{"id":4439,"date":"2018-02-14T07:45:10","date_gmt":"2018-02-14T07:45:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.uk.tdk-lambda.com\/uk\/?p=4439"},"modified":"2019-01-30T13:37:28","modified_gmt":"2019-01-30T13:37:28","slug":"what-headroom-do-i6a-250w-non-isolated-dc-dc-converters-require","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.uk.tdk-lambda.com\/uk\/2018\/02\/14\/what-headroom-do-i6a-250w-non-isolated-dc-dc-converters-require\/","title":{"rendered":"What headroom do i6A 250W non-isolated DC-DC converters require?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.emea.lambda.tdk.com\/uk\/products\/product-details.aspx?cid=2&amp;scid=359\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">i6A series utilises a step-down topology to maximise efficiency<\/a>, it needs to have the input voltage higher than the output voltage \u2013 this is often referred to as headroom.<\/p>\n<p>David Buck, Market Development Manager at TDK-Lambda EMEA e<a href=\"https:\/\/www.emea.lambda.tdk.com\/uk\/about\/local-video.aspx?pid=3094\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">xplains what headroom is required for each i6A module<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.emea.lambda.tdk.com\/uk\/products\/dcdc-converters\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to read more about the full range of DC-DC converters<\/a>, or click here for the product page:  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.emea.lambda.tdk.com\/uk\/i6a\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">www.emea.lambda.tdk.com\/uk\/i6a<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you have a question you\u2019d like to ask TDK-Lambda, please feel free to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.emea.lambda.tdk.com\/uk\/faq\/ask.aspx\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">use the online FAQ form and we\u2019ll get back to you with an answer<\/a> to your question as soon as possible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the i6A series utilises a step-down topology to maximise efficiency, it needs to have the input voltage higher than the output voltage \u2013 this is often referred to as headroom. 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