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Power Quality Software

User Guide

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Revision History

Rev Author Date Comment

0 OA 13-11-13 First Issue of document

1 OA 16-01-14 Inclusion of Harmonics Directions tab in Oscillography window. Show

RMS Values included in Harmonics tab. Inclusion of Help icon on all
screens.

2 OA 21-01-14 Minor changes to Harmonics and Harmonics Direction tab in

Oscillography Window.

3 OA 21-02-14 Added section on Languages.

4 OA 13-03-14 Expanded section on sags and swells.

5 OA 15-12-14 Updated Section 10 Working with Devices and Section 12 Navigation

Features for Lists. Added new section for Communications Configuration.
(PQS v1.0.15)

5.1 OA 22-01-15 Included unknown device error message.

6 OA 09-02-15 Included port and CMS protocol configuration.

7 OA 10-11-17 Removed reference to RC10, included screenshot with 3-Phase SEF

switchgear. Removed requirement for Windows XP Service Pack 3 and
above. Removed Summary from device tab and updated all relevant
screens. Expanded section on Remote configuration. (PQS v1.2.0)

7.1 OA 23-04-18 Minor Corrections.

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Table Of Contents

1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 1
2 Installation ......................................................................................................................... 2
3 Getting Started .................................................................................................................. 3
3.1 Opening a Power Quality file ...................................................................................... 4
3.2 Power Quality Data Window ....................................................................................... 5
3.3 File Operations ........................................................................................................... 6
3.4 Working with Devices and Library List ........................................................................ 6
3.5 Settings ...................................................................................................................... 7
3.5.1 Settings for Logs ................................................................................................. 8
4 Common Tools .................................................................................................................. 9
5 Oscillography .................................................................................................................. 10
5.1 Chart Settings .......................................................................................................... 11
5.2 Chart Tools .............................................................................................................. 12
5.3 Harmonics Bar Diagram ........................................................................................... 16
5.4 Harmonics Direction ................................................................................................. 17
5.5 Opening Oscillography file from a third party tool ..................................................... 19
6 Harmonics ....................................................................................................................... 21
6.1 List of Triggered Events ........................................................................................... 22
6.2 Chart Filters ............................................................................................................. 24
6.3 Chart Tools .............................................................................................................. 25
7 Sags & Swells ................................................................................................................. 26
7.1 List of Sags & Swells ................................................................................................ 27
7.2 Chart Filters ............................................................................................................. 28
7.3 Chart Tools .............................................................................................................. 29
8 Interruptions .................................................................................................................... 30
8.1 List of Interruptions ................................................................................................... 32
8.2 Chart Filters ............................................................................................................. 32
8.3 Chart Tools .............................................................................................................. 32
9 File Operations ................................................................................................................ 34
9.1 Open a File .............................................................................................................. 34
9.2 Saving to a Device ................................................................................................... 35
9.3 Saving to Library ...................................................................................................... 37
9.4 Exporting Data ......................................................................................................... 38
9.5 Printing a Report ...................................................................................................... 41
10 Working with Devices ...................................................................................................... 44
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10.1 Creating a Device..................................................................................................... 44
10.2 Editing a Device ....................................................................................................... 48
10.3 Load from Device ..................................................................................................... 50
10.4 Importing data from a folder to a device ................................................................... 52
10.5 Comms Logs ............................................................................................................ 55
11 Communications Configuration........................................................................................ 57
11.1 Connecting to a Local Device ................................................................................... 57
11.2 Configuring a Remote Connection ........................................................................... 58
11.2.1 Network Settings ............................................................................................... 61
11.2.2 Serial Settings ................................................................................................... 62
11.2.3 Phone Settings .................................................................................................. 63
11.2.4 Test Connection ................................................................................................ 64
12 Library ............................................................................................................................. 65
12.1 Editing Library Item .................................................................................................. 65
13 Navigation Features for lists ............................................................................................ 67
13.1 Sorting ..................................................................................................................... 67
13.2 Grouping .................................................................................................................. 68
13.3 Filtering .................................................................................................................... 69
13.4 Searching ................................................................................................................. 70
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Table of Figures
FIGURE 1: MAIN WINDOW ............................................................................................................................................... 3
FIGURE 2: OPENING A FILE ................................................................................................................................................ 4
FIGURE 3: SAMPLE HARMONICS DATA WINDOW .................................................................................................................. 5
FIGURE 4: APPLICATION LANGUAGE ................................................................................................................................... 7
FIGURE 5: LOGS .............................................................................................................................................................. 8
FIGURE 6: OSCILLOGRAPHY DATA .................................................................................................................................... 10
FIGURE 7: OSCILLOGRAPHY - CHART SETTINGS.................................................................................................................... 11
FIGURE 8: OSCILLOGRAPHY - SHOW REGION ...................................................................................................................... 12
FIGURE 9: TRIGGERING TIME ........................................................................................................................................... 13
FIGURE 10: SHOW POINTS ............................................................................................................................................. 14
FIGURE 11: SHOW ROLLOVER ......................................................................................................................................... 15
FIGURE 12: HARMONICS BAR DIAGRAM............................................................................................................................ 16
FIGURE 13: HARMONIC DIRECTION .................................................................................................................................. 17
FIGURE 14: SHOW POINT LABELS..................................................................................................................................... 18
FIGURE 15: NORMALIZATION OF A THIRD PARTY FILE............................................................................................................ 19
FIGURE 16: HARMONICS DATA ........................................................................................................................................ 21
FIGURE 17: HARMONICS INDIVIDUAL POINTS ..................................................................................................................... 22
FIGURE 18: COLUMN FILTER ........................................................................................................................................... 23
FIGURE 19: HARMONICS FILTER....................................................................................................................................... 24
FIGURE 20: HARMONIC DATA REGIONS ............................................................................................................................ 25
FIGURE 21: SAGS AND SWELLS DATA ................................................................................................................................ 26
FIGURE 22: SAGS & SWELLS INDIVIDUAL POINTS ................................................................................................................ 27
FIGURE 23: SAGS AND SWELLS REGIONS ........................................................................................................................... 29
FIGURE 24: INTERRUPTIONS DATA ................................................................................................................................... 30
FIGURE 25: INTERRUPTION BUBBLE .................................................................................................................................. 31
FIGURE 26: INTERRUPTIONS REGION ................................................................................................................................ 33
FIGURE 27: OPEN FILE FROM TOOLBAR ............................................................................................................................. 34
FIGURE 28: SELECT FILE TO OPEN .................................................................................................................................... 34
FIGURE 29: SAVE TO DEVICE ........................................................................................................................................... 35
FIGURE 30: REGISTERING A DEVICE .................................................................................................................................. 35
FIGURE 31: DEVICE WINDOW ......................................................................................................................................... 36
FIGURE 32: SAVING TO AN EXISTING DEVICE ....................................................................................................................... 36
FIGURE 33: DEVICE DATA ............................................................................................................................................... 36
FIGURE 34: SAVING TO LIBRARY ....................................................................................................................................... 37
FIGURE 35: SAVING A LIBRARY ITEM ................................................................................................................................. 37
FIGURE 36: LIBRARY LIST ................................................................................................................................................ 38
FIGURE 37: EXPORTING A FILE ......................................................................................................................................... 39
FIGURE 38: EXPORTING TO AN EXCEL FILE .......................................................................................................................... 39
FIGURE 39: EXPORTING TO COMTRADE FILE ................................................................................................................... 40
FIGURE 40: EXPORTING TO AN IMAGE FILE ......................................................................................................................... 40
FIGURE 41: SAMPLE HARMONIC REPORT .......................................................................................................................... 41
FIGURE 42: SAMPLE OSCILLOGRAPHY REPORT .................................................................................................................... 42
FIGURE 43: SAMPLE INTERRUPTION REPORT ...................................................................................................................... 43
FIGURE 44: DEVICE LIST ................................................................................................................................................. 44
FIGURE 45: NEW DEVICE DETECTED ................................................................................................................................. 44
FIGURE 46: DEVICE WINDOW ......................................................................................................................................... 45
FIGURE 47: DEVICE LIST – NEW DEVICE REGISTERED ........................................................................................................... 46
FIGURE 48 UNKNOWN DEVICE ........................................................................................................................................ 46
FIGURE 49: GENERAL DEVICE SETTINGS ............................................................................................................................ 47
FIGURE 50: CONNECTIONS DETAILS .................................................................................................................................. 48
FIGURE 51: EDITING A DEVICE ........................................................................................................................................ 49
FIGURE 52: LOAD FROM DEVICE ...................................................................................................................................... 50
FIGURE 53: LOADING FROM DEVICE PROGRESS .................................................................................................................. 51
FIGURE 54: LOAD FROM DEVICE COMPLETED ..................................................................................................................... 52
FIGURE 55: IMPORTING FROM A FOLDER ........................................................................................................................... 53
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FIGURE 56: IMPORT FOLDER SUMMARY SCREEN ................................................................................................................. 54
FIGURE 57: COMMS LOGS .............................................................................................................................................. 55
FIGURE 58: COMMS SESSION HISTORY ............................................................................................................................. 55
FIGURE 59: VERBOSE LOGS ............................................................................................................................................. 56
FIGURE 60: USB TYPE A TO B CABLE ............................................................................................................................... 57
FIGURE 61: CONFIGURING A CONNECTION ........................................................................................................................ 60
FIGURE 62: NETWORK SETTINGS ..................................................................................................................................... 61
FIGURE 63: SERIAL SETTINGS .......................................................................................................................................... 62
FIGURE 64: SERIAL SETTINGS .......................................................................................................................................... 63
FIGURE 65: TEST CONNECTION........................................................................................................................................ 64
FIGURE 66: LIBRARY ...................................................................................................................................................... 65
FIGURE 67: EDITING A LIBRARY ITEM ................................................................................................................................ 66
FIGURE 68: NAVIGATION FEATURES ................................................................................................................................. 67
FIGURE 69: GROUP PANEL ............................................................................................................................................. 68
FIGURE 70: CLEAR GROUPING ......................................................................................................................................... 68
FIGURE 71: QUICK FILTER PER COLUMN ............................................................................................................................ 69
FIGURE 72: FILTER EDITOR ............................................................................................................................................. 70
FIGURE 73: SEARCH PANEL ............................................................................................................................................. 70
FIGURE 74: SEARCH RESULT............................................................................................................................................ 71
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1 Introduction
The Power Quality Software (PQS) is used to analyse power quality issues relating to
Harmonic Distortion, Interruptions and Sags & Swells, allowing utilities to address the cause
of these factors before they degrade line assets or trigger penalties from regulatory bodies.

Power Quality Data captured by the OSM range of Automatic Circuit Reclosers (ACR) and
associated RC controllers’ internal memory can be uploaded to a PC running PQS.

Oscillography Data
The Recloser Controller (RC) can capture an oscillogram of the waveform when a specific
event occurs such as a trip or a close. The amount of waveform captured prior to the trigger
can be configured by the user. This ranges from 0 to 80% of the capture prior to the trigger
point. The data can be used to analyse power quality fluctuations.

Harmonics Data
Harmonics are waves which have frequency multiples of the fundamental frequency. The RC
measures Total Harmonic Distortion (THD), Total Demand Distortion (TDD) and Harmonics
Voltages and Currents up to the 15th Harmonic.

Long and Short Duration Interruptions Data

The RC stores information relating to long and short duration interruptions. This information
is used to calculate SAIDI (System Average Duration Index), SAIFI (System Average
Interruption Frequency Index) and MAIFI (Momentary Average Interruption Frequency
Index). Both long and short interruptions are based on the Loss of Supply Detection (LSD).

Sags and Swells Data

The RC records voltage variations (sags & swells) occurring outside a user set period of
time. Sags & Swell voltages are based on the phase to ground voltages.

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2 Installation
PC Requirements for the PQS installation are:
 Microsoft .NET Framework version 4 Client Profile.

The installation can be downloaded from the NOJA Power website

https://secure.nojapower.com/access/.

A username and password will be required to access the download area. This can be
obtained by contacting NOJA Power, or your local NOJA Power distributor.

Run the Power Quality Software Setup program and follow the prompts. Please note that you
will be asked to choose an installation scope. The installation scope indicates whether you
would like the application to be available for the user currently logged in or be available for all
users that login to the machine.
The setup program automatically detects the PC language. For languages other than
English, if it is a supported language, it will install the application in that language. For non-
supported languages English is used. After the installation is complete the user can switch
between all supported languages. Please refer to Section 3.5.
For error messages please refer to the troubleshooting section below.

Troubleshooting
If any of the following error messages are displayed during the installation please try the
solution suggested. If you still have problems contact NOJA Power, or your local NOJA
Power distributor.

Error Message Solution

This application requires .NET To download Microsoft .NET Framework version 4 Client Profile,
Framework 4.0 Client Profile. Please go to:
install the .NET Framework then run the
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=24872
installation again.
and press the download button.
Once it has been downloaded and installed, the user can launch
the PQS installation again.
This installation package is not supported Please try using a different installation package
by this processor type. Contact your
product vendor.

Updates
Once PQS is installed a user can check for updates by clicking on the “About” button and
clicking on CHECK UPDATES. Please follow the prompts if an update is available

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3 Getting Started
When PQS is started, the main window and a welcome message appears as shown below.

Figure 1: Main Window

From the main window the following actions are available:

 Open a file
Files obtained from the Recloser Controller (RC) and other sources can be opened.

 Access registered devices

Access data previously saved to registered NOJA Power devices.

 Access Power Quality Data Library

Access the stored power quality segments within the data library.

Note: Please note that only one application can be connected to the RC at any one time i.e. CMS
and PQS cannot be connected to the RC concurrently.

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3.1 Opening a Power Quality file

Power Quality log files recorded by a device can be opened in PQS for analysis. RC log files
contain the relay serial number which provides a unique identifier.

When PQS is installed a number of sample files are stored on the PC in the “My
Documents\NOJA Power\PQS\Examples” folder to help the user familiarise themselves with
the application. Please note that if you installed PQS for all users accessing the PC, the files
will be in “%Public%\Documents\NOJA Power\PQS\Examples”.

To open a file, click on OPEN FILE on the welcome message screen or on the toolbar. The
following window appears.

Figure 2: Opening a file

The extensions “pqd” indicates an IEEE P1159.3 PQDIF format which is used for harmonics,
interruptions and sags & swells. For Oscillography data there is a “cfg” file which is a
configuration file and a “dat” file which is a data file in IEEE Std C37.111-1999 Comtrade
Binary format. To open Oscillography data, you need to double click on the configuration file.

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3.2 Power Quality Data Window

When a file is opened, such as a harmonics data file, a window similar to the one below is
displayed.

Figure 3: Sample Harmonics Data Window

The data window displays:

 a chart containing information relevant to the type of data

 various filters

 various tools and chart statistics

 a list and/or bar chart (except for Oscillography data)

 a navigation strap indicating the visible range on the chart (Oscillography data only).

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3.3 File Operations
A number of File Operations are available to the user including:

 Saving to a Device

 Saving to the Library

 Exporting Data

 Printing.

Please refer to Section 9 File Operations.

3.4 Working with Devices and Library List

PQS maintains a list of devices and a library list where power quality data files can be stored.

Please refer to Section 10 Working with Devices.

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3.5 Settings

There are a number of settings that can be customised by the user including: Language,
Date/Time Format, Time Zone, Checking for Updates, Database Path and Logs. These can
be configured from the Settings menu.

To configure a language for example click on the General tab in the Settings menu.

From the Application Language pull-down menu select the required language and click Save.

Figure 4: Application Language

A message will be displayed indicating that the application will need to restart for the change
to take effect.

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3.5.1 Settings for Logs

There are two types of Logs in PQS:

COMMS Logs: User friendly and comprehensive communication logs that are saved in the
database. These messages are displayed on the device 'Comms Session History' and they
are maintained per device and per session (each communication or connection attempt).
COMMS Logs are categorized as Errors, Warnings, Info and Verbose.

Debug Logs: Debug Logs are saved in log files and contain exact communication
request/response messages that are sent and received between PQS and the RC. Debug
Logs are useful for developers to debug if there are any bugs in the communication layer that
cannot be resolved by referring to the Comms logs.

Figure 5: Logs

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4 Common Tools
PQS provides a number of tools to analyse power quality data. Some of the common tools
are described below. For more details and other charts tools, refer to relevant data section.

Chart Filters
A user has access to a number of filters that can be applied to the chart.
Period
The user can select the period for which the data is to be displayed on the chart including:
All, Last month or Last week (except for Oscillography data). Alternatively the user can
define a period using from and to dates.
Data specific filters
For data specific filters refer to the relevant data section in this guide.

Zooming
When a chart is displayed, the user can zoom in and out by:
 using the scroll wheel

 selecting a range (click-drag-unclick)

 clicking and dragging visible range borders in the navigation strap below the chart
(oscillography data only)

 double-clicking on the chart.

Scrolling
When a chart is displayed, the user can scroll by:
 using ‘Shift’ + the scroll wheel

 clicking and dragging if the ‘Zoom on Drag’ is unticked

 clicking on greyed area in the navigation strap below the chart (Oscillography data
only).

 This will drag the highlighted area (current visible range).

Zoom on Drag
“Zoom on Drag” changes the behaviour on the mouse click-drag action:
 scrolling if the check box in unticked

 zooming selected area if the check box is ticked.

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5 Oscillography
Oscillography data can be accessed from a device, from the library list or from an
oscillography file. Oscillography data will be displayed as shown below.

Figure 6: Oscillography Data

The Oscillography Window displays:

 the voltage and current waveforms

 general information, capture information and chart statistics

The general information is a list of all captures for the current device (if the data was opened
for an RC device) and it includes the event type and the timestamp.

 various chart settings and tools

 a navigation strap indicating the visible range on the chart.

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5.1 Chart Settings

A user can select which voltages and current waveforms are to be displayed.

Figure 7: Oscillography - Chart Settings

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5.2 Chart Tools

Show Region
By clicking “Show Region”, the application adds vertical lines on the charts that can easily be
moved horizontally by the mouse. The chart statistics will display the difference in values
between the two timelines and the absolute values for each timeline (see below).

Figure 8: Oscillography - Show Region

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Triggering Time
A user can select to display the triggering time on the chart. The triggering time indicates the
time that a specific user defined event occurred to trigger the capture of the waveform. The
amount of waveform shown prior to the capture is set by the user through the operator panel
on the RC control cubicle.

Figure 9: Triggering Time

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Show Points
By selecting “Show Points” the individual points, at which time the information was recorded,
are displayed on the chart as shown below.

Figure 10: Show Points

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Show Rollover
By clicking “Show Rollover”, the application adds a vertical line on the chart indicating a
particular timestamp. This line can be easily moved horizontally by the mouse. The voltage
and current values for that timestamp are displayed on the chart (see below).

Figure 11: Show Rollover

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5.3 Harmonics Bar Diagram

By clicking the harmonics button, the application uses the Bartlett’s method to calculate the
Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) on the oscillography data (if a region is selected, it calculates
for that region) and displays a floating top window with a bar diagram with distortion level for
15 harmonics for selected channels.

Figure 12: Harmonics Bar Diagram

Each harmonic frequency is a multiple of the fundamental frequency. If, for example, the
fundamental frequency is 50Hz then the harmonic frequencies are 100Hz, 150Hz,...., 750Hz.
If the fundamental frequency is 60Hz then the harmonics would be 120Hz, 180Hz,.…,900Hz.

Distortion
Distortion values can be displayed as:
 Peak values (V,A)
 RMS values (V,A RMS)
 Percentage (%).

Behaviour
A user can change the behaviour of the output by:
 hiding the maximum magnitude.

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5.4 Harmonics Direction
By clicking the “harmonics directions” button, the application displays a floating top window
showing harmonics directions for the selected phase.

The Harmonics Directions feature is used to understand the source of the harmonics. For
example if the power flow for a particular harmonics is in a forward or reverse direction it may
help the user determine if the source of the harmonics is coming from the network or from
the customer.

Figure 13: Harmonic Direction

Behaviour
A user can change the behaviour of the output by:
 hiding the maximum magnitude
 showing the frequency of each point.

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Show Point Labels
By clicking “Show Point Labels”, the application displays the frequency of each point on the
chart (see below).

Figure 14: Show Point Labels

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5.5 Opening Oscillography file from a third party tool

When uploading Oscillography data which was created using a third party tool, the following
window will appear. Data must be normalized before displaying.

Figure 15: Normalization of a third party file

To normalise data, the user has to specify the following parameters:

 internal channels to support voltages/currents
(PQS only supports Va,b,c,r,s,t and Ia,b,c,n)
 time zone
 scale factors for voltages/currents.

Use the scale to account for transformer ratios in the COMTRADE data, or disparities in
measurement scaling. A 1000:1 transformer would register 1kA as 1A, and thus a scale of
1000 is appropriate where data is acquired after a 1000:1 transformer conversion.

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When data has been normalised, it will be displayed on the Oscillography window. Please
note that third party data cannot be saved to a device and general capture information will
not be displayed.

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6 Harmonics
Harmonics data can be accessed from a device, from the library list or from a harmonics data
file. Harmonics data will be displayed as shown below.

Figure 16: Harmonics Data

The Harmonic window displays:

 a chart showing harmonic distortion (%) over time

The chart can show distortions of triggered harmonics, maximum harmonics and THD/TDD

 a list displaying the details for all triggered events

Details include: the time the trigger occurred, the channel on which it occurred, the triggered
harmonics, Max hrm (%), THD/TDD (%) and base Freq (Hz).

 a bar chart displaying the values for all other harmonics recorded at the time of a
particular trigger event.
The user can click on a different event in the list to view the corresponding bar chart for that
event.

Harmonics are contaminant waves which have frequency multiples of the fundamental power
frequency. These waves corrupt the integrity and consistency of the power supply voltages
and currents. Harmonics cause damage on the network as they present power in an
unusable form.

The RC utilises what is known as a “Fast Fourier Transform” or FFT algorithm to analyse the
energy flowing through the device, to provide exact values for both the harmonic frequency
and its magnitude and thus being able to calculate the harmonic distortion.

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A Harmonic change is recorded each time that the harmonic content crosses a “dead band”
value for a user specified period of time. The data is logged for each of the individual phases
independently.

Individual Points
By hovering the cursor over individual points on the chart the X and Y values for that point
are displayed as shown below.

Figure 17: Harmonics Individual Points

In addition the point selected will be displayed and highlighted in green on the list of triggered
events.

6.1 List of Triggered Events

The list of triggered events includes the following:

Triggered Harmonics
Triggered Harmonic is the number of the harmonic (1-15) which caused the capturing of the
event i.e. its value crossed a “dead band” value for a specified period of time. The sign and
the colour indicate whether the distortion increased or decreased for the event.

Triggered Harmonic %
This percentage indicates the distortion on the harmonic that triggered the event to be
captured.

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Maximum Harmonic %
Maximum registered distortion among all harmonics at the time of the triggered event.

Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) %

THD is the measurement of the harmonic distortion present and is the ratio between the
fundamental voltage wave and all the voltage harmonics.

Total Demand Distortion (TDD) %

TDD is the current distortion against the peak current demand.

Base Frequency
Fundamental Frequency.

A column filter is available for the list of triggered events. The filter icon is displayed by
hovering the cursor over the column header or by increasing the width of the particular
column as shown below. A navigation menu is also available (refer to Navigation Features
for lists).

Figure 18: Column Filter

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When a point is selected on the chart the corresponding event in the list will be highlighted in
green.

6.2 Chart Filters

A user has access to a number of filters that can be applied to the chart.

Period
The user can select the period for which the data is to be displayed on the chart including:
All, Last month or Last week. Alternatively the user can define a period using from and to
dates.

Distortion
The distortions filter is used to display records on the chart where the maximum distortion,
triggered harmonic distortion or THD/TDD Distortion is higher or lower than a certain value.

Channels
A user can select the voltage and current channels to be displayed on the chart.

Harmonics
A user can select to display harmonics data for all harmonics or for selected harmonics
and/or THD/TDD as shown below.

Figure 19: Harmonics Filter

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6.3 Chart Tools

A number of chart tools are available to the user.

Show Region
By clicking “show region”, the application adds vertical lines on the charts that can easily be
moved horizontally by the mouse. The statistics will be calculated based on the records
within that region. The statistics include Period length, total number of records, Max
Distortion, Max Triggered Distortion and Max THD/TDD.

Figure 20: Harmonic Data Regions

Distortion Values (Y-axis)

A user can display on the chart harmonic distortion values for:

 Triggered Harmonics

 Maximum Harmonics

 THD/TDD.

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7 Sags & Swells

Sags & Swells data can be accessed from a device, from the library list or from a sags &
swells data file. Sags & Swells data will be displayed as shown below.

Figure 21: Sags and Swells Data

The Sags & Swells window displays:

 a chart showing the variance (%) and the duration for each sag/swell
It can also display the variance (%) and the start time of each sag/swell by clicking on the
Timeline tab button. Swells have a positive variance and sags have a negative variance.

 a list of registered sags & swells

For each event in the list, the following fields are displayed: Start time, Duration, Duration
Category (based on time intervals), Peak Time, Variance, Voltages for a, b, c, r, s, t and the
nominal voltage.

User has access to a column filter and a navigation menu (see section on harmonics data).

 the number of sags & swells from each category i.e. instantaneous, momentary and
temporary.

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Variance/Duration Chart
The Variance/Duration chart displays acceptable boundaries for the variances by having an
orange line for swells and a green line for sags. The area between these two lines indicates
the acceptable region. The region becomes smaller as the duration increases. For example,
for a variation with a duration of 1ms the acceptable variance for a swell can be up to 100%,
but for a duration of 10s the acceptable variance for a swell can only be up to 10%.

Individual Points
By hovering the cursor over individual points on the chart the values for that X and Y values
for that point are displayed as shown below.

Figure 22: Sags & Swells Individual Points

7.1 List of Sags & Swells

For each event in the sags & swells list, the highest value for a swell will be highlighted in
pink and the lowest value for a sag will be highlighted in green.

When a point is selected on the chart the corresponding event will be highlighted in green.

The user has access to a column filter and a navigation menu (see section on harmonics
data).

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Sags
A voltage Sag occurs when one or more of the 3 phase voltages fall below the Sag Normal
Threshold voltage. The Sag ends when all of the 3 phase voltages are equal to or greater
than the Sag Normal Threshold voltage plus a 2% hysteresis voltage.
Swells
A voltage Swell begins when one of more of the 3 phase voltages is above the Swell Normal
Threshold voltage and ends when all of the 3 phase voltages are equal to or less than the
Swell Normal Threshold voltage minus a 2% hysteresis voltage.

Sags & Swells can be defined as:

 Instantaneous: < 0.5 sec

 Momentary: > 0.5 sec and < 3 sec

 Temporary: > 3 sec and < 1 min.

7.2 Chart Filters

A user has access to a number of filters that can be applied to the chart.

Period
The user can select the period for which the data is to be displayed on the chart including:
All, Last month or Last week. Alternatively the user can define a period using from and to
dates.

Duration
The duration filter is used to display records on the chart where the duration is higher or
lower than a certain value.

Variance
The variance filter is used to display records on the chart where the variance is higher or
lower than a certain value.

Triggered Channels
A user can select the triggered channels to be displayed on the chart.

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7.3 Chart Tools

Show Region
By clicking “show region”, the application adds vertical lines on the charts that can easily be
moved horizontally by the mouse. The statistics will be calculated based on the records
within that region. The statistics include Max swell, Min sag, No. of Sags, No. of Swells.

Figure 23: Sags and Swells Regions

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8 Interruptions
Interruptions data can be accessed from a device, from the library list or from an interruptions
data file. Interruptions data will be displayed as shown below.

Figure 24: Interruptions Data

The interruption window displays:

 a chart showing the duration of the interruptions and the start time

 list of registered interruptions

For each event in the list, the following fields are displayed: Start time, End Time, Duration, Long
(indicates long interruption), Side (ABC or RST).
User has access to a column filter and a navigation menu (see section on harmonics data).

 No. of customers, SAIDI (System Average Interruption Duration Index), SAIFI

(System Average Interruption Frequency Index), MAIFI (Momentary Average
Interruption Frequency Index) and Total duration (refer to table 1 for calculation
rules).

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Table 1 Rules for calculating SAIFI, SAIDI and MAIFI

Coefficient Short Formula for one device
description
SAIDI Average
outage
duration per
customer

SAIFI Interruptions N.O. interruptions / N.O. customers

per
customer
MAIFI Average N.O. interruptions(less than 3sec) / N.O. customers
number of
momentary
(less than
3sec)
interruptions
per
customer

Individual Points
By placing the mouse pointer on a specific bubble on the chart the X and Y values will be
displayed. The X value indicates the date and time the interruption occurred and the Y
indicates the duration.

Figure 25: Interruption bubble

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8.1 List of Interruptions
For each event in the interruptions list, there is a check box to indicate whether the
interruption is long. The duration to determine whether an interruption is long or short is set
by the user on the RC.

When a point is selected on the chart the corresponding event will be highlighted in green.

The user has access to a column filter and a navigation menu (see section on harmonics
data).

8.2 Chart Filters

A user has access to a number of filters that can be applied to the chart.

Period
The user can select the period for which the data is to be displayed on the chart including:
All, Last month or Last week. Alternatively the user can define a period using from and to
dates.

Duration
The duration filter is used to display records on the chart where the duration is higher or
lower than a certain value.

Side
The side is used to display interruptions on the ABC or RST terminals.

8.3 Chart Tools

Show Region
By clicking “show region”, the application adds vertical lines on the charts that can easily be
moved horizontally by the mouse. The statistics will be calculated based on the records
within that region. The statistics for interruptions displayed include longest, shortest and the
period (see below).

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Figure 26: Interruptions Region

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9 File Operations
A number of File Operations are available to the user.

9.1 Open a File

To open a file, click on OPEN FILE on the welcome message screen or on the toolbar.

Figure 27: Open File from toolbar

The following window appears. Select a file and click Open.

Figure 28: Select File to Open

The extensions “pqd” indicates an IEEE P1159.3 PQDIF format which is used for harmonics,
interruptions and sags & swells. For Oscillography data there is a “cfg” file which is a
configuration file and a “dat” file which is a data file in IEEE Std C37.111-1999 Comtrade
Binary format. To open Oscillography data, you need to double click on the configuration file.

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9.2 Saving to a Device
When saving a file to a device the application will check the relay serial number contained in
the file and identify whether the device has already been created.

To save data to a device, click “save to device” on the file toolbar. If a region is selected, it
saves data within that region.

Figure 29: Save to Device

The following message will appear if the device does not already exist.

Figure 30: Registering a Device

Click Yes to register the device. The Device window will open. Enter Name and Number of
Customers. Click SAVE.

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Figure 31: Device Window

If the device already exists when saving data the following message will appear. Click Yes to
save to the device.

Figure 32: Saving to an existing device

All data added to the device can be accessed through the context menu of the device as
shown below.

Figure 33: Device Data

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9.3 Saving to Library
To save data to the library, click “save to library” on the file toolbar. If a region is selected, it
saves data within that region.

Figure 34: Saving to library

The following window will be displayed.

Figure 35: Saving a library item

Change title if required and click SAVE. All files saved in the library can be accessed from
the library list or from clicking view on the library toolbar.

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Figure 36: Library list

9.4 Exporting Data

Data can be exported in various formats including PDQIF, Image, XLS, RTF and PDF with
the exception of Oscillography files which can only be exported to COMTRADE and Image
files.

To export a file, click on the “export to” button from the file toolbar and select format required.
If a region is selected, it exports data within that region.

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Figure 37: Exporting a File

For XLS, RTF and PDF files the following window will be displayed. Confirm name and folder
location.

Figure 38: Exporting to an excel file

When exporting to Comtrade files, the following window will be displayed. You will need to
enter a file name, select data format and confirm the device name.

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Figure 39: Exporting to COMTRADE File

When exporting to image files, the following window will be displayed. You will need to
confirm size in pixels, select whether to show legend and for Interruption data you can
choose to export ‘Duration’ and ‘Timeline’ charts.

Figure 40: Exporting to an Image file

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9.5 Printing a Report

By clicking on the print button on the data window toolbar, the user can generate a report for
the chart displayed on the screen.
Below are sections from sample reports.

Figure 41: Sample Harmonic Report

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Figure 42: Sample Oscillography Report

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Figure 43: Sample Interruption Report

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10 Working with Devices

PQS maintains a list of registered devices. When saving a power quality data file to a device
the application will check the relay serial number contained in the file and identify whether
the device has already been created. At any time data can be accessed from a device for
analysis.

Figure 44: Device List

The device list displays the connection status of each device. The device can be Offline,
Plugged-In, Connecting or Online.

10.1 Creating a Device

Option 1 Device detected

When PQS is connected to the RC via the local USB port and the device has not been
previously registered, PQS detects the device and the following window appears.

Figure 45: New Device Detected

Click REGISTER.

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The Device window will then be displayed.

Figure 46: Device Window

Update the Name and Number of Customers.

Click SAVE.

The device will be listed in the Device window as shown below.

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Figure 47: Device List – New Device Registered

Unknown Device
If there is an error in identifying the connected device the following message will appear:

Figure 48 Unknown Device

Please check the following:

 Ensure CMS is not running as only one application can have an open connection with
a connected device.
 Ensure the relay is operating correctly. You may need to restart the relay.
 Ensure the length of the USB cable does not exceed 3m.

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Option 2 Creating new Device

Click on new from the Devices window.

Figure 49: General Device Settings

In the General tab enter Name, Relay Serial Number, Switchgear Type and Number of
Customers.

Note:
 The first three numbers of the relay serial number define the relay type:
o REL-01 01A
o REL-02 031
o REL-15 069
o REL-15-4G 070.
 The serial number cannot be changed after the device has been created.

If a connection can already be established to the device you can obtain the Serial Number
and Type from the controller directly.

Click on Connections.

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Figure 50: Connections Details

Enter connection details. Please refer to section on Communications Configuration for more
details on how to configure a Network, Serial or Phone connection.

Once the connection is configured, click Test Connection to ensure it is working properly.

Click SAVE.

Once the connection is established the Serial Number and Switchgear type should appear in
the General tab.

Enter Name and Number of Customers.

Click SAVE.

10.2 Editing a Device

To edit a device, click the edit button on the Devices toolbar or double click on the device.
The Name, Type and Number of Customers can be changed.

Note: The serial number cannot be changed after the device has been created.

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Figure 51: Editing a Device

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10.3 Load from Device

Power Quality Data can be loaded from the RC via the configured Communication Channel.

Figure 52: Load from Device

PQS will show Comms Logs and progress indication while communicating with the RC.

A final summary reports is displayed at the end of the process.

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Figure 53: Loading from Device Progress

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Figure 54: Load from Device completed

10.4 Importing data from a folder to a device

Device data can be imported from a folder. From the Devices toolbar, click “import folder”.
Alternatively right click in the device window and select “Import files from folder”.

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Figure 55: Importing from a folder

Click Browse to choose a valid folder and click NEXT.

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Figure 56: Import Folder Summary Screen

Click Finish.

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10.5 Comms Logs

The Comms Logs shows the session history for the selected device.

Figure 57: Comms Logs

Figure 58: Comms Session History

For more information tick ‘Verbose’ from the list of filters.

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Figure 59: Verbose Logs

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11 Communications Configuration

PQS can connect to the RC directly via the local USB port below the Operator Panel.

Alternatively, it can connect to a remote device through serial modems or Ethernet

connections.

In both instances the CMS protocol is used.

11.1 Connecting to a Local Device

To connect to a local device use a USB Type A to B cable (max length of 3m) to connect to
the panel USB port on the RC. Please note that a USB extension cable with a power supply
may be used.

Figure 60: USB Type A to B Cable

Once there is a local connection to the device if the device has not been registered before
PQS will ask the user to register it otherwise it will display on the device list as Plugged In.
Please refer to Section 10 Working with Devices

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11.2 Configuring a Remote Connection

To configure a remote connection:
1) Choose the communications equipment.
2) Configure the port and CMS protocol on the RC.
3) Configure the connection in PQS.

1) Communications Equipment
The communications equipment can connect to the relay via the RS232 serial port, any of
the USB ports or the Ethernet (LAN) port. In addition Relay 15 modules have Wi-Fi and
Mobile Network Modems. If connecting through the USB port, the equipment must be
connected through a NOJA Power approved USB device. For more details please refer to
the OSM User Manual and NOJA-565 SCADA Interface Description.

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2) Configuring the port and CMS Protocol on the RC
On the RC, you need to configure the port that is used for the remote connection and you
must enable the CMS protocol on this port.

Below is an example using the LAN port on the RC.

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3) Configuring a Connection in PQS
Once the port on the RC is configured you need to configure the connection to the device in
PQS.

Click on Connections from the DEVICE Window.

The connection can be Network, Serial or Phone.

Figure 61: Configuring a Connection

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11.2.1 Network Settings

Network Settings may be used for 3G, GPRS, Wi-Fi, Ethernet (LAN) and Internet
Communications.

To configure Network Settings click on Network.

Tick the Enable box and enter Network Settings details.

The IP Address/Host Name field allows you to specify IP address or Host name.

Click on Test Connection to ensure it has been configured properly.

Figure 62: Network Settings

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11.2.2 Serial Settings

Serial settings are used to communicate to the device via the RS232 (COM port).

To configure Serial Settings click on Serial.

Tick the Enable box and enter Serial Settings details.

Click on Test Connection to ensure it has been configured properly.

Figure 63: Serial Settings

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11.2.3 Phone Settings

Phone Settings are used for Landlines or GSM modems.

To configure Phone Settings click on Phone.

Tick the Enable box and enter Phone Settings details.

Note: It is important to specify longer Connection and Response timeouts for slower
communications channels.

Click on Test Connection to ensure it has been configured properly.

Figure 64: Serial Settings

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11.2.4 Test Connection

The Test Connection feature allows you to verify the connection settings. It establishes a
connection to the device by using the specified communications settings.

Figure 65: Test Connection

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12 Library

PQS maintains a library of Power Quality Data.

Data can be saved to the library when a file is opened. Please refer to section on File
Operations for more details.

Figure 66: Library

12.1 Editing Library Item

To edit a library item, highlight the required item in the Library list and click the edit button on
the Library toolbar. The Title and Description can be changed.

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Figure 67: Editing a Library Item

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13 Navigation Features for lists

A number of navigation features are available for all lists in the application such as the list of
devices and the library list. Right click on a column header to display the navigation menu as
shown below.

Figure 68: Navigation Features

13.1 Sorting
The user can sort the data in ascending or descending order of a particular column. Right
click on a column header to display the navigation menu and click “Sort Ascending” or “Sort
Descending”.

Use “Clear Sorting” to clear current sort.

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13.2 Grouping
The user can group data by a particular column. Right click on a column header to display
the navigation menu and click “Group by This Column”. Alternatively, when the group panel
is displayed a user can drag the column header in the group panel to group by that column.
To show the group panel, right click on column header and click on “Show Group Panel”.

Group Panel

Figure 69: Group Panel

To clear the grouping, right click in the group panel and click on “Clear Grouping”.

Figure 70: Clear Grouping

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13.3 Filtering
A user has access to a number of filters that can be applied to a list.

Quick Filter per Column

The filter icon is displayed by hovering the cursor over the column header or by increasing
the width of the particular column as shown below.

Figure 71: Quick Filter per Column

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Filter Editor
Right click on column header to display navigation menu and click “Filter Editor”.

Figure 72: Filter Editor

13.4 Searching
To search for an item in the list right click on a column header to display the navigation menu
and click “Show Search Panel”. Alternatively press “Ctrl+F”. A search panel area will be
displayed above the column headers as shown below.

Figure 73: Search Panel

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Type the required search text and click Enter. Only those items in the list containing the
required text will be displayed. The required text will be highlighted in yellow in the search
list. One of the items in the list containing the search text will automatically open for editing.

Figure 74: Search Result

Click close in the search panel area to end the search and return the list back to normal.

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