8300 Series: 2 kW to 10 kW (up to 50 kVA), up to 425A continuous, single-phase and three-phase
The 8300 Advantage
Unlike traditional switch-mode amplifiers with a ripple frequency between 80 kHz and 100 kHz, the 8300 series has an effective switch frequency of 1 MHz.
This ultra-high-frequency switching gives the 8300 amplifier many benefits over both linear (dissipative) amplifiers and traditional switch-mode amplifiers.
Bandwidth: The first and most obvious benefit from a higher switching frequency is wider bandwidth. AE Techron 8300 and 8500 series amplifiers are the only high-power switch-mode amplifiers with a bandwidth that extends to 50 kHz.
Smaller output filter: Switch-mode amplifiers, as a part of their basic design,
have high-frequency, high-voltage switching at the heart of their operation. The last stage in any switch-mode amplifier is the low-pass filter that removes the high-frequency switching-noise artifacts from the output signal. Increasing the effective switching frequency by a factor of 10 allows us to reduce the size of these large L-C components used to create this low-pass filter by a similar amount, reducing amplifier size and cost.
Lower magnitude, higher frequency ripple noises: The reduction in output filter component size also makes it easier to implement more complex, higher-order low-pass filters, to greatly reduce output ripple noise. The 8300 series uses this advantage to create output voltages of up to 200 Vp with 1 MHz ripple noises that are less than 2 Vp, with in-band noise specifications similar to low-noise linear amplifiers. If even lower noise floors are needed, simple, small, external filtering can reduce this noise even further.
Optimized for transient waveforms and reactive loads: The 8300 Series of amplifiers are compact and capable. They are able to drive purely resistive loads, at rated power, continuously, but really excel when it comes to reproducing short-duration waveforms and/or driving reactive loads.
For periods of up to one minute, the 8300 series amplifier can exceed continuous power ratings by as much as 2.5X. When the load to be driven is reactive, and most of the energy sent into the load is returned to the amplifier, the 8300 can reuse this returned energy to produce apparent power levels that are as much as 5X that of the amplifier’s continuous power ratings.
Scalable: The 8300 Series is scalable, available in power levels from a 2 kW, 3U, single-phase, bench top model to mini rack systems that can deliver up to 50 kVA of power into reactive loads at currents of up to 300 ARMS.
Configurable
A key to everyday product usability is quick and easy
product (re)configuration. The 8300 Series provides all key configuration controls on the back panel of the unit. Configuration options available include:
- GAIN: Fixed or variable gain (0 to 40)
- CURRENT LIMIT: From 5% to rated limit (to protect fragile DUTs or where specified in the Standard)
- DC CONTROL: DC enabled or DC blocked and DC Servo (for driving transformer-coupled loads or coils)
- INPUT: Balanced and/or unbalanced
- MODE: Voltage source or current source
- OUTPUT IMPEDANCE: Variable from 0 to 1 ohm (Voltage mode)
- SENSE: Correction to voltage drops to the load
Flexible and Powerful
The 8300 Series of amplifiers are very signal- and application-versatile, able to reproduce AC, DC and AC+DC wave forms at rated power into loads from a dead short to high impedance without re-configuring or selecting different operational modes.
8300 series amplifiers pack a lot of power into a small package. They are able to produce surge power ratings at up to 2.5X continuous and process apparent power at levels up to 5X the continuous power ratings. This makes an 8300 series amplifier an ideal choice for many difficult-to-drive reactive loads.
This combination of abilities, flexibility, and ease-of-use makes 8300 series amplifiers a singular solution for many common and some previously unsolvable amplifier applications. 8300 series amplifiers can be used for EMC conducted immunity testing, MIL-PRF capacitor tests, DC automotive dropout testing and as a variable AC source for ISO 61000, Aviation and Power Quality Measurements.
8300 Series
Wide-Bandwidth,
High-Power Switch-Mode Amplifiers
AE Techron’s 8300 Series amplifiers are 200Vp, low-noise, DC-to-50 kHz switch-mode amplifiers. The 8300 series provides a unique combination of the advantages of switch-mode and linear amplifiers. Switch-mode efficiency is combined with a low noise floor and THD, while also benefitting from high slew rates and wide bandwidth. The 8300 series is also able to safely drive both reactive and resistive loads of varying impedances with no loss in rated output power.
Key Performance Capabilities:
- Bandwidth: DC to 50 kHz
- Voltage: 0 to 140 VRMS; 0 to 200 VDC
- Slew rate: Up to 60 V/µs
- Current: Up to 65 to 300 ARMS*
- Distortion: <0.2%
- Power: 2 kW to 10 kW*
- Power levels up to 5X rated power when driving reactive loads
- High power efficiency and density
*Models available with output power from 2 kW to 10 kW (capable of up to 50 kVA).
Output
CONTINUOUS AC OUTPUT CURRENT |
CONTINUOUS DC OUTPUT CURRENT* |
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| VOLTS RMS | 8302 | 8304 | 8306 | 8308 | 8310 | VOLTS DC | 8302 | 8304 | 8306 | 8308 | 8310 |
| 60 | 28 | 50 | 75 | 100 | 125 | 13.5 | 65 | 115 | 175 | 230 | 292 |
| 90 | 17 | 30 | 46 | 61 | 76 | 24 | 50 | 90 | 135 | 180 | 225 |
| 120 | 10 | 18 | 27 | 36 | 45 | 48 | 30 | 54 | 81 | 108 | 135 |
Note: Power ratings shown are for unit configured for 240VAC. At output voltages above 90VAC, units configured for 120VAC mains input may be breaker-limited. Contact AE Techron for 120VAC performance ratings. Performance data is for a purely resistive load; performance will be improved into loads that are partially or completely reactive.
Performance
Common Data (all models)
Operating Modes: AC, DC and AC + DC
Frequency, AC Mode Output (-3 dB): DC - 50 kHz
Max Voltage Ranges (no load),
AC: 0 - 140 VRMS
AC + DC: 0 - ±200 VP
Load Regulation (full scale): <0.025%, DC to 100 Hz; <0.05%, 10 Hz to 10 kHz
Line Regulation (full scale): <0.1% for 10% line change
External Sense: Voltage-drop compensation sense line
Harmonic Distortion (80 kHz, low-passed): Less than 0.3% from 10 Hz to 30 kHz; 0.5% up to 50 kHz
Harmonic Distortion (30 kHz, low-passed): Less than 0.1% from 10 Hz to 50 kHz
DC Offset: <10 mV
Distortion: <0.2%
Voltage Slew Rate: Load dependent; up to 60V per µs, typically 10 µs to 30 µs for 10% to 90% of full-scale change depending on load and power
Efficiency: 85%, typical
Power Factor: .72, typical
Source Impedance: 3 mΩ + 3 µH
Cooling: Internal forced-air fans
Protection: Over/under voltage, over current, over temperature
Input, Signal In,
Unbalanced: BNC connector
Balanced: Terminal strip
Output: 3/8-inch high-current post connectors
Operating Environment,
Temperature: 5 °C to 50 °C (41 °F to 122 °F);
Maximum output power derated above 30 °C (86 °F)
Humidity: Maximum relative humidity 80% for temperatures
up to 31 °C decreasing linearly to 50% relative humidity at 40 °C
Altitude: 3000 m Maximum
Environment: Indoor Use Only, Pollution degree 2
Equipment Class: Group 1 Class A
Transient Overvoltage: Overvoltage Category II
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Models
8302
Max Continuous Output Current: 65A RMS
Surge Rating: 2X power at up to 200 VP or 150A
Apparent Power Rating: Up to 5X continuous power rating at up to 200 VP or 65A
Supply Voltage: 120V ±10% 20A, 208V ±10% 20A, or 240V ±10% 20A, 50/60Hz
Dimensions (HxWxD): 5.25 x 19.0 x 25.26 in. (13.34 x 48.26 x 64.16 cm)
Weight: 84 lbs. (38.1 kg)
8304
Max Continuous Output Current: 115A RMS
Surge Rating: 2X power at up to 200 VP or 300A
Apparent Power Rating: Up to 5X continuous power rating at up to 200 VP or 115A
Supply Voltage: Three-phase, 208V ±10%, 20A, 50/60 Hz; 400V ±10%, 20A version available.
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Dimensions (HxWxD): 35.05 x 22.56 x 31.56 inches (89.03 x 57.3 x 80.16 cm)
Weight: Appx. 290 lbs. (131.5 kg)
8306
Max Continuous Output Current: 180A RMS
Surge Rating: 2X power at up to 200 VP or 450A
Apparent Power Rating: Up to 5X continuous power rating at up to 200 VP or 175A
Supply Voltage: Three-phase, 208V ±10%, 20A, 50/60 Hz; 400V ±10%, 20A version available.
Dimensions (HxWxD): 35.05 x 22.56 x 31.56 inches (89.03 x 57.3 x 80.16 cm)
Weight: Appx. 370 lbs. (167.8 kg)
8308
Max Continuous Output Current: 240A RMS
Surge Rating: 2X power at up to 200 VP or 600A
Apparent Power Rating: Up to 5X continuous power rating at up to 200 VP or 230A
Supply Voltage: Three-phase, 208V ±10%, 40A, 50/60 Hz; 400V ±10%, 40A version available.
Dimensions (HxWxD): 42.05 x 22.56 x 31.56 inches (106.81 x 57.3 x 80.16 cm)
Weight: Appx. 460 lbs. (208.7 kg)
8310
Max Continuous Output Current: 300A RMS
Surge Rating: 2X power at up to 200 VP or 750A
Apparent Power Rating: Up to 5X continuous power rating at up to 200 VP or 290A
Supply Voltage: Three-phase, 208V ±10%, 40A, 50/60 Hz; 400V ±10%, 40A version available.
Dimensions (HxWxD): 45.80 x 22.56 x 31.56 inches (116.33 x 57.3 x 80.16 cm)
Weight: Appx. 540 lbs. (244.9 kg)
Note: 8304, 8306, 8308 and 8310 model dimensions and weights are subject to change.
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