MC-DLBX Power Waveform Recording and Analysis Instrument

Model: MC-DLBX Quantity: 1 set Manufacturer: Hubei MECI Electric Power Equipment Co., Ltd

Category: Metrological verification device

Keywords: MC-DLBX Power Waveform Recording and Analysis Instrument

Product Overview

The MC-DLBX Power Waveform Recording and Analysis Instrument (hereinafter referred to as the MC-DLBX Analyzer) is a new-generation, high-performance waveform recording and analysis instrument developed by Hubei MECI Electric Power Equipment Co., Ltd. in response to market demand. This instrument integrates a waveform recorder, oscilloscope, multimeter, and power quality analysis function into one, featuring a portable design for convenient use.

The MC-DLBX analyzer’s hardware system employs state-of-the-art embedded technology and utilizes a 32-bit high-precision floating-point DSP for sampling. The 32-bit floating-point DSP boasts powerful data-processing capabilities and high processing speed, thereby ensuring both the sampling accuracy and sampling rate of the instrument. Moreover, the data-acquisition hardware features ultra-low power consumption, which underpins the instrument’s long-term reliable operation.

The MC-DLBX analyzer software system is composed of multiple operating systems. Under Linux, it implements data management, low-level device drivers, and external communication functions, while Windows handles the human–machine interface and data backup. The primary advantage of this architecture is its high level of data security and reliability, protection against malicious attacks, and a user-friendly human–machine interface, thereby achieving a high degree of integration between ease of use and equipment reliability.

The device fully complies with and exceeds the industry standards issued by the State Power Ministry, namely “Technical Standard for Dynamic Fault Recording in 220–500 kV Power Systems” (DL/T 553-94) and “Inspection and Testing Requirements for Dynamic Fault Recording Devices in 220–500 kV Power Systems” (DL/T 663-1999).

Product Features

  • Building on the strengths of the company’s previous two generations of waveform analyzers, the MC-DLBX analyzer further enhances performance. Its key features are as follows:
  • Clamp-on current input function: The AC current input utilizes a high-precision clamp-on sensor, eliminating the need to disconnect the current transformer circuit and ensuring convenient operation.
  • Portable Design: An all-in-one, highly integrated device that is compact, features a high degree of integration, and is easy to carry.
  • Portable oscilloscope functionality: In addition to standard oscilloscope functions, it can also record, display, and analyze long-duration waveforms.
  • Portable waveform recorder functions: Waveform recording data is stored in accordance with the ANSI/IEEE C37.111-1991 standard, meeting the requirements of DL/T 553-1994 and DL/T 663-1999, thereby ensuring reliable recording of complex, long-duration faults. This device can operate continuously on the line for extended periods and fully implements all waveform recorder functions.
  • Multimeter functions: This high-precision, intelligent meter can measure voltage, current, high frequency, and digital signals; calculate RMS value, harmonics, phase angle, power, frequency, positive- and negative-sequence components, and generate waveform diagrams—offering far more advanced capabilities than a conventional multimeter.
  • New equipment commissioning function: establishes a closed-loop circuit with the protection tester to verify the performance of the new equipment.
  • Intelligent self-diagnosis function: continuously performs self-tests on the device’s hardware; triggers alarms upon detection of hardware faults; and provides password protection and log recording for convenient maintenance.
  • High-capacity configuration: The device offers large capacity and flexible configuration, supporting up to 16 analog channels and 12 digital input/output channels.
  • Precision measurement of low-current and low-voltage signals: Accurate measurement of 0–20 mA DC current and 0–200 mV DC voltage.
  • Adjustable AC current range: Users can select either the 0–20 A or 0–100 A range, offering high adaptability.
  • Adjustable data recording length: The waveform recording format complies with the requirements of DL/T 553-94 and DL/T 663-1999, and the recording lengths for segments A, B, C, and D can be manually set.
  • Supports multiple start-up modes: mutation, limit violation, frequency mutation, frequency limit violation, positive/negative sequence, oscillation, digital input, harmonic limit violation, remote start, and manual start, among others.
  • Comprehensive analytical capabilities: The system can perform phasor, harmonic, sequence component, frequency, power, symmetrical component, and impedance analysis, and can record daily data variations to enable trend analysis.
  • Data format conversion functionality: waveform recording data can be converted to standard COMTRADE and MOLI COMTRADE formats for use in other power analysis software; trend data can be exported in Excel format for convenient custom statistical analysis by users.
  • Multi-system technology: By leveraging multiple systems and employing multi-threading, this approach ensures real-time performance for concurrent communication, analysis, and monitoring tasks, thereby achieving a high degree of integration between user convenience and device reliability.
  • Multiple networking options: Equipped with Ethernet and serial ports to meet networking requirements across various media and protocols.
  • Multiple output modes: All computed results and data can be conveniently displayed, printed, and stored on the local backend workstation, or remotely transmitted via the system communication network, program-controlled switching network, or local area network to the dispatch center for monitoring, storage, retrieval, and analysis.
  • Supports GPS time synchronization: Offers multiple GPS time-sync methods to ensure the accuracy of the device clock.

Technical Specifications

1. Environmental Conditions

Altitude ≤ 2000m
Ambient temperature 5°C to +40°C
Relative humidity 5% to 95%;
Atmospheric pressure
  1. Pa ~ 110 kPa

2. Power Consumption

Power consumption of the AC current circuit Power consumption at 20 A < 0.5 VA
Power consumption < 1 VA at 100 A
Power consumption of the AC voltage circuit Per-phase voltage < 1 VA
DC Power Consumption When the device operates, the DC power consumption ≤ 50 W.

 

3. Power Supply

Rated DC Voltage 110 V or 220 V, with an allowable voltage fluctuation range of -20% to +15%, and a ripple factor ≤ 5%.
Rated AC Voltage 220V, allowable voltage fluctuation range: -15% to +10%
Rated frequency 50 Hz, allowable frequency variation: ±0.5 Hz

 

4. Overload Capacity

AC voltage circuit 2 times the rated voltage, continuous operation
AC current circuit 2 times the rated current, continuous operation
20 times the rated current, operating for 1 second

 

5. Sampling Metrics

Sampling frequency Up to 10 kHz
Harmonic resolution 99 times
Sampling precision At 25°C and at rated conditions, the current error is less than 0.2%.
At 25°C and at rated conditions, the voltage error is less than 0.01%.
Switch event resolution ≤0.1 ms
A/D resolution 16 bits

 

6. Startup Accuracy

Startup item National standard error MC-DLBX error
Voltage transient 30%2%
Positive-sequence voltage overlimit 5%2%
Negative-sequence voltage out of limits 10% 1.2%
Zero-sequence voltage out of limits 10%1%
Current transient 30%2%
Phase current overlimit 5% 0.18%
Negative-sequence current exceeds limit 10% 2.00%
Zero-sequence current overlimit 10% 2.00%
Frequency limit exceeded 0.05Hz0.01Hz
Digital signal 3ms0.1ms

 

7. Startup Method

Semaphore Startup item
Alternating voltage Mutation, positive-sequence overlimit, negative-sequence overlimit, zero-sequence overlimit, harmonic initiation
Alternating current Mutation, limit exceedance, negative-sequence limit exceedance, zero-sequence limit exceedance, oscillation, harmonic initiation
Direct current Mutation, Out-of-Limit
Frequency Out-of-limit, rate of change
Digital signal Start or not start

 

8. Measurement Accuracy

The AC linear accuracy measurement corresponding to the power industry standard (DL/T 663-1999) is as follows:

Linear error of alternating current

Input (rated multiple) 0.10.20.51.051020
Requirement: error ≤ 10% 2.5% 1% 0.5% 1% 2.5% 5%
MC-DLBX error ≤ 2.00% 1.50% 0.36% 0.06% 0.79% 1.12% 0.23%

 

9. Linear Error of AC Voltage

Input (V) 310306090120
Requirement: error ≤ 10% 2.5% 1% 0.5% 1%5%
MC-DLBX error ≤ 0.20% 0.20% 0.05% 0.06% 0.22% 0.39%

 

 

10. Other Monitoring Measurement Errors

Input Direct current Digital signal Harmonic
Fewer than 10 times 10–20 times 20–30 times More than 30 times
MC-DLBX error ≤ 2%0.1ms 0.5% 1%2%5%

 

11. Ranging Accuracy

For metallic short circuits, the distance measurement error is less than 2%; for non-metallic short circuits, the error is no more than 2%.

 

12. Clock Accuracy

Time-setting methods: pulse mode, serial-port mode, and pulse-plus-serial-port mode.

The device’s internal clock accuracy is ≤±1 second over a 24-hour period.

It features GPS clock signal synchronization, with a time, minute, and second synchronization error of no more than ±0.1 ms.

 

13. Standard Configuration

It can accommodate 4 channels of AC voltage, 8 channels of AC current, 4 channels of DC voltage (with selectable ranges), and 12 channels of digital inputs/outputs (8 at DC 24 V and 4 at DC 220 V).

Rated frequency 50Hz
Rated AC voltage (PT secondary side voltage value) 57.74 V, 50 Hz
Rated secondary current of the current transformer (CT secondary current value) 20 A or 100 A, 50 Hz
Digital Input/Output Circuit Normally open or normally closed dry contacts, (DC) 24 V or 220 V
Linear operating range for voltage and current AC voltage circuit 0–120 V (phase voltage circuit)
0–180 V (open-delta voltage circuit)
AC current circuit 0–20 A (In is the rated current)
DC voltage circuit 0-300V
0-200mV
DC current circuit 0-20mA
High-frequency signal (DC) 0-10V

 

 

14. Storage Capacity

The data acquisition system has a storage capacity of 128 MB, sufficient for the temporary storage of at least 100 waveform recordings.

Analysis and processing computer: 128 MB RAM, 40 GB hard drive; capable of storing up to 10,000 waveform files. 15. Recording mode

The device fully complies with the requirements of DL/T 553-94 and DL/T 663-1999, and is capable of reliably and comprehensively recording waveforms of various faults and reclosing faults under both transient and long-duration oscillatory conditions. Furthermore, the recording durations for periods A, B, C, and D can be manually set.

 

Time Segment A: State data prior to the onset of a major system disturbance; output the raw recorded waveform, with an adjustable duration ranging from 0.02 s to 2 s.

B Period: Initial state data following a major system disturbance, with output of the raw recorded waveform; adjustable duration: 0.1 s ≤ t ≤ 3 min.

C period: Mid-term state data following a major system disturbance, with continuous output of power-frequency RMS values; adjustable duration: 0.2 s ≤ t ≤ 3 min.

D period: System dynamic process data, with the fundamental-frequency RMS value output every 0.1 seconds; adjustable time range: 1 minute ≤ adjustable time ≤ 109 minutes.

 

16. Insulation Performance

Insulation Resistance: Under standard test conditions, the insulation resistance between all circuits of the device and its enclosure shall be not less than 10 MΩ.

Dielectric Strength: All circuits of the device shall withstand a 50 Hz AC voltage of 2 kV (RMS) for 1 minute between each circuit and the enclosure without insulation breakdown or flashover.

 

17. Electromagnetic Interference Resistance

The electromagnetic interference immunity meets the severity level standards specified in DL/T 663-1999, as follows:

Test Item Severity Level Test Level
Radiated Electromagnetic Field Interference Test Level III Level III
Fast Transient Disturbance Test Level III Level IV
Pulse Group Interference Test Level III Level III
Electrostatic Discharge Test Level III Level IV

 

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