What is HV Power Supply?
High Voltage Power Supplies
A HV power supply is a complex power conversion circuit that converts a lower voltage potential to a higher voltage potential. The term “high voltage is relative not quantitative, but once voltages are above 62Vdc the possibility for bodily harm are present so appropriate safety measures must be used. Typical output voltages for a high voltage power supplies are 1kV to 360kV, but ranges of 62V to 500kV are provided. DC Power Supplies are utilized for a broad range of applications in commercial, defense and research markets. DC power supply technology is utilized in processes and instruments that improve society and the lives of people around the world.
High voltage power supplies can operate from DC or AC input voltages. DC input voltages are economical to use in low power applications (1 watt to 125 watts). Typical DC input voltage are +12Vdc and +24Vdc. AC input high voltage power supplies can operate off a variety of input voltages ranging from 100Vac to 480Vac, single phase or three phase depending upon design. Power factor corrected/universal input high voltage power supplies can operate off 90 to 264Vac with no user intervention required.
An example of a high voltage power supply would be a company like Ultravolt or Glassman HV. You can also learn more about HV power supplies at Wikipedia.
High voltage power supplies range of output power spans from less than a watt to over 200 kilowatts. The high voltage power supplies we offer fall into the following categories:
- Modular HV Power Supply
- Rack Mount HV Power Supplies
- Custom High High Voltage Power Supply
- Application Specific HV Power Supplies
The polarity of the DC high voltage power supply must be considered. Units with a fixed positive polarity, fixed negative polarity or reversible polarity are available. Some application specific high voltage power supply can electronically reverse their output polarity with the flip of a switch or remote control signal.