New intelligent monitoring and digital control features AC/DC high power supply

     Advanced Energy has introduced a new hardware accessory for its ultra-efficient, high-power suppliers. Its PowerPro dongle unlocks powerful real-time monitoring, control and diagnostic capabilities for designers.

     Compatible with the company's Evergreen modular and NeoPower configurable AC/DC technologies, the new PowerPro dongle offers CANBUS and PMBus connectivity without changing the base model. With the advanced MODBUS GUI, users can visually visualize and control power supplies to simplify and speed up configuration, programming, diagnostics, troubleshooting, firmware updates, and certification. Its PowerPro dongle allows for easier data integration with network devices such as AI edge devices. Access to data directly from the power system enables real-time monitoring of power usage information.

     "Our goal is to provide designers with products and tools that make design, prototyping, customization, diagnosis and certification as fast and easy as possible," said Maria Cortez, senior vice president, Industrial Power Products, Advanced Energy. "Our Evergreen and NeoPower products are already equipped with the MODBUS digital bus, but the new PowerPro encryptor can be installed anywhere in the system and can be easily customized to meet specific needs, adding CANBus and PMBus capabilities. Our MODBUS GUI provides intuitive access to critical performance data."

     Initially, NeoPower configurable power supplies of up to 4,000W provide optimized power conversion for industrial and medical applications with a small size and power density four times higher than traditional solutions. The modular Evergreen series features a 10kW building block that allows for rapid system assembly and expansion of high power density applications. Both platforms provide a sophisticated digital communication bus that provides for the development of integration tools such as power reports and data loggers to record performance during integration testing. A wide range of configurable options can be programmed through the digital bus to customize the product for a variety of applications.

     The new dongle adds CANBUS and PMBus connectivity to these industry-leading platforms. The dongle's form factor allows for easy integration, enhancement, and customization to meet specific requirements. Using the MODBUS GUI, engineers can visualize digital bus characteristics, access powerful monitoring, control, and diagnostic capabilities, and extract power data. Further capabilities include real-time configuration of voltage, current, and other parameters to accommodate loads in applications such as battery charging, semiconductor aging, laser drivers, hydrogen production, and electroplating.

     Extended data acquisition "black box" storage capabilities facilitate fault analysis, and the ability to report power telemetry data accelerates product qualification testing. The GUI also allows for convenient firmware updates in the field and fast power programming in manufacturing through user-customized app-based profiles.