Valere Power Debuts Line Power Solutions Family

Valere Power Inc. (Richardson, TX), a maker of power systems for the wireless and broadband sections of the telecommunications industry, announced its new Line Power Solutions family, a complete telecommunications power system for extending battery backed-up power from a centralized source to remote cabinet locations for "triple-play" voice, video and data service offerings, or wireless access points.

The Head End Converter is a 2 RU-high power shelf that can provide protected dc power for up to 40 remote nodes. Multiple shelves may be combined for larger installations. The Head End Converter power output can be configured for either -190 Vdc, ±190 Vdc or ±130 Vdc networks. It also has been designed to work in temperatures ranging from -40 °C to +75 °C, giving it the hardening needed for the extreme temperature conditions of a remote terminal.

The Far End Converter is a modular 1 RU system that is deployed in the remote cabinet. The Far End Converter receives high-voltage power from the Head-End Converter and provides -48 V power to the remote equipment. The Far End Converter accepts up to 10 converter modules per shelf, each with two 50 W dc-dc converters. The converter modules are hot-swappable and the system can span from 50 W to 1,000 W of output power in the same compact package.

Both the Head End and Far End Converter systems are available in limited quantities in January 2005, and in production quantities in the first quarter of 2005. Prices range from $200 for an entry-level far end system to $1,000 for an entry-level head end system.