FiDUS launches ultra-compact 200W desktop power supply features GaN switching

FiDUS Power of Aldermaston, UK has launched the model GDA200 external power supplies, in which the use of gallium nitride (GaN) rather than silicon switches provides increased efficiency, reduced heat losses and operation at higher frequencies (allowing the size of magnetics and other components to be reduced). The result is a compact 200W external desktop power supply with power density of 12.5W/in3.

The GDA200 is targeted at designers of portable equipment and instrumentation in markets including; high-end audio, test & measurement, bench-top and audio broadcast equipment.

The ultra-compact size is also advantageous for incorporating external power supplies into designs to speed up the approvals process, the firm claims. The small size of just 150mm x 54mm x 33mm (5.9” x 2.12” x 1.3”) can also reduce total system package size, resulting in higher shipping and storage densities, especially when the closest competing product is some 2.5 times larger, it is reckoned.

“The ultra-high power density and exceptionally small size of our new GDA200 external power supply gives designers of portable products a great deal more value for money and design flexibility,” says engineering manager Mark Gibbons. “This is the first of a new family of ultra-compact external desk-top products to be announced by FiDUS Power, with the 300, 160 or 150 and finally GDA 120W series to follow early next year.”

The GDA200 is available in class I or II (C14 and C8 inlet), with the C14 inlet model 11mm longer than the C8 model to accommodate the IEC input. It offers designers future proofing with the latest energy efficiency legislation; Department of Energy Level VI & Energy Related Products Tier 2, and latest general safety approval EN62368-1. The units offer global approvals for use in Japan (PSE), China (CCC) and Taiwan (BSMI) as well as the Americas (UL) and Europe (CE). They are suitable for use in ITE applications conforming to conducted and radiated emissions EN55032 level B.

Offering 192-200W of output power with output voltages available between 12VDC and 56VDC, the GDA200 range has a FiDUS 5 year warranty.

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