Space Inventor Power Distribution Unit
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Power Distribution Unit

The PDU comes in four different variants, featuring three different voltage output levels. 

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Power

Size

PDU-12V-P4
PDU-5V-P4
PDU-VBAT-P4
PDU-BAT-HP-P4

MSRP

€7.000

Specifications

Description

The PDU comes in four different variants, featuring three different voltage output levels. Battery voltage feedthrough (normal and high power), regulated 12 volt output and regulated 5 volt output variants are available. 

In addition a regulated 3.3 volt variant is also available. The PDU boasts redundant MCUs with a redundant CAN interface, current sensing on all 8x outputs, programmable battery input under and overvoltage protection and output channel current limits. The 8x channel outputs are available in 4x rugged 8-pin M80 connectors.

Features

Battery input voltage of 12-33.6 V
Two battery input channels:
• Combined input current capability 34A • Single channel input capability 25.5A
8x output channels or 4x dual redundant outputs per PDU
• PDU-BAT-HP: Up to 1500W • PDU-BAT: Up to 1000W • PDU-5V: Up to 120W • PDU-12V: Up to 288 W
Programmable overcurrent and latch-up protection
Redundant CAN
Redundant MCU cross protection feature
Programmable battery protection mode
Programmable on/off timers
Measurements
93 x 93 x 8.75 mm
Mass
160 g

Mechanical drawing

Space Inventor Power Distribution Unit Blueprint

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