High-Speed Accuracy!

Thanks to their high accuracy and fast load recovery time, the R&S®NGM200 power supplies are perfect for challenging applications. Their two-quadrant architecture allows them to function both as a source and a sink to simulate batteries and loads. Their short recovery times enable them to handle fast load changes that occur, for example, when mobile communications devices switch from sleep mode to transmit mode. High-speed data acquisition and convenient battery simulation widen the range of applications.

Key Facts

• Max. output power: 120 W
• Voltage per channel: 0 V to 20 V
• Max. current per channel: 6 A
• Resolutions down to 1 µV/10 nA
  
• 500 ksample/s high-speed data logging
  

Features & Benefits

Two quadrants: operates as source and sink

The two-quadrant architecture of the power supplies allows them to function both as a source and a sink and simulate batteries or loads. The power supply automatically switches from source mode to sink mode. As soon as the externally applied voltage exceeds the set nominal voltage, current flows into the power supply. This is indicated by a negative current reading.

Battery simulation

Real batteries show different characteristics depending on the type of battery and its charging condition. Capacity, open circuit voltage (Voc) and equivalent series resistance (ESR) are important battery characteristics that depend on its state of charge (SoC). The optional R&S®NGM-K106 functionality allows users to simulate the behavior of batteries under different charging conditions, e.g. when powering a DUT.

Fast load regulation

Consumer electronics such as mobile phones and IoT devices require very little power in sleep mode. However, the current increases abruptly as soon as the device switches to transmit mode. A power supply used to power such DUTs must be capable of handling load changes from a few µA to the ampere range without creating voltage drops or overshoots.

High-speed acquisition (FastLog functionality)

The R&S®NGM200 power supplies offer the high-speed FastLog functionality to capture voltage and current measurement results. This data can be stored on an external USB storage device or can be transferred to an external PC via USB or LAN. With an acquisition rate of up to 500 ksample/s, voltage and current results are available every 2 μs. Instead of the readback voltage, also the voltage measured by the optional digital voltmeter functionality (R&S®NGM-K104) can be logged with 500 ksample/s. Using the two-channel R&S®NGM202, the data acquisition can run on both channels in parallel. With this high-speed acquisition, even spikes in the microsecond range that cannot be detected with slower instruments, can be detected in min./max. values.

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