Simplifying access to millions of power supply combinations

Artesyn Embedded Technologies has announced the ConfigPro, an online power supply configurator to help designers find the optimal solution from over three million combinations enabled by its range of configurable power supplies. It is claimed the ConfigPro will make it easier for industrial and medical equipment designers to specify and use configurable power supplies.

Covering Artesyn’s four configurable power supply families, the ConfigPro starts with a user entering the current or power requirements for up to 21 individual outputs, up to 500Vdc output and up to 970A. The online tool then generates a selection of configured options, which can be further refined and results in a solution that is optimised for cost. It can also recommend further cost-saving alternatives based on similar feature and power ratings. The user is provided with a graphical representation of the configured power supply and downloadable PDF summary of the configuration.

Artesyn’s ConfigPro tool is said to use a powerful solution algorithm that factors in complex variables including dual and triple output modules, and parallel and series solutions. The tool also includes a reverse part lookup to enable designers to quickly find information on parts if they have a configured part number.