ACAL Technology Power Special 
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Welcome to a special Power issue of ACAL Technology news. Within this issue you can read about Vicor's range of innovative products and we are also giving you the chance to request Vicor Techtorial DVD's. Within this special issue you also have the chance to enter our prize draw to WIN a Vicor evaluation board of your choice as well as be in with a chance to WIN a Netbook! Read on for all of this and more!

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WIN a Netbook - Vicor Micro DC-DC Converters
 
Vicor have announced the addition of eight wide input Micro DC-DC converters to its
28 Vdc input family. These models have nominal output voltages ranging from 3.3 to
48 Vdc and a maximum power of 100 W
(50 W at 3.3 and 5 Vout and 100 W at 12, 15, 24, 28, 36, and 48 Vout). These modules are ideal for either 12 or 24 V applications such as MIL-COTS or commercial battery systems in vehicles. They can also be used in a variety of vehicle or man-portable applications including lighting, communications, portable test equipment, display, and control systems.
 
WIN a Netbook - Vicor VIB0101THJ now available
 
V·I Chip Inc. a subsidiary of Vicor Corporation have announced the availability of a 120 W, 1/32nd brick footprint BCMTM bus convertor. The VIB0101THJ is a 48:12 V surface mount non-regulated convertor with 94.5 % efficiency. It will have uses in powering non-isolated POL convertors or as an isolated voltage source for applications in ATE, Servers, Telecoms and Industrial control. This device reduces power system volume by 75% vs. similar power level convertors.
 
 Vicor Techtorials
 
Get expert instruction on the most asked for topics through Vicor's Techtorial CD's. You will find practical answers to key technical questions covering subjects such as;

  • How to improve output filtering
  • DC-DC convertor theory
  • Input overvoltage protection
  • EMI filtering - how to get the lowest noise
  • Thermal & mechanical considerations
  • Parallelling DC convertors
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    Click on the link below to register your interest, and ACAL will send you a Vicor Techtorial CD.
    WIN a Netbook - Vicor Input Attentuation Modules
     
    M-FIAM input filters are designed for use with the Maxi, Mini, and Micro family of DC-DC converters and are available in both 24, 28 and 300 V input voltages. These input filters are compliant to the transient input requirements of MIL-STD-704E/F (M-FIAM3 and M-FIAM5B), MIL-STD-1275A/B/D (M-FIAM9), and MIL-STD-461E.
    WIN a Vicor Evaluation Board
     
    ACAL have teamed up with Vicor to give you the chance to win a Vicor evaluation board of your choice. The lucky winners will be drawn at random and will be able to choose from Evaluation boards, V·I  Brick boards,
    V·I ChipTM Series and Picor Filter Series
     
    In This Issue
    Vicor Micro DC-DC Converters
    Vicor VIB0101THJ now available
    Vicor Techtorials
    Vicor Input Attentuation Modules
    WIN a Vicor Evaluation Board
    This months viewpoint from ACAL's Power Specialist


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    Power costs are falling, says Sean Say, Power Specialist at ACAL Technology........
    With each new power-saving feature that they introduce, components of all types are helping to reduce overall power costs on the board, allowing designers to use next-generation power packages to achieve benchmark power efficiency and density from smaller footprints.