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of AC and DC power supplies/ loads,
and deep application expertise across
a wide array of industries, making it
the industry’s trusted “power partner.”
AMETEK Programmable Power is a unit
of AMETEK Electronic Instruments Group,
a leader in advanced instruments for the
process, aerospace, power and industrial
markets and a division of AMETEK, Inc., a
leading global manufacturer of electronic
instruments and electromechanical
devices, with annual sales of more than
$3-billion.

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Figure 2 Harmonics Generation Test Waveform #powersupply

Cleanliness is also a consideration. Airborne contaminates from some
manufacturing processes can result in conductive particulates being
drawn into the cooling air flow, and cause the source to fail. In order to
avoid these failures, you need to locate your AC sources in clean areas
with temperatures and humidity held within the ratings required for the
prospective source.

Switching sources offer many advantages
For your next test system, you really should consider selecting a switching
AC source. The digital technology used in modern switching AC sources
not only improves the performance of the sources, but also offer users
a number of other features that make testing with complex waveforms
easier. The California Instruments’ CSW Series can, for example, be used
as an AC source, DC source, or provide a combination of AC and DC
sources.
Using the latest digital signal processing (DSP) technology, modern
switching AC sources can easily be programmed to provide whatever kind
of waveform you need to test your products. These include waveforms
with harmonic content to test for harmonic susceptibility and AC and DC
transients. And because these waveforms are digitally generated, the
user has complete control over when these events happen.
In addition to these powerful waveform-generation capabilities,
the CSW Series also offers advanced measurement capability. Its
measurement system digitizes voltage and current waveforms in real
time and provides detailed information on both voltage and current
waveforms. This includes detailed harmonic information on acquired
waveforms.

About AMETEK Programmable Power
AMETEK Programmable Power offers the engineer’s most reliable
and trusted solutions, using strong brands, a broad product portfolio Amatek’s 3400 UPS series for mission critical applications

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