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A bsolute M axim um Ratings M in M ax U nit N otes Input voltage (+IN to –IN) -0 .5 75 Vdc See input range specific characterisitcs for details Input voltage slew rate 5 V/ μs E N to –IN -0 .5 2 0 Vdc O utput voltage (+O ut to –O ut) -0 .5 13.8 Vdc O utput current 80 A Pout ≤ 850 W D ielectric w ithstand 2 ,2 50 Vdc 1 m in. (input to output) (1,50 0 for IB0 48x) Tem perature O perating junction -40 12 5 °C Hottest Sem iconductor Baseplate -40 10 0 °C Storage -55 12 5 °C A pplications

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IBC M O D U LE Rev 1.2 vicorpow er.com Page 2 of 15 1/2 0 13 80 0 73 5 .620 0 IB0 xxQ 0 96T80 xx-xx Test D escription Test D etail Q uantity Tested Low Tem p 3 High Tem p 3 Rapid Therm al C ycling 3 5.2 .3 HALT (Highly Accelerated Life testing) 6 D O F Random Vibration Test 3 Input Voltage Test 3 O utput Load Test 3 C om bined Stresses Test 3 5.2 .4 THB (Tem p. Hum idity Bias) (72 hr presoak required) 10 0 0 hrs – C ontinuous Bias 30 Pow er cycle - O n 42 m inutes 5.2 .5 HTO B (High Tem p. O perating Bias) O ff 1 m inute, O n 1 m inute, O ff 1 m inute, O n 1 m inute, O ff 1 m inute, 30 O n 1 m inute, O ff 1 m inute, O n 1 m inute, O ff 10 m inutes. Alternating betw een m axim um and m inim um operating Voltage every hour. 5.2 .6 TC (Tem p. C ycling) 70 0 cycles , 30 m inute dw ell at each extrem e – 2 0 C m inim um ram p rate. 30 5.2 .7 Pow er C ycling Reference IPC -9592 A 3 Random Vibration – O perating IE C 60 0 68-2 -64 (norm al operation vibration) 3 Random Vibration Non-operating (transportation) IE C 60 0 68-2 -64 3 5.2 .8 – 5.2 .13 Shock and Vibration Shock O perating - norm al operation shock IE C 60 0 68-2 -2 7 3 Free fall - IE C 60 0 68-2 -32 3 D rop Test 1 full shipping container (box) 12 5.2 .14.1 C orrosion Resistance – Not required N/A 5.2 .14 O ther E nvironm ental Tests 5.2 .14.2 D ust Resistance – Unpotted class II G R-12 74-C O RE 3 5.2 .14.3 SM T Attachm ent Reliability IPC -970 1 - J-STD -0 0 2 3 5.2 .14.4 Through Hole solderability – J-STD -0 0 2 5 E SD C lassification Testing Sam ple size assum es C D M testing 12 Total Q uantity 161 Environm ental Q ualification SPECIFICATIO N S (CO N T.) IPC-9592A , Based on Class II Category 2 the follow ing detail is applicable. – Pre-conditioning required A ttribute Sym bol Conditions / N otes M in Typ M ax U nit E nable (negative logic) Referenced to –IN M odule enable threshold 0 .8 Vdc M odule enable current VE N = 0 .8 V 130 2 0 0 µA M odule disable threshold 2 .4 Vdc M odule disable current VE N = 2 .4 V 10 µA D isable hysteresis 50 0 m V E nable pin open circuit voltage 2 .5 3.0 Vdc E N to –IN resistance O pen circuit 35 kΩ E nable (positive logic) Referenced to –IN M odule enable threshold 2 .0 2 .5 3.0 Vdc M odule disable threshold 1.45 Vdc E N source current (operating) VE N = 5 V 2 m A E N voltage (operating) 4.7 5 5.3 Vdc Control & Interface Specifications

IBC M O D U LE Rev 1.2 vicorpow er.com Page 3 of 15 1/2 0 13 80 0 73 5 .620 0 IB0 xxQ 0 96T80 xx-xx A ll specifications valid at 48 V IN , 1 0 0 % rated load and 2 5 °C am bient, unless otherw ise indicated. SPECIFICATIO N S

Electrical Characteristics

A ttribute Sym bol Conditions / N otes M in Typ M ax U nit G EN ERA L IN PU T SPECIFICATIO N S Turn O N delay Start up inhibit VIN reaching turn-on voltage 2 0 2 5 30 m s to enable function operational, see Figure 6 Turn-on delay E nable to 10 % V O UT ; pre-applied V IN , 50 µs see Figure 7, 0 load capacitance O utput voltage rise tim e From 10 % to 90 % V O UT , 10 % load, 50 µs 0 load capacitance Restart turn-on delay See page 11 for restart after E N pin disable 2 50 m s No Load pow er dissipation E nabled 3.1 4.5 W D isabled 0 .12 0 .15 W Input current Low line, full load 16.1 A Inrush current overshoot Using test circuit in Figure 2 1, 15% load, high line 16.8 A Input reflected ripple current At m ax pow er; 850 m Arm s Using test circuit in Figure 2 2 ; see Fig 5 Peak short circuit input current 65 A Repetitive short circuit peak current 2 5 A Internal input capacitance 17.6 μF Internal input inductance 5 nH Recom m ended external 2 0 0 nH m axim um source inductance 47 470 μFinput capacitance IN PU T RA N G E SPECIFIC CH A RA CTERISTICS IB0 48Q 0 96T80 xx-xx O perating input voltage 38 48 55 Vdc Non-operating input surge w ithstand < 10 0 m s 75 Vdc Undervoltage protection Turn-on 33 36 Vdc Turn-off 31 34 Vdc Turn-o n/ Turn-off hysteresis 2 Vdc Tim e constant 7 µs Undervoltage blanking tim e UV blanking tim e is enabled after start up 50 10 0 2 0 0 µs O vervoltage protection Turn-off 60 64 Vdc Turn-on 55 64 Vdc Tim e constant 4 µs D C O utput voltage band No load, over Vin range 7.6 9.6 11 Vdc O utput O VP set point M odule w ill shut dow n 12 12 .8 Vdc D ielectric w ithstand Input to output and input to baseplate, 1,50 0 Vdc 1 m in O utput to baseplate 70 7 Vdc

IBC M O D U LE Rev 1.2 vicorpow er.com Page 4 of 15 1/2 0 13 80 0 73 5 .620 0 IB0 xxQ 0 96T80 xx-xx Electrical Characteristics (Continued) SPECIFICATIO N S (CO N T.) A ll specifications valid at 48 V IN, 1 0 0 % rated load and 2 5 °C am bient, unless otherw ise indicated. A ttribute Sym bol Conditions / N otes M in Typ M ax U nit IN PU T RA N G E SPECIFIC CH A RA CTERISTICS CO N T. IB0 50 Q 0 96T80 xx-xx O perating input voltage 36 48 60 Vdc Non-operating input surge w ithstand < 10 0 m s 75 Vdc Undervoltage protection Turn-on 31 36 Vdc Turn-off 2 9 34 Vdc Turn-o n/ Turn-off hysteresis 2 Vdc Tim e constant 7 µs Undervoltage blanking tim e UV blanking tim e is enabled after start up 50 10 0 2 0 0 µs O vervoltage protection Turn-off 65 69 Vdc Turn-on 60 69 Vdc Tim e constant 4 µs D C O utput voltage band No load, over Vin range 7.2 9.6 12 .0 Vdc O utput O VP set point M odule w ill shut dow n 13 13.8 Vdc D ielectric w ithstand Input to output and input to baseplate, 2 ,2 50 Vdc 1 m in O utput to baseplate 70 7 Vdc IB0 54Q 0 96T80 xx-xx O perating input voltage 36 48 60 Vdc O perating input surge w ithstand < 10 0 m s 75 Vdc Undervoltage protection Turn-on 31 36 Vdc Turn-off 2 9 34 Vdc Turn-o n/ Turn-off hysteresis 2 Vdc Tim e constant 7 µs Undervoltage blanking tim e UV blanking tim e is enabled after start up 50 10 0 2 0 0 µs O vervoltage protection Turn-off 76 79.5 Vdc Turn-on 75 78 Vdc Tim e constant 4 µs D C O utput voltage band No load, over Vin range 7.2 9.6 12 .0 Vdc O utput O VP set point M odule w ill shut dow n 15.2 15.9 Vdc D ielectric w ithstand Input to output and input to baseplate, 2 ,2 50 Vdc 1 m in O utput to baseplate, 1 m in 70 7 Vdc O U TPU T O utput pow e r[a] see Figure 3 O utput current P ≤ 850 W 80 A O utput start up load of Iout m ax, m axim um output capacitance 15 % E ffective output resistance 2 .4 m Ω [a] D oes not exceed IPC -9592 derating guidelines. At 70 °C am bient, full pow er operation m ay exceed IPC -9592 guidelines, but does not exceed com ponent ratings, does not activate O TP and does not com prom ise reliability.

IBC M O D U LE Rev 1.2 vicorpow er.com Page 5 of 15 1/2 0 13 80 0 73 5 .620 0 IB0 xxQ 0 96T80 xx-xx SPECIFICATIO N S (CO N T.) A ll specifications valid at 48 V IN, 1 0 0 % rated load and 2 5 °C am bient, unless otherw ise indicated. A ttribute Sym bol Conditions / N otes M in Typ M ax U nit O U TPU T CO N T. Line regulation (K factor) VO UT = K • V IN @ no load 0 .198 0 .2 0 0 0 .2 0 2 0 C urrent share accuracy Full pow er operation; See Parallel O peration 10 % on page 11; up to 3 units E fficiency 50 % load See Figure 1 97.8 98.1 % Full load See Figure 1 97.0 97.4 % Internal output inductance 1.6 nH Internal output capacitance 92 .4 μF Load capacitance 0 450 0 μF O utput voltage ripple 2 0 M Hz bandw idth, using test circuit in 60 150 m Vp-p Figure 2 3 O f Iout m ax., w ill not shutdow n w hen started O utput O verload protection threshold into m ax C out; and 15% load 10 5 150 % Auto restart w ith duty cycle < 10 % O ver current protection tim e constant 1.2 m s Short circuit current response tim e 1.5 µs Sw itching frequency 1.0 M Hz Transient Response Voltage overshoot 2 5% load step; See Figures 11-14, 10 0 m V using test circuit in Figure 2 4 Response tim e See Figures 11-14, using test circuit in Figure 2 4 1 µs VIN step 5 V step in 1 μS w ithin Vin operating range 1.2 5 V Pre-bias voltage Unit w ill start up 0 12 Vdc into pre-bias voltage on output A ttribute Sym bol Conditions / N otes M in Typ M ax U nit M TBF C alculated per Telcordia SR-332 , 40 °C 1.0 M hrs Service life C alculated at 30 °C 7 Years O ver tem perature shut dow n TJ ; C onverter w ill reset w hen over 12 5 130 135 °C tem perature condition is rem oved Insulation resistance Input to output 30 M Ω M echanical W eight Baseplate version 2 .2 5/63.9 oz/g Length 2 .3 0/ 58.4 in/ m m W idth 1.4 5/ 36.8 in/ m m Height above custom er board O pen fram e version 0 .42 / 10 .6 in/ m m C learance to custom er board From low est com ponent on IBC 0 .0 7 / 1.7 in/ m m UL / C SA 60 950 -1 cURus Agency approvals UL / C SA 60 950 -1, E N60 950 -1 cTUVus Low voltage directive (2 0 0 6/95/E C ) C E Altitude, operating D erate operating tem p 1 °C -50 0 10 ,0 0 0 Feet per 1,0 0 0 feet above sea level Relative hum idity, O perating Non condensing 10 90 % RoHS com pliance C om patible w ith RoHS directive 2 0 0 2 / 95/ E C G eneral Characteristics Conditions: 25 °C case, 75% rated load and specified input voltage range unless otherw ise specified. Electrical Characteristics (Continued)

IBC M O D U LE Rev 1.2 vicorpow er.com Page 6 of 15 1/2 0 13 80 0 73 5 .620 0 IB0 xxQ 0 96T80 xx-xx Efficiency TAMB 25°C Efficiency (%) Iout (A)

38 V 48 V 55 V V :IN

92% 93% 94% 95% 96% 97% 98% 99% Power Dissipation TAMB 25 °C Power (W) Iout (A) Power (W) Input Voltage (Vdc) 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 3 6 4 0 4 4 48 52 56 60 Figure 1 — Efficiency vs. output current, 2 5 °C am bient Figure 2 — Pow er D issapation vs. output current Figure 3 — M axim um ouput pow er vs. input voltage Figure 4 — Inrush current at high line 1 5 % load; 5 A /div, M ax load capacitance Figure 5 — Input reflected ripple current at nom inal line, full load. See Fig 2 2 for setup. Figure 6 — Turn on delay tim e; VIN turn on delay at nom inal line, 1 5 % load SPECIFICATIO N S (CO N T.) W AVEFO RM S A ll specifications valid at 48 V IN , 1 0 0 % rated load and 2 5 °C am bient, unless otherw ise indicated.

IBC M O D U LE Rev 1.2 vicorpow er.com Page 9 of 15 1/2 0 13 80 0 73 5 .620 0 IB0 xxQ 0 96T80 xx-xx SPECIFICATIO N S (CO N T.) Output Current (A) Output Current Derating Ambient Air Temperature (°C)

200 LFM 400 LFM 600 LFM

Figure 19 — M axim um output pow er derating vs am bient air tem perature. Transverse airflow , Board and junction tem peratures < 1 2 5 ° C. Tested w ith IBC evaluation board IB0 5 0 Q 0 96 T80 N 1 -CB Output Current (A) Output Current Derating Ambient Air Temperature (°C) Figure 20 — M axim um output pow er derating vs am bient air tem perature. Longitudinal airflow , Board and junction tem peratures <1 2 5 ° C. Tested w ith IBC evaluation board IB0 5 0 Q 0 96 T80 N 1 -CB Vsource Current Probe 47 µF IBC +IN EN –IN +OUT –OUT Load *Maximum load capacitance Figure 21 — Test circuit; inrush current overshoot Vsource Current Probe 470 µF IBC +IN EN –IN +OUT –OUT Load 10 µH Figure 22 — Test circuit; input reflected ripple current W AVEFO RM S (CO N T.) +IN –IN +OUT –OUT IBC E – Load Cy = 4700 pF

20 MHz BW

10 µF 0.1 µF Cy b Cy d Cy cCy a a-d Figure 23 — Test circuit; output voltage ripple Vsource CIN IBC +IN EN –IN +OUT –OUT Load COUT RL CIN = 500 µF COUT = 0.4 x [ POUT MAX (w) ] µF VOUT 0.25 x IOUT MAX RL Ω= Figure 24 — Test circuit, load transient

IBC M O D U LE Rev 1.2 vicorpow er.com Page 11 of 15 1/2 0 13 80 0 73 5 .620 0 IB0 xxQ 0 96T80 xx-xx PIN / CO N TRO L FU N CTIO N S Top View Pin Function

1 Vin+

2 E nable

3 Vin-

4 Vout-

5 Vout+

Figure 31 — IBC Pin D esignations + In / -In – D C Voltage Input Pins The IBC input voltage range should not be exceeded. An internal undervoltag e/ overvoltage lockout function prevents operation outside of the norm al operating input range. The IBC turns on w ithin an input voltage w indow bounded by the “Input under-voltage turn-on” and “Input over-voltage turn-off” levels, as specified. The IBC m ay be protected against accidental application of a reverse input voltage by the addition of a rectifier in series w ith the positive input, or a reverse rectifier in shunt w ith the positive input located on the load side of the input fuse. The connection of the IBC to its pow er source should be im plem ented w ith m inim al distribution inductance. If the interconnect inductance exceeds 10 0 nH, the input should be bypassed w ith a RC dam per to retain low source im pedance and stable operation. W ith an interconnect inductance of 2 0 0 nH, the RC dam per m ay be 47 μF in series w ith 0 .3 Ω. A single electrolytic or equivalent low -Q capacitor m ay be used in place of the series RC bypass. EN - Enable/D isable N egative Logic O ption If the E N port is left floating, the IBC output is disabled. O nce this port is - pulled low er than 0 .8 Vdc w ith respect to –In, the output is enabled. The E N port can be driven by a relay, opto-coupler, or open collector transistor. Refer to Figures 6 and 7 for the typical enable / disable characteristics. This port should not be toggled at a rate higher than 1 Hz. The E N port should also not be driven by or pulled up to an external voltage source. Positive Logic O ption If the E N port is left floating, the IBC output is enabled. O nce this port is pulled low er than 1.4 Vdc w ith respect to –In, the output is disabled. This action can be realized by em ploying a relay, opto-coupler, or open collector transistor. This port should not be toggled at a rate higher than 1 Hz. The E N port should also not be driven by or pulled up to an external volt - age source. The E N port can source up to 2 m A at 5 Vdc. The E N port should never be used to sink current. If the IBC is disabled using the E N pin, the m odule w ill attem pt to restart approxim ately every 2 50 m s. O nce the m odule has been disabled for at least 2 50 m s, the turn on delay after the E N pin is enabled w ill be as show n in Figure 7. + O ut / -O ut – D C Voltage O utput Pins Total load capacitance at the output of the IBC should not exceed the specified m axim um . O w ing to the w ide bandw idth and low output im pedance of the IBC , low frequency bypass capacitance and significant energy storage m ay be m ore densely and efficiently provided by adding capacitance at the input of the IBC .

IBC M O D U LE Rev 1.2 vicorpow er.com Page 12 of 15 1/2 0 13 80 0 73 5 .620 0 IB0 xxQ 0 96T80 xx-xx Parallel O peration The IBC w ill inherently current share w hen operated in an array. Arrays m ay be used for higher pow er or redundancy in an application. C urrent sharing accuracy is m axim ized w hen the source and load im pedance presented to each IBC w ithin an array are equal. The recom m ended m ethod to achieve m atched im pedances is to dedicate com m on copper planes w ithin the PC B to deliver and return the current to the array, rather than rely upon traces of varying lengths. In typical applications the current being delivered to the load is larger than that sourced from the input, allow ing narrow er traces to be utilized on the input side if necessary. The use of dedicated pow er planes is, how ever, preferable. O ne or m ore IBC s in an array m ay be disabled w ithout adversely affecting operation or reliability as long as the load does not exceed the rated pow er of the enabled IBC s. The IBC pow er train and control architecture allow bi-directional pow er transfer, including reverse pow er processing from the IBC output to its input. The IBC ’s ability to process pow er in reverse im proves the IBC tran - sient response to an output load dum p. Therm al Considerations The tem perature distribution of the VI Brick can vary significantly w ith its inpu t/output operating conditions, therm al m anagem ent and environm ental conditions. As such, the output current derating curves pro - vided in the datasheet m ay not accurately reflect the attainable perform - ance given your application’s operating conditions. The PC B is UL rated to 130 °C /out, it is recom m ended that PC B tem peratures be m aintained at or below 12 5 °C . For m axim um long term reliability, low er PC B tem peratures are recom m ended for continuous operation, how ever, short periods of op - eration at 12 5 °C w ill not negatively im pact perform ance or reliability. W ARNING : Therm al and voltage hazards. The IBC can operate w ith surface tem peratures and operating voltages that m ay be hazardous to personnel. E nsure that adequate protection is in place to avoid inadvertent contact. Input Im pedance Recom m endations To take full advantage of the IBC capabilities, the im pedance presented to its input term inals m ust be low from D C to approxim ately 5 M Hz. The source should exhibit low inductance and should have a critically dam ped response. If the interconnect inductance is excessive, the IBC input pins should be bypassed w ith an RC dam per (e.g., 47 μF in series w ith 0 .3 Ω) to retain low source im pedance and proper operation. G iven the w ide bandw idth of the IBC , the source response is generally the lim iting factor in the overall system response. Anom alies in the response of the source w ill appear at the output of the IBC m ultiplied by its K factor. The D C resistance of the source should be kept as low as possible to m inim ize voltage deviations. This is especially im portant if the IBC is operated near low or high line as the overvoltag e/ undervoltage detection circuitry could be activated. Input Fuse Recom m endations The IBC is not internally fused in order to provide flexibility in configuring pow er system s. How ever, input line fusing of VI Bricks m ust alw ays be incorporated w ithin the pow er system . A fast acting fuse should be placed in series w ith the +In port. See safety agency approvals. A pplication N otes For IBC and VI Brick application notes on soldering, therm al m anagem ent, board layout, and system design visit vicorpow er.com . A PPLICATIO N S N O TE Product Input Package N om inal Tem perature O utput Enable Pin O ptions Fam ily Voltage O utput Voltage G rade Current Logic Length IB 0 48 Q 0 96 T 80 N = Negative 1 = 0 .145 -0 0 = O pen fram e 0 50 P = Positive 2 = 0 .2 10 -BP = Baseplate 0 54 3 = 0 .180 PA RT N U M BERIN G 0 4 8: 3 8-5 5 Vdc 0 5 0 : 3 6-60 Vdc 0 5 4 : 3 6-60 w ith operating transient of 75 Vdc

IBC M O D U LE Rev 1.2 vicorpow er.com Page 14 of 15 1/2 0 13 80 0 73 5 .620 0 IB0 xxQ 0 96T80 xx-xx Top View Figure 34 — IBC PCB recom m ended hole pattern M ECH A N ICA L D RA W IN G S

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