High voltage power supplies for OEMs manufactured by Kaiser Systems

Why KSI...
	Overview
	Quality Policy
	Quality System
	Core Competencies
	Design Process
	Manufacturing Capabilities

Why KSI

Design Process

Our design process consists of the following components:

Technology Toolbox

Input Line Management
	Active Power Factor Correction; single phase & three phase
	Passive Line Filter Chokes

Power Conversion
	Power Modules up to 30kW
	IGBT, FRED, MOSFET power devices
	Switching Frequencies on IGBTS up to 100kHz in high power applications
	Full & Half Bridge converters
	Resonant Topologies Series Resonance Transformer Secondary Parallel Transformer Primary Series
	Fixed Frequency PWM / PSM
	Variable Frequency PSM/PWM
	Air and Water Cooling

High Voltage Technologies
	Oil, air, solid, and SF₆ dielectric systems
	HV multipliers and doublers
	HV with filament and bias outputs for x-ray and e-beam
	Grid control for X-ray tubes
	Insulated core transformers

Control Systems
	Remote or local; analog or digital system control; hard-wire or fiber optic
	Embedded microcontroller Arc counting and response RS232 Self diagnostics Data logging

Engineering Capabilities
Modular platform design philosophy Design tools
	3-D computer aided design with PRO-E
	Thermal analysis and simulation with CFD
	Circuit simulation with PSPICE & µcap
	PCB artwork with Mentor Graphics PADS 2005
	Electric and magnetic field simulation with Ansoft Maxwell

Design Validation
	HALT testing
	Agency certifications and prescreening
	3 meter screenroom
	Environmental test chambers

Dedicated engineering labs
	Separate high voltage and low voltage labs
	Dedicated prototype build and test resources

Program Development Planning Design, Qualification, and Validation Program Management
	Engineering Programs Manager
	Coordinates Design, CAD and Manufacturing
	Gantt Chart Milestones using Microsoft Project
	Product Group Managers
	Dedicated Project Eng and Project Team
	Interface with Customer
	Project Engineer
	Concept and Development Work
	Formal Design Review Process
	• Deliverables at Each Design Review
	Design Validation and Testing