Design and Testing of an Electronic Load Board for Power Supply Validation and Verification
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dc.contributor.advisor | Dean, Robert N., Jr. | |
dc.contributor.advisor | Wentworth, Stuart M. | |
dc.contributor.advisor | Evans, John L. | |
dc.contributor.author | Moses, Justin | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-05-05T21:02:16Z | |
dc.date.available | 2014-05-05T21:02:16Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2014-05-05 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10415/4146 | |
dc.description.abstract | As the need for high efficiency in power supplies increases, so does the need to test and verify the designs of the supplies. To test the design, efficiency, and reliability of a low-voltage, high-current power supply, an accurate and stable electronic load is needed. The suitable electronic load needs to be able to sink a large amount of current at a low voltage, have a selectable resistance, and be reliable over a wide temperature range. The load board also needs to interface with a computer for automated testing to help remove the human element from the experiment to provide consistent results. Many times, especially for a high current sinking load board, the electronic load is expensive. Thus the need to create an electronic load board that meets all of the requirements while being less expensive than a commercial load. This thesis presents the process of designing, building, and testing an electronic load board for testing low-voltage, high-current power supplies. There are four designs and revisions covered and the differences between them. While the first revision merely added a control board to the first design, revision two was a completely stand-alone device which has undergone extensive testing and calibration to ensure the board's accuracy. | en_US |
dc.rights | EMBARGO_GLOBAL | en_US |
dc.subject | Electrical Engineering | en_US |
dc.title | Design and Testing of an Electronic Load Board for Power Supply Validation and Verification | en_US |
dc.type | thesis | en_US |
dc.embargo.length | MONTHS_WITHHELD:60 | en_US |
dc.embargo.status | EMBARGOED | en_US |
dc.embargo.enddate | 2015-03-24 | en_US |