Agilent Technologies E3632A - Manual (Page 156)

Chapter 7 Tutorial
Remote Programming
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If no load resistor is attached to the power supply output terminal, then the
output voltage will rise linearly at a rate of C
O
/I
L
when programmed upward,
and T
R
= C
O
(E
2
-E
1
)/I
L
, the shortest possible up-programming time.
Figure 7-9. Speed of Response - Programming Down
Figure 7-9 shows that when the power supply is programmed down, the
regulator senses that the output voltage is higher than desired and turns off
the series transistors entirely. Since the control circuit can in no way cause the
series regulator transistors to conduct backwards, the output capacitor can
only be discharged through the load resistor and internal current source (I
S
).
The output voltage decays linearly with slope of I
S
/C
O
with no load and stops
falling when it reaches the new output voltage which has been demanded. If
full load is connected, the output voltage will fall exponentially faster.
Since up-programming speed is aided by the conduction of the series regulating
transistor, while down programming normally has no active element aiding in
the discharge of the output capacitor, laboratory power supplies normally
program upward more rapidly than downward.