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SEMICONDUCTORS
Rugged 6-10W DC-DC converters offer
new chassis and DIN rail mounting option
‘The launch of 6-10W converters fills a gap in the lent performance with no oscillation in no-load and Silicon Carbide (SiC):
market for chassis or DIN rail-mount modules which light-load conditions. The modules have no mini-
are suitable for low-power applications. Customers mum load requirement. Like other MINMAX mod- Challenging the future
can now meet the requirement for regulated pow- ules, the MJWI06C and MKWI10C make it easy for
er outputs of 10W without the need to design and customers to comply with electro-magnetic com- of Power Electronics
assemble a board-mount power supply,’ said Achun patibility (EMC) regulations. For EMI emissions, they
Tsai, Global Sales Manager of MINMAX. MINMAX are approved to EN 55032 Class A and FCC Level A. By Maurizio Di Paolo Emilio, Editor-in-Chief of Power Electronics News and EEWeb
released two new series of rugged, encapsulated For electromagnetic immunity, they are approved to
DC-DC power modules supporting loads of up to 6W EN 61000-4-2, -3, -4, -5, -6 and -8. System protec-
or 10W and equipped for chassis or DIN rail mount- tion features include under-voltage, overload and
ing. Suitable for use on a 24V or 48V power bus, the short-circuit protection. The modules are validated
6W MJWI06C and 10W MKWI10C converter modules for worldwide safety compliance under the Certifi- In power electronics, we now know SiC as a wide plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles. We inter-
provide a stand-alone power supply solution which cation Bodies (CB) scheme. bandgap (WBG) semiconductor, which has revo- viewed Anup Bhalla, VP of Engineering at United-
does not need to be integrated into a circuit board lutionised power conversion performance, yield- SiC.
design in industrial or communications equipment. For More Information ing efficiency figures unattainable before at high
They offer an ideal way to supply a regulated voltage frequencies, with further knock-on benefits of UnitedSiC develops innovative silicon carbide FET
to circuits in server racks, data cabinets, and out- smaller associated passive components, particu- and diode power semiconductors that deliver the
door telecoms equipment such as base transmitter ▶ MJWI06C 6W DC-DC Converter larly magnetics, and consequent cost, weight and industry’s best SiC efficiency and performance
stations. The rugged modules handle harsh oper- ▶ MKWI10C 10W DC-DC Converter size savings. for electric vehicle (EV) chargers, DC-DC convert-
ating conditions, including an ambient temperature ers and traction drives, as well as telecom/server
range of -40°C to +92.5°C, and provide I/O isolation ▶ Worldwide Distribution The prospects for strong growth in SiC devices power supplies variable speed motor drives and
of 3kV DC. A stable feedback loop produces excel- are high, stimulated by the increasing sales of solar PV inverters.
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