Venable Instruments Frequency Response Analysis (FRA) Systems have a wide range of test and measurement applications. Examples of applications are given in Tables 1 and 2.

Table 1
EQUIPMENT OR CIRCUIT TEST AND MEASUREMENT APPLICATIONS
TYPE TEST OR MEASUREMENT
Feedback Loops
  • Bode plots or transfer function
  • Loop gain and phase shift vs frequency
  • View numeric display of phase and gain margins
Any Part of a Loop
  • Transfer Function
Any Amplifier
  • DC Gain
  • Open loop bandwidth
  • Phase Margin
  • Output Impedance
Optocouplers
  • Current Transfer Ratios
  • AC effects
  • Bandwidth
Any Feedback System
  • Input or Output Impedance


Table 2
COMPONENT TEST AND MEASUREMENT APPLICATIONS
COMPONENT TEST OR MEASUREMENT
Any Component
  • Primary charasteristic (ie. Capacitance, Resistance)
  • Parasitic Values (ie. Internal Inductance or Resistance)
  • Impedance vs Frequency
Crystals
  • Resonant Characteristics
Inductors and Transformers
  • DC Resistance
  • Open Circuit Inductance
  • Self-Resonant Frequency
  • Winding Capacitance
Transformers
  • Leakage Inductance
  • DC Winding Resistance
Diodes
  • Operating Point Impedance

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