TET Electronics Hercules-5000, HERCULES-2500 Instruction Manual

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INSTRUCTION MANUAL

HERCULES-5000

High-performance power supplies

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Frontpanel layout description

2. Backpanel layout description

3. Installation

4. Constant voltage operation with current limiting

5. Constant current operation with voltage limiting

6. Sensing compensation

7. External programming

8. Overvoltage protection

9. Serial mode

10. Parallel mode

11. Tracking

12. Monitor and Status outputs

13. Over temperature protection

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Model Output Voltage Output Current

HERCULES 20 – 250
HERCULES 30 – 167
HERCULES 40 – 125
HERCULES 60 – 84
HERCULES 100 – 50
HERCULES 250 – 20
HERCULES 350 – 14
HERCULES 450 – 11
HERCULES 600 – 8
HERCULES 800 – 6

0 - 20V
0 - 30V
0 - 40V
0 - 60V
0 - 100V
0 - 250V
0 - 350V
0 - 450V
0 - 600V
0 - 800V

0 – 250A
0 – 167A
0 – 125A
0 – 84A
0 – 50A
0 – 20A
0 – 14A
0 – 11A
0 – 8A
0 – 6A

Electrical Specifications

Constant voltage mode with adjustable
current limiting

Output:

Ground isolated, floating up to 300 VDC

Voltage adjustment range:

From Vo ≤0,1 V up to V rated with a 10-Turn Potentiometer

Regulation accuracy:

LINE: 0.01% by +/- 10% line fluctuation
LOAD: 0.025% no load to full load measured at sensing
terminals

Recovery time:

20ms for a load change from 5% to 100% and regulation
within 100mV
20ms for a load change from 100% to 5% and regulation
within 100mV
10ms for a load change fof 30% and regulation within
50mV

Ripple:

≤30mVrms, 120 mVss

Temperature coefficient:

0.01%/K measured within a 0... + 50°C range

Short circuit protection:

Automatic current limiting adjustable from ≤100mA to rated
current

Compensation:

1 V or 1% maximum drop per load line 1)

Constant current mode with adjustable voltage limiting

Current adjustment range

:

Continuously from 100mA up to rated current adjustable
with a 10 -turn potentiometer

Regulation accuracy:

LINE: 0.01% by +/-10% line fluctuation
LOAD: 0.1% from full load to short circuit

Temperature coefficient:

0.01%/K measured in a range of 0... +50°C

1) Wichever greater

Physical-Specifications

Physical Specifications:

Dimensions:

H x W x D (without function elements , however with
rearpanel connectors): 132x443x650 mm

Weight

: appr.43 kg

General Specifications

Design principle

: switching mode

External programming:

Remote ON/OFF control input
0-10V programming input for V = 0-100%
0-10V programming input for C = 0-100%
0-12V programming input for OV = 0-120%
2 monitor outputs: 0-10V for V and C = 0-100%

IEEE-488 / RS 232 listener/talker interface (optional)

Operation modes :
Voltage regulation with adjustable current limiting, current
regulation with adjustable voltage limiting. (The switching
over
from one mode to the other is done automatically)

Displays:

Analog meters for voltage and current Cl . 2.5

Storage temperature:

-20...+70°C

Operating temperature:

0... +40°C without derating

Cooling:

Forced cooling, internal fan, suction area in the front,
blowing through rearpanel.

Line-voltage input:

3 x 400V AC +/-10% 47...65Hz (3 x 200VAC optionally)

Current-consumption:

Approx. 10 A/phase by 400V or 20 A/phase by 200V, with
Nominal load; inrush current limited on rated current

Options:

Opt.34: IEEE-488/RS232 listener/talker interface
Opt.50: Digital display (LED)

Accessories

Manual

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1. Frontpanel layout description

16

2

3

10 9

8

11 7 6 15 12 14

14 4 14 5 13 1

Fig. 1

1 Power switch

2 Voltage output display

3 Current output display

4 Voltage adjustment control (10 turn pot)

5 Current adjustment control (10 turn pot)

6 External/internal switch and External LED indicator

7 Remote enable indicator

8 LED indicator for constant voltage mode

9 LED indicator for constant current mode

10 Adjustment control for the OV-protection

11 Overvoltage reset button and overvoltage LED indicator

12 Power ON indicator

13 Test sockets for output voltage

14 Ventilation slits

15 Overtemperature (OT) indicator

16 Opt. 34 status

17 Zero-adjust for analog display

CAUTION

The test sockets (13) are not appropriate to draw current

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2. Backpanel layout description (see Fig.2)

REAR PANEL WITH OPT 34

L1

L3
L2

N

PE

122

310

4

5

6

78

9

Fig. 2

1 Handle

2 +/- Load terminals TB2

3 AC input and (TB1) (three-phase, 5-wire)

4 Terminal block for +/- sense line and output voltage +V, -V (TB2)

5 Opt 34, IEEE bus interface connector, address switches and RS-232 connector

6 Regulation board with TB3, TB4, S1 and S2

7 Grounding screw

8 Main supply cable

9 Cover plate

10 Blind frame for switch S1/S2

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TB 4 pin layout

15 Pin Sub-D connector

TB 4 - 1 .............................. CC STATUS

RCP

TB 4 - 2 .............................. OV STATUS LATCHED

TB 4 - 3 .............................. (-) 15V

TB 4 - 4 .............................. (+) 15V

TB 4 - 5 .............................. OV PROG

TB 4 - 6 .............................. I PROG

TB 4 - 7 .............................. U-MONITOR

TB 4 - 8 .............................. GND

TB 4 - 9 .............................. OV RESET DIG

TB 4 - 10 .............................. REM ON/OFF DIG

TB 4 - 11 .............................. GND

TB 4 - 12 .............................. OTP-STATUS

TB 4 - 13 .............................. I-MONITOR

TB 4 - 14 .............................. GND

TB 4 - 15.............................. U PROG

Setting and Function see chapter 7.2 and 7.4

TB 3 PIN LAYOUT
15 Pin Sub-D connector

RVP/TRACKIG

TB3 TB4

ON

OFF

ON

OFF

TB 3 - 1............................... (+) SLAVE

TB 3 - 2............................... (+) MASTER

TB 3 - 3............................... (+) RCP

TB 3 - 4............................... (+) 10V REF

TB 3 - 5............................... (-) TRACKING

TB 3 - 6............................... REM ON/OFF

TB 3 - 7............................... OV RESET

TB 3 - 8............................... (+) RVP

TB 3 - 9............................... (-) SLAVE

TB 3 - 10 .............................. (-) MASTER

TB 3 - 11 .............................. (-) RCP

TB 3 - 12 .............................. GND or U-PROG *

TB 3 - 13 .............................. GND

TB 3 - 14 .............................. GND

TB 3 - 15 .............................. (-) RVP

Fig 3

* After june 1993 (Layout 4200-P1005): U-PROG
* Before june 1993 (Layout 4200-P0005): GND

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