Understanding Benchtop Power Supplies

This video provides a general technical introduction to benchtop DC power supplies and explains the most important functions, parameters, and features of power supplies in modern test and measurement applications.
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Timeline:
00:00 Introduction
00:17 About benchtop DC power supplies
01:35 About benchtop power supply specifications
02:07 Derating curves
02:59 Entering voltage and current
03:42 Ramp output
03:59 Arbitrary output
04:27 Analog / modulation input
04:54 About readback
05:57 Delivering the desired voltage to the load
06:38 About remote sense
07:35 About protection functions
08:48 Constant voltage mode
09:29 Avoiding excessive current
10:14 About constant current mode
11:04 Advanced topics
11:24 About power supply channels
12:09 Series operation
12:37 Parallel operation
12:59 About electronic loads (sink mode)
13:46 About battery simulation
14:43 Summary

[@s2003katalin]

Good thing I learned about the derating curve. I almost pulled the trigger on a NGA102 thinking it would output 210W (35V x 6A) but it’s capped at only 80W, which is too low :(

[@pauldenisowski]

That's typical for all power supplies: max power is usually less than max voltage * max current

[@knightwar3]

The thumbnail made me think about what i've learnt about power rating lol thank you for explaining the derating curve and how it affects the power output me that i was thinking that my psu can deliver 300W huh

[@knightwar3]

Actually 150W