Dual-output DC-DC power converter for unmanned vehicles, ships, and vehicles introduced by VPT
BLACKSBURG, Va., 15 Nov. 2012. VPT Inc. in Blacksburg, Va., is introducing the VPT5-2800D dual-output DC-DC power converter for unmanned vehicles, ships, armored ground vehicles, and other rugged systems.
The VPT5-2800D delivers as much as 5 Watts from a size of about one square inch It meets several military standards, and features a six-sided metal package.
The power electronics device has an input voltage range of 15 to 50 volts per MIL-STD-704 and MIL-STD-1275; an input transient voltage of 80 volts for 1 second per MIL-STD-704A; dual outputs of plus-or-minus 5 volts, plus-or-minus 12 volts, and plus-or-minus 15 volts; and operates in temperatures from -55 to 100 degrees Celsius.
The device meets MIL-STD-1275 input voltage range; MIL-STD-704A input voltage requirements; MIL-STD-461C-F when used with a VPTF1 Series EMI filter; DO-160; ISO-9001; DEF STAN 61-5 and DEF STAN 59-411 when used with a VPTc10-28 EMI filter; environmental screening to JESD22, MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-883; and J-STD-001, ISO-9001, IPC-A-610 manufacturing.
For more information contact VPT online at www.vpt-inc.com.
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.
