Elgar
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Elgar Electronics was a San Diego, California-based manufacturer of programmable AC and DC power sources, recognized for precision power simulation equipment used in aerospace, defense, and avionics testing. The company produced single-phase and three-phase programmable AC power sources, switching DC power supplies, and power conditioning systems capable of reproducing a wide range of line conditions, power disturbances, and harmonic content required for compliance testing.
Elgar instruments became a standard tool in laboratories performing MIL-STD-704 and DO-160 power quality testing for military and commercial aircraft systems. The brand was subsequently acquired and integrated into AMETEK Programmable Power, where the product lines were continued under AMETEK's portfolio.
Key Product Lines
- AC power sources — single-phase and three-phase programmable sources for avionics, military, and utility power simulation at frequencies from 45 Hz to 1000 Hz
- DC power supplies — high-stability switching supplies for laboratory, systems integration, and production test applications
- Smart Waveshaper power sources — programmable units for generating complex waveforms, transients, voltage dips, and power quality disturbance sequences
- CW series AC sources — compact programmable AC sources for bench and rack-mount applications
Industries Served
Elgar equipment was primarily used in aerospace & defense, military electronics development and qualification, avionics certification testing, government and contractor test laboratories, and commercial electronics manufacturing. Their AC power sources were widely specified for DO-160 environmental testing of airborne equipment, MIL-STD-704 aircraft power quality compliance, and power line disturbance simulation for consumer and industrial electronics.
