ANDOVER, Mass., 7 Sept. 2007. Vicor Corp. in Andover, Mass., is announcing PowerBench, an online suite of power design tools that enable power designers to specify and verify the performance and attributes of custom power design solutions in real time.
The tools enable design engineers to focus on their ideas rather than the constraints dictated by power supply availability, Vicor officials say.
PowerBench encompasses the design of DC-DC converters, AC-DC and DC-DC partitioned power architecture (VIPAC and VIPAC Arrays), and power-factor corrected AC-DC power supplies.
PowerBench has three major elements. The first is CMDS (Custom Module Design System) supports Vicor's FasTrak Maxi, Mini, and Micro DC-DC converters with any output voltage between 2 and 48 volts DC and with any input voltage from 18 volts DC minimum to 425 volts DC maximum with input voltage ranges up to 2.1 to 1. Output power is selectable over a continuous range of 20 to 500 Watts per module and modules can be configured in fault-tolerant arrays capable of delivering several kilowatts.
Next is VCAD (Vicor Configurable Automated Design), which is the heart of Vicor's VIPAC, a type of power system that leverages advances in DC-DC converters and modular front-ends and incorporates a new partitioned power architecture.
Last is VSPOC (Vicor Systems Product Online Configurator), which is a proprietary online system that enables a registered user to specify and verify complete power solutions in real time.
For more information contact Vicor online at www.vicorpower.com.
