Power supplies are essential for today’s electronic products. Once they fail, inner components will not work, and products will not function. By determining the right power supply for your design, you are able to improve product reliability and reduce warranty costs resulting from power supply failures or shortcomings.

Percept’s Capabilities

Percept can run a specialized series of tests to determine whether your power supply is the best one for your product or if you should consider using a different one. Our expertise enables us to test virtually any power supply used in the telecommunications, networking, computing, office systems, medical, process control, test and instrumentation products.

Using a load that simulates your application, our comprehensive and thorough power supply testing covers all aspects of power supply operation, including:

• Load & Line regulation
• Transient performance
• Over-voltage response & shutdown indicators
• Stress & Overload capability
• Temperature performance
• Brownout performance
• Failure & Root Cause Analysis

Reliability Mismatch

How reliable is your power supply, in relation to your overall product reliability? The effect of elevated temperatures on the cooling fan’s sleeve bearings can cause the power supply to be the most likely single point of failure in your product. Percept's reliability testing determines precisely the current reliability of your power supply and enables you to improve reliability where needed. more>>

Global Compliance

Is your power supply certified in every country you intend to ship your product to? Have you taken the power supply into consideration for the overall compliance certifications of your product? Percept can insure that you have the proper certifications for your product (CE, UL, FCC etc.) for every global market you plan to enter. more>>

Exception Testing

Your product specifications state that your product will work form 110 to 230 volts, but how will your customers really use it? Simply testing a power supply at nominal input voltage, full load current and with balanced loads does not adequately check performance under real-world situations.

What happens when the AC line voltage drops from 115 VAC to 105 VAC or soars to 127 VAC? What are the implications of the battery dropping from 48 V to 36 V or increasing if a charger turns on? Percept's exception testing shows you exactly how your product and power supply react to these potential situations, and allows you to modify your product if necessary.