PowerLogic
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Series 800 Power Meter 63230-500-225A2
Appendix A—Instrument Transformer Wiring: Troubleshooting Tables 3/2011
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Field Example
Readings from a 4-wire system
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lag to lead fluctuating
Troubleshooting Diagnosis
• Power factors cannot be correct .
• None of the “Section II” symptoms exist, so proceed to the 4-wire troubleshooting
(“Section IV”).
• Cannot calculate kW because 3-phase power factor cannot be right, so calculate kVA
instead.
• Calculated kVA =
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• Power meter reading is essentially zero compared to this value.
• 4-wire Case E looks similar.
• Since the PTs were connected to other power meters which were reading correctly,
suspect two CT leads swapped.
• Since A-phase power factor is the only one that has a normal looking lagging value,
suspect B and C-phase CT leads may be swapped.
• After swapping B and C-phase CT leads, all readings went to the expected values;
problem solved.
