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INTERNATIONAL IEC
STANDARD 61000-4-30
First edition
2003-02

BASIC EMC PUBLICATION

Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) –

Part 4-30:
Testing and measurement techniques –
Power quality measurement methods

This English-language version is derived from the original

bilingual publication by leaving out all French-language
pages. Missing page numbers correspond to the French-
language pages.

Reference number
IEC 61000-4-30:2003(E)
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INTERNATIONAL IEC
STANDARD 61000-4-30
First edition
2003-02

BASIC EMC PUBLICATION

Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) –

Part 4-30:
Testing and measurement techniques –
Power quality measurement methods

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD .......................................................................................................................... 5
INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................... 7
1 Scope .............................................................................................................................. 9
2 Normative references ....................................................................................................... 9
3 Definitions.......................................................................................................................11
4 General...........................................................................................................................19
4.1 Classes of measurement performance ...................................................................19
4.2 Organization of the measurements .........................................................................19
4.3 Electrical values to be measured ............................................................................19
4.4 Measurement aggregation over time intervals.........................................................21
4.5 Measurement aggregation algorithm.......................................................................21
4.6 Time-clock uncertainty ...........................................................................................23
4.7 Flagging concept....................................................................................................23
5 Power quality parameters ................................................................................................25
5.1 Power frequency ....................................................................................................25
5.2 Magnitude of the supply voltage .............................................................................25
5.3 Flicker ...................................................................................................................27
5.4 Supply voltage dips and swells ...............................................................................29
5.5 Voltage interruptions ..............................................................................................33
5.6 Transient voltages .................................................................................................35
5.7 Supply voltage unbalance.......................................................................................35
5.8 Voltage harmonics .................................................................................................37
5.9 Voltage interharmonics ..........................................................................................37
5.10 Mains signalling voltage on the supply voltage ........................................................39
5.11 Rapid voltage changes ...........................................................................................39
5.12 Measurement of underdeviation and overdeviation parameters ...............................39
6 Range of influence quantities and implementation verification..........................................41
6.1 Range of influence quantities .................................................................................41
6.2 Implementation verification.....................................................................................43

Annex A (informative) Power quality measurements – Issues and guidelines .........................47

A.1 Installation precautions ..........................................................................................47
A.2 Transducers...........................................................................................................53
A.3 Transient voltages and currents .............................................................................59
A.4 Rapid voltage changes ...........................................................................................65
A.5 Current ..................................................................................................................65
A.6 Guidelines for contractual applications of power quality measurements...................71
A.7 Trouble-shooting applications.................................................................................79
A.8 Statistical survey applications.................................................................................81
A.9 Voltage dip characteristics .....................................................................................83

Bibliography ..........................................................................................................................89
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ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY (EMC) –

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Power quality measurement methods

FOREWORD
1) The IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) is a worldwide organization for standardization comprising
all national electrotechnical committees (IEC National Committees). The object of the IEC is to promote
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6) Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this International Standard may be the subject
of patent rights. The IEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.

International Standard IEC 61000-4-30 has been prepared by subcommittee 77A: Low-
frequency phenomena, of IEC technical committee 77: Electromagnetic compatibility.

This standard forms part 4-30 of IEC 61000. It has the status of a basic EMC publication in
accordance with IEC Guide 107.

The text of this standard is based on the following documents:

FDIS Report on voting

77A/398/FDIS 77A/402/RVD

Full information on the voting for the approval of this standard can be found in the report on
voting indicated in the above table.

This publication has been drafted in accordance with the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2.

The committee has decided that the contents of this publication will remain unchanged until
2005. At this date, the publication will be
• reconfirmed;
• withdrawn;
• replaced by a revised edition, or
• amended.
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INTRODUCTION

IEC 61000 is published in separate parts according to the following structure:

Part 1: General

General considerations (introduction, fundamental principles)

Definitions, terminology

Part 2: Environment

Description of the environment

Classification of the environment
Compatibility levels

Part 3: Limits

Emission limits
Immunity limits (in so far as they do not fall under the responsibility of the product
committees)

Part 4: Testing and measurement techniques

Measurement techniques
Testing techniques

Part 5: Installation and mitigation guidelines

Installation guidelines
Mitigation methods and devices

Part 6: Generic standards

Part 9: Miscellaneous

Each part is further subdivided into several parts, published either as International Standards
or as Technical Specifications or Technical Reports, some of which have already been
published as sections. Others will be published with the part number followed by a dash and
completed by a second number identifying the subdivision (example: 61000-6-1).
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1 Scope

This part of IEC 61000-4 defines the methods for measurement and interpretation of results for
power quality parameters in 50/60 Hz a.c. power supply systems.

Measurement methods are described for each relevant type of parameter in terms that will
make it possible to obtain reliable, repeatable and comparable results regardless of the
compliant instrument being used and regardless of its environmental conditions. This standard
addresses measurement methods for in situ measurements.

Measurement of parameters covered by this standard is limited to those phenomena that can
be conducted in a power system. These include the voltage and/or current parameters, as
appropriate.

The power quality parameters considered in this standard are power frequency, magnitude of
the supply voltage, flicker, supply voltage dips and swells, voltage interruptions, transient
voltages, supply voltage unbalance, voltage and current harmonics and interharmonics, mains
signalling on the supply voltage and rapid voltage changes. Depending on the purpose of the
measurement, all or a subset of the phenomena on this list may be measured.

This standard is a performance specification, not a design specification. The uncertainty tests
in the ranges of influence quantities in this standard determine the performance requirements.

This standard gives measurement methods but does not set thresholds.

The effects of transducers being inserted between the power system and the instrument are
acknowledged but not addressed in detail in this standard. Precautions on installing monitors
on live circuits are addressed.

2 Normative references

The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For
dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of
the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.

IEC 60050(161), International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) – Chapter 161: Electro-

magnetic compatibility
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IEC 60050-300, International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) – Electrical and electronic

measurements and measuring instruments – Part 311: General terms relating to measurements
– Part 312: General terms relating to electrical measurements – Part 313: Types of electrical
measuring instruments – Part 314: Specific terms according to the type of instrument

IEC 61000-2-4, Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) – Part 2-4: Environment – Compatibility

levels in industrial plants for low-frequency conducted disturbances – Basic EMC publication

IEC 61000-3-8, Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) – Part 3: Limits – Section 8: Signalling on

low-voltage electrical installations – Emission levels, frequency bands and electromagnetic
disturbance levels

IEC 61000-4-7:2002, Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) – Part 4-7: Testing and measure-
ment techniques – General guide on harmonics and interharmonics measurements and
instrumentation, for power supply systems and equipment connected thereto – Basic EMC
publication

IEC 61000-4-15, Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) – Part 4: Testing and measurement

techniques – Section 15: Flickermeter – Functional and design specifications

IEC 61180 (all parts), High-voltage test techniques for low voltage equipment

3 Definitions
For the purpose of this part of IEC 61000 the following definitions apply, together with the
definitions of IEC 60050(161).

3.1
channel
individual measurement path through an instrument
NOTE “Channel” and “phase” are not the same. A voltage channel is by definition the difference in potential
between 2 conductors. Phase refers to a single conductor. On polyphase systems, a channel may be between 2
phases, or between a phase and neutral, or between a phase and earth.

3.2
declared input voltage, U din
value obtained from the declared supply voltage by a transducer ratio

3.3
declared supply voltage, U c
declared supply voltage U c is normally the nominal voltage U n of the system. If by agreement
between the supplier and the customer a voltage different from the nominal voltage is applied
to the terminal, then this voltage is the declared supply voltage U c

3.4
dip threshold
voltage magnitude specified for the purpose of detecting the start and the end of a voltage dip

3.5
flagged data
for any measurement time interval in which interruptions, dips or swells occur, the measure-
ment results of all other parameters made during this time interval are flagged