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PPA5500-TE Transformer Edition Power Analyzer

The Worlds Most Accurate Power Transformer Analyzer*

The PPA5500-TE is a high accuracy transformer power analyzer compliant to relevant testing within IEC60076-1, dedicated to the transformer industry. The PPA5500-TE builds upon years of knowledge and experience within the transformer industry bringing a power analyzer with exceptional performance. Transformer analysis requires very specific performance requirements including exceptional phase angle accuracy and repeatability. The PPA5500-TE provides market leading low power factor analysis, supplied with UKAS ISO17025 certification.

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Specification Highlights
IEC Compliance IEC60076-1 Compliant
Voltage and Current Input Accuracy 0.01%rdg + 0.038%rng
45-65Hz Phase Accuracy 0.003deg
UKAS ISO17025 All accuracies certified to ISO17025
45-65Hz Power Accuracy (Watts) Total % error, PF 1 ~ 0.5 0.15%
45-65Hz Power Accuracy (Watts) Total % error, PF 0.5 ~ 0.05 0.23%
45-65Hz Power Accuracy (Watts) Total % error, PF 0.05 ~ 0.02 0.52%
45-65Hz Power Accuracy (Watts) Total % error, PF 0.02 ~ 0.01 0.55%
Measurement Bandwidth DC, 10mHz ~ 2MHz
Calibration Interval 24 Months
Communication Ports RS232, LAN, GPIB or USB
Warranty 3 Years

Featuring the industry renowned planar shunt technology (A shunt design topology developed by N4L) and FPGA based real time no gap analysis techniques, the PPA5500 is able to provide ground breaking low power factor analysis performance.

*According to N4L market research, April 2020

ISO17025 Calibration and Verification

Every PPA5500-TE is supplied with a comprehensive UKAS ISO17025 certificate, featuring power calibration at a range of power factors from unity to 0.01, as well as a UKAS Traceable calibration certificate up to 2MHz. N4L have developed a number of bespoke power calibrators in order to verify the accuracy of every power analyzer supplied over its entire frequency range, this is surprisingly uncommon within the instrumentation industry. Furthermore, development of an ISO17025 (UKAS) accredited Closed Loop Calorimeter in partnership with Oxford University (UK) has verified the performance of the N4L custom designed power calibration rigs with a very low uncertainty level, providing absolute confidence that the wide band performance of all N4L power analyzers is market leading.

Calibration Options

1. Standard Recalibration – Included with new instruments – Included with RMA Calibration
Wideband calibration (DC-2MHz) with optimisation of measurements on all ranges over the complete instrument bandwidth. Traceable to UKAS but not ‘accredited’.
4. UKAS IEC61000 H+F Calibration – Optional with new instruments or RMA calibration
UKAS accredited calibration of PPA55x1 series units that includes all prevailing type test protocols for fully compliant Harmonic and Flicker testing.
This option can only be specified in addition to option 1 and option 2 calibration.
2. UKAS (ISO17025) Calibration – Included with new instruments – Optional with RMA Calibration
UKAS Accredited calibration of Voltage, Current, Phase (PF) and Power on all ranges from 55-850Hz.
In addition to the calibration certificates, the PPA will be fitted with a UKAS calibration label. This option can only be specified in addition to option 1.


5. PPA55xx-TE Calibration – Included with PPA-TE order – Optional with RMA Calibration
UKAS calibration that includes a series of low power factor tests down to 0.01 PF over the frequency range of 16-450Hz.
This option can only be specified in addition to option 1 and option 2 calibration

3. System Calibration – Optional with new instruments or RMA calibration
UKAS accredited calibration of a PPA together with an external sensor.
This option is separate to option 1 & 2 which must both be specified in addition when system calibration is required.
Note: This is end-to-end calibration of the of the PPA+sensor ‘system’ at nine N4L defined test points. (3 current levels @ 3 different frequencies)
6. UKAS calorimeter power calibration – Optional with new instruments or RMA calibration
UKAS accredited power calibration via calorimetry. Available at customer requested frequency(s) and with sinusoidal or harmonically distorted wave shapes within a frequency range of 45Hz to 2MHz.
This option can only be specified in addition to option 1 and option 2 calibration


Brochure Documentation
PPA5500-TE_brochure PDF, 1Mb PPA55xx User Manual v4 PDF, 1.45Mb
PPA55xx-Rack-Dimensions PDF, 225kb PPA55xx Comms Manual v4 PDF, 840kb
PPA45_5500 Brochure PDF, 6Mb PPA55 Start up Manual v4 PDF, 3.58Mb
PPA Datalogger User Manual PDF, 3.1Mb

PPA Datalogger Brochure PDF, 2Mb

Calibration Guide  

PPA5500-TE

PPA5500 Options, Software and Accessories

COMMS_ICON Communications Interfaces:
  • Standard: LAN, USB, RS232 and GPIB Communication Ports
PROBE_ICON Probes and Probe Accessory Options:
  • ULCP Ultra Low Capacitance Probes (Active, For use with DUT’s susceptible to capacitive loading) – 1.5pF, 1000Vrms, dc to 2MHz, 1000:1
  • TT-HV 250 High Voltage Probe (Passive) – 2.5kVpk, 100:1
  • TT-HVP 15HF High Voltage Probe – 15kVpk, 1000:1
  • ATT20 – 20:1 Attenuator (For use when voltage probe output does not meet PPA ext. input 3Vpk max rating) – For connection to PPA ext input and external attenuating probes.
EXTENSION_ICON Extension Port and Accessory Options:
  • ADI40 40 Channel Analogue <> Digital IO Interface
  • PCIS – Phase controlled inrush for (Use when control of DUT source with respect to phase angle is required
CONNECTOR_ICON Leads, Connection and Interface Options:
  • 20A Connection lead set for one phase (supplied as standard) – 20Arated, 1.5m long + Alligator Clips
  • 36A Connection lead set for one phase – 36A rated, 1.5m long + Alligator Clips
  • Voltage Breakout Lead set – 3 x 2m BNC to BNC with 4mm Banana Voltage break out leads + 2 x voltage low shorting leads (For use when distance between analyser and DUT is large and HF series external shunt is being used, facilitates short voltage connections.
  • Universal Breakout Box – Single Phase 10Arms Universal Breakout box
  • RS232 Cable (Supplied as Standard) – 9 Pin null modem cable
  • USB Cable (Supplied as standard) – 2m long A Male to B Male USB Cable
CASES_ICON Carry Cases:
  • PPA45/55xx Soft Carry Case – Black Nylon Padded Case with accessory space, handle and strap
  • PPA45/55xx Hard Carry Case – PPA45/55xx Hard Aluminium Flight Case with accessory space, handle and lock (Ideal for Aircraft Hold)
RACK_ICON Rack Mounting Kit Options:
CALIBRATION_ICON Calibration and Documentation (Unit supplied with UKAS ISO17025 certificate as standard when new):
  • Standard Recalibration (ISO17025 Traceable) – Single Phase PPA (PPA5510)
  • Standard Recalibration (ISO17025 Traceable) – Two and Three Phase PPA (PPA5520 & PPA5530)
  • ISO17025 UKAS Calibration + Standard Calibration – Single Phase PPA (PPA5510)
  • ISO17025 UKAS Calibration + Standard Calibration – Single Phase PPA (PPA5520 & PPA5530)
  • PPA55xx Loan Instrument available upon request during Calibration or Repair (Available in Europe only)
  • Spare set of user manuals – Hard copy of user and communications manual
CLAMP_ICON Current Measurement Options:
PC_ICON PC Software (Free of charge):

Application Notes and Related Articles

Video Tutorials

Tutorial 1 : Power Analyzer Turn on and External Shunt Configuration

Tutorial 2 : PWM Motor Drive Efficiency Measurements

Tutorial 2a : PWM Motor Driver Efficiency Measurements (Extended version)

Tutorial 3 : Standby Power Measurement of a USB Mains Adaptor

Tutorial 4 : AC/DC Converter Efficiency Measurements

Application Notes

For application notes please see the app note section of our Knowledge Database

Parameter
Operating RangeDC, 10mHz-2MHz - 1000Vrms (3000Vpk) - 30Arms (300Apk)
Number of Phases1-3
Voltage Input Accuracy (16 to 450Hz) %Rdg + Rng
20%-120% of range in 100Vpk and 300Vpk ranges (14Vrms to 250Vrms)0.01% + 0.038%
Current Input Accuracy (16 to 450Hz) %Rdg + %Rng
20%-100% of range in 1 Apk, 3Apk and 10Apk ranges (0.14Arms to 7Arms)0.01% + 0.038%
Phase Accuracy (16 to 450Hz)
45 - 65Hz0.003deg
16 - 44Hz0.005deg
66 - 180Hz0.006deg
181 - 450Hz0.007deg
Power Accuracy (Watts) Total % error
45-65Hz
PF 1 to 0.50.15%
PF 0.5 to 0.050.23%
PF 0.05 to 0.020.48%
PF 0.02 to 0.010.55%
16-44Hz
PF 1 to 0.50.17%
PF 0.5 to 0.050.26%
PF 0.05 to 0.020.52%
PF 0.02 to 0.010.89%
66-180Hz
PF 1 to 0.50.18%
PF 0.5 to 0.050.28%
PF 0.05 to 0.020.56%
PF 0.02 to 0.011.06%
181-450Hz
PF 1 to 0.50.19%
PF 0.5 to 0.050.31%
PF 0.05 to 0.020.64%
PF 0.02 to 0.011.24%
General
Corrected Power, normalised mean, rectified mean, form factor, crest factor, Delta-Star, Star-Delta, Cycle-by-Cycle, Harmonic and Flicker analysis
W, VA, VAr, V & A - rms, fundamental, AC, DC, Peak, Surge, +ve Pk, -ve Pk
Communication PortsRS232, GPIB, LAN port, Rear USB Communication Port, Analogue output, Speed input, Torque input, Sync, Extension, Front USB screenshort/data storage port
Calibration Interval24 Months
Where not defined here, all specifications are equal to the standard PPA5500
Standard Accessories
LeadsPower, RS232, USB
Connection Cables36A 1.5m long 4mm stackable terminals. 1x red, 1x yellow, 2x black per phase (1x red, 1x black per phase with HC version)
Connection Clips4mm terminated alligator clips – 1x red, 1x yellow and 2x black per phase (1x red, 1x black per phase with HC version)
Instruction manualUser manual, Communications manual
Other documentsCalibration certificate, Quick start guide
Mechanical and Environmental
Display320×240 dot full colour TFT, White LED backlit
Dimensions130H x 400W x 315D mm excluding feet
Weight5.4kg (1 Phase), 6kg (3 Phase)
Safety Isolation1000Vrms or DC (CATII), 600Vrms or DC (CATIII)
Power Supply90 ~ 265Vrms, 50 ~ 60Hz, 40VA Max
Operating Conditions5 deg to 40 deg ambient temperature (or air intake temperature when rack mounted), 20-90% Non-condensing relative humidity.