Still Confused - GEM Showing 46 Amps @ 240V but 5266 Watts

[G550_Pilot]

OK, I think I am still confused about how the GEM and Dashboard present Watts and Amps.

In a previous POST I asked a question about how the GEM was showing watts and amps. I thought I had it figured out, but now I am (again) not so sure.

Here is the background, hopefully, someone can make it clear for me:

I have a 240V Circuit for an Electric clothes dryer. There is no neutral. I have two CTs, one on each hot leg setup as a type-b dual CT configuration. I have verified and reverified proper configuration of the CTs and the GEM previously when I had this questions. My dryer is rated at 5,500 watts and it appears to be pulling over 5,200 watts during operation:

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What I cannot for the life of me (still) figure out why the GEM is reporting 46 Amps. Somewhere this number must be getting doubled. 5,266 Watts / 240v should give me about 22 amps, not 46 amps. My breaker is only a 30 amp breaker.

Where in my GEM or dashboard setup can I adjust my settings to show the correct Wattage AND amperage?

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Thanks!!

[ben]

Deleted my previous post and attached a document Paul created that explains how power is calculated on the GEM.

If you want the DashBox to calculate VA, you're best off leaving it as-is as VA uses the voltage reference from the GEM (which is at 120V).

If you just want the Amps to show in the 240V range:

For balanced loads, you can get the amperage at a 240V level by removing 1 CT and then applying the "Multiply by Two" setting.

For unbalanced loads, you can increase the CT Range by 1 on the channel and then turn on the "Multiply by Two" setting.

[G550_Pilot]

Ben -

Thank you. So basically, if I am using 2 CTs on a 240V circuit, I just need to cut the Amp reading in half because the GEMs voltage reference is 120V, is that correct?

[ben]

Ben -

Thank you. So basically, if I am using 2 CTs on a 240V circuit, I just need to cut the Amp reading in half because the GEMs voltage reference is 120V, is that correct?

Yeah, if you want it to log Amps at the 240V level you'll have to cut the amperage in half using one of the methods listed.

[G550_Pilot]

Ben -

But the watts would be correct even if the amperage is showing double, correct?

[ben]

Ben -

But the watts would be correct even if the amperage is showing double, correct?

Yeah, the watts are correct.