Unmanned Aircraft for Communications

Often relying on solar power systems, unmanned UAVs require efficient energy harvesting, conversion, and battery charging and Vicor provides them

Image of Vicor's Unmanned Aircraft for Communications This class of UAV depends on solar power to meet its long flight time requirements. Solar power systems rely on the use of maximum power point tracking (MPPT) circuitry to ensure that solar energy is harvested at the optimum voltage before conversion to a voltage suitable for charging a secondary battery or delivery to the power systems intermediate bus network. As this class of UAVs develops, high-efficiency power-conversion topologies such as zero-voltage switching (ZVS) and zero-current switching (ZCS), which are used in Vicor BCMs, are important to enable the widening variety of fuel sources and applications with increasing power challenges.

Power Delivery Network

A combination of the BCM6123 providing the isolated conversion of the 350 V to a 48 V intermediate bus and the PI3741 ZVS buck-boost regulator with a very wide range input voltage operating capability provides a tightly regulated 28 V output for various UAV loads.

Diagram

Image of Vicor's Unmanned Aircraft for Communications

Benefits
  • Power density of 1000 W/in3
  • Power to weight ratio of 16.7 W/gram
  • Up to 98% efficiency
  • Rapidly design and deploy PDNs
Applications
  • Communications, command, and control
  • Intelligence
  • Surveillance
  • Reconnaissance

Power Delivery for UAVs

ImageManufacturer Part NumberDescriptionCurrent - OutputVoltage - InputRegulator TopologyAvailable QuantityPriceView Details
EVAL BOARD BCM6123XD1E1368YZZBCM6123ED1E1368T00EVAL BOARD BCM6123XD1E1368YZZ68A260V ~ 410VBuck0 - Immediate$6,912.00View Details
EVAL BOARD BCM6123XD1E1368YZZBCM6123ED1E1368T0REVAL BOARD BCM6123XD1E1368YZZ68A260V ~ 410VBuck0 - Immediate$6,913.73View Details
EVAL BOARD BCM6123X60E15A3YZZBCM6123E60E15A3T01EVAL BOARD BCM6123X60E15A3YZZ130A36V ~ 60VBuck0 - Immediate$10,274.85View Details
EVAL BOARD BCM6123X60E10A5YZZBCM6123E60E10A5T01EVAL BOARD BCM6123X60E10A5YZZ150A36V ~ 60VBuck0 - Immediate$9,918.00View Details
EVAL BOARD BCM6123XD1E5117YZZBCM6123ED1E5117T00EVAL BOARD BCM6123XD1E5117YZZ16.9A260V ~ 410VBuck0 - Immediate$7,409.71View Details
EVAL BOARD BCM6123XD1E5117YZZBCM6123ED1E5117T01EVAL BOARD BCM6123XD1E5117YZZ16.9A260V ~ 410VBuck0 - Immediate$10,577.71View Details
EVAL BOARD BCM6123XD1E5117YZZBCM6123ED1E5117T0REVAL BOARD BCM6123XD1E5117YZZ16.9A260V ~ 410VBuck0 - Immediate$7,373.32View Details
EVAL BOARD BCM6123XD1E13A3YZZBCM6123ED1E13A3T00EVAL BOARD BCM6123XD1E13A3YZZ125A260V ~ 410VBuck0 - Immediate$7,230.91View Details
EVAL BOARD BCM6123XD1E13A3YZZBCM6123ED1E13A3T0REVAL BOARD BCM6123XD1E13A3YZZ125A260V ~ 410VBuck0 - Immediate$7,410.53View Details

DC-DC Converters

ImageManufacturer Part NumberDescriptionAvailable QuantityPriceView Details
DC DC CONVERTER 9V 1500WBCM6123T60E10A5T00DC DC CONVERTER 9V 1500W0 - Immediate$3,114.41View Details
DC DC CONVERTER 15V 1.95 KWBCM6123T60E15A3T00DC DC CONVERTER 15V 1.95 KW0 - Immediate$3,895.46View Details
DC DC CONVERTER 13.5V 1.95 KWBCM6123T60E15A3T01DC DC CONVERTER 13.5V 1.95 KW1 - Immediate$4,100.03View Details
DC DC CONVERTER 9V 1600WBCM6123T60E10A5T01DC DC CONVERTER 9V 1600W0 - Immediate$2,431.63View Details
DC DC CONVERTER 12V 1600WBCM6123TD1E13A3T00DC DC CONVERTER 12V 1600W48 - Immediate$2,727.92View Details
DC DC CONVERTER 12V 1600WBCM6123TD1E13A3T01DC DC CONVERTER 12V 1600W14 - Immediate$2,741.34View Details
DC DC CONVERTER 12V 1600WBCM6123TD1E13A3T0RDC DC CONVERTER 12V 1600W0 - Immediate$2,894.70View Details
DC DC CONVERTER 50V 1.75 KWBCM6123TD1E5135T00DC DC CONVERTER 50V 1.75 KW0 - Immediate$2,989.62View Details
DC DC CONVERTER 50V 1.75 KWBCM6123TD1E5135T01DC DC CONVERTER 50V 1.75 KW190 - Immediate$3,006.16View Details
DC DC CONVERTER 50V 1.75 KWBCM6123TD1E5135T0RDC DC CONVERTER 50V 1.75 KW0 - Immediate$3,214.10View Details
DC DC CONVERTER 24V 1600WBCM6123TD1E2663T00DC DC CONVERTER 24V 1600W0 - Immediate$2,736.23View Details
DC DC CONVERTER 24V 1600WBCM6123TD1E2663T01DC DC CONVERTER 24V 1600W0 - Immediate$2,769.49View Details
DC DC CONVERTER 33.8V 1.014 KWBCM6123TD0G5030M0RDC DC CONVERTER 33.8V 1.014 KW0 - ImmediateSee Page for PricingView Details
DC DC CONVERTER 12VBCM6123TD1E1368T00DC DC CONVERTER 12V0 - Immediate$2,008.44View Details
DC DC CONVERTER 47.5VBCM6123TD1E5117T00DC DC CONVERTER 47.5V0 - Immediate$1,924.07View Details
DC DC CONVERTER 47.5VBCM6123TD1E5126T00DC DC CONVERTER 47.5V0 - Immediate$2,065.00View Details
DC DC CONVERTER 47.5VBCM6123TD1E5126T01DC DC CONVERTER 47.5V0 - Immediate$2,091.01View Details

DC-DC Switching Regulators

ImageManufacturer Part NumberDescriptionCurrent - OutputFrequency - SwitchingAvailable QuantityPriceView Details
IC REG BCK BST ADJ/21V 6A 108LGAPI3741-00-LGIZIC REG BCK BST ADJ/21V 6A 108LGA6A1MHz816 - Immediate$201.52View Details
IC REG BCK BST ADJ/36V 6A 108LGAPI3741-01-LGIZIC REG BCK BST ADJ/36V 6A 108LGA6A1MHz349 - Immediate$193.45View Details

Eval Boards

ImageManufacturer Part NumberDescriptionCurrent - OutputAvailable QuantityView Details
EVAL BOARD FOR PI374100PI3741-00-EVAL1EVAL BOARD FOR PI374100-0 - ImmediateView Details
EVAL BOARD FOR PI374101PI3741-01-EVAL1EVAL BOARD FOR PI374101-0 - ImmediateView Details
Published: 2020-10-19