Keithley 2260B-250-4 - Programmable DC 360W Power Supply, 250V, 4.5A

The 2260B-250-4 power supplies have programmable rise time (or slew rate) control to prevent potentially dangerous inrush currents from flowing into loads that have low resistance when power is initially supplied. Either voltage or current rise time can be controlled. With voltage slew rate control, voltage rise time can range from a slow, 0.1V/s to a high speed of 1600V/s for the 800V supplies.

When operating under constant current control. Programming a current rise time puts the 2260B-250-4 power supplies in a constant current control priority mode in which the current slew rate limits the rate at which the voltage rises across the device under test (DUT.) In addition to controlling rise time, fall time can also be programmed; fall time values can be different from rise time values.

Delivery of power to a load can be precisely controlled to prevent overshoot spikes and excessive amounts of inrush current, eliminating damage to components, modules, or devices and generating more precise characteristic I-V curves for components such as LEDs.

Emulate the Response of a Battery

Test a circuit or device under the most realistic conditions by applying a test source with the output resistance that is equivalent to the output resistance of the actual source that will be used to power the circuit or device. For example, a battery has a varying internal resistance, and a device powered by a battery will have a voltage applied to the device that is reduced by the voltage drop across the battery’s internal resistance. Versions of the 2260B-250-4 power supplies can have an internal resistance up to 555Ω to simulate a wide range of battery chemistries and load conditions.

Use the programmable internal resistance to simulate a battery’s output. In this example, a Model 2260B-250-4 power supply is simulating a 10V battery whose internal resistance is 0W, 0.9W, 1.8W, and 2.7W. The resulting voltage at the output terminals drops from 10V to 5.98V due to the voltage drop across the internal resistance of the battery.
 

Flexible and Fast for Automated Test Systems

With their USB, LAN, or optional GPIB interfaces, 2260B-250-4 power supplies will work in any automated system. In addition, these power supplies have an analog control capability that can control outputs via an external voltage and resistance. Furthermore, 2260B-250-4 power supplies feature fast discharge capability to quickly dissipate the voltage on the output. These power supplies also have a fast, 1ms transient recovery time to load changes. This combination of fast discharge time and fast transient response minimizes critical test time in automated test systems.
 

Create Custom Voltage Source Waveforms

An internal test sequence mode allows the 2260B-250-4 supplies to output a set of voltage levels for varying time intervals at each level. The test sequence can be stored and used repeatedly to determine DUT performance at number of voltage levels. In addition, the analog input control can be used to create voltage profiles that simulate how a battery responds to a fast-changing load current requirement such as a large inrush current. Also, generate a combined DC output level with an AC signal superimposed on it to test how a circuit responds to noise on its DC power source. The analog input control parameter can be either a voltage input or a resistance input. With this analog control capability, numerous types of DC supply signals can be generated to test circuits and devices under a wide range of circumstances

A signal generator (top plot) controls the 2260B to create a complex DC supply waveform (bottom plot) that simulates both a voltage drop due to a large inrush current and noise on the DC supply line.