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
- 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.
- 3000 VA to 15000 VA of AC Output Power
- Combines AC/DC source and power analyzer
- Harmonic analysis of Voltage and Current
- Programmable Impedance
- AC, DC and AC+DC Output Modes
- Multiple Chassis Configurations
- Powerful output transient generation
- High Crest Factor Capability
- Arbitrary waveform generation
- IEC 61000-3-2 and IEC 61000-3-3
- Dual Voltage ranges that support over voltage testing on 480V based systems
- Instrument Setups for quickly re-establishing the known instrument state
- 500uS time resolution for Transients
- Virtual Panels control software included
- Non-Linear current waveform programming during Load mode
- Phase coordination among multiple units (LKM/LKS)
- Powerful set of analog controls for PHIL and Modulation tests
- Trigger In & Out to permit extensive coordination with external systems
- Extensive Onboard diagnostics
- Digital I/O, including RS232, USB, Ethernet (GPIB optional)
- Intuitive 5” color display for ease of navigation
- Auto-paralleling for maximum flexibility with multi-chassis configurations
- Separate terminal blocks for single-phase and three-phase AC outputs
- Dual Voltage ranges that support over-voltage testing on 480V-based systems
- Separate terminal blocks for single-phase and three-phase AC power supply outputs
- High Power AC and DC Source
- Auto paralleling for higher power system expansion
- Single and three-phase modes
- Arbitrary & Harmonic Waveform Generation
- Standard LXI LAN, USB, and RS-232, Optional GPIB
- Step, list, and pulse voltage transients with down to 500usec resolution
- Complete avionics power quality test suites
- 15kVA to 1MVA Power Levels
- Intuitive 5” color display for ease of navigation
- Internationally accepted test routines for EMI/EMC, Safety Compliance
- 2 independent, isolated 600W channels or 1 1200W channel in 1U
- Voltage: 40 V to 220 V
- Current: 2.72A to 20A
- 2μ second shunt switching recovery
- Peak Power Tracking
- Primary and secondary over voltage and over current
- Output electronic circuit breaker
- Built in fault data recorder
- Power On Self-Test
- Active power factor correction (PFC)
- Color touch panel monitoring
- Standard LAN interface
- Full remote control via AMETEK SAS software or SCPI commands
- Available in single and dual pack versions
- Sensor simulation available to provide thermistor, strain gauges, heater loads, and cell bypass/short.
- Battery behavior easily modified via spreadsheet download to simulate any battery topology including Nickel Metal Hydride, Lithium Ion, and Nickel Cadmium
- Flexible Database Operation
- Fully Programmable
- Completely Configurable
- Attention To Spacecraft Safety
- Eliminates the need for test flight batteries and their associated issues
- Low output capacitance
- High bandwidth up to 30kHz
- High resolution I-V curve simulates static and dynamic conditions
- Designed for high speed Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT)
- Can be integrated into a multi-channel system for higher power testing
- Low voltage, high bandwidth version for DC Power Optimizers
- EN50530 support
- High Resolution IV curve simulates static and dynamic conditions
- Designed for high-speed Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT)
- 250HZ PP tracking speed
- Low output capacitance
- Active power factor correction (PFC)
- Standard LAN interface
- Full remote control via AMETEK m-SAS software and via SCPI commands
Integrated subsystem test
- SAS, BSS, Umbilical systems
- AC Input isolation
- Power Validation Fixtures
- Redundant OV & OI
- Near Linear Power Supply
- Modular
- ≥0.95 PFC
- Digital control loop technology
- High Power Density (3.5 watts/cubic inch)
- “Virtual Assets” by:
- Series operation
- Parallel operation
- Combined operation with loads
- Simple integration
- High Voltage (500V) Input
- Digital control loop technology
- Two models: 375W & 750W
- Up to 750W/500V
- Parallel up to 8 automatically
- Modular
- High Power Density
- Simple integration
- High Power Density (2 VA/cubic inch)
- Single or multi-phase output
- Parallel operation
- 4.8 Crest factor
- Digital control loop technology
- ≥0.95 PFC
- Brown-out simulation
- AC 875 VA
- 45 to 5000 Hz
- Universal AC/DC input via mainframe
- User configurable
- Simple integration