Why?

Hipot test or also called a Dielectric Withstand, test verifies that the insulation of a product or component is sufficient to protect the operator from electrical shock. In a typical Hipot test, high voltage is applied between a product’s current carrying conductors and for instance its metallic chassis. Hipot equipment measure extremely low currents like from microamps to milliamps.

Ensuring Connectivity

For optimum quality process control the connectivity to the DUT has to be ensured. Quanti gives the user several options to check this. The user can select either automatic or manual mode connectivity check. The parameters can be adjusted in order to meet high quality control standards and optimum yield.

1, 2 and 4 channel simultaneous measurement possible arc detection

Arc detection

Arc is electrical spark occurred by voltage or current quickly changing. There should be no “sparking” in a Hipot test. Arc detection can help you to solve product quality issues.

Minimum test cycle 1,2 sec

Exceptional high speed (see the diagram) allows to build ultra high speed high volume production test lines. This diagram shows how fast the test cycle can be. With minimum test time of 1sec the overall test cycle time is 1.18sec only. And this for all channels.

Total and real current measurements

Real Current measurement allows operators to monitor total and real current on a single screen. When testing highly capacitive devices, it is often desirable to make a distinction between real and total current.

Total current is the vector sum of resistive and capacitive leakage current (see picture on the right). If the tester monitors only the total current, a substantial change in real current can often go undetected. The ability to separate the real and capacitive currents is an important requirement for AC Hipot testing. Nowadays some test requirements clearly specify the measurement of real rather than total current.

Intrinsicallly sage - floating output

A floating electrical circuit is created by separating grounds; one for the operator, one for the equipment. This method creates an intrinsically safe operator environment. (please see the picture on the right).

Dielectric withstand (HIPOT) function specifications

Output voltage

0.05 - 6kV AC/DC, Fully floating
Output regulation

Max ± (2% of output + 5V) from no load to full load over input voltage range
Voltage setting

Range: AC: 0.05 - 6000V, DC: 0.05 - 6000V
Resolution: 5V
Accuracy: ± (1% of reading +5V)
Voltage measurement

Range: 0.05 - 6000V
Resolution: 1V
Accuracy: ± (1% of reading +5V)
Maximmum output current

100mA AC/DC
Max test apparent power

600VA
Measurements

AC Total, AC Real, DC
Current measurement resolution

1mA: 0.1µA AC/DC
10mA: 1µA AC/DC
100mA: 10µA AC/DC
Current accuracy

AC Total: ± (0.5% of range + 5 counts)
AC Real: ± (1% of range + 5 counts)
DC: ± (0.5% of range, + 5 counts)
Output frequency

50 or 60 Hz, User selectable
Test time

AC: 0; 0.3 - 999.9sec (0 = continuous)
DC: 0; 0.3 - 999.9sec (0 = continuous)
Ramp time

AC: 0.1 - 99.9sec; No Ramp
DC: 0.1 - 99.9sec; No Ramp,  τ << Ramp time
Output waveform

True Sine wave, THD < 1 %
HI and LO limit

  AC TOTAL   AC REAL   DC
  Range: 100mA   Range: 100mA   Range: 10mA
  Resolution: 10µA   Resolution: 10µA   Resolution: 1µA
  Range: 10mA   Range: 10mA   Range: 1mA
  Resolution: 1µA   Resolution: 1µA   Resolution: 0.1µA
Lo Limit: 0 = OFF
Measurement circuit discharge time

<0.2sec, see max. capacitive loads
Maximum capacitive load in DC mode

0.03µF ≤ 6kV
0.5µF ≤ 3kV
1µF ≤ 1kV
Measurement safety

Fully floating output¹
ARC detection

Setting mode: Programmable setting
Minimum pulse width: 5 - 100µ sec
Detection current: Programmable 1 - 20mA

1) Except with some combination with other functions

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