N2Power Announces ATX Quad-Output AC-DC Power Supply
N2Power, a Qualstar Corp. company, announced the XL260-2 ATX, the first model in its planned family of ATX compatible ac-dc switching power supplies. Delivering one 24V, two 12V and 5V outputs, the XL260-2 ATX supply is designed to replace what the company calls the oversized and inefficient ATX-format supplies used in OEM applications.
Leveraging N2Power’s "green" packaging technology, the XL260-2 ATX is said to deliver more power in less space, while reducing wasted input power and lowering cooling requirements. According to the company, this design leaves the heat in the load, not in the power supply, reducing power consumption, improving reliability and lowering cost of ownership.
The XL260-2 ATX power supply is expressly designed for OEM applications such as gaming, embedded systems and networking systems. The XL260-2 ATX delivers 260W of output power from just 15.9 square inches of system design real estate. Very low profile packaging yields more than 12.5W per cubic inch power density in less than 1U, making the system designer’s job much easier.
"OEMs have requested a state-of-the-art replacement for outdated ATX power supplies that provides both high efficiency and much higher power density," said Randy Johnson, N2Power Business Unit Manager. "The XL260-2 ATX exceeds both requirements, and its small footprint means easy integration into their legacy designs."
The XL260-2 ATX incorporates the same features as N2Power’s widely regarded XL125, XL160, XL275 and new XL375 power supply families, including active power factor correction for reduced input power, inrush current limiting and remote on-off.
