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Smart Measurement Solutions

SPECTANO 100

User Manual

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Page 1: ...Smart Measurement Solutions SPECTANO 100 User Manual...

Page 2: ...1 5 4 Frequency domain spectroscopy FDS 11 5 5 Polarization current method PDC 11 5 6 Combined mode FDS and PDC 11 5 7 Scope of delivery and ordering information 12 5 7 1 Main package 12 5 7 2 Optiona...

Page 3: ...NO 100 to Dielectric Sample Holder DSH 100 34 10 SPECTANO Analyzer Suite 35 10 1 Start view 35 10 2 Create a new test 37 10 3 Perform measurements 39 10 4 Perform reference measurements 42 10 4 1 Meas...

Page 4: ...lyzer Suite 74 13 3 4 Correction procedure 75 13 3 5 Coating 76 13 4 DSH 100 Dielectric Sample Holder 77 13 5 Disk electrode without Guard ring 77 13 5 1 IEC standards 77 13 5 2 ASTM standards 78 13 5...

Page 5: ...th SPECTANO 100 and can be accessed directly on the OMICRON Lab website www omicron lab com Safety symbols used In this User Manual the following symbols indicate safety instructions for avoiding haza...

Page 6: ...200 Vpeak AC and DC Before starting to work clearly establish the responsibilities Personnel receiving training instructions directions or education on SPECTANO 100 must be under constant supervision...

Page 7: ...rsons Use SPECTANO 100 and its accessories only in a technically sound condition and when its use is in accordance with the safety regulations for the specific job site and application Before using SP...

Page 8: ...k Full compliance with the local safety regulations also includes following the instructions provided in the SPECTANO 100 Quick Start Guide or the User Manual 2 5 Designated use SPECTANO 100 and its a...

Page 9: ...es of the council of the European Community for meeting the requirements of the member states regarding the electromagnetic compatibility EMC directive the low voltage directive LVD and the RoHS direc...

Page 10: ...authorized recycling agents For customers outside the European Economic Area Please contact the authorities in charge for the relevant environmental regulations in your country and dispose the OMICRON...

Page 11: ...onmaterials Monitoring of polymerization and hardening processes Analysis of nanocomposites Research on dielectrics Analysis of ceramics Analysis of thin films 5 2 Methods The following list gives a s...

Page 12: ...he dielectric response is evaluated and the dielectric frequency characteristic is calculated using Fourier transformation The PDC method is faster than the FDS at very low frequencies but the upper f...

Page 13: ...ackage SPECTANO 100 main device OL000400 DTS1 dielectric sample test box 2 Triaxial standard cable 1 5 m Specific grounded SPECTANO 100 power supply CD ROM incl SPECTANO Analyzer Suite and User Manual...

Page 14: ...ter cable set OL000452 6 Device description 6 1 SPECTANO 100 6 1 1 Connectors and operating controls Warning Figure 6 1 SPECTANO 100 front view Death or severe injury caused by high voltage or current...

Page 15: ...rom SPECTANO 100 after the measurement was started An error has occurred during measurement Measurement is stopped After a computer has been connected to SPECTANO 100 the error information is sent to...

Page 16: ...equipped with protective ground PE Death or severe injury caused by high voltage or current Do not clean SPECTANO 100 when the device is powered Do not clean SPECTANO 100 when connected to the test ob...

Page 17: ...at the SPECTANO 100 input can cause damages of the device Always configure the max test output voltage and the input test frequency for the connected test object so that the maximum input current wil...

Page 18: ...ot affect the permittivity value Size and thickness In general the size of the solid material should be large enough to allow its measurement with the required accuracy Typically a capacitance of at l...

Page 19: ...f solid material test cells Adjust the two electrodes until they are parallel to each other for accurate measurement Moreover ensure that also the solid test material is fully contacted parallel Perfo...

Page 20: ...eratures some of their dielectric characteristics change with time It is possible that these changes will influence the measurement results It is therefore necessary to keep the time neededfor the liq...

Page 21: ...either a spacer between the electrodes or adjust the electrodes with a locking screw so that youcan measure the air gap height Note We recommend using a small spacer lower than 5 mm consisting of a m...

Page 22: ...d reliable measurement results Air inclusions should be avoided Soft material sample In this case a proper material contact with electrodes may not be an issue but the pressure from the electrodes may...

Page 23: ...etal electrodes There are several types of thin film electrode or coating materials such as Metal foil Conductive paint Silver coating Sprayed metal Evaporated metal Metal spattering For more details...

Page 24: ...this setup it is possible to measure the dielectric properties of the solid test material accurately because the stray capacitances are not measured Additionally the influence of surface currents is e...

Page 25: ...4 Shielding of low signal measurements To improve the signal to noise ratio for low current measurements do the following improvements on the test setup Put the test cell and or test device into an E...

Page 26: ...Analyzer Suite put the delivered SPECTANO Analyzer Suite DVD in the DVD drive of your computer or download the latest version from our webpage www omicron lab com and follow the instructions on the sc...

Page 27: ...er 1 Connect the USB 2 0 or higher cable to the USB connector on the SPECTANO 100 rear panel 2 Connect the USB cable to the USB connector of your computer by using the delivered USB 2 0 cable Death or...

Page 28: ...supply than the delivered one DRA SUPPLY electric shock from hazardous parts of the device test cell or sample Always observe the five safety rules see chapter 2 Safety instructions Before performing...

Page 29: ...xial cable Death or severe injury caused by high voltage or current Before handling SPECTANO 100 in any way connect its equipotential ground terminal with a solid connection of at least 6 mm2 cross se...

Page 30: ...Inner conductor Outer shield ground Figure 9 2 High temperature low noise triaxial to BNC adapter Triaxial to 4 mm plug adapter The three contacts inner conductor inner shield and outer shield of the...

Page 31: ...rd ring Guard ring Figure 9 4 Connecting SPECTANO 100 to a test cell with guard ring Death or severe injury caused by high voltage or current Do not touch the OUTPUT connector when the red LED is on o...

Page 32: ...d standardcable 4 Connect the adapter cables to the test cell with guard ring according tothe schematic diagram Note If you are using the triaxial to 4 mm plug adapter cable be aware that the inner sh...

Page 33: ...ion BNC or 4 mm plug connect one of the adapter cables described earlier in this chapter with the corresponding color code to the standard triaxial cable Red labeled adapter cable to the red marked st...

Page 34: ...injury caused by high voltage or current Before handling SPECTANO 100 in any way connect its equipotential ground terminal with a solid connection of at least 6 mm2 cross section and not longer than 2...

Page 35: ...necting SPECTANO 100 to DSH 100 CAUTION Minor or moderate injury may occur if the appropriate safety instructions are not observed Read the safety instructions in this user manual as well as the safet...

Page 36: ...the measurements to improve the accuracy of the measurement results Section 10 5 Perform analysis is about performing an analysis of the measurement results In chapter 10 6 View measurement results y...

Page 37: ...g measurement results with the Dielectric Sample Holder DSH 100 and DTS1 dielectric test sample box Open another file Opens a dialog box for selecting the file you want to open Open manual Opens the S...

Page 38: ...of the test view the Navigation pane displays steps of the test workflow Figure 10 2 Test view File tab 3 Under General test settings enter the settings see Table 10 9 General test settings 4 In the...

Page 39: ...rements In both cases you have to enter the reference settings as described in chapter 10 4 Perform reference measurements 7 In the Navigation pane click Material measurement s and follow the instruct...

Page 40: ...ton on the ribbon or on the Material Measurement s context menu A new measurement is added to the list under Material measurement s 2 Click the new measurement in the list and then configure the measu...

Page 41: ...bbon or in the context menu of the selected measurement 5 To delete all measurements click the Remove all measurements button on the ribbon or in the Material Measurement s context menu 6 To perform a...

Page 42: ...ds on the File tab To export the saved measurements in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet click Export on the File tab To import the saved measurements into SPECTANO Analyzer Suite click the test file unde...

Page 43: ...of the test view the Navigation pane displays the steps of the test workflow Note The Navigation pane is displayed independently of the tab selected on the ribbon Figure 10 4 Test view File tab 3 In...

Page 44: ...sample thickness of all material measurements or the sample thickness for at least one material measurement is not equal to the reference sample thickness In this case perform one reference measureme...

Page 45: ...erformed 5 Click Start next to Reference 2 6 The reference measurement is running and the measurement results are displayed in the graph view 7 After the second reference measurement has finished the...

Page 46: ...nce measurement is running and the measurement resultsare displayed in the graph view 4 After the reference measurement has finished the Start reference button displays the status performed 5 Now you...

Page 47: ...thickness is equal to the sample thickness of all material measurements or the sample thickness for at least one material measurement is not equal to the reference sample thickness Referencesample thi...

Page 48: ...ts and thus the permittivity tan and the impedance results of all measurements displayed in the navigation pane will be corrected according to the following formulas c u air c meas air c0 air Eq 10 5...

Page 49: ...ection describes the workspace for viewing measurement results To open the result view workspace click Graph and result table under Reference measurement s or Material measurement s in the Navigation...

Page 50: ...measured impedance Phase of Z Phase of the measured impedance Y Absolute value of the measured admittance Phase of Y Phase of the measured admittance Cp Cs 2 Measured parallel series capacitance Rp R...

Page 51: ...view controls 2 and via the shortcut menu To open the shortcut menu right click in the graphical view Table 10 7 Shortcut context menu of the graphical view Command Description Show or hide legend Sh...

Page 52: ...ute value and phase of the impedance versus frequency Bode Y and Phase 1 Bode diagram displaying the absolute value and phase of the admittance versus frequency PDC Ipol and Idepol 2 Polarization curr...

Page 53: ...1 Only available for material measurements 2 Only available for the PDC and combined measurement modes selected in the sweep settings under Measurement type 3 Specific resistance and conductivity are...

Page 54: ...interval between successive measurements if more measurements are performed in a test run Measurement status information Measurement name Name of the measurement Measurement started Date and time the...

Page 55: ...es below the set limit by transforming the PDC results to FDS results to reduce the measurement time up to 75 compared to frequency domain measurements FDS PDC to FDS conversion 1 Use PDC method for f...

Page 56: ...stom section the frequency list can be changed manually Estimated sweep time 2 Estimated sweep time including start frequency stop frequency and points per decade sample points 1 Only available for th...

Page 57: ...thickness reference 2 h 1 Sample thickness of reference measurement number 2 c0 reference 1 2 Vacuum capacitance of the test cell with air gap of air reference measurement number 1 c0 reference 2 1 2...

Page 58: ...measurement until the time limit elapsed 1 Only available for test cells with disk electrodes 2 For the specified geometry of the electrodes SPECTANO Analyzer Suite calculates the vacuum capacitance...

Page 59: ...ut the measurement time will increase Pre measurement checks Check for noise and connectivity problems Select the Check for noise and connectivity problems check box to check for noise and connectivit...

Page 60: ...ribbon File tab Table 10 14 Commands on the File tab Command Description Save Saves a test file Save as Opens a dialog box for saving a test file Export Exports a test file Clear all results Deletes...

Page 61: ...ts the measurement selected in the Navigation pane Start all measurements Perform all measurements in a sequence Stop Stops all measurements in a sequence or the selected single measurement Reference...

Page 62: ...esults from the device to the selected measurement Note The settings are not loaded For more information see 10 10 Load from the device Clone selected measurement Creates a copy of the selected materi...

Page 63: ...rence measurement Clear selected results Opens a drop down list from which you can select the reference measurement whose results you want to delete Clear all results Deletes results of all reference...

Page 64: ...is selected Figure 10 9 Test view ribbon Measurement s tab Table 10 18 Commands on the Measurement s tab Command Description Show all data series Activates all data series Measurements or references a...

Page 65: ...ite home view In the home view SPECTANO Analyzer Suite provides the following commands Table 10 20 Commands in the home view Command Description New Opens the test view see 10 2 Create a new test Open...

Page 66: ...ation about SPECTANO Analyzer Suite Exit Closes SPECTANO Analyzer Suite Figure 10 11 Options dialog box Table 10 22 SPECTANO Analyzer Suite options Option Description Display Temperature unit Temperat...

Page 67: ...anging the chart configuration rendering options For the default settings see Figure 10 10 Options dialog box 4 The automatic mode checks which render option is the best for the chart view in the foll...

Page 68: ...Load from the device 10 10 1 Automatic load from the device The current measurement of the test file gets an ID while saving during measurement This ID is identical with the ID of the measurement sav...

Page 69: ...In this case Ensure that the power manager settings of your computer match the measurement settings so that the computer does not shut down switches to sleep mode during measurement Depending on the f...

Page 70: ...or a measurement is running If for example an error occurs during a measurement the settings and the results are saved in the backup file You can find the backup file on your hard disk in ProgramData...

Page 71: ...rement current 10 mA 1 Frequency Domain Spectroscopy 2 Polarization Depolarization Current Time Domain Method 12 3 Frequency range of 3 This mode combined the FDS and PDC method in one measurement 12...

Page 72: ...power supply 12 8 Environmental requirements Input voltage 100 VAC to 240 VAC Input frequency 50 Hz to 60 Hz Power 45 W Output voltage 12 0 VDC Output current 3 A Temperature range Operating 10 C to...

Page 73: ...r customized processes and measurements 13 2 Why offering a test cell type selection The test cell type selection in the SPECTANO Analyzer suite provides the possibility to get the vacuum capacitance...

Page 74: ...Hz the recommendation is to use Disk electrodes without Guard ring to ensure a measurement accuracy as defined in the international standard documents IEC 60250 1969 AC methods is replaced by the more...

Page 75: ...n the permittivity of the material the sample thickness and the electrode diameter For more information see the IEC standard 62632 2 1 2018 ASTM D150 18 or ASTM D150 11 AC method for solids IEC 60250...

Page 76: ...measurement accuracy for example of thin samples m range We recommend to Perform a standardized air reference measurement using the SPECTANO Analyzer Suite Activate the correction to display the corre...

Page 77: ...the page before 13 3 5 Coating Coatings are used to improve the contact between electrode and material surface The diameter d for the calculation of the vacuum capacitance c0 depends on the coating ty...

Page 78: ...f dielectric and resistive properties of solid and liquid insulating materials IEC 60250 1969 AC methods for solid material analysis IEC 60247 2004 AC methods for liquid insulating material analysis I...

Page 79: ...analysis 13 5 3 Test cell type selection in SPECTANO Analyzer Suite Table 13 44 SPECTANO Analyzer Suite test cell selection according to different standards Standards Vacuum capacitance c0 SPECTANO A...

Page 80: ...the edge of the sample or be smaller than the sample In the latter case it is acceptable for the upper and lower electrode to be equal or unequal in size If they are equal in size and smaller than th...

Page 81: ...calculations do not include the correction of the stray capacitances of the test cell or between the leads and to ground influence the measurement accuracy Thus instead of the correction calculation...

Page 82: ...pes Coating type Diameter d to enter in the SPECTANO Analyzer Suite Sample diameter Electrode diameter Coating diameter d Electrode diameter Electrode diamater Coating diameter Sample diamater High vo...

Page 83: ...32 2 1 2018 02 Frequency range 15 Hz to 300 MHz 0 1 Hz to 10 MHz Test cell types Disk electrode with Guard ring Disk electrode without Guard ring Cylindrical electrode with Guard ring Cylindrical elec...

Page 84: ...lation of the specific resistance and conductivity is actually only implemented in the SPECTANO Analyzer Suite for Disk electrodes All other DC parameter as the polarization current depolarization cur...

Page 85: ...ndards for the analysis of dielectric and resistive properties of solid and liquid insulating materials IEC 60250 1969 AC methods for solid insulating material analysis IEC 60247 2004 AC methods for l...

Page 86: ...for liquids IEC 60247 2004 ASTM D924 15 0 0 2 ln 2 1 Cylindrical electrode with Guard ring DC method for solids 62631 3 1 2017 ASTM D257 14 Cylindrical electrode with Guard ring Note The automated ca...

Page 87: ...or electrical conductivity etc o Customized setups which cannot be covered with the symmetrical electrodes Analyzing for example the dielectric parameters of electronic components or HV components as...

Page 88: ...With this function you can perform for example an air reference measurement using one or more material measurements Afterwards you can use the csv export to perform your customized correction procedu...

Page 89: ...you Technical support www omicron lab com support support omicron lab com At our technical support hotline you can reach well educated technicians for all of your questions Competent and free of charg...

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