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PCA-10 capacitor charging power supply

1 kW Capacitor charger for pulse systems - medical and industrial PCA-10 certified for medicine

Capacitor charger PCA-10, 1 kW output, medical grade, certified

Applications

Capacitor charging for medical and industrial pulsed energy systems

Features

1000 W nominal output power
Up to 1500 V output voltage
110-240 V AC universal input
Meets all safety and EMC requirements for medical devices
3-year guarantee (option)

Download manual (1.1 Mb)

PCA-10 capacitor charging power supply is a high-frequency switch-mode converter, which transforms AC input to regulated high voltage DC output to charge capacitors. It was developed for the use in pumping systems of flashlamp-pumped solid-state laser devices. However, they have found their application also in non-laser medical systems, e.g. for magnetic pulse stimulators.

PCA-10 is a less powerful modification of PCA-20 capacitor charger. Its maximum output power is 1000 W (with 110-240 V AC, 50/60 Hz input). Several variants of PCA-10 are offered with different maximum output voltage level (V_max), selected from 300 V to 1500 V at the moment of order. Higher output voltages are available on request. We would recommend to pick V_max as close as possible to your operating voltage in order to utilize completely the output power of the device.

During operation an output voltage level can be chosen in working range (0 V – V_max) by user, applying a DC voltage to the respective pin.

By default, capacitor charger modules are optimized for partial discharge applications. Complete discharge modifications are available on request.

The module is intended to be used for medical purposes, in medical laser equipment. All the device parameters meet the latest versions of medical standards requirements: IEC 60601-1:2005/AMD1:2012 for electrical safety and IEC 60601-1-2:2014 for EMC. So, PCA‑10 can be used in medical systems without any modifications, any additional filtration or additional means of protection.

High reliability and efficiency, easy to integrate OEM design and a lot of flexible parameters for customized solutions allows PCA-series to be used in wide variety of applications, both medical and industrial.

Please, also take a look at other certified capacitor charging power supply modules:

the most powerful 4 kW PCA-40
2-2.5 kW power PCA-20 / PCA-25

Input:

Voltage

110-240 V AC, 50/60 Hz

Current

11-5 A

Output:

Maximum output power

1000 W

Maximum output voltage

300/500/700/1000/1500 V standard modifications

other on request (up to 2000 V)

Modifications

partial discharge modification,

complete discharge modification

Stability

< 0.5%

Ripple / hysteresis

< 0.5%

Efficiency

more than 85%

Safety:

PFC coefficient

> 0.98 (active)

Leakage current

< 200 uA

Safety standard

IEC 60601-1

EMC

IEC 60601-1-2

Protections

from open-circuit
from short-circuit
from overheating
from overvoltage

Environment:

Cooling

forced air (with built-in fan)

Operation temperature

+10 °C to +40 °C

Storage temperature

-20 °C to +60 °C

Humidity

0 … 90%, non-condensing

Other:

Size (LxWxH)

180x121x124 mm

Weight

1.9 kg

Many parameters of the power supply can be taylored to your needs. Some of them are listed below:

output voltage incl. non-standard
optimization for complete discharge, partial discharge or other custom regime
reduced or bursted output power
interfaces (calibraton, logic)
type and location of connectors
cables
coverage case

Partial discharge modifications

Model *

Description

PCA-10-300V-PD

Maximum output voltage 300 V
Partial discharge modification
Model certificates 1, 2, 3

PCA-10-500V-PD

Maximum output voltage 500 V
Partial discharge modification
Model certificates 1, 2, 3

PCA-10-700V-PD

Maximum output voltage 700 V
Partial discharge modification
Model certificate 1

PCA-10-1000V-PD

Maximum output voltage 1000 V
Partial discharge modification
Model certificate 1

PCA-10-1500V-PD

Maximum output voltage 1500 V
Partial discharge modification
Model certificate 1

(*) Other output voltages are available on request

Complete discharge modifications

Model *

Description

PCA-10-700V-CD

Maximum output voltage 700 V
Complete discharge modification

PCA-10-1000V-CD

Maximum output voltage 1000 V
Complete discharge modification

PCA-10-1500V-CD

Maximum output voltage 1500 V
Complete discharge modification

(*) Other output voltages are available on request

Example

PCA-10-500V-PD

Maximum output voltage 500 V
Partial discharge modification

pca-10-manual-en.pdf

Download user manual (1.1MB)

pca-10-certificates.pdf

Download PCA-10 family Certificates of Conformity to IEC 60601-1, IEC 60601‑1‑2, EN 60601-1 and CE declaration of conformity (p/n - PCA‑10‑300V‑PD, PCA‑10‑500V‑PD, PCA‑10‑700V‑PD, PCA‑10‑1000V‑PD, PCA‑10‑1500V‑PD)