Power IQ- Power Quality Analysis Software

Power quality analysis software that works in parallel with the on-board analyzer or controller, displaying system status and measurement results in a Windows operating environment. Allows the user remote-access to analyzer or control various parameters. All network parameters, including harmonics, can be recorded continually or for pre-selected intervals. 

Recording time is limited only by the size of the computer's hard disk or other storage device (server, memory card, etc). Electrical events can be captured by associating trigger values to various network power parameters, such as low voltage or high current. The event recording will capture a user-selected before and after window of time. PowerIQ has intranet and internet support capabilities.

Packages

The Power IQ comes in either one of two packages :

PowerIQ Professional 

Including the entire PowerIQ functionality for a single computer.

PowerIQ Network 

Including the entire PowerIQ functionality for multiple computers connected on a TCP/IP network or modem, as illustrated in Figure 1.

Operation

General

The software includes an application toolbar and client applications. The application toolbar also serves as a communication server for the clients and for other computers (in the network version). 

The server collects all the data requests from all clients and delivers the required information to all the clients. It is possible to simultaneously open unlimited number of clients, including from the same type (for example opening three instances of Gauge). 

All clients are accessible through the PowerIQ Main Taskbar.
To activate, select “Start” » “Programs” » “PowerIQ” » “PowerIQ”.

Main Taskbar General


The taskbar is divided into the following sections : 
Available Units

Each unit is indicated by its name and icon. To select a unit, click on its group. The group will open and all available applications for the unit will appear. The available application depends on the product type, product model and the firmware version. Each application is indicated by a button. The application is activated and communicates with the selected unit. Help for a specific application is available by clicking F1 while the application is active. 
Tools & Setup  Enables the following tools and PowerIQ setup: 
File Converter 
Enables PowerIQ file conversion to and from text format. 
Browse Data Folder 
Enables to open the working PowerIQ data folder. 
Edit Summary Template 
Editing the template for PowerIQ summary report. 
Options 
Setting general PowerIQ options. 
Auto Setup 
Activates automatic unit setup. 
Add New Unit 
Used for adding a unit. 
Unit Properties 
Setup of an existing unit. 
Remove Unit 
Removing an existing unit. 
Status 
Displays the current system status.
Help

Opens the online help, displays the about dialog and explores Elspec home page. 

Events

 Displays the event information that is stored in the unit.

Events application could be started either from within the PowerIQ as a unit client and thus communicates with it or directly from Windows as a file viewer only. 

When using it as a viewer, you must open a desired file after loading the Event program.

Gauge

 5.1 Gauge for CB EQ/AR units

Display network parameters in an analog gauge display. Consists of up to four different gauges, each one showing a parameter with its name and phase, unit, current, minimum and maximum values, as shown below. At the caption of the window there is the time from which the minimum and maximum values were captured. 
On clicking the right mouse button, or by pressing the space bar, a pop-up menu with the following items appears: 
Setup  Opens a dialog for setting up the gauges. This dialog can also be opened by double clicking the gauges.
Reset Min/Max  Reset the minimum and maximum values displayed on the upper right side (maximum) and upper left side (minimum) of each gauge. 
High Speed  Toggle the High Speed mode on and off (shown by a Ö sign).
Exit Close this application
 

Harmonics

 Display the measured harmonics and the total harmonics distortion of all phases, include minimum, maximum and IEEE recommendation (IEEE519-1992). The display is both as a bar graph and as a table and can be saved, printed or exported. 

The display is divided into the following sections, from top to bottom : 
Main Menu  Accesses all available command. 
For none PQC units please refer to Main Menu. 
For PQC units please refer to PQC Main Menu.
Speed Buttons  Gives access to the most commonly used functions. For each button meaning position the mouse over it and a hint will be showed. 
Graph Title Identifies the different subsets, as well as displaying the Total Harmonic Distortion (THD). When displaying Max values together with IEEE regulation, the color of the Max line is changed from green to red, depends whether the Max is above IEEE (red) or below (green).
Graph Legend Displays the harmonic spectrum as bar graph and, optionally, the minimum, maximum and IEEE regulation as line graph. Use the Graph Properties to adjust the Graph. 
Bar/Line Graph Displays the harmonic spectrum as bar graph and, optionally, the minimum, maximum and IEEE regulation as line graph. Use the Graph Properties to adjust the Graph. 
Values Table Displays all graphed values in a table format (if not shown - use Show Table item in Options menu. 
Status Line  Displays the status of the application. 

 

Scope

Displays the waveforms of the selected channels in a digital scope display. The display can be saved, printed or exported.

The display is divided into the following sections:
 
Main Menu  Accesses all available commands.
Speed Buttons Accesses the most commonly used functions.
Custom Line of speed buttons to select waves to display.
Graph Legend Identifies the different subsets.
Values Table Displays all graphed values in a table format (if not shown use Show Table in Options menu). 


A Zoom function is available by pressing the left mouse button and creating a box over the chosen zone of graph. 
The scope main menu consists of the following entries: 

Data Logger

8.1 General

The Data Logger enables Data Logging and Monitoring of all network parameters and setup of triggers to capture and record specified events. The system automatically loads the last configuration used, except for updating the start and stop dates and times. Along the top of the Data Logger setup window are 5 setup tabs (Parameters, General, Trigger, File and Info). 

Down the right side of the window are the 6 following buttons: 
Start Starts Data Logging and activates the Progress Dialog.
Close Closes the window. 
Load Loads a previously saved setup configuration. 
Save Saves the current setup configuration. 
Help Opens Windows™ help for this page. 
Test Tests the current setting and updates the estimated disk space and rate as follows: 

 

Available Disk Space  Free disk space in MB (Mega Bytes) of the selected disk drive. 

Required Disk Space Disk space required in MB, assuming continual capture of triggers. This value is set only if Time Limits Set Stop is specified. 

Max Recording Time Estimated maximum recording time in Hours with the current available disk space, assuming continual capture of triggers regardless of specified time limits. 

Estimated Highest Rate Maximum recording rate in Records per Second, regardless of resolution set up and assuming that no additional application will be running. 

Data Monitor

 Viewing of all data collected by the Data Logger. 

The Data Monitor can be operated either in on-line or off-line mode In the On Line mode the data is displayed while being logged by the Data Logger. Starting the Data Monitor in On Line mode is done by pressing the Chart button in Progress Dialog of the Data Logger. The Off Line mode is activated from the PowerIQ™ main window.
Summary File Viewer

Displays a summary file (.NAS) in a formatted look, as designed using the Edit Report Template. The use of this function requires an RTF viewer, such as Microsoft Word™ or WordPad.

Graphic View

 All graphic applications, such as the Data Monitor and Harmonic, have a common section of the graph. 
Zooming into the graph is done by dragging a rectangle over it (i.e, position the mouse in one point, press the mouse left button and keep it pressed, move to another corner of the rectangle and release the mouse). Zooming back is done by either a menu command or the ‘Z’ key. 

In addition, it is possible to adjust the display properties by using either the menu (e.g., Graph Properties) or by hitting the spacebar key.

 
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