Argantix KDC Series II User manual

Revision K
August 2009
Copyright 2003-2009
By AMETEK Programmable Power
All rights reserved.
P/N 5005-966
KDC Series II
DC Power Supply
User Manual

User Manual
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About AMETEK
AMETEK Programmable Power, Inc., a Division of AMETEK, Inc., is a global leader in the design and
manufacture of precision, programmable power supplies for R&D, test and measurement, process
control, power bus simulation and power conditioning applications across diverse industrial
segments. From bench top supplies to rack-mounted industrial power subsystems, AMETEK
Programmable Power is the proud manufacturer of Elgar, Sorensen, California Instruments and
Power Ten brand power supplies.
AMETEK, Inc. is a leading global manufacturer of electronic instruments and electromechanical
devices with annualized sales of $2.5 billion. The Company has over 11,000 colleagues working at
more than 80 manufacturing facilities and more than 80 sales and service centers in the United
States and around the world.
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AMETEK, Inc. Other trademarks, registered trademarks, and product names are the property of their
respective owners and are used herein for identification purposes only.
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Date and Revision
August 2009, Revision K.
Part Number
5005-966
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Important Safety Instructions
Before applying power to the system, verify that your product is configured properly for your particular
application.
warning
Hazardous voltages may be present when covers are removed. Qualified
personnel must use extreme caution when servicing this equipment.
Circuit boards, test points, and output voltages also may be floating above
(below) chassis ground.
warning
The equipment used contains ESD sensitive parts. When installing
equipment, follow ESD Safety Procedures. Electrostatic discharges might
cause damage to the equipment.
Only qualified personnel who deal with attendant hazards in power supplies, are allowed to perform
installation and servicing.
Ensure that the AC power line ground is connected properly to the Power Rack input connector or
chassis. Similarly, other power ground lines including those to application and maintenance equipment
must be grounded properly for both personnel and equipment safety.
Always ensure that facility AC input power is de-energized prior to connecting or disconnecting any
cable.
In normal operation, the operator does not have access to hazardous voltages within the chassis.
However, depending on the user‟s application configuration, HIGH VOLTAGES HAZARDOUS TO
HUMAN SAFETY may be normally generated on the output terminals. The customer/user must ensure
that the output power lines are labeled properly as to the safety hazards and that any inadvertent
contact with hazardous voltages is eliminated.
Guard against risks of electrical shock during open cover checks by not touching any portion of the
electrical circuits. Even when power is off, capacitors may retain an electrical charge. Use safety
glasses during open cover checks to avoid personal injury by any sudden component failure.
Neither AMETEK Programmable Power Inc., San Diego, California, USA, nor any of the subsidiary
sales organizations can accept any responsibility for personnel, material or inconsequential injury, loss
or damage that results from improper use of the equipment and accessories.
SAFETY SYMBOLS

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Product Family: KDC Series II DC Power Supply
Warranty Period: 5 Years
WARRANTY TERMS
AMETEK Programmable Power, Inc. (“AMETEK”), provides this written warranty covering the
Product stated above, and if the Buyer discovers and notifies AMETEK in writing of any defect in
material or workmanship within the applicable warranty period stated above, then AMETEK may, at
its option: repair or replace the Product; or issue a credit note for the defective Product; or provide the
Buyer with replacement parts for the Product.
The Buyer will, at its expense, return the defective Product or parts thereof to AMETEK in
accordance with the return procedure specified below. AMETEK will, at its expense, deliver the
repaired or replaced Product or parts to the Buyer. Any warranty of AMETEK will not apply if the
Buyer is in default under the Purchase Order Agreement or where the Product or any part thereof:
is damaged by misuse, accident, negligence or failure to maintain the same as
specified or required by AMETEK;
is damaged by modifications, alterations or attachments thereto which are not
authorized by AMETEK;
is installed or operated contrary to the instructions of AMETEK;
is opened, modified or disassembled in any way without AMETEK’s consent; or
is used in combination with items, articles or materials not authorized by AMETEK.
The Buyer may not assert any claim that the Products are not in conformity with any warranty until the
Buyer has made all payments to AMETEK provided for in the Purchase Order Agreement.
PRODUCT RETURN PROCEDURE
1. Request a Return Material Authorization (RMA) number from the repair facility (must be done
in the country in which it was purchased):
In the USA, contact the AMETEK Repair Department prior to the return of the product
to AMETEK for repair:
Telephone: [phone], ext. 2295 or ext. 2463 (toll free North America)
858-450-0085, ext. 2295 or ext. 2463 (direct)
Outside the United States, contact the nearest Authorized Service Center (ASC). A
full listing can be found either through your local distributor or our website,
www.programmablepower.com, by clicking Support and going to the Service Centers
tab.
2. When requesting an RMA, have the following information ready:
Model number
Serial number
Description of the problem
NOTE: Unauthorized returns will not be accepted and will be returned at the shipper‟s expense.
NOTE: A returned product found upon inspection by AMETEK, to be in specification is subject to an
evaluation fee and applicable freight charges.

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Table of Contents
1Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 1
1.1 General Description .............................................................................................................................. 1
1.2 KDC Controllers Series I versus Series II .............................................................................................2
1.3 Bench Top use......................................................................................................................................2
1.4 Equipment Rack use.............................................................................................................................2
2Specifications................................................................................................................................. 3
2.1 Electrical ...............................................................................................................................................3
2.2 Measurements ...................................................................................................................................... 5
2.3 Environmental ....................................................................................................................................... 5
2.4 Mechanical............................................................................................................................................6
2.5 Agency Approvals................................................................................................................................. 6
2.6 Remote Control Interfaces .................................................................................................................... 6
2.7 Analog Monitor Outputs ........................................................................................................................7
2.8 Protection..............................................................................................................................................7
2.9 Controls and Indicators......................................................................................................................... 7
2.10 Parallel Operation ............................................................................................................................. 8
2.11 Available Options and Accessories...................................................................................................9
2.12 -LC Option.......................................................................................................................................10
2.13 -FT Option....................................................................................................................................... 10
3Installation and Functional Test ................................................................................................... 11
3.1 Inspection............................................................................................................................................11
3.2 Location and Mounting........................................................................................................................11
3.3 Input / Output Connectors................................................................................................................... 12
3.4 Wire Sizing and Lug Size....................................................................................................................17
3.5 AC Input Wiring...................................................................................................................................18
3.6 Analog Controls (-IF Option)...............................................................................................................20
4Front Panel Operation.................................................................................................................. 21
4.1 Functional Controls.............................................................................................................................21
4.2 Menu Structure.................................................................................................................................... 27
4.3 How to examples.................................................................................................................................49
4.4 Programming output transient lists ..................................................................................................... 51
4.5 Setting the Power-on Initialization Values...........................................................................................53
4.6 Mode Status........................................................................................................................................54
4.7 Remote Sensing.................................................................................................................................. 56
4.8 Remote Output ON / OFF Control.......................................................................................................57
5Operating Modes.......................................................................................................................... 58
5.1 External Programming Modes............................................................................................................. 58
5.2 Multi Unit Configurations..................................................................................................................... 62
6Principle of Operation................................................................................................................... 70
6.1 General ............................................................................................................................................... 70
6.2 Overall Description.............................................................................................................................. 70
6.3 Bias Power Supply (A7) ......................................................................................................................70
6.4 Power Module (A9 through A11).........................................................................................................76
6.5 Controller Module (A3)........................................................................................................................ 78

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7Calibration....................................................................................................................................81
7.1 Calibration Equipment.........................................................................................................................81
7.2 Calibration Password...........................................................................................................................82
7.3 Routine Calibration..............................................................................................................................83
7.4 Output Calibration................................................................................................................................84
7.5 Measurement Calibration ....................................................................................................................87
7.6 Non-Routine Calibration ......................................................................................................................89
8Service .........................................................................................................................................91
8.1 General................................................................................................................................................91
8.2 Basic Operation...................................................................................................................................91
8.3 Module Removal..................................................................................................................................94
8.4 Controller Jumper Settings..................................................................................................................97
8.5 Firmware Updates ...............................................................................................................................97
8.6 Replaceable Parts...............................................................................................................................99
8.7 Available accessories........................................................................................................................100
9Remote Control..........................................................................................................................102
9.1 Introduction........................................................................................................................................102
9.2 KDCGUI Program Requirements.......................................................................................................103
9.3 RS232C Interface..............................................................................................................................103
9.4 Optional IEEE Interface.....................................................................................................................105
9.5 KDCGUI Installation .........................................................................................................................105
9.6 Trouble Shooting - RS232C ..............................................................................................................106
9.7 Trouble Shooting - IEEE-488 / GPIB.................................................................................................107
9.8 Software Registration ........................................................................................................................107
10 Programming Syntax..............................................................................................................108
11 Options ...................................................................................................................................109
11.1 Introduction....................................................................................................................................109
11.2 MIL704 Option...............................................................................................................................110
Appendix A: Error Messages.............................................................................................................122
Index..................................................................................................................................................126

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List of Figures
Figure 1-1: KDC Series DC Power Supply............................................................................................................1
Figure 3-1: Location of rear panel connectors ....................................................................................................16
Figure 3-2: DC Output bus bar studs.................................................................................................................. 17
Figure 3-4: Toroid Installation, -400V input model.............................................................................................. 18
Figure 3-5: Outline Drawing Chassis Dimensions (Shown with safety covers)...................................................19
Figure 4-1: Front Panel View ..............................................................................................................................21
Figure 4-2: Shuttle Knobs ...................................................................................................................................22
Figure 4-3: Front panel layout.............................................................................................................................23
Figure 4-4: Keypad layout...................................................................................................................................24
Figure 4-5: Display and Shuttle Knobs interaction.............................................................................................. 25
Figure 4-6: Sample Transient Output Sequence ................................................................................................ 52
Figure 4-7: Constant Power Mode Profile........................................................................................................... 55
Figure 4-8: Remote Sensing Operation at the Load ...........................................................................................56
Figure 4-9: Remote On / Off Control by Contact Closure ...................................................................................57
Figure 4-10: Remote On / Off Using Isolated TTL/CMOS Voltage Supply..........................................................57
Figure 5-1: Remote Voltage Programming Using 0-5 or 0-10 VDC Source........................................................58
Figure 5-2: Remove Voltage Programming Using Resistance ........................................................................... 59
Figure 5-3: Remote Voltage Programming Using a Current Source...................................................................59
Figure 5-4: Remote Current Programming Using 0-5 or 0-10 VDC Source........................................................ 60
Figure 5-5: Remote Current Programming Using Resistance ............................................................................ 61
Figure 5-6: Remote Current Programming Using a Current Source...................................................................61
Figure 5-7: Parallel Cable Interconnect Accessory.............................................................................................63
Figure 5-8: Auto-Parallel Operation –2 KDC units.............................................................................................66
Figure 5-9: Auto-Parallel Operation –3 KDC units.............................................................................................67
Figure 5-10: Auto-Series Operation.................................................................................................................... 68
Figure 5-11: Auto Tracking Operation.................................................................................................................69
Figure 6-1: DC Power Supply Block Diagram.....................................................................................................73
Figure 6-2: DC Power Supply Block Diagram with -IF option .............................................................................74
Figure 6-3: KDC with -IF option, Simplified Block Diagram................................................................................. 75
Figure 6-4: DC Module Block Diagram ...............................................................................................................77
Figure 7-1: Test Equipment Hookup for Routine Output and Measurement Calibration.....................................83
Figure 8-1: Assembly Location ...........................................................................................................................94
Figure 8-2: Replaceable Fuse Locations .......................................................................................................... 101
Figure 9-1: KDCGUI Main screen .....................................................................................................................102
Figure 9-2: Rear Panel View.............................................................................................................................105
Figure 11-1: OPTIONS screen.......................................................................................................................... 109
Figure 11-2: Available options ..........................................................................................................................109
Figure 11-3: APPLICATIONS Screen............................................................................................................... 112
Figure 11-4: MIL704 Menu................................................................................................................................112
Figure 11-5: MIL704 DC Menu - 1 of 3 .............................................................................................................113
Figure 11-6: MIL704 DC Menu - 2 of 3 .............................................................................................................113
Figure 11-7: MIL704 DC Menu - 3 of 3 .............................................................................................................113
Figure 11-8: Steady State DC........................................................................................................................... 113
Figure 11-9: Transient Menu.............................................................................................................................114
Figure 11-10: Abnormal Test Screen................................................................................................................115
Figure 11-11: Emergency Test .........................................................................................................................116

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List of Tables
Table 3-1: Rear Panel Input and /Output Connectors .........................................................................................12
Table 3-2: Output Connection Description ..........................................................................................................13
Table 3-3: Input Connection Description.............................................................................................................13
Table 3-4: RS232C Connector - J20...................................................................................................................13
Table 3-5: Analog I/O Connector (Isolated) - J22................................................................................................14
Table 3-6: Auxiliary I/O Connector (Non-Isolated) - J21......................................................................................15
Table 3-7: Minimum Wire Size Table ..................................................................................................................17
Table 4-1: Front panel menu structure................................................................................................................28
Table 4-2: Transient programming resolution from front panel. ..........................................................................38
Table 4-3: Configuration Control Modes..............................................................................................................43
Table 4-4: Sample Transient List ........................................................................................................................52
Table 4-5: Factory Default Power on Settings.....................................................................................................53
Table 4-6: Operating Modes................................................................................................................................54
Table 5-1: Master or Auxiliary Controller Configuration Jumper Settings............................................................64
Table 5-2: Master Configuration Jumper Settings...............................................................................................64
Table 7-1: Load Resistors and Current by model................................................................................................81
Table 8-1: Basic Symptoms ................................................................................................................................91
Table 8-2: Poor Output Voltage Accuracy...........................................................................................................91
Table 8-3: Poor Output Voltage Regulation.........................................................................................................91
Table 8-4: Unit Shuts Down After 3-5 Seconds...................................................................................................92
Table 8-5: No Output and No Lights on Front Panel ...........................................................................................92
Table 8-6: No Output But "Display" Is On...........................................................................................................92
Table 8-7: Master or Auxiliary Configuration Jumper Settings ............................................................................97
Table 8-8: Master or Auxiliary Configuration Jumper Settings ............................................................................97
Table 8-9: Replaceable Parts............................................................................................................................100
Table 8-10: Power Module Output Capacitance................................................................................................100
Table 11-1: KDC restrictions -704 option ..........................................................................................................111
Table 11-2: Error Messages..............................................................................................................................125