Dranetz-BMI (Edison, NJ) has announced the release of its first-ever single-phase Power Platform 4300 power-monitoring instrument. The company claims that this addition to their line of hand-held analyzers will offer their customers the same features and benefits as the market-leading 4300 at an entry price of less than $5,000.
The single-phase 4300 comes equipped with a TaskCard that allows it to operate in four modes, including Scope Mode, for real-time viewing of waveforms; Meter Mode, for second-by-second measurement of up to 16 parameters; Event Recorder, to view recorded event data for immediate problem solving and troubleshooting; and Time Plots, to graph and display measurements. The single-phase 4300 uses Windows-based DRAN-VIEW software for visualizing and analyzing power quality and energy data.
"This product was developed in response to our customers' requests for an entry-level portable instrument with the power, versatility and usability of the 4300," said Wieslaw Jerry Olechiw, vice president of sales for Dranetz-BMI. "The single-phase 4300 can be put into service immediately to measure and manage power quality, harmonics and energy demand in commercial and industrial applications."
In an unrelated press release, Dranetz-BMI revealed that their company has teamed with Electrotek Concepts (Washington, DC) to unveil a new web-based power-monitoring service. The new service, called powermonitoring.com, is built on the capabilities of Dranetz-BMI's Signature System, a web-based monitoring system enabling users to analyze both power quality and energy demand. For a monthly fee, Electrotek Concepts will download data from Signature System instruments and make it available to users over the Internet. Users will not only have round-the-clock access to the collected data but will receive summary reports of power-system performance. Powermonitoring.com also offers customers e-mail and pager notification of events.
Electrotek Vice President and General Manager Jeff Lamoree described the service as a product that takes advantage of the synergies between the two companies, saying, "Dranetz-BMI is a recognized leader in power-monitoring instrumentation and Electrotek has strong expertise in web-based power monitoring. By combining our resources, we take care of the day-to-day details that customers would otherwise have to deal with and leave them free to do their jobs. When they need to know is how their power system is doing; the answers are there."
