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A need for high-density power solutions
One of the central challenges facing defense industry designers is the ongoing struggle to reduce size, weight, power, and cost (SWaP-C), while at the same time increasing command, control, communications, computing, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C4ISR) capabilities. These competing priorities require solutions with ever-increasing power densities and capabilities, while still meeting the stringent reliability, cost, and time-to-market requirements inherent in these demanding applications. A massive increase in power density for DC-DC converters in the MIL-COTS space would enable military designers to spend less of their size and weight budgets on power, and more on the C4ISR capabilities required in their demanding applications.
Innovating to deliver more power in less space
Vicor continues to raise the bar by delivering technologically advanced MIL-COTS power solutions that meet demanding SWaP-C requirements with all the robustness and reliability you would expect from a 30-year veteran of the aerospace and defense industry. Vicor has a portfolio of power-dense, low weight, low noise, highly reliable modular component families that enable military equipment designers to create SWaP-C optimized solutions. A good example is our DCM™ family of isolated, regulated DC-DC converters. When compared to the next-best solutions in brick packages, our innovative ChiP and VIA packages enable solutions with upwards of 2.5X improvement in power density by volume, and over 3x the power density by weight.
Advantages of Vicor solutions for aerospace and defense
Advantages of Vicor solutions for aerospace and defense
Small footprint
Low weight
Low noise
High reliability
Award-winning supplier for aerospace and defense
Outstanding Quality Award 2017
Bronze Supplier Award 2018
Supplier Excellence Award 2018
Vicor is a 30-year veteran of the aerospace and defense industry
Aerospace and military applications examples
Tethered inspection UAV
Light, compact power supply increases UAV payload and supports a backup battery.
Man portable digital radio
The DCM fixed switching frequency (750 kHz) enables a compact EMI filter to meet stringent conducted noise specifications.
Airborne equipment
Scalable modular DCM based design, enables high power, regulated outputs with up to 200 mF of bulk capacitance.
Products for aerospace and defense applications
Power supply
VITA-62 compliant power converters
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Input:
18 – 42VDC
18 – 45VDC
220 – 320VDC
+12V@ 40/70A
+5V @ 30/32A
+3.3V @ 6/30A
+12V @ 1A
-12V @ 1A
3U (600W total power)
6U (1000W total power)
Operating:
Full power to 85°C (at card edge)
Dimensions:3U (3.937 x 6.634 x 0.951in)
6U (9.187 x 6.634 x 0.951in)
Isolated, regulated converter modules
Rugged high power converters for 28V and 270V line inputs
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Input:
270V (160 – 420)
30V (9 – 50)
28V (16 – 50)
3.3, 5, 12, 15, 24, 28, 48V
Power:
4623 ChiP: Up to 500W
3623 ChiP: Up to 320W
3714 VIA: Up to 500W
3414 VIA: Up to 320W
5614 VIA: Up to 1300W
Dimensions:
4623 ChiP
1.886 x 0.898 x 0.284in
47.91 x 22.8 x 7.21mm
3623 ChiP
1.524 x 0.898 x 0.284in
38.72 x 22.8 x 7.21mm
3714 VIA
3.75 x 1.40 x 0.37in
95.3 x 35.5 x 9.4mm
3414 VIA
3.38 x 1.40 x 0.37in
85.9 x 35.5 x 9.4mm
5614 VIA
5.57 x 1.40 x 0.37in
141.43 x 35.5 x 9.4mm
Up to 96%
Sub 60W power converters for 24V, 28V and 48V line inputs
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Input:
48V (36 – 75V)
48V (41 – 57V)
28V (16 – 50V)
24V (18 – 36V)
3.3, 5, 12, 15, 18V
Power:Up to 60W
Dimensions:
0.87 x 0.65 x 0.265in
22 x 16.5 x 6.7mm
Up to 89%
Point-of-load regulators
Wide range direct to point-of-load regulators with -55°C to +115°C operation
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Input:
8 – 60V
Output:10 – 54V
Power:Up to 200W continuous
Efficiency:Over 98% efficiency
at >800 kHz FSW
Dimensions:
LGA SiP
10 x 14 x 2.5mm
BGA SiP
10.5 x 14.5 x 3.05mm (tin-lead available)
12V, 24V or 48V direct to point-of-load regulators
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Input:
12VIN nominal (8 to 18VIN)
24VIN nominal (8 to 42VIN)
48VIN nominal (30 to 60VIN)
Wide output range (1 to 16V)
Current:Up to 22A
Efficiency:Up to 98%
Light load and full load high efficiency performance
Dimensions:
LGA SiP
10 x 14 x 2.56mm
BGA SiP
10.5 x 14.5 x 3.05mm
10.5 x 10.5 x 3.05mm
GQFN
7.0 x 8.0 x 0.85mm
Isolated, fixed ratio converter modules
High-voltage bidirectional bus converters
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Input:
200 – 400VDC
400 – 700VDC
500 – 800VDC
Up to 35A
Efficiency:Up to 98%
Dimensions:
6123 ChiP package
2.494 x 0.898 x 0.284in
63.3 x 22.8 x 7.2mm
4414 VIA package
4.35 x 1.40 x 0.37in
110.55 x 35.54 x 9.40mm
Filters
Input filter for DCMs in a VIA package
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Input:
28V
270V
Up to 22A
Transient Compliance:
MIL-STD-704
MIL-STD-1275
DO-160
1.76 x 1.40 x 0.36in
44.6 x 35.5 x 9.2mm
Active EMI filters provide conducted common-mode (CM) and differential-mode (DM) attenuation from 150kHz to 30MHz (CISPR22 range).
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Input:
48V (30 – 80 V) Comms.
28V (5 – 50 V) M-Grade
24V (10 – 40 V) Industrial
7A
14A
100V
Attenuation:
Up to 60 dB CM @ 250 kHz
Up to 80 dB DM @ 250 kHz
-40°C to + 100°C
-55°C to 125°C (M-Grade)
LGA Packages
25 x 25 x 4.5mm
12.4 x 25 x 4.5mm
>99% @ Full Load
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Power System Designer
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Output specifications:
Output
Resources
Resources for the design engineer
Power delivery networks at a crossroads
Redefining power delivery architectures with fixed‑ratio converters
DCM family