We have been kind of throwing around either getting a hand held or PC based scope. We are now realizing that having power quality analysis would be a HUGE thing for us for our industrial power issues. We would not use this in a professional setting so the best of the best is not a huge concern but do want decent quality.
Getting power quality requires analysis of the current and load compared to the voltage sine over time to determine the kw, var, thd, pf, etc. We looked at the Fluke 43B but they only have 2 channels and we would really like to have 3-4 channels. I think most digital scopes would cover our speed requirements.
So, does anyone know of some PC based packages for this type of catch all solution? Are there other hand helds other than Fluke that can compile all this data? The PC is enticing in that it should be cheaper to purchase and probably more modular, bigger screen, software updates might even be free, etc. I just hate to spend extra money on a processor, display, etc that we already have in a PC...
Open to discuss differences and advantages/disadvantages.
Getting power quality requires analysis of the current and load compared to the voltage sine over time to determine the kw, var, thd, pf, etc. We looked at the Fluke 43B but they only have 2 channels and we would really like to have 3-4 channels. I think most digital scopes would cover our speed requirements.
So, does anyone know of some PC based packages for this type of catch all solution? Are there other hand helds other than Fluke that can compile all this data? The PC is enticing in that it should be cheaper to purchase and probably more modular, bigger screen, software updates might even be free, etc. I just hate to spend extra money on a processor, display, etc that we already have in a PC...
Open to discuss differences and advantages/disadvantages.