SANTA CLARITA, CA – August 25, 2011 — Curtiss-Wright Controls Electronic Systems (CWCES), a business group of Curtiss-Wright Controls and a leading designer and manufacturer of rugged deployed subsystems for the aerospace, defense and commercial markets, has introduced a new 3U OpenVPX (VITA 62) and VPX (VITA 48.2) Smart Power Supply. This small form factor, rugged power supply module provides up to 279W of power to mission critical OpenVPX systems. Designed for demanding deployed military applications, the CWCES Smart Power Supply includes advanced features such as an integrated Nuclear Event Detector (NED) and crowbar for radiation tolerant applications, and a holdup circuitry for full protection against MIL-STD-704 and MILSTD-1275 transients. This open architecture smart power supply module speeds and simplifies the integration and maintenance of intelligent rugged power supplies into applications such as ground vehicles, fixed wing aircraft and rotorcraft, shipboard equipment, and integrated modular systems.
“Our new 3U OpenVPX power supply provides system integrators with a rugged, compact high performance power supply able to survive the harshest military environments, while providing all the benefits of the VPX backplane architecture,” said David Dietz, vice president and general manager of Curtiss-Wright Controls Electronic Systems group.
The Smart Power Supply conforms to the 3U VPX (VITA 48.2 / VITA 62) form factor and is offered in a 1.0” pitch single slot configuration. Fully rugged, the module is available in conduction cooled and Level 2 maintenance variants.
This fully-featured intelligent power supply supports Built-in Tests (BIT) and software programmability to enable rapid system development.
CWCES Smart Power Supply Performance Features:
- 3U VPX (VITA 48.2/62) form factor
- Up to 279W total rated power
- 80% efficiency
- 18-36 VDC input range
- MIL-STD-704 and MIL-STD-1275 compliant
- Meets NAVSO P-3641 de-rating
- Internal holdup up to 50 ms
- EMI/RFI input filter (MIL-STD-461E)
- Input transient (surge) protection
- Input reverse polarity protection
- Over/under voltage, short-circuit and under/over temperature protection
- White Sand Missile Range (WSMR)-tested Nuclear Event Circumvention circuit
- On-board ARM-based microcontroller
- I2C communication
- Inline voltage/current monitoring and BIT
- Suitable for OpenVPX and VPX systems
- Custom power sequencing
For additional product information on the 3U OpenVPX power supply and to download the factsheet, please visit:http://www.cwcelectronicsystems.com/3u_vpx_powersupply.html
About Curtiss-Wright Controls Electronic Systems
Curtiss-Wright Controls Electronic Systems is one of the industry’s most comprehensive and experienced single sources for rugged, integrated electronic system solutions. Our product and service expertise includes mission and flight control computer systems; network centric computing systems; avionics and Vetronics processor units;motion control solutions and rate sensor assemblies; rugged high-speed data recorders and storage devices;engineered packaging (including chassis/enclosures, power supplies, subracks and backplanes); smart power control and distribution systems; sensor management systems; electric turret drive, stabilization, and ammunition handling systems; and electro-mechanical solutions. The Electronic Systems group serves the defense, aerospace, commercial and industrial markets and is part of Curtiss-Wright Controls Inc. For more information about Curtiss-Wright Controls Electronic Systems, visit www.cwcelectronicsystems.com.
About Curtiss-Wright Controls, Inc.
Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., Curtiss-Wright Controls is the motion control segment of Curtiss-Wright Corporation. With manufacturing facilities around the world, Curtiss-Wright Controls is a leading technology-based organization providing niche motion control products, subsystems and services internationally for the aerospace and defense markets. For more information, visit www.cwcontrols.com.
