After performing power gain correction, do the phase calibration. To perform phase
correction calibration, complete the following steps:
- If the AC test source has been turned OFF or reconfigured, perform Step 1 through Step 3 from Section 3.3.3.2 using the identical voltages and currents used in that section.
- Modify only the phase-shift to a non-zero value; typically, +60° is chosen. The
reference meter now displays a different % error for active power measurement.
Note: This value can be
negative.
- If the error from Step 3 is not close to zero, or is unacceptable, perform phase
correction by following these steps:
- Enter a value as an
update for the Phase correction field for the phase that is being
calibrated. Usually, a small ± integer must be entered to bring the
error closer to zero. Additionally, for a phase shift greater than 0
(for example: +60°), a positive (negative) error requires a positive
(negative) number as correction.
- Click on the Update
meter button and monitor the error values on the reference
meter.
- If this measurement error
(%) is not accurate enough, fine-tune by incrementing or decrementing by
a value of 1 based on Step 4. After a certain point, the fine-tuning only results
in the error oscillating on either side of zero. The value that has the
smallest absolute error must be selected.
- Change the phase now to –60° and check if this error is still
acceptable. In best practice, errors must be symmetric for the same
phase shift on lag and lead conditions.
After performing phase calibration, calibration is complete. Figure 3-12 shows the
new calibration factors.