Rugged PC/104-Plus military power supply introduced by Parvus for vehicle and aircraft applications

Nov. 2, 2010
SAN JOSE, Calif., 2 Nov. 2010. Parvus Corp. in Salt Lake City is introducing the ACS-5180 PC/104-Plus MIL-STD-1275/704 power supply module for embedded systems in military vehicles and aircraft. Parvus introduced the rugged DC-DC converter power electronics card this week at the MILCOM trade show in San Jose, Calif. The small form factor card is designed as the bottom card in a PC/104 system stack to operate without heat sinking or any active cooling. The power supply can supply 80 Watts of power over the PC/104 (ISA) bus, PC/104-Plus (PCI) bus, or screw clamp terminal.

SAN JOSE, Calif., 2 Nov. 2010. Parvus Corp. in Salt Lake City is introducing the ACS-5180 PC/104-PlusMIL-STD-1275/704 power supply module for embedded systems in military vehicles and aircraft. Parvus introduced the rugged DC-DC converter power electronics card this week at the MILCOM trade show in San Jose, Calif.

The small form factor card is designed as the bottom card in a PC/104 system stack to operate without heat sinking or any active cooling. The power supply can supply 80 Watts of power over the PC/104 (ISA) bus, PC/104-Plus (PCI) bus, or screw clamp terminal.

The ACS-5180 operates in temperatures from -40 to 85 degrees Celsius, withstands the effects of high shock and vibration as well as demanding voltage transient conditions. The power electronics card meets the guidelines of MIL-STD-1275D and MIL-STD-704F, and withstands the effects 250-volt spikes and 100-volt surges.

Parvus is introducing the ACS-5180 as a stand-alone card and integrated into DuraCOR mission computers and DuraNET routers and switch subsystems. Featuring MIL-STD-461 EMI filtering, the card typically will eliminate the need for additional in-line power conditioning/EMI filtering integrated into such embedded systems, company officials say.

For more information contact Parvus online at www.parvus.com.

About the Author

John Keller | Editor

John Keller is editor-in-chief of Military & Aerospace Electronics magazine, which provides extensive coverage and analysis of enabling electronic and optoelectronic technologies in military, space, and commercial aviation applications. A member of the Military & Aerospace Electronics staff since the magazine's founding in 1989, Mr. Keller took over as chief editor in 1995.

Voice your opinion!

To join the conversation, and become an exclusive member of Military Aerospace, create an account today!