PF2100

Power Supplies
2100 Watt Hot-Swap/Redundant Front-End Switching Power Supply
48V Primary Output with 5VSB @ 250mA
Features
Introduction

The PF2100-4801 Front-End Modules from SAE Power deliver 2100W of highly reliable isolated 48VDC with 5V standby power. These supplies are ideal for usage in today’s distributed power architectures.

These suppplies offer state-of-the-art status and control functions in both analog (TTL) and Digital (I2C) signal sets. This feature allows engineers more flexibilty and control in their system designs. The functions include remote on/off control, power sup- ply present, voltage adjustment, current monitor, AC OK, DC OK, remote sense, current share, fan fail and overtemperature warning. Multiple racks may be interconnected for additional power and redundancy.

These supplies have been mechanically designed to accomodate 1U (horizontal) or 3U (vertical) mounting. Measuring only 15.60 x 4.86 x 1.60”, these supplies are designed to fit the majority of today’s distributed power applications. Customers may mount these supplies in SAE Power’s standard off-the-shelf 1U or 3U high 19” rack mount chassis or directly into the OEM system. The hot-swap / blind-mate connectors enable customers fast and easy integration of these supplies with no down-time.

Typical Applications
Certifications
Input Specifications
PARAMETERMINTYPMAXUNITNOTE
Input Voltage180-264VACBrownouts below input range will not damage the supply
Turn-On Voltage--180VAC
Turn-Off Voltage170--VAC
Input Transient (Operational)--300VACNot to exceed 20ms
Input Frequency47-63HzETSI 300132-1 Compliant
Inrush Current--30AmpsMeasured at 25°C for all line conditions, cold start, half cycle average
Input Current--13.20AmpsMaximum
Input Protection-
-
-
-
15
250
Amps VACDual Fused (Both Line & Neutral),
Type 3AB Axial
Operational Efficiency-90%-%Full Load and 230 VAC Operation including OR-ing function
Power Factor0.98--PFMeets IEC61000-3-2 Limits for Harmonic Current Emission
Leakage Current--1.0mArmsat 230VAC / 60Hz Operation per module
Hold-Up Time20--msAssuming 180 VAC, 25°C and Full Load Operation
Output Specifications
PARAMETERMINTYPMAXUNITNOTE
Output (Setpoint) 48V:
5VSB:
47.5
4.75
48.0
5.0
48.5
5.25
VDC
VDC
Consult Factory for unique setpoint requirement
Adjustment Range 48V: 5VSB:-5
-2
-+5
+15
%
%
Apply analog volatage between VoAdj Pin and Standby Return Pins of 0~2.5V (OV = -5% / 1.25V = 48V / 2.5V = +5%)
Output Power--2100Watts
Output Current 48V: 5VSB:-
-
-
-
44.00
0.250
Amps
Current Share--10%Single Wire Current Share Accuracy in % of full load
Regulation 48V:
5VSB:
-
-
-
-
1
5
%
%
Maximum for any combination of line, load and temperature regulation
Ripple Noise-0.51%20MHz bandwidth
Transient Response- --
-
5
300
% µsMaximum Deviation for a 50% step load (<1Aµs) for load conditions >10% of Iout
Turn-On Over-Shoot--None-Monotonic start-up to 48V with no overshoot
Turn-On Delay--1.5SecsApplying AC Input (Cold Start)
Remote On Delay Time--500msAC present >2 seconds and output is enabled
Remote Off Delay Time--10msOutput in regulatioon >2 seconds and output is inhibited
Over-Current Protection110--%Constant Current Foldback. Current limit is adjustable via digital signal (auto-reset). Contact factory for custom setpoint.
Over-Voltage Protection--56VDCLatched Off - Recycle AC Input or Apply Remote Off/On to reset
Over-Temp Protection--85°CSelf protecting shutoff and auto-recovery and hysteresis
Environmental Specifications
PARAMETERMINTYPMAXUNITNOTE
Operating Temperature-10-70°CDerate Output Power 2.5% per °C above 50°C
Cooling----Temperature controlled ball bearing fans for low noise and long life
Storage Temperature-40-85°C
Operating Humidity10-95%Non-Condensing
Storage Humidity10-95%Non-Condensing
Operating Altitude--2,250Meters700-1100mbar
Storage Altitude--10,000Meters300-1100mbar
Shock & Vibration6--G rmsDesigned to meet NEBS GR-63-CORE Level 3 (20-200Hz, 30 min, 6 G rms acceleration), TELECORDIA GR-63-CORE, GR-487-CORE Seismic Zone 4.
Reliability - Bellcore RPP-250,000-HoursAssuming Full Load and 50°C Operation
Isolation Specifications
ParameterDescription
Input to Output4200 Vrms (Dielectric Factory Test)
Input to Ground2120 VAC per EN60950
Output to Ground500 VDC per IEEE802
Electromganetic Compatibility
International Standards
ParameterDescription
Electrostatic DischargeEN61000-4-2, +/- 4kV Contact, +/- 8kV Air Discharge
Radiated SusceptibilityEN61000-4-3, 26-1000MHz, 10V/M, 80% AM
EFT / BurstsEN61000-4-4, ± 2KV
SurgesEN61000-4-5, ±2KV Line-Earth, ±1KV Line-Line
Conducted ImmunityEN61000-4-6, 0.15 - 800MHz, 10V, 80% AM
Voltage DipsEN61000-4-11, 95% Dip & 10ms, 30% Dip & 500ms
Voltage InterruptionsEN61000-4-11, 20% Reduction, 5s
Radiated EmissionsEN55022 Class B, EN61204 Class B (In Rack or customer enclosure)
Conducted EmissionsEN55022 Class B, EN61204 Class B
Harmonic CurrentEN61000-3-2 Class D
Fluctuations / FlickerEN61000-3-3
ParameterDescription
Safety ApprovalscTUVus EN60950, CE Mark (LVD)
Status & Control Signals

These 1U power modules contain a microprocessor control circuit that provides active control of the power conversion, cooling and external digital and analog interface. The microprocessor control employes a SMBus interface, compatible with I2C signaling, at the power unit and optionally at sub-racks levels. This control is implemented using flash memory, which is in-system reprogrammable over the SMBus interface. The signals provided at the power unit connector are described in the physical interface section. The logical interface section provides a brief description of the available SMBus interface and protocol.

Sub-Rack Physical and Logical Interface

The sub-rack interface exposes the features of the power unit interface to the outside world. and is available as both a passive-backplane and a modular digital/analog backplane incorporating a microprocessor-controlled IO Bridge board. The passive-backplane provides for communication using the SMBus and or physical signals as described later. The use of SMBus is optional as the system will run without it. The IO Bridge configuration provides the ability to connect the sub-rack to other racks or networks such as RS485-based, Ethernet or other physical and logical protocols, at the same time providing selected power unit control signals such as remote sense, PSON, alarms etc.

Power Unit Physical Interface

Each signal available at the connector is described below. Where indicated, an internal pull-up resistor is present. The pull-up is a combination of the VSB supply and an internal source of +5V diode OR-ed together. All of the control signals are referred to STANDBYRTN except the +SENSE and –SENSE, +VOUT and –VOUT. The output is floating +/- 60V with respect to the controls permitting arbitrary output polarity. The output and controls are not DC referenced internally to protective earth by high-value resistors to bleed off any accumulated charge on bypass capacitors.

SDA
  • SMBus I2C compatible serial data line
  • 5V and 3V compatible
  • no internal pull-up on this line
SCL
  • SMBus I2C compatible serial clock line
  • 5V and 3V compatible
  • Internal pull-up on this line.
A0
  • Power Unit address input bit 0 (least significant bit)
  • Sets the address for SMBus and LS_BUS communications
  • Internal pull-up
OTWN/ALT
  • Normally low output goes high to indicate over-temperature alarm
  • Open-collector signal
  • No internal pull-up
  • Active state may be changed (reversed) as firmware option
  • Alternatively used as SMBus alert signal as firmware option
+SENSE
  • Positive remote sense connection (local regulation operates without connection of sense leads)
-SENSE
  • Negative remote sense connection (local regulation operates without connection of sense leads)
A1
  • Power Unit address input bit 1
  • Sets the address for SMBus and LS_BUS communications
  • Internal pull-up
ACOK/A2
  • Normally low output which goes high to indicate loss of AC input
  • Open-collector signal
  • Internal pull-up may be de-populated as factory hardware option
  • Active state may be changed (reversed) as firmware option
  • Alternatively used as address bit A2 input as firmware option
PSMODE
  • Power Unit input used to activate optional interface features
  • Firmware option determines physical and logical interface configuration so power units may be used in different sub-racks or systems without change
  • Internal pull-up
5VSB
  • +5V 0.25A standby supply output
  • Operates independently of main outputs
VSB12
  • +12-14V 0.2A unregulated output
  • Internal sub-rack use only to power paralleled controller
  • circuits during fault
VOADJ
  • Analog input to adjust output margin +/- 5% by applying a voltage from 0-2.5V (0 = -5% / 1.25=12V / 2.5 = +5%)
  • Input impedance >50K ohms
STANDBYRTN
  • Common return
  • Return for all control signals except +SENSE, -SENSE
  • Should be tied to PE ground in system for ESD and SELV reasons as with any logic signals.
PWOK/A3
  • Normally low output goes high to indicate output voltage alarm
  • Open-collector signal
  • Internal pull-up may be de-populated as factory hardware option
  • Active state may be changed (reversed) as firmware option
  • Alternatively used as address bit A3 input as firmware option
LS_BUS
  • Open collector bidirectional digital signal
  • Internal pull-up may be de-populated as factory hardware option
  • Used for communication directly between Power Units for load
  • share control
FANFAIL
  • Normally low output which goes high to indicate fan failure alarm
  • Open-collector signal
  • No internal pull-up
  • Active state may be changed (reversed) as firmware option
CURMON
  • Internally connected to STANDBYRTN to indicates PS presence
  • Internal impedance is 10 ohms
PSPRESENT
  • Analog output from 0 to 5V proportional to main output current
PSKILL
  • Input connected to STANDBYRTN to enable the power unit
  • Short last-mate/first-break pin on PS connector for hot-plug
  • Open connecion disables PS and microprocessor controls
  • Signal has internal pull-up to voltage that is between 5-8V
PSON
  • Input when driven high (+5V) will enable the power unit
  • No internal pull-up
  • When driven from low to high will reset internal watchdog circuit
  • if activated, restarting microprocessor controls
  • When driven from low to high will enable recovery from
  • over-voltage latch off
Power Supply Logical Interface

The logical interface consists of the discrete signals described above. All of the digital inputs and outputs are defined in firmware hence their use is configurable and changeable as a firmware option. For example additional address bits may be defined or alert signals to send to a system controller. The SMBus interface which is compatible with I2C implements messaging based on the SMBus specification. The SDA and SCL lines comply with the requirements of SMBDAT and SMBCLK. The microprocessor controller has control of the power converters. It takes inputs from output voltage and current sensors, controls fan speed and can report all of these inputs for monitoring purposes. There is additional logic providing for monitoring of temperatures and voltages including the input voltage in the primary circuits of the supply. The control capabilities are limited only by the firmware applied – arbitrary timing of output voltage shutdown, turn-on, alarm warning times etc. is available as a firmware option. The most basic configuration has the following commands available, all using SMBus messaging protocols. The data format for voltages, temperatures and currents is a scaled 16-bit signed 2’s complement integer.

Check Present
– SMBus quick command is used to determine power unit presence
Get Output Status
– Output voltages and currents are returned using an SMBus block read protocol 
Get Temperature Status
–  Temperature status including hot spot temperature(s) is returned using an SMBus block read protocol
–  Warning and shutdown levels and timing may be adjusted to a particular application as a firmware option 
Get Fan Status
– Fan operating or failed status including operating speeds are returned using an SMBus block read protocol 
Get Input Status
– Input voltage status and measurement of input voltage is returned using an SMBus block read protocol 
Get Firmware Information
– Returns the firmware revision information using the SMBUS block read protocol
Get Factory Information
– Returns the power unit model, serial number and date code information using the SMBus block read protocol

Other Functions

Additional functions exist to place the power unit controller in a so-called bootstrap mode. In this mode additional commands exist to enable the verification (CRCs) and loading of firmware. As a factory firmware option additional nonvolatile memory may be accessible for customer-applied inventory or other data.

The upgrade of firmware over the SMBus incorporates additional security and error detection to prevent inadvertent modification or failed firmware upgrades, incorporating a 16-bit CRC and binary firmware image transfer.

Please request the 1U Family Interface brochure for additional details.

Mechanical Drawing

See Engineering Specification for complete details including connector and pin assignments.

Mechanical Details
ParameterDescription
Module15.60” (L) x 4.86” (W) x 1.60” (H). *Extraction handle extends 1.60”, connector extends 0.41”
Faceplate5.22” (W) x 1.72” (H)
MaterialAluminum, gold chromate
ConnectorFCI PowerBlade Series # 51939-147, mates with FCI # 51915-062
WeightEach module weighs 5.00lbs /2.29kg
Pin Assignments
Signal NamePinDescription
GNDPA1AC Ground (Chassis Ground)
ACNPA2AC Input (Neutral)
ACLPA3AC Input (Line)
+VPB1, PB2+V1 (Main) Output
-VPB3, PB4-V1 (Main) Return
VSB12A1+12VDC / 500mA Standby Power (Internal use only, redundantly powers paralleled supply microprocessors)
5VSBA2+5VDC / 250mA Standby Power
N/CA3No Connection
PSONA5Power Supply Enable (TTL Active High)
PSKILLA6Hot-Swap Enable / Disable via mechanical short pin
STANDBYRTNB1, B2Signals & 5VSB Return (Isolated from output voltage)
PSPRESENTB3Power Supply is Present (Internally connected to GND2)
VOADJB4Analog Output Voltage Adjustment
CURMONB5Analog Output Current Monitor
AOC1I2C Power Unit Address Input bit 0
A1C2I2C Power Unit Address Input bit 1
AC OK/A2C3AC Present (TTL Active Low), Alternatively used as addres bit A2 input as firmware option
PWOK/A3C4Output Power OK (TTL Active low), Alternatively used as addres bit A3 input as firmware option
+SENSEC5+Remote Sense Connection (compensates for <500mV drop)
-SENSEC6-Remote Sense Connection (compensates for <500mV drop)
SCLD1SMBus I2C compatible serial clock line
SDAD2SMBus I2C compatible serial data line
PSMODED3Input used to active optional interface features
LS_BUSD4Digital Current Share Bus / Single Wire Current Share (no customer connection is permitted)
FANFAILD5Fan Failure Signal (TTL Active High)
OTWN/ALTD6Overtemperature warning, Alternatively used as SMBus alert signal as firware option

1U150LA

Optional 1U High 19” Rack Mount Chassis
Mechanical Drawing
Pin Assignments
PinFunction
1PW0K/A3_3
2PW0K/A3_2
3PWOK/A3_1
4ACOK/A2_1
5ACOK/A2_3
6ACOK/A2_2
7-SENSE
8+SENSE
9SPARE PIN
10SCL
11OTWN/ALT *
12CUR MON 3
13PSPRESENT_3
14SDA
15VSB
16CUR MON 1
17CUR MON 2
18VO ADJ 1
19VO ADJ 2
20VO ADJ 3
21LS_BUS
22PSON *
23PSPRESENT_1
24PSPRESENT_2
25STANDBY RTN

Specifications subject to change.

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