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100 kW DC-DC Converter Module (SSCM)

1 MW Power Converter (PCM-1) built using 100 kW DC-DC Converter Modules

One example of a modular converter is a system that has been designed and built for the next-generation electric ships, using an Integrated Power System. The electrical distribution system planned for these ships includes a DC distribution system, with redundant power buses – referred to as Integrated Fight-Through Power, or IFTP.

SatCon has designed the DC-DC converter used in this system, which is expandable in 100kW increments up to 3MW. The converter takes an input of 1000VDC and converts it to a nominal output of 800VDC, but which is adjustable down to 350VDC.

SatCon has delivered several of these units to the Navy’s Land-Based Test Site in Philadelphia for test and evaluation.

Onboard Electric Vehicle Battery Charger

Hybrid-Electric Vehicle 12V Converter

DC-DC converters have been built for other applications, such as the electric and hybrid-electric vehicle market. Shown here is a 6 kW Buck-Boost Converter for Electric Vehicle Battery Charging from 180 to 490VDC; and a Buck Converter used to convert a hybrid-electric vehicle’s high voltage bus of 400VDC to 120 amps of 12V power for auxiliary loads.