The global AC power testing requirements demand more sophisticated AC Power Source that is capable of simulating a wide variety of AC line conditions, harmonic waveforms, accurate power measurements and analysis.

Chroma 6500 Series Programmable AC Power Source delivers the right solution to simulate all kinds of normal/abnormal input conditions and measure the critical characteristics of the products under test. It can be utilized in R&D design, production test, and QA verification for commercial, industrial, and aerospace electronic products.

Chroma 6500 Series AC Power Source delivers the maximum rated power for the output voltage up to 300 Vac, and the frequency between 15Hz to 2000Hz. It is suitable for commercial applications (47-63Hz) such as avionics, marine, and military applications at 400Hz or higher frequency; or for electrical motor, airconditioner test applications at 20Hz. All models generate very clean sine or square waveforms output with typical distortion less than 0.5%.

Chroma 6500 Series has built in Direct Digital Synthesis (DDS) Waveform Generator to provide user programmable high precision waveform. For the product tests under AC line distortion conditions, clipped sine wave can be generated with 0% to 43% distortion and amplitude from 0% to 100%. It also can simulate all kinds of power line disturbances such as cycle dropout, transient spike, brown out, phase angle, voltage and frequency ramp up (ramp down), etc. Up to 30 harmonic waveforms are factory-installed, and testing for compliance to AC line harmonic immunity standards can be easily achieved in the field.

The 6500 Series has built in 16-bit precision measurement circuit to offer precision and highspeed measurements for Vrms, Irms, Ipk+, Ipk-, power, frequency, crest factor, power factor, inrush current, VA, and VAR, etc. It is designed as an integral part of the PMS power measurement system. By adding the 6630 Power Analyzer it becomes an Automatic Test Equipment (ATE) to perform IEC 1000-3-2 harmonic tests and IEC 1000-3-3 flicker measurements.

The 6500 Series provides easy operation through the front panel keypad, or remote controller via IEEE488.2, RS-232C bus or APG (Analog Programming) interface. Instrument drivers are available to integrate the AC source into the ATE application operations under Labview control. Designed with self-diagnostic routine and protections against overload, overpower, over temperature, over current and fan fail, the 6500 Series instrument has the qualities and reliability that can suit for the most demanding production line applications.