Industrial grade DC/DC converters have 4:1 input range

The GQA120 series of industrial grade DC/DC converters has been introduced by TDK.

Rated at 120W output power, the units are available in four quarter brick package styles designed for use in a variety of applications including automated guided vehicles, portable electronics, ruggedised communication equipment, track-side rail and marine navigation systems.

The GQA120 is available in six standard output voltages – 5, 12, 15, 24, 28 and 48V – adjustable up to ±10% via the trim function to accommodate non-standard voltages. The units are said to operate over a 9V to 36V DC input voltage (18 to 36V DC for the 48V model) and can withstand a 50V DC surge for up to 1s.

According to the company, the converters have efficiencies of up to 91.5% and can operate in temperatures between -40 and 105°C.

A flanged baseplate – which allows for cold plate cooling – or a non-flanged baseplate can be selected for use with standard quarter-brick heat sinks. An open frame construction is available for applications with airflow.

The input to output isolation is 1500V DC for the open frame models, 2250V DC for the non flanged encapsulated construction or 3000V DC for the flanged encapsulated converters.

The company claims all models are fully protected with auto-recovery against input under voltage, output over voltage, over temperature and over current. The series is safety certified to IEC/EN/UL 60950-1 with CE marking for the Low Voltage and RoHS2 Directives.