Trek PD04002A Charged Plate Monitor Controller User Manual
Charged plate monitor controller

Model
04002A
PD
Charged Plate Monitor Controller
Trek’s PD04002A versatile microprocessor based charged 
plate monitor is ideally suited to monitor the performance of 
air ionizers that are used in critical wide temperature 
operations associated with semiconductor, LCD, electronic 
assembly, and other processes where static charge 
accumulations pose a threat to production yields and/or 
product quality. 
The Model PD04002A utilizes a new technique which requires 
less than 0.1 picoampere of ion field current to achieve full 
accuracy and stability. Other product designs require up to 
2000 times more ion current to be drawn from the ion field to 
achieve stability. 
The ultra sensitivity of the Model PD04002A makes it the ideal 
choice in air ionizer monitor applications where small area ion 
collecting sensors are used to meet the requirement for high 
accuracy ion balance measurement to levels of less than one 
volt. The voltage of the charged plate is initialized prior to 
discharge time testing. Balance tests, positive discharge 
tests, and negative discharge tests can be initialized from a 
remote location through digital command signals. 
The charged plate voltage can be remotely monitored through 
a rear panel connection. The voltage output at the Output “HI” 
terminal in reference to the Output “LO” terminal (ground) is a 
proportional buffered representation of the charged plate 
voltage at a scale factor of 1 to 22 (other scale factors are 
available). The Model PD04002A wide temperature range 
charged plate monitor functions with standard, custom, or 
high temperature charged-plates. The monitor and high-
temperature charged-plate can be used on a table top or 
securely mounted by fasteners to the bottom of the unit.
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Utilizes Standard,
Custom and Wide-
Temperature Range 
Charged Plates 
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High-Temperature
Charged Plate (Model 
PD04002AP) 25 mm x 25 
mm (1² x 1²)
Cable Length: 3 meters
Capacitance
:
20 pF
±
5 pF
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Operating Range
-60° to 160° C
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Relative Humidity
To 85%, noncondensing
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Voltage Monitor Output
for Remote Monitoring
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Exceptional Accuracy
and Stability
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Compact Design
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Compliant
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