A method for determining ATE input power requirements

Author

Marion, Randall L.

Author_Institution

Boeing Co., Saint Louis, MO, USA

fYear

2004

fDate

20-23 Sept. 2004

Firstpage

11

Lastpage

17

Abstract

The paper discusses elements of the production RTCASS (reconfigurable transportable consolidated automated support system) power system design. The system power supplies were characterized with a commercial Nexus power monitor as the major contributors to load. The characterizations were combined with load points derived from ATLAS (abbreviated test language for all systems) test program code using the AVA tool. The analysis revealed that the power supplies performed better than their specifications for efficiency and power factor at realistic load points. A smaller and lighter power distribution unit was possible than traditional analysis would have suggested.

Keywords

automatic test equipment; load distribution; power consumption; power distribution; power factor; power system CAD; ATE input power requirements; ATLAS test program code; Nexus power monitor; abbreviated test language; automated test equipment; load points; power distribution unit; power factor; power system design; production RTCASS design; reconfigurable transportable consolidated automated support system; Electromagnetic interference; Industrial power systems; Instruments; Monitoring; Performance analysis; Power distribution; Power supplies; Production systems; Reactive power; System testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

AUTOTESTCON 2004. Proceedings

ISSN

1088-7725

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8449-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/AUTEST.2004.1436744

Filename

1436744