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High-Voltage DC-DC Power SuppliesHigh voltage dc-dc power supply modules provide regulated outputs for embedded OEM use.
Applications:- Mass spectrometers
- Detectors
- Imaging
- Capacitor charging
- Capillary electrophoresis
- Photomultiplier tubes
- Laser systems
- Nuclear instruments
- Electrostatic printing
- Test instruments
- Cathode-ray tube (CRT) systems
Available high voltage dc-dc power supplies have many circuit and system variations, as outlined below.
Nominal DC Voltage Input:- 28V
- 24V
- 12V
- 1kV to 50kV
- Fractions of 1mA to over 200mA
- Power from 0.5 watt to 200 watts
- Fixed positive voltage output
- Fixed negative voltage output
- Reversible positive or negative voltage output
- High voltage connector
- Captive high voltage cable
- Output pins
- Internal potentiometer
- Ground-referenced signal for remote operation
- Output voltage monitor signal
- Output current monitor signal
- Arc protection
- Output short circuits
- Peak-to-peak in mV
- Peak-to-peak as a percent of output voltage
- Local and remote programming
- Fault indicators with safety interlock
- Overload protection
- Remote on/off control
- Conventional switchmode power converter
- Resonant high frequency inverter
- Metal-enclosed modules
- Plastic-enclosed modules
- P.C. board mount
- Chassis mount
