4.1 Connect one lead from the “+” lead of the power supply to the “20A” terminal of the first
4.2 Connect one wire from the “-” lead of the power supply (Item 3.1) to the “Vin-“ pin of the
4.3 Connect the plus “+” and minus “-“ connection leads from a second multimeter to the “SVin+”
4.4 Connect the plus “+” and minus “-“ connection leads from the third multimeter to the “SVout+”
4.5 Connect a BNC cable (length less than 20 inches/500mm) from BNC1 of the Evaluation Board
4.6 Connect a BNC cable (length less than 20 inches/500mm) from BNC2 of the Evaluation Board
4.7 Connect the positive and negative power leads of the electronic load (ensuring correct polarity),
.8 For IPM04C series: Open J2 on the Evaluation Board. Connect one lead from the “+” lead of the
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multimeter DMM1. Then connect one lead from the “Common” of the DMM1 to the “Vin” pin of
the Evaluation Board. Set function of DMM1 to DCA to measure the input current.
Evaluation Board. Note: Use stranded leads at least equivalent to 14 AWG for all connections
in sections 4.1 and 4.2.
and “SVin-” Pins on the Evaluation Board. This multimeter is designated DMM2 to measure the
input voltage.
and “SVout-” Pin on the Evaluation Board. The multimeter is designated DMM3. DMM3 is used
to measure the output voltage.
to Channel 1 of the oscilloscope (item 3.2). This cable is used to measure the input voltage
(between SVin+ and SVin-).
to Channel 2 of the oscilloscope. This cable is used to measure the output voltage (between
SVout+ and SVout-).
or an appropriate resistive load, to the Evaluation Board output terminal pin (“+Vout” for positive
power lead and “-Vout” for the negative power lead).
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power supply to the “12Vcc” on the Evaluation Board. Then connect one lead from the “-” of
the power supply to the “12VGND” on the Evaluation Board. For IPM12C: short J2 on the
Evaluation Board.
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It is imperative that sufficient airflow should be provided t
portions of testing. Please refer to the applicative data sheet for the proper cooling and derating
necessary to achieve accurate results when testing the converter.
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