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Quarter-brick dc-dc bus converter rates to 1700 W peak

May 11, 2022 By Redding Traiger Leave a Comment

Flex Power Modules has introduced an enhanced version of their popular BMR350 non-isolated quarter-brick DC/DC bus converter, the BMR350 x250/531. Continuous power rating has been increased from 860 W to 1300 W, with a peak power capability of 1700 W.

The product maintains the same footprint of 58.4 mm x 36.8 mm and height of just 12 mm and has the same input range of 40-60 VDC (80 V/100 ms). Output is set at nominal 12.12 VDC, now rated at 108 A continuous (170 A peak) and is adjustable from 8 V to 13.2 V. The increased rating is enabled by an additional bottom side cooling plate along with doubling up of output connector pins.

As with the original BMR350, the product is ideal as an intermediate bus converter for powering processors and ASICs with high peak power demands. The product features an innovative transformer-coupled, non-isolated topology which reduces component count and current stress and yields an efficiency level peaking at 97.7% at 54 V input. Derating for the product is characterized by the innovative Flex Power Modules 3D thermal data graphs which specify available output power for given real-world pin and baseplate temperatures. This enables maximum power to be extracted without stress to the converter. For even higher power levels, active current sharing between paralleled modules is offered. The BMR350 x250/531 meets EMI standard EN 55032/FCC part 15J ‘Class B’ when used with a recommended external filter.

Full protection is included against output over-voltage, over-current, and module over-temperature, and a PMBus interface provides remote control and monitoring, supported by the ‘Flex Power Designer software tool. A particular feature is the inclusion of an ‘event data recorder’ which can be interrogated even after a converter shutdown for analysis of any specific stress or fault conditions. Terminations are via through-hole pins which are suitable for pin-in-paste reflow, wave, or manual soldering.

The new BMR350 variant will be available in OEM quantities in May 2022.

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Filed Under: Converters, DC-DC, Development Tools, Power Components, Power Management, Software for power design Tagged With: flexpowermodules

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