Power & Thermal

BOHEMIA, N.Y., 8 Feb. 2012. North Atlantic Industries (NAI) in Bohemia, N.Y., is introducing the VPX55-3 3U rugged VPX power electronics device for harsh-environment aerospace and defense applications on land, in the air, and at sea. The VPX55-3 provides as much as 300 Watts of power with six outputs and complies with MIL-STD-704F.

SAN DIEGO, 6 Feb. 2012. TDK-Lambda Americas of the TDK Corp. has introduced a new line of green, 500-watt power supplies that comply with the European energy-saving requirements of the ErP (Energy-related Products) Directive. The GWS500 series power supplies are designed to combine high efficiency, high power density, and low standby power consumption (<0.5W, no-load).

SAN DIEGO, 11 Jan. 2012. Advanced Digital Logic Inc. officials have changed the name of the company to reflect its significantly expanded product lines. Now ADL Embedded Solutions Inc., the company offers system design and integration services, including enclosure, cabling, and thermal solution design, as well as value-added services to embedded customers. “We’re excited about this change, because we believe that the new name better reflects the broad range of products and services that our ADL Embedded Solutions brand provides to you, our clients,” says a company spokesperson.

BLACKSBURG, Va., 8 Jan 2012. The U.S. Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) at Fort Belvoir, Va., is issuing Standard Microcircuit Drawings (SMDs) for more than 150 space-grade, radiation-hardened DC-DC power converter modules from power electronics specialist VPT Inc. in Blacksburg, Va. VPT’s rad-hard SV series DC-DC converters are manufactured to MIL-PRF-38534 Class K for space environments. These products are for space applications including low Earth orbit (LEO) systems, geosynchronous Earth orbit (GEO) systems, deep space probes, and other demanding applications.

BLACKSBURG, Va., 8 Jan 2012. The U.S. Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) at Fort Belvoir, Va., is issuing Standard Microcircuit Drawings (SMDs) for more than 150 space-grade, radiation-hardened DC-DC power converter modules from power electronics specialist VPT Inc. in Blacksburg, Va. VPT’s rad-hard SV series DC-DC converters are manufactured to MIL-PRF-38534 Class K for space environments. These products are for space applications including low Earth orbit (LEO) systems, geosynchronous Earth orbit (GEO) systems, deep space probes, and other demanding applications.

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif., 8 Dec. 2011. Meggitt Sensing Systems in San Juan Capistrano, Calif., is introducing the Endevco model 2793 16-channel power supply and signal conditioner for general purpose vibration laboratory testing, aerospace and automotive test cells or higher-channel count NVH testing applications. The device is designed to accept inputs from ISOTRON or other piezoelectric transducers and remote charge converters (RCC) within a high-impedance measurement system.

SAVANNAH, Ga., 22 July 2011. Gulfstream officials selected a lithium battery system from Securaplane Technologies Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Meggitt Plc., for use on the G650 business jet. The battery system's lightweight should reduce overall weight per aircraft by about one passenger, Securaplane officials say.

BLACKSBURG, Va., 12 June 2011. VPT Inc. in Blacksburg, Va., is introducing the DVPL0520S 20-amp DC-DC power converter module for rugged military and avionics power systems. The power electronics module is a non-isolated, synchronous, regulated buck converter that steps down power at the point of use with as much as 90 percent efficiency, VPT officials say. Power conditioning systems designers can use the DVPL 20-amp module alone or with several POL DC-DC converters all powered from one isolated high-power DC-DC converter.

SIDNEY, N.Y., 30 April 2011. A new panel mount photovoltaic (PV) connector featuring RADSOK technology -- the Helios H4 Panel Connector -- was released by Amphenol Industrial.  The new connector offers higher current ratings and lower contact resistance resulting in lower power losses and is compatible with standard industry connectors.

TORRANCE, Calif., 23 March 2011. Martek Power in Torrance, Calif., is introducing conduction-cooled Powertron JL series of open-frame rugged DC-DC converters for railway and other harsh-environment applications where the power supply is mounted inside a sealed enclosure. The JL DC-DC converters are rated at as much as 50 Watts, comply to EN50155, and have the ability to accept the wide range of typical railway input voltages.

IRVINE, Calif., 1 Feb. 2011.IRVINE, Calif., 1 Feb. 2011 Microsemi Corp. in Irvine, Calif., is introducing the 4-port PD69104 and 8-port PD69108 power-over-Ethernet (PoE) integrated circuits for industrial and commercial applications that deliver power to devices ranging from video screen phones and WiMAX transmitters to pan-tilt-zoom cameras, thin-clients and laptop computers.

WASHINGTON, 28 Oct. 2010. Cobham Life Support's Microclimate Thermal System (MTS), based on its microclimate cooling system combines heating and cooling into one unit. The MTS is designed to imropve the endurance of warfighters by maintain safe core body temperature,critical in environments such as Afghanistan, where temperatures can shift dramatically in a matter of hours, especially when troops are operating in high elevations, company officials say.

ATLANTA, 22 Oct. 2010. The Zsay-3 Aircraft Universal Static Adapter from DFW Instrument Corp. in Carrollton, Texas, is designed to help speed up FAR 91.411 static leak checks. The system has a battery backup feature with eight to 10 hours of continuous battery run time.

CARLSBAD, Calif., 14 Oct. 2010. Cobham is providing a telemetry link for the Solar Impulse solar powered aircraft, which is working up to become the first solar powered aircraft to circle the earth.

COCKEYSVILLE, Md. 3 Sept. 2010. AAI Corp. selected Saft lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries from to supply back-up power for its Universal Ground Control Station (UGCS), which controls unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The 28 volt batteries are capable of integrated charging, which strengthens and simplifies the powering system.

MIDDLETON, Wis., 27 Aug. 2010. Embedded computing expert Extreme Engineering Solutions (X-ES) in Middleton, Wis., is introducing the XPm2010 3U PICMG 2.11 cPCI power supply that takes in MIL-STD-704 28-volt DC input voltage and provides as much as 300 Watts of power on 3.3, 5, and 12 volts at 90 percent efficiency for U.S. and international military and avionics applications in 3U CompactPCI air transport rack (ATR) systems.

DENVER, 24 Aug. 2010. QinetiQ has filed for three world records for Zephyr , its solar powered high-altitude long endurance (HALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), with the Federation Aeronautique Internationale (FAI). Zephyr stayed aloft for 14 nights -- or 336 hours and 22 minutes -- above the U.S. Army's Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona, before being brought safely back to earth having achieved all the objectives of the trial.