The new Hornet GE board-mounted voltage regulators.
GE’s Industrial Solutions (NYSE: GE) just announced a new family of non-isolated board-mounted voltage regulators. The high-power density Hornet industrial voltage regulators consist of 15 non-isolated DC-DC converters designed for high-energy industrial applications.
With the advent of the internet of things (IoT) and the industrial internet of things (IIoT), manufacturers and OEMs will need more advanced devices installed in smaller spaces. This represents a constant challenge for engineers and developers who are always trying to integrate as many features as possible without creating large solutions.
“Our new Hornet voltage regulators give back valuable space in the design process by combining high power capabilities in a minimal footprint to deliver leading power densities. This, in turn, allows for additional capabilities and components to be incorporated into end designs,” said Vesa Jokitulppo, senior product manager, GE’s Industrial Solutions. “In addition, because our Hornet units have been engineered to provide complete voltage regulation in a single module, users are able to integrate them quickly and easily into their power train designs—speeding time to market for their end products.”
The new converters provide efficiencies in the range of 92 to 97 percent and power capabilities from 11 to 108 watts for the step-down and buck types and a maximum power of 65 watts for the step-down/boost regulators of this series. They convert bus voltages of 12 and 24 volts to the precise values and stability needed to power embedded electronic devices such as memory chips, actuators, and sensor processors, to name a few.
“The powerful processors and field-programmable gate arrays commonly found in modern industrial applications require highly accurate voltage regulation to help ensure continuous, high-performance operation,” Jokitulppo continued. “Our Hornet voltage regulators provide the precision these applications demand as well as the transient response needed to accommodate demanding industrial loads.”
In addition, these modules offer a ruggedized design, needed in demanding industrial applications. Some of these modules can operate between -40° C and 105° C. In addition, the Hornet regulators have been tested and found to be reliable in harsh conditions, including:
- 1,000-hour high-temperature operating bias.
- 1,000-hour 85° C, 85-percent relative humidity and bias.
- Thermal cycling of 700 cycles at -40° C to 125° C.
A description of these devices can be found here.
