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• Application Guide to MDI Full-Featured Converters
• Construction
• Features and Specifications
• DC Power Input Considerations: • Turn on Voltage/Load Regulation Effects; • Steady State Input Range; • Reverse Input Polarity; • Input Spikes and Surges; • Conducted Susceptibility and Spike Effects; • EMI Filter Characteristics; • Input Rise Time and Inrush Current; • Efficiency Curves
• Output Considerations: • Voltage Temperature Coefficients; • Ripple vs. Temperature; • Output Pin Voltage Drops; • Cross Regulation of Dual Outputs; • Outputs; • Bandwidth Specifications of Output Ripple; • Additional Filtering; • Achieving Ultra Low Output Ripple; • Back Voltage; • Paralleling and Series Converter Connections; • Use of "OR"-ing Diodes; • Output Overload and Short Circuit Protection; • Overvoltage Protection
• Control Pin Operations: • Effect of Input EMI Filter; • Inhibit/Inhibit Not; • Sync Input; • BIT Signal; • Soft Start
• Operation at Light Load
• Implementing the Remote Sense and Adjust Functions
• Recommended Mounting of Hybrids
• Cascaded Converters Vs. Single Stage Conversion
• Interface of 120 and 270 VDC Converters
• Constant Acceleration Screening of Hybrid DC-DC Converters
• Standard Product MIL-STD-461 Conducted Susceptibility Test Criteria
• Standard Hybrid DC/DC Converter Derating Criteria
• MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
• Radiation Effects on DC/DC Converters
• MDI's Low Voltage DC/DC Converter Series
• MDI's Proton Rad Hard DC/DC Converters
• Hybrid DC/DC Converters Excel in AC Applications
• MDI's 6000 DC/DC Converter Series
• Custom DC/DC Converters
• Assembles of Hybrids
• Space Power Updates
• Model Specific Application Guides For The 5080 Series, *3635 Series, *3646 Series, *3647 Series and *3649 Series