Universal High-potential Testing System for AC/DC Power Supplies in Automated Manufacturing Environments
Amid declining birth rates and a global labor shortage, automated electrical testing has become essential for industrial development.However, many factories face technological lock-in due to long-term reliance on a single vendor's automation systems, resulting in high sunk costs and significant challenges when upgrading or switching platforms.In this paper, we propose a universal automated high-potential test system (UHPTS) designed to operate seamlessly across multiple instrument brands.The system unifies communication protocols by mapping instrument commands to standardized labels and retrieving the required instructions from a centralized database, in accordance with the selected test environment.This architecture enables cross-platform interoperability within a single testing framework.The UHPTS can also be integrated with the manufacturing execution system (MES), allowing automatic parameter loading via product barcodes and supporting fully automated, operator-independent testing.Experimental results verify that the proposed system reduces operational complexity, eliminates vendor lock-in, minimizes human error, and enhances testing efficiency and reliability.Overall, the UHPTS offers a scalable and practical solution for modernizing withstand-voltage testing in power supply manufacturing.
Authors
- Cheng‐Yi Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2739-1921)
- Bo-Wun Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6026-5110)
- Pei-Jun Ma
- Yao-Hung Tsai
Publication Details
- Journal
- Sensors and Materials
- Published
- 2026-05-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.18494/sam6088
- Primary Topic
- Electrical Fault Detection and Protection
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00