An AC power supply, or AC power source, generates power to a load and can be programmed to vary voltage, phase and frequency for testing purposes. AC power supplies are essential tools for the measurement of current in electrical systems, with applications like limiting the current drawn by a load to desired levels, shutting off a current in the event of an electrical fault and storing energy for emergency use.
AC power sources are commonly used in the industrial and scientific sectors as lab instruments for compliance testing. Technicians also use power sources in the alternative energy, automotive, aerospace, power grid and telecommunications industries as well as for R&D testing. AC power supplies come as either single-phase or three-phase units with varying input and output powers. Many conform to the requirements of industry standards like
DO-160,
MIL-STD-704 and
IEC 61000-4-11.
ATEC carries a vast inventory of programmable power sources, providing customers with everything from low to high-power devices and from standard power sources to frequency converters. We offer affordable AC power supply rental rates for products from leading manufactures like Pacific Power, Preen, NH Research, Elgar, EM Test and Chroma.
ATEC's inventory includes products with all the following specifications and more:
Input Power
- 120 V Single-Phase
- 208 V Single-Phase
- 208 V Three-Phase
- 480 V Three-Phase
Output Power
- 0 - 5.0 kVA
- 5.1 - 10.0 kVA
- 10.1 - 25.0 kVA
- 25.1 - 50.0 kVA
- 50.1 - 100 kVA
- > 100 kVA
Performance Features
- Fast transient response
- Tight load regulation
- High peak current capacity
- Low output impedance
- Linear (no switching noise)
- PWM Switching (low switching noise)
Test Standard Compliance
- Airbus ABD0100.1.8 (A380)
- Airbus ABD0100.1.8.1 (A350)
- Airbus Directive 0100.1.8
- Airbus AMD24
- Airbus A350
- Boeing 787
- IEC 61000-3-2
- IEC 61000-3-3
- IEC 61000-3-11
- IEC 61000-3-12
- IEC 61000-4-11
- IEC 61000-4-14
- IEC 61000-4-28
- JIS C 61000-3-2
- MIL-STD 704
- RTCA/DO-160, Section 16
- And more