273A Power Booster Manual - Princeton Applied Research
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1. 223052 B 0602 Printed in USA Advanced Measurement Technology Inc a k a Princeton Applied Research a subsidiary of AMETEK Inc WARRANTY Princeton Applied Research warrants each instrument of its own manufacture to be free of defects in material and workmanship Obligations under this Warranty shall be limited to replacing repairing or giving credit for the purchase price at our option of any instrument returned shipment prepaid to our Service Department for that purpose within ONE year of delivery to the original purchaser provided prior authorization for such return has been given by an authorized representative of Princeton Applied Research This Warranty shall not apply to any instrument which our inspection shall disclose to our satisfaction to have become defective or unworkable due to abuse mishandling misuse accident alteration negligence improper installation or other causes beyond our control This Warranty shall not apply to any instrument or component not manufactured by Princeton Applied Research When products manufactured by others are included in Princeton Applied Research equipment the original manufacturer s warranty is extended to Princeton Applied Research customers Princeton Applied Research reserves the right to make changes in design at any time without incurring any obligation to install same on units previously purchased THERE ARE NO WARRANTIES THAT EXTEND BEYOND THE DESCRIPTION ON THE FACE HERE2. 865 483 2133 Oak Ridge TN 37831 ATTN Customer Service D CUSTOMERS OUTSIDE OF U S A To avoid delay in customs clearance of equipment being returned please contact the factory or the nearest factory distributor for complete shipping information Copyright 2002 Advanced Measurement Technology Inc All rights reserved Princeton Applied Research is a registered trademark of Advanced Measurement Technology Inc All other trademarks used herein are the property of their respective owners TABLE OF CONTENTS GENERAL deine Kasa e Mta RI AE A A 1 2 SYSTEM SPEGIFIGATIONS ocio 31r Eie a br daa 3 3 INTERCONNECTIONS AND FRONT PANEL SETUP 000000 cece een eens 5 3 1 Connecting the Potentiostat to the Power Booster Interface 5 3 2 Connecting the KEPCO to the Power Booster Interface 6 3 3 Power Booster Interface Front Panel Setup 6 3 4 KEPCO Front Panel Setup aauuaunnnannn annen teen eens 7 3 5 External Cell Connection and Initial Check 7 lii Model 273A Power Booster User s Manual 1 GENERAL The Model 273A Power Booster is designed for special electrochemical applications such as battery research pulse plating and etching Three models are available e The 273A 10A provides 0 10 amps nominal at 0 20 volts compliance e The 273A 20A provides 0 20 amps nominal at 0 20 volts compliance e The 273A 8A provides 0 8 amps nominal at 0 50 volts
3. compliance This add on system consists of a specially configured 20 10A 20 20A or 50 8A bipolar power supply from KEPCO Inc and a Princeton Applied Research Power Booster Interface see the block diagram in Fig 1 The Power Booster interfaces the 273A and the external cell acts as the cell switch and provides the drive signal for the KEPCO power supply Experiments can be controlled manually from the front panel of the 273A or from a PC using the appropriate Princeton Applied Research software The Power Booster Interface also provides cell current scaled required by the 273A I E converter With the 273A current range set to 10 uA 1 pA reading on 273A 1 A actual cell current and 10 pA reading on 273A 10 A actual cell current The system frequency response has been modified to provide stability for the complete closed loop response for electrochemical cells with a very high capacitance and very low resistance The Power Booster Interface is available for 273 or 273A potentiostats for simplicity the manual only refers to the 273A It operates in power boosted or normal mode a simple cable connection converts between modes This manual discusses boosted mode only For normal operation see the potentiostat s user manual Connections and settings are identical among the three Power Booster Interface options However for simplicity we discuss and illustrate only the 10 A unit in this manual CAUTION Do not use auto ra
4. points at lower than the maximum value Refer to the KEPCO manual for more information Model 273A Power Booster User s Manual 3 INTERCONNECTIONS AND FRONT PANEL SETUP 3 1 Connecting the Potentiostat to the Power Booster Interface The 273A and Power Booster Interface are connected by 3 marked cables provided with the interface unit see also the diagram in Fig 2 NOTE Do not use the C0342 cable the label is on a white tab in power boosted mode C0342 is for normal operation only for instructions on using it see the 273A User s Guide POWER AMP MONITOR PWR BOOSTER INTFC REMOTE CELL ENABLE REAR PANEL 273A REAR PANEL 12345 KEPCO REAR PANEL Fig 2 Connecting the 273A KEPCO Power Supply and Power Booster Interface REMOTE CELL ENABLE Cable Connect the 273A s rear panel REMOTE CELL ENABLE BNC connector to the rear panel of the Power Booster Interface at the BNC connector marked C POWER AMP MONITOR Cable Connect the 273A s rear panel POWER AMP MONITOR BNC connector to the rear panel of the Power Booster Interface at the BNC connector marked F 273 INTERFACE Cable Connect the 273A s rear panel CELL INTERFACE connector 37 pin D to the rear panel of the Power Booster Interface at the 37 pin D connector labeled 273A INTERFACE CABLE 3 2 Connecting the KEPCO to the Power Booster Interface S COM Connection Connect the S COM brown wire to S COM or COM they are shorted toget
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6. OWER BOOSTER INTERFACE BOX FRONT PANEL O 1 OHM LOAD REF 273A ELECTROMETER Fig 4 Dummy Cell Connections 2 Connect the Reference and Counter to one side of the resistor Reference connection closest to cell and Sense and Working to the other side Sense connection closest to the cell 3 Turm on the 273A power 4 Turn the power on to the Interface box Model 273A Power Booster User s Manual 5 Turn on the KEPCO power supply 6 From the front panel of the 273A select the 10 uA current range 7 Apply a 3 V potential via the front panel see the 273A User s Guide and turn the cell on 8 The current reading on the front panel display should be 3 pA 3 pA if 3 V are applied and the E reading should be 3 V 9 Turn the cell off 10 Disconnect the cell Chapter 3 INTERCONNECTIONS AND FRONT PANEL SETUP 10 Model 273A Power Booster User s Manual
7. her on the KEPCO rear panel Connect the opposite end of the wire to screw clamp connector 3 on the rear panel of the Power Booster Interface S OUT Connection Connect the S OUT red wire to S OUT on the KEPCO rear panel Connect the opposite end of the wire to screw clamp connector 1 on the rear panel of the Power Booster Interface Cardedge Double BNC Cable Connect the cardedge female connector to the card edge male projecting from the KEPCO rear panel both connectors are keyed to ensure correct orientation On the double BNC end of the cable connect the E IN connector to the rear panel of the Power Booster Interface at the BNC connector marked E Connect the I OUT BNC portion of the cable to the rear panel of the Power Booster Interface at the BNC connector marked D 3 3 Power Booster Interface Front Panel Setup 273A ELECTROMETER Cable Connect the 25 pin male D connector to the 273A Differential Electrometer The opposite end of the cable labeled CHASSIS FRONT PANEL should be connected the front panel of the Power Booster Interface at the 37 pin D connector labeled 273A ELECTROMETER CABLE Keyed 9 Pin Connector Cable Connect the 9 pin keyed connector to the front panel of the Power Booster Interface at the COUNTER WORKING connection This cable has the red and green spring clamp connectors at the opposite end 6 Model 273A Power Booster User s Manual 3 4 KEPCO Front Panel Setup e The MODE switch on the front panel of
8. nging current in Power Booster mode The 273A should be set to the 10 uA current range on the front panel or via PC software control Determined by the KEPCO 273A 273AKEPCO KEPCO BOP POTENTIOSTAT INTERFACE i BOX i I REAR PANEL I 273APA I MONITOR I APPLIED l INPUT i 10V OUT 1V 1A LE 10uA SCALE luA 1A Fig 1 Block Diagram for the 273A Power Booster System Model 273A Power Booster User s Manual 2 SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS Bandwidth gt 5 KHz at 3 db with 1 V applied at counter with 1 0 cell 1 W load Voltage Rise Time lt 70 us 10 90 measured at counter 10 V 100 Hz square wave into a 1 W load high speed mode Potential Noise lt 500 u V rms at E Monitor Out Applied Potential Accuracy 0 5 of reading 2 mV Current Measurement Rise Time lt 75 us 10 90 measured at I Monitor Out 10 A 100 Hz square wave Current Measurement Accuracy 1 of reading 20 mA Rated Output Current 20 A nominal for the 273A 20A system 10 A nominal for the 273A 10A system and 8 A nominal for the 273A 8A system Rated Output Voltage 20 V at 20 A nominal for the 273A 20A and 273A 10A 50 V at 8 A nominal for the 273A 8A Overload Shutdown 20 V or 20 A nominal for the 273A 20A 20 V or 10 A nominal for the 273A 10A and 50 V or 8 A nominal for the 273A 8A The KEPCO power supply allows you to limit the overload shutdown that is to create shutdown set
9. the KEPCO should be set to Voltage mode left position e The Voltage CONTROL switch red toggle on left side should be in the OFF down position e The Current CONTROL switch red toggle on right side should be in the OFF down position e The SENSE COMMON black banana jacks at bottom center should be connected with a shorting bracket e The OUTPUT SENSE red banana jacks at bottom center should be connected with a shorting bracket 3 5 External Cell Connection and Initial Check Use the provided cell cable to connect the electrochemical cell under test to the front of the Power Booster Interface and the 273A see Fig 3 POWER BOOSTER INTERFACE BOX FRONT PANEL CNTR RED WKG GRN GND BRN REF WHT SENSE 273A ELECTROMETER Fig 3 Connecting the Power Booster Interface to the 273A Differential Electrometer Chapter 3 INTERCONNECTIONS AND FRONT PANEL SETUP 7 DANGER Dangerous and possibly lethal voltages may be present on the electrometer s red lead Never touch the red lead while mains power is applied to the electrometer For more information see the electrometer manual Once the interconnections are complete perform the following check to ensure the system is functioning properly 1 Connect a 1 0 dummy cell resistor as shown in Fig 4 WARNING The dummy cell resistor must have a power rating of at least 9 W Three 3 0 3 W resistors linked in parallel are acceptable P
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