Located in San Diego, California, AMETEK Programmable Power designs, manufactures, and markets precision, AC and DC programmable power supplies, electronic loads, application specific power subsystems, and compliance test solutions for customers requiring and valuing differentiated power products and services. Also part of our business is VTI Instruments, which delivers precision modular instrumentation and systems for electronic signal distribution, acquisition, and monitoring, used in the world's most demanding test applications.
AMETEK Programmable Power boasts one of the industries' broadest portfolios of programmable power products under the well-known and respected Sorensen, Elgar, and California Instruments brands. AMETEK Programmable Power’s products serve a wide range of stimulus (T&M) and process power needs in applications including semiconductor fabrication, commercial and defense ATE, oil exploration, solar array and battery string simulation, avionics, general R&D and EMC compliance testing.
VTI Instruments provides products and systems which are used to monitor and record data that characterizes the physical integrity and performance of aircraft, engines, and other large structures, as well as automate the functional testing of complex electronic systems. VTI Instruments is recognized as an industry leader with a reputation of providing reliable data, first time, every time.
With strong brands, a broad product portfolio, exceptional precision power conversion and control expertise, proven power system integration capabilities and deep applications knowledge, AMETEK Programmable Power is your source for programmable power supplies, precision data acquisition instruments, and more.
Contact Details
AMETEK Programmable Power, Inc. − San Diego
9250 Brown Deer Road, San Diego, CA 92121, USA
Phone: 858-450-0085
Fax: 858-458-0267
Email: sales.ppd@ametek.com for general inquiries
Test & Measurement
Products
Power Subsystem for Transportable Military test stand
- Provides eight channels of programmable DC power with output isolation function
- Output disconnect function
- Total control via Ethernet within power supply
- Mounted in custom in transportable shock-mount case
- The Direct PC bus access data acquisition system provides the required sampling rate and resolution to meet IEC 61000-4-7 measurement requirements and supports high-speed data transfers.
- PC-based Harmonic and Flicker test software provides real-time full-color data display updates and continuous PASS/FAIL monitoring.
- Automatic calculation of the maximum permissible system impedance Zsys, using the Zref and measured Flicker parameters, as required per EN/IEC 61000-3-11.
- Intuitive operating software provides IEC test setup, data analysis, display, with test reports in and MS Word format.
- High resolution, no gap acquisition data storage to ensure that all data can be streamed to disk (in ASCII format if needed) for later review and replay of the actual test.
- Single Step and Fast playback mode of test results.
When a catalog product cannot completely satisfy a requirement, AMETEK Programmable Power's Solutions Business provides custom power supply systems and integrations. The solutions range from OEM integration for medical and semiconductor industries to modular avionics ATE power subsystems to turnkey solar array simulators for satellites. We also can modify power supplies to meet your application requirements.
OEM 6 channel DC source
- Single Package 6-Pack of 600W power supplies
- Complete self-contained controller operates independently once pre-set
- Capable of ramps and sequences
- Capable of inter-channel dependent operation
- DeviceNet Interface
- Solid State polarity switching
Provides 15,000A DC at 5V DC in current mode
- Single complete package
- Integrated bus bars
- Current mode Analog programming
- Input 400VAC, 220A/ph, Delta
Total power subsystem integration
- Total power subsystem integration
- Power sequencing
- Elapsed time indication
- EMO function
- Custom rear output panel
Bus simulator includes BPMU and SPU
- Provides enhanced measurement and data-logging of up to 40 channels.
- Bus Power Monitoring Unit (BPMU) can be easily relocated to TVAC chamber to ease cabling complications
- Data can be viewed either in spreadsheet or graphical format
- Spacecraft (Payload) Protection Unit (SPU) provides 10 μsec reaction to out-of-tolerance conditions
Total power subsystem integration
- Ethernet communication
- Full sub-system wiring
- Single P.O.
- Custom interface to suit customer requirements
Specially modified design allows:
- Air to water heat exchanger added to system
- True current source
- Fast transient response
- Little to no current overshoot
- Low stored energy
- High power density in 1U / 2U / 4U / 14U chassis up to 18kVA
- Intuitive touch panel control
- Innovative iX2™ current doubling technology
- Multi-language display for global operation
- Auto paralleling for higher power
- Single phase 1U models and 1 or 3 phase selectable 2U / 4U / 14U models
- Complete avionic test suites (optional)
- ATE version available in 1U, 2U and 4U models
- Standard LXI LAN, USB and RS232, optional GPIB
- Legacy CSW5550 Emulation on the AST6003A1 Model
- High power density in 4U/14U chassis up to 36 kVA.
- Intuitive touch panel control.
- iX2™ current doubling technology.
- Multi-language user interface for global operation.
- Auto paralleling for higher power.
- Combine units for multi-phase configurations
- Complete optional avionic test suites.
- ATE version available
- Comprehensive Test Solutions - Our CTS 4.0 Series offers complete test solutions for emissions and immunity compliance testing of AC and DC power products, ensuring your products are ready for global markets.
- Single & Three Phase Operation - Offers flexibility
- Direct PC Bus Access - Provides high sampling rate and resolution for accurate measurements and high-speed data transfers
- PC-Based Harmonic & Flicker Testing - Provides real-time full-color data display updates and continuous PASS/FAIL monitoring
- Supports Global Standards - Supports European and Japanese standards
- Easy To Use Interface - Provides IEC test setup, data analysis, display, MS Word test reports, and data files generated in MS Excel format
- High Resolution - Data storage to disk for post-acquisition analysis and reporting
- Single Step - Single Step and Fast Forward replay of recorded test data at 200 mSec