Feature descriptions – GE Industrial Solutions KW010-015-020-025 (Sixteenth-Brick) User Manual
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Data Sheet
October 7, 2013
KW010/015/020/025 Series Power Modules:
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– 75Vdc Input; 1.2 to 5.0Vdc Output; 10 to 25A Output current
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Feature Descriptions
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current-limiting circuitry and can endure current 
limiting continuously. At the point of current-limit 
inception, the unit enters hiccup mode. If the unit is 
not configured with auto
–restart, then it will latch off
following the over current condition. 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 unit is configured with the 
auto-restart option (4), it will remain in the hiccup 
mode as long as the overcurrent condition exists; it 
operates normally, once the output current is brought 
back into its specified range. The average output 
current during hiccup is 10% I
O, max
.
Output Voltage Programming
Trimming allows the output voltage set point to be 
increased or decreased, this is accomplished by 
connecting an external resistor between the TRIM pin 
and either the V
O
(+) pin or the V
O
(-) pin.
V
O
(+)
V
O
TRIM
V
O
(-)
R
trim-down
LOAD
V
IN
(+)
ON/OFF
V
IN
(-)
R
trim-up
Figure 42. Circuit Configuration to Trim Output 
Voltage. 
Connecting an external resistor (R
trim-down
) between
the TRIM pin and the Vo(-) (or Sense(-)) pin 
decreases the output voltage set point. To maintain 
set point accuracy, the trim resistor tolerance should 
be ±1.0%. 
The following equation determines the required 
external resistor value to obtain a percentage output 
voltage change of Δ%. 
For output voltage: 1.2V (SMT versions only):
k
R
down
trim
65
.
7
%
5
.
255
Where
100
2
.
1
2
.
1
%
V
V
V
desired
For output voltage: 1.2V (Through-Hole versions 
only) and all 1.5V to 12V: 
k
R
down
trim
22
.
10
%
511
Where
100
%
,
,
set
o
desired
set
o
V
V
V
 
For example, to trim-down the output voltage of 2.5V 
module (KW020A0G/G1) by 8% to 2.3V, Rtrim-down 
is calculated as follows: 
8
%
k
R
down
trim
22
.
10
8
511
k
R
down
trim
655
.
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Connecting an external resistor (R
trim-up
) between the
TRIM pin and the V
O
(+) (or Sense (+)) pin increases
the output voltage set point. The following equations 
determine the required external resistor value to 
obtain a percentage output voltage c
hange of Δ%:
For output voltage: all 1.5V to 12V:
k
V
R
set
o
up
trim
22
.
10
%
511
%
225
.
1
%)
100
(
11
.
5
,
Where
100
%
,
,
set
o
set
o
desired
V
V
V
For output voltage: 1.2V (SMT versions only):
k
V
R
up
trim
665
.
7
%
5
.
255
%
225
.
1
%)
100
(
2
.
1
11
.
5
Where
100
2
.
1
2
.
1
%
V
V
V
desired
For output voltage: 1.2V (Through-Hole versions 
only): 
k
V
R
up
trim
22
.
10
%
511
%
6
.
0
%)
100
(
2
.
1
11
.
5
Where
100
2
.
1
2
.
1
%
V
V
V
desired
For example, to trim-up the output voltage of 1.2V 
through hole module (KW025A0P/P1) by 5% to 
1.26V, R
trim-up
is calculated is as follows:
5
%
k
R
up
trim
22
.
10
5
511
5
6
.
0
)
5
100
(
2
.
1
11
.
5
k
R
up
trim
2
.
102
The voltage between the Vo(+) and Vo(
–) terminals
must not exceed the minimum output overvoltage 
protection value shown in the Feature Specifications 
table. This limit includes any increase in voltage due 
to remote-sense compensation and output voltage 
set-point adjustment trim. 
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.