Flex Power Modules has added new features to make its Flex Power Designer software even easier to use for digital power system design, as well as broadening the products it supports. The new version 3.2 will save engineers time when developing their power systems, as well as reducing the risk of any problems with their design.

Flex Power Modules announces the PKJ7200 and PKJ7300 series of power modules for railway rolling stock equipment. The new modules are designed for the demands of the EN 50155 standard for railway applications, including a wide input voltage range, surge protection, power interruption and backup, wide operational temperature range, and resistance to shock and vibration.

Flex Power Modules announces the PKM7500W and PKM7100W, two new series of quarter-brick modules for powering railway rolling stock equipment. The 50W PKM7500W offers an extremely wide input voltage range of 12V to 160V, while the 100W PKM7100W has an input range of 14V to 160V.

  DC/DC converters from Flex Power Modules have a wide input range (12/14V to 160V) for railway rolling stock. The fully encapsulated PKM7500W and PKM7100W have I/O protection to prevent damage to converters and powered devices, adds the company.

Flex Power Modules announces the BMR4615001/001, a new variant of its popular BMR461 series of digital point-of-load (PoL) regulators. The new module provides up to 15A/50W at an adjustable output voltage of 0.6 to 3.3V, which equates to a 25% higher current and power delivery at 3.3V than the previous 12A maximum for that voltage. The input voltage range of the device is 4.5 to 14V.

Flex Power Modules introduces the PMU8000 series of Point-of-Load (PoL) converters, providing a good price/performance ratio in a compact, low-profile package. The new regulators offer high efficiency of typically 95.3 % (at half load) and high thermal performance, meaning they can be used in harsh conditions.

Flex Power Modules has introduced the BMR490 DC/DC converter with active current sharing. The current sharing capability enables two or more converters to be used in parallel for demanding Datacom applications, thus delivering higher power on a single rail and improving redundancy.

A new series of DC/DC power modules has been introduced by Flex Power Modules, with the PKU-S series, for the industrial/railway and telecom sectors, which aim to provide highly reliable, high performance and rugged DC/DC solutions. The modules are housed in the industry-standard sixteenth-brick form factor (35.3x25x10.4mm), with sealed and encapsulated packaging.

Several new additions to the PKE series of DC/DC power converter modules have been introduced by Flex Power Modules, for the industrial, test equipment and telecom sectors. The modules are provided in sealed and encapsulated packaging, to ensure they will work reliably when subjected to dust, moisture, severe vibration and other harsh conditions.

Flex Power Modules introduced the PKE-A series of DC-DC power modules for the industrial and railways sectors, broadening its product range to meet increasing demand in these sectors. The modules are provided in sealed and encapsulated packaging, to ensure they will work reliably when subjected to dust, moisture, severe vibration and other harsh conditions.

Flex Power Modules has introduced the BMR469 family, a digital Point-of-Load (PoL) regulator that is suitable for high current ICT applications. The BMR469 delivers high power density, up to 160A per square inch, which saves valuable board space. Two variants with different output currents are available, both in compact packages.

The launch of the BMR490, a non-isolated digital IBC (Intermediate Bus Converter) DC/DC converter with an output power of 1,300W in the quarter-brick form factor, has been announced by Flex Power Modules. The new converter combines very high power density with excellent thermal performance in a price-sensitive design, making it ideal for demanding applications such as data centres.

A DC/DC converter in the sixteenth-brick form factor that can provide output power up to 260W, at an output voltage of 10.4V has been introduced by Flex Power Modules, with the PKU4217D. It claims to be the world’s smallest converter available in the market that can deliver this level of power.

Two new isolated DC/DC converters, the PKU4611A and PKU4617A, have been introduced by Flex Power Modules in the sixteenth-brick form factor. The new converters are ideal for low-power radio frequency power amplifier (RFPA) requirements within small cell radios and microwave applications. They offer a wide output trim range, which is optimised for the needs of low-power radio designs that require a five to seven volt supply.

A major upgrade has been introduced by Flex Power Modules, for its Flex Power Designer software for digital power system design, adding thermal simulation capabilities. The new features will enable designers to reduce development time, helping cut time to market, and to minimise the risk of weaknesses in their power system design.

New DC/DC power modules for the industrial and railways sectors are being introduced by Flex Power Modules, broadening its product range to meet increasing demand in these sectors, as well as providing additional versions of existing products, with different input/output voltage ranges. The modules are provided in sealed and encapsulated packaging, so that they will work reliably when subjected to other harsh conditions.

  Having identified the demand for digital conversion with the need for higher energy efficiency in data centre and cloud computing infrastructure, Flex Power Modules has introduced its 48V-to-Load Direct Conversion technology.

Flex Power Modules has announced the release of the PKJ4000 series of DC/DC converters primarily targeting radio frequency power amplifier (RFPA) applications within the telecom market segment. The PKJ4000 series delivers 28VDC or 50VDC at up to 700W of power from an input voltage range of 36V to 75V. Packaged in the industry-standard half-brick format measuring 2.40 x 2.28 x 0.50in (61 x 57.9 x 12.7mm), the PKJ4000 achieves a power density ...

It has been announced by Flex Power Modules that they have an addition to the BMR480 DC/DC advanced bus converter series for high end and high power applications, with the BMR48001x6/005, which delivers 12VDC at up to 1,300W of power and 108.3A. 

In this article, Flex explores the benefits to customers of the new alliance’s existence, including the specifications that define compatibility and the benefits of 48V direct conversion in efficiency-sensitive applications such as data centres. Author: Bob Cantrell, Senior Technical Application Engineer, Flex Power Module