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Astec Increases Power Levels on MP Series

August 05, 2003 by Jeff Shepard

Astec Power (Carlsbad, CA) has added new output power ratings to its MP modular power supply series. The existing four MP models can now deliver an additional 200W of output power at high-line voltage when compared to their universal voltage ratings. The devices are suitable for an extensive range of applications from computing, networking, office systems and data communications to medical, industrial process control, testing and instrumentation.

The modular MP power supply line includes four strategically sized chassis, each of which incorporates a power-factor corrected front end. The chassis enable the installed MP output modules to deliver maximum power levels of 600W, 800W, 1,000W and 1,200W to their designated loads when operated at high line. Each chassis can be configured with almost any combination of more than 25 commercial-off-the-shelf output modules to provide a wide variety of output-voltage combinations from 2V to 60V, with output-current capacities from 0.5A to 120A.

The MP Series feature a reliability record of more than 500,000 hours of mean time between failures; current sharing on outputs from 10A; remote sense on outputs from 2A; overload protection; voltage adjustment; active inrush current limiting; power-factor correction of >0.98; input OK and global dc OK status signals and indicator LEDs; along with global inhibit/optional enable control inputs.

Available now, pricing for basic configurations start at $320 in OEM quantities, and include a two-year warranty. A large selection of the most commonly used modules are readily available.