Sorensen Company

676 Island Pond Road

Manchester NH 03103 1509

Tel 603 666 4500

Telex 943459
TWX 710 220 1339

Sorensen
A R-on

Company

Instruction
Manual for
DCR-B Series
1800-Watt
Power Supplies
Manual covers DCR-B models:
1011208
80-208
20-808
150-128
40-408
300-88
80-308
800-38

Document

Number

165041

Rev D (9165)

FIVE-YEAR

WARRANTY

Sorensen
Company
warrants
all part8 of equipment
of its mJnufJCture,
except Jpeciai purpose tubeJ and Semlconductor
devices
which carry their own mJnufacturerJ
warranty,
to be bee from defects caused by faulty
material or poor workmanship.
Sorensen
Compsny
warrants
Its products
to conform
to appllcabtecommercial
or military specifications
when confirmedon
the Order Acknowledgment
form to be free from defects caused by
faulty material or poor workmanship.
Sorensen
Companys
obligation
is llmlted under the warranty
to repair or
replacement
of products
in kind, or at its option to issuance
of a credit of orlglnal purchase
prtce.Returns
must
be accompanied
by a Sorensen
Company
Return
Material Authorization
form and conlorm
to standard
conditions
for adjustment.
The aforesaid warranty
shall expire five (5) years following
the last day 01 the month
of shipment
from Sorensen
Companys
plant. The foregoing
states the entlre warranty
extended
by Sorensen
Company.
No other warranty,
expressed
or implied, is made and, specifically,
Sorensen
Company
makes no
warranty
of merchantability
or fitness for any purpose.
In no case shall Sorensen
Company
be liable lor any
special or consequential
damages.
Authorization
must be obtained
prior to return of defective
items.

SORENSEN

COMPANY

TABLE

SECTION

CONTENTS
Page

INTRODUCTION

1.1

INTRODUCTION

1.2

DESCRIPTION

l-l

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l-l

..........................................

1.2.1

General

1.2.2

Automatic

1.2.3

Remote

Sensing

1.2.4

Series

Operation

1.2.5

Parallel

Operation

1.2.6

Remote

Programming

1.2.7

Unit

1.2.8

Protection

1.3

OPTIONAL

1.4

SPECIFICATIONS

SECTION

OF

l-l

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l-l

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Crossover

1-2

...............................

l-2

..............................

l-2

.............................

Shutdown

1-2

..........................

l-2

........................

Circuit

l-2

...........................

Features

1-3

.............................

MODIFICATIONS

l-3

.......................................
INSTALLATION

2-l

2.1

GENERAL

...............................................

2.2

INITIAL

INSPECTION

2.3

ELECTRICAL

INSTALLATION

............................

2-l

2.4

MECHANICAL

INSTALLATION

...........................

2-l

2.5

ELECTRICAL

CHECK

SECTION

2-l

...................................

....................................

2-2

2.5.1

Voltage

Mode ..................................

2-2

2.5.2

Current

Mode .................................

2-2

OPERATION

3-l

...............................................

3.1

GENERAL

3.2

VOLTAGE

MODE

3.2.1

Local

3.2.2

Remote

3.2.3

Resistance

3.2.4

Signal

--

.-

3-4

............................

OPERATION

3-4

.................................

Sensing
Sensing

3-4

...............................

Programming

3-6

.......................

3-8

...........................

Programming
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SECTION

OF

3.3

3.5

(Contd)

OPERATION
CURRENT

MODE

3.3.1

Resistance

3.3.2

Signal

3.3.3

Alternate

PARALLEL

3.4

CONTENTS

OPERATION

...........................

Programming

Programming

OPERATION

3-9

.......................

3-10

Programming

Method

........

.................................

Direct

Paralleling

3.4.2

Master/

Slave

OPERATION

3-8

...........................

Current

3.4.1

SERIES

Page

3-12

.............................

Paralleling.

3-10

3-12

.....................

3-13

.....................................

3-14

3.5.1

Direct

Series

connections

......................

3-14

3.5.2

Master/

Slave

Connections

......................

3-16

3.6

UNIT

SHUTDOWN

3.7

OVP

..............................

3-18

...................................................

3.7.1
SECTION

CIRCUIT

OVP

3-18

Adjustment

...............................

THEORY

3-18

OF OPERATION

4.1

INTRODUCTION

4.2

PHASE

CONTROL

PRINCIPLE

...........................

4-l

4.3

BLOCK

DIAGRAM

ANALYSIS

............................

4-3

4.4

DETAILED

........................................

CIRCUIT

DESCRIPTION

4.4.1

Reference

4.4.2

Voltage

Mode

Section

4.4.3

Current

Mode

Section.

4.4.4

Ramp

4.4.5

Blocking

Oscillator

4.4.6

Turn-On

and

4.4.7

Power

4.4.8

Overvoltage

4.4.9

Indicator

and

Bias

Generator,

Section

4-l

......................

Supplies

..................

4-4

........................
Circuit

4-5

and

Comparator

$2 .........................

Shut-Down

Circuits

.................................
Protector

.........................

...............................
ii

4-3

..........................

Reset

Lamps

4-3

4-5
4-6

..............

4-6
4-6
4-7
4-7
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TABLE

SECTION

GENERAL

5.2

PERIODIC

5.3

TROUBLESHOOTING

5.4

CALIBRATION
5.4.1

Current

Mode

5.5.3

Transient
TEST

5-l
5-l

Limit

Settings

..........

................................

Mode

Regulation

Mode

Regulation

Response

PROCEDURE

DRAWINGS

PARTS

Section,

TESTING

Current

6.2

5-l

..........................................

5.5.2

GENERAL

5-l

....................................

Voltage

6.1

Page

..................................

SERVICING

5.5.1

HI-POT

5.6

(Contd)

..............................................

PERFORMANCE

5.5

CONTENTS

MAINTENANCE

5.1

SECTION

OF

and

5-3
Ripple

............

5-4
5-5

..............................

PARTS

LISTS

... .................................. ..... ... ..

LIST

COLUMN

HEADINGS

...

111

5-3
5-4

.......................

............................

AND

5-2

DEFINED..

.. ..........

6-l
6-l

LIST
Figure
3-l
3-2
3-3
3-4
3-5
3-6
3-7
3-8
3-9
3-10
3-11
4-l
4-2
4-3
5-l
6-l
6-2
6-3
6-4
6-5
6-6
6-7
6-8
6-9
6-10
6-11
6-12
6-13

OF ILLUSTRATIONS
Title

DCR-B Controls and Indicators ...............................

Control PCB Barrier Strip Connections .......................
Remote Sensing Connections ..................................
Illustration
of Load Lead Resistance (Remote Sensing). .......
Voltage Mode Programming Connections .......................
Current Mode Programming Connections ......................
DCR-B Interconnections
(Current Programming). .............
Direct Parallel Connections ...................................
Master/ Slave Connections,
Parallel Operation. .................
Direct Series Connections (Remote Sensing). ..................
Master/ Slave Connections,
Series Operation ...................
Phase Control Firing Angles ..................................
DCR-B Functional Block Diagram .............................
Passing Stage Principle .......................................
Performance Test Setup ......................................
DCR-B PCB Schematic Diagram ...............................
PCB Component Location Diagram .............................
Component Layout, Typical Assembly .........................
DCR lo-120B Schematic Diagram ...............................
DCR 20-80B Schematic Diagram ...............................
DCR 40-40B Schematic Diagram ...............................
DCR 60-30B Schematic Diagram ...............................
DCR 80-20B Schematic Diagram ...............................
DCR 150-12B Schematic Diagram ..............................
DCR 300-6B Schematic Diagram ...............................
DCR 600-3B Schematic Diagram ...............................
OVP PCB Schematic and Component Location ..................
D CR-B Outline Drawing ......................................

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Page
3-2
3-3
3-5
3-6
3-7
3-9
3-11
3-13
3-14
3-15
3-16
4-l
4-2
4-4
5-3
6-2
6-4
6-5
6-6
6-7
6-8
6-9
6-10
6-11
6-12
6-13
6-19
6-21

LIST
Table
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3-l
3-2
3-3
5-l
5-2
5-3
6-1
6-2
6-3

OF TABLES
Title

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Front Panel Controls and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
RA/RB Values--Two
Identical DCR-B Units Series Connected.
Series Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Recommended Rectifiers,
DCR-B Troubleshooting
......................................
Sensing Resistor Values (Current Mode Regulation Check). . . .
Unit Calibration
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Replaceable Parts List, DCR-B PCB Assembly.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Replaceable Parts List, DCR-B Main Assembly 1800 Watt Series
Replaceable Parts List, DCR-B OVP
l

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Page

..*......*.....**..**.*...

l-4
3-2
3-17
3-17
5-2
5-5
5-5
6-3
6-14
6-20

.ma

SECTION 1
INTRODUCTION
--

1.1

INTRODUCTION

^,

This manual contains operation and maintenance data on the 1800 watt units
the DCR-B series Sorensen Power Supplies.
It is intended
to familiarize
user with the functioning
of the unit, to introduce
the varied applications
which the unit may be adapted, and to furnish
sufficient
maintenance data
assure long operating life.

of
the
to
to

Six major sections form the manual divisions.

Section 1 contains a brief functional
description
of the DCR-B series power supplies.
Initial inspection and checkout
procedures are outlined in section 2. Operating instructions,
including
methods
for adapting units to various applications,
comprise section 3. Sections 4 and 5
provide
the principles
of operation
and maintenance
procedures
respectively.
System drawings and the replacement parts list are provided in section 6.
*-

1.2

DESCRIPTION

1.2.1

General

Designed for either bench or rack

vides a highly
regulated,
precise
It operates from a nominal 115 Vat
tions) and exhibits a rapid response

use, the typical DCR-B power supply prodc output,

adjustable
over a wide range.
(208/220/230 Vat inputs are available as opto transients,
both load and line.

DCR-B series supplies are phase controlled

type with SCRs (Silicon Controlled
Rectifiers)
or Triacs at the input to the transformer,
followed by a passive LC
This design allows for a wide range of output voltages,
simplicity
of
filter.
high efficiencies
design, and offers large amounts of regulated power at relatively
compared to linear regulators.

I,-

Silicon type semiconductors

are used extensively
in DCR-B circuitry,
and contribute
significantly,
to the units wide ambient temperature
range characteristic.
Low dissipation
transistors
and diodes are located on a single printed
circuit
board while high dissipation
devices are heat sinked to aluminum brackets and
heatsinks.
-

All controls used during normal operation,

except the OVP control,
are mounted
These include a power circuit breaker,
FINE and COARSE
on the front panel.
VOLTAGE adjust potentiometers,
and FINE and COARSE CURRENT adjust potentiometers.
The system output is taken across a terminal pair at rear terminal
strip TB2.
A variety of Sorensen power supply application notes are available
These notes detail many hook-up
Sorensen Service Representative.
and special usages available to meet most power supply applications.
1.2.2

Automatic

Crossover

There are two basic operating modes, voltage and current.

the voltage is held constant while the current varies with
c*

Introduction

through your
configurations

l-l

In the voltage mode,

the load.
In the curRev C (l/85)