# Forum: Analog Circuits ZPB30A electronic load kind of characterization

 Author: Axel Richrath (Guest) Posted on: 2019-03-17 16:35

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As I just bought this cheap electronic load from AliExpress and there is
so much discussion on the accuracy of this device I set up a little
environment to get an impression. The entire procedure certainly is not
particularily scientific at all, but given the price of the device
itself at around 16 € (US\$ 18) one can't expet much anyways - and at
least the measurements were performed using two EEVblog BM235 DMM ;-)

I connected the load to my KORAD 3305P power supply and then stepped
through 0,2 - 0,5 - 0,75 - 1,0 - 1,5 -2,0 - 2,5 - 3,0 - 3,5 - 4,0 - 4,5
- 5,0 A at 12V. What puzzled me is, that the voltage readings on the
power supply as the DMM. It did so no matter whether I osed the separate
voltage measurement connector or just let the device read the voltage
from the load connector itself. The read voltage was always too low
whereas as well the power supply as the DMM showed 12 V (11,99 V at some
cases). The error went up to ~ -6% at worst and -2.9% at average.

The current readings onthe other hand were pretty accurate and
consistent throughout as well the entire spectrum and the readings of
the power supply and the DMM. The deviation here was at 2% at 200mA,
0,15% at 5A and 0,49% at average, which I regard as pretty good results.

Find attached the measurement data as ODS file and some additional
information in form of partly detailed pictures of the device and the

Maybe that's of any help for someone :-)

Best regards

Axel

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