vicorpower.com IA17V1 ©2017 Vicor Corporation. All rights reserved. The Solution The customer developed a 48V to 12V, 1.28kW supply based on four DCM DC-DC converters. Power sharing amongst the converters was simple to implement by paralleling the outputs of the DCMs. This bulk supply was packaged in a convection- cooled housing that conducted heat from both the top and the bottom of the DCMs, so improving reliability, even when operating at high ambient temperatures. The Customer's Challenge A manufacturer of optical transport equipment wanted to simplify the process of upgrading their systems for increased functionality when already installed in the field, as the down-time associated with return- ing units from the field was too costly. Populating equipment with a fully specifi

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