AMETEK - Thermal Vacuum Heater Power - TVAC satellite chamber
Total power subsystem integration
- Ethernet communication
- Full sub-system wiring
- Single P.O.
- Custom interface to suit customer requirements
Description |
TVAC Satellite Chamber |
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Industry |
Space Power |
Application |
Power Bus |
Function |
Provides programmable power to heater elements |
More Product Information

- Highest Power Density
- Comprehensive Digital and Analog Interface Options
- Scalable, Multi-Unit Design
- Multi-Channel Support
- Straightforward Front Panel Controls
- High Reliability

- Energy absorber with a rating of 400VDC at ±150A
- Provides up to 400V at 150A for 60kW of output power
- Energy Absorber Load chassis creates a total resistance of approximately 1.5 Ohms at 30kW continuous and 60kW peak

- 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

- High power density up to 150 kW in a single bay rack-mount cabinet. Up to 240 kW in a dual bay rack.
- Fast load transient response provides protection from undesired voltage excursions.
- Fast slew rate with exceptional rise/fall times for speed-critical applications.
- Low ripple suitable for the most sensitive applications.
- Low audible noise with temperature controlled variable speed fans.
- High accuracy voltage/current measurements without external DMMs.
- Modular architecture simplifies sparing and maintenance.

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Provides an effectively noise free environment around the device under test (DUT)
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World’s first probe station with integrated TestCell Power Management (a TestCell is a connected set of equipment, including test software, instruments, probe station, thermal system, and related measurement accessories such as cables and on-wafer probes)
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Up to 4x faster flicker noise thermal testing on 30 μm pads
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Provides dark and dry environment for measuring light sensitive transistors, and devices at negative temperatures (<= -60°C) with frost free operation
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Provides fully managed and filtered AC power to the entire system – prober and instruments
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Filters harmful noise generated by external thermal control systems
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Reduced “antenna effect” injection of unwanted RF noise into the measurement path
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Provide up to 100dB attenuation (50Hz to 80Mhz) with 100mA max DC current handling
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Ultra-low, fA-level current and fF-level capacitance measurements from -65 °C to + 300 °C
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Enables full access to the chuck and the auxiliary sites
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Intuitive, and precise movement of chuck in X, Y, and Z-direction
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User-centered design minimizes training costs and enhances efficiency
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Test automation out-of-cassette for higher test cell efficiency for over-night/over-weekend operation

- High Intensity: up to 9x brighter than the existing SL191 Pattern Projecting Spot Light and more than 3x brighter than the leading competitive structured light projector.
- Projection patterns are easily configured with available reticles, including line, grid, cross, multiple lines, and half sphere, with custom reticles available.
- Customizable: available in multiple wavelengths, including white.
- Constructed with a large heat sink for improved LED thermal management to facilitate increased brightness while maintaining safe operating temperatures.
- Ideal solution for machine vision inspection applications requiring structured illumination, including edge detection, locating offsets, and assessing topography.
- Requires a reticle and lens (sold separately); see available reticles here.

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Best price per contact – typically over one million (1,000,000) touchdowns
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RF/Microwave signal is shielded and completely air isolated in the probe body
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Excellent performance in vacuum environments and temperatures as low as 4 K, or as high as 300°C
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Highest impedance control with perfectly-symmetrical, MEMS-machined coplanar contact structure
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Probe on any pad material with minimal damage
- Industry Leading Power Density – Up to 1700 Watts in 1U
- Standard Digital Interfaces – USB&RS232/485
- LXI Ethernet and Isolated analog interfaces
- Power Factor Correction-PFC and universal AC input
- “Green” Sleep Mode – Automatically “sleeps” after period of non-use
- Built in sequencing - Unload your system controller
- Programmable fold-back protection delay

Total power subsystem integration
- Ethernet communication
- Full sub-system wiring
- Single P.O.
- Custom interface to suit customer requirements

AMETEK Programmable Power
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
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