SOSA-aligned power supply card can offer power sharing option in mil-aero designs
Offering efficiency of up to 88 per cent, the U-P2330 power supply card supports the power requirements of Sensor Open Systems Architecture (SOSA) -aligned systems. The 3U power supply card can be used as a compatible power supply for a range of single board computers (SBCs) and general purpose graphic processor-based boards aligned to SOSA. It has been designed to be easily and quickly integrated as the main power supply of these open standards-based systems.
Alex Trigoub, product line director for Aitech, explained that the U-P2330 is a high-efficiency power supply for modern, integrated, rugged embedded systems aligned with the SOSA Technical Standard 1.0. “In addition to offering an output of up to 600W, the [U-P2330] can incorporate an optional sharing mechanism, per VITA 62, that enables two of the power supplies to be operated in parallel and provide redundant operation (ORing) with a maximum power output of up to 1200W.”
The high power output of the U-P2330 handles even the most power-hungry boards and systems, claimed Aitech. The high efficiency of up to 88 per cent ensures that input power is not wasted by the power supply. An optional hold up capacitor bank provides the ability to shut down the system in an orderly fashion, in the event of power outage and the power supply redundancy protection ensures high power supply resiliency.
The wide variety of isolation and protection mechanisms, including MIL-STD-704 and MIL-STD-1275 compliance, integrated into the U-P2330 further improve power feed resiliency and power stability.
Aitech has 40 years of experience as a digital electronics manufacturer with expertise in providing reliable, rugged embedded systems for the harshest, most unforgiving environments in military, aerospace and space applications. The company provides COTS products based on multiple open standard architectures (including SOSA, FACE, VPX, CompactPCI), such as single board computers, I/O, memory and graphics boards, PMC/XMCs and sub-system enclosures.
