EDN

Bus converter enables high-voltage power distribution

The first entry in Vicor’s Converter housed in Package (ChiP) power-component platform is a DC/DC bus converter module (BCM) that accepts a nominal input of 380 V and delivers 1.2 kW at 48 V with 98% ...
Next City

It’s Not Easy to Convert Diesel Buses to Electric — But Some Cities Are Doing it Anyway

This looks like a perfectly normal bus, but it's actually an electric bus that used to run on diesel fuel. Portland's TriMet had it converted at a cost less than buying new. (Photo courtesy TriMet) ...
EDN

Vicor announces high-density bus converter

Vicor has announced the availability of a new high-voltage bus converter module (BCM) in its V•I Chip line that offers a power density of greater than 1000 W/in 3. Designated B384F120T30, the BCM ...
Electrek

Lightning eMotors is electrifying existing combustion transit buses with the same incentives as new electric models

EV conversion specialists Lightning eMotors has announced its second-generation repower program that enables large transit combustion buses that previously ran on diesel or compressed natural gas (CNG ...
Electronic Design

Bus Converters Push Power Levels Higher

For the PDF version of this article, click here. It's only been a few years since dc-dc converter manufacturers began introducing bus converters for use in intermediate voltage bus architectures (IBAs ...
Electronic Design

Integrated Bus Converter Saves Board Space

The ATC210 bus converter from Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson, is a front-end power solution for use on telecom cards. The ATC210 bus converter from Emerson Network Power, a business of ...