GE Industrial Solutions KW010-015-020-025 (Sixteenth-Brick) - Manual (Page 13)

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 13
Feature Description
Remote On/Off
Two remote on/off options are available. Positive logic
turns the module on during a logic high voltage on the
ON/OFF pin, and off during a logic low. Negative logic
remote On/Off, device code suffix “1”, turns the
module off during a logic high and on during a logic
low.
ON/OFF
Vin+
Vin-
I
on/off
V on/off
Vout+
TRIM
Vout-
Figure 40. Remote On/Off Implementation.
To turn the power module on and off, the user must
supply a switch (open collector or equivalent) to
control the voltage (V
on/off
) between the ON/OFF
terminal and the V
IN
(-) terminal (see Figure 40). Logic
low is 0V ≤ V
on/off
≤ 1.2V. The maximum I
on/off
during a
logic low is 1mA, the switch should be maintain a
logic low level whilst sinking this current.
During a logic high, the typical maximum V
on/off
generated by the module is 15V, and the maximum
allowable leakage current at V
on/off
= 5V is 1μA.
If not using the remote on/off feature:
For positive logic, leave the ON/OFF pin open.
For negative logic, short the ON/OFF pin to V
IN
(-).
Remote Sense
Remote sense minimizes the effects of distribution
losses by regulating the voltage at the remote-sense
connections (See Figure 41). The voltage between
the remote-sense pins and the output terminals must
not exceed the output voltage sense range given in
the Feature Specifications table:
[VO(+) – VO(–)] – [SENSE(+) – SENSE(–)] 
0.5 V
Although the output voltage can be increased by both
the remote sense and by the trim, the maximum
increase for the output voltage is not the sum of both.
The maximum increase is the larger of either the
remote sense or the trim.
The amount of power delivered by the module is
defined as the voltage at the output terminals
multiplied by the output current. When using remote
sense and trim, the output voltage of the module can
be increased, which at the same output current would
increase the power output of the module. Care should
be taken to ensure that the maximum output power of
the module remains at or below the maximum rated
power (Maximum rated power = Vo,set x Io,max).
V O (+)
SENSE(+)
SENSE( –)
V O ( –)
V I (+)
V I (-)
I O LOAD
CONTACT AND
DISTRIBUTION LOSSES
SUPPLY
I I
CONTACT
RESISTANCE
Figure 41. Circuit Configuration for remote
sense .
Input Undervoltage Lockout
At input voltages below the input undervoltage lockout
limit, the module operation is disabled. The module
will only begin to operate once the input voltage is
raised above the undervoltage lockout turn-on
threshold, V
UV/ON
.
Once operating, the module will continue to operate
until the input voltage is taken below the undervoltage
turn-off threshold, V
UV/OFF
.
Overtemperature Protection
To provide protection under certain fault conditions,
the unit is equipped with a thermal shutdown circuit.
The unit will shutdown if the thermal reference point
Tref (Figure 43), exceeds 125
o
C (typical), but the
thermal shutdown is not intended as a guarantee that
the unit will survive temperatures beyond its rating.
The module can be restarted by cycling the dc input
power for at least one second or by toggling the
remote on/off signal for at least one second. If the
auto-restart option (4) is ordered, the module will
automatically restart upon cool-down to a safe
temperature.
Output Overvoltage Protection
The output over voltage protection scheme of the
modules has an independent over voltage loop to
prevent single point of failure. This protection feature
latches in the event of over voltage across the output.
Cycling the on/off pin or input voltage resets the
latching protection feature. If the auto-restart option
(4) is ordered, the module will automatically restart
upon an internally programmed time elapsing.
Overcurrent Protection
To provide protection in a fault (output overload)
condition, the unit is equipped with internal