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SmartWave™

Switching

Amplifier

Operation Manual

March 2011

Document No. M161668-01 Rev E

This manual covers models:

SW 5550AE

SW 3700AE

SW 1850AE

Summary of Contents for SW 1850AE

Page 1: ...7 Email Domestic Sales domorders sd ametek com International Sales intlorders sd ametek com Customer Service service ppd ametek com Web www programmablepower com SmartWave Switching Amplifier Operatio...

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Page 3: ...only Notice of Copyright SmartWave Switching Amplifier Operation Manual 2010 AMETEK Programmable Power Inc All rights reserved Exclusion for Documentation UNLESS SPECIFICALLY AGREED TO IN WRITING AME...

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Page 5: ...nnel and equipment safety Always ensure that facility AC input power is de energized prior to connecting or disconnecting any cable In normal operation the operator does not have access to hazardous v...

Page 6: ...e instructions of AMETEK is opened modified or disassembled in any way without AMETEK s consent or is used in combination with items articles or materials not authorized by AMETEK The Buyer may not as...

Page 7: ...ety 1 5 1 7 Agency Requirements 1 6 1 8 Physical Specifications All Models 1 6 1 9 Environmental Data 1 6 1 10 Other Standard Features 1 7 1 11 Options 1 8 1 12 Glossary of Technical Terms 1 9 1 12 1...

Page 8: ...hase Input Connections 2 12 2 9 Output Connections to the Load 2 13 2 9 1 SW 5550AE Output Connections 2 13 2 9 2 SW 3700AE Output Connections 2 15 2 9 3 SW 1850AE Output Connections 2 15 2 9 4 Wiring...

Page 9: ...Table 2 6 Slave Connector Pinout 2 9 Table 2 7 Input Currents for 3 Phase Input Power 2 11 Table 2 8 Single Phase Input Configurations 2 11 Table 2 9 Recommended Wire Gauge Selection Guide 2 16 Table...

Page 10: ...ce Rack Mount Version 1 1 Figure 2 1 Mounting Dimensions SmartWave Front View 2 3 Figure 2 2 Mounting Dimensions SmartWave Top and Side Views 2 4 Figure 2 3 SmartWave Rear Panel 2 5 Figure 2 4 Paralle...

Page 11: ...2 and IEC 1000 3 3 and IEC 1000 4 13 harmonic current emissions voltage fluctuations flicker and harmonic interharmonic voltage The SmartWave has a true arbitrary waveform generator based controller...

Page 12: ...are true DC as well as AC power supplies Up to 312 VRMS are available in AC or AC DC modes Multi phase models can be switched to single or three phased operation via the front panel or the GPIB A wide...

Page 13: ...40 to 100 Hz 0 5 maximum to 500 Hz Typical Less than 0 1 at 50 Hz AC Noise Level 60 dB RMS below full output sine wave 40 to 500 Hz Amplitude Stability With Remote Sense 0 1 of full scale over 24 hour...

Page 14: ...Impedance Mode meets or exceeds the requirements of IEC 1000 3 2 Annex A Supply Source Valid for equipment classes A B C D and fluctuating harmonics Reference Impedance Mode conforms to the requiremen...

Page 15: ...racy 0 23 VRMS Amplitude Resolution 0 02 VRMS 1 6 Protection and Safety Overvoltage Shutdown Programmable for 15V to 255V peak 156V range 30V to 510V peak 312V range Undervoltage Shutdown Automatic no...

Page 16: ...597 mm Weight SW 5550AE 126 5 lbs 57 2 kg SW 3700AE 100 5 lbs 45 6 kg SW 1850AE 73 lbs 33 1 kg Cooling Air is drawn in from the top and sides and exhausted through the rear of the chassis 200 CFM is...

Page 17: ...High State Negative edge is at 0 30 s LOCK locks output to input TTL frequency signal needs to supply pull down current of 15 mA with voltage drop of 0 6V no pull up needed Negative edge is at 0 30 s...

Page 18: ...put External Gain Control 0 to 7 07 VDC provides zero to full scale programmed voltage output 2 of full scale output External Input Impedance 30 k System Firmware System firmware is stored in flash me...

Page 19: ...gulation are defined by the particular mode selected Refer to Section 1 3 Output Impedance for more information The SWAE output voltage is calibrated at no load Under load the output voltage is modifi...

Page 20: ...General Description SW 5550AE SW 3700AE SW 1850AE 1 10 Operation Manual This page intentionally left blank...

Page 21: ...r prior to accepting the package from the carrier If extensive damage to the shipping container is evident a description of the damage should be noted on the carrier s receipt and signed by the driver...

Page 22: ...er above the instrument may improve cooling The temperature of the intake air should not exceed 113 F 45 C At full power the unit dissipates over 2250W with the PFC option It is important that the hea...

Page 23: ...16D Table 2 1 Recommended Mounting Slide 2 6 Installation Dimensional Drawing Refer to Figure 2 1 and Figure 2 2 for information on outline and mounting dimensions of the unit and customer wiring con...

Page 24: ...Installation SW 5550AE SW 3700AE SW 1850AE 2 4 Operation Manual Figure 2 2 Mounting Dimensions SmartWave Top and Side Views...

Page 25: ...SW 5550AE SW 3700AE SW 1850AE Installation Operation Manual 2 5 Figure 2 3 SmartWave Rear Panel...

Page 26: ...SUB D FEMALE Gold Contacts AMP PN 747052 4 6 IEEE 488 2 25 POS FEMALE Gold Contacts AMP PN 554434 1 7 SLAVE 37 POS SUB D FEMALE ITT CANNON PN ADC37SOL2 8 AUX OUT 4 POS MINIFIT JR MOLEX PN 39 29 9045 9...

Page 27: ...ernal Input Refer to Figure 2 3 Item 3 PIN MNEMONIC LEVEL 1 SHIELD CHASSIS 2 SHIELD CHASSIS 3 SHIELD CHASSIS 4 SHIELD CHASSIS 5 SHIELD CHASSIS 6 through 9 Not Used Not Used 10 EXT_IN_A 7 25 Vpeak DC t...

Page 28: ...wer the relay closes to indicate a fault has occurred The DFI Output Relay will remain latched until the front panel Power switch is cycled The DFI Input Signal is used to command the SW to open the O...

Page 29: ...inout 2 7 5 Slave Connector Refer to Figure 2 3 Item 7 PIN MNEMONIC PIN MNEMONIC PIN MNEMONIC 1 AGND_BUS 14 AGND_BUS 26 15A_BUS 2 AGND_BUS 15 ISNSC _BUS 27 AGND_BUS 3 AGND_BUS 16 ISNSB _BUS 28 5D_MAS...

Page 30: ...0AE or SW 1850AE via the rear panel connectors See Table 2 7 and Table 2 8 for input current values WARNING An overcurrent protection device i e circuit breaker is required in the building installatio...

Page 31: ...USA 14A RMS Not Required 20A 20A RMS RECT INTL 14A RMS 25A RMS 20A 20A RMS Table 2 7 Input Currents for 3 Phase Input Power REQ D INPUT TERMINAL JUMPER CONNECTIONS CONNECT 1 PHASE INPUT POWER TO VOLT...

Page 32: ...age will operate at this voltage CAUTION For units built before June 2004 the Neutral must not be broken by an external switch Severe damage to the unit may occur if Neutral is broken and phase voltag...

Page 33: ...iring can be used The sense Neutral is also common Thus it is important to wire the sense wires properly refer to Figure 2 5 If remote sense is used Sense A is connected to Power A Sense B is connecte...

Page 34: ...Installation SW 5550AE SW 3700AE SW 1850AE 2 14 Operation Manual Figure 2 4 Parallel Connections Figure 2 5 Sense Lead Connections for 3 Phase Output...

Page 35: ...ns These guidelines are equally applicable to both DC and low frequency AC up to 450 Hz power cabling The same engineering rules apply whether going into or out of an electrical device Thus this guide...

Page 36: ...sider peak voltages and currents which may be up to ten times the average values An underrated wire gauge adds losses which alter the inrush characteristics of the application and thus the expected pe...

Page 37: ...w determines which ohms 100 feet entry is required from Column 3 Read the corresponding wire gauge from Column 1 Column 3 value Vloss Ipeak x 0 02 x cable length Where Column 3 value Entry of the tabl...

Page 38: ...s any flame retardant heat resistant moisture resistant thermoplastic insulation rated to a nominal 75 C 167 F Voltage breakdown must exceed the combined effects of The rated output voltage Transient...

Page 39: ...ave unit Context sensitive help is available from the front panel by pressing the Help key 3 2 Front Panel Controls The SW front panel is used for programming and data entry in local mode operation Th...

Page 40: ...go to the previous menu level to abort editing a data entry field when using the numeric keypad or to switch from remote to local mode WAVEFORM MONITOR BNCs Trigger output provides a synchronization...

Page 41: ...ss the key to change the polarity then press the Enter key to accept the value FUNCTION KEYS F1 THROUGH F3 Functions of these keys depend on the selected menu item and are defined in the Help screens...

Page 42: ...place a box around the value area then use the Up Down Arrow keys or the Knob to select the data to be entered Press the Enter key to accept the data 3 3 1 MAIN MENU The MAIN MENU consists of the sub...

Page 43: ...ogram phase offset phase offset represents a phase lead Select a function to be output on the selected phase PROGRAM MEASURE WAVEFORM SEQUENCE INSTR SYSTEM PHASE A or B or C AMPL V CURL A FREQ Hz ANG...

Page 44: ...amplitude current limit phase angle and function may be locked so that any change made to phase A will be made to phases B and C The Lock function is intended for front panel operation When using GPI...

Page 45: ...ion Menu Sync Out Boost The Store Recall Menu can be accessed by pressing F2 from any Program menu edit field Setups are stored recalled as a number from 0 to 49 The incr dec mode is not available for...

Page 46: ...ncluding the creation of a new waveform based on a waveshape in memory The waveshapes and waveforms are limited to spikes dropouts sags and surges of existing waveforms in the scratchpad area This is...

Page 47: ...tion in the scratchpad is erased when a new waveform is loaded LOAD EDIT VIEW SAVE DELETE FUNC Nam e WAVEFORM OUTPUT OFF Displays library of waveforms LOAD Sub Menu Status and Information Line Data Me...

Page 48: ...n waveform loaded Vrms output waveform voltage 0 156 or 0 312 V START starting phase angle 0 360 TIME surge sag duration 0 1 Freq STOP ending phase angle Start 360 AMPL drop spike voltage 220 6 to 220...

Page 49: ...VEFORM OUTPUT OFF Selecting VIEW will display the waveform in the scratchpad as shown below 4 4 2 2 2 1 or 4 4 2 2 2 1 0 90 180 270 or WAVEFORM OUTPUT OFF Basic display after selecting VIEW The minimu...

Page 50: ...Arrow key to backspace The last character must be 2 Press the Enter key 3 Go to SAVE or SAVE RMS and press the Enter key to save LOAD EDIT VIEW SAVE DELETE NAME SAVE SAVE RMS WAVEFORM OUTPUT OFF SAVE...

Page 51: ...AM will be erased You must cycle power to the unit after this function for the changes to take effect NOTE Under normal operating conditions this function is not required Instead use Delete All User W...

Page 52: ...3 3 5 1 LOAD Sub Menu The SEQUENCE menu allows you to LOAD an existing sequence from non volatile or flash memory to the sequence scratchpad NEW Erases all segments in the SEQUENCE scratchpad LOAD ED...

Page 53: ...waveforms selected for phases A B and C CYC of cycles F1 toggles SYNC 0 9999 TIME segment execution time 0 9999 ms sec min AMPL amplitude 0 156 or 0 312 V FUNC output waveform ANGL phase angle degrees...

Page 54: ...possible If the specified ramp time is less than one period one period will be used Function keys F1 through F3 are required to create and edit sequences These keys are dependent on the field select c...

Page 55: ...ill still indicate 9999 This limitation does not apply to GPIB control The FREQ Edit Field The acceptable range of frequency is determined by the waveforms selected for Phases A B and C The AMPL Edit...

Page 56: ...es all user sequence locations in non volatile RAM INITIALIZE MEMORY Resets the sequence library to the factory settings All factory sequences will be restored and all user sequences stored in non vol...

Page 57: ...automatically programmed to 0 volts restored to the waveforms and values before the sequence began or remain at the waveforms and values of the last segment in the sequence The last two options will o...

Page 58: ...ll execute and remain at the value of the last cycle until instructed to execute the next segment or repeat the current segment When stepping through a sequence under front panel control the F1 functi...

Page 59: ...appear in the Program menu Rear panel output power wiring must match the Parallel mode selection CAUTION Parallel mode must match the rear panel output wiring before programming output amplitude PROGR...

Page 60: ...RESTORE DEFAULTS HINT MESSAGE ON SELF TEST 0000 SYNC OUT ON SYSTEM OUTPUT OFF USER Sub Menu Status and Information Data Menu Item Status and Information Line SAVE SYSTEM CONFIG store new power up set...

Page 61: ...set up the SW so that a sync pulse only occurs for a specified sequence segment set this parameter to OFF That way before and after a sequence is run no other sync pulses will occur Table 3 2 provides...

Page 62: ...B fields indicate the internal communication status of the Digital Waveform Synthesis board and Interharmonic Waveform Generator board These should always indicate ON LINE unless a failure has occurre...

Page 63: ...uirements are violated DC 40 500 Hz Refer to Table 2 3 for external analog inputs EXTA EXTB EXTC Table 3 3 provides additional data on the External sub menu USER COMM EXTERNAL FAULTS CONFIG EXT MOD OF...

Page 64: ...s a result load regulation is a function of output impedance and RMS current limit voltage foldback is disabled CLOCK LOCK Use this option to configure rear panel clock lock signal as input or output...

Page 65: ...0 LOG4 00 00 00 LOG5 00 00 00 LOG6 00 00 00 SYSTEM OUTPUT OFF Fault History The SYSTEM FAULTS sub menu menu displays the last six shutdown faults in hexadecimal All three fault registers are displayed...

Page 66: ...level of DC voltage is present in the output when the AC coupling is selected i e a waveform with DC content was selected when AC coupling was active Action SW system opens relays and shuts off ROV SW...

Page 67: ...SW Action Opens relays and displays error message RMS_OV Monitors the external input in the External Direct mode to ensure that it does not exceed 5 2 VRMS Action Opens relays displays error message...

Page 68: ...will be displayed the code will be reset to 0 and no changes will occur to the calibration constants T MB OPT Displays firmware configuration for the Test Measurement option ON indicates the Test Mea...

Page 69: ...same frequency A frequency change of any phase will affect the output frequency of all phases The frequency field is available in all three programming screens as a convenience The maximum allowable f...

Page 70: ...plitude of 10 volts PROGRAM MEASURE WAVEFORM SEQUENCE INSTR SYSTEM MAIN MENU OUTPUT OFF 1 At the MAIN MENU select the WAVEFORM menu then press Enter LOAD EDIT VIEW SAVE DELETE WAVEFORM OUTPUT OFF 2 Th...

Page 71: ...ine waveshape into scratchpad memory The message waveform successfully loaded will indicate that the waveform is now in scratchpad memory 7 Press Menu to return to the WAVEFORM Menu 8 Use either the K...

Page 72: ...ation of 1 millisecond then press Enter Note that the instrument automatically calculates the STOP phase angle value in this case 66 6 12 Select AMPL enter 10 for 10 volts then press Enter 13 Press Me...

Page 73: ...AVEFORM SEQUENCE INSTR SYSTEM PHASE A AMPL 120 00 V CURL 5 00 A FREQ 60 00 Hz ANG 0 00 Deg FUNC SCRATCH MAIN MENU OUTPUT OFF 16 In the PHASE A sub menu a Select FUNC with the Knob then press Enter to...

Page 74: ...Operation SW 5550AE SW 3700AE SW 1850AE 3 36 Operation Manual 3 6 SCPI Specification Refer to the SmartWave Switching Amplifier SCPI Programming Manual Elgar Document No M162000 03...

Page 75: ...ermined by the programmed output frequency true rms 0 7071 40 500 Hz DcRip10 DC with 10 ripple Frequency of the ripple is determined by the programmed output frequency true rms 0 7071 40 500 Hz DcRip1...

Page 76: ...e they are saved to non volatile memory 1 0 Maximum of waveform loaded SinDc01 Sine wave with 1 DC offset 1 0 40 500 Hz SinDc01 Sine wave with 1 DC offset 1 0 40 500 Hz SinDc10 Sine wave with 10 DC of...

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