XP Power has announced a trebling of its product warranty period to 3 years, from the current 1 year. The new policy is effective immediately. All XP Power’s own brand standard products are covered when used within specification and operating under normal working conditions. The warranty period starts when the product has been dispatched by XP.

XP Power has announced its JCA series of miniature, board-mounted low power DC/DC converters. Measuring just 25.4 x 20.3 x 10.0 mm (1 x 0.8 x 0.4 inches), the device’s shielded metal package is 6.4 mm (0.25 inches) shorter than the 31.8 mm (1.25 inch) industry norm. Using the customary 24-pin DIP layout, the units occupy 20% less printed circuit board area than traditional products. This allows designers to reduce the size of new developments o...

XP Power’s SDC320 AC/DC power supply offers a choice of four formats, two using convection cooling or system airflow and two with internal fan cooling. The compact 320W unit, measuring just 101.6 x 152.4 x 38.10 mm (4 x 6 x 1.5 in) for the U-channel model, has a power density of 8.9 watts per cubic inch. This low-profile model, suitable for 1U applications, is also available with a vented cover if required. For applications where there is insuf...

XP Power has announced its JTH15 series of 15W DC/DC converters. Fitting into a metal cased compact 50.8 x 25.4 mm (2 x 1 inch) footprint, they are suited to low power, board mounted designs. The series can accommodate a wide 4:1 range of input voltages, from 9 – 36 VDC or 18 – 72 VDC. Both single and dual output versions are available. The single output device is available with +3.3, +5, +12 or +15V rails, while the dual version has +/-5, +/...

XP Power announces availability of its new 500W active filter unit for use in harsh electrical environments. The DSF500 is designed to protect dc-dc converters from the surges, spikes and ripples that are typically found on the electrical system of any military platform, such as an aircraft or vehicle. The filter meets the military specification, MIL-STD 1275A-D, without the need to incorporate any additional components. Platform mounted systems ...

XP Power announces the availability of their ECM100 series of open frame, multiple output 100 Watt AC/DC power supplies. The series offers dual, triple and quad output variants with a total of 15 models in the range, and complements the single output versions released previously. Measuring just 114.3 x 63.5 x 30.5 mm (4.5 x 2.5 x 1.2 inches), the compact size of the ECM100 series provides a power density of 7.4 watts per cubic inch.

XP Power announces availability of a new series of isolated dc-dc converters. The MQP120 range has been specifically designed for systems that need to be powered from both 12 VDC, 24/28 VDC electrical supplies. The unit is ideally suited to military equipment that might be deployed in both army and commercial vehicles, such as those used for homeland security initiatives. The converter accommodates a wide range of input voltage, from 9 to 40 VDC,...

XP Power has announced the availability of the ECL series of ultra compact, low power AC/DC power supplies. Two series are available in the range, the 10W ECL10 and the 15W ECL15. Both supplies are available in 3 mechanical formats: open frame pcb mount, encapsulated pcb mount, and open frame chassis mount. The ECL10 open frame pcb mount unit measures just 25.4 x 50.8 x 22.8 mm (1.0 x 2.0 x 0.9 inches), and has a power density of 5.6 W per cubic...

One of the world’s leading explorers, David Hempleman-Adams, launched his world record challenge earlier today in a daring expedition to cross the northern Atlantic in the smallest gas-balloon ever to attempt such a flight. Power supply specialist, XP Power, is sponsoring the venture, together with Toshiba. XP Power is also providing an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) from its Xi3000 range to ensure continuity of supply in the event of power...

XP Power has announced the availability of its new Power Supply Guide for 2007/2008. The guide, containing 208 pages, has had a total of 30 new product ranges added since the last edition. It provides detailed information on many aspects of XP Power’s standard product range. AC/DC products range from 5 Watts to 2,400 Watts and include open frame, u-channel, desktop, DIN rail, industrial and medical power supplies. Also included are DC/DC conver...

XP Power has announced the latest addition to the DNR range of DIN rail mounted, industrial AC/DC power supplies. The DNR480, a single output 480 watt model, offers universal input, accepting voltages in the range 90 – 264 VAC single phase without the need for switch selection, or 340 – 575 VAC three phase, depending on model. Both 24 and 48 VDC output variants have adjustable outputs from 22.5 to 28.5 VDC for the 24 volt model and 47.0 to 56...

XP Power continues to increase the flexibility of its range of AC/DC power supplies with the launch of the MFA350. Believed to be the world’s smallest 350 W power supply, the base platform achieves 11.2 Watts per cubic inch power density. The product is designed specifically for telecom and datacom applications, such as storage area networks, data networking and post-production broadcast equipment. Its design facilitates a multitude of packag...

XP Power has announced availability of the SDS150, a compact, high density, convection cooled power supply that is ideally suited to IT and industrial applications where space is at a premium and there are no internal fans. Both open frame and U channel models can be used in 1U customer applications. The open frame model, 76 x 127 x 36 mm (3 x 5 x 1.44 inches), offers the highest power density of 6.9 watts per cubic inch and the U channel, 81 x 1...

XP Power’s latest compact desktop AC/DC power supply, PDM60, provides Class II system protection. Safety approvals include UL609501 and EN609501 for industrial and IT applications, and UL60601-1 and EN60601-1 for medical systems. With 4000 VAC isolation and low leakage current, the PDM60 is ideally suited to both medical and commercial use. Measuring just 135 x 65 x 41 mm (5.3 x 2.5 x 1.6 inches), it has an improved power density over previous ...

XP Power announces the latest model in the fleXPower family of configurable power supplies. The fleXPower X10 brings an 11% increase in power using the same size chassis as earlier 900 Watt models. An output power of up to 1,000 Watts is available over the full input range of 85-264 VAC. At high line, 180-264 VAC, a single chassis can provide up to 1,200 Watts. By utilising the double deck feature of the fleXPower X10, where outputs are parallele...

XP Power has announced a medically approved, compact 120W power supply for medical and other portable applications where high isolation and low leakage current specifications are required. The AMM120 is offered with both Class I (with earth) and Class II (no earth) AC inputs. Class II inputs are commonly required in medical equipment because the reliability of earth connections cannot be guaranteed in all locations in which portable devices may b...

XP Power has announced the MTC series of 5W to 35W DC/DC converters designed as a standard product family exclusively for defence and avionics applications. The MTC is a non-custom converter based on commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) components and is available in 5, 15 and 35 W ratings.

XP Power has announced the SMM400 series, a family of 400W AC/DC switching power supplies that enable more power to be delivered in an industry-standard 1U high enclosure. Most 1U units are limited to around 250W but this new power supply, which has power densities of up to 102 Watts per cubic cm, meets demand for higher power within a given space. The low profile units come in 24 standard models -19 single-output and 5 dual-output versions - and...

XP Power’s latest medical, low-profile, AC/DC switchers, the PBM200 (200W) and PBM300 (300W), combine the flexibility of up to four outputs with an MTBF of over 300,000 hours (MIL-HDBK-217F at 25 deg C) and full medical agency safety approvals. The PBM200 is 177.8 x 101.6 x 38.1mm (7 x 4 x 1.5 inches) and the PBM300 190.5 x 114.3 x 44.45mm (7.5 x 4.5 x 1.75 inches). There are 22 models in the PBM200 series and 21 in the PBM300 family. Output vo...

XP Power has brought together a series of proven power supply design techniques in a new and innovative way to create the world’s smallest 212W, single output AC/DC switcher dubbed the EMA212.