Case Study
Power Density Facilitates Upgrade
vicorpower.com UC17V1 ©2017 Vicor Corporation. All rights reserved. Sat Com Voice and Data Communications Power Density Facilitates Upgrade Small Size, Low Profile Low Weight Adjustable Output Conduction Cooling The Customer's Challenge The ability to offer passengers reliable phone and high speed internet access in flight continues to be a differentiator for many airlines. This airline operator was looking to enhance their services to improve the passenger’s in-flight experience still further. As space onboard the aircraft was limited the upgraded transmitter had to provide faster data rates and increased transmitter power, yet fit within the existing form factor, ideally with less weight. In order to maximize power amplifier efficiency the supply output needed to be ad