Case Study
Power Averaging for a 64% Reduction in Power Requirements
vicorpower.com EI17V1 ©2017 Vicor Corporation. All rights reserved. Portable Ground Radar Power Averaging for a 64% Reduction in Power Requirements Pulsed Load Low Weight Small Size, Low Profile Low EMI The Customer's Challenge A manufacturer of ground radar wanted to upgrade the performance of an existing vehicle-mounted system design, increasing both range and resolution. This was a demanding power application, with 2.5 kW peak output required from the battery-generated 28V input. The space available for the upgrade was fixed and weight reduction was demanded to enable a man-portability capability to extend the available market for the product. To maximize range the transmit pulse must have minimal distortion. To maximize resolution power supply noise when receiving h