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- How to optimize current clamp and Rogowski coil accuracy APP043 Traceable CT Adjustment by PPA scale correlation (PDF, 587KB)
- How do N4L compare to competitors with respect to wide band accuracy and calibration? APP042 – Understanding High Accuracy Wideband Power (PDF, 492KB)
- Are N4L Power Analyzers compliant to D0-160 and ABD0100 Avionics Standards? APP040 – Power Analysis in Avionics – May 2020 (PDF, 189KB)
- Is ISO17025 power calibration important to me? APP038 – Understanding Power Calibration (PDF, 438KB)
- Can I use a PPA to measure 7 phase power? APP036 – 6 & 7 phase motor drive analysis (PDF, 203KB)
- The importance of Low Power Factor watts accuracy APP035 – Low Power Factor Watts Measurement & Calibration (PDF, 228KB)
- Can I measure Electric Vehicle Traction motor efficiency with the PPA? APP032 – Efficiency Measurement of Traction Motors v2 May 2020 (PDF, 218KB)
- How do the N4L Power Analyzers avoid aliasing? APP031 – Expanded Nyquist Sampling Theory – N4L (PDF, 44KB)
- Why is the PPA so accurate at measuring harmonics? APP030 – DFT or FFT – A Comparison of Fourier Transform Techniques (PDF, 372KB)
- Can I analyze a motor during acceleration and deceleration? APP025 – PWM Motor Drive Ramp Testing with the PPA45_5500 Power Analyzers (PDF, 153KB)
- How does the PPA Calculate Harmonic magnitude? APP023 – Harmonic Analysis in Power Applications (PDF, 67.2KB)
- How can I perform efficiency analysis using the Master/Slave dual instrument technique? APP021 -Master Slave Effieicency testing (PDF, 160KB)
- RMS or Peak Ranging? Which is better for power analysis? APP019 – RMS and Peak range considerations with Precision Power Analyzers (PDF, 175KB)
- PWM Motor Drive Theory APP017 – PWM Motor Drives – Pulse Width Modulation Theory (PDF, 810KB)
- How do I test a product to see if it complies with the standby power test standards such as EN50564 and IEC62301? APP015 – Standby Power Measurement – IEC62301 (PDF, 2,183KB)
- How does 3 Phase 2 Wattmeter work, mathematically? APP014 – 3 Phase 2 Wattmeter Explained (PDF, 663KB)
- How do I perform AC-DC power efficiency measurements of power supplies using N4L PPA’s? APP013 – AC – DC Efficiency Measurements with the PPA1520 (PDF, 255KB)
- How do N4L achieve such accurate wideband current measurement? APP012 – Current Shunt Field Cancellation (PDF, 590KB)
- The mathematics behind calculated power accuracies at specified frequencies and phase angles APP009 Power Accuracy (PDF, 64KB)
IEC61000 Harmonics and Flicker Application Notes:
Frequency Response Analysis Application Notes:
- Can I measure PSRR (Power Supply Rejection Ratio) with the PSM series frequency response analyzers? APP022 – PSRR – Power Supply Rejection Ratio Testing (PDF, 390KB)
- Testing RFI Line filters with the PSM series Frequency Response Analyzers APP016 -Testing RFI Line Filters – Frequency Response Analysis (PDF, 759KB)
- How do I analyze the stability of a multiple loop closed feedback circuit? APP010 Testing Switched Mode Power Supply Multiple Loop Gain (PDF, 23KB)
- How to measure THD (harmonic analysis) with the PSM App 007 Measuring low THD v2 (PDF, 90KB)
- Measuring fluctuating signals with the PSM series Measuring APP05 fluctuating signals (PDF, 16KB)
- Testing frequency shift keying with the PSM APP04 Testing FSK Communitation systems (PDF, 11KB)
- Testing LVDT’s with the PSM APP03 Testing LVDTs (PDF, 27KB)
- How do I test loop stability of power supplies with the PSM series frequency response analyzers APP002 Testing loop stability (PDF, 66KB)
- Testing communications transformers with the PSM series APP001 Testing communications transformers (PDF, 66KB)
- Frequency Response Analyzer Measurement Selectivity PSM Series Measurement Selectivity (PDF, 103KB)
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