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Power factor is the ratio between true and apparent power, which is a measure of an electrical network’s operational efficiency. Recall that true power is power converted to useful output, delivered to a load. Apparent power is total electrical power present in an AC circuit or system and consists of both true and reactive power components.
When the voltage and current waveforms are in-phase, the utilization of true power is maximized, nearing the apparent power value. This in turn yields a power factor nearing 1. However, when out of phase, true power is diminished, which leads to a lower power factor ratio.
Power factor measurement is now available in PicoScope 7 Early Access. You can find out more about power factor in our A to Z library, or download the software for free on our website.
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TDR Measurement Demonstration with a PicoScope 9311
In this brief video, Stuart takes us through a TDR demo using the PicoScope 9311, PicoSample 3 software and a Network Metrology Training board at Embedded World 2024. By inputting the pulse generator into the mismatched 50 Ohm trace on the training board, a user can easily measure the reflected signal and analyse
the change of impedance throughout the ‘S’ shaped trace.
You can check out the video below, or you can visit our website to find out more about our PicoScope 9300 Series sampling oscilloscopes.
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PicoScope 6000E Series:
A Smarter Scope for a Faster Debug
Our PicoScope 6000E Series oscilloscopes are the highest performance range of PC Oscilloscopes on the market, providing 6 instruments in one.
The PicoScope 6000E Series fixed-resolution and FlexRes® mixed-signal oscilloscopes provide 8 to 12 bits of vertical resolution, with up to 3 GHz bandwidth and 10 GS/s sampling rate.
Models with four or eight analog channels have the timing and amplitude resolution you need to reveal critical signal integrity issues such as timing errors, glitches, dropouts, crosstalk and metastability issues. PicoScope 6000E Series includes all of our 30+ serial protocol decoders as standard, with no need to buy extra add-ons like on other oscilloscopes.
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For a closer look at our PicoScope 6000E Series oscilloscopes, you can check out this overview video, or read more on our website.
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Our Upcoming Exhibitions
Want to meet us in person, and see live demonstrations of our oscilloscopes, products, and features? Our following ‘dates for the diary’ contain the details of our upcoming exhibitions. For more information on our upcoming events and how to attend, you can check out the exhibitions page on our website.
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