Introduction To The Agilent 6800 Ac Power Source/Analyzer - Agilent Technologies 6800 Series Product Note

Introduction to the Agilent 6800 AC Power Source/Analyzer

The 6800 series ac power source/analyzers are
members of the Agilent Technologies "One-Box"
Solution power products family. These products
offer an integrated solution for ac power testing
applications.
The 6800 series combines the functionality of the
following instruments in one box:
• power amplifier
• arbitrary waveform generator
• power analyzer
• harmonic analyzer
• waveform digitizer
The power amplifier and arbitrary waveform
generator capabilities produce waveforms with
programmable amplitude, frequency, and wave-
shape. Each model has pre-programmed sine,
square, and clipped sine waveshapes. For added
flexibility, twelve user-defined waveforms can
be created and stored in non-volatile memory.
Waveforms can be programmed using the 6800
series transient generation system to simulate
sophisticated and repeatable ac line disturbances
or output sequences.
The power analyzer and harmonic analyzer capa-
bilities provide high precision measurements
including:
• rms, dc, ac+dc voltage and current
• peak voltage and current
• real, apparent, and reactive power
• harmonic analysis of voltage and current wave-
forms providing amplitude and phase up to the
50th harmonic
• total harmonic distortion
• triggered acquisition of digitized voltage and
current
The 6800 series can be used in bench or ATE appli-
cations. The fully featured front panel and built-in
GPIB and RS-232 interfaces allow you to program
waveforms, measure parameters, and monitor the
status of the ac power source/analyzer.
Each model features a SCPI (Standard Commands
for Programmable Instruments) command set. This
industry standard command set simplifies test sys-
tem development by offering command set common-
ality between all types of instrumentation. Instru-
ments performing the same function use the same
self-documenting SCPI instructions. For example,
the same commands are used to program a wave-
shape on the 6800 series ac power source/analyzers
as on a function generator. Because you spend less
time learning device commands, you can get your
application up and running faster.
The following sections of this product note explain
how to optimize your usage of the features of the
6800 series products. At the end of this product
note there are practical examples that show how
these features can be applied.
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