AMETEK Product Portfolio

Precision Programmable Power Supplies & Test Systems

Advanced AC & DC power solutions, bidirectional regenerative sources, electronic loads, and solar simulators engineered for mission-critical industrial test environments globally.

Industrial-Grade Programmable Power & Automated Test Solutions

AMETEK Programmable Power brings together world-renowned product brands—including California Instruments, Sorensen, Elgar, and VTI Instruments. With over 50 years of engineering leadership, our certified manufacturing facilities deliver high-density, low-noise, and precision-controlled power equipment to defense agencies, automotive OEMs, aerospace contractors, and semiconductor fabs worldwide.

ISO 9001:2015 & AS9100D Certified
MIL-STD Compliance Testing
Advanced MPPT & Regenerative Tech
Global Technical Support & Calibration

AC Power Sources

California Instruments / Elgar
Asterion AC Programmable Power Source

Programmable AC power sources and four-quadrant regenerative grid simulators ranging from 800 VA up to 480 kVA. Designed for avionics compliance, immunity testing, and grid disturbance simulation.

  • Power Range: 800 VA to 480 kVA (Parallelable)
  • Output Frequency: 16 Hz to 5000 Hz
  • Key Standards: MIL-STD-704, DO-160, IEC 61000-4

DC Power Supplies

Sorensen / Asterion DC
Asterion DC Power Supplies

High-density, autoranging programmable DC power supplies spanning from 1.7 kW 1U half-rack models up to high-power 150 kW+ industrial subsystems. Features ultra-low ripple and fast transient response.

  • Voltage Range: 0 to 1500 V DC
  • Power Density: Up to 5 kW in 2U chassis
  • Interfaces: LXI, Ethernet, GPIB, RS-232, Analog

Bidirectional & Regenerative Systems

Mi-BEAM / Sequoia
Sequoia Regenerative Power System

Seamless two-quadrant and four-quadrant DC source and sink solutions with integrated energy regeneration. Returns up to 96% of absorbed power to the local grid to cut operational cooling costs.

  • System Capacity: 12 kW to 37 kW per unit (Scalable to 1.3 MW)
  • Regenerative Efficiency: >95%
  • Applications: EV Drivetrain, Microgrid, Battery Test

Battery Cyclers

i-BEAM / Mi-BEAM
Mi-BEAM Battery Cycler System

Industrial battery cycling hardware capable of supporting up to 1.3 MW and ±2400 A. Specifically built for characterization, life cycle testing, and quality control of EV battery modules and energy storage packs.

  • Current Capability: Up to ±2,400 A
  • Voltage Range: Up to 1500 V DC
  • Safety Features: Dynamic hardware over-voltage/temp shutdown

Battery Simulators

Precision Emulation
i-BEAM Battery Simulator

Programmable fast-transient battery emulation platforms designed to test battery management systems (BMS), electric vehicle fast-chargers, and traction motor drives without hazardous physical batteries.

  • Dynamic Response: Sub-millisecond current slewing
  • Internal Resistance: Programmed programmable R_int modeling
  • Application: BMS Validation, Inverter HIL Testing

Terrestrial PV Simulators

TerraSAS / ETS Series
Terrestrial Photovoltaic Simulator

Photovoltaic array simulators delivering high-fidelity I-V curves under rapidly changing weather, cloud cover, and shading conditions for central grid-tied solar inverter MPPT verification.

  • I-V Curve Rate: Up to 30 curves/sec real-time update
  • Voc / Isc Precision: 0.05% full scale accuracy
  • Compliance: EN50530 MPPT efficiency measurement

Space Solar Array Simulators

Elgar m-SAS / ASPS
Space Solar Array Simulator

Specialized satellite solar array simulators engineered to emulate multi-junction space solar panels, orbit eclipses, and spin modulation for Power Conditioning and Distribution Units (PCDU).

  • Bandwidth: High closed-loop bandwidth for fast dynamic loads
  • Channels: Isolated dual/multi-channel rack configurations
  • Sector: SmallSat, CubeSat, Deep Space Satellites

DC Bench Power Supplies

Sorensen XHR / Benchtop
XHR Series DC Bench Power Supply

Compact half-rack benchtop programmable power supplies offering up to 1000 Watts in light OEM packages. Ideal for R&D laboratory development, component burn-in, and educational labs.

  • Form Factor: Half-rack 1U / 2U compact chassis
  • Power Levels: 300 W to 1000 W
  • Controls: Precision digital encoders & remote sense

Electronic Loads

PLW Water-Cooled / PLA Air-Cooled
Water Cooled Electronic Load

High-performance programmable DC electronic loads available in quiet air-cooled and high-density water-cooled architectures for power supply testing, battery discharge, and fuel cell research.

  • Dissipation: 800 W to 250 kW+ water-cooled
  • Operating Modes: CC, CV, CR, CP, Dynamic Pulse
  • Protection: Over-power, over-current, thermal protection

Engineered Systems

Turnkey Custom ATE
Custom Engineered Power System

Custom-designed rack subsystems and integrated automated test equipment (ATE) platforms engineered to unique client specifications across military aerospace, medical equipment, and semiconductor fabrication.

  • Design Services: Custom firmware, wiring harnesses, safety interlocks
  • Testing: Environmental stress screening (ESS) ready
  • Quality: ISO 9001 & AS9100 managed manufacturing

Modular Power Systems

ReFlex Power™ (RFP)
ReFlex Modular Power Chassis

Flexible modular power system architecture integrating programmable DC, AC, and electronic load modules inside a single multi-slot mainframe controlled by one centralized communications module.

  • Chassis Slots: Up to 12 configurable module slots
  • Asset Types: DC Source, AC Source, DC Load modules
  • Ideal For: High-density production test benches

Test Compliance Systems

CTS Series Turnkey
CTS Series Compliance Test System

Turnkey compliance test systems for regulatory AC and DC immunity and emissions testing. Fully automated software suite streamlines pre-compliance and final certification standard testing.

  • Standards: IEC 61000-3-2 / -3-3 / -4-11 / -4-13 / -4-14
  • Components: AC Source, Precision Analyzer, Impedance Network
  • Software: Automated pass/fail reporting engine

Built to Exceed Global Military & Industrial Standards

Our engineered power systems are manufactured under stringent quality control protocols to ensure operational longevity, extreme temperature resilience, and EMC compliance for seamless worldwide deployment.

ISO 9001:2015 AS9100D CE Mark RoHS 3 Compliant MIL-STD-704F MIL-STD-461G IEC 61000-4-34 IEEE 1547

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