Case Study
Upgrade to VITA 62 compliant system required more power
vicorpower.com UC19V1 ©2019 Vicor Corporation. All rights reserved. The Solution Vicor’s VITA 62-compliant 3U solution is based on DCM DC-DC converter technology, which provides ultra-high density (up to 1,240W/in 3 ) in a low profile package. The solution offered was capable of providing up to 600W within the same 3U package. Employing high efficiency, two-sided conduction-cooled modules, this VITA 62 solution met the 85°C operational temperature (at the card edge) required in this application. The Customer's Challenge An upgrade to a pod-mounted instrument system required more power on the 12V rail. The power supply that was currently used was a standard VITA 62-compliant 3U converter powered from the aircraft’s 270V DC bus. The current vendor was unable to increase