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PBZ

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PART NO. IB025962

Jul. 2013

PBZ20-20
PBZ40-10

Installation and 

Preparation

Basic Features

Memory,

Response,

and Configuration

Sequences

External Control,

Parallel Operation,

and Synchronization

Maintenance

App

USER’S MANUAL

BIPOLAR POWER SUPPLY PBZ Series

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Summary of Contents for PBZ20-20

Page 1: ...BZ20 20 PBZ40 10 Installation and Preparation Basic Features Memory Response and Configuration Sequences External Control Parallel Operation and Synchronization Maintenance App USER S MANUAL BIPOLAR POWER SUPPLY PBZ Series 1 2 3 4 5 6 ...

Page 2: ... knowledge PDF is provided on the included CD ROM Adobe Reader 6 0 or later is required to view the PDF file If you find any misplaced or missing pages in this manual it will be replaced If the manual gets lost or soiled a new copy can be provided for a fee In either case please contact your Kikusui agent or distributor and provide the Kikusui Part No given on the cover Every effort has been made ...

Page 3: ... is a generic term for personal computers and workstations The following markings are used in this manual Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which if ignored could result in death or serious injury Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which if ignored may result in damage to the product or other property Indicates information that you should know Explanation of terminology or opera...

Page 4: ...ty ground Installation This product is designed for safe indoor use Be sure to use the product indoors When installing this product be sure to observe the precautions regarding the installation location For details see the respective pages in this operation manual Relocation Turn off the POWER switch Disconnect all wiring When transporting the product be sure to use the original packing materials ...

Page 5: ...The output smoothly rises across the capacitive or inductive load Protection features The PBZ is equipped with overvoltage and overcurrent protection features It also has protection features that turn the output off turn the POWER switch off and limit the output Preset memory You can save and load up to three sets of settings in CV mode and in CC mode It is convenient to save signals that you use ...

Page 6: ...sistive loads when a power supply that alternates voltage polarity based on time is applied to an inductive or capacitive load the current phase becomes lagging or leading to the voltage phase If this occurs there are four possible combinations of the voltage and current polarities This operation is shown on a graph of voltage vertical axis versus current horizontal axis The PBZ operates in all fo...

Page 7: ... can add the internal signal source that you specify from the panel First and second quadrant operation Unipolar mode is a characteristic feature of the PBZ Voltage of a single polarity is generated so this mode is called unipolar mode The difference with a unipolar power supply is that in this mode you can make the current flow from the output voltage s positive terminal to the negative terminal ...

Page 8: ...Page 2 2 44 Selecting an AC Signal Internal Signal Source 45 Turning AC Signals On and Off AC ON OFF 46 Setting the Waveform Amplitude and Frequency and Turning the AC Signal On and Off Page 1 5 47 Start Phase and Square Wave Signal Duty Ratio Page 2 5 50 Frequency Sweep Mode and Time Page 3 5 51 Start and Stop Frequencies of the Frequency Sweep Page 4 5 52 The TRIG OUT Terminal s Function and the...

Page 9: ...ting the Protection Features during Program Execution 116 Setting the Measurement Feature during Program Execution 116 Editing Scripts 117 Editing Script1 117 Editing Script2 119 Executing Scripts 121 Executing a Script RUN 122 Operations Other than Script Execution 123 Program Examples 124 Example 1 A DC Signal 124 Example 2 Superimposing an AC Signal on a DC Signal 126 Example 3 Changing a DC Si...

Page 10: ...10 PBZ Appendix A List of Factory Default Settings 158 B Troubleshooting 163 C List of Error Messages 166 D Options 167 INDEX 169 ...

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Page 12: ... the PBZ What kind of parts are needed Options 167 Preparation How do I use the PBZ as a constant voltage power supply CV mode Operation Modes 36 How do I use the PBZ as a constant current power supply CC mode Operation Modes 36 How do I use the PBZ as a bipolar amplifier Using the EXT SIG IN Signal External Signal Source 57 How do I superimpose an AC signal onto the DC signal Selecting an AC Sign...

Page 13: ...106 How do I control the PBZ using external resistances Using External Resistance 137 How do I control the PBZ using external voltage Using External Voltage 136 How do I stop a sequence that is executing Aborting Programs ABORT 114 I want to know more about connecting signals for synchronous operation Synchronization Feature 147 How do I use the external contact to turn output on and off Turning O...

Page 14: ...control not used 3 OUTPUT terminals Auxiliary output terminals 31 4 I MON terminal Output current monitor output Connect the common terminal to the output COM terminal 65 5 EXT SIG IN terminal External signal source input terminal Connect the common terminal to the output COM terminal 57 6 Rubber feet Rubber feet in four locations 2 3 1 4 5 6 7 12 13 14 15 8 9 10 20 19 16 17 18 24 23 22 21 11 25 2...

Page 15: ...ecution 113 7 7 17 RUN PAUSE key Sequence feature Used to start and pause program execution EDIT key Sequence feature Used to edit programs 6 6 18 OUTPUT key Used to turn output on and off 59 19 DC key Used to set the DC signal DC or FINE 42 1 1 20 AC key Used to set the AC signal 45 AC ON OFF key Used to turn the AC signal on and off 2 2 21 PROT key Used to change the protection settings 68 ALM C...

Page 16: ... the DC signal setting internal signal source During soft start or soft stop the changes in the setting are displayed 42 6 AC Displays the AC signal setting internal signal source This appears when AC is set to ON 45 7 Center display Displays the measured current 62 Displays the measured voltage 8 DC Appears when the DC measurement feature is selected 63 AC Appears when the AC measurement feature ...

Page 17: ...e synchronization signal for AC signals and the marker signal for frequency sweeps The common terminal is connected to the chassis 53 106 148 9 High temperature warning mark This mark shows that the rear panel may become hot during operation and that you should be careful not to burn yourself 27 144 10 Vent Vent for cooling the PBZ 21 11 AC INPUT Power inlet 23 12 GPIB GPIB cable connector for con...

Page 18: ...18 PBZ ...

Page 19: ...Installation and Preparation This chapter explains the steps from opening the PBZ package to turning the product on ...

Page 20: ...eds to be trans ported at a later date Accessories 85 10 0740 85 10 0840 Rated voltage 125 Vac PLUG NEMA5 15 Rated voltage 250 Vac PLUG CEE7 7 85 10 0790 Rated voltage 250 Vac PLUG GB1002 or or Power cord Pin 30 pcs 84 49 0100 Socket 1 pc 84 49 0160 Protection cover 2 sets 84 49 0161 The power cord that is provided varies depending on the destination for the product at the factory shipment Setup G...

Page 21: ...t install the product in a corrosive atmosphere Do not install the product in a corrosive atmosphere or in environments containing sulfuric acid mist etc This may cause corrosion of various conductors and bad contacts of connectors inside the product leading to malfunction and failure or in the worst case a fire Do not install the product in a dusty location Accumulation of dust may lead to electr...

Page 22: ...RB3 TOS or KRB150 TOS Operation Manual Install the suitable support angles applying to the used rack system to support the instrument Removing the rubber feet Remove the feet by detaching the screw pins while pulling the feet four locations downward We recommend that you keep all the parts so that you can use them again when you detach the product from the frame See Rivets four locations Bottom fe...

Page 23: ...ic shock be sure to ground earth the unit This product is grounded through the ground wire of the power cord Be sure to connect the power plug to an outlet with an appropriate earth ground Use the supplied power cord to connect to the AC line If the supplied power cord cannot be used due to the rated voltage or the plug shape have the cord replaced with an appropriate power cord of length 3 m or l...

Page 24: ... the POWER switch is turned on even if output was turned off when you last stopped using the PBZ output is turned on with the previous output settings when you turn the POWER switch on How to avoid damaging the load p 87 p 66 Use the CONFIG settings to set the PBZ so that output is not automatically turned on when the POWER switch is turned on Set the protection features to match the load See Func...

Page 25: ...off or remove the power cord plug from the outlet When the PBZ Does Not Start Properly The PBZ will not start properly if An error number is displayed after the self test An error number is displayed when you press the OUTPUT key POWER OFF is displayed If an error number is displayed after the self test Follow the remedy that corresponds to the appropriate error number shown in the following table...

Page 26: ...starts If you switch the settings and then immediately turn the POWER switch off the settings that were in use immediately before the PBZ turned off may not be saved When the POWER switch is forcibly turned off The PBZ s POWER switch is normally turned off manually but the PBZ is also equipped with a feature that forcibly turns the POWER switch off When one of the following situations occurs a mes...

Page 27: ...t during operation If you touch it you may burn yourself Before you touch the rear panel turn the POWER switch off and allow a sufficient amount of time for the rear panel to become cool Standard components that are attached to the OUTPUT terminals when the PBZ is shipped Quantity Short bar for the OUTPUT terminals 1 8 mm M4 screws for the OUTPUT terminals 3 OUTPUT terminal cover 1 6 mm M3 screws ...

Page 28: ...ch the OUTPUT terminal cover as shown in the figure below 1 Disconnect the load cables from the OUTPUT terminals 2 Attach the OUTPUT terminal cover Use the right hole on the OUTPUT terminal cover as shown in the following figure This slides the OUTPUT terminal cover to the left The lower portion of the OUTPUT terminal cover is designed so that it is difficult to insert fingers through the cover Us...

Page 29: ...bles is separated and stretched out horizontally in air in an ambient temperature of 30 C The current capacity must be reduced under certain conditions such as when vinyl cables that have a low heat resistance are used when the ambient temperature is 30 C or greater or when cables are bundled together and little heat is radiated WARNING Improper use of load cables may lead to fire Use load cables ...

Page 30: ...ge p 142 When you use the PBZ in parallel operation use the parallel operation kit Use the shortest cables possible to wire the load and twist them You can further reduce the effect of wiring by using busbars instead of cables Arrange the busbar connected to the COM terminal parallel to the busbar connected to the OUT terminal and connect the load as close to the PBZ as possible Capacitive and Ind...

Page 31: ...on there is a limit to the amount of power that the PBZ can consume When the PBZ s sink power becomes too large it limits its output current the sink current to the PBZ so that the sink power reduces to a constant value Front Panel Output Terminals Auxiliary Output Terminals The OUTPUT terminals on the PBZ front panel are auxiliary output terminals The specifications of the PBZ apply to the rear p...

Page 32: ...connection is fixed the protection feature automatically recovers p 86 Use to enable remote sensing Connecting the Sensing Terminals Cable type and stripping the coating off of the end of the cable Use AWG24 to AWG16 0 2 mm2 to 1 25 mm2 cables when connecting to the sensing terminals Strip approximately 11 mm of coating from the end of the cable See CONFIG WARNING To avoid electric shock and damag...

Page 33: ...a shielded cable twist the sensing cables from the OUT terminal and the COM terminal together When remote sensing is enabled if the sensing terminals are shorted opened or are wired in reverse the sensing protection is activated and the output voltage in CV mode is limited within the specified voltage approximately 3 6 V When the connection is fixed the protection feature automatically recovers Do...

Page 34: ...h between the OUTPUT terminals and the load be sure to include the sensing cables in the switch as shown in the figure below and turn on and off the load and sensing cables simultaneously Before you turn the mechanical switch on or off be sure to turn the output or the POWER switch off Load OUTPUT Chassis terminal SENSING OUT COM OUT COM Switch ...

Page 35: ...Basic Features This chapter explains the signal source the output settings how to turn the output on and off and the protection features Basic PBZ operations are explained at the end of the chapter ...

Page 36: ...d unipolar mode A unipolar power supply can only generate current in a single direction but when the PBZ operates in unipolar mode it can handle bidirectional current source and sink As shown in the figure above the operation of the PBZ in unipolar mode is shown on a graph of voltage vertical axis versus current horizontal axis The PBZ operates in the first and second quadrants two quadrant operat...

Page 37: ... the internal loss As a result the PBZ s operating range in the second quadrant will be expanded to its rated values Operations in the third and fourth quadrants p 27 In unipolar mode the PBZ normally operates in the first and second quadrants two quadrant operation The voltage is generated with a single polarity The OUTPUT OUT terminal is positive and the COM terminal is negative Hence to make th...

Page 38: ...in Processor ANALOG Control Processor FAN POWER SUPPLY D A ANALOG ANALOG POWER ISOLATION PS I MON J1 V MON J1 OUT ON OFF SHUTDOWN J1 STATUS J1 V LIMIT I LIMIT Power switch Input power GND Signal source Output amplifier Control Power supply Overview Related operations The circuit for internal and external signal sources You can use both the internal and external signal sources at the same time Sele...

Page 39: ...nization Feature p 147 Overview Related operations Supplies power to each circuit The input voltage range is 90 Vac to 250 Vac The primary circuit is equipped with a power factor correction circuit Connecting the Power Cord p 23 See See Circuit common Terminal name Output amplifier and OUTPUT terminal OUT and COM front panel OUTPUT p 31 OUT and COM rear panel OUTPUT p 27 EXT SIG IN p 57 I MON p 65...

Page 40: ...roduced because of the differences in the responses of the signal sources Internal signal sources External signal sources DC signal DC or FINE Internal signal source s DC signal DC that is controlled using a control signal applied to the J1 connector AC signal AC The input signal that is applied to EXT SIG IN BNC terminal DC FINE AC ON OFF FUNC AMPL AC FREQ PHASE DUTY SWEEP BNC SELECT EXT SELECT B...

Page 41: ...fferent signals together DC FINE AC OFF FUNC AMPL AC FREQ PHASE DUTY SWEEP BNC SELECT EXT SELECT BNC J1 BNC J1 INT EXT ADD INT EXT EXT SIG IN BNC terminal Internal signal source To amplifier EXT GAIN J1 Control signal J1 External signal source DC EXT INT CONFIG CONFIG CONFIG CONFIG DC FINE AC ON FUNC AMPL AC FREQ PHASE DUTY SWEEP BNC SELECT EXT SELECT BNC J1 BNC J1 INT EXT ADD INT EXT EXT SIG IN B...

Page 42: ... 3 Use the up and down cursor keys to select a setting The cursor moves to the setting that you want to specify You can switch the page by continuously pressing the up or down cursor key 4 To enter a number use the left and right cursor keys to move the cursor to the digit that you want to specify This operation is unnecessary if you are using the numeric keys 5 Use the rotary knob or numeric keys...

Page 43: ...0 000 V CC 21 000 A to 21 000 A 10 500 A to 10 500 A 0 001 A 0 000 A CV CC mode Input range Resolution Factory default setting PBZ20 20 PBZ40 10 CV 0 000 V to 21 000 V 0 000 V to 42 000 V 0 001 V 0 000 V CC 21 000 A to 21 000 A 10 500 A to 10 500 A 0 001 A 0 000 A If the sum of the DC value and the FINE value the sum of the DC value and the peak AMPL value or the sum of the DC value the FINE value...

Page 44: ... are operating Soft start You can specify the time that the PBZ takes to raise the output value from zero to the DC setting when output is turned on as the soft start time Soft stop You can specify the time that the PBZ takes to lower the output value from the DC setting to zero when output is turned off as the soft stop time Input range of the soft start and soft stop settings p 89 If you use to ...

Page 45: ...ess AC The AC key illuminates and the AC setup screen 1 5 appears 2 Press AC to select the page that you want to edit The page switches 3 Use the up and down cursor keys to select a setting The cursor moves to the setting that you want to specify You can switch the page by continuously pressing the up or down cursor key 4 To enter a number use the left and right cursor keys to move the cursor to t...

Page 46: ... follow the procedure below 1 Press AC ON OFF SHIFT AC AC is displayed in the status display area The specified AC signal is superimposed on the DC signal 2 Press AC ON OFF SHIFT AC again AC disappears from the status display area The AC signal is turned off There are times when the PBZ cannot turn on the AC signal p 47 If the AC signal is off you can specify a value for the AC signal s AMPL setti...

Page 47: ...e PBZ as part of the factory default settings The amplitude of these initial waveforms is the rated value of each PBZ model Ramp ARB1 and ARB2 Exponential function ARB3 and ARB4 Half wave rectification ARB5 and ARB6 Full wave rectification ARB7 and ARB8 Half period sine wave ARB9 and ARB10 Step response from ARB 11 to ARB13 Impulse response from ARB14 to ARB16 AMPL Use the AMPL setting to set the ...

Page 48: ...zero If you only use the key to specify the AMPL value it is set to 0 0 Input range of the AMPL setting Bipolar mode Unipolar mode Limit of the input range based on the rating If an AC signal is superimposed AC ON on a DC signal the DC setting FINE setting the settable range is limited based on the PBZ s rated values which differ between bipolar and unipolar modes However if the sum of the DC sett...

Page 49: ...e FREQ setting to set the AC signal frequency Input range of the FREQ setting AC ON OFF Use the AC ON OFF setting to turn the AC signal on and off Input range of the AC ON OFF setting AC ON AC OFF DC FINE The sum of the DC setting the FINE setting and the AMPL setting must be within the rated value The entire input range AMPL The entire input range Signal source Setting Value DC signal DC setting ...

Page 50: ... or SYNC SLAVE END you cannot set the start phase while the output is turned on you can set it while the output is turned off Input range of the PHASE setting DUTY Use the DUTY setting to set the square wave signal duty ratio You can specify this setting when the AC signal waveform is set to Input range of the DUTY setting See CV CC mode Input range Resolution Factory default setting CV and CC FRE...

Page 51: ...is the value that is specified for the FREQ setting p 89 If you have used to set OPERATION synchronous operation to SYNC MASTER SYNC SLAVE or SYNC SLAVE END you cannot set SWEEP to ON execute sweeps MODE Use the MODE setting to set the sweep mode Input range of the MODE setting LOG Logarithmic sweep the frequency changes logarithmically LINEAR Linear sweep the frequency changes linearly TIME Use T...

Page 52: ...lar mode The settable ranges are the same for both bipolar mode and unipolar mode START and STOP Use the START and STOP settings to set the start and stop frequencies These settings are unrelated to the FREQ setting Input range of the START and STOP settings CV CC mode Input range Resolution Factory default setting PBZ20 20 PBZ40 10 CV 0 01 Hz to 100 00 kHz 0 01 Hz 1 1 START 100 00 Hz STOP 1000 00...

Page 53: ...nization signals are generated the duty ratio is fixed to 50 MARKER Frequency marker signals are generated p 89 You can only set TRIG OUT to SYNC generate AC signal synchronization signals if you have used to set OPERATION synchronous operation to SYNC SLAVE END If OPERATION synchronous operation is set to SYNC MASTER SYNC SLAVE or SYNC SLAVE END you cannot set TRIG OUT to MARKER generate frequenc...

Page 54: ... of the setting that is determined by the external voltage control signal J1 and the DC values that are set from the panel and remote control Connecting an external voltage Connect an external voltage Vext as shown in the following figure CONFIG See DC FINE AC ON OFF FUNC AMPL AC FREQ PHASE DUTY SWEEP BNC SELECT EXT SELECT BNC J1 BNC J1 INT EXT ADD INT EXT EXT SIG IN BNC terminal Internal signal s...

Page 55: ... rated output voltage Ertg and the output voltage Eo is shown in the following equation Eo Ertg Vext 10 Ertg is 20 on the PBZ20 20 and 40 on the PBZ40 10 CC mode The relationship between the external voltage Vext the rated output current Irtg and the output current Io is shown in the following equation Io Irtg Vext 10 Irtg is 20 on the PBZ20 20 and 10 on the PBZ40 10 Example PBZ20 20 in CV mode Ou...

Page 56: ...uence of noise on the output connect a two wire shielded cable or a twisted pair cable across Rext and connect the resistor so that it is as close to the PBZ as possible If the wiring between the PBZ and the resistor is long it becomes easy for noise to influence the operation of the PBZ Even if you use wires that are designed to suppress noise the PBZ may not operate properly The relationship bet...

Page 57: ...larity is inverted p 87 Use to set the gain and the polarity inverted or not inverted of the amplifier Input range of the gain setting CV mode Output voltage external signal input voltage gain in units of V V CC mode Output current external signal input voltage conductance in units of A V Item Specification Maximum allowable input voltage 12 Vpeak Input impedance Approx 10 k Common terminal Connec...

Page 58: ...t signal For the setup procedure see Using External Voltage Control Signal J1 on page 54 and Using External Resistance on page 56 Combining the signal that is applied to EXT SIG IN and the internal signal source DC When the offset is specified the internal signal source s DC signal DC is added to the input signal For the setup procedure see Selecting the DC Signal Internal Signal Source on page 42...

Page 59: ...ERATION synchronous operation is set to SYNC SLAVE or SYNC SLAVE END you can only turn the output off Using the OUTPUT key 1 Press OUTPUT The OUTPUT LED illuminates The output is turned on and it is generated at the current setting 2 Press OUTPUT again The OUTPUT LED turns off The output is turned off Synchronizing the output with the POWER switch p 87 This feature turns the output on at the same ...

Page 60: ...me You can only specify the soft start and soft stop times for the DC setting If you press the OUTPUT key while the PBZ is executing a soft start or soft stop the process is canceled and the output is turned off Output Input signal ON On the rising edge from low to high OFF Low1 1 In this condition pressing OUTPUT will have no effect CONFIG Output Soft start time Soft stop time DC FINE 0 OUTPUT LE...

Page 61: ...key while the PBZ is executing a soft start The soft start is canceled the output is turned off and the OUTPUT LED turns off When a soft stop begins The OUTPUT LED remains on It turns off when the soft stop completes The remaining soft stop time is displayed The current DC setting is displayed If you press the OUTPUT key while the PBZ is executing a soft stop The soft stop is canceled the output i...

Page 62: ... sensing terminal s connection point p 86 Use to set the items that enable remote sensing Measured value display Measurement status display The measurement status is indicated If the measurement status display is blinking the PBZ is performing the measurement function indicated here ACQ acquire The PBZ is performing measurements measurement time When the measurement time completes the measured val...

Page 63: ... unnecessary if you are using the numeric keys 5 Use the rotary knob or numeric keys to specify the value p 72 If you fix the value that you specified using the rotary knob the input value is confirmed If you are using the numeric keys to specify the value press ENTER to confirm the input value 6 To specify other settings return to step Procedure 2 7 To set up other features press a key other than...

Page 64: ...ime to a value that is at least 10 times the expected period Measurement Start Trigger and Delay Page 2 2 TRIG SOURCE Use the TRIG SOURCE setting to set the measurement start conditions Input range Resolution Factory default setting 0 0001 s to 3600 0000 s 0 1 ms 0 1000 s Input range Description Factory default setting AUTO The PBZ automatically takes repeated measurements AUTO INT The PBZ starts ...

Page 65: ...t Specifications of the current monitor output terminal In parallel operation the master unit generates a voltage that is proportional to the total output current the sum of the currents produced by all units operating in parallel The slave units generate voltages that are proportional to their own output currents Input range Resolution Factory default setting 0 00000 s to 3600 00000 s 0 01 ms 0 0...

Page 66: ...Output is turned off the POWER switch remains on OVP POWER OFF After the output is turned off the POWER switch is turned off V LIMIT Voltage limit The output voltage is limited to a value just below the protection activation point Overcurrent protection OCP OUTPUT OFF A current that is greater than or equal to the protection activation point current Output is turned off the POWER switch remains on...

Page 67: ...ing When you are using the PBZ in CV mode set the CC mode current response setting to set the I LIMIT the current limit response speed When you are using the PBZ in CC mode set the CV mode voltage response setting to set the V LIMIT the voltage limit response speed The OVP and OCP operations are independent of the CV mode voltage response setting and the CC mode current response setting Overheat p...

Page 68: ... all the causes of alarms the PBZ may be malfunctioning Stop using it immediately and contact your Kikusui agent or distributor Protection feature Alarm generation1 1 An ALARM SIGNAL is transmitted from the J1 connector Alarm displayed on the screen Overvoltage protection OVP OUTPUT OFF Yes buzzer OVP The voltage exceeded the positive voltage activation point OVP2 The voltage exceeded the negative...

Page 69: ...t features are displayed Mode CURR and VOLT selection OVP OCP ACTION selection OVP OCP and LIMIT numerical setting Overvoltage protection OVP OUTPUT OFF OVP OUT OFF OVP OVP OVP POWER OFF POW OFF V LIMIT LIMIT None V LIM V LIM Overcurrent protection OCP OUTPUT OFF OCP OUT OFF OCP OCP OCP POWER OFF POW OFF I LIMIT LIMIT None I LIM I LIM Screen page Setting Description Settable range resolution 1 1 U...

Page 70: ... that you specified using the rotary knob the input value is confirmed If you are using the numeric keys to specify the value press ENTER to confirm the input value 5 To specify other settings repeat steps Procedure 2 to 4 6 To set up other features press a key other than PROT The PROT key turns off The protection feature setup completes and the PBZ switches to the feature for the key that you pre...

Page 71: ...parated across multiple menu pages First switch to the menu page that has the setting that you want to specify and then use the cursor to select the setting Example Press MEASURE Example Press AC and then switch between the menu pages page 1 5 to page 5 5 MEASURE key AC key AC key ...

Page 72: ...ee CONFIG key CONFIG key Other menu pages Operation Cursor position What happens on the PBZ Press the up cursor key The top line on the screen The previous page is displayed If the current page is the first page the last page is displayed Press the up and down cursor keys Anywhere except for the top or bottom line on the screen The cursor moves on the screen These keys are used to select a setting...

Page 73: ...the settable range the lowest significant digit is rounded in order to set the value to a number within the settable range When you finish entering values with the numeric keys the PBZ switches from numeric key input mode to rotary knob input mode Using the SHIFT Key While holding down SHIFT press another key that is written in blue on the panel Prohibiting Key Operations Key Lock The PBZ has thre...

Page 74: ...Turn clockwise The contrast increases Turn counterclockwise The contrast decreases Operation What happens on the PBZ Press LOCAL Remote control finishes Operation What happens on the PBZ While holding down SHIFT turn the POWER switch on INITIALIZING is displayed on the screen and the PBZ is initialized to its factory default settings CONFIG See Operation or state What happens on the PBZ Notes Turn...

Page 75: ...Memory Response and Configuration This chapter explains preset memory setup memory response and configura tion ...

Page 76: ...to the mode that the PBZ is currently in 1 No limitations 2 Bipolar unipolar mode No limitations in bipolar mode In unipolar mode negative DC signals that were saved in bipolar mode cannot be loaded 3 No limitations 4 Signal source Internal signal sources Internal signal sources Saved settings Settings for DC and AC signals Settings for DC and AC signals preset memory overvoltage and overcurrent p...

Page 77: ...ocedure 3 2 Press A B or C The settings are saved to the preset memory entry The key that corresponds to the saved memory entry A B or C illuminates Aborting the save operation 3 Press ABC STORE SHIFT C again The A B and C keys turn off the DC key illuminates and the DC signal setup screen is displayed Saved setting Factory default setting1 1 The same in all three memory entries A B and C DC signa...

Page 78: ...lected key blinks The contents of the preset memory entry that will be loaded are displayed on the screen To load a different preset memory entry press a different preset memory key To abort the load operation proceed to Procedure 3 2 Press ENTER The selected key illuminates and the contents of the selected preset memory entry are loaded Aborting the load operation 3 Press the key that is blinking...

Page 79: ...signal Frequency sweep SWEEP Whether sweeps are executed or not OFF MODE Sweep mode LINEAR TIME Sweep time 1 0000 s START Start frequency 100 00 Hz STOP Stop frequency 1000 00 Hz MARKER FREQ Marker frequency 500 00 Hz TRIG OUT TRIG OUT terminal on off OFF Overvoltage protection V LIM and OVP Positive overvoltage protection activation point 110 of the rated value V LIM and OVP Negative overvoltage ...

Page 80: ...racter 6 Press INS SHIFT the up cursor key A space is inserted to the left of the cursor If you press DEL SHIFT the down cursor key the character at the cursor position is deleted 7 Turn the rotary knob to select the character The space changes to the selected character You can select ASCII code characters in the range of 0x20 to 0x7E You can enter up to 15 characters If you want to continue enter...

Page 81: ...st stable response p 86 Use to set the responses The selectable values are the rise and fall times for rated loads Rise and fall times are affected by the load impedance Influence on the response speed of V LIMIT the voltage limit and I LIMIT the current limit p 66 The response speed of V LIMIT the voltage limit is interlocked with the CV mode voltage response setting The response speed of I LIMIT...

Page 82: ...82 PBZ Response Setting Examples of Responses The following figures show typical responses CV mode output open CC mode output shorted 3 5 µs 35 µs 35 µs 350 µs 2 μs 20 μs 20 μs 200 μs ...

Page 83: ...le If a load resistance other than the rated load is connected to the PBZ the cutoff frequency fc is calculated for each response setting as shown in equation 1 in the figure above If you lower the load resistance the cutoff frequency increases However when the output is shorted the cutoff frequency is limited to a value between approximately 4 and 4 5 times the cutoff frequency when a rated load ...

Page 84: ...XT OUTPUT ON OFF POLARITY Contact signal logic to turn the output on through external control 4 MEMORY RECALL PRESET Method used to load preset memory entries KEY LOCK LEVEL The keys that are locked BEEP Buzzer sound on or off 5 PARALLEL1 1 The setting do not take effect until you restart the PBZ OPERATION Master or slave unit in parallel operation UNIT Number of units in parallel operation 6 ERR ...

Page 85: ...alue You can switch the page by continuously pressing the up or down cursor key 4 Use the rotary knob or numeric keys to specify the value p 73 If you fix the value that you specified using the rotary knob the input value is confirmed If you are using the numeric keys to specify the value press ENTER to confirm the input value 5 To specify other settings repeat steps Procedure 2 to 4 6 To set up o...

Page 86: ...unipolar mode BIPOLAR Bipolar mode BIPOLAR UNIPOLAR Unipolar mode MODE CONTROL CV CC mode CV CV mode CV CC CC mode RESPONSE VOLT CV mode Voltage response 3 5 US 3 5 µs 3 5 US 10 US 10 µs 35 US 35 µs 100 US 100 µs RESPONSE CURR PBZ20 20 CC mode Current response 35 US 35 µs 35 US 100 US 100 µs 350 US 350 µs 1 ms 1 ms RESPONSE CURR PBZ40 10 CC mode Current response 70 US 70 µs 70 US 100 US 100 µs 350...

Page 87: ...DE POLARITY CONFIG 1 MODE CONTROL CONFIG 1 MODE SENSING SIGNAL SOURCE SELECT INT EXT ADD EXT SELECT BNC J1 BNC J1 EXT GAIN PBZ20 20 EXT GAIN PBZ40 10 CV 0 0 to 20 0 CV 0 0 to 40 0 CC 0 0 to 20 0 CC 0 0 to 10 0 POWER ON STATE DEFAULT LAST OUTPUT OFF ON SEQ RUN OFF PROG1 to PROG16 CV SCRIPT CC SCRIPT Item Description Value Actual value Factory default setting SIGNAL SOURCE SELECT Signal source INT I...

Page 88: ...quence OFF PROG1 to PROG16 Execute a sequence The program number to execute CV SCRIPT CC SCRIPT Execute a sequence The script to execute 1 For positive values the sign is not displayed 2If you select DEFAULT the next time you turn on the PBZ it will start with the default values This setting s default value is LAST so if you do not change this setting back to DEFAULT it will reset to LAST the subs...

Page 89: ...ation OFF Disabled OFF MASTER Master unit SLAVE Slave unit SLAVE E Slave end unit TRIGGER TRIG IN Polarity of the trigger signal input POS High level POS NEG Low level TRIGGER TRIG OUT Polarity of the trigger signal output POS Rising POS NEG Falling EXT OUTPUT ON OFF POLARITY Contact signal logic to turn the output on through external control LOW If the contact is in the make state output turns on...

Page 90: ...EY 2KEY Two key operation KEY LOCK LEVEL The keys that are locked 1 Low1 1 All keys are locked except for the KEY LOCK SHIFT LOCAL OUTPUT RECALL A B and C keys The RECALL key is used to access setup memory entries and the A B and C keys are used to access preset memory entries 3 2 Medium2 2 All keys are locked except for the KEY LOCK SHIFT LOCAL and OUTPUT keys 3 High3 3All keys are locked except ...

Page 91: ... UNIT 1 to 5 Item Description Value Actual value Factory default setting PARALLEL OPERATION Master or slave unit in parallel operation MASTER Master unit MASTER SLAVE Slave unit PARALLEL UNIT Total number of units in parallel operation including the master unit 1 to 5 The number of units1 1 The specifications are only met when you use the parallel operation kit option PK01 PBZ for operating two un...

Page 92: ...u restart the PBZ INTERFACE ERR TRACE OFF ON TYPE GPIB RS232C USB LAN factory option GPIB ADDRESS 1 to 30 RS232C BAUDRATE 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 DATA BITS 7 8 STOP BITS 1 2 PARITY BIT NONE fixed X FLOW OFF ON USB VENDOR ID 0x03BE PRODUCT ID 0x1012 SERIAL No ABC LAN factory option DHCP OFF ON AUTO IP OFF ON STATUS STANDBY NO FAULT FAULT IDENTIFY ...

Page 93: ...4800 9600 19200 38400 RS232C DATA BITS RS232C data length 7 8 8 RS232C STOP BITS RS232C stop bit 1 1 2 RS232C PARITY BIT Parity NONE fixed Fixed value RS232C X FLOW RS232C flow control OFF Disable ON ON Enable USB VENDOR ID Vendor ID 0x03BE Fixed value USB PRODUCT ID Product ID 0x1012 USB SERIAL No Serial number ABC LAN DHCP DHCP feature OFF Disable ON ON Enable LAN AUTO IP Automatic IP address as...

Page 94: ...Example for when the model name is PBZ20 20 the serial number is ABC123456 and the firmware version is 1 0 Fixed value MODEL INFO SERIAL No Serial number display ABC123456 1 MODEL INFO VERSION Firmware version display 1 00 1 MODEL INFO OPTION2 2 Only when the factory option LAN interface is installed Firmware version of LAN interface display LAN 2 003 3 Only when the factory option LAN interface i...

Page 95: ...Sequences This chapter explains sequences ...

Page 96: ...om steps Scripts SCRIPT Scripts are made of program execution sequences There is one script in CV mode and one script in CC mode Programs PROGRAM Programs are made of output patterns that are created from multiple steps There are a total of 16 programs Programs can be used in both CV mode and CC mode Steps STEP You can specify one output pattern with one step There are a total of 1024 steps Steps ...

Page 97: ...n the script in their sequential order You can execute the programs in order repeatedly execute a single program or repeatedly execute a series of programs Program execution flowchart overview p 112 Specify a program number and execute it press RUN PAUSE If you press RUN PAUSE the execution is paused If the program is designed to wait for a trigger signal it enters the WAIT state When the program ...

Page 98: ...is designed to wait for a trigger signal it enters the WAIT state When all of the programs in the script finish execution press ENTER To abort execution press STOP or OUTPUT Executing Sequences across Multiple Synchronized Units p 148 You can use the synchronization feature to execute sequences in sync across multiple units See RUN ENTER ENTER STOP COMPLETED ABORT STOP STOP End RUN PAUSE WAIT RUN ...

Page 99: ... If you use to change settings to DEFAULT the default values saved sequences are not affected If you reset the PBZ to its factory default settings all the sequences are cleared This manual differentiates between the terms default values and factory default settings EDIT A SET key DC AC or PROT A SET UP key STORE or RECALL A PRESET key A B or C MEASURE CONFIG Edit script 2 Edit script 1 ENTER EDIT ...

Page 100: ...LED Selecting the program number 1 Use the up and down cursor keys to select SELECT 2 Turn the rotary knob to select the number of the program that you want to edit The selectable range of program numbers is from 1 to 16 If you fix the number that you specified using the rotary knob the number is confirmed Entering the program name changing characters 1 Use the up and down cursor keys to select TI...

Page 101: ... steps Procedure 4 to Procedure 6 Selecting the bipolar unipolar mode 1 Use the up and down cursor keys to select POLARITY 2 Turn the rotary knob to select BIPOLAR or UNIPOLAR Selecting CV CC mode 1 Use the up and down cursor keys to select MODE 2 Turn the rotary knob to select CV or CC Selecting the number of times that the program will repeat 1 Use the up and down cursor keys to select LOOP 2 Tu...

Page 102: ...e Selecting the step editing page 1 Use the up and down cursor keys to select a step editing page To move between pages on the step editing screen repeatedly press the up or down cursor key in the direction that you want to move When the cursor is on the first or last setting on the page and you press the appropriate cursor key the page will switch to the previous or next page respectively Selecti...

Page 103: ...setting takes a number you can also use the numeric keys to specify it Inserting new steps at a specified step number 1 Use the up and down cursor keys to select STEP 2 Turn the rotary knob to select the step number you want to insert the new step into 3 Press INS SHIFT the up cursor key A new step is inserted before the selected step number You can use a total of 1024 steps in PRG 01 to PRG 16 Ex...

Page 104: ...nt to delete 3 Press DEL SHIFT the down cursor key The step that corresponds to the selected step number is deleted Adding new steps after the last step 1 Use the up and down cursor keys to select STEP 2 Turn the rotary knob clockwise to select END The number for the last step that has been edited is displayed 3 Press INS SHIFT the up cursor key A new step is added after the last step You can use ...

Page 105: ...pears Ending the editing of the program Press a key other than EDIT SHIFT RUN PAUSE or ENTER Program editing completes and the PBZ switches to the feature for the key that you pressed The PBZ saves the edited program Step 0001 0002 0003 0004 0005 0006 0007 0008 0009 0010 0011 0012 Step 0001 0002 0003 0004 0005 0006 0007 0008 0009 0010 0011 0012 0013 Total number of steps 12 Total number of steps 1...

Page 106: ...ing 1000 seconds you have to combine multiple steps Item Input range Description Factory default setting STEP 1 to 1024 The step number the total number of steps in the program You can use a total of 1024 steps in PRG 01 to PRG 16 TIME 0 00 00 0001 0 1 ms to 1000 h 1 The step execution time Hours minutes seconds the resolution is 0 1 ms 1 0000 s DC The same as the DC signal s input range The DC si...

Page 107: ... step execution time begins the PBZ enters the WAIT state OFF Trigger signals are not detected The trigger signal input type is level trigger You can set the level polarity to either H high or L low Use to select the level The time to switch the output from off to on or from on to off is added to the step execution time Step n 1 Step number Step n Step n 1 OUTPUT setting Output state OUTPUT settin...

Page 108: ...m 0 deg to 359 deg AC signal start phase angle The resolution is 1 deg 0 deg DUTY 0 1 to 99 9 Square wave duty ratio When f 100 Hz the resolution is 0 1 1 1f is the signal frequency 50 0 1 to 99 When 100 Hz f 1 kHz the resolution is 1 10 to 90 When 1 kHz f 10 kHz the resolution is 10 50 fixed When the signal frequency is 10 kHz Item Input range Description Factory default setting DC RAMP ON or OFF...

Page 109: ...takes longer than 1000 seconds you have to combine multiple steps To invert the AC signal output set the AMPL setting to a negative value To not invert the output set the AMPL setting to a positive value Whether you choose to invert the output signal or not be sure that the start START and stop STOP amplitudes have the same sign Immediate transition DC RAMP OFF Ramp transition DC RAMP ON Step exec...

Page 110: ...Input range Description Factory default setting FREQ SWEEP ON or OFF The AC signal frequency sweep setting ON The PBZ sweeps from the specified start frequency to the specified stop frequency OFF Sweeps are not executed OFF MODE LINEAR or LOG The AC signal frequency sweep mode setting LINEAR The frequency is changed linearly over the step execution time LOG The frequency is changed logarithmically...

Page 111: ...e Because PHASE is set to FREE the start phase angle is indeterminate Regardless of the PHASE setting the phase angle is indeterminate Item At the beginning of step execution At the end of step execution DC signal value Because DC RAMP is set to OFF when the step execution time starts the DC signal is at the specified DC setting Because DC RAMP is set to OFF the DC value remains at the same DC set...

Page 112: ... or OUTPUT If you press OUTPUT regardless of the programmed output settings the output is turned off If an alarm is generated the PBZ enters the ALARM state If a protection feature is activated during program execution p 68 If OVP OCP or OHP is activated during program execution an alarm is generated Setting the protection features during program execution p 116 You can set the protection features...

Page 113: ...l begin immediately p 89 If you have used to set OPERATION synchronous operation to SYNC SLAVE or SYNC SLAVE END you cannot specify this setting Instead of ON or OFF is displayed 6 Press RUN PAUSE to start program execution The selected program begins executing The RUN PAUSE key is illuminated during execution PROG The number of the program that is executing from 1 to 16 LOOP The program s current...

Page 114: ...s of the programmed output settings the output is turned off 2 Press ENTER The program completes The PBZ maintains the programmed output settings at the time when the program completed The STOP key turns off and the PBZ returns to the state where you can set the DC signal as if you had pressed the DC key Pausing Programs PAUSE If you press the RUN PAUSE key while a program is executing the program...

Page 115: ...t signal to the TRIG IN terminal or press RUN PAUSE The execution screen appears and the program resumes execution Remedying Alarm Generation If an alarm is generated the PBZ enters the ALARM state The causes of the alarm are displayed on the screen so first eliminate all the causes that are listed Then there are additional remedies that depend on whether the alarm was generated during program exe...

Page 116: ...nd the protection feature setup completes Setting the Measurement Feature during Program Execution p 63 1 Press MEASURE The MEASURE key blinks and the MEASURE setup screen appears 2 Use the up and down cursor keys to select a setting The cursor moves to the setting that you want to specify You can switch the page by continuously pressing the up or down cursor key The setting procedure is the same ...

Page 117: ...n any order that you want Use the up and down cursor keys to select a setting You can make one script in CV mode and one script in CC mode p 86 Match the SELECT CV SCRIPT or CC SCRIPT setting to the operation mode CV or CC that you have used to specify EDIT A SET key DC AC or PROT A SET UP key STORE or RECALL A PRESET key A B or C MEASURE CONFIG Edit script 2 Edit script 1 ENTER EDIT SHIFT RUN PAU...

Page 118: ...t you want to change 3 Turn the rotary knob to select the character You can select ASCII code characters in the range of 0x20 to 0x7E If you fix the character that you specified using the rotary knob the character is confirmed To add or delete characters proceed to the following steps Entering the script name adding and deleting characters 4 Use the left and right cursor keys to select a character...

Page 119: ...ipt DO DO Pn Loop Pn P01 to P16 Loop 1 to 10000 or infinity Repeat the program specified by its program number Pn1 until the count specified by Loop is reached 1 If the PBZ is currently in CV mode select programs that were edited for CV mode If the PBZ is currently in CC mode select programs that were edited for CC mode DO LOOP END LOOP DO LOOP loop to END LOOP Loop 1 to 10000 or infinity Repeat t...

Page 120: ...de If you have selected DO LOOP or END LOOP for the CMD column you cannot select a program for the PROG column 5 Use the left and right cursor keys to select the LOOP column 6 Turn the rotary knob to specify the number of times that the program will repeat The input range is from 1 to 10000 You can also specify infinity If you fix the number that you specified using the rotary knob the number is c...

Page 121: ...f the programs in the script complete the PBZ enters the COMPLETED state Press ENTER The PBZ returns to the state where you can set the DC signal as if you had pressed the DC key To abort execution press STOP or OUTPUT If you press OUTPUT regardless of the programmed output settings the output is turned off If an alarm is generated the PBZ enters the ALARM state TRIG IN ON TRIG IN RUN PAUSE ENTER ...

Page 122: ...annot specify this setting Instead of ON or OFF is displayed 6 Press RUN PAUSE The programs that the script contains are executed During execution the program details are displayed The RUN PAUSE key is illuminated during execution PROG The number of the program that is executing from 1 to 16 LOOP The program s current loop number If this number exceeds 10000 is displayed STEP The step number that ...

Page 123: ...out the same way as was explained in the section on programs p 114 p 115 Aborting scripts ABORT Pausing scripts PAUSE Pausing scripts to wait for trigger input signals WAIT Remedying alarm generation Setting the protection features during script execution Setting the measurement feature during script execution See ...

Page 124: ...nal Program overview In CV mode this program changes the voltage of a DC signal over time The program takes 0 2 seconds to change between voltages The DC signal starts at 0 V rises to 12 0 V stays at this level for 1 second rises to 14 0 V stays at this level for 2 seconds falls to 10 0 V stays at this level for 3 seconds and falls to 0 V stays at this level for 0 6 seconds The program will repeat...

Page 125: ...rigger signal input standby OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF AC Superimposition of AC signal on DC signal OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF FUNC AC signal waveform NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA AMPL AC signal amplitude NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA FREQ AC signal frequency NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA PHASE AC signal start phase angle The resolution is 1 deg NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA DUTY Square wav...

Page 126: ...wtooth fashion from 6 V to 15 V and superimposes a constant amplitude 8 Vp p AC signal on the DC signal The program repeats this series of voltage changes infinitely The AC signal start phase is not specified 15 0 6 0 0 AMPL FREQ FUNC Repeat Output voltage V 26 ms 12 ms 3 2 1 4 5 Step number Time for each step Execution time 7 ms 0 1 ms 1 0 1 ms ...

Page 127: ... AC signal on DC signal OFF OFF OFF ON OFF FUNC AC signal waveform NA NA NA NA AMPL AC signal amplitude NA NA NA 8 Vp p NA FREQ AC signal frequency NA NA NA 1 kHz NA PHASE AC signal start phase angle The resolution is 1 deg NA NA NA FREE NA DUTY Square wave duty ratio NA NA NA NA NA AMPL SWEEP AC signal amplitude sweep NA NA NA NA NA AMPL START Start and stop amplitudes for the AC signal amplitude...

Page 128: ...s until the process has been carried out 10 times For each step after the step execution time finishes the PBZ maintains the specified voltage 12 0 V 14 0 V and 10 0 V and waits for a trigger signal The wait times are shown in the following figure as periods t2 to t3 t5 to t6 and t8 to t9 When a trigger signal is received the next step begins and the voltage changes In period t7 to t8 the PBZ igno...

Page 129: ...l on DC signal OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF FUNC AC signal waveform NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA AMPL AC signal amplitude NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA FREQ AC signal frequency NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA PHASE AC signal start phase angle The resolution is 1 deg NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA DUTY Square wave duty ratio NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA AMPL SWEEP AC signal amplitude sweep NA NA NA NA NA NA...

Page 130: ...er signal is received the PBZ generates a signal that is the sum of a rectangular shaped DC waveform 0 V to 15 V and an AC signal whose amplitude is swept from 5 Vp p to 8 Vp p and whose frequency is swept from 80 Hz to 200 Hz The AC signal start phase is 90 The program repeats this series of voltage changes infinitely AMPL END AMPL AMPL START PHASE FREQ FUNC Output voltage V 0 Trigger signal 33 m...

Page 131: ...AC signal on DC signal OFF ON OFF FUNC AC signal waveform NA NA AMPL AC signal amplitude NA 8 Vp p NA FREQ AC signal frequency NA 200 Hz NA PHASE AC signal start phase angle The resolution is 1 deg NA 90 NA DUTY Square wave duty ratio NA NA NA AMPL SWEEP AC signal amplitude sweep NA ON NA AMPL START Start and stop amplitudes for the AC signal amplitude sweep NA 5 Vp p NA AMPL STOP NA 8 Vp p NA FRE...

Page 132: ...2 V over 1 hour 3600 seconds 1 Divide the total ramp transition into a series of steps so that each step is 1000 seconds or less and the total execution time adds up to 3600 seconds 2 Set the start value of each step to the end value of the previous step to make the steps continuous 1800 s 2700 s 3600 s 0 s 900 s STEP1 TIME 0H15M00s0000 DC RAMP ON START 0 000 V STOP 3 000 V STEP2 TIME 0H15M00s0000...

Page 133: ...External Control Parallel Operation and Synchronization This chapter explains external control parallel operation and synchronization ...

Page 134: ...ection cover are included for connecting to the J1 connector Simple IDC tools and contact removal tools are not included and must be purchased separately For information about how to obtain these tools or replacement parts contact your Kikusui agent or distributor The following table contains tools and connector components that are necessary to connect the J1 connector These tools and components a...

Page 135: ...PUT terminal s COM 12 ANALOG COMMON 13 CV MONITOR In CV mode this pin generates voltage that is proportional to the output voltage For an output voltage of 0 V to the rated value this pin generates a voltage of 0 V to approximately 2 V 14 N C 15 REFERENCE The same as pin 21 16 N C 17 N C 18 ANALOG COMMON Common for the analog signals pin 9 and pins 13 to 26 connected to the OUTPUT terminal s COM 1...

Page 136: ...t a low noise stable voltage source to Vext To reduce the influence of noise on the output connect a two wire shielded cable or a twisted pair cable across Vext and connect the voltage source so that it is as close to the PBZ as possible If the wiring between the PBZ and the voltage source is long it becomes easy for noise to influence the operation of the PBZ Even if you use wires that are design...

Page 137: ...tle over time Examples of such resistors are metal film or wire wound resistors To reduce the influence of noise on the output connect a two wire shielded cable or a twisted pair cable across Rext and connect the resistor so that it is as close to the PBZ as possible If the wiring between the PBZ and the resistor is long it becomes easy for noise to influence the operation of the PBZ Even if you u...

Page 138: ...nal to isolate the signal transmitted to each unit To reduce the influence of noise on the output connect a two wire shielded cable or a twisted pair cable across the external contact and connect the contact so that it is as close to the PBZ as possible If the wiring between the PBZ and the external contact is long it becomes easy for noise to influence the operation of the PBZ Even if you use wir...

Page 139: ...l to turn output on The following figure shows the relationship between external control signals and the panel s OUTPUT key In this example the output on logic is set to HIGH On Off H L H L represents that the OUTPUT key has been pressed External control signal The OUTPUT key is enabled The OUTPUT key is disabled Even if you press it output remains off Output has been turned off from the OUTPUT ke...

Page 140: ...ach unit To reduce the influence of noise on the output connect a two wire shielded cable or a twisted pair cable across the external contact and connect the contact so that it is as close to the PBZ as possible If the wiring between the PBZ and the external contact is long it becomes easy for noise to influence the operation of the PBZ Even if you use wires that are designed to suppress noise the...

Page 141: ...tput voltage measured at the load end of the sensing cable For an output voltage of 0 V to the rated value this pin generates a voltage of 0 V to approximately 2 V 9 CC MONITOR Voltage output that is proportional to the current that the PBZ generates For an output current of 0 A to the rated value this pin generates a voltage of 0 V to approximately 2 V 11 12 ANALOG COMMON Monitor output common co...

Page 142: ...nts take into account the number of units that are connected in parallel operation External monitoring External monitoring of the output current I MON On the master unit the output voltage is proportional to the sum of the currents produced by all units operating in parallel For an output current of 0 A to the rated value x the number of units in parallel operation a voltage of 0 V to approximatel...

Page 143: ...PBZ or PK03 PBZ p 22 p 167 Remove the feet from the bottom panels attach rack mount brackets KRB3 TOS or KRB150 TOS and mount the PBZs on a rack Screws for the load cables M5 10L 2 2 Parallel operation signal cable 1 1 Brackets 2 Screws for the brackets M4 8L 8 Parallel output terminal cover 1 Spacers 4 Component PK01 PBZ PK02 PBZ PK03 PBZ Two brackets one bracket per side Eight 8 mm M4 screws for...

Page 144: ...s Connect the COM terminals in the same manner Use the screws for the OUTPUT terminals 7 Connect the load cables to the OUTPUT terminal connection bars p 29 Use the screws for the load cables The bar connected to the OUT terminals is hot and the bar connected to the COM terminals is common Use load cables that have sufficient current capacity 8 Attach the OUTPUT terminal covers to the master and s...

Page 145: ...als attached to the PBZ Four 6 mm M3 screws for the OUTPUT terminal cover attached to the PBZ Four spacers 12 5 mm M3 screws Insulation sheet Parallel operation signal cable Two short bars for the OUTPUT terminals attached to the PBZ To the load Master unit Slave unit Six 8 mm M4 screws for the OUTPUT terminals attached to the PBZ Two 10 mm M5 screws for the load cables Two OUTPUT terminal connect...

Page 146: ...ere this number is two Turning Output On and Off Use the master unit s OUTPUT key to turn output on and off Turning the POWER Switch Off 1 Turn the slave unit s POWER switch off 2 Turn the master unit s POWER switch off See See CONFIG Be sure to set the number of units in parallel operation to the actual number of units that are connected If this setting is incorrect settings such as those for the...

Page 147: ...e connection example 1 You can connect slave units to other slave units see connection example 2 You can connect any unit from the PBZ series PBZ20 20 and PBZ40 10 Even if the master unit slave units and slave end units are operating in parallel you can connect them for synchronization by using the TRIG IN and TRIG OUT terminals of the master unit that is operating in parallel See TRIG IN TRIG OUT...

Page 148: ...trigger I O TRIG IN and TRIG OUT or synchronization control signal I O SYNC IN and SYNC OUT CONFIG settings The following limitations exist when PBZs have been connected and set for synchronization See CONFIG Terminal SYNC MASTER master unit SYNC SLAVE slave unit SYNC SLAVE END slave end unit TRIG IN Trigger input TRIG IN p 106 Synchronization control signal input SYNC IN 1 1This terminal can only...

Page 149: ... when the master unit s POWER switch is turned on p 87 Use the POWER ON OUTPUT setting in to set this feature To set POWER ON OUTPUT to ON you have to set POWER ON SEQ RUN to OFF 1 Turn the slave unit s POWER switch on 2 Turn the master unit s POWER switch on Function SYNC MASTER master unit SYNC SLAVE slave unit SYNC SLAVE END slave end unit OUTPUT on Possible Not possible1 1 When you try to turn...

Page 150: ...splayed Setting SYNC MASTER master unit SYNC SLAVE slave unit SYNC SLAVE END slave end unit AC ON OFF Can be set Cannot be set 1 It can only be set to OFF 1 When you try to set this setting the error W005 SYNC SLAVE state is displayed FUNC Can be set 2 2 If you change the slave unit settings when output is on the phase relationship with the master unit is cleared To reset this phase relationship o...

Page 151: ...ram number or script on each slave unit 3 Press RUN PAUSE or STOP on the master unit The sequence start screen appears 4 On the sequence start screen select the program number or the script that you want to execute 5 Press RUN PAUSE on the master unit Sequences start at the same time on the master unit and on all slave units that have a sequence selected The following limitations exist when PBZs h...

Page 152: ...ed All units have the same frequency accuracy The specified phase relationships of the AC signals of all units are maintained All units have the same sequence execution time accuracy If all units execute the same sequence they all change steps at the same time If a signal that exceeds the frequency range that is listed in the specifications is applied to the 10 MHz IN terminal the following screen...

Page 153: ...Maintenance This chapter describes how to clean and inspect the PBZ ...

Page 154: ...p row and the louver should be easy to remove 2 Remove the dust filter from the inside of the louver and clean it Use a vacuum cleaner to dispose of the dust and foreign particles that are attached to the dust filter If the filter is extremely dirty clean it using a water diluted neutral detergent and dry it completely WARNING Tears in the power cord s insulation may cause electric shock or fire I...

Page 155: ...has a battery inside The battery s service life differs depending on the environment that the PBZ is used in but three years after it is purchased is a rough estimate for the battery s service life For information about replacing the battery contact your Kikusui agent or distributor CAUTION When the PBZ is in operation air is sucked through the dust filter to cool the inside of the device If moist...

Page 156: ...156 PBZ Maintenance ...

Page 157: ...Appendix A List of Factory Default Settings B Troubleshooting C List of Error Messages D Options ...

Page 158: ... input BNC terminal EXT GAIN Gain 0 0 not inverted DC signal DC DC CV 0 000 V CC 0 000 A FINE Fine adjustment of the DC setting CV 0 0000 V and CC 0 0000 A SOFT START SOFT STOP Soft start time Soft stop time OFF AC signal FUNC Waveform SIN sine wave AMPL Amplitude CV 0 0 Vp p CC 0 0 Ap p FREQ Frequency 1000 00 Hz PHASE Start phase 0 deg DUTY Square wave duty cycle 50 0 AC AC signal on off OFF SWEE...

Page 159: ...T Protection operation OVP OCP ACTION The protective action that is carried out when OVP or OCP is activated OUT OFF Activation points I LIM OCP Positive current activation point 110 of the rated value I LIM OCP Negative current activation point V LIM OVP Positive voltage activation point V LIM OVP Negative voltage activation point Item Factory default setting Measurement FUNC Measurement function...

Page 160: ...art frequency 100 00 Hz STOP Stop frequency 1000 00 Hz TRIG OUT TRIG OUT terminal on off OFF MARKER FREQ Marker frequency 500 00 Hz Overvoltage protection V LIM and OVP Positive overvoltage protection activation point 110 of the rated value V LIM and OVP Negative overvoltage protection activation point 110 of the rated value LIMIT OVP Mode LIMIT Overcurrent protection I LIM and OCP Positive overcu...

Page 161: ...l amplitude and frequency AC The same as the AC signal settings shown in Operation mode and signal sources on page 158 OFF FUNC Sine wave AMPL 0 0 Vp p FREQ 1000 00 Hz PHASE 0 deg DUTY 50 0 DC signal ramp transition DC RAMP Whether the DC voltage changes linearly from the start value to the stop value ON or not OFF OFF START The start value 0 000 V STOP The stop value 0 000 V AC signal amplitude s...

Page 162: ... of a sine wave negative 1 0 ARB3 Exponential RISE Rising 0 1 ARB11 2nd order step response damping factor 0 1 0 1 ARB4 Exponential FALL Falling 0 1 ARB12 2nd order step response damping factor 0 2 0 1 ARB5 Half wave rectification POS Half wave rectification of a sine wave positive 0 1 ARB13 2nd order step response damping factor 0 7 0 1 ARB6 Half wave rectification NEG Half wave rectification of ...

Page 163: ... 16 p 73 Is the RMT icon displayed in the screen s status display area Is the PBZ being controlled via the RS232C GPIB USB or LAN interface To control the PBZ from the panel press the LOCAL key to switch to local mode p 74 The PBZ does not switch to local mode even when I press the LOCAL key Was a local lockout LLO command sent through the communication interface Use a communication command to cle...

Page 164: ... press the OUTPUT key Have you set the soft stop feature If the PBZ is currently in the middle of a soft stop press the OUTPUT key one more time p 44 p 60 See Unable to set the output voltage or output current correctly Symptom Items to check and possible remedy The specified value is not entered When an AC signal is superimposed on the DC signal AC ON does the sum of the DC setting the FINE setti...

Page 165: ...roduces as little noise as possible See The output response is slow Symptom Items to check and possible remedy The output voltage or output current response is slow You can set the response Use the CONFIG settings to set the response p 86 See There are glitches in the output Symptom Items to check and possible remedy There are glitches in the output waveform when output is turned on or at the tran...

Page 166: ...he PBZ is operating in synchronization W008 SOFT START state The operation could not be performed because the PBZ is executing a soft start W009 SOFT STOP state The operation could not be performed because the PBZ is executing a soft stop W011 REMOTE state The operation could not be performed because the PBZ is in remote mode W012 LOCAL LOCK OUT state The operation could not be performed because t...

Page 167: ...See Model Applicable model Notes KRB3 TOS 84100 PBZ20 20 PBZ40 10 For EIA inch racks KRB150 TOS 84110 For JIS millimeter racks blank panel included 132 5 20 57 2 24 37 5 1 48 460 18 11 479 18 86 460 18 11 479 18 86 149 5 87 100 3 94 24 5 0 94 KRB3 TOS KRB150 TOS Rack mount brackets Rack mount brackets Both sides Both sides and a blank panel Unit mm inch Model Applicable model Notes VS01 87340 PBZ2...

Page 168: ... to connect the OUTPUT terminals of the two same model PBZs See Model Applicable model Notes PK01 PBZ 87500 PBZ20 20 PBZ40 10 For bench top PK02 PBZ 88980 For EIA inch racks PK03 PBZ 88990 For JIS millimeter racks Parallel operation kit PK01 PBZ Parallel operation kit PK02 PBZ or PK03 PBZ Rack mount bracket KRB3 TOS or KRB150 TOS is required ...

Page 169: ...lt settings list 158 default values resetting to 158 DEL key 15 delay 64 DUTY setting 50 E EDIT key 15 ENTER key 15 error number what to do 25 EXT SIG IN terminal 14 external signal sources 40 F factory default settings 158 FINE setting 43 firmware version 2 FREQ setting 49 FUNC setting 47 I I MON terminal 14 I LIMIT 66 INS key 15 internal signal sources 40 internal system error 25 J J1 connector ...

Page 170: ... key 15 REMOTE connector 14 remote sensing 32 86 Removing the rubber feet 22 response 81 86 RUN PAUSE key 15 S scripts SCRIPT 96 sensing terminals 17 Serial number 17 setup memory 76 SHIFT key 15 slave unit 142 soft start and soft stop 60 START and STOP settings 52 steps STEP 96 STOP key 15 STORE key 15 SWEEP setting 51 synchronization feature 147 T TIME setting 51 TRIG IN terminal 17 TRIG OUT set...

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