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Power supply regulation modes, Constant voltage (cv), Constant current (cc) – Xantrex Technology XDC User Manual

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Operation

Power Supply Regulation Modes

Release 3.0

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Power Supply Regulation Modes

The power supply has 3 regulation modes while in the Normal Operation State:

Constant Voltage (CV)

Constant Current (CC)

Constant Power (CP)

The CV, CC, and CP annunciators indicate the regulation mode.

Constant

Voltage (CV)

In this mode, the supply’s output voltage is constant while the current and power
vary with the load. The power supply will operate in constant voltage mode
whenever the load current I

L

is less than the current limit setting I

SET

, or: I

L

SET

.

(I

L

=V

SET

/R

L

). In constant voltage mode, the power supply maintains the output

voltage at the selected value (V

SET

) while the load current I

L

varies with the load

requirements.

Constant

Current (CC)

In this mode, the supply’s output current is constant while the voltage and power
vary with the load. The power supply will operate in constant current mode
whenever the load resistance is low enough that the load current I

L

is equal to the

current limit setting I

SET

. (V

L

=I

SET

R

L

). In constant current mode, the power supply

maintains the output current at the selected value (I

SET

) while the load voltage V

L

varies with the load requirements.

Constant

Power (CP)

In this mode, the supply’s output power is constant while the voltage and current
vary with the load resistance. The power supply will operate in Constant Power
mode when the power drawn by the load is equal to the power setpoint and the
product of the voltage and current setpoint (V

SET

and I

SET

) is greater than the power

limit point (P

SET

). In Constant Power mode, the power supply maintains the output

power at the selected value (P

SET

) while the load voltage V

L

and load current I

L

varies with the load requirements. The power limit is normally set to the maximum
supply rating, so the Constant Voltage or Constant Current modes will always be in
effect without entering into the Constant Power mode of operation.

Automatic

Mode

Crossover

This feature allows the power supply to automatically switch operating modes in
response to changing load requirements. If, for example, the power supply was
operating in Constant Voltage (CV) Mode (I

L

< I

SET

), and the load changed so the

load current (I

L

) became EQUAL TO the current limit setting (I

SET

), the power

supply would automatically switch into Constant Current (CC) Mode and the output
voltage would vary in response to changes in load current. If the additional load was
subsequently removed so the load current was again LESS THAN the current limit
setting, the supply would automatically return to Constant Voltage (CV) Mode.