Spirit Electronics is proud to announce the addition of Vicor Corporation to its curated portfolio of products and services developed especially to support the space industry. Spirit will be a channel partner for the Vicor Factorized Power Architecture (FPA™) line of radiation tolerant DC-DC converters that solve critical power delivery problems in satellites and other space applications.
Spirit is now offering evaluation boards for Vicor radiation-tolerant power modules that enable the ideal power delivery network (PDN) for today’s LEO and MEO satellites, providing high-efficiency, high-density, low-noise voltage conversion to power advanced network communication ASICs, FPGAs and processors. The growing trend toward leveraging AI and machine learning on orbit requires higher-performance processors with challenging power delivery requirements. Traditional intermediate bus architectures comprising an isolated DC-DC conversion stage, followed by a multi-phase buck array, cannot achieve the power density and low noise required for advanced processors. The patented Vicor FPA solution, which has achieved flight heritage, uses three power-dense modules to minimize I2R power distribution board losses, maximize efficiency and improve transient response.
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“Spirit is continuously seeking innovative products that give our customers a competitive edge in the space race,” comments Spirit CEO Marti McCurdy. “Vicor is delivering a game-changing power solution with high reliability, a compact form factor and proven space heritage – a huge win for advanced satellite deployments.”
Vicor’s rad-tolerant modular approach to power delivery provides protection from radiation while still providing the highest power density in the industry, in addition to being ultra-flexible and scalable in their architecture and implementation. These features are especially important in applications such as on-board satellite processing, earth observation, disaster management, space debris retrieval and defense operations.
SOURCE: Businesswire