Half-Brick Provides 8.7-Million-Hour MTBF
May 9, 2007 3:06 PM
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Power-One’s 300-W HBC48T25120 half-brick isolated dc-dc converter outputs 9.6 V to 13.2 V with a MTBF of 8.7 million hours. It can also withstand a 100-V transient for 100 ms. Other features include no minimum load requirements, the capability to startup into pre-biased loads, a universal input range and an onboard LC filter.
The converter uses an open-frame single-board design and is compliant with UL94 V-0 flammability, UL60950, and IEC/EN60950. Pricing is $61 each in quantities of 1000.

