The 8600 Series programmable DC electronic loads provide the performance of modular system DC electronic loads in a compact benchtop form factor. With fast transient operation speeds and high 16-bit measurement resolution, these standalone DC loads can be used for testing and evaluating a variety of DC sources such as DC power supplies, DC-DC converters, batteries, battery chargers, and photovoltaic arrays.

The DC loads can operate in constant current (CC), constant voltage (CV), constant resistance (CR), or constant power (CW) mode and be configured to provide a dynamically changing load to the DC source with fast load switching times. Versatile internal, external, and remote triggering options allow the dynamic load behavior to be synchronized with other events.

Increase productivity by saving your test parameters into any one of the 100 memory areas for quick system recall. All load parameters such as voltage, current, slew rate, and width can be set via the front panel or programmed remotely. The 8600 Series provides standard USB (USBTMC-compliant), GPIB, or RS-232 serial interfaces for remote communication.

Features

Voltage range up to 500 V

Current range up to 60 A

CC/CV/CR/CW operating modes

16-bit voltage and current measurement system providing 1 mV / 0.1 mA resolution

List mode function

Store and recall up to 100 setups

Adjustable slew rate in CC mode

Flexible triggering options via front panel, external input, timer, or bus

Test modes to validate the OCP/OPP protection functions of a power supply

CR-LED mode to simulate the loading behavior of typical LEDs

Remote sense

Analog current control and monitoring

Thermostatically controlled fan

Standard USB (USBTMC-compliant), RS232, and GPIB interfaces supporting SCPI commands for remote control

OVP/OCP/OPP/OTP including local and remote reverse voltage (LRV/RRV) protection"