EG4xxx Owner’s Manual
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COMMISSIONING
10. Label the newly installed breakers as “
eGauge Disconnect
” so the cus-
tomer can readily find them if it becomes necessary to power-cycle or turn
off the eGauge device for any reason.
IMPORTANT:
Labeling the breaker(s) is essential. Do not skip that step.
Occasionally, it may be necessary to power-cycle the device. The breaker(s)
provide the only safe way to do that, so for safety-reasons, it is important that
the end-customer is able to identify the eGauge breaker(s) without having to
open any enclosures.
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Commissioning
After installation, it is essential to verify that the device is operating properly and
measuring the expected quantities. Each device ships with a default configuration
that may or may not match your installation situation. In general, it is therefore
necessary to adjust the settings to match your situation. Please see the Configura-
tion Guide for details (available at
http://kb.egauge.net/
).
For revenue-grade accuracy compliance, the eGauge must be paired with revenue-
grade CTs tested and supported by eGauge. Please contact eGauge Systems for
details.
Use a laptop or another computer to connect to the device’s built-in web-server
(see next section). Then, as described in the Configuration Guide,
Tools
→
Chan-
nel Checker
can be used to confirm that:
1. All voltages have the expected values (use voltage meter to verify).
2. All CTs report the expected currents (use clamp-on current meter to verify).
3. CTs are indeed installed on the phases set under
Settings
→
Installation
.
The voltage between the wire that the CT is clamped onto and the power-
plug pin (L1-L3) that corresponds to the phase it is configured for should
be zero Volts.
4. All reported power values have expected polarity and power-factors. As a
general rule, eGauge convention requires that power coming into the site
shows as positive values and power being consumed at or diverted from the
site shows as negative values.
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