinputsand3linecurrentinputs.Whenan“assert”transitionoccurs,thephaseinformationcollecteddeterminesthelocationofthefaultfromthelineconditionsmonitoredpriortothetransition.Thelineparametersrefertothetotallinelengthindicatedinmilesorkilometers.

• 5faultlocators/channelgroup

• Monitors3voltagephasesand3currentphasescontinuously

• Assessesthedistancetofaultwithuser-suppliedlineparameters

• Createsaneventmessageifoneormoreoftheimpedancesisconsistentwithafaultontheline

• InformationmadeavailableontheSCADAchannel

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TESLA Configuration UseTESLAControlPanelsoftwaretocreate,display,modify,copy,save,rename,deleteorloadconfigurationfiles.TESLAConfigurationmenumanagesrecorderconfigurationsforquickadjustments.

TheElementTreeandtheChannelTreeviewsdisplayconfigurationinformation.

Eachviewprovidesfourmainbranches:

• Identification–providesinformation“abouttheselectedrecorderandsetting“file.

• Meter Groups–branchforMeterGroups.

• Trend–60channelstrendingcapacity.

ViewsElement Tree View – Identifiesandorganizeschannelsbypowersystemelementnames.Useelementnamestogroupandidentifyassociatedanalog,digitalandcalculatedchannels.

Figure 5 Element Tree View

Channel Tree View –Organizeschannelsbychanneltypeandprovidesanoverviewofchannelusage.

Channeltypes:

• AnalogInput

• DigitalInput

• Summation

• SequenceComponents

• Impedance

• WattandVar

• Frequency

• LogicFunction

• FaultLocator

• PowerFactor

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Triggers Applytriggerconditionstoeachmeasuredorcalculatedchannel.

Figure 6 Triggers

High and Low Magnitude –Detectsconditionswherethechannel’ssignalisoutsideofthedefinedthreshold.

Positive/Negative Rate of Change –Detectsconditionswhere thechannel’ssignal ischangingata rateoutsidethedefinedboundary.

Single Harmonic –Sets target harmonic, specifies percentage of fundamental andminimumduration toinitiateatrigger.

Total Harmonic Distortion (THD)–Specifiesthepercentageoftotalharmonicdistortion(THD),theminimumdurationtheconditionrequiredtoinitiateatrigger.

External Input and Logic–Specifiestheminimumconditiondurationrequiredtotrigger.

Impedance –Calculatestherateofchangeofimpedance.

Sag and Swell–Availableforacvoltagechannels,calculatesmagnitudethresholds.

Trigger Response –Initiatesanindependentaction.

Record Fault–Createsatransientfaultrecording.

Record Swing–Createsadynamicswingrecording.

Log–EntersanEventLogmessage.

Notify –Callsthroughmodem(attachedorinternal)toRecordBaseCentralStationforwideareamonitoring.

Cross-Trigger–EnablesotherlocalTESLArecorderstoactivateonthesameevent.

Priority –Assignseachindividualtriggerdetectoraprioritylevelfrom0to3,basedonthehighestpriorityeventcontainedintherecord.

Alarm Contact–Activatesanexternalcontact.

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External Connections Analog Input

TESLA’sanaloginputsaregeneric,lowlevel(5Vpeaktopeak)signalinputsfromexternalisolationmodules.Connectanyanaloginputtoanyisolationmodule.Channeldefinitionshandletheconfigurationofachannelasavoltageorcurrent.

Analog Input Isolation Modules

TESLAusesexternalisolationmodulesforvoltageandcurrentinputs.Mountthemodules(upto4000feetawayfromtherecorder)onDINrailstosimplifywiringandminimizerackspacerequirements.Optionalclamp-onorsplitcorecurrentCTsavailable.

The isolationmodulesprovidescaling isolationandsurgeprotection.Moduleoutputsare low levelvoltagesignalswhichfeeddirectlyintotherecorder’srearpanelanaloginputs.

Thefollowingexternaldevicesallowforinputstotherecorder.Fortheindividualspecificationsconsulteachdevice’sdatasheets.

AC Current Input Module

Theac inputcurrentmoduleprovides isolationandscaling for four independentaccurrentchannels.Thismoduleisavailableintwomodelswithnominalcurrent5Arms(Model401014)and1Arms(model401020)witha20xover-rangecapability,for1second.ThemodulehasinputandoutputterminalpairsforI1throughI4.

Figure 7 AC Current Input Module

AC Voltage Input Module

Theacvoltageinputmoduleprovidesisolationandscalingforthreeacvoltagechannels.Nominalvoltageis69Vrmswitha2xoverrangecapacity.Thismoduleprovidesthreeinputs,VA-N,VB-NandVC-N.Thevoltageinputmodulehastwooutputterminalsforeachofthethreephases.

Figure 8 AC Voltage Input Module

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DC Input Module

Thedcinputmoduleprovidesdc-coupledisolationandscalingforfourindependentdcoracvoltageorcurrentchannels.Thesechannelshaveadcto2kHzbandwidthbutarelimitedto1.5kHzbyantialiasingfiltersinsidetherecorder.Externallymountedresistorssettheinputtypeandfullscalerange.

Figure 9 DC Input Module (Optional)

Split Core Current Transformer

Thesplitcorecurrenttransformerisanindoordeviceformeasuringcurrentina5Aor1AsecondaryCTcircuit.Thedevice’sremovablelegcontainsapolishedandlappedspring-loadedcorethatmateswiththeprecisioncoreinthemainhousing.CTphasedisplacementiswithin30minutesor0.5degrees.

Figure 10 Split Core Current Transformer (Optional)

Clamp-on Current Transformer

Theclamp-oncurrenttransformerisanindoordeviceformeasuringcurrentin5AsecondaryCTcircuits.Theclamp-onhasa20mm(0.78")jawopeningandaccommodatesconductorsupto250MCM.Signalsareoutputviatwostandardsafetybananajacks.

Figure 11 Clamp-on Current Transformer (Optional)

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Digital Input Channels

ThedigitalinputsontheTESLArecorderaredryinputsintendedforusewithsignalsfroma48Vdcora125Vdcstationbattery.Theinputsareisolatedandprotectedagainsttransientsurges.

Alarm Contacts

TheTESLArecorderalarmcontactsaredrycontacts.Theyareisolatedandprotectedagainsttransientsurges.

1 Recorderinoperative

2,3 User-configurable

4 Cross-trigger

5,6,7,8 User-configurable

Alarmcontacts1–4areavailablefor18analog/32digitalmodelsonly.Usethecross-triggercontacttoinitiatearecordingonanotherrecorder.

Whenactivated,thecross-triggercontactsclosefor0.10seconds,regardlessofthedurationofthetriggeringcondition.Thisensuresthatthecross-triggerfunctiondoesnotbecomeblockedbyacontinuoustriggercondition.

IRIG-B Time Signal

TheTESLArecorderacceptsandauto-detectsmodulatedorunmodulatedIRIG-Btimesignals.

Communication Ports

TheTESLArecorderhasthreecommunicationportsconfiguredviasoftware:

• Port1(front):UsedfordirectconnectiontoacomputerrunningTESLAControlPanel.

• Port2(rear):UsedforeitheranexternalmodemoradirectcableconnectiontoacomputerrunningTESLAControlPanel.

• Port3(rear):SCADAsupportsModbusASCII,ModbusRTUandDNP3Level2.

• NetworkPort:RJ45for10/100Base-TEthernet

Power

NominalRange:48Vdc–250Vdc,120Vac,50/60Hz

FullOperatingRange:40Vdc–300Vdc

Analog Input Calibration

TheTESLAControlPanel’sCalibrationUtilityprovidesameansofcalibratingtherecorder’sanaloginputchannels.

Options

Aninternalmodemoptioncanbesupported.

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Metering TheTESLArecorderhasafullsetofreal-timemeteringdisplaysthatprovidethepresentreadingsfromtheanaloganddigitalinputchannels,calculatedchannelsandoutputalarms.

Standard Metering Screens–Selectfrommultipledisplayscreens:analogs,digitalsandoutputspresentthereadingsfromtheanaloginputs,externalinputsandoutputalarms.

User-Defined Metering Screens–Anadditionaleightuser-definedmeteringscreensprovideatotaloftenscreens.SetuptheseadditionalscreensispartoftheTESLARecorder’sconfiguration.

Display Zoom–UsetheZoomLevel(%)buttontoadjustthemagnificationofmeteringscreens.

Freeze/Thaw–Providesameanstotemporarilyhaltthemeteringdisplaytoensureasynchronizedsetofreadingsfordocumentationpurposes.

Figure 12 TESLA Control Panel Metering - Digitals

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Figure 13 TESLA Control Panel Metering - Meter Group

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Record Management TESLAControlPanelsoftwareincludesrecordmanagementfunctions.

Figure 14 Record Management

Record Lists – ShowslistsofrecordsforthecurrentTESLArecorderorganizedbydate.

Record Filter –Controlsthenumberoffilesresidentontherecorderaswellaslocalrecordsdisplayed.

Trigger Fault –Createsatransientrecord:

• 15secondrecords

• Upto30secondauto-extendedrecords

Trigger Swing –Createsaswingrecord:

• Creates30minuterecords

Trigger Both–Createsacombinedtransientandswingrecord.

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Graphing Functions

RecordGraphisatoolusedtodisplayandanalyzerecordsfromERLPhaserelaysandrecorders.Thiscanbeusedtographicallyviewdatarecordedduringfault,swingandtrendmodes.

Record Export Utility – Therecordexportutilityletsyouconvertrecordsintodifferentformatsforusewithothersoftwaretools.Exportselectedchannelsorallchannels,basedondifferentsamplingrates.

Comtrade – CommonFormatforTransientDataExchange(COMTRADE)isanindustrystandardrecordformatusedtosharedatabetweentoolsandtoreplayfaultsthroughatestset.TheexportutilitysupportsviewingbothASCIIandbinaryCOMTRADEformats(1991and1999).

PTI – TESLArecordscanbeexportedinaPTI-compliantformatforimportintoPTItools.TheexportutilitysupportsASCIIformatandcreateoutputthatcomplieswithPTIversion1and2formats.

Excel (CSV) – TESLArecordscanbeexportedinbasiccommaseparatedASCIIformatsuitableforimportingintostandardtoolssuchasMicrosoftExcel.

Record Import – TheimportutilitysupportsviewingofbothASCIIandbinaryCOMTRADEformats(1991,1999and2000).WhentheCOMTRADEfileisimportedintotheRecorderGraph,allitsfunctionalitycanbeseamlesslyusedtoanalyzetherecord.

Figure 15 Export to COMTRADE

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Record AnalysisRecord Graphing –TESLAControlPaneldirectlydisplaysandanalyzesfaultanddynamicswingrecords.

Figure 16 Graphing Menus

Analysis Templates –Templateisauser-definedgraphicallayoutfilecontaininginformationaboutfixedviews,graphs,traces,markerpositions,readouts,scalingandzoomrange.Quicklyformatandanalyzedisturbancesrecordedatdifferenttimesandfromdifferentlocationsbyapplyingtemplates.

Readouts and Measurements –TheMeasuremenuconsistsofthefollowingreadoutsandmeasurements:markers, primary/secondary, time alignment, absolute time, fundamentalRMS, trueRMS, harmonics andsymmetricalcomponents.

Manipulating the Graphs –Graphfunctions:clear/setmarkers,undo/resetzoom,deleteview,changeviewtitle,setgraphsperpage,add/deletegraph,changescale,copy/paste/deleteatrace,showtracedata,properties,copytoclipboard,saveasmetafile,printgraphs.

Views

• TimelineView

• OverlayView

• SymmetricalComponentView

• HarmonicView

• TrendView

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Timeline View–Displaysthetransient,dynamicswingandeventdata.

Figure 17 Timeline View

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Overlay View –Displaysmultiplechannelsinasingletimelinecommontoallgraphs.

Figure 18 Overlay View

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Symmetrical Component View

Reviewspositive,negativeandzerosequencecomponentsofthreephasevoltagesorcurrents.Thesymmetricalanalysisshows:

• Analogchannels

• RMSmagnitudeofthephasediagramofsequencecomponents“andphasevoltagesorcurrents“

• Tableofphasemagnitude(RMS)andphaseangle(degrees)

Figure 19 Symmetrical Components

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Harmonic View

Usesanaloghighspeedchannelsforharmonicanalysis.Abargraphdepictsthemagnitudeofharmonics(toamaximumofthe100thharmonic)andadisplaysacorrespondingtable.Theharmonicanalysisshows:

• Analogchannels

• RMSmagnitudeofharmonicsupto100thharmonicincludingdc“component“

• TotalHarmonicDistortion(THD)inpercentofthefundamentalonthebargraph

Figure 20 Harmonic View

Trend View

Displaystrenddata.

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EnvironmentalAmbient Temperature Range -10°Cto55°CIEC60068-2-1/IEC60068-2-2

Humidity Upto95%withoutcondensation.IEC60068-2-30

Insulation Test (Hi-Pot) Powersupply,analoginputs(throughexternalisolationmodules),externalIEC60255-5 inputs,outputcontactsat1.5kV,50/60Hz,1minute

Electrical Fast TransientANSI/IEEEC37.90.1-2002

Oscillatory TransientANSI/IEEEC37.90.1-2002

RFI WithstandANSI/IEEEC37.90.2IEC255-22-3

Shock and BumpIEC60255-21-2Class1

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PhysicalWeight: 12lbs(5.5kg)

Dimensions: 5.25"(3U)highx19.00"widex12.00"deep(19"rackmount))

Input Modules: 4inputcurrentmodule,3inputvoltagemoduleor4inputDCisolationmoduleSplit-Core&Clamp-onCTs.ModulesmountonDINrail,upto4000'awayfromrecorderchassisusingtwisted/shieldedcommunicationwiring.

RecordBase Central Station (Option)

To support multiple recording units RecordBase Central Station software provides automated collection,storageandnetwork-wideaccess to faultanddynamicswingdataproducedbyERLPhase recordersandrelays.RecordBaseensuresthedataisautomaticallybroughttoasecurelocationandmadereadilyavailabletoengineersandtechniciansfordisplayandanalysis.

Benefits

• Improvedsystem-widemonitoringwithcoordinatedrecordingsviaautomaticcross-triggering

• Acceleratedpost-disturbanceanalysis,NERC-compliant

• Consistentrecordingdataavailableinaneasytotransferdatafileformat

RecordBase Features

• Automatedrecordtransferfromrecordersandrelaysonanorderedcall-outscheduleorbyinitiation

• Centralcross-triggeringofrecordersforsystem-widedynamicswingrecordingwithcross-triggeringzones

• Integratedrecorddatabasewithsearch,sortandfilterfunctionsbydate/time,IED,faultclassdata,swingclassdataandrecordsets

• Graphical,interactiverecorddisplaywithtimebase,phasorandharmonicsanalysistools

• Recordsummarieswithclassification,priorityassignmentandeventlists

• SupportsCOMTRADE,PTIandExcelformats

• Statusreportingandself-monitoring

• Graphicalandnumericexporttosupportreportwritingandspecialanalysis

System Description (minimum requirements)

• RecordBaseconsistsoftwomainsoftwarecomponents:

• RecordBaseServerandRecordBaseTools.BothcomponentsrunonyourcorporatenetworkwithcompatiblePCs.

• RecordBase Server (Windows® NT) – Pentium II 350 MHz, 32 MB and 100MB of disk spacerecommended.

• RecordBaseTools(Windows®9x/ME/NT/2000)–Pentium,32MBrecommended.

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Mechanical Drawings

Figure 21 MechanicalDrawing

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AC Installation Drawing

Figure 22 AC Installation Drawing

TESLA3000-SP-02MC2 01/13© 2008 Beckwith Electric Co.Printed in U.S.A.