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Page 1: ...Model PVS10005 PVS60085 PVS60085MR High Power Programmable DC Power Supply USER MANUAL...

Page 2: ...instrument in ways not specified by this manual or by B K Precision Failure to comply with these precautions or with warnings elsewhere in this manual violates the safety standards of design manufactu...

Page 3: ...circuit breaker panel or the wiring of permanently installed motors Category IV CAT IV Measurement instruments whose measurement inputs are meant to be connected to the primary power entering a build...

Page 4: ...on Without the safety ground connection all accessible conductive parts including control knobs may provide an electric shock Failure to use a properly grounded approved outlet and the recommended thr...

Page 5: ...ithin specifications In direct sunlight This instrument is intended to be used in an indoor pollution degree 2 environment The operating temperature range is 0 C to 40 C and the operating humidity 90...

Page 6: ...tem Do not touch live circuits Instrument covers must not be removed by operating personnel Component replacement and internal adjustments must be made by qualified service trained maintenance personn...

Page 7: ...service trained maintenance personnel who are aware of the instrument s fuse requirements and safe replacement procedures Disconnect the instrument from the power line before replacing fuses Replace...

Page 8: ...rument if you cannot verify the fan is operating note some fans may have intermittent duty cycles Do not insert any object into the fan s inlet or outlet Use correctly sized wires To connect a load to...

Page 9: ...C of the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union on waste electrical and electronic equipment WEEE and in jurisdictions adopting that Directive is marked as being put on the market a...

Page 10: ...nts of 2006 95 EC Low Voltage Directive and 2004 108 EC Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive with the following standards Low Voltage Directive EN61010 1 2001 EMC Directive EN 61000 3 2 2006 EN 610...

Page 11: ...nstrument Electric Shock hazard On Supply This is the AC mains connect disconnect switch on the front of the instrument Off Supply This is the AC mains connect disconnect switch on the front of the in...

Page 12: ...not avoided will result in minor or moderate injury WARNING indicates a hazardous situation which if not avoided could result in death or serious injury DANGER indicates a hazardous situation which if...

Page 13: ...duct Dimensions 3 1 4 Front Panel Overview 4 Front Panel Description 4 1 5 Keypad Overview 5 Keypad Description 5 1 6 Rear Panel Overview 7 Rear Panel Description 7 1 7 Display Overview 8 Display Desc...

Page 14: ...Setting Voltage 21 Setting Current 22 Remote Sense 23 3 3 Voltage Current Measurement 25 3 4 System Messages 25 3 5 SYSTEM Menu 27 Remote Communication Configuration 27 Save Recall Instrument Settings...

Page 15: ...ter Definition 78 4 3 Error Event List 78 4 4 SCPI Common Commands 79 4 5 SCPI Common Subsystem 80 4 6 Non SCPI Remote Commands 87 4 7 Multi Unit Programming Commands 88 System control commands 88 Out...

Page 16: ...ion 98 5 6 External Current Programming Calibration 99 5 7 CC Calibration of External Voltage 100 5 8 CC Calibration of External Current 101 6 Troubleshooting Guide 103 General 103 Remote Control 104...

Page 17: ...ent interface for adjusting voltage current operating functions and enabling disabling the output The PVS series power supplies also provide over voltage protection OVP and over current protection OCP...

Page 18: ...rtation Report any damage to the shipping agent immediately Save the original packing carton for possible future reshipment Every power supply is shipped with the following contents 1 x PVS10005 PVS60...

Page 19: ...sions are approximately 420mm 16 54in x 88mm 3 46in x 532mm 20 95in WxHxD These 2U supplies are designed to fit in a standard 19 inch rackmount Note All dimensions in the figures below are measured in...

Page 20: ...1 3 Front Panel Overview Front Panel Description Power On Off switch Vacuum Fluorescent Display OVP OCP OPP indicators Keypad lock indicator Function keys Numeric keys Rotary Knob Left Right cursor ke...

Page 21: ...red voltage and current On Off Controls the output state Vset Slope button Configures output voltage or sets the rise and fall times of the output voltage Iset Timer button Configures output current o...

Page 22: ...ers numeric values for various parameters Menu button Allows access to the power supply menu settings Program button Enters program mode settings menu Enter Confirms setting parameter changes Rotary K...

Page 23: ...Panel Description Output and remote sense terminals USB interface RS 485 interface Analog programming interface DB25 connector AC input receptacle Earth ground connection GPIB interface Ethernet LAN i...

Page 24: ...isabled CC Indicates constant current CC operation CV Indicates constant voltage CV operation Rmt Indicates remote mode Addr Indicates remote communication activity Error Indicates an error has occurr...

Page 25: ...r source be sure that the power switch is in the OFF position and verify that the AC power cord including the extension line is compatible with the rated voltage current and that there is sufficient c...

Page 26: ...rd conductor Verify that your power outlet is of the three conductor type with the correct pin connected to earth ground Follow the instructions below to connect the AC power cable to the AC input of...

Page 27: ...r panel and securely mount the safety metal housing over the input receptacle Doing so may create a shock hazard Connection of this power supply to an AC power source should be made by a qualified ele...

Page 28: ...a malfunction in the unit In this event contact B K Precision Any disassembling of the case or changing the fuse not performed by an authorized service technician will void the warranty of the instru...

Page 29: ...t Assembly 2 3 Output Connections The main DC output terminal is a screw type terminal block located in the rear panel Due to the high current rating of the power supply proper wire sizes are necessar...

Page 30: ...rheating when the power supply operates at maximum short circuit output current It will also prevent large voltage drops from resistances in the wires SHOCK HAZARD Hazardous voltages may exist at the...

Page 31: ...2 1 Input Power and Fuse Requirements 2 Connect power Connect AC power cord to the AC receptacle in the rear panel and press the power switch to the ON position to turn ON the instrument On power up t...

Page 32: ...he voltage display will show the measured voltage at the output which may fluctuate slightly from the voltage value entered in the previous step 5 Optional You may also verify the output voltage by co...

Page 33: ...t value entered in step 3 6 Optional You may also verify the output current by connecting either the and terminals on the rear panel to an external current meter capable of measuring the current that...

Page 34: ...8 3 The model is shown above as PVS10005 4 Press once again and the firmware version will displayed 5 The firmware is shown above as 1 52 6 Press twice to exit the menu and return to the normal displa...

Page 35: ...settings BEEP Enable Disable key sound DEFAULT Select memory location for save recall instrument settings PON STAT Configure power on state CONFIG LIMIT Configures voltage setting limits PROTECT Confi...

Page 36: ...menu settings 4 Below is the display when SYSTEM is selected 5 The selected item will be blinking Use the keys to move through the menu items When there is a on the right side of the display that mean...

Page 37: ...sor selects the voltage display Then enter the value and press to set the voltage 3 To change the cursor position to adjust with the voltage adjust knob use the keys to move left or right Note To see...

Page 38: ...ition to adjust with the voltage adjust knob use the keys to move left or right Note To see the changes to the setting current be sure the display is not showing the measured current This can be check...

Page 39: ...llowing sections for details of local and remote sense setup Local Sense By default the power supply is set up for local sense This is determined by the wire connections in the rear panel illustrated...

Page 40: ...rce into any of the four terminals at any time during operation When output is enabled DO NOT use your hands to touch the terminals or the screws that are designed to tighten wires to the terminals Do...

Page 41: ...N Doing so may damage the power supply and cause unstable output 3 3 Voltage Current Measurement The display will show the set voltage and current values or the measured values of the output To toggle...

Page 42: ...annot read or write the internal non volatile memory OVER TEMPERATURE PROTECTION Internal temperature is too high and the protection mechanism is activated FAN ERROR FAN not functioning EXCEED OVP Out...

Page 43: ...mote Operation Save Recall Instrument Settings The instrument can save up to 100 voltage current values for quick recall access Memory is allocated in 10 different storage groups group 0 to 9 and each...

Page 44: ...voltage and current settings that you want to save 2 Then press and The display will show the following 3 Use the current adjust knob or the numeric keypad to enter the memory location in which to st...

Page 45: ...s without having to press additional keys each time For example you can press 1 to recall settings in location one and then press 5 to immediately recall settings in location 5 4 To exit Recall mode p...

Page 46: ...button 3 times to select DEFAULT and press 2 The instrument will return to the normal display and all settings are now restored back to factory default The table below lists some of the factory defau...

Page 47: ...OFF Role MASTER MASTER External Control Enable NOT ACTIVE NOT ACTIVE Voltage FRONT FRONT Current FRONT FRONT Program range 5V 5k 5V 5k Monitor range 5 V 5 V Shut off logic OFF LOW OFF LOW Beep Mode OF...

Page 48: ...te The initial Power On state of the power supply can be configured voltage current output state by following the steps below 1 From the SYSTEM menu press button 4 times to select PON STAT and press 2...

Page 49: ...s and settings explained in this section can be accessed from the CONFIG menu To access this menu press press 1 time and select CONFIG then press Output Limit Settings The voltage or current output li...

Page 50: ...ge or current check these limit settings to make sure the set value is within the limit s range The shaded area illustrated above is the settable range of the output voltage and current Follow the ste...

Page 51: ...tage Protection OVP The PVS overvoltage protection utilizes a hardware comparator that quickly protects the instrument when the voltage presented at the output terminal exceeds the OVP setting voltage...

Page 52: ...play To clear the trip status press once Configure Over Current Protection OCP The PVS overcurrent protection utilizes a hardware comparator that quickly protects the instrument when the current prese...

Page 53: ...OCP status message will display To clear the trip status press once Configure Overpower Protection OPP The PVS overpower protection continuously monitors the output power level If it is greater than t...

Page 54: ...ing OPP status message will display To clear the trip status press once Configure CV to CC Protection The PVS CV to CC protection monitors the transition between constant voltage to constant current m...

Page 55: ...ion monitors the transition between constant current to constant voltage mode If this event occurs the output of the power supply will turn off Follow the steps below to set the CV to CC limit 1 Press...

Page 56: ...er supply using external signals refer to the following figure of the DB25 connector located in the rear panel The logical signal L is a TTL compatible signal The analog signal A cannot exceed the ran...

Page 57: ...scription 1 Enable L I Open AMODE output button is disabled BMODE output is OFF Short to Enable AMODE output button is enable BMODE output is ON 2 Ground 3 Ground 8 Local Analog L I Open front panel c...

Page 58: ...scale input equals maximum output current 11 Voltage Monitor A O Output 0 5 V 0 10 V represents power supply output voltage full scale output equals maximum output voltage 12 Ground 13 CV CC L O High...

Page 59: ...l control interface 1 Press the button and press the button one time until CONFIG is blinking and press 2 Press button three times until EXTCTRL is blinking and press Press once again to select ENABLE...

Page 60: ...te If the ENA is shown on the LCD screen press once so that it disappears before attempting to press the button BMODE This mode allows enabling or disabling the power supply s output using the Enable...

Page 61: ...ollowing table shows the various configurations EXTCTRL ENABLE EXTCTRL VOLTAGE CURRENT Local Analog Pin 8 Output Control Display NOT ACTIVE FRONT High Open Local Low Short Local EXT V or EXT R High Op...

Page 62: ...ure 8 Enable signal 9 Shutoff signal 10 Remote failure 11 Output off Voltage Program This function is able to program the voltage output by connecting an external DC voltage voltage mode or an externa...

Page 63: ...am range and press 6 Now use the rotary knob to select between 10V 10K or 5V 5K and press 7 Press several times to exit the menu setting Voltage Mode Under voltage mode the user may control the full s...

Page 64: ...ode The external voltage range or resistor range used to control the full scale of the output voltage can be selected between 0 5 V 0 5 k and 0 10 V 0 10 k range Follow the steps below to configure th...

Page 65: ...ge level of 0 5V 0 5 V 0 5 k mode or 0 10V 0 10 V 0 10 k mode as shown below Figure 3 6 Analog Current Programming Diagram Voltage Mode Resistor Mode Under resistor mode the user may control the full...

Page 66: ...the power supply s output voltage can be selected between 0 5 V and 0 10 V Figure 3 8 Analog Voltage Monitor Diagram Follow the steps below to configure the voltage program 1 Press the button and pres...

Page 67: ...Follow the steps below to configure the voltage program 1 Press the button and press the button one time until CONFIG is blinking and press 2 Press button three times until EXTCTRL is blinking and pre...

Page 68: ...nob to select the setting of OFF Low Falling Edge or ON Low Rising Edge and press 5 Press several times to exit the menu setting When shut off occurs the output will be turned off immediately and SO w...

Page 69: ...NOT ACTIVE OFF Low Not Active ON OFF ON Low Not Active ON OFF ACTIVE OFF Low High to low OFF SO ON Low Low to High OFF SO Parallel Operation Connection and Setup The PVS power supplies can be connecte...

Page 70: ...C After one of the supplies is configured to be the Master it will start searching for all Slaves that are connected to the Master To operate correctly the user must set up the Slaves before the Maste...

Page 71: ...tary knob to set the master or slave and press Use the same procedure to set up MASTER SLAVE A SLAVE B or SLAVE C for the other power supplies 7 Press several times to exit the menu setting Slave Unit...

Page 72: ...ol Master Unit After all of the slave units have been set the master unit can be set by the same procedure with the role set to MASTER As shown below the master unit will start to search for the slave...

Page 73: ...nel s output from DC to AC Due to varying environmental conditions and the nonlinear output of solar cells many inverters use a maximum power point tracking mechanism to maximize the power generated f...

Page 74: ...Automatically generate the I V curve by specifying four input parameters Isc short circuit current Voc open circuit voltage Imp maximum power current and Vmp maximum power voltage Alternatively a comb...

Page 75: ...ficiency To create a user defined table of I V points and simulate a change in irradiance conditions e g cloudy or rainy day the PV supply must be controlled by the SAS software The SAS software also...

Page 76: ...of the four parameter settings Press several times to exit the menu setting 3 8 Program Function Overview The PVS has a Program feature that allows storing of programs into internal non volatile memo...

Page 77: ...END The ON action enables the current step and will be executed during operation The OFF action disables the current step and will not be executed during operation The ON and OFF actions are easily i...

Page 78: ...rent program ends Please be aware that REPEAT and NEXT PROG options are part of a program so if one program s NEXT PROG option is pointed to a previous program the power supply will cycle these progra...

Page 79: ...played 5 As described previously each step has the following parameters to be edited step number action voltage current and time Use the buttons to move the cursor to the desired parameter and use the...

Page 80: ...ameter value 9 Press to complete the program configuration 10 Make sure the program is turned ON and press to exit the program settings 11 Once the output state is enabled by pressing the program will...

Page 81: ...nning a clock on the display counts down until it reaches zero and the output will turn OFF An indicator on the display will flash to indicate the timer is running When the timer is running the follow...

Page 82: ...ntrolling the output voltage and current slew rate The timing can be configured for the rising falling edge between voltage and current output transitions Follow the steps below to configure the volta...

Page 83: ...on display when the power supply is successfully connected to a PC remotely through any remote interface Keys on the front panel will be locked until the instrument is in LOCAL mode To return to LOCA...

Page 84: ...s to save each setting and the display will return to the RS232 menu 6 Below lists the options that can be changed for each setting Baud rate 9600 19200 38400 57600 Parity Data bits None 8 bits Even 8...

Page 85: ...ings for GPIB remote communication The following display will be shown 3 Press to configure the GPIB Address to which the power supply will be assigned to Use the rotary dial or numeric keypad to ente...

Page 86: ...70 Follow the instructions below to select and configure the RS 485 interface for remote operation Figure 4 1 RS 485 Connection Diagram for 10 Units PC...

Page 87: ...ress to save each setting and the display will return to the RS485 menu 6 Below lists the options that can be changed for each setting Baud rate 9600 19200 38400 57600 Parity Data bits None 8 bits Eve...

Page 88: ...Multi Unit Programming Commands LAN Ethernet The LAN interface supports Telnet connection and Socket connection It also can be used to connect with the built in web server GUI Follow the instructions...

Page 89: ...f setting voltage and current as well as monitoring the output using a web browser from a computer connected to the same local area network as the power supply To access this do the following 1 Connec...

Page 90: ...ccess the menu items on the page The default admin password 123456 The web server menu items are described below HOME The HOME page provides general information of the power supply Model Manufacturer...

Page 91: ...Figure 4 3 Web Server Home Page CONFIG The CONFIG page provides the protection settings OVP OCP OPP CV to CC and CC to CV and output related parameters such as voltage current slope and limit setting...

Page 92: ...onfiguration Page CONTROL The CONTROL page provides the general control of the power supply such as output On Off setting as well as the voltage and current setting The command line for SCPI commands...

Page 93: ...can be connected via LAN Ethernet interface using Telnet client with socket port 23 or 5024 Socket connection Socket connection is available for communication via LAN Ethernet interface The instrumen...

Page 94: ...l Boolean value can be 1 or ON 0 or OFF NR1 Integer value can be zero positive or negative integer number NRf Flexible numerical value can be zero positive or negative float point numeric value string...

Page 95: ...or 4 4 SCPI Common Commands The power supply is compatible with all IEEE 488 2 and SCPI commands Common commands generally control overall power supply functions such as reset status and synchronizati...

Page 96: ...stem commands are arranged alphabetically according to the function they perform Command Description CONFig Configuration subsystem LIMit CURRent MAX NRf Set or return maximum current setting value MI...

Page 97: ...xternal control mode PARAllel STATe Bool Set or return parallel mode state ROLE MASTer 0 SLAVEA 1 SLAVEB 2 SLAVEC 3 Set or return parallel mode role state CHAIn STATe Bool Set or return chain state AD...

Page 98: ...f Set or return voltage limit value PROtection CLEar Reset latched protection SLOPe CURRent NRf Set or return current slewrate value VOLTage NRf Set or return voltage slewrate value MODE Return output...

Page 99: ...state 0 no protection happened 1 OVP 2 OCP 3 OPP 4 CV to CC and 5 CC to CV CCCV Bool Set or return CC to CV protection switch CLEar Reset latched protection CVCC Bool Set or return CV to CC protectio...

Page 100: ...100 STATe Bool Set or return the PV simulation function state TABLe NUMber NR1 Set the point number n of the user defined V I table PARAMeter NRf NRf Set or return the parameters voltage and current...

Page 101: ...m BEEP Bool Set or return beep state ERRor Return system error GPIB GPIB ADDRess NR1 Set or return GPIB address value GROUp NR1 Set or return memory group value IP Ethernet IP ADDRess NR1 NR1 NR1 NR1...

Page 102: ...baudrate value DATAbit String Set or return RS232 parity and data bit length NONE8 EVEN8 ODD8 EVEN7 ODD7 STOPbit NR1 Set or return RS232 stop bit length RS485 RS485 BAUDrate NR1 Set or return RS485 ba...

Page 103: ...e LOCK Bool Set keyboard lock state MODEL Return model name OCP Bool Set over current protection state OISET NRf Set or return over current protection value OPP Bool Set over power protection state OP...

Page 104: ...ds is used to select the instrument based on their address to control obtain and set its system settings Command Description CADR Select the address which can be 1 to 30 of the power supply to access...

Page 105: ...urrent data COUT Turn the output to ON or OFF COUT Return the output On Off status COV Set the OVP level COV Return the OVP setting level COVP Set the OVP on off COVP Return the OVP on off COC Set the...

Page 106: ...el GOVP Set the OVP on off GOC Set the OCP level GOCP Set the OCP on off Error List When using any of the commands for multi unit programming for configuration a response string is returned If the com...

Page 107: ...tus Bit2 Output ON OFF status Bit1 Reserved Bit0 Reserved Byte1 Bit7 OVP occurred flag Bit6 OCP occurred flag Bit5 OPP occurred flag Bit4 CC to CV protection occurred flag Bit3 CV to CC protection occ...

Page 108: ...s This instrument features closed case calibration To perform the calibration the following equipment is required 5 digit digital multimeter DMM B K Precision 5491B or equivalent The following calibra...

Page 109: ...l voltage programming 6 External current programming 7 Constant current of external voltage programming 8 Constant current of external current programming These options are only accessible in the cali...

Page 110: ...d press The following will be displayed The P 1 4 signifies there are 4 points to be calibrated and the current calibration point is 1 3 Input the voltage reading from the DMM in the METER parameter b...

Page 111: ...Current Calibration Diagram 2 Set the DMM to a DC current measurement Select the CURRENT parameter in the CAL menu and press The following will be displayed The P 1 4 signifies there are 4 points to b...

Page 112: ...llow the steps below to perform the overvoltage protection calibration 1 Disconnect any load from the output terminal of the power supply 2 Select the OVP parameter in the CAL menu and press The follo...

Page 113: ...ion 1 Short the output and terminals of the power supply as shown below Figure 5 3 OCP Calibration Diagram 2 Select the OCP parameter in the CAL menu and press The following will be displayed 3 Press...

Page 114: ...ternal analog control terminals of DB25 connector on the DMM to Pins 9 and 11 on the DMM to Pin 22 GND on the rear of the power supply as shown in the figure below Figure 5 4 External Voltage Programm...

Page 115: ...e by entering the meter readings for points 2 5 6 External Current Programming Calibration Follow the steps below to perform the external current programming calibration 1 Connect the DMM to the exter...

Page 116: ...parameter by using the numeric keypad and press 4 Repeat this procedure by entering the meter readings for points 2 5 7 CC Calibration of External Voltage Follow the steps below to perform the calibra...

Page 117: ...nto the METER parameter by using the numeric keypad and press 5 8 CC Calibration of External Current Follow the steps below to perform the calibration procedure for the constant current source of the...

Page 118: ...ent Diagram 2 Set the DMM to a DC current measurement Select the EXT_I_CC parameter in the CAL menu and press The following will be displayed 3 Input the current reading from the DMM into the METER pa...

Page 119: ...tically crosses over from CV to CC upon a load which draws current at the current limit ISET Therefore it is dependent on the load For example if ISET is configured as 1 A the load must draw 1 A befor...

Page 120: ...ASCII strings that are terminated with a CR carriage return and LF linefeed character For RS 232 and RS 485 check that the baud rate parity data bits stop bit and flow control settings match with the...

Page 121: ...operated with maximum relative humidity of 90 Model PVS60085 PVS60085MR PVS10005 Output Rating Output Voltage1 0 600 V 0 1000 V Output Current2 0 8 5 A 0 5 A Output Power 5100 W 3000 W 5000 W Line Re...

Page 122: ...e 20 ms 20 ms Efficiency5 90 90 Power Factor 0 99 0 99 Remote Sense Compensation 6 V 10 V Rising Time at Full Load 100 ms 250 ms Rising Time at No Load 100 ms 250 ms Falling Time at Full Load 100 ms 1...

Page 123: ...voltage to recover within 0 5 of its rated output for a load change 50 100 of rated output current 5 90 typical at nominal line and max load 6 10 of output de rated when operating below 190 VAC To en...

Page 124: ...probes connectors and accessories that you are using with the device Customers not on an open account must include payment in the form of a money order or credit card For the most current repair char...

Page 125: ...instrument via our website www bkprecision com Exclusions This warranty does not apply in the event of misuse or abuse of the product or as a result of unauthorized alterations or repairs The warranty...

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