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Q48T08120 DC-DC Converter Data Sheet
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The Q48T08120 through-hole mounted DC/DC converter
offers unprecedented performance in the industry-standard
quarter brick format. This is accomplished through the use of
patent pending circuit and packaging techniques to achieve
ultra-high efficiency, excellent thermal performance and a
very low body profile.
In telecommunications applications the
Q
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Family 8 A con-
verters provide excellent thermal performance. Low body
profile and the preclusion of heat sinks minimize airflow
shadowing, thus enhancing cooling for downstream devices.
The use of 100% surface-mount technologies for assembly,
coupled with Power-One’s advanced electric and thermal
circuitry and packaging, results in a product with extremely
high quality and reliability.
Ambient Temperature [°C]
20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
Load Current [Adc]
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
500 LFM (2.5 m/s)
400 LFM (2.0 m/s)
300 LFM (1.5 m/s)
200 LFM (1.0 m/s)
100 LFM (0.5 m/s)
30 LFM (0.15 m/s)
Fig. 1: Available load current vs. ambient air temperature and air-
flow rates for Q48T08120 converter mounted vertically with air flow-
ing from pin 3 to pin 1, MOSFET temperature ≤ 120°C, Vin = 54 V.
Applications
• Telecommunications
• Data communications
• Wireless
• Servers
Q48T08120 Converter
Features
• RoHS lead-free solder and lead-solder-exempted
products are available
• Delivers up to 8 A
• High efficiency: 89.5% @ 8 A, 89.5% @ 4 A
• Start-up into pre-biased output
• No minimum load required
• No heat sink required
• Low profile: 0.28” [7.2 mm]
• Low weight: 1 oz [28 g] typical
• Industry-standard footprint: 1.45” x 2.30”
• Industry-standard pinout
• Meets Basic Insulation Requirements of EN60950
• Withstands 100 V input transient for 100 ms
• On-board LC input filter
• Fixed-frequency operation
• Fully protected
• Remote output sense
• Output voltage trim range: +10%/-20%
• Trim resistor via industry-standard equations
• High reliability: MTBF 2.6 million hours, calculated per
Telcordia TR-332, Method I Case 1
• Positive or negative logic ON/OFF option
• UL 60950 recognized in U.S. & Canada, and DEMKO
certified per IEC/EN 60950
• Meets conducted emissions requirements of FCC
Class B and EN55022 Class B with external filter
• All materials meet UL94, V-0 flammability rating
