Ultra wide DC/DC converters for industrial and railway applications

For industrial applications, the PKE8000A series provides highly reliable, high performance and rugged DC-DC solutions in the industry-standard 2 x 1 in form factor, running from 12V, 24V or 48V supply voltages thanks to its ultra-wide-input range of 9-75V.

Delivering up to 40W of output power at up to 91% efficiency, the series also offers Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) of up to 4 million hours, and input-to-output isolation of 2250VDC. The devices meet the latest IEC/EN/UL62368-1 safety standards.

For Railways applications, the PKE7000A series is packaged in the same 2 x 1in industry-standard form factor, but this time operates from a 43 to 160V input, delivering up to 30W.

This makes it suitable for the majority of onboard requirements running from 72V and/or 110V nominal supplies, most commonly found in the Railways sector. The devices comply with the EN50155 railway standard and offer MTBF figures of up to 5 million hours to satisfy the most demanding applications.

Olle Hellgren, Director of Product Management and Business Development at Flex Power Modules, commented: “The PKE-A series is just one of a wide range of new products we are introducing to support Industrial and Railways applications, and is a crucial part of our previously announced push into these important market segments.”

Both the PKE8000A and PKE7000A families are available now for sampling and volume production requirements.