Application Notes - High Voltage Power Supplies

• AN-01 : What do you mean; the output is "ground referenced"?

• AN-02 : “Ground is ground”, right? Well, not always. What you need to know.

• AN-03 : You wouldn’t use a pickaxe for dental surgery: When over specifying a power supply can be a bad thing.

• AN-04 : How low can you go? Why signal to noise ratios are important in programming high voltage power supplies.

• AN-05 : "No, you touch it". HV power supply output fall and discharge times explained.

• AN-06 : "Just jumper the external interlock"? Why you really shouldn't.

• AN-07 : What’s the voltage rating of RG8-U coaxial cable?

• AN-08 : How do I change the polarity of the power supply?

• AN-09 : Why do high voltage power supplies take time to warm up?

• AN-10 : Fixed polarity, reversible polarity, four quadrant operation…a simple explanation.

• AN-11 : High Voltage Power Supply Dynamic Load Characteristics.

• AN-12 : The Benefit of Using a Current Source to Power X-Ray Tube Filament Circuits.

• AN-13: Arc Intervention Circuitry and External Series Limiting Resistors.

• AN-14 : The Limits of Front Panel Digital Meters.

• AN-15 : 3.5 and 4.5 Digit Meter Displays Explained.

• AN-16 : Parallel Capability of the ST Series.

• AN-17 : High Voltage Power Supply Programming Resolution Explained.

• AN-18 : Current Loop/Arc Detection Circuitry.

• AN-19 : Keep it short if you can. High voltage cable lengths discussed.

• AN-20 : Grounding for High Frequency Transients Due to Arcing Events.

• AN-21 : How to Calculate Maximum AC Input Current.

• AN-22 : Simple Voltage Mode/Current Mode Testing of a High Voltage Power Supply

• AN-23 : SL HV OFF and HV ON Circuitry Explained

• AN-24 : Environmental Considerations

• AN-25 : My High Voltage Power Supply is Arcing, How Can I Figure Out Where the Problem is?

• AN-26 : Capacitor Charging and Spellman High Voltage Power Supplies

• AN-27 : What Does the Fault “Regulation Error” Mean?

• AN-28 : Pulsing Applications and Spellman High Voltage Power Supplies