Front end supply produces 6kW at 12V in just 1U

Martek Power has unveiled a new high-density 12V DC output AC front end, the AP1200 series.

Martek Power has unveiled a new high-density 12V DC output AC front end, the AP1200 series.

Delivering up to 100A at 12V DC across the full AC input range of 90-265V AC in a compact 1U X 2U format; the new AP1200 establishes a new industry record for high density AC front ends.

Measuring just 3.4 x 1.7 x 13.0in these modules top over 16W/in3 and allow up to five modules to be mounted in a standard 19in rack for an unprecedented 6000W in a 1U high profile.

This unparalleled power density in a 12V front end is achieved through an innovative thermal management scheme and convertor efficiencies up to 90%.

"There are several companies introducing high density front ends but they are mostly 48V DC output products".

"We wanted to target the emerging 12V intermediate bus users", commented Bill Standen, Vice President of Marketing and Sales for Martek Power.

"The combination of high power density and high output current made the development of the AP1200 quite challenging", he added, "but we are very excited to offer such a high performance, standard product".

Ideally suited for server and core network applications, these feature rich front ends offer power factor correction, N+1 redundancy, hot swap capability and I2C bus logic for system integration and communication.

Protection features include input overvoltage, output overvoltage, overtemperature and overcurrent with remote enable, AC good and fault indicators.

The AP1200 is priced at $250 in OEM quantities with deliveries from stock to 12 weeks.

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