Xantrex XHR 100-10, Operating Manual

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Section 3. Local Operation
Standard Operation
Once you have installed the power supply and as covered in Section 2. Installation ,
the power supply is ready to operate in local control mode (that is, operation at the
front panel). The power supply has two basic operating modes: Constant Voltage
Mode and Constant Current Mode, and two control modes: Local Control Mode
(default setting) and Remote Programming Mode.
Operating
Modes and
Automatic
Crossover
Whether controlled by local or remote programming, the power supply has two basic
operating modes: Constant Voltage Mode and Constant Current Mode. The mode in
which the power supply operates at any given time depends on the combination of:
•
output voltage setting V
SET
•
output current limit setting I
SET
•
resistance of the attached load R
L
Figure 3.1 provides a graphical representation of the relationships between these
variables.
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