100W DC-DC converter offers typical full load efficiency of 93%

The ERCW003A6R modules incorporate the company's latest technology and component and process standardisation, enabling GE to offer customers a cost-effective DC-DC converter with one of the highest efficiency ratings available today.

The modules feature a typical efficiency of 93% at full load and a nominal output voltage of 28V. The output range of the DC-DC converters can be trimmed from 15 to 35.2V, enabling the unit to be incorporated into a broad range of applications. In addition, with a maximum output ripple of 40mV root mean square, GE’s ERCW003A6R helps reduce the need for external filtering capacitors and overall system cost.

The ECRW003A6R’s open-frame construction and heat-plated design offer through-hole packaging that enables designers to develop cost, space and energy-efficient end solutions. Its threaded through holes allow for easy mounting or for a heat sink to be added for high-temperature applications. The output is fully isolated from the input, enabling versatile polarity configurations and grounding connections.

“Designing board-level power architectures requires many key factors to be taken into consideration, all of which can greatly impact the cost, efficiency and functionality of internal circuits,” said Karim Wassef, General Manager, Embedded Power Products, Critical Power Business, GE. “Our DC-DC converters provide the high-efficiency ratings our customers expect in a reduced, one-eighth brick footprint, equipping them with a versatile solution capable of meeting their voltage conversion needs.”

GE’s ERCW003A6R ORCA-series DC-DC converters are available in volume quantities. Pricing begins at $24.70 per module, at an annual volume of 1,000 units.