The Thinking Pod Innovations Ltd.
Ingenuity Centre
University of Nottingham Innovation Park
Triumph Road
Nottingham
NG7 2TU
Product areas
UltraMod isolated converters
Ultra compact modular blocks can be configured to meet system design.
- Modular blocks can be configured in series or parallel
- Voltages up to 1200 V
- Scalable, power from 1.5 kW to 50 kW
- Fully bi-directional
- Start up from either power port
- Increase availability for redundant systems
- Integrated EMI filtering
Flexible thermal management solutions
Liquid Cooling Option
Power-converter specific jet impingement or turbulator solutions provide highly effective thermal management whilst optimising fluid flow rates and pressure drop to minimise pumping power required for cooling
Baseplate Option
Highly effective heat spreading Cu baseplates; This option is best used where existing thermal management solutions or new integrated system-level coolers such as cold-plates or force air cooled heatsinks are to be employed.
HV – LV 4kW DC – DC
- HV port 500V – 900V, 8A
- LV port 48V version (32V – 64V) 90A
- Power 4.3kW
- Up to 97% Efficiency
- 72mm x 112mm x ~20mm (Dependant on cooling configuration)
HV – LV 1.5kW DC – DC
- HV port 250V – 450V, 6A
- LV port 12V version (8V – 16V) 180A
- LV port 24V version (16V – 32V) 90A
- Power 1.5kW
- Up to 97% Efficiency
- 38mm x 112mm x ~20mm (Dependant on cooling configuration)
HV – HV
- HV port 250V – 450V, 6A
- Power 1.5kW
- Up to 97% Efficiency
- 38mm x 112mm x ~20mm (Dependant on cooling configuration)
AC – DC
- DC port HV version: 250V – 450V, 6A
- DC port LV version: 12V (8V – 16V) 180A
- DC port LV version: 24V (16V – 32V) 90A
- AC port 230V AC version
- AC port 110V AC version
- Power 1.5kW
- Up to 97% Efficiency
- Three phase versions also available
For more information or to request a quote, please get in touch.
Integrated Drive systems
Integrated Automotive, Industrial and Aerospace Drive systems
- Compact power electronics for motor drives to fit the motor envelope
- Able to drive all common electric motors – Induction motors, SPM, IPM, Syn-Rel PMA motors, SRM
- Input power factor control
- No requirement for drive cabinets
- Reduced cabling and materials leading to reduced costs
- Better utilisation of space
- Simplified installation and replacement
- Optimised control and modulation according to the operating point of the system / for specific uses cases
- Improved EMI
- Silicon, SiC, GaN based converters
- System efficiency improvements
- Improved reliability in harsh environments
Automotive
- Reduction in physical size and weight
- HV compatible solutions eg 400 / 800 Volts
- Reduced requirement for electrolytic capacitors
- Dynamic efficiency control removes the need for vehicle space heaters
Industrial
- Compact power electronics for motor drives to fit the motor envelope
- Direct AC to AC conversion for reduced size and Bill of Materials
- Universal input (380 – 415 Volts, 50/60 Hz standard grid frequency)
- Optimised control and modulation according to customer requirements and specifications.
Aerospace
- Optimised high frequency switching for high speed drives
- Flexible input frequency (360 – 850 Hz)
For more information or to request a quote, please get in touch.
UltraMod Non-Isolated Converters
High Power Density Converter-in-Package Solutions
- Modular blocks can be configured in parallel
- Voltages up to 1200 V
- Scalable, power from 1.5 kW to 50 kW
- Fully bi-directional
- Start up from either power port
- Increase availability for redundant systems
- Integrated EMI filtering
- Flexible cooling (integrated liquid or base plate)
- Optimised for power density
- Flexible conversion topologies from AC / DC to AC / DC
- AC / AC
- Direct three-phase to three-phase
- Back-to-back three phase to three-phase
- Three-phase to single-phase
- Very high modulated output bandwidth – up to 100khz
DC-DC example
- Step down converter 500V DC, 100A
- GaN Based, 2MHz switching frequency
- Integrated input and output filters
- Integrated measurement and controls
AC-AC
- Suitable for grid interfaces, motor drives, renewable energies, drive trains
- Example specification
- up to 480 V input
- 40 A output
- > 50 kHz switching
Fuel Cell
- Constant DC bus from a variable input voltage
- Bi-directional
- Continuous buck / boost capabilities
- Example specification
- 200 V – 800 V input
- up to 800 V output
- up to 100 kW
For more information or to request a quote, please get in touch.
Embedded Si, GaN or SiC Die Solutions
- High power density embedded die solutions
- Integrated thermal management and electro-magnetic shielding
- Optimised switching behaviour for increased efficiency
- Full copper interconnect – aluminium wire bond free
For more information or to request a quote, please get in touch.