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    SeaRAY Leverages Vicor Tech to Convert Wave Energy

    Nov. 10, 2021
    The scalable power design of the SeaRAY uses Vicor BCM fixed-ratio bus converter and PRM regulator modules with complex multistage discrete converters to efficiently convert wave energy and provide controlled power.
    Related To: Vicor

    The extremely lightweight SeaRAY architecture, with its ultra-compact footprint and highly efficient data-conversion capability, required intense focus on the power-conversion subsystem. The Vicor Power Systems (VPS) design team, which specializes in developing customized power systems using advanced Vicor power modules, embraced the ambitious design goals.

    The scalable power design of the SeaRAY uses Vicor BCM fixed-ratio bus converter and PRM regulator modules with complex multistage discrete converters to efficiently convert wave energy and provide controlled power. 

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    Alix Paultre | Editor-at-Large

    An Army veteran, Alix Paultre was a signals intelligence soldier on the East/West German border in the early ‘80s, and eventually wound up helping launch and run a publication on consumer electronics for the US military stationed in Europe. Alix first began in this industry in 1998 at Electronic Products magazine, and since then has worked for a variety of publications in the embedded electronic engineering space. Alix currently lives in Wiesbaden, Germany.

    Also check out hjis YouTube watch-collecting channel, Talking Timepieces. 

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