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Kepco Announces Bipolar Models Optimized for Capacitive Loads

July 27, 2010 by Jeff Shepard

Kepco introduced an option for its 200 and 400W BOP models to optimize their ability to drive capacitive loads. This option (designated by the suffix "C") makes the BOP more suitable for a wide variety of applications such as solar cell/panel testing, testing of piezoelectric devices, capacitor testing, driving and testing of capacitive transducers and powering industrial or lab-type applications with capacitive or capacitive-resistive loads.

BOP C option units are designed to operate in a stable manner in Voltage or Voltage Limit mode for capacitive loads up to 10mF. They are also stable when driving any R-C parallel combination where load R is > or = to nominal value and C is < or = to 10mF. Load R (nominal value) = nominal output Voltage/nominal output Current (e.g., BOP 36-6MC, R = 36/6 = 6Ω.) Static specifications representing accuracy for various influence parameters are identical to the standard BOP models. Ripple and noise specifications are better (approximately 50% lower) for the C option units compared to the standard BOP.Six models (ranging from 20 to 100V source/sink capability) are available at present. Three additional models will be available in the coming months.

Delivery is 4-6 weeks ARO.