Philips PM2813 Power Supply User Manual


 
Abbriviations, Symbols & Terms C - 7
PROGRAMMING RESOLUTION
Avera
g
e pro
g
rammin
g
step size. That is the smallest chan
g
e that can be obtained
either usin
g
the front panel keys or a controller.
PROGRAMMING RESPONSE TIME
The maximum time for the output to settle to a pro
g
rammed value within a settlin
g
band, after havin
g
finished executin
g
the settle command.
READBACK ACCURACY
Maximum error in the readback value of an output volta
g
e or current (at
calibration temperature
±
2
°
C).
REMOTE MODE (opposite of the LOCAL mode)
In this mode the power supply is pro
g
rammed remotely from your PC via the
GPIB.
REMOTE SENSING
A way of sensin
g
in which a power supply monitors the volta
g
e directly at the load
via the extra sensin
g
wires. The resultin
g
circuit action compensates for the
volta
g
e drop in the wires to the load up to a maximum of 1 volt total.
SOURCE EFFECT (line re
g
ulation)
The maximum chan
g
e in the steady state of the re
g
ulated output volta
g
e or
current, resultin
g
from any chan
g
e in the AC volta
g
e source within the specified
values.
STANDBY MODE (opposite of the OPERATE mode)
In this mode the power supply is operable, but the output channels are disabled
(no power is supplied).
TEMPERATURE COEFFICIENT
The maximum chan
g
e in the re
g
ulated output volta
g
e or current per de
g
ree
Celsius followin
g
a chan
g
e in the ambient temperature after a 30 minute warm-up
time.