{"id":4293,"date":"2017-09-13T08:06:01","date_gmt":"2017-09-13T08:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.uk.tdk-lambda.com\/uk\/?p=4293"},"modified":"2017-08-23T15:35:00","modified_gmt":"2017-08-23T15:35:00","slug":"2400w-programmable-power-supply-for-automotive-electric-motor-testing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.uk.tdk-lambda.com\/uk\/2017\/09\/13\/2400w-programmable-power-supply-for-automotive-electric-motor-testing\/","title":{"rendered":"2400W programmable power supply for automotive electric motor testing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.emea.lambda.tdk.com\/uk\/genesys\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.uk.tdk-lambda.com\/uk\/files\/2016\/10\/Gen1U-500-125.jpg\" alt=\"genesys 1U\" width=\"500\" height=\"125\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3794\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tdklambdablog.wpenginepowered.com\/uk\/files\/2016\/10\/Gen1U-500-125.jpg 500w, https:\/\/tdklambdablog.wpenginepowered.com\/uk\/files\/2016\/10\/Gen1U-500-125-300x75.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The DC battery voltage in a vehicle can vary over a wide range, normally 9 to 16V, but under cold start conditions it can go as low as 3V.  Electrical and electronics assemblies used in automotive applications have to be thoroughly tested to ensure they will operate reliably and safely.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>When building a rack to test DC motors for a car component manufacturer, a designer of test equipment contacted a TDK-Lambda sales partner for power supply suggestions.  They recommended the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.emea.lambda.tdk.com\/uk\/genesys\" target=\"_blank\">highly reliable 1U high Genesys\u2122 GEN-20-120-1P230 programmable power supply<\/a>. The model chosen is able to provide up to 2,400W with a wide programming range of 0 to 20V and operate from a single phase 230Vac input.<\/p>\n<p>TDK-Lambda offers a wide range of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.emea.lambda.tdk.com\/uk\/products\/programmable-power-supplies\/\" target=\"_blank\">Programmable Power Supplies<\/a> for industrial, test and measurement applications, click for more information:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.emea.lambda.tdk.com\/uk\/genesys\" target=\"_blank\">www.emea.lambda.tdk.com\/uk\/genesys<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The DC battery voltage in a vehicle can vary over a wide range, normally 9 to 16V, but under cold start conditions it can go as low as 3V. 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