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NDY SERIES
Isolated 3W Wide Input DC/DC Converters
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OUTPUT CHARACTERISTICS
Parameter Conditions MIN. TYP. MAX. Units
Voltage set point accuracy With external input/output capacitors ±1 ±5 %
Line regulation Low line to high line, 3.3V output with external input/output capacitors 0.05 0.25 %
Low line to high line, all other outputs with external input/output capacitors 0.05 0.5 %
Load regulation 25% load to 100% load, 3.3V output with external input/output capacitors 0.6 1.0 %
25% load to 100% load, all other outputs with external input/output capacitors 0.2 0.5 %
Ripple1BW = 20Hz to 300kHz, 3.3V output with external input/output capacitors 80 120 mV rms
BW = 20Hz to 300kHz, all other outputs with external input/output capacitors 5 10
Noise1BW = DC to 100MHz, 3.3V output with external input/output capacitors 180 mV p-p
BW = DC to 20MHz, all other outputs with external input/output capacitors 50 100
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS
Parameter Conditions MIN. TYP. MAX. Units
Switching frequency
100% load VIN nominal 3.3V output 160 220
kHz
25% load VIN nominal 3.3V output 290 560
100% load VIN nominal, all other outputs 80 220
25% load VIN nominal, all other outputs 290 560
TEMPERATURE CHARACTERISTICS
Parameter Conditions MIN. TYP. MAX. Units
Operation -40 85 ºC
Storage -50 130
Cooling Free air convection
ISOLATION CHARACTERISTICS
Parameter Conditions MIN. TYP. MAX. Units
Isolation test voltage Flash tested for 1 second 1000 VDC
Resistance Viso=500VDC 1 GΩ
TECHNICAL NOTES
ISOLATION VOLTAGE
‘Hi Pot Test’, ‘Flash Tested’, ‘Withstand Voltage’, ‘Proof Voltage’, ‘Dielectric Withstand Voltage’ & ‘Isolation Test Voltage’ are all terms that relate to the same thing, a test voltage,
applied for a specified time, across a component designed to provide electrical isolation, to verify the integrity of that isolation.
C&D Technologies NDY series of DC/DC converters are all 100% production tested at their stated isolation voltage. This is 1kVDC for 1 second.
A question commonly asked is, “What is the continuous voltage that can be applied across the part in normal operation?”
For a part holding no specific agency approvals, such as the NDY series, both input and output should normally be maintained within SELV limits i.e. less than 42.4V peak, or
60VDC. The isolation test voltage represents a measure of immunity to transient voltages and the part should never be used as an element of a safety isolation system. The part
could be expected to function correctly with several hundred volts offset applied continuously across the isolation barrier; but then the circuitry on both sides of the barrier must
be regarded as operating at an unsafe voltage and further isolation/insulation systems must form a barrier between these circuits and any user-accessible circuitry according to
safety standard requirements.
REPEATED HIGH-VOLTAGE ISOLATION TESTING
It is well known that repeated high-voltage isolation testing of a barrier component can actually degrade isolation capability, to a lesser or greater degree depending on materials,
construction and environment. The NDY series has an EI ferrite core, with no additional insulation between primary and secondary windings of enameled wire. While parts can be
expected to withstand several times the stated test voltage, the isolation capability does depend on the wire insulation. Any material, including this enamel (typically polyurethane)
is susceptible to eventual chemical degradation when subject to very high applied voltages thus implying that the number of tests should be strictly limited. We therefore strongly
advise against repeated high voltage isolation testing, but if it is absolutely required, that the voltage be reduced by 20% from specified test voltage.
This consideration equally applies to agency recognized parts rated for better than functional isolation where the wire enamel insulation is always supplemented by a further
insulation system of physical spacing or barriers.
1. For lower ripple refer to circuit for reduced ripple.