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

 

 
 

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