A prototype instrument has been developed which is capable of providing a transient current of up to 50A with a rise time as low as 1usec. This instrument, which simulates the transient current loads drawn by a high-speed microprocessor, allows measurement of the transient performance of switch-mode power supplies designed for use in PC systems. The minimum current, maximum current, and rise time are digitally programmable. The frequency and duty cycle of the load transient waveform is determined by a digital input signal.

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Creator

• Levesque, Gregory James
• Lawler, Melinda Marie
• Ruiter, Jacob Foster

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 99B015M

Advisor

• McNeill, John A.

Year

• 1999

Date created

• 1999-01-01

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Electrical Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright