Power Analyser PPA1500 – Overview

The PPA1500 Power Analyser offers higher performance compared to its sibling – the PPA500 unit.  N4L power analysers provide optimum solutions in almost any power measurement application and budget. The PPA1500 offers a 1Mhz Bandwidth and full graphic display, this includes harmonic bar graphs and graphic data logging. It features sophisticated parallel digital filtering algorithms enabling the PPA1500 to be used in various Pulse Width Modulated applications.

While being only half-rack width and 2U high, the PPA1500 is available in 1, 2 or 3-phase configurations and offers a level of performance normally found only in larger and more costly instruments. With modes such as “Inrush Current and “Standby Power”, the PPA1500 provides fast, accurate and easy measurements in challenging environments.

The PPA1500 series analysers now have a 6 Phase 2U Rack option in which two PPA1530 units are installed on the same rack side by side to give the ability to perform 6 Phase 0.1% accurate power measurement whilst only occupying a height of 2U in any rack.

All PPA1500 units are supplied with UKAS ISO17025 certification as standard, this is performed at N4L in the UK in our accredited ISO17025 Laboratory.

Power Analyser PPA1500 – Features

• High contrast full-colour graphic display
• Simple BNC connection of N4L shunts for high-current applications
• RS232, USB, LAN, Extension and Auxiliary ports
• 0.05% Basic accuracy
• Frequency range DC and 10mHz to 1MHz
• High-precision internal shunts – Superior accuracy to any external shunt
• 10 millidegree phase accuracy – Necessary for low power factor applications
• 20 Arms (300 Apk) & 1000 Vrms (2500 Vpk) direct input
• Unique x10 gain mode for Standby Power measurement
• 1MS/s High-speed sampling on all channels
• True real-time analysis with no measurement gap
• 1, 2 or 3 phase versions