RF Power Meter vs Power Analyzer-Comparison Between RF Power Meter and Power Analyzer
This page of T & M World compares RF Power Meter vs Power Analyzer and mentions comparison between RF Power Meter and Power Analyzer in tabular form.
| RF Power Meter | Power Analyzer |
|---|---|
| It measures power in radio frequency range. | It measures electric power in single phase, three phase and four phase circuits. |
| It measures RF power in units of dBm, dBW, Watt as per user requirement. | Electric Power is measured in Watt and Energy consumption is measured in Joule OR Watt/meter2. |
| Typical applications include RF, Microwave and Wireless systems and components measurements. | Typical applications include electric motors, inverter drive, lighting systems, transformers, electric transmission systems etc. |
| Operates at higher bandwidth. | Operates at lower bandwidth. |
| Requires higher sampling rate for signal analysis in case of complex power measurement for OFDM/OFDMA based systems with QAM modulation. | Requires lower sampling rate for signal analysis. |
| It requires power sensor along with required RF connector where measurement is to be carried out. | It usually supports RS232, USB, IEEE 488, Ethernet interfaces. |
| Used only for RF power measurement. | It is also used for measurement of voltage, current and power harmonics of 40th order. |
| Model E4418B from Keysight techologies is used as RF power meter. | Models PA1000/PA4000 from Tektronix and Model PX8000 from Yokogawa are used as power analyzers. |
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