EPC9151 - Evaluation Module

EPC9151KIT – 300 W Bi-Directional 1/16th Brick Evaluation Module

EPC9151 Development Kit

The EPC9151 1/16th brick evaluation power module is designed for 48 V to/from 12 V DC-DC applications. It features the EPC2152 ePower™ stage, as well as the Microchip dsPIC33CK32MP102 16-bit digital controller.

The EPC9151KIT includes:

One EPC9151 1/16th brick evaluation board
One EPC9531 test fixture board

Features

  • High efficiency: 95% @ 12 V/25 A output (buck)
    95% @ 48V/5.5 A output (boost)
  • Small size: 33 mm x 22.9 mm x 9 mm (1.30 in. x 0.90 in. x 0.35 in.)
  • Industry standard footprint and pinout
  • Power good output
  • Constant switching frequency: 500 kHz
  • Remote output voltage sense (buck)
  • Re-programmable – Average current mode control (default)
  • Fault protection

Applications

  • Datacenter
  • Server
  • 48 V Power Supply
  • PCIe cards and Storage
  • Computing
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EPC9151 Efficiency Chart
Measured efficiency and loss for the 1/16th brick converter:
(a) VIN = 48 V, VOUT = 12 V (buck); and (b) VIN = 12 V, VOUT = 48 V (boost)