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Mains power analysis
Mains power analysis
Hi,
I do have an older Picoscope 2205, that I would like to use to measure power and power factor of various AC/DC applications.
There is a very good tutorial here
https://www.picotech.com/library/application-note/analysing-mains-power-with-picoscope
Other companies state that they need to calibrate the current probes with the oscilloscope, but this does not seem to be the case here? Would I be able to measure AC power by buying a
- High voltage probes (https://www.picotech.com/accessories/high-voltage-active-differential-probes/25-mhz-700-v-differential-probe)
- Current measurement (https://www.picotech.com/accessories/bnc-current-probes/60-a-current-probe-bnc)
Kind regards
I do have an older Picoscope 2205, that I would like to use to measure power and power factor of various AC/DC applications.
There is a very good tutorial here
https://www.picotech.com/library/application-note/analysing-mains-power-with-picoscope
Other companies state that they need to calibrate the current probes with the oscilloscope, but this does not seem to be the case here? Would I be able to measure AC power by buying a
- High voltage probes (https://www.picotech.com/accessories/high-voltage-active-differential-probes/25-mhz-700-v-differential-probe)
- Current measurement (https://www.picotech.com/accessories/bnc-current-probes/60-a-current-probe-bnc)
Kind regards
Re: Mains power analysis
Hi Scoop,
Yes you would be able to use the current clamp (if you zero out any offset) as long as you get it calibrated on a regular basis (we usually recommend annually to start with, until you become familiar with the period of time that you can use it for before the readings start to become inaccurate).
Regards,
Gerry
Yes you would be able to use the current clamp (if you zero out any offset) as long as you get it calibrated on a regular basis (we usually recommend annually to start with, until you become familiar with the period of time that you can use it for before the readings start to become inaccurate).
Regards,
Gerry
Gerry
Technical Specialist
Technical Specialist