ANDOVER, MA--(Marketwired - Jan 23, 2014) - Vicor Corporation (
Where previously stepping down from high DC voltages was expensive, inefficient and required large converters, new industry standards and advanced power components are enabling power engineers to simplify the DC distribution power chain, reduce conversion stages and achieve breakthrough efficiency gains without compromising system size. This trend is accelerating the adoption of HVDC architectures and systems across a wide range of mainstream applications spanning the datacenter, commercial facilities, avionics, heavy machinery, military vehicles, and hybrid vehicles and transportation.
The new sessions in Vicor's ongoing HVDC webinar series will be presented and moderated by Stephen Oliver, Vice President of Vicor's VI Chip division, in cooperation with leading HVDC experts from across the industry. Together they will help educate attendees about application-specific HVDC requirements, enabling topologies and components, and practical design approaches that optimize new and legacy equipment for HVDC. These webinars include:
380 VDC in the Datacenter (January 30) - Presented by David Mohr, Distinguished Technologist, Power Systems Architect, Hewlett Packard, this presentation will focus on HVDC-ready, commercially available power solutions for the datacenter, major manufacturer initiatives centric to HVDC, and important industry standards. To register for this webinar visit here.
380 VDC Infrastructure: An Engineering Perspective (February 6) - Presented by David Geary, Director of Engineering, StarLine DC Solutions, and BJ Sonnenberg, Manager Business Development, Emerson Network Power, this session will address how a 380 VDC distribution system for critical applications is put together and how it compares to the traditional topologies used today. Engineering considerations and details related to DC power distribution including grounding, safety, circuit protection and standards will be covered. To register for this webinar visit here.
380 VDC in Commercial Buildings and Offices (February 13) - Presented by Bernd Wunder, Project leader LV-DC Grids, Fraunhofer IISB (DCC+G), this presentation will focus on the benefits of HVDC for retail, office and other commercial facilities, enabling power technologies, and achievable power efficiency improvements. To register for this webinar visit here.
270 VDC in Commercial and Defense Aircraft (February 20) - This presentation will address the significant size, weight and power (SWaP) benefits that can be achieved with HVDC in airliners, fighter jets, transport aircraft, helicopters and UAVs, and will include a discussion on associated military standards and specifications. To register for this webinar visit here.
HVDC in Earth-moving Equipment and Land-based Military Vehicles (February 27) - This presentation will highlight the energy efficiency improvements enabled by 600 to 800 VDC distribution for conventional, hybrid and electric heavy machinery, and will include schematics and design recommendations, as well as a discussion about bidirectional power conversion for vehicle battery charging. To register for this webinar visit here.
400 VDC in Hybrid Automotive and Transportation Applications (March 6) - This presentation will focus on hybrid power chains for cars, trucks, buses and trains, and the associated benefits of 400 VDC distribution for achieving efficient power delivery for propulsion and regenerative braking. To register for this webinar visit here.
Each of these webinars will be broadcasted twice on their scheduled dates, enabling attendees to participate across different time zones. Recordings of these webinars will be made available at later dates for on-demand viewing. There is no cost to attend these webinars.
For rebroadcasts of Vicor's first two webinars on the topic of HVDC, "High Voltage DC Distribution Achieving Mainstream Industry Adoption" and "Components, Techniques and Best Practices for Architecting Efficient HVDC Systems," visit here.
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About Vicor's Power Advantage Educational Series
The Power Advantage Educational Series of webinars and seminars connects Vicor's expert team of power architects and application engineers with system designers of all levels of expertise to share tips and techniques that aid in the development of power systems that provide superior efficiency, density, and versatility at every stage in the power chain, from AC to the Point of Load. With decades of combined real-world experience in power system design, Vicor's team of power management experts have helped engineers design systems for many of the world's leading technology companies with minimal complexity and maximum results.
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Headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts, Vicor Corporation designs, manufactures and markets innovative, high-performance modular power components, from bricks to semiconductor-centric solutions, to enable customers to efficiently convert and manage power from the wall plug to the point of load. Complementing an extensive portfolio of patented innovations in power conversion and power distribution with significant application development expertise, Vicor offers comprehensive product lines addressing a broad range of power conversion and management requirements across all power distribution architectures, including CPA, DPA, IBA, FPA™ and CBA. Vicor focuses on solutions for performance-critical applications in the following markets: enterprise and high performance computing, telecommunications and network infrastructure, industrial equipment and automation, vehicles and transportation and aerospace and defense electronics. www.vicorpower.com
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