Sonel MPI-525, User Manual

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Page 3: ...USER MANUAL METER FOR ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION PARAMETERS MPI 525 SONEL S A Wokulskiego 11 58 100 widnica Version 2 9 08 07 2020...

Page 4: ...2 The MPI 525 meter is a modern easy in use and safe measuring device Please acquaint yourself with the present manual in order to avoid measuring errors and prevent possible problems related to oper...

Page 5: ...L circuit 13 3 3 2 Measurement of short circuit loop parameters in L PE circuit 16 3 3 3 Measurement of short circuit loop impedance in L PE circuit protected with residual current device RCD 18 3 3 4...

Page 6: ...and utilisation 53 10 Technical data 54 10 1 Basic data 54 10 2 Additional data 61 10 2 1 Additional uncertainties according to IEC 61557 2 RISO 61 10 2 2 Additional uncertainties according to IEC 615...

Page 7: ...time in disadvantageous conditions e g excessive humidity If the meter has been transferred from a cool to a warm environment of a high level of relative humidity do not realise measurements until the...

Page 8: ...ry switch Press MENU push button Select a proper item by means of push buttons Enter a selected option by pressing ENTER 2 1 Wireless transmission See chapter 5 3 2 2 Settings of measurements Select a...

Page 9: ...ected frequency of measuring signal will ensure optimum filtration of interferences The meter is designed for filtration of interferences that originate from 50 Hz and 60 Hz networks By means of push...

Page 10: ...d ance ZS or prospective short circuit current IK confirm a choice made by means of ENTER push button 2 2 4 Measurement settings The setting enables activation deactivation of the field displaying mea...

Page 11: ...ting option automatic incre menting is deactivated confirm a choice made by means of ENTER push button 2 3 Settings of the meter Select a suitable item by means of push buttons enter the edition of a...

Page 12: ...lect LCD backlight time by means of push buttons confirm a choice made by means of ENTER push button 2 3 3 Auto OFF settings The setting defines time till automatic shutdown of idle meter Set the time...

Page 13: ...ramming the meter must not be switched off as well as the transmission cable must not be disconnected Before updating the program download the program that is use for programming the meter from the ma...

Page 14: ...at to the user 3 1 Measurement of alternating voltage and frequency The meter measures and displays alternating voltage and frequency of the network in all measuring functions except RE RX R 200mA RIS...

Page 15: ...ightly differ from the actual results Each time after completion of measurements modifications introduced to the in stallation for the period of measurements should be removed and operation of the res...

Page 16: ...circuit current Ik nominal or measured press F2 Use to select desired voltage and press ENTER Connect test leads according to the drawing a for measurement in L N circuit or b for measurement in L L c...

Page 17: ...al between successive measurements is 5 seconds This minimum interval requirement is controlled by the meter A next measurement can be made only when READY message appears on the screen Additional inf...

Page 18: ...at ZL PE UL PE position Press F1 push button if L lead length needs to be selected Select a lead length by means of and push buttons and press ENTER push button Connect test leads according to one of...

Page 19: ...n the screen for 20s The result can be recalled by pressing ENTER push button Remarks Double lead measurement is possible when a test lead other that the lead with a mains socket is selected Remaining...

Page 20: ...about 32 seconds The measurement can be aborted by pressing ESC push button In the electrical installations in which 30 mA rated residual current devices are used it may happen that the sum of leakag...

Page 21: ...calculations If the voltage of the network being tested is outside the tolerance range the meter will not be able to determine a proper nominal voltage for the short circuit current calculation In suc...

Page 22: ...t RE position The current electrode driven into earth should be connected to H socket of the meter The voltage electrode driven into earth should be connected to S socket of the meter The earth electr...

Page 23: ...ctrode Value of additional uncertainty caused by resistance of the elec trodes S Repeat the measurements points 3 7 8 shifting the volt age electrode several metres the electrode should be shifted far...

Page 24: ...isplayed on the screen in the column of additional results In order to reduce the uncertainty it is recommended to improve the contact between the probe and soil for example by dampening with water th...

Page 25: ...unction selection at IA position Press F1 I n push button and move to I n selection Press F2 push button and move to selection of cur rent waveform Press F3 G S push button and move to selection of RC...

Page 26: ...d push buttons and confirm by pressing ENTER Connect the device to the installation according to the drawing The meter is ready for measurement Value of network volt age and frequency can be read on t...

Page 27: ...offset The remaining information is the same as for fault loop measurement first 7 positions under point 3 4 1 3 5 2 Measurement of RCD trip time Set the rotary switch of function selection at tA posi...

Page 28: ...ODE push button and move to selection of measurement mode Mark an appropriate position by means of and push buttons and confirm by pressing ENTER Connect the device to the installation according to th...

Page 29: ...button The operator of the meter only has to initiate a measurement by pressing START push button once and switch RCD on each time after it is tripped The below table shows maximum number of parameter...

Page 30: ...elect an appropriate item by means of and push buttons and confirm by pressing ENTER Move to selection of a second group of parameters by means of and push buttons Press F1 UL push button and move to...

Page 31: ...start the measurement If such measurements are selected that require triggering of RCD operator of the meter should be in the vicinity of RCD and switch it on each time after it is tripped until the...

Page 32: ...ing measurement of UB RE RCD has been tripped at 0 5I n current or if RCD has not been tripped in other cases or if a preset value of safe voltage UL has been exceeded Store the result in the memory s...

Page 33: ...ion at RISO position Press F1 UN push but ton and move to selection of nominal test voltage UN Press F2 TIME push but ton and move to selection of t1 t2 and t3 periods The value means that the period...

Page 34: ...START push button in the pressed position In order to interrupt the mesaurement press START push button again View of the screen during measurement performed with the use of ENTER push button At the...

Page 35: ...lue of the absorption coefficient is not displayed the display shows dashes After completion of measurement the capacitance of the object tested is discharged by shorting RISO and RISO terminals with...

Page 36: ...energetic cable type 3 4 or 5 cores lead Select an appropriate item by means of and push buttons and confirm by pressing ENTER Connect AutoISO 2500 adapter to the lead tested Press START push buttons...

Page 37: ...ns Groups of results displayed are changed by means of F3 and F4 push buttons Remarks The difference between the measuring of leads and energetic cables is as follows for the leads the insulation betw...

Page 38: ...ance of protective conductors and equipotential bonding with 200 mA current Set the rotary switch of function selec tion at RX R 200 mA position Press F1 push button and move to selection of measureme...

Page 39: ...the object Remarks ATTENTION When Object under voltage message is displayed the object tested is live The measurement is blocked The meter must be immediately disconnected from the ob ject Additional...

Page 40: ...ce Set the rotary switch of function selec tion at RX R 200 mA position Press F1 push button and move to selection of measurement mode Select RX position by means of and push buttons and confirm by pr...

Page 41: ...as in point 3 8 1 3 7 3 Calibration of test leads T eliminate the influence of the resistance of test leads on measurement result the compensation autozeroing of resistance should be performed For th...

Page 42: ...ns displayed on the screen AUTOZERO message appears that confirms completion of test leads calibration To remove the AUTOZERO compensation return to default cali bration perform the above mentioned ac...

Page 43: ...election at L1 L3 L2 L1 L3 L2 position Connect the meter to the installation according to the drawing The arrow rotates clockwise correct sequence of phases the arrow rotates counterclockwise incorrec...

Page 44: ...n one memory cell When autoincrementing of memory cell number is deactivated a single result group of results stored into the memory does not increase automatically the number of the current memory ce...

Page 45: ...so when an attempt is made to store a result of specific measurement or result component that has been made at different preset I n current or for a different preset type of RCD standard short time de...

Page 46: ...t Memory browsing by means of and push buttons Press ENTER push button First of the four results stored in this cell Select memory bank by means of and push buttons se lect a memory cell by means of a...

Page 47: ...e initial phase 5 7 as above for unidirectional pulsed current and pos itive and negative polarization 8 10 as above for unidirectional pulsed current with di rect current offset and positive and nega...

Page 48: ...NOISE 24 CABLE 5 RISO L3 PE UISO LIMIT I NOISE 25 R 200 mA RF RR NOISE Remarks During viewing the memory empty measurements and memory banks are not accessible Measure ment 1 20 signifies the first of...

Page 49: ...MPI 525 USER MANUAL 47 Press ENTER push button Select deletion of the whole memory a memory bank or a measurement by means of and push buttons Follow the instruction displayed by the meter...

Page 50: ...available from the manufacturer or an authorised distributor The accessories may be used with many devices manufactured by SONEL S A equipped with the USB interface Detailed information regarding sof...

Page 51: ...g transmission 6 To start transmission select Wireless transmission in the MENU or press F1 in the MEM position The following messages will be displayed Connecting and then Connection active If it is...

Page 52: ...eries accumulators MPI 525 meter is powered by 4 batteries LR14 It can be also powered by the manufacturer s accumulator package SONEL NiMH Battery charger is installed inside the meter and cooperates...

Page 53: ...less of the fact whether the meter is on or off During charging the screen looks as it is presented in the following illustration The accumulators are charged in accordance with the algorithm of quick...

Page 54: ...al attempts the message Battery temperature too high is dis played replace the package 6 4 General principles regarding using Ni MH accumulators If you do not use the device for a prolonged period of...

Page 55: ...cturer within the present manual The casing of the meter may be cleaned with a soft damp cloth using all purpose detergents Do not use any solvents or cleaning agents which might scratch the casing po...

Page 56: ...Test lead Test range ZS 1 2 m 0 13 1999 5 m 0 17 1999 10 m 0 21 1999 20 m 0 29 1999 WS 03 WS 04 0 19 1999 Display range Display range Resolution Basic uncertainty 0 19 99 0 01 5 w m 3 digits 20 0 199...

Page 57: ...digits 20 0 199 9 0 1 6 w m 5 digits 200 1999 1 Do not trip RCD with I n 30 mA Nominal working voltage Un 110 V 115 V 127 V 220 V 230 V 240 V Working range of voltage 95 270 V Nominal network frequenc...

Page 58: ...0 150 ms 5 I n 0 40 ms Selective 0 5 I n 0 500 ms 1 I n 2 I n 0 200 ms 5 I n 0 150 ms 1 for I n 10 mA and 0 5 I n uncertainty is 2 w m 3 digits Accuracy of residual current setting for 1 I n 2 I n an...

Page 59: ...e Resolution Test current Basic uncer tainty 10 mA 3 0 10 0 mA 0 1 mA 0 3 x I n 1 0 x I n 5 I n 30 mA 9 0 30 0 mA 100 mA 30 100 mA 1 mA 300 mA 90 300 mA 500 mA 150 500 mA 1000 mA 300 1000 mA it is pos...

Page 60: ...s 125 Hz for fn 50 Hz and 150 Hz for fn 60 Hz blocking of measurement at interference voltage of UN 24 V maximum measured voltage of interferences UNmax 100 V maximum resistance of auxiliary earth ele...

Page 61: ...or UN 100 V Resolution Basic uncertainty 0 1999 k 1 k 3 w m 8 digits 2 00 19 99 M 0 01 M 20 0 199 9 M 0 1 M 200 500 M 1 M Test range according to IEC 61557 2 for UN 250 V 250 k 999 M Display range for...

Page 62: ...pply of the meter alkaline batteries 4x1 5 V LR14 C or accumulator package SONEL NiMH 4 8 V 4 2 Ah e parameters of AC adapter for the battery charge 100 V 240 V 50 Hz 60 Hz f dimensions 288 x 223 x 75...

Page 63: ...0 019 20 m lead 0 035 WS 03 WS 04 lead 0 015 Phase angle 0 30 at the bottom of test range E6 2 0 6 Frequency 99 101 E7 0 Network voltage 85 110 E8 0 Harmonic E9 0 DC component E10 0 10 2 3 Additional...

Page 64: ...004 0 5 7 2 8 H E H dod R R R RS 5 k Resistance of voltage electrode Rs 10 2 5 Additional uncertainties according to IEC 61557 6 RCD IA tA UB Significant parameter Designation Additional uncertainty...

Page 65: ...long test leads 5kV for insulation measurement 2 leads red WAPRZ1X8REBB and shielded black WAPRZ1X8BLBB accessories cat III 1000 V crocodile clip black WAKROBL20K01 cat III 1000 V crocodile clip yell...

Page 66: ...r or the distributors WAADAWS04 test lead with angle plug without trigger ing WS 04 WAPRZ050YEBBSZ test lead 50m long WAADAAISO25 adapter AutoISO 2500 WAPRZ025BUBBSZ test lead 25m long WAPRZLAD12SAM c...

Page 67: ...e rod 80 cm WAADAAGT63P five wire version triple phase socket adapter AGT 63P WAADAUSBOR1 radio receiver OR 1 for data transmission not supported by meters with firmware version 1 16 or later WAPOJ1 b...

Page 68: ...enables convenient use of the meter suspended on the neck by means of hanging straps 13 Manufacturer The manufacturer of the device which also provides guarantee and post guarantee service is the foll...

Page 69: ...rs o luxmeters The Calibration Certificate is a document that presents a relation between the calibration standard of known accuracy and meter indications with associated measurement uncertainties The...

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