{"id":5498,"date":"2021-01-27T10:29:46","date_gmt":"2021-01-27T10:29:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.uk.tdk-lambda.com\/uk\/?p=5498"},"modified":"2021-01-27T10:40:54","modified_gmt":"2021-01-27T10:40:54","slug":"particle-accelerator-research-uses-paf-converters-in-hvdc-architecture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.uk.tdk-lambda.com\/uk\/2021\/01\/27\/particle-accelerator-research-uses-paf-converters-in-hvdc-architecture\/","title":{"rendered":"Accelerator research uses 600V DC-DC converters in HVDC architecture"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.uk.tdk-lambda.com\/uk\/files\/2021\/01\/PAF-1-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tdklambdablog.wpenginepowered.com\/uk\/files\/2021\/01\/PAF-1-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tdklambdablog.wpenginepowered.com\/uk\/files\/2021\/01\/PAF-1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tdklambdablog.wpenginepowered.com\/uk\/files\/2021\/01\/PAF-1-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tdklambdablog.wpenginepowered.com\/uk\/files\/2021\/01\/PAF-1-1536x1020.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tdklambdablog.wpenginepowered.com\/uk\/files\/2021\/01\/PAF-1-2048x1360.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Particle accelerator research requires complex large scale facilities to perform high-level research. As the cost of designing, building and installing equipment is prohibitive, retrofitting is the preferred way of upgrading these centres to keep them leading-edge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During a retrofit on one accelerator, researchers asked their local TDK-Lambda salesperson to suggest a suitable 600W product to reduce a 380Vdc input to a regulated 48Vdc. Developed for HVDC (High Voltage Direct Current) system, the full brick, board mount <a href=\"https:\/\/www.emea.lambda.tdk.com\/paf\">PAF600F-280-48 converter<\/a> was proposed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The PAF accepts a 200 to 400Vdc input and can be cooled and mounted to either a heatsink or cold plate. A combination of threaded and non-threaded mounting insert models was designed in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TDK-Lambda offers a wide range of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.emea.lambda.tdk.com\/uk\/products\/dcdc-converters\/\">DC-DC converters for communication and industrial systems. Click here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Particle accelerator research requires complex large scale facilities to perform high-level research. As the cost of designing, building and installing equipment is prohibitive, retrofitting is the preferred way of upgrading these centres to keep them leading-edge. 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