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SAN DIEGO, CA (December 4, 2023) – AMETEK Programmable Power is pleased to unveil the new Sorensen™ Intelligent-Bidirectional Energy AMplified (i-BEAM) Series, a high performance, bidirectional, regenerative programmable DC power system. The i-BEAM Series is the newest addition to the AMETEK Programmable Power portfolio of high-power testing solutions.
The new i-BEAM Series features full DC source and sink capabilities with power levels from 60 kW up to 1.3 MW. The i-BEAM Series is fully scalable up to 650 kW and beyond up to 1.3 MW with parallel systems. The available voltage ranges of 80V, 300V, 600V, 800V and 1,000VDC provide full power up to 1,000A within a single system. Single-channel, 2-channel and 4-channel configurations are available.
The i-BEAM Series can be operated from the intuitive, front panel touchscreen that enables the user to easily setup, control and monitor the Output Programming Parameters, Supervisory and Set Point limits, Measurements, and System Settings. Additionally, a variety of communication control interfaces are available including; VNC Ethernet, Modbus, CAN Bus, EtherCAT, Profibus DP, Profinet, LabVIEW, MATLAB/Simulink or high-speed Analog control.
The i-BEAM Series is designed for testing today’s complex, high power electronics for the aerospace, industrial, automotive and energy storage markets in a variety of applications.
Key Features:
- Single system power up to 650 kW
- Parallel system power up to 1.3 MW
- Bidirectional output voltage up to 1,000 V
- Bidirectional output current up to ±1,000 A, up to ±2,000A in parallel
- Available in 1, 2 or 4 channel configurations
- Multiple channel units share internal DC Bus up to 2MW without drawing additional power from the AC Grid
- Regenerative to 96%
- Large 15-inch color touch panel
- Short circuit proof
- Designed for safety to EN ISO 13849-1
- Dedicated Battery Testing/Simulation Modes
- Seamless transition between source and sink High reliability, long life components
Company Overview
Located in San Diego, CA, AMETEK Programmable Power designs, manufactures, and markets precision AC and DC programmable power supplies, electronic loads, application specific power subsystems, and compliance test solutions for customers requiring & valuing differentiated power products and services.
AMETEK Programmable Power boasts one of the industries' broadest portfolios of programmable power products under the well-known and respected Sorensen, Elgar, and California Instruments brands. AMETEK Programmable Power’s products serve a wide range of stimulus (T&M) and process power needs in applications including semiconductor fabrication, commercial and defense ATE, oil exploration, solar array and battery string simulation, avionics, general R&D and EMC compliance testing.
VTI Instruments provides products and systems which are used to monitor and record data that characterizes the physical integrity and performance of aircraft, engines, and other large structures, as well as automate the functional testing of complex electronic systems. VTI Instruments is recognized as an industry leader with a reputation of providing reliable data, first time, every time
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