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Metrel PQA: New current clamp (A 1783)


Power quality analysers (PQAs) are accessory-heavy test and measurement equipment that require many specialized current clamps for a wide range of currents, from a few miliamperes and up to several kiloamperes. Like the A 1783 Mini AC current clamps 20/200 A, intended for measurements on the secondary side of a current transformer and as such having a slide selector switch for switching between 20 A and 200 A current ranges.
The clamps can measure currents of up to 30 A when set at 20 A and up to 260 A when set at 200 A and boast excellent accuracy and very low phase angle error. Two measuring ranges also offer the user the ability to measure currents on switchboards with a secondary current of 1 A or 5 A or direct connections with currents of up to 260 A.

The A 1783 Mini AC current clamps 20/200 A is already supported (firmware) in all our Class A and Class S PQAs and replaces the A 1069 Mini current clamp 100 A / 1 V and the A 1122 Mini current clamp 5 A / 1 V.
Applications:
  • Power factor measurements (as a part of calculating compensation – size of capacitor banks).
  • Power/energy efficiency measurements.
  • Power/energy measurements.
  • Accuracy analysis of kWh electricity measurements.
  • Current distortion measurements.
  • Inrush current measurements.
  • Functional testing of appliances, machines etc.

Technical characteristics:
  • Nominal current (INom): 20 A / 200 A
  • Nominal current range: 5 % INom … 100 % INom
  • Maximal current (IMax): 20 A / 260 A
  • Output signal: 10 mV/A (20 A range) / 1 mV/A (200 A range)
  • Bandwidth: 40 Hz … 5 kHz
  • Uncertainty: ± (0,5 % of reading ± 0,02% FS mA)
  • Phase error: ± ≤0,5° (45 – 5 kHz)
  • Current sensor type: D
  • Length of connection cable: 1,5 m
  • Jaw opening: 24 mm
  • Maximum conductor sizes: fi < 24 mm
  • Dimensions (W x H x L): 64 mm x 130 mm x 26 mm
  • Weight: 300 g
NOTE: Clamps of the first production batch, currently in stock, are yellow, those yet to be in stock are blue (as shown in the top image in this newsletter). They all work the same.
More about A 1783 Mini AC current clamps 20/200 A
A 1783 Mini AC current clamps 20/200 A is in stock and available immediately.
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