MCEMAX® Product Information

` M-Series 5kV Electric Motor Analyzer

 Portable and battery powered

 Monitors Power Circuit, Insulation,
Stator, Rotor, and Air Gap
 Variable test voltage from 250 to
5000V
 Automatic IR, PI, DAR, and Step
Voltage Tests
 Measures insulation resistance to 3 TΩ
 Precision resistance with resolution to
10 µΩ using a 4-wire bridge test
measurement
 Measures capacitance (pF) and
inductance (mH)
 Six channel simultaneous acquisition
 Torque and efficiency analysis
 Impedance and phase angle
measurement
 Power and current signature tests
Description
The MCEMAX® Motor Circuit Evaluation test Whether your motor is running or shutdown,
equipment offers the most versatile approach to the MCEMAX® can provide a health
troubleshooting and trending electric motors on assessment of the six fault zones.
the market today.
The MCEMAX® evaluates:
It is equipped with a fully functional laptop  Incoming Power Quality and alerts
computer and loaded with MCEGold®, the gold the user if the distortion or harmonic
standard in motor management software. content exceeds IEEE limits.
 Cables and Power Circuit to verify
With MCEGold® the entire test history of your the severity of a high resistance
electric motor along with the latest in acceptance connection.
criteria from IEEE and NEMA is at your fingertips.  Ground Insulation for deterioration,
Immediately following the test, Red or Yellow  Stator turn insulation for
color-coded alarms identify any test data that is shorts/opens.
outside the acceptance criteria.  Rotor cage for breaks and shorted
iron.
The MCEMAX® provides dynamic and static testing  Air Gap for non-symmetry or
for all types of motors and generators including eccentricity.
AC Induction, Synchronous, Wound Rotor, and The case is made of ultra high impact ABS
DC motors. material for ruggedness. It is easy to carry
and no AC power is required, making tough
to reach motors or starters easier to test.

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Data Includes: Ground Resistance Test Voltages:

 Phase-to-Phase Resistance 250-5000 V in 50 V steps
 Phase-to-Phase Inductance *250-1000 V in 50 V steps
 Balance of Resistance Range (Accuracy):
 Balance of Inductance 20 K to 100 M @250-500v (±2%)
 Ground Capacitance 100 M to 1 G @250-5000v (±2.5%)
 Polarization Index 1 G to 220 G @500-5000v (±5%)
 Dielectric Absorption Ratio 220 G to 1000 G @1kV-5kV (±5%)
 Measured Ground Resistance 1 T to 3 T @1kV-5kv (±20%)
 Corrected Ground Resistance Short circuit/charge current:
 Rotor Influence check 2 mA
 DC Field Inductance
 DC Field Resistance Inductance Measurement:
 DC Field Capacitance Range (Accuracy@1200 Hz):
 DC Field Ground Resistance .05mH to 250mH (±1%)
 DC Armature Tests Range (Resolution):
 Synchronous Motor Tests .05mH to <50mH (.01mH)
 Wound Rotor Motor Tests 50mH to <100mH (.05mH)
 Current Spectral Analysis 100mH to 250mH (.1mH)
 High Frequency Eccentricity Analysis
 Three Phase In-Rush/Start-Up Range (Accuracy @300 HZ):
 Phase-to-Phase and Line-to-Neutral Voltage 220mH to <700mH (±1%)
 Voltage Imbalance
700mH to 2000mH (±2%)
 Crest Factor
>2000mH to 5000mH (±5%)
 Total Harmonic Distortion (THD)
Resolution:
 % Full Load Amps
220mH to 500mH (.5mH)
 Phase Current RMS
500mH to 700mH (1mH)
 Phase Impedance
700mH to 2000mH (2mH)
 Impedance Imbalance
2000mH to 3500mH (5mH)
 Power (KW, KVA, KVAR)
3500mH to 5000mH (25mH)
 Power Factor
 Efficiency
Resistance Measurement:
 Energy Cost Analysis
Range (Accuracy):
 Output Power
100 µ to 2000  (±1%)
 Torque
Range (Resolution):
.00010 to .02000 (.00001)
Capacitance Measurement:
.0200 to 2.000 (.0001)
Range (Accuracy):
2.00 to 50.0 (.001)
1000 to 220,000 pF @1200 Hz (±5%)
50.00 to 1000.00 (.01)
220,000 to 1,000,000 pF @300 Hz (±5%) 1000.0 to 2000.0 (.1)
Resolution:
250 pF

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Voltage Measurement: Test Lead Set:

AC Voltage 0-1000 Vrms 10 ft. (3.05 m.) MCE Test Leads
Direct line ±1% (10 to 100% of range) 10 ft. (3.05 m.) fused voltage leads for 3 phases and
Secondary line ±1% + PT error (10 to 100% of ground
range) 10 ft. (3.05 m) current probe cable connects 3
MTAP Leads 0-35 VAC ±1% +PT error (10 to 100% probes via BNC connector
of range) Voltage probe accessory kit:
Three 6 ft. (1.83 m.) current probes for three phases
DC Voltage 0-1000 Vpeak(qualitative only)
Computer Voltage Input:
Current Measurement AC/DC: AC 100-240 V, 50/60 Hz (computer)
±0.5% of input (± accuracy of the probes)
Environmental
Standard Current Probes: Operating Temperature:
PdMA 2128.14 32°F to 95°F (0°C to 35°C)
±1%(of reading) ±0.1mV from 1 to 12A
@100mV/A Storage Temperature:
±1%(of reading) ±2mV from 10 to 80A -40°F to 149°F (-40°C to 65°C)
@10mV/A
±2.5%(of reading) ±2mV from 100 to 150A Operating Humidity:
@10mV/A 10% - 90% (non-condensing)

Power Measurement: Storage Humidity:

THD/HVF/ Spectrum – 50th harmonic 5% - 95% (non-condensing)
Accuracies to within the specified +/- % accuracy or +/- two
Current Spectrum Analysis:
resolution steps whichever is greater.
8,000 lines resolution

In-Rush/Start-Up Test:
Sampling rate 3,600/second
Test duration 1 minute

Rotor Evaluation test:

Sampling rate 960/second
Fmax 0-480 Hz
Resolution 8,000 lines

Eccentricity and Power Test:

Sampling rate 12,288/second
Fmax 0-6,000 Hz
Resolution 8,000 lines

Dimension:
18.5x14.5x6 in. (46.99x36.83x15.24 cm)

Weight:
26 lbs (11.79 kg)

Lightweight Portable Electric Motor Analyzer

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