National Instruments: Develop custom 3-phase power monitoring, metering or quality analysis applications

Specifically designed for the electrical power industry, the  new LabVIEW Electrical Power Suite  toolkit lets engineers combine standard IEC, EN and IEEE algorithms with the custom capability of the company's LabVIEW system design software and and CompactRIO reconfigurable I/O hardware. Engineers can now develop a custom three-phase power monitoring, metering or quality analysis application using LabVIEW, and integrate power measurements with with over 50 signal and sensor modules, such as those for temperature, pressure, sound, vibration and control I/O, for a complete monitoring system.

“In the rapidly changing landscape of electrical power, traditional measurement hardware either offers limited functionality or requires a level of system design expertise that just isn’t practical to keep pace,” said Owen Golden, vice president of the energy segment at National Instruments. “The LabVIEW Electrical Power Suite and CompactRIO help engineers effectively monitor and meet today’s challenges with a fully programmable, modular, field-upgradable set of tools – which our customers see as a significant advantage.”

LabVIEW Electrical Power Suite features include:
 ·    Industry-standard power analysis for graphical system design – Create systems that combine power measurements with other sensors and signals.
 ·    Full, streaming access to raw, time-based waveform data – Implement diagnostic algorithms that may be unique to a local power service.
 ·    Ready-to-run example programs – Integrate power analysis functions such as energy, frequency, voltage unbalance and event detection into a full test or monitoring system.