Vicor Corporation

Unmanned Aircraft for Communications

Often relying on solar power systems, unmanned UAVs require efficient energy harvesting, conversion, and battery charging and Vicor provides them

Image of Vicor's Unmanned Aircraft for Communications This class of UAV depends on solar power to meet its long flight time requirements. Solar power systems rely on the use of maximum power point tracking (MPPT) circuitry to ensure that solar energy is harvested at the optimum voltage before conversion to a voltage suitable for charging a secondary battery or delivery to the power systems intermediate bus network. As this class of UAVs develops, high-efficiency power-conversion topologies such as zero-voltage switching (ZVS) and zero-current switching (ZCS), which are used in Vicor BCMs, are important to enable the widening variety of fuel sources and applications with increasing power challenges.

Power Delivery Network

A combination of the BCM6123 providing the isolated conversion of the 350 V to a 48 V intermediate bus and the PI3741 ZVS buck-boost regulator with a very wide range input voltage operating capability provides a tightly regulated 28 V output for various UAV loads.

Diagram

Image of Vicor's Unmanned Aircraft for Communications

Benefits
  • Power density of 1000 W/in3
  • Power to weight ratio of 16.7 W/gram
  • Up to 98% efficiency
  • Rapidly design and deploy PDNs
Applications
  • Communications, command, and control
  • Intelligence
  • Surveillance
  • Reconnaissance

Power Delivery for UAVs

ImagemNúmero de peça do fabricanteDescriçãoCorrente - SaídaTensão - EntradaTopologia do reguladorAvailable QuantityPreçoVer detalhes
EVAL BOARD BCM6123XD1E1368YZZBCM6123ED1E1368T00EVAL BOARD BCM6123XD1E1368YZZ68A260V a 410VBuck0 - Immediate$1,115.28Ver detalhes
EVAL BOARD BCM6123XD1E1368YZZBCM6123ED1E1368T0REVAL BOARD BCM6123XD1E1368YZZ68A260V a 410VBuck0 - Immediate$1,115.56Ver detalhes
EVAL BOARD BCM6123X60E15A3YZZBCM6123E60E15A3T01EVAL BOARD BCM6123X60E15A3YZZ130A36V a 60VBuck0 - Immediate$1,657.86Ver detalhes
EVAL BOARD BCM6123X60E10A5YZZBCM6123E60E10A5T01EVAL BOARD BCM6123X60E10A5YZZ150A36V a 60VBuck0 - Immediate$1,600.28Ver detalhes
EVAL BOARD BCM6123XD1E5117YZZBCM6123ED1E5117T00EVAL BOARD BCM6123XD1E5117YZZ16,9A260V a 410VBuck0 - Immediate$1,195.59Ver detalhes
EVAL BOARD BCM6123XD1E5117YZZBCM6123ED1E5117T01EVAL BOARD BCM6123XD1E5117YZZ16,9A260V a 410VBuck0 - Immediate$1,706.72Ver detalhes
EVAL BOARD BCM6123XD1E5117YZZBCM6123ED1E5117T0REVAL BOARD BCM6123XD1E5117YZZ16,9A260V a 410VBuck0 - Immediate$1,189.70Ver detalhes
EVAL BOARD BCM6123XD1E13A3YZZBCM6123ED1E13A3T00EVAL BOARD BCM6123XD1E13A3YZZ125A260V a 410VBuck0 - Immediate$1,166.74Ver detalhes
EVAL BOARD BCM6123XD1E13A3YZZBCM6123ED1E13A3T0REVAL BOARD BCM6123XD1E13A3YZZ125A260V a 410VBuck0 - Immediate$1,195.69Ver detalhes

DC-DC Converters

ImagemNúmero de peça do fabricanteDescriçãoAvailable QuantityPreçoVer detalhes
DC DC CONVERTER 9V 1500WBCM6123T60E10A5T00DC DC CONVERTER 9V 1500W0 - Immediate$436.97Ver detalhes
DC DC CONVERTER 15V 1.95 KWBCM6123T60E15A3T00DC DC CONVERTER 15V 1.95 KW0 - Immediate$496.87Ver detalhes
DC DC CONVERTER 13.5V 1.95 KWBCM6123T60E15A3T01DC DC CONVERTER 13.5V 1.95 KW1 - Immediate$522.96Ver detalhes
DC DC CONVERTER 9V 1600WBCM6123T60E10A5T01DC DC CONVERTER 9V 1600W0 - Immediate$364.32Ver detalhes
DC DC CONVERTER 12V 1600WBCM6123TD1E13A3T00DC DC CONVERTER 12V 1600W0 - Immediate$382.75Ver detalhes
DC DC CONVERTER 12V 1600WBCM6123TD1E13A3T01DC DC CONVERTER 12V 1600W52 - Immediate$349.65Ver detalhes
DC DC CONVERTER 12V 1600WBCM6123TD1E13A3T0RDC DC CONVERTER 12V 1600W0 - Immediate$406.14Ver detalhes
DC DC CONVERTER 50V 1.75 KWBCM6123TD1E5135T00DC DC CONVERTER 50V 1.75 KW168 - Immediate$381.33Ver detalhes
DC DC CONVERTER 50V 1.75 KWBCM6123TD1E5135T01DC DC CONVERTER 50V 1.75 KW300 - Immediate$421.77Ver detalhes
DC DC CONVERTER 50V 1.75 KWBCM6123TD1E5135T0RDC DC CONVERTER 50V 1.75 KW0 - Immediate$409.97Ver detalhes
DC DC CONVERTER 24V 1600WBCM6123TD1E2663T00DC DC CONVERTER 24V 1600W393 - Immediate$349.01Ver detalhes
DC DC CONVERTER 24V 1600WBCM6123TD1E2663T01DC DC CONVERTER 24V 1600W0 - Immediate$388.58Ver detalhes
DC DC CONVERTER 33.8V 1.014 KWBCM6123TD0G5030M0RDC DC CONVERTER 33.8V 1.014 KW0 - Immediate$634.95Ver detalhes
DC DC CONVERTER 12VBCM6123TD1E1368T00DC DC CONVERTER 12V0 - Immediate$281.78Ver detalhes
DC DC CONVERTER 47.5VBCM6123TD1E5117T00DC DC CONVERTER 47.5V0 - Immediate$245.43Ver detalhes
DC DC CONVERTER 47.5VBCM6123TD1E5126T00DC DC CONVERTER 47.5V25 - Immediate$263.39Ver detalhes
DC DC CONVERTER 47.5VBCM6123TD1E5126T01DC DC CONVERTER 47.5V0 - Immediate$293.38Ver detalhes

DC-DC Switching Regulators

ImagemNúmero de peça do fabricanteDescriçãoCorrente - SaídaFrequência - ChaveamentoAvailable QuantityPreçoVer detalhes
IC REG BCK BST ADJ/21V 6A 108LGAPI3741-00-LGIZIC REG BCK BST ADJ/21V 6A 108LGA6A1MHz533 - Immediate$29.55Ver detalhes
IC REG BCK BST ADJ/36V 6A 108LGAPI3741-01-LGIZIC REG BCK BST ADJ/36V 6A 108LGA6A1MHz252 - Immediate$28.39Ver detalhes
Published: 2020-10-19

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