Product category: DC/DC Convertors
News Release from: Vicor UK | Subject: FPA evaluation boards
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 24 January 2007
Boards show off
factorised power architecture.
Factorised power architecture customer evaluation and validation boards feature BCM, PRM and VTM VI Chip power components
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Vicor Corporation has released a comprehensive lineup of 52 factorised power architecture (FPA) customer evaluation and validation boards, featuring BCM, PRM and VTM VI Chip power components. In addition Vicor has created an expanding library of VI Chip application notes to support the implementation of power system designs.
The introduction of the evaluation boards and application note library provides a quick and easy way to get an appreciation of the advantages of VI Chip technology.
FPA technology and the families of VI Chip power components offer a fundamentally new and improved approach to distributed power.
Factorising DC/DC power conversion into its basic functions 3/4 isolation and transformation in the VTM units and regulation in the PRM module 3/4 maximises power system performance and cost effectiveness.
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The 24V-input Mini family now comprises 16 models with output voltages from 3.3 to 48V DC and power levels from 100 to 200W
Factorised architecture promises power efficiency
Vicor has released a full family of VI Chip components, enabling complete power systems using factorised power architecture (FPA)
Unregulated BCM convertors complete the lineup.
Four PRM nonisolated regulator boards and 13VTM current multiplier boards are available now.
A PRM board is selected to match the desired input voltage, and a VTM board is selected to provide the desired output voltage and current.
Plugged together, they allow the user to explore FPA's regulated DC/DC capabilities and develop an understanding of the technology.
Fourteen 48V BCM convertor evaluation boards with fixed ratio outputs from 1.5 to 48V DC are also available, along with high voltage (352Vin and 384Vin) versions.
In addition, 21 BCM validation boards with standard quarter-brick pinning are designed for engineers to test the performance of the BCM intermediate bus convertor in their existing application and enable 300 or 600W solutions.
The customer evaluation boards are equipped with test sockets, trim pots, and convenient input and output connections.
They provide design engineers with a jump start toward implementing this leading edge technology in technically challenging applications, meaning faster time to market and faster return on design investment.
The new application notes cover a wide range of topics to give power designers practical knowledge and insights to ensure their access to all of the advantages offered by the factorised power architecture.
All are available on the Vicor website.
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