Power Systems

The Power Systems area specializes in developing custom power converters, RF generators and high speed pulsers for space applications. Our capabilities range from milliwatts to kilowatts for low and high voltage applications, programmable RF generators and high voltage pulsers.

Our low voltage supplies are designed specifically to meeting the customer’s power requirements. Typical converters provide input to output isolation, high efficiency, output redundancy, if required and meet MIL-STD 461EMC requirements.

Power Systems Technical Strengths

Vertically integrated

All development work performed by experienced power engineers
Magnetic component design and build
Circuit simulation
Component derating, worst case and reliability analysis
Radiation analysis
Electrostatic Field analysis
Circuit board design
Mechanical design and packaging, thermal design
IPC-J-STD-001 citified for all soldering operations

Responsive to unique, one-of-a-kind requirements

Programmable high voltage outputs (20) for mass spectrometer Instruments
Fast stepping supplies with typical settling time in microseconds
High voltage pulsers with nano second rise times
Multi-output low voltage supplies
Other customer defined specifications

Resources available on site

Fully equipped flight fabrication labs
Flight unit screening and qualification
EMC testing

Vibration and shock testing

Thermal vacuum testing
Radiation analysis
Failure Analysis of electronic components

Applications

Microchannel Plates
Photomultiplier Tubes
Deflection Plates
Electrostatic Analyzers
Ultraviolet Analyzers
Multiphase RF Generator
Wide range frequency and voltage RF Generator

High Voltage Optocoupler for Space Applications

The 100SW1502 is a high-voltage optocoupler that was selected for the PIMS, SUDA and MASPEX instruments on NASA’s Europa Clipper Mission to orbit Jupiter. It was developed to overcome the challenging space environment damaging other devices. Our 10.5 KV, radiation-tolerant optocouplers incorporate a 15KV glass passivated diode, high-current redundant LED array, a compliant package for thermal tolerance, 15KV internal isolation, Internal ESD protection and a .5-1% current transfer. The 100SW1602 has more features. Learn more.