Low-profile eighth brick delivers more current: News from Ideal Power

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Ideal Power introduced its new COE48018N21A-50 eighth-brick DC/DC convertor module, which offers 1.8V/50A with high efficiency and a low profile. The COE48018N21A-50 offers 71A/in3 current density and 87% of full load-conversion efficiency, as well as a 0.34in height. The patented 'buck-reset' topology with efficient SR stage reduces the total power loss, resulting in more current delivered and a higher conversion efficiency compared with others.

The single board, single component side structure provides a low thermal resistance path for the removal of heat from the power components to the base plate directly that eliminates hot spots and guarantees delivering rated current across the 36 to 75V input-voltage range from -40 to +110C base temperature range.

The module features a 2.0kV DC isolation rating between primary to secondary, and it is designed to meet international safety standards, including EN60950 and CSA/UL60950, as well as provide full protection functions such as overvoltage and overtemperature protection, and input undervoltage lockout.

Two additional output pins meet the new industrial standard 'double-pin' pin assignment that allows high current delivery with a lower I2R loss.

It offers the output-voltage trim facility that enables the output to be adjusted between 90 and 110% of nominal.

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Low-profile eighth brick delivers more current

The COE48018N21A-50 eighth-brick DC/DC convertor module offers 1.8V/50A with high efficiency and a low profile.