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Vicor Introduces Wide-Input 28V Micro DC-DC Converters

Publication date on this website: 28/05/2009

Category: Active Components

Company: Vicor

Summary:

Key points:
• Extends 28V DC-DC converter family with improved output voltages, environmental grades and packaging options
• Efficiencies up to 82%, with 9 to 36V input range
• Output voltage trim from 10% to 110%

Full Text:
The Brick Business Unit of Vicor Corporation has announced the addition of eight wide-input Micro DC-DC converters to the 28VDC input family. These models have nominal output voltages ranging from 3.3 to 48VDC and a maximum power of 100W (50W at 3.3Vout and 5Vout, and 100W at 12, 15, 24, 28, 36 and 48Vout). These modules target either 12V or 24V applications, such as MIL-COTS or commercial battery systems in vehicles. They also meet the European standard for electronic equipment used in rolling stock; EN50155, and can be used in a variety of vehicle or man-portable applications including lighting, communications, portable test equipment, display and control systems. With efficiency up to 82%, the converters operate from 28V nominal input with an input range of 9 to 36V. These models are available in four environmental grades – with operating temperatures as low as -55°C – with six pin options and three baseplate options. These compact modules are also available in RoHS-compliant variants, and measure a compact 57.9 x 36.8 x 12.7mm (2.28 x 1.45 x 0.5in), with a wide trim range of 10% to 110% of nominal output voltage. Data sheets and additional information is available on-line at www.vicorpower.com, and lead times can be as short as three weeks for prototype quantities. Vicor Vicor offers tens of thousands of standard and custom high-performance power conversion components to customers worldwide, with very short development and delivery cycles. Vicor's PowerBenchTM suite of on-line tools allows users to design customised brick or configurable power supplies to exact specifications in minutes. The company's innovative Modular components are used in the communications, data processing, industrial control, test equipment, medical and defence electronics markets. *END*

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