- Power
Vicor unveils power-sharing devices
Engineers at Vicor Corp. in Andover, Mass., are introducing new power supplies with power-sharing architectures designed for redundant systems. In the N+M architecture, one module is elected the master at startup, while other modules synchronize to the master, based on high-speed signals that move through an input-side digital bus. This setup monitors the system on a pulse-by-pulse basis. If the master fails, another module is elected master and the system continues without interruption. A fault