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DC/DC Convertors
News Release from: Murata Power Solutions
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 22 September 2004
Pair to predict PSU failure for JSF
project
C and D Technologies Power Electronics Division is to support the Ridgetop Group in the development of electronic prognostics specifically used within switch mode power supplies and DC/DC convertors.
C and D Technologies Power Electronics Division is to support the Ridgetop Group, also based in Tucson, in the development of electronic prognostics specifically used within switch mode power supplies and DC/DC convertors Under a contract from the Navy's Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Programme Office, Ridgetop has been tasked with developing advanced techniques and prognostic models to support the JSF's initiatives in the prognostics/health management (PHM) area
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 5 Aug 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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Isolated wide-input-range DC/DC convertors deliver 50-60W of power from a standard 40.6 x 50.8 x 10.16mm PCB-mounting open-frame package.
PHM relates measurable precursors to useful life remaining and performance life remaining predictions for electronic system power supplies.
Ridgetop has developed a cost effective and easily adoptable approach for standard power supplies.
The prognostic solution is expected to prevent 80% of impending random and end-of-life failures.
When used with event-driven maintenance, such a prognostic methodology will effectively increase the mean time between failure (MTBF) five fold.
C and D Technologies plans to deploy prognostics in selected high performance switching power supplies and DC/DC convertors.
According to Doug Goodman, Ridgetop's CEO: "Ridgetop is pleased to work with such an innovative and progressive firm as C and D Technologies".
"C and D has demonstrated its capabilities in many demanding applications and we are glad to work with such a forward-thinking firm". Request free introductory details about products from Murata Power Solutions ...
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