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1. To lock the jaws The locking mechanism must not be actuated at temperatures below 0 C Care must be taken not to over tighten the locking nut THE INTEGRATOR A The CWT must only be used with oscilloscopes or monitoring equipment which have their BNC INPUTS PROPERLY GROUNDED March 2003 5 SWITCHING ON ZX _ Before installing the CWT and taking a measurement refer to SAFETY AND PRE USE CHECKS to ensure safe operation of your CWT A Do not fit a Rogowski coil to a live circuit always de energise the circuit first 1 Connect the BNC plug on the output cable of the transducer to your oscilloscope or current monitoring equipment The CWT must only be used with oscilloscopes or monitoring equipment which have their BNC INPUTS PROPERLY GROUNDED 2 Having carried out the VISUAL INSPECTION of the Rogowski coil un clip the coil and wrap it around the de energised conductor under test 3 Insert the free end of the coil fully inside the ferrule and lock the jaws if necessary 4 Re energise the conductor 5 The CWT is switched ON by pressing and releasing the ON push button and is turned OFF by depressing the button fully the LED indicates that the CWT is ON when the LED is GREEN 6 EITHER Standard alkali battery supplied CWT units B Four 1 5V AA alkali batteries provide about 70 hours operation Battery voltage is continuously monitored healthy batteries are indicated by the GREEN LED If the LED is RED the batteries2. are delivering less than 2V and must be replaced by removing the sliding battery door in the back cover of the integrator enclosure The units can also be powered by an external DC supply The DC voltage can be between 12 and 24V 410 When the DC supply is present a RED indicating LED adjacent to the socket is illuminated With the DC supply present the batteries are inoperative OR Re chargeable battery CWT units R When fully charged four 1 2V AA NiMH rechargeable cells provide about 30hrs operation Battery voltage is continuously monitored healthy batteries are indicated by the GREEN LED If the LED is RED the batteries are delivering less than 2V and must be recharged The units can also be powered by an external DC supply The DC voltage can be between 12 and 24V 410 When the DC supply is present a RED indicating LED adjacent to the socket is illuminated When the DC supply is present the batteries are inoperative and the external DC voltage powers the integrator In addition when the DC supply is present regardless of whether the integrator is on or off the rechargeable batteries are trickle charged 7 After switch on the CWT requires a settling down time to attain its quiescent state before providing correct current measurement The time which depends on warm up and low frequency bandwidth can be as long as 2 minutes March 2003 6 OBTAINING THE BEST MEASUREMENT The Rogowski coil should be positione
3. Serial Number Powerte ROGOWSKI CURRENT WAVEFORM TRANSDUCERS INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE CWT For UK amp European sales support service and deliveries Powertek UK 19 Cornwallis Road Bilton Rugby CV22 7HL United Kingdom New Tel 01788 519911 Fax 0870 0940135 Int Tel 44 1788 519911 Int Fax 44 870 0940135 Email info powertekuk com www powertekuk com Registered UK office Powertek UK 148 Beecham Road Reading Berks RG30 2RE UK For USA sales support service and deliveries Powertek US Inc 7 Third Street Holbrook NY 11741 USA Tel 4 631 615 6279 Fax 1 973 273 5893 Email info powertekus com www powertekus com March 2003 INTRODUCTION PEM s Rogowski Current Waveform Transducers combine high bandwidth safety and the minimum disruption to the circuit under test These instructions should be followed whenever the unit is used They are intended to help you obtain the best and safest performance from the transducer SPECIFICATION ACCURACY 5 to 100 full scale Within the limits of bandwidth and low frequency noise that are specified on the relevant CWT specification sheet Calibration Normally 0 2 traceable to UKAS with the conductor central in the CWT loop See the calibration certificate for more details Positional accuracy 1 typ variation of accuracy with conductor position Standard coils in the loop see Obtaining The Best Measurement Linearity 0 05 typ POWER SUPPLY The CWT
4. UNITY PEM s Rogowski current waveform transducers are certified to BS EN 50082 2 1995 OUTPUT CABLES A 0 5m BNC BNC output cable is supplied with the unit but a longer cable can be used The cable should be a 50 ohm singly screened co axial cable Although at present this has not been included in the immunity tests and may decrease RF noise immunity PEM does not consider the use of extension cables to be problematic from the noise viewpoint PEM has conducted tests using a 25m extension and no discernible attenuation of measured current signal has occurred although as is to be expected there is an increased measurement delay of 5ns m March 2003 7 WARRANTY The coil is guaranteed to be free from defects due to materials and workmanship for 12 months and the integrator for 24 months from the date of despatch from Power Electronic Measurements Ltd In the event of a defect or incorrect operation of the unit where the transducer has not been misused the CWT should be retumed to PEM with all freight charges to be paid by the customer Correction shall be in the form of repair or replacement RETURNING CWTs FOR RECALIBRATION OR REPAIR If it is necessary to return the CWT to PEM for repair whether or not under warranty please contact PEM in advance for shipping instructions see last below for contact details To facilitate customs clearance it is important to follow the correct procedure otherwise import tax will be charged PEM will not accept u
5. can be powered by both battery and an external DC voltage With the external DC supply present the batteries are inoperative Battery type 4 four 1 5V AA alkali Battery life 70 hrs typ DC socket type 2 1 or 2 5mm jack socket polarity indicated on front of CWT DC voltage 12 to 24V DC 10 DC quiescent supply current 30mA 12V DC 30mA 24V DC When specified with rechargeable batteries the CWT operates directly from the batteries when there is no DC supply present and is powered directly from the DC supply when present With the DC supply present the rechargeable batteries are permanently trickle charged Battery type 4 four 1 2V NiMH rechargeable batteries Battery life 30 hrs typ based on a 1400mAH cell Recharge time 40 hrs typ DC socket type 2 1 or 2 5mm jack socket polarity indicated on front of CWT DC voltage 12 to 24V DC 10 DC quiescent supply current 70mA 12V DC 70mA 24V DC OUTPUT Maximum output voltage 46V corresponding to Peak Current Rating of CWT Output cable 0 5m BNC to BNC 500 cable Minimum output loading 100kQ OPERATING TEMPERATURE RANGES Rogowski coil and cable 20 C to 100 C Integrator electronics Oto 40 C March 2003 2 CWT ROGOWSKI CURRENT TRANSDUCER 1 Rogowski coil loop 2 Free end of the Rogowski coil 3 Ferrule the connecting mechanism for closing the Rogowski coil 4 Cable connecting the Rogowski coil to the integra
6. d so that the conductor under test is encircled by the coil but is not adjacent to the cable attachment see picture below The arrows across the coil show the direction a positive current should pass through the coil loop in order to obtain a positive output voltage The CWT has been calibrated with the conductor near the centre and this is the ideal position I current into page KEEP CONDUCTORS AWAY FROM SHADED AREA The sensitivity of the CWT to currents that do not pass through the coil is very small provided that such currents are no greater than the CWT s rating or such currents are relatively distant from the coil In the vicinity of a multi turn inductor the H field is far stronger than from a single conductor carrying the same current and such positions should be avoided Similarly if there is a surface with a high voltage very close to the coil and the voltage is subject to high rates of change e g several 100 V s or high frequency oscillations in the MHz range then measurement error can arise due to capacitive coupling to the coil As a check on any unwanted response to adjacent fields it is wise to display the output of the CWT when close to but not encircling the conductor whose current is to be measured This will reveal the magnitude of any unwanted response to currents close to but outside the coil EMC EMISSIONS PEM s Rogowski current waveform transducers are certified to BS EN 50081 2 1994 IMM
7. for 1 minute at 15kVrms using a 50Hz sinewave Coils rated at 10kV peak red coils are tested without the 10kV sleeve coils rated below 10kV peak yellow and green coils are tested with the 10KV sleeve fitted A For additional safety it is recommended that the ferrule is not situated in direct contact with conductors at voltages higher than 8kV peak See also Obtaining the Best Measurement A The voltage ratings are appropriate for intermittent use of the CWT as a test instrument and not for continuous use in a permanent installation For permanent installation the coil should be situated such that corona which would eventually damage the coil insulation cannot occur For information regarding permanent installation of PEM s Rogowski coils on high voltage equipment please consult PEM vas Voltage ratings are only valid if the free end of the coil is fully inserted into the socket and remains fully inserted during use The free end will be fully inserted when the user feels the free end of the coil engage with the internal click in mechanism inside the ferrule Visual indication that the coil mechanism is fully inserted is provided by the black cable marker situated near the end of the coil as shown opposite March 2003 4 PP If the coil is to be left in situ for any period of time or is used in an environment where the coil is subject to vibration the locking nut should be engaged as shown in the diagram below
8. nits sent for recalibration or repair if the relevant procedure is not followed For technical information and the test product updates please consult For UK amp European sales support service and deliveries Powertek UK 19 Comwallis Road Bilton Rugby CV22 7HL United Kingdom New Tel 01788 519911 Fax 0870 0940135 Int Tel 44 1788 519911 Inti Fax 44 870 0940135 Email info powertekuk com www powertekuk com For USA sales support service and deliveries Powertek US Inc 7 Third Street Holbrook NY 11741 USA Tel 1 631 615 6279 Fax 1 973 273 5893 Email info powertekus com www powertekus com
9. tor electronics 5 Socket for extemal DC supply 6 LED status indicator for extemal DC supply 7 Enclosure for the integrator electronics 8 Output BNC socket 9 4x AA batteries 10 LED indicator GREEN CWT is ON RED low battery 11 Push button ON OFF switch March 2003 3 SAFETY AND PRE USE CHECKS Throughout this instruction sheet there are a number of warnings which must be observed to ensure safe operation of this unit These warnings are identified by the following symbol PEM accepts no responsibility for any accidents or damage resulting from careless use or non observance of these instructions THE ROGOWSKI COIL ZA The integrity of the insulation around the Rogowski coil itself should be VISUALLY INSPECTED before use and the unit should NOT BE USED if there are signs of damage A When bending the flexible coil around a conductor avoid tight bends and sharp edges that could damage the coil A The voltage rating safe PEAK working voltage is clearly labelled on the coil The rating is normally 10kV peak red coil but can also be 5kV peak yellow coil and 2kV peak green coil The removable silicone sleeve supplied with the coil increases the voltage rating of yellow and green coils to 10kV peak and provides mechanical protection _ The ratings are derived from the following standard test All coils supplied by PEM including the ferrule connecting the coil to the cable are flash tested
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