FARM - Filter / Autoranging Rectifier Module

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Input Voltages:

90 - 132 Vac
180 - 264 Vac

Output Power FARM1-xxx:

115 Vac input: 500 W
230 Vac input: 750 W

Output Power FARM2-xxx:

115 Vac input: 750 W
230 Vac input: 1,000 W

Efficiency:

96% (typical)

Dimensions

(half brick):

2.28" x 2.2" x 0.5"
(57,9 x 55,9 x 12,7 mm)

EMI filtering
Microprocessor controlled
Inrush current limiting
Power fail signal
Module enable
Mini-size package

The FARM (Filter / Autoranging Rectifier Module) is an AC front-end module which provides EMI filtering, autoranging line rectification and inrush current limiting. The FARM is available in either 500/750 W or 750/1000 W models in a half-brick-sized package measuring only 2.28" x 2.2" x 0.5".

The FARM interfaces directly with worldwide AC mains and may be used with Vicor 300 Vin VI-200 / VI-J00 series DC-DC converter or 300 Vin Maxi, Mini and Micro series DC-DC converters to realize an autoranging, high-density, low-profile switching power supply.

The FARM includes a microcontroller that continuously monitors the AC line to control bridge / doubler operation. The user need only provide external capacitance to satisfy system hold-up requirements.

Our Maxi, Mini and Micro series packaging technology offers flexible mounting options for various manufacturing processes. The FARM utilizes the mini-size package and may be installed as a conventional leaded device for onboard applications, inboard for low-profile, height-restricted applications, socketed or surface mounted with optional ModuMate interconnect products.

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component selection for power system design.

Hold-up Capacitor Calculator
Holdup capacitors for use with ARM modules »

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Mounting Options

Drawing Number		Description				RoHS		Technical Drawing
25006		Outline Drawing for FARM Module						PDF \| DXF

cURus - UL 60950-1, CSA 60950-1
cTÜVus - EN60950-1, UL 60950-1, CSA 60950-1
CE Marked – Low Voltage Directive (2006/95/EC)
CB Certificate – IEC 60950-1:2001

Click img. to enlarge	Description	P/N	Capacitance	Voltage Rating	RoHS	Technical Drawing
Capacitors
	X-Cap	04068	0.22 µF	250 Vac		PDF \| DXF
	X-Cap	03047	0.47 µF	250 Vac		PDF \| DXF
	X-Cap	02573	1 µF	250 V		PDF \| DXF
	X-Cap	03269	0.15 µF	310 V		PDF \| DXF

	Y-Cap	01000	4,700 pF	250 Vac		PDF \| DXF
	Y-Cap	03285	4,700 pF	250 Vac		PDF \| DXF
	Y-Cap Surface Mount	25283	4,700 pF	250 Vac		PDF \| DXF

	Multilayer Film Cap	34610	0.61 µF	250 V		PDF \| DXF

MOVs
	14 mm Disc	30076		275 V		PDF \| DXF
	10 mm Disc	30234-220		275 V		PDF \| DXF

Click img. to enlarge		Description	P/N		Voltage Rating		Current Rating		RoHS		Technical Drawing
		Fuse	30263		250 V		12 A				PDF \| DXF

Click img. to enlarge	Description	P/N	RoHS	Technical Drawing
	Mini-size Shield for Slotted Baseplate	30198		PDF \| DXF
	Mini-size Shield for Threaded or Through-Hole Baseplate	30180		PDF \| DXF

Click img. to enlarge	Description	P/N	Capacitance	Height of HUB	RoHS	Technical Drawing
	Holdup Box	HUB820-S	410 µF	1.55"		PDF \| DXF
	Holdup Box	HUB1200-S	600 µF	1.75"		PDF \| DXF
	Holdup Box	HUB1800-S	900 µF	2.14"		PDF \| DXF
	Holdup Box	HUB2200-S	1,100 µF	2.85"		PDF \| DXF
	Holdup Box	HUB2700-S	1,350 µF	3.52"		PDF \| DXF
	Holdup Box	HUB3300-S	1,650 µF	3.52"		PDF \| DXF
	HUB contains two (2) capacitors of the value shown.


Mounting Connector Kit
	Used for P/N HUB820-S, HUB1200-S, and HUB1800-S	21393				PDF \| DXF
	Used for P/N HUB2200-S, HUB2700-S, and HUB3300-S	21394				PDF \| DXF
	Kit contains one connector and pins.

Common Mode

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Description

P/N

Inductance

Rated Current

DCR
(max)

RoHS

Technical Drawing

Common-mode input

31743

1,000 µH

12 A

6.5 mΩ

PDF

Common-mode input

32006

1,300 µH

13 A

14 mΩ

PDF

Differential Mode

Differential-mode input

33206

22 µH

12 A

5.5 mΩ

Differential-mode output

32012

27 µH

12 A

–

PDF

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to enlarge

SurfMates – Surface-mount Sockets

All SurfMates are RoHS Compatible

Board Thickness

Mounting

Converter Pin Style*

Module Style

Input
P/N**

Output P/N**

5 In/Out Sets P/N

Technical Drawing

All

surface

View
SurfMate
Application »

Mini

22100

22102

16021

PDF | DXF

For PCB layouts see the mechanical drawings section.

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to enlarge

InMates – Through-hole

All InMates are RoHS Compatible

All sockets are supplied on InMate headers to assure proper alignment during installation.

Board Thickness (nominal)

Board Thickness
(min / max)

Mounting

Converter Pin Style*

Module Style

Input P/N**

Output P/N**

5 In/Out Sets P/N

Technical Drawing

0.063"

0.055" / 0.071"

inboard

View Inboard Mounting Options »

Mini

18374

18384

18366

PDF | DXF

0.063"

0.055" / 0.071"

onboard

Mini

18378

18390

18368

PDF | DXF

0.094"

0.084" / 0.104"

inboard

Mini

18375

18385

18367

PDF | DXF

0.094"

0.084" / 0.104"

onboard

View Onboard Mounting Options »

Mini

18379

18391

18369

PDF | DXF

0.125"

0.1125" / 0.1375"

onboard

Mini

21539

21544

21511

PDF | DXF

For PCB layouts see the mechanical drawings section.

   * F = Short Gold (RoHS), G = Long Gold (RoHS)
  ** For individual input / output purchases, a 35-piece minimum (and multiples) applies to Maxis / Minis and
        a 40-piece minimum (and multiples) for Micros.

Module Exchange Tools

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Description

Module Style

P/N

Used to facilitate the proper extraction of Mini modules from InMate or SurfMate sockets.

Mini

22828

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Standoff Kits for Solder Mounted Modules

All Standoffs are RoHS Compatible

Board Thickness

Mounting

Converter Pin Style

Baseplate

Heat Sink

Kit P/N*

Bag P/N**

Technical Drawing

0.063"

inboard

F, Blank

slotted

thru-hole

18150

19126

PDF | DXF

0.063"

inboard

F, Blank

slotted

threaded

18151

19127

PDF | DXF

0.063"

inboard

F, Blank

thru-hole

18146

19122

PDF | DXF

0.063"

inboard

F, Blank

thru-hole

threaded

18147

19123

PDF | DXF

0.063"

inboard

F, Blank

threaded

thru-hole

18146

19122

PDF | DXF

0.063"

onboard

G, L

slotted

thru-hole

18156

19132

PDF | DXF

0.063"

onboard

G, L

slotted

threaded

18157

19133

PDF | DXF

0.063"

onboard

G, L

thru-hole

18150

19126

PDF | DXF

0.063"

onboard

G, L

thru-hole

threaded

18152

19128

PDF | DXF

0.063"

onboard

G, L

threaded

thru-hole

18150

19126

PDF | DXF

0.093"

inboard

G, L

slotted

thru-hole

18150

19126

PDF | DXF

0.093 "

inboard

G, L

slotted

threaded

18151

19127

PDF | DXF

0.093 "

inboard

G, L

thru-hole

18146

19122

PDF | DXF

0.093 "

inboard

G, L

thru-hole

threaded

18147

19123

PDF | DXF

0.093 "

inboard

G, L

threaded

thru-hole

18146

19122

PDF | DXF

* Kits include six (6) standoffs and screws. Mini and Micro modules require a minimum of four standoffs.
** Bags of one hundred (100) do not include screws; #4-40 thread hardware required.

Design Information for Solder Mounting »

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Standoff Kits for InMate Mounted Modules

All Standoffs are RoHS Compatible

Board Thickness

Mounting

Converter Pin Style

Baseplate

Heat Sink

Kit P/N*

Bag P/N**

Technical Drawing

0.063"

inboard

slotted

thru-hole

18153

19129

PDF | DXF

0.063"

inboard

slotted

threaded

18154

19130

PDF | DXF

0.063"

inboard

thru-hole

18148

19124

PDF | DXF

0.063"

inboard

thru-hole

threaded

18149

19125

PDF | DXF

0.063"

inboard

threaded

thru-hole

18148

19124

PDF | DXF

0.063"

onboard

slotted

thru-hole

18158

19134

PDF | DXF

0.063"

onboard

slotted

threaded

18159

19135

PDF | DXF

0.063"

onboard

thru-hole

18153

19129

PDF | DXF

0.063"

onboard

thru-hole

threaded

18155

19131

PDF | DXF

0.063"

onboard

threaded

thru-hole

18153

19129

PDF | DXF

0.093"

inboard

slotted

thru-hole

18153

19129

PDF | DXF

0.093"

inboard

slotted

threaded

18154

19130

PDF | DXF

0.093"

inboard

thru-hole

18148

19124

PDF | DXF

0.093"

inboard

thru-hole

threaded

18149

19125

PDF | DXF

0.093"

inboard

threaded

thru-hole

18148

19124

PDF | DXF

0.093"

onboard

slotted

thru-hole

18156

19132

PDF | DXF

0.093"

onboard

slotted

threaded

18157

19133

PDF | DXF

0.093"

onboard

thru-hole

18150

19126

PDF | DXF

0.093"

onboard

thru-hole

threaded

18152

19128

PDF | DXF

0.093"

onboard

threaded

thru-hole

18150

19126

PDF | DXF

0.125"

onboard

slotted

thru-hole

24054

19132

PDF | DXF

0.125"

onboard

slotted

threaded

18157

19133

PDF | DXF

0.125"

onboard

thru-hole

24056

19126

PDF | DXF

0.125"

onboard

thru-hole

threaded

18152

19128

PDF | DXF

0.125"

onboard

threaded

thru-hole

24056

19126

PDF | DXF

* Kits include six (6) standoffs and screws. Mini and Micro modules require a minimum of four standoffs.
** Bags of one hundred (100) do not include screws; #4-40 thread hardware required.

Design Information for InMate Mounting »

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Standoff Kits for SurfMate Mounted Modules

All Standoffs are RoHS Compatible

Board Thickness

Mounting

Converter Pin Style

Baseplate

Heat Sink

Kit P/N*

Bag P/N**

Technical Drawing

All

surface

slotted

thru-hole

20178

20188

PDF | DXF

All

surface

slotted

threaded

20179

20189

PDF | DXF

All

surface

thru-hole

20176

20186

PDF | DXF

All

surface

thru-hole

threaded

20177

20187

PDF | DXF

All

surface

threaded

thru-hole

20176

20186

PDF | DXF

* Kits include six (6) standoffs and screws. Mini and Micro modules require a minimum of four standoffs.
** Bags of one hundred (100) do not include screws; #4-40 thread hardware required.

Design Information for Surface Mounting »

Click img. to enlarge	Description	P/N	RoHS	Technical Drawing
	Shielded, Horizontal	01830		PDF

	Shielded, Vertical	06207		PDF

Heat Sinks used with Vicor's Mini-Size Modules (not for VI-J00 modules)
Click img. to enlarge	Description		P/N	RoHS	Technical Drawing
	0.40" longitudinal fins, threaded mounting*		32188		PDF \| DXF
	0.90" longitudinal fins, threaded mounting*		30189		PDF \| DXF

	0.40" longitudinal fins, thru-hole mounting		30195		PDF \| DXF
	0.90" longitudinal fins, thru-hole mounting		30182		PDF \| DXF

	0.40" transverse fins, threaded mounting*		30184		PDF \| DXF
	0.90" transverse fins, threaded mounting		30269		PDF \| DXF

	0.40" transverse fins, thru-hole mounting		30721		PDF \| DXF
	0.90" transverse fins, thru-hole mounting		30724		PDF \| DXF
	* NOT for use with threaded baseplates
	Heat Sink Thermal Data and Calculator »


Low-Profile Side-Fin Heat Sinks (Height only 0.125" above module baseplate)
Click img. to enlarge	Description		P/N	RoHS	Technical Drawing
	0.55" Side-Fin Heat Sink for Mini-Sized Modules		32190		PDF
	Heat Sink Thermal Data and Calculator »


ThermMate Thermal Pads (10 pieces per package)
Click img. to enlarge	Description	P/N	Thickness	RoHS	Technical Drawing
	For use with Vicor Mini-size modules*	20264	0.007"		PDF \| DXF
	* NOT for use with VI-J00 modules