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Aerospace and defense solutions
Battlefield success using unmanned electronic countermeasure systems
Today’s electronic battlefield relies heavily on UAV-based electronic warfare systems that help detect, assess and in some cases interdict enemy threats. It is vitally important to keep these systems as small and undetectable as possible for survivability. Vicor patented, high performance power modules provide the compact size, light weight and efficiency needed for UAVs to stay in the air longer making them the perfect over watch sentinels keeping our warfighters safe.
The power delivery network
A stack of 6 BCM converter modules with the outputs all in series provide 4,242VDC isolation and exceptional efficiency of 97.9%. As is typical in any UAV, the space made available is limited and of irregular shape. The Vicor modular approach allows great flexibility in how to build a power delivery to fit within the platform.
MIL-COTS BCM® bus converter modules
Input: 200 – 400V, 400 – 700V, 500 – 800V
Current: Up to 35A
Efficiency: Up to 98%
As small as 1.28 x 0.86 x 0.26in
Resources
Resources for the design engineer
Roundtable: SOSA having an impact on military program requirements, business practices
John Sturm, VP of Aerospace and Defense Business Unit, weighs in on SOSA (Sensor Open Systems Architecture) Technical Standard 1.0 after three years
MOSA Industry and Government
Summit and Expo 2024
The MOSA summit explores the open standard architectures used in designing SOSA-aligned and VITA 62 power supplies
Guest blog: Defense industry embraces the benefits of standardized power supplies
Earlier, serious consideration of the power delivery network can be the advantage you need once you understand the design benefits of power modules.