Field 01 · Aerial
01 Very high altitude (15+ km)
Objects and locations
airplanes, unmanned aerial vehicles, meteo-probes, atmospheric and earth-surface monitoring equipment, aerial laboratories, etc. Constructive volumes protected from external factors, however there may be slightly protected volumes as well.
Factors
vibrations, impacts with acceleration up to hundreds and thousands of G’s, sometimes short-term moisture, sand, dust, low pressure. Temperature of the converter case from -60 °C to +100…+110 °C. In some cases, from -70 °C to +120…+130 °C. At such heights natural radiation occurs, a careful selection of electronic components is necessary.
Requirements for power units
protection from moisture, the design should be vibration and shock-resistant, case mounting should necessarily be multi-point via threaded holes. Very important are low-profile, small size and weight, high efficiency, often required parallel operation. Cooling method – forced air or conductive via heat sink.