Introduction to Battery Analysis with the BA8100

Battery Analyzer Best Practices - This article discusses the factors that influence battery capacity and how to interpret SOC battery test readings.

This new software, which supports our 9200 and 9115 Series DC power supplies as well as 8600 Series DC Electronic loads, provides a computer-controlled charging and discharging system for a wide range of commonly used batteries. Additionally, the software offers sequencing of charge and discharge cycles, graphing, and data logging functionality.

Determining a battery’s capacity in Ah using the 8500B series built-in battery test function. The battery is being discharged a with a fixed current until it teaches a set threshold voltage

Obtaining a battery’s discharge profile using the PV8500B software and 8500B series DC load.

Power Supply Guide

Testing fuses and circuit breakers with an XLN series power supply

Remotely control and monitor XLN-GL and 9170/9180 series power supplies via an iPad or iPhone

How to use the remote sense feature of a power supply

DC load application note

Topics covered include:

• Power Supply Testing: load regulation and load transient response
• Battery Test: battery discharge curves, battery internal resistance
• Performance test of DC loads: slew rate
• Software examples

How to measure the slew rate of a DC electronic load

High speed voltage and current data capture using the MDL's buffer storage function

How to measure voltage and current with a current clamp

Electrical shock prevention in sound systems

Stanford Solar Car Project – testing DC-DC converters to optimize a MPPT system

Walla Walla University School of Engineering – load test of a DC machine

University of Toronto Blue Sky Solar Racing – testing solar car devices

University of Miami – design for autonomous net-zero water buildings

How to use WaveXpress to create and edit complex waveforms, then quickly download them to a B&K AWG or digital oscilloscope.

How to synchronize signals using the marker function of the 4075 – 4079 Arbitrary waveform/function generator family

How to make a phase shift measurement using X-Y mode on an oscilloscope

9800 Series - PLD Function Application Brief

4050B Series - Wave Combine Function Application Brief

894 / 895 Ethernet Application Brief

894 / 895 Sweeping Function Application Brief

LCR Accuracy Calculator for the 891, 894, and 895

How to characterize components (create signature) by using a DSO as a curve tracer/ component tester

How to use an LCR meter

LCR guide book

Some topics covered in this guide include:

• Measurement of impedance with an oscilloscope
• Measuring the ESR of a capacitor
• Using an LCR meter to estimate the turns ratio of an unknown transformer
• Measuring D and Q value of components
• How to use a reactance chart

Understanding Peak vs. Average Power Measurements

Principles of RF & Microware Power Measurement – Quick reference poster