PECM Issue 16 2015 | Page 133

HBM AT SENSORS & INSTRUMENTATION EXHIBITION 2015 Stand: E26 HBM – a leader in the field of test and measurement – will be exhibiting its powerful new solution for eDrive testing, together with a range of data acquisition systems and sensors, at this year’s Sensors and Instrumentation Exhibition; the exhibition for Test, Measurement and Control on the 30th September and 1st October at the NEC Birmingham. The new eDrive Test System from HBM is a robust, integrated system for measuring the performance and efficiency of electric motors and inverters. The eDrive testing solution combines HBM’s T12 or T40 Torque Sensor, the most accurate torque transducers in each respective class; the GEN3i Data Acquisition System; and, as an option, the QuantumX 1609B Temperature Satellite, to provide synchronous, dynamic and continuous acquisition of mechanical and electrical signals from an electric drive system. In addition to making temperature, torque and rotational measurements, the eDrive testing solution from HBM can also make measurements from as many as 18 current and voltage channels at voltages up to 1,000 V, at a sampling rate of up to 2 MS/s. The system also incorporates an intuitive eDrive software GUI which has been developed exclusively for electric motor and inverter testing and for noise immunity. In addition to providing raw data, the new system from HBM also provides real-time results, such as true, reactive and apparent power and efficiency calculations. “HBM’s new eDrive package is the only completely integrated test solution on the market that allows engineers to record, verify and study both electrical and mechanical parameters under dynamic conditions”, comments Mike Hoyer, HBM Applications Engineer. Also showcasing at F