3 output power measurement, 4 load power factor measurement, 5 load crest factor measurement – GW Instek APS-1102 User Manual User Manual
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5.4 MEASURE Screen
APS-1102 Programmable AC/DC Power Source
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5.4.3 Output power measurement
The output power values described below are always displayed.
a) Effective power
Full scale:
1200 W
Display resolution:
1 W
Measurement accuracy: 2% of the full scale (at 23 5°C)
(when output is 100 VA or above)
b) Apparent power
Calculated as output voltage RMS value × output current
RMS value
Full scale:
1400 VA
Display resolution:
1 VA
Measurement accuracy: ±2% of the full scale (at 23 ±5°C)
(when output is 100 VA or above)
c) Reactive power
Calculated as
apparent power
2
– effective power
2
Full scale:
1400 Var
Display resolution:
1 Var
Measurement accuracy: ±2% of full scale (at 23 ±5°C)
(when output is 100 VA or above)
5.4.4 Load power factor measurement
Calculated by effective power/apparent power
This measurement is always displayed.
Measurement range: 0.00 to 1.00
Display resolution: 0.01
5.4.5 Load crest factor measurement
Calculated by (maximum values of
positive peak current and negative peak
current
)/effective power
This measurement is always displayed.
Measurement range: 0.00 to 50.00
Display resolution: 0.01