--- a/content/ZPB30A1.rst Thu Nov 05 22:14:33 2020 +0100 +++ b/content/ZPB30A1.rst Thu Nov 05 22:15:16 2020 +0100 @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ (`this one`_ to be precise). It's a ZHIYU model ZPB30A1. It's specifications are: -- constant current mode +- constant current mode - max voltage: 30V - discharge current: 0.2A to 9.99A (+/- 0.7% + 1 digit) - max dissipated power: 60W @@ -26,23 +26,23 @@ stops. It displays the total discharged capacitu (in Ah) and energy (in Wh). -.. image:: {static}images/ZPB30A1/zpb30a1.jpg +.. image:: {static}/images/ZPB30A1/zpb30a1.jpg :alt: Overall view of the ZPB30A1 electronic load - + The device looks pretty nice and reasonably well built. It can do 4 wire measurements. The device itself is built around a single ST W60N10 N channel MOS transistor (100V, 60A, 200W) and a STM8S005K6 microcontroller. -.. image:: {static}images/ZPB30A1/zpb30a1_board.jpg +.. image:: {static}/images/ZPB30A1/zpb30a1_board.jpg :alt: Main PCB of the ZPB30A1 electronic load The shunt resistor is a 10mΩ wire. A very small value that explains the rather big minimal current of 200mA (which means a voltage drop as low as 2mV). -.. image:: {static}images/ZPB30A1/zpb30a1_mosfet.jpg +.. image:: {static}/images/ZPB30A1/zpb30a1_mosfet.jpg :alt: Main transistor of the ZPB30A1 electronic load One nice thing with this device is the fact that every component value @@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ The bottom side of the PCB is pretty empty besides the ground plane. -.. image:: {static}images/ZPB30A1/zpb30a1_bottom.jpg +.. image:: {static}/images/ZPB30A1/zpb30a1_bottom.jpg :alt: Bottom side of the PCB of the ZPB30A1 electronic load @@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ The overall (messy) setup was: -.. image:: {static}images/ZPB30A1/overall_setup.jpg +.. image:: {static}/images/ZPB30A1/overall_setup.jpg :alt: Overall testing setup for the ZPB30A1. During this test, the electronic load was sunking almost 1A at 30V, @@ -92,12 +92,12 @@ the signal is meaningful. And after playing a bit with the Serial decoder, I finally found that: -.. image:: {static}images/ZPB30A1/DS1Z_serial.png +.. image:: {static}/images/ZPB30A1/DS1Z_serial.png :alt: Serial signal on the T pin. When the ZPB30A1 was actually set up like this: - -.. image:: {static}images/ZPB30A1/zpb30a1_setup.jpg + +.. image:: {static}/images/ZPB30A1/zpb30a1_setup.jpg :alt: Testing setup for the ZPB30A1. So the measured voltage is constantly written on the serial port at @@ -114,5 +114,3 @@ .. _`this one`: http://fr.aliexpress.com/item/New-Constant-current-electronic-load-9-99A-60W-1-30V-battery-capacity-teste-free-ship/32571919265.html - -