News
May 18 , 2004
Dual Conversion Voltage Regulator Improves
System Reliability and Stability
TEAL Electronics Corporation (San Diego, CA) announces
the first installations of the TEALtrak®
Voltage Regulator product family with a major Medical Imaging OEM equipment supplier.
The TEALtrak®
Voltage Regulator product line is based on an industrial Voltage Regulator unit that is
integrated with TEAL’s ultra high reliability isolation transformer based product for
applications or installations that require a stabilized voltage source. The
TEALtrak® Voltage Regulator product
is a high-reliability dual-conversion power-conditioning device that is designed to regulate
and stabilize three-phase AC voltage sources. The
TEALtrak® unit is an active
microprocessor controlled device that converts the incoming mains AC into DC, then inverts
and tightly regulates the DC back into a clean, filtered and stable AC source. The regulated
AC is then coupled with filtering, surge suppression, and a TEAL isolation transformer (for
voltage conversion, distribution, and single-point grounding) to make a complete power
conditioning package.
A major benefit of the continuous regulation provided by the dual-conversion engine
is protection of the users electronic equipment from damaging or disruptive voltage
sags, swells, spikes, and transients, including Power Factor Correction (PFC)
transients induced by the facility or utility. Additional benefits include sub-cycle
response that enables correction of line voltage during transient events, and high
peak power capability, ideal for driving switch-mode power supplies (SMPS) or
non-linear loads. Each of these features benefits the user with improved overall
system stability and reliability. "The
TEALtrak® regulator
represents a major technology advancement for Voltage Regulators. The continuous
sub-cycle dual-conversion engine eliminates the traditional step-changes in voltage
associated with traditional tap-switching voltage regulators and the dual-conversion
topology eliminates most of the common power quality problems," said Chris
Mathewson, Engineering Vice President of TEAL Electronics. The technology
advancements in the
TEALtrak® Voltage Regulator are ideally suited to sensitive
applications such as Medical Imaging, and help improve image quality, system
availability, reliability and uptime for our OEM customers.
"The TEALtrak® product
family is yet another component in the power quality solution portfolio for TEAL Electronics, and
we will continue to advance the technology for power systems to better serve our customer base,"
said Jim Taylor, President of TEAL Electronics and SL Industries Power Electronics Group.
TEAL Electronics is the leading provider of custom power subsystems for the technology sector,
primarily serving the medical imaging and semiconductor production/testing markets. Its mission
is to help customers make products that are more competitive and reliable by engineering and
manufacturing innovative custom power solutions.
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For more information, contact: TEAL Electronics, 10350 Sorrento Valley Road,
San Diego, CA 92121, (858) 558-9000, Fax (858) 558-9500, www.teal.com.
Press Contacts:
TEAL Electronics Corporation
Kevin Harris, 858.558.9000, x277
kharris@teal.com
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