PA4000-UP GPIB - TEKTRONIX

Power Analyzer

PA4000 Datasheet

Tektronix PA4000 Power Analyzers deliver highly accurate, multi-channel

power, energy, and efficiency measurements. Precisely-matched inputs,

unique Spiral Shunt™ technology, and advanced signal processing deliver

high accuracy even with highly modulated waveforms and crest factors as

high as 10. The versatile PA4000 offers comprehensive power

measurements. Dual current shunts provide optimal resolution from

microwatts to kilowatts. Harmonics analysis up to the 100th harmonic, and

motor analysis with torque and speed inputs are included in the standard

instrument. Every PA4000 comes with multiple PC interfaces, PC software,

and USB flash drive support to help you collect and analyze data.

Key features

1 to 4 Input Modules allows several configurations to match your

application

High measurement accuracy of 0.04% (basic voltage & current

accuracy) for demanding test requirements

Dual internal current shunts for each module maximize accuracy for

high- and low-current measurements

Unique Spiral ShuntTM design maintains stability over variations in

current, temperature, etc. (patent applied for)

Proprietary frequency detection algorithms ensure rock-solid frequency

tracking even on noisy waveforms

Application-specific test modes simplify instrument setup and reduce

the likelihood of user error

Easy data export to USB flash drive or remote PC software, for

reporting and/or remote control

Many standard features such as comm ports and harmonic analysis

eliminate costly upgrade options

Applications

Power Conversion

Power Generation

Inverters

Motor Drives

Electrical Propulsion

UPS

Frequency Converters

Electric and Hybrid Vehicle

High-Efficiency Lighting

Consumer Electronics

Standby Power

Flexible voltage and current input choices to

fit your application

The PA4000 is the only instrument of its kind to feature both high- and low-

range internal current shunts in each input module. The 30-Amp shunt is

perfect for many applications and can accept up to 200 A peak; but for

measuring low-current devices the 1 A shunt provides increased resolution

and accuracy for measurements down into the microamp range. For

measuring currents over 30 Amps, a selection of matching external current

transducers are available in several styles, including high-accuracy

transducers up to 1000 A.

The PA4000's voltage inputs can accept up to 1000 Vrms, 2000 Vpeak,

continuous.

PA4000 Rear Panel - Input Modules

Unique Spiral Shunt™ technology (patent

applied for)

The PA4000 employs an innovative Spiral Shunt design that ensures

stable, linear response over a wide range of input current levels, ambient

temperatures, crest factors, and other variables. This new design is superior

to other shunt technologies and contributes to the instrument's reliable

accuracy and repeatability over a wide range of signal conditions common

in today's power conversion technologies. The spiral construction not only

minimizes stray inductance (for optimum high frequency performance) but

also provides for high overload capability and improved thermal stability.

Spiral Shunt for 30 A input

Spiral Shunt for 1 A input

Application-Specific test modes

Some applications require special instrument settings to ensure proper

measurements. The PA4000 simplifies setup for these applications by

automatically choosing instrument settings and parameters that are

optimized for each type of measurement application, resulting in more

reliable measurement results with less opportunity for user setup error.

Selection of application-specific test modes.

PWM motor drive mode

PWM motor mode is designed to overcome the difficulties associated with

making measurements on the complex waveforms commonly found on the

motor drives. High frequency sampling is combined with digital filtering to

reject the carrier frequency and extract the motor frequency while still using

prefiltered data for power parameters

Standby power mode

Driven by consumer demand and energy efficiency regulations (such as

ENERGY STAR), there is an ever-increasing need to measure power

consumption of products while they are in standby mode. One of the most

widely used standards for measurement is IEC 62301. Part of this standard

requires the measurement of power over a prolonged period of time without

missing any short duration power events. The PA4000 standby power mode

provides continuous sampling of voltage and current to produce an accurate

Watts measurement over the user specified period.

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Ballast mode

Ballast mode synchronizes measurements for highly modulated electronic

ballast waveforms. In modern electronic lighting ballasts, it is often difficult

to make accurate measurements because the output signals are high

frequency waveforms that are heavily modulated by the power frequency.

Ballast mode provides a way of locking the measurement period to the

power frequency.

Integrator mode

Integrator mode is used to provide measurements for determining energy

consumption (Watt-hours, Ampere-hours, etc.). In addition, for certain

parameters, average values are also available.

Standard harmonics analysis

The PA4000 features harmonics analysis to the 100th harmonic as a

standard feature. Harmonics, THD, and related measurements can all be

analyzed simultaneously with other power parameters. Accurate

measurement of harmonic amplitude, phase, and harmonic power are

included, which are critical to the analysis of losses in rotating machinery.

Harmonics bar chart display mode.

Standard communication ports

The PA4000 comes standard with USB, Ethernet, and

RS-232 communication ports, plus a front-mounted USB port for data export

to a flash drive. GPIB is available as a factory-installed option.

PA4000 rear panel, with communication ports

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Specifications

Measurements

Available measurements Vrms - Volts RMS VDF - Volts Distortion Factor

Arms - Amps RMS VTIF - Volts Telephone Influence Factor

WATT - Watts ATHD - Amps Total Harmonic Distortion

VA - Volt-Amps ADF - Amps Distortion Factor

VAR - Volt-Amps Reactive ATIF - Amps Telephone Influence Factor

FRQ - Frequency VF - Fundamental Volts rms

PF - Power factor AF - Fundamental Amps rms

VPK+ - Volts peak (positive) IMP - Impedance

VPK- - Volts peak (negative) RES - Resistance

APK+ - Amps peak (positive) REA - Reactance

APK- - Amps peak (negative) HR - Integrator time

VDC - Volts DC WHR - Watt Hours

ADC - Amps DC VAH - VA Hours

VRMN - Volts rectified mean VRH - VAr Hours

ARMN - Amps rectified mean AHR - Amp Hours

VCF - Voltage crest factor WAV - Average Watts

ACF - Current crest factor PFAV - Average Power Factor

VTHD - Volts Total Harmonic Distortion CVAR - Correction VArs

Voltage and current ranges

Voltage Ranges 2000 Vpeak, 1000 Vpeak, 500 Vpeak, 200 Vpeak, 100 Vpeak, 50 Vpeak, 20 Vpeak, 5 Vpeak, 2 Vpeak

Current Ranges (30 A Shunt) 200 Apeak, 100 Apeak, 50 Apeak, 20 Apeak, 10 Apeak, 5 Apeak, 2 Apeak, 1 Apeak, 0.5 Apeak, 0.2 Apeak, 0.1 Apeak

Current Ranges (1 A Shunt) 5 Apeak, 2 Apeak, 1 Apeak, 0.5 Apeak, 0.2 Apeak, 0.1 Apeak, 0.25 Apeak, 0.0125 Apeak, 0.005 Apeak, 0.0025 Apeak

Current Ranges (External

Shunt)

3 Vpeak, 1.5 Vpeak, 0.75 Vpeak, 0.3 Vpeak, 0.15 Vpeak, 0.075 Vpeak, 0.03 Vpeak, 0.015 Vpeak, 0.0075 Vpeak

Measurement accuracy - voltage

and current

Voltage Accuracy, Vrms ( 45 Hz

- 850 Hz )

± 0.04% of Reading ± 0.04% of Range ± 0.02 V

Voltage Accuracy, Vrms ( 10 Hz

- 45 Hz, 850 Hz - 1 MHz )

± 0.05% of Reading ± 0.05% of Range ± (0.02*F)% of Reading ± 0.02 V (typical)

Voltage Accuracy, DC ± 0.05% of Reading ± 0.1% of Range ± 0.05 V

Voltage Accuracy, Vrmn ± 0.2% of Reading ± 0.1% of Range ± 0.1 V

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Effect of Common Mode

(Typical)

1000 V, 60Hz < 10 mV

100 V, 100 kHz < 50 mV

Current Accuracy, Arms ( 45 Hz

- 850 Hz )

± 0.04% of Reading ± 0.04% of Range ± (20 µV/Zext)

Current Accuracy, Arms ( 10 Hz

- 45 Hz, 850 Hz - 1 MHz )

± 0.05% of Reading ± 0.05% of Range ± (0.02*F)% of Reading ± (20 µV/Zext) (typical)

Current Accuracy, DC ± 0.05% of Reading ± 0.1% of Range ± (50 µV/Zext)

Current Accuracy, Armn ± 0.2% of Reading ± 0.1% of Range ± (100 µV/Zext)

Measurement accuracy - power

Watts Accuracy (Vrms acc. x Arms x PF) ± (Arms acc. x Vrms x PF) ± (Vrms x Arms x cos θ -cos { θ± (Vh1ph.err. ± Ah1ph.err.)})

VA Accuracy (Vrms acc. x Arms) ± (Arms acc. x Vrms )

VAR Accuracy

PF Accuracy Cos θ -cos [ θ± ( Vh1 ph.err± Ah1 ph.err)] ± 0.001

Measurement accuracy - Harmonic

magnitude and phase

Voltage Harmonics (45 Hz -

850 Hz) (Typical for 10 Hz to

45 Hz and 850 Hz to 1 MHz)

± 0.08% of Reading ± 0.08% of Range ± (0.02*F)% of Reading ± 0.02 V

Voltage Harmonics Phase

(45 Hz - 850 Hz) (Typical for

10 Hz to 45 Hz and 850 Hz to

1 MHz)

0.025 ± [ 0.005 * Vrange / Vreading )] ± (0.1 / Vrange) ± ( 0.002 *F )

Current Harmonics (45 Hz -

850 Hz) (Typical for 10 Hz to

45 Hz and 850 Hz to 1 MHz)

± 0.08% of Reading ± 0.08% of Range ± (0.02*F)% of Reading ± (20 µV /Zext)

Current Harmonics Phase

(45 Hz - 850 Hz) (Typical for

10 Hz to 45 Hz and 850 Hz to

1 MHz)

0.025 ± [0.005 * Arange / Areading)] ± (0.001 / Arange * Zext)) ± (0.002 *F)

Physical characteristics

Dimensions Height 13.2 cm. 5.2 in.

Width 42 cm. 16.5 in.

Depth 31 cm. 12.5 in.

Weight Net (without lead set) 8.8 kg 19.5 lb.

Temperature Storage -20 ○ C to +60 ○ C

Operating 0 ○ C to +40 ○ C

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Ordering information

PA4000 models

A PA4000 must be ordered with one of the following options:

Opt. 1CH One input module installed

Opt. 2CH Two input modules installed

Opt. 3CH Three input modules installed

Opt. 4CH Four input modules installed

Standard accessories

Accessories

-- Voltage Lead Set (one per input module)

-- country-specific power cord

063-4498-xx CD containing all relevant documentation and translated user manuals

-- USB Host - to - Device interface cable

-- certificate of calibration documenting traceability to National Metrology Institute(s) and ISO9001 Quality System Registration

-- Three year product warranty.

Instrument options

Opt. GPIB GPIB Interface

Opt. 15V Power Output for External Current Transducers

Language options No Language Options - Standard documentation CD includes user manual in English, French, German, Spanish, Japanese,

Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, and Russian.

Power cord options

Opt. A0 North America power plug (115 V, 60 Hz)

Opt. A1 Universal Euro power plug (220 V, 50 Hz)

Opt. A2 United Kingdom power plug (240 V, 50 Hz)

Opt. A3 Australia power plug (240 V, 50 Hz)

Opt. A4 North America power plug (240 V, 50 Hz)

Opt. A5 Switzerland power plug (220 V, 50 Hz)

Opt. A6 Japan power plug (100 V, 110/120 V, 60 Hz)

Opt. A10 China power plug (50 Hz)

Opt. A11 India power plug (50 Hz)

Opt. A12 Brazil power plug (60 Hz)

Opt. A99 No power cord

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Service options

Opt. C3 Calibration Service 3 Years

Opt. C5 Calibration Service 5 Years

Opt. D1 Calibration Data Report

Opt. D3 Calibration Data Report 3 Years (with Opt. C3)

Opt. D5 Calibration Data Report 5 Years (with Opt. C5)

Opt. G3 Complete Care 3 Years (includes loaner, scheduled calibration, and more)

Opt. G5 Complete Care 5 Years (includes loaner, scheduled calibration, and more)

Opt. R5 Repair Service 5 Years (including warranty)

Opt. R5DW Repair Service Coverage 5 Years (includes product warranty period). 5-year period starts at time of instrument purchase

Recommended accessories

CT-60-S Fixed-core current transducer, high accuracy, up to 60 A

CT-200-S Fixed-core current transducer, high accuracy, up to 200 A

CT-400-S Fixed-core current transducer, high accuracy, up to 400 A

CT-1000-S Fixed-core current transducer, high accuracy, up to 1000 A

CT-100-M Fixed-core current transducer, Hall effect, up to 100 A

CT-200-M Fixed-core current transducer, Hall effect, up to 200 A

CT-500-M Fixed-core current transducer, Hall effect, up to 500 A

CT-1000-M Fixed-core current transducer, Hall effect, up to 1000 A

CL200 Current clamp, 1 A - 200 A, for Tektronix Power Analyzers

CL1200 Current clamp, 0.1 A - 1200 A, for Tektronix Power Analyzers

PA-LEADSET Replacement lead set for Tektronix Power Analyzers (One channel lead set)

Tektronix is registered to ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 by SRI

Quality System Registrar.

Product(s) complies with IEEE Standard 488.1-1987,

RS-232-C, and with Tektronix Standard Codes and Formats.

Product Area Assessed: The planning, design/development

and manufacture of electronic Test and Measurement

instruments.

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