Farnell, an Avnet Company and global distributor of electronic components, products and solutions, has announced further investment to increase its in-stock range of AC-DC power supplies, DC-DC converters, EMI filters and high voltage DC-DC converters from XP Power. XP Power is Farnell’s most popular and highest-selling power brand, delivering fully integrated, high efficiency and cost-effective power solutions for design engineers. Customers can now access almost 5,000 products in stock for next day delivery.

With a reputation for highly reliable equipment and certification to the latest safety standards, XP Power’s power solutions are widely used in healthcare, factory automation, industrial control, test and measurement, instrumentation, broadcast, communications, hazardous environments, transportation and defence equipment.

The most popular product families from XP Power, now available from Farnell, include:

• PLS600 Series – These new single output programmable DC power supplies are ideal for use in a wide variety of applications including laboratory, production, and embedded test & measurement. These PSUs offer a 600 W power rating with DC output voltages of 30 V, 50 V, 100 V, 200 V or 400 V. The extended range allows a wide variety of voltage and current ratings to be obtained from a single unit. With 12bit D/A & A/D converters embedded, the power supplies come with the capability of reporting voltage and current very accurately. PLS600 PSUs are all LXI certified, thereby meeting interoperability standards for LAN-based instruments.

• DRC Series - The DRC range of compact lightweight DIN rail mount power supplies is a convenient and cost effective power conversion solution for many industrial and commercial applications. The series feature AC input range from 85 to 264VAC, outputs from 5V to 48V DC and an operating temperature range from 30°C to +70°C. With international safety certification, and class B emission compliance, the DRC series also features a DC “on” LED, wide output voltage adjustment range and alternative DC input range.

• FCS Family – The FCS Family offers high reliability, low cost, low profile 40W and 60W AC-DC power supplies in a 2" x 3" or 2” x 4” footprint. Convection cooled, these units feature a universal input voltage range and an output voltage from 12V to 48V. The FCS40 and FCS60 series are designed to minimize no-load power consumption, helping engineers develop products that meet the latest environmental legislation. These versatile power supplies feature two AC line fuses and low leakage currents and are certified to meet medical, ITE and household standards.

• VCE Series –The cost-effective VCE Series is suitable for industrial and domestic markets and consists of open-frame or encapsulated, PCB mount, single output AC-DC power supplies between 3W and 40 W outputs. The compact modules feature an ultra-wide input voltage range from 85 to 305VAC, outputs from 3.3V to 48V and an operating temperature range from -25°C to +70°C. With full international safety approvals, including IEC60335-1 for household and similar electrical appliances, the VCE Series is ideal for the Internet of Things (IoT) applications including home automation, heating and lighting control, smart metering, set-top box and industrial technology applications.

Simon Meadmore, Global Head of IP&E at Farnell, says: “An effective power management subsystem can affect the reliability, performance and time to market of virtually every piece of electronic equipment. XP Power is a key supplier for Farnell, leading our comprehensive portfolio with its range of fully integrated and cost-effective power solutions. They are true innovators in package size, power density, efficiency and reliability, benefitting our customers in the medical and industrial sectors, and we are proud to be the number one distributor of XP Power products in Europe.”

With this new investment, Farnell has expanded its range of power products available from stock to almost 5,000 products, including power supplies and EMC/RFI suppression products, available for fast shipping from a global warehouse network. XP Power is also known for its market leading medically approved power solutions that can be used in patient vicinity applications and in the lab environment. Access to this huge range of products means customers can be confident that Farnell will meet all their power needs.

The extended range of XP Power products are available at Farnell in EMEA, Newark in North America and element14 in APAC.

Farnell, the Development Distributor, has expanded its strong linecard with an increased range of XP Power products available for same day despatch, perfect for design engineers working on a range of applications, particularly those in the industrial and medical sectors.

XP Power is a leading provider of power solutions including AC-DC power supplies, DC-DC converters and High Voltage DC-DC converters. Farnell now stocks over 4,500 power products including power supplies and EMC/RFI suppression products, with unrivalled technical and customer support.

XP Power products include medically approved power solutions for use in patient vicinity applications and in laboratory environments. Major features include class II approvals for homecare devices, highly efficient convection–cooled designs for low-noise patient-area devices and defibrillator-proof DC-DC converters for applied part applications. For industrial power systems, XP products are found in factory automation, automated test equipment, industrial control, test and measurement, instrumentation, hazardous environments, transportation and defence.

XP Power products deliver high performance and reliability combined with the latest safety standards at competitive prices. Recent additions to the XP power supply range stocked by Farnell include;

• High voltage DC-DC converters: XP Power’s High Voltage DC-DC convertors are ideal for applications requiring minimal size and weight, provide stable, low noise output voltages between 100V and 10kV and feature output voltage and current programming. Applications include avalanche photodiodes, capacitor charging, electrophoresis, photomultiplier tubes, piezo devices, mass spectrometry and sustaining ion pumps.

• FCS family: The FCS Family are high reliability, low cost, 40W and 60W AC-DC power supplies providing convection-cooled output power over the full 90V to 264VAC input voltage range. The FCS40 and FCS60 series are designed to facilitate equipment design meeting the latest environmental legislation. Fully approved for medical, ITE and household applications these versatile power supplies can be used in a wide range of applications.

• DSR series: A highly reliable, ultra-thin, low cost, high efficiency DIN-Rail power supply, rated at 75W, 120W and 240W and available with 12, 24 and 48V outputs. These versatile products provide a 150% peak load capability to support start up for electro-mechanical loads the also features volt free relay contacts that facilitate remote monitoring for DC OK. The DSR series can be connected in parallel for higher power requirements or be configured to provide N+1 redundancy in critical applications.

Simon Meadmore, Global Head of IP&E, Farnell says: “XP Power is a key supplier for Farnell and is known for its innovation in power supplies, often being the first to set new footprint and efficiency standards and boast products such as the world’s smallest 40W AC-DC power supply and some of the most efficient products in the market.

“An effective power management subsystem can improve the reliability, performance, and time to market of new designs. XP Power products stocked by Farnell can deliver a fully integrated, high efficiency and cost-effective power solution to all of our customers.”

New XP Power products are available at Farnell in EMEA, Newark in North America and element14 in APAC.