DoD to spec embedded power conditioning. (Air Force drafting new military specification to require embedded power conditioning in military systems)

EDN, November, 1989 by Magnus, Stephen A.

DoD to spec embedded power conditioning SACRAMENTO, CA--A triservice military specification now being written by the Air Force will require embedded power conditioning in all military systems sensitive to power surges or sags. Though the spec wonht name conditioner types or target parameters, it will require designers to compensate for whatever power conditions exist at the target site.

"Utility-power conditions vary too much to allow for firm design rules," says Dan De Bone, the Air Force program manager who's preparing the spec at McClellan AFB's Power Conditioning and Continuation Interfacing Equipment (PCCIEe office here. Factors affecting utility-power quality include the utility's total number of customers, the condition of its equipment, and...

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