Keysight debuts three-phase power device analyzer

Nov. 11, 2015

Santa Rosa, CA. Keysight Technologies has announced an extension to the IntegraVision family of power analyzers, the first in the industry to combine high-accuracy power measurements and touch-driven oscilloscope visualization in a single instrument. The Keysight IntegraVision PA2203A four-channel power analyzer gives R&D engineers working on three-phase power devices an intuitive tool that delivers the dynamic views they need to see, measure, and prove design performance.

Like the Keysight IntegraVision two-channel power analyzer, the four-channel entry provides 0.05% basic accuracy and 16-bit resolution measurements critical to identify and characterize incremental improvements in highly efficient electronic power conversion systems. While the two-channel version has proven suitable for design and test of common home and office devices that use single-phase power, devices used in commercial and industrial settings frequently require three-phase power. The new IntegraVision PA2203A provides three-phase power measurements and analysis. The PA2203A has four power channels in the same space-efficient package for fast, accurate design and validation of grid-connected devices, motors, and other high-power devices.

In addition, the instrument lets users visualize transients, inrush currents, and state changes with a 5-MS/s digitizer that captures voltage, current, and power in real time with 2.5-MHz bandwidth. By eliminating the need for a scope to view power-line phenomena and time-varying performance, the IntegraVision streamlines measurement setup and reduces configuration time. Engineers can observe power consumption under dynamic conditions on the IntegraVision’s 12.1-inch capacitive touchscreen with twice the viewing area of competitive models.

“The new IntegraVision PA2203A power analyzer gives R&D engineers the highly accurate measurement engine of a power analyzer and the user experience of an oscilloscope to resolve issues and optimize efficiency in three-phase designs,” said Kari Fauber, general manager of Keysight’s Power and Energy Division. “Solar inverters have DC input and three-phase AC output requiring four power channels. The PA2203A is perfect for this application, as it can measure DC and AC, and provide efficiency and power-quality analysis.”

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Rick Nelson | Contributing Editor

Rick is currently Contributing Technical Editor. He was Executive Editor for EE in 2011-2018. Previously he served on several publications, including EDN and Vision Systems Design, and has received awards for signed editorials from the American Society of Business Publication Editors. He began as a design engineer at General Electric and Litton Industries and earned a BSEE degree from Penn State.

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