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PRODUCT SPECIFICATION 2 (4)
Prepared (also subject responsible if other) No.
ESONHUI 3/1301-BMR 667 Uen
Approved Checked Date Rev Reference
EAB/FJB/GMF (Ksenia Harrisen) EPONMEL 2011-12-12 B
Operating information
Input Voltage
The input voltage range 36 to 75 Vdc meets the requirements
of the European Telecom Standard ETS 300 132-2 for normal
input voltage range in –48 an d –60 Vdc systems, -40.5 to -
57.0 V and –50.0 to -72 V respectivel y.
The input voltage range is 45 to 75Vdc for PKUC 41 06C.
The absolute maximum conti nuous input voltage is 80 Vdc.
Turn-off Input Voltage
The DC/DC converters monitor the input voltage and will turn
on and turn off at predetermined levels.
The minimum hysteresis between turn on and turn off input
voltage is 1 V.
Remote Control (RC)
The products are fitted with a
remote control function referenced
to the primary negative i nput
connection (- In), with negative and
positive logic options avail ab le.
The RC function allo ws the
converter to be turned on/off by an
external device like a
semiconductor or mechanical
switch. The RC pin has an internal
pull up resistor to + In.
The maximum required si nk current is 0.4 mA. When the RC
pin is left open, the voltage generated on the RC pin is max
5 V. The maximum allowable leakage current of the switch is
50 μA. With “negative logic” the converter will turn on when
the input voltage is applied with the RC connected to the - In.
Turn off is achieved by leavin g the RC pin open, or connected
to a voltage higher than 5 V referenced to –In.
The second option is “positive logic” remote control, which can
be ordered by adding the suffix “P” to the end of the part
number. The converter will turn on when the input voltage is
applied with the RC pin open. Turn off is achieved by
connecting the RC pin to the - In. To ensure safe turn off the
voltage difference between R C pin a nd the - In pin shall be
less than 1 V. The converter will restart automatically when
this connection is opened.
Input and Output Impedance
The impedance of both the input source and the load will
interact with the impedance of the DC/DC converter. It is
important that the input source has low characteristic
impedance. The converters are designed for stable operation
without external capacitors connected to the output. The
performance in some applications can be enhanced by
addition of external capacitance as described under External
Decoupling Capacitors. If the input voltage source contains
significant inductance, the additio n of a 100 µF capacitor
across the input of the converter will ensure stable oper ation.
The capacitor is not required when powering the DC/DC
converter from an input source with an inductance below
10 µH.
External Decoupling Capacitors
When powering loads with significant d ynamic current
requirements, the voltage regulation at the point of load can
be improved by addition of decoup ling capacitors at the load.
The most effective technique i s to locate low ESR ceramic
and electrolytic capacitors as close to the l oa d as possible,
using several parallel capacitors to lower the effective ESR.
The ceramic capacitors will handle high-frequency d ynamic
load changes while the electrolytic capacitors are used to
handle low frequency dynamic load changes. Ceramic
capacitors will also reduce an y high frequency noise at the
load. It is equally important to use low resistance and low
inductance PCB layouts an d cabling.
For further information please contact your local Ericsson
Power Modules representative.
Parallel Operation
Two converters may be paralleled for redund ancy (1+1) if the
total power is equal or less than POmax for one unit. To
secure the function oring diod es may be used.
Pre-bias Start-up
These products has pre-bias start up functionality and will not
sink current during start up if a pre-bias source is present at
the output terminal up to the min-value of output volta ge
tolerance band, i.e. 4.5 V for a 5 V version and 10.8 V for a 12
V version. Nor will there be any under or over shoot.
See Design Note 026 for detai led information.
Over Temperature Protection (OTP)
The converters are protected from thermal overlo ad by an
internal over temperature shut down circuit.
When Tref as defined in thermal consideration section
exceeds 135°C the converter will shut down. The DC/DC
converter will resume normal oper ation automatically when the
temperature has dropped approx 22°C below the temperature
threshold.
Over Voltage Protection (OVP)
The converters have output over voltage protection that will
clamp the output voltage to a continous fixed level. After
removal of the over voltage condition the co nverter will
resume to normal operation automatically.
Over Current Protection (OCP)
The converters include current limiting circuitry for protection
at continuous overload.
The output voltage will decrease towards zero for output
currents in excess of max output current (max IO). The
DC/DC converter will resume normal operation after removal
of the overload. The load distributi on should be designed for
the maximum output short circuit current specified.
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PKU 4000C series Direct Converters
Input 36-75 V, Output up to 20 A / 100 W EN/LZT 146 447 R1D April 2013
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