Instek DS3-PWR Power Analysis Software
The Power Analysis software provides automatic measurement for a number of advanced measurement types such as power quality, harmonics, ripple and inrush current.
The Power analysis software is an optional software module.
- Power Quality
- Harmonics
- Ripple
- Inrush Current
Power Analysis Overview
Power Quality
Power quality measures the power of a signal from the voltage and current measurement. For typical power measurements, one channel is used to measure voltage using a differential probe and the other channel is used to measure current using a current probe.
Harmonics
The harmonics function shows signal harmonics up to the 400th harmonic . Harmonic tests can be user defined and common harmonic standards such as IEC 61000-3-2 can also be tested for. For harmonic measurements, one channel is used to measure voltage using a differential probe and the other channel is used to measure current using a current probe.
Ripple
The ripple function automatically calculates the ripple and noise of the waveform. The ripple function allows power supply ripple to be measured with ease. The function allows automatic vertical scaling to maximize the vertical resolution of the measurement by isolating the AC component from the DC waveform.
Inrush Current
The inrush function automatically calculates the first peak and second peak inrush current. The GDS-3000 is able to quickly measure the in- rush current generated when a power supply is first turned on.