Performance Verification 2
Series E4360 Service Guide 15
CV Load Effect
Test category = performance
This test measures the change in output voltage resulting from a change
in output current from full load to no load.
1 Turn off the solar array simulator and connect a DMM and an
electronic load (see Test Setup figure A).
2 Turn on the solar array simulator and program the instrument as
indicated in the test record form under “CV Load Effect”.
3 Set the electronic load for the output channel’s current as described
in the test record form under “CV Load Effect”. The CV annunciator
on the front panel must be on. If not, adjust the load so that the
output current drops slightly.
4 Record the output voltage reading from the DMM.
5 Open the load. Record the voltage reading from the DMM again. The
difference between the DMM readings in steps 4 and 5 is the load
effect, which should not exceed the value listed in the test record
form under “CV Load Effect”.
CV Source Effect
Test category = performance
This test measures the change in output voltage that results from a
change in AC line voltage from the minimum to maximum value within
the line voltage specifications.
1 Turn off the solar array simulator and connect the ac power line
through a variable voltage transformer or an AC source.
2 Connect a DMM and an electronic load (see Test Setup figure A).
Set the variable voltage transformer or AC source to nominal line
voltage.
3 Turn on the solar array simulator and program the instrument as
indicated in the test record form under “CV Source Effect”.
4 Set the electronic load for the output channel’s current as described
in the test record form under “CV Source Effect”. The CV
annunciator on the front panel must be on. If not, adjust the load so
that the output current drops slightly.
5 Adjust the transformer or AC source to the lowest rated line voltage
(86 VAC).
6 Record the output voltage reading from the DMM.
7 Adjust the transformer or AC source to the highest rated line voltage
(264 VAC).
8 Record the output voltage reading on the DMM. The difference
between the DMM reading in steps 6 and 8 is the source effect,
which should not exceed the value listed in the test record form
under “CV Source Effect”.