Atec California-Instruments-3091LD - Manual

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California Instruments 3091LD
• Multi-mode AC Electronic Load
Flexible solution for a wide range of AC power test
applications
• 3000 Watt Power Dissipation
Master / Auxiliary configurations for higher power
and multi phase applications
• 50 to 350 V, 45 Hz to 440 Hz
Commercial, Military and Avionics applications
• Programmable Crest & Power Factor
Test AC power products for real-world conditions
• Built-in Measurements
Eliminates the need for additional test equipment
in bench or ATE applications
• Remote Control
IEEE-488 and RS232C Interface for automated
test applications
3000VA Programmable AC Loads
AC Loads
The 3091LD is designed to provide precisely
controlled, non-linear loads for testing AC power
generation equipment such as UPS’s and AC
sources. In addition, any active or passive current
carrying devices such as switches, circuit breakers,
fuses, connectors and power semiconductors
can be tested. Traditionally, many of these
products are tested using resistive load banks.
This approach does not simulate real-world
conditions such as switching DC/AC converters
found in many AC powered products. This type
of conventional testing does not fully exercise
the equipment under test (EUT) under worst case
operating conditions. High peak currents and low
power factor loads can significantly impact the
operating characteristics of a UPS or AC power
product. The 3091LD AC Load can simulate
high crest factor and variable power factor load
conditions. This provides an effective method of
testing AC products against real-world conditions
and can significantly increase product reliability.
Unless properly exercised, product defects may go
undetected until a unit is used at a customer site,
resulting in costly field returns.
Front Panel Control
The AC load can be operated from an easy to
use, menu driven front panel. Product tests
can be performed quickly in an R&D setting by
punching up specific load conditions on the front
panel and reading the measurement screen of
the 3091LD. This fast interactive front panel
control mode can be used during a product’s
early development cycle to isolate potential
performance problems before the product leaves
the engineering lab.
Automated Testing
The 3091LD can be deployed in ATE test stations
using either IEEE-488 or RS232C remote control.
The industry standard SCPI (Standard Commands
for Programmable Instrumentation) protocol
is used and instrument drivers are available to
ease test software development. The built-in
metering functions of the 3091LD AC load can
be used to eliminate the need for additional test
equipment such as meters, power analyzers and
oscilloscopes.
This and the reduced size of the 3091LD
compared to passive load banks, represents a
savings in both cost and rack space.
Power Levels
Each 3091LD is capable of dissipating 3000 W
of single phase AC power. For higher power
or three phase applications, a 3091LD master
unit can be combined with one or more auxiliary
3091 units. The master 3091LD unit provides the
required consolidated measurements so the test
system controller - or the operator - need only
interface to the master unit, regardless of the
specific configuration. Single, split or three phase
configurations can be software configured from
the master 3091LD when combined with 3091
slave units.
User Control
All AC load modes are easily set from the front
panel using a menu-driven user interface.
The large LCD screen is used to display setup
information as well as measurement data.
Measurements include volt RMS, volt peak,
current RMS, current peak, crest factor, true
power, apparent power, power factor and
frequency. Both voltage and current waveforms
at the load input terminals can be digitized
and displayed on the front panel graphical
LCD. This allows EUT output behavior to be
3000–12000 VA
50–350 VRMS
30 ARMS
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