MD 9260 TRMS Photovoltaic Clamp Meter CAT III 1500 V DC New

Clamp meters

The MD 9260 is the first Metrel instrument to support measurements up to 1500 V with CAT III safety. Its voltage range and safety make it useful in highly demanding environments like solar power plants, wind power plants, or other high power environment using DC current. It has 2000 A AC/DC current range and can additionally measure resistance, capacitance, frequency and temperature – in short a well-rounded multimeter-style tool for use in power applications.

Sets

Standards applied

Instrument safety towards user

  • IEC/EN 55022 Information technology equipment - Radio disturbance characteristics
  • IEC/EN 61000 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) series
  • IEC/EN 61000-3-2 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 3-2 - Limits - Limits for harmonic current emissions (equipment input current ≤ 16 A per phase)
  • IEC/EN 61000-3-3 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 3-3 - Limits - Limitation of voltage changes, voltage fluctuations and flicker in public low-voltage supply systems, for equipment with rated current ≤ 16 A per phase and not subject to conditional connection
  • IEC/EN 61000-4-2 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)- Part 4-2: Testing and measurement techniques - Electrostatic discharge immunity test
  • IEC/EN 61000-4-3 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)- Part 4-3: Testing and measurement techniques - Radiated, radio-frequency, electromagnetic field immunity test
  • IEC/EN 61000-4-4 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4-4: Testing and measurement techniques - Electrical fast transient/burst immunity test
  • IEC/EN 61000-4-5 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4-5: Testing and measurement techniques - Surge immunity test
  • IEC/EN 61000-4-6 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4-6: Testing and measurement techniques - Immunity to conducted disturbances, induced by radio-frequency fields
  • IEC/EN 61000-4-8 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4-8: Testing and measurement techniques - Power frequency magnetic field immunity test
  • IEC/EN 61000-4-11 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4-11: Testing and measurement techniques - Voltage dips, short interruptions and voltage variations immunity tests
  • The Low Voltage Directive LVD 2006/95/EC Electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits
  • Directive EMC 2004/108/EC on electromagnetic compatibility
  • IEC/EN 61010 Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and laboratory use - series
  • IEC/EN 61010-1 Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and laboratory use - Part 1: General requirements
  • IEC/EN 61010-031 Amendment 1 - Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control and laboratory use - Part 031: Safety requirements for hand-held and hand-manipulated probe assemblies for electrical test and measurement
  • IEC/EN 61010-2-032 Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control and laboratory use - Part 2-032: Particular requirements for hand-held and hand-manipulated current sensors for electrical test and measurement

EMC safety

  • IEC/EN 61326 Electrical equipment for measurement, control and laboratory use - EMC requirements - series
  • IEC/EN 61326-1 Electrical equipment for measurement, control and laboratory use - EMC requirements - Part 1: General requirements

Properties

Measuring functions

  • TRMS AC and DC voltage measurement;
  • TRMS AC and DC current measurement;
  • Capacitance measurement;
  • Resistance measurement;
  • Frequency measurement with VFD;
  • Diode test;
  • Temperature measurement;
  • Acoustic continuity;
  • Non-contact electrical field detection.

Key features

  • 1500 V DC range with CAT III safety.
  • TRMS for accurate measurement of sine and non-sine signals.
  • VFD: low-pass filter for accurate frequency measurements of noisy signals.
  • High current range of 2000 A.
  • CAT III 1500 V DC and CAT IV 1000 V safety
  • Protection against 12 kV transients.
  • Auto and manual ranging.
  • Relative zero: easily compare consecutive measurements.
  • Crest function catches peaks as short as 5 ms.
  • Temperature measurements up to 1000 °C.
  • PC connection (optional): logging directly to a PC.

Technical data

  • Dimensions (w x h x l): 264 x 97 x 43 mm
  • Mass (without accessories): 608 g

Applications

Preventative maintenance

  • Voltage measurements
  • Current measurements
  • Frequency measurements
  • Battery systems

Troubleshooting

  • Photovoltaic systems
  • Field service
  • Electronics

General purpose

  • Industrial testing

Specifications

Downloads

Type File Language Version Release Notes Type Size View Download
Datasheet MD 9260 TRMS Photovoltaic Clamp Meter CAT III 1500 VDC en 2022 28.06.2022 pdf 401.11 KB
Manual MD 9260 TRMS Photovoltaic Clamp Meter CAT III 1500 VDC Multi-Language 1.1.8. 21.06.2022 20753238 pdf 5.99 MB Login