Robots are expected to work tireless hours, yielding perfect, precise results around the clock. But what powers them? They don’t need food and water; they need a reliable source of power!
Application Fields
Industrial
Manufacturing
Logistics
Services
Medical
Home
Education
Defense
Security
Classifications of Robotics
Mobile
Aquatic
Fixed
Terrestrial
Airborne
At TDK-Lambda, we're proud to have expertise in developing flexible power solutions for the robotics industry. Robot and other machine controllers need a greater degree of protection from incoming input voltage line transients.
With industry leading warranties, these robust supplies are also certified to EN 62477-1 safety requirements for power electronic converter systems and equipment.
Communications Interface
Challenges
Board Level: PMBus™
Long distance and multiple devices; Modbus protocol on RS-485 serial bus.
Our Solutions
We include communication protocols for signals and controls that can be application dependent.
Power devices need to be properly selected to handle dead shorts that occur when the battery is discharged. The power supply topology needs to maintain constant current across the full range of the power supply.
Graphene is the next generation super caps material that allows fast charging capability.
Super Caps are environmentally friendly and require charging from zero voltage.
Batteries for high energy storage are now being deployed that require bidirectional DC-DC converters.
Our Solutions
We have Constant Voltage (CV) and Constant Current (CC) solutions with different cooling methods that are ideal for charging Super Caps and high capacity batteries.
We also have power solutions with a combination of the two charging methods, Constant Voltage/Constant Current (CVCC), which enables fast charging without the risk of over-charging.
Specifies transient overvoltage levels from the incoming AC source. The category of the over voltage determines where in a structure the equipment can be located.
Our Solutions
TDK-Lambda's robotic controller power supplies offer certification to Over Voltage Category (OVC) III which enables direct connection to the incoming AC distribution panel saving the cost and space of an isolation transformer.
Long Reliable Life
Challenges
High quality components and conservative design derating guidelines.
Our Solutions
TDK-Lambda's conservative design guidelines allow the power supply to operate at their specified ratings and ensure long power supply field life.
Docking stations for charging robots are often located in places where people can hear, see and touch them.
Our Solutions
Thermal management techniques and proper power topologies allow us to offer convection or conduction cooled units for those small, tight spaces, and constant current supplies control that near-zero voltage required during initial charging.
Why TDK-Lambda?
A development process requiring products to meet or exceed stringent internal design guidelines. Products are subjected to a series of rigorous reviews with brutally honest and logical judgements at each stage.
Large, global, fully-qualified component database giving economy of scale and long product life cycles
Worldwide unified design standards
Best in class operating life times, field failures are reduced by designing E-caps for 15+ year life, applying proper electrical and thermal derating, and use of high quality components
Higher efficiency and advanced thermal management result in lower operating temps, longer life and lower total cost of ownership
Detailed EVT/DVT test plan incorporating lessons learned from decades of experience in field applications
Uncompromising Product Qualification consistent with IPC9592B guidelines - HALT, TCT, THB, HASS, shock and vibration, demonstrated life testing
Reliability models and component stress analysis; MTBF, Bel-core, Mil-Std-217 and DMTBF analysis in production
Quality can never be assured by final inspection. Quality is an integral part of everything we do. Our process includes a tightly controlled approved vendor list (AVL), incoming inspection, rigorous testing, field proven topologies and components, test data validation, and extraordinary process reliability. These factors combine to generate elite product quality levels.
Industry-leading warranties
Rigid component AVL selection and management process
A supply chain committed to utilize only authorized sources of supply
Advanced statistical controls, Process capability index – Cp, CpK requirements
Pilot production process to study processes and guarantee high manufacturing yields within specification
Many process inspection controls including checkpoints at component, sub-assembly, and final product levels
Professional Failure Analysis to identify root cause to component level
Corrective Action reports (8-D) accompanied by extensive technical support to help resolve application issues and prevent additional failures
Our position as a highly experienced, leading global supplier means we can capitalize on our extensive Advanced Technology Research. Our collaboration with top universities and our expanding portfolio of over 700 patents offers assurances we will provide the next generation of innovative, leading edge power solutions to our customers. Highly motivated R&D teams, located in design facilities worldwide, apply knowledge of the key attributes from a myriad of different applications gained from years of experience.
Leaders in development and practical application of advanced technologies
Higher Efficiencies – leading to less waste heat generation, enabling greater power densities and smaller product sizes
Detailed thermal analysis with derating, allowing peak power requirements commonly found in medical equipment to be delivered reliably and safely without oversizing (and overpaying) for the power supply
TDK-Lambda has benefited from TDK's acknowledged expertise in ferrite and multilayer capacitors by jointly developing advanced components to improve the efficiency and performance of TDK-Lambda's power supply products
Integrating the latest components (GaN semiconductors), topologies (bridgeless totem pole PFC), and design techniques (full digital control)into our latest product designs such as the PFH
In house firmware and software development to develop IP and respond quickly to customer modification requests
Manufacturing is done in TDK-Lambda owned factories. This allows advanced process development and new manufacturing techniques can be seamlessly incorporated into products.
Highly automated DVT and thermal characterization testing process allows testing over a broad range of operating conditions and guarantees consistent results
TDK-Lambda has the unique ability to leverage our global platforms to best utilize the strength of our worldwide engineering teams. This enhances our abilities in quality, reliability, customer support, and innovation for new products.
Six Global Engineering centers of expertise; Japan, China, Singapore, UK, Israel, USA
Attracting & retaining Good Talent - TDK has R&D centers near major universities (Bristol, UK; Tokyo, Japan; Karmiel, Israel)
All TDK-Lambda engineering and sales centers, plus our directly owned factories are ISO9001 and ISO14001 certified
Extensive library of innovative field-proven designs
Comprehensive in-house qualification and validation facilities with FA down to component level
TDK-Lambda has celebrated more than 71 years in the business, demonstrating our longevity in the highly competitive world of power supply design and manufacturing. Since 1945, we have developed a worldwide reputation and heritage for high quality, robust power supplies. As of October 1, 2008, Lambda was fully integrated as part of the Power Systems Business Group of TDK Corporation and became TDK-Lambda Corporation, Inc. Our parent organization, TDK Corporation, is a leading $12+ Billion global electronics company, headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. TDK was established in 1935 to commercialize "ferrite", a key material in electronics and magnetic products.
Diversified Market strategy (Industrial, Medical, Telecom, COTs) has enabled TDK-Lambda to weather the economic market changes
TDK-Lambda sales rank in the top 10 global power supply companies
Uniquely we can provide the optimum manufacturing strategy for your needs in our own fully equipped plants from low volume to high volume manufacturing. We have multiple strategically located warehouses, offering a full menu of logistic services including tailor-made solutions.
Samples, pilots and prototype units from a channel strategy geared around speed & availability
Factories designed and equipped with logistical capabilities capable to scale during growth cycles
TDK-Lambda owned warehouses located in all five (5) key geographic locations
Established set of Distribution partners, carrying more than $25 million in inventory
Program End-of-Life logistic strategies
Power+ Solutions is an extension of value add, where we integrate more of the power assembly around the power supply to offer avenues to increased productivity, lower costs, and offer more flexibility
Our Value Add Solutions & Capabilites is an extension of our standard product platforms, where we integrate more of the assembly and external features around the power supply to offer avenues to increased productivity, lower costs and more flexibility. Our New Jersey manufacturing facility is ITAR certified.
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