PF Live (Power Factor Live)  
Bushing Test System


Practical, Low Cost On-Line Monitoring System

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  • Perform low-cost insulation Power Factor measurement of bushings on power transformers, current transformers, circuit breakers, etc.
  • Power Factor measurement performed anytime without an outage
  • Modular – upgradeable/ expandable from 3 to 16 channels
  • Low cost on-line maintenance gauge, complete with software, utilizing time proven Power Factor measurement methods
  • Easy to install - no input power required

DESCRIPTION
PF Live allows the user to manually connect to a live installation and instantaneously acquire power factor information. This test can be performed in less than 5 minutes without any need for an outage, and at the rated voltage of the apparatus.

PF Live is a cost effective Power Factor test system that consists of a minimum of three sensors permanently connected to a series of capacitive bushing taps. The system uses PF Live software and a PCMCIA data acquisition module to acquire a user settable number of cycles of power factor data to a laptop computer (not provided). The system can be configured to monitor up to 16 devices. Although the system will acquire, analyze and graph Power factor data, the PF Live system will also interface to any analog signal from other devices or IEDs, such as temperature sensors, current sensors, and DGA (0-10Vdc, 4-20mA, OR 0-1mA). Data acquired by the PF Live system can be exported to a customer database for trending, analysis, and storage.