Molex, a global leader in electronics and connectivity innovation, announced the launch of the AirBorn 3U VPX Power Supply, designed to deliver clean, reliable power in a smaller form factor. Purpose-built for space-constrained aerospace, defense, and commercial environments, the new model builds on the proven architecture of the award-winning AirBorn 6U VPX Power Supply, offering industry-leading reliability and efficiency for the most demanding operational conditions.
“AirBorn’s line of VPX power systems sets new standards for power density and efficiency, based on our decades of experience developing, testing and deploying highly reliable power solutions for the aerospace and defense industry,” said Mike Cole, SVP and president, Aerospace and Defense Solutions, Molex. “With the new 3U VPX Power Supply, we continue to overcome the most formidable physical and electrical challenges in power supply design.”
Engineered to reduce design complexity and cost, the AirBorn VPX Power Supply family optimizes size, weight, power, and cost (SWaP-C) while meeting VPX and VITA 62 open architecture standards. The new 3U model is one-third the size and weight of the 6U version, yet delivers up to 1,000 watts of power. It also comes SOSA-compliant and offers out-of-the-box compliance with MIL-STD-1275 and MIL-STD-461 CE101/CE102 conducted emission requirements, safeguarding sensitive electronics from extreme voltage variations commonly found in military ground vehicles.
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The 3U VPX Power Supply also features advanced internal filtering, eliminating the need for external EMI suppression. Designed to meet stringent MIL-STD-461 conducted EMI emission standards, the integrated functionality minimizes interference at the source, reducing signal degradation, lowering crosstalk, and improving data transmission rates.
“For customers building highly compact 3U VPX systems, the opportunity to leverage an ‘all-in-one’ power supply that handles power conversion and EMI filtering on a single printed circuit board is very compelling,” said Scott Poole, director, Design and Development Engineering at AirBorn. “We apply extensive engineering expertise and special processes to develop highly efficient power engines capable of achieving low noise switching, clean conducted emissions, ultra-clean output voltages and versatility in parallel VPX cards.”
With the introduction of the AirBorn 3U VPX Power Supply, Molex continues to push the boundaries of power density, efficiency, and rugged reliability, setting new benchmarks for innovation in mission-critical aerospace and defense applications.