IEEE P1159.3 On-Line Documents

The following documents relate to the work of the IEEE P1159.3 Task Force.

Meeting Notes

July 2009, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Drafts of IEEE P1159.3

The drafts of IEEE P1159.3, Recommended Practice for the Transfer of Power Quality Data, can be accessed from this web site only if you have a user name and password. Contact the task force chair or secretary to obtain the latest password.

IEEE 1159.3 PQDIF Draft 9 (Recirculated Ballot Document)
IEEE 1159.3 PQDIF Draft 8 (First Ballot Document)
IEEE 1159.3 PQDIF Draft 7
IEEE 1159.3 PQDIF Draft 6
IEEE 1159.3 PQDIF Draft 5
IEEE 1159.3 PQDIF Draft 4
IEEE 1159.3 PQDIF Draft 3
IEEE 1159.3 PQDIF Draft 2

Source Code Header Files

These files are the core of the specification. They contain all of the tags listed in the normative annexes in the standard. These files are updated periodically as vendors find bugs and add new tags. The updates are always backward compatible. These files replace like named files in the SDK.

Example Files

Example PQDIF File 01 (1.3 MB)
Example PQDIF File 02 (1.3 MB)
Example PQDIF File 03 (446 KB)
Example PQDIF File - Transient Waveform | ASCII Dump
Example PQDIF File - RMS Variation
Example PQDIF File - RMS Voltage and Current Trend

Tools

Installation Program for PQDiffractor 2.0.8. PQDiffractor is a free PQDIF file viewer utility for browsing, diagnosing, and converting PQDIF files. This application will determine numerous IEEE Std 1159.3 PQDIF compliance issues.
4.69 MB Zip archive containing simple program to view sample PQDIF files
PQDIFR2 - Program to dump PQDIF binary to ASCII formats - Windows Command Line EXE
Support file needed to run pqdifr2 - put in same location as pqdifr2.exe
Link to free download of TOP, The Output Processor - a PQDIF viewer and much more

PQDIF COM Library (SDK)

PQDCOM4.DLL 4.2.0.3, which is a COM Library for reading and writing PQDIF files used by many vendors. This library is free to use and distribute.
Source Code to PQDCOM4.DLL 4.2.0.3. Contact the task force chair or secretary to obtain the latest password.

Software Development Kit (SDK)

This kit is put into the public domain by Electrotek Concepts, Inc. It will be updated from time to time. No warranty is expressed or implied. Use at your own risk.