Archive for the ‘New Technologies’ Category

Chroma Named Official Equipment Sponsor to Mission Motors’ New Electric Race Bike

Chroma Systems Solutions - Mission Motors Electric Motor Race BikeChroma Systems Solutions, world leading provider of power test equipment and systems, is pleased to announce their Official Equipment Sponsorship with Mission Motors. As a leader in the development of flexible, modular, high-performance electric powertrain systems for hybrid and electric vehicles, Mission Motors is home to the Mission R acclaimed as the most advanced electric racing motorcycle in the world. Primarily, Mission Motors will use Chroma’s power test equipment and software for testing their EV battery modules.

Mission showcases their technology in the fast-paced world of electric superbike racing. The cornerstone of their technology, a lithium-ion battery pack, relies on rigorous testing to determine performance and lifetime characteristics. Mission Motors chose Chroma’s 63208 DC Electronic Load. The 63208 is capable of pulling a 15.6kW continuous load from their battery modules. That is enough power to propel the Mission R race bike at a continuous 80 mph.

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DC Supplies Get LXI Option

Market demands for a high-speed instrumentation interface in instrumentation is increasing. Moving forward with firmware release 3.0, Chroma’s Programmable 62000P DC Supplies will include a new remote LXI interface option. LXI is the latest industry LAN standard for networking test instruments and automated test systems.

LXI, which is based on the Ethernet standard, defines a uniform, interoperable LAN implementation, allowing instruments to be easily integrated into test systems. Complete LXI information can be found at http://www.lxistandard.org.

63110A Model DC Electronic Load with LED Simulation

Chroma has created the industry’s first LED simulator for LED driver testing with our 63110A electronic load. The LED’s forward voltage and operating resistance can be set to further adjust the loading and ripple current to better simulate LED characteristics. The 63110A load also has increased bandwidth to allow for PWM dimming testing.

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Solar Photovoltaic Array Analysis

There is no better method of predicting photovoltaic (PV) array performance than exposing it to real-life conditions in the field. Although laboratory tests can accurately determine PV cell characteristics, real-time monitoring of a photovoltaic array in the field can boost confidence in product reliability and overall performance.

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The NSRRC Looks to Chroma to Build Power Supply Systems

Chroma, the leading manufacturer of test and measurement instruments, announces today that it has acquired a multi-million dollar contract with the National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center (NSRRC) to build ultra high-stability power supplies for their Photon Source.  Chroma will be providing these ultra high-stability power supply systems for use in NSRRC’s world class cutting-edge Synchrotron Light Source within the next two years.

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