GE Industrial Solutions KW010-015-020-025 (Sixteenth-Brick) - Manual (Page 7)

Data Sheet
October 7, 2013
KW010/015/020/025 Series Power Modules:
36
– 75Vdc Input; 1.2 to 5.0Vdc Output; 10 to 25A Output current
LINEAGE POWER 7
Characteristic Curves
The following figures provide typical characteristics for the KW015A0F (3.3V, 15A) at 25
o
C. The figures are identical
for either positive or negative remote On/Off logic.
E
FF
IC
IE
N
C
Y
,

(%
)
72
75
78
81
84
87
90
93
0 3 6 9 12 15
V IN = 75V
V IN = 48V
V IN = 36V
OU
TP
U
T
C
U
R
R
E
N
T
,
Io
(A
)
3
6
9
12
15
18
20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
1.0 m/s
(200 lfm)
0.5 m/s
(100 lfm)
NC
2.0 m/s
(400 lfm)
OUTPUT CURRENT, I
O
(A) AMBIENT TEMPERATURE, T
A
O C
Figure 7. Converter Efficiency versus Output Current. Figure 10. Derating Output Current versus Local
Ambient Temperature and Airflow.
OUT
P
U
T
V
O
L
T
A
GE
V
O
(
V
) (
1
0
m
V
/d
iv
)
OU
T
P
UT
V
OL
T
A
GE
O
n
/O
ff
V
O
L
T
A
GE
V
O
(
V
) (
1
V
/d
iv
)
V
O
n
/o
ff
(
V
) (
5
V
/d
iv)
TIME, t (1

s/div) TIME, t (5ms/div)
Figure 8. Typical output ripple and noise (V IN = V IN,NOM ,
I
o
= I
o,max
).
Figure 11. Typical Start-up Using Remote On/Off,
negative logic version shown (V
IN
= V
IN,NOM
, I
o
= I
o,max
).
OUT
P
U
T
CUR
RE
NT
,
OU
T
P
U
T
V
O
L
T
A
GE
Io
(A
)
(5
A
/d
iv)
V
O
(
V
) (
5
0
m
V
/d
iv)
OU
T
P
UT
V
OL
T
A
GE
INP
U
T
V
O
L
T
A
GE
V
O
(
V
) (
1
V
/d
iv
)
V
IN
(
V
)
(5
0
V
/d
iv)
TIME, t (1ms/div) TIME, t (5ms/div)
Figure 9. Transient Response to Dynamic Load
Change from 50% to 75% to 50% of full load. Figure 12. Typical Start-up Using Input Voltage (V IN =
V
IN,NOM
, I
o
= I
o,max
).