Xantrex introduces triple-output digital power supplies
-- Test & Measurement World, 6/1/2008
Xantrex Technology’s 222-W linear XBT programmable bench power supplies serve laboratory and low-power ATE applications. The supplies’ channels 1 and 2 provide two 0- to 32-V, 0- to 3-A outputs; an additional output is programmable from 0- to 15-V or 0- to 5-A to a maximum of 30 W. Users can manually adjust the supplies using a keypad and a digital encoder knob. For computer control, USB and RS-232 interfaces come standard, while IEEE 488.2/GPIB and Ethernet interfaces are optional.
The XBT supplies can operate in an isolated mode, in which each of the three outputs operates independently. The supplies also offer a tracking mode, in which channels 1 and 2 provide equal but isolated outputs. In addition, channels 1 and 2 can operate in parallel to act as a single 0- to 32-V, 0- to 6-A output, or they can operate in series to provide a single 0- to 64-V, 0- to 3-A output. Overvoltage and overcurrent protection functions are programmable for each channel. Each supply can store up to 100 voltage and current settings.
Base price: $1495. Xantrex, www.xantrex.com.
