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William M. Thorp Senior Electrical Engineer, Data Device Corporation

William M. Thorp Engineer, Data Device Corporation · MULE JLTV M‐ATV ... Design Considerations ... Experience, Support, Leadership, Design Wins 2006 Author: DDC Created Date: 5/14/2009

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Page 1: William M. Thorp Engineer, Data Device Corporation · MULE JLTV M‐ATV ... Design Considerations ... Experience, Support, Leadership, Design Wins 2006 Author: DDC Created Date: 5/14/2009

William M. ThorpSenior Electrical Engineer, Data Device Corporation 

Page 2: William M. Thorp Engineer, Data Device Corporation · MULE JLTV M‐ATV ... Design Considerations ... Experience, Support, Leadership, Design Wins 2006 Author: DDC Created Date: 5/14/2009

Introduction of SSPC on Military  Vehicles

Challenge: Reliability Impact of Thermal 

Mechanical Breakers and Relays

Wear‐out Mechanism

Fused or Oxidized Contacts

Uncontrolled Turn‐on and Turn‐off Impacting 

the Load

Solution: Solid‐State Power Controllers

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Page 3: William M. Thorp Engineer, Data Device Corporation · MULE JLTV M‐ATV ... Design Considerations ... Experience, Support, Leadership, Design Wins 2006 Author: DDC Created Date: 5/14/2009

SSPC Basic Functionality

Provides the Same 

Protection of Harnesses  and Loads as Thermal 

Breakers, but with a Solid‐ State Circuit

Control Turn‐On to Drive 

Large Capacitive Loads

Control Turn‐Off to 

Prevent Spikes on Inductive  Loads

Minimize EMI

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I2T Curve Controlled Gate

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Ground Vehicle History

M1A2 Abrams Tank

SSPC Inserted in 1988

>200K Nodes Installed

M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle

SSPC Inserted in 2004

>200K Nodes Installed

SSPC Planned for…

M88A2 Hercules Tank Recovery Vehicle

Paladin/FAASV M109 Self‐Propelled Canon

MULE

JLTV

M‐ATV

Page 5: William M. Thorp Engineer, Data Device Corporation · MULE JLTV M‐ATV ... Design Considerations ... Experience, Support, Leadership, Design Wins 2006 Author: DDC Created Date: 5/14/2009

Power Distribution Challenges

New Challenges: 

Military Vehicles Require More Power, but have 

Limited Generation and Storage Capability Due to  Weight and Size Constraints

Power Systems are Inflexible, Making it Difficult 

to Configure Vehicles for Varying Missions

Solution: Smart Solid State Power Controllers

Network Control

Autonomous Monitoring

Programmability

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Page 6: William M. Thorp Engineer, Data Device Corporation · MULE JLTV M‐ATV ... Design Considerations ... Experience, Support, Leadership, Design Wins 2006 Author: DDC Created Date: 5/14/2009

Power Control Architectures

High Density Load Centers 

One or More Power Distribution Units  Handling Multiple Vehicle Loads

Implemented Using Multi‐Channel SSPC

Point of Load

SSPC Modules Located Near Loads

Design Considerations

Cost

Space

Load Mix

Flexibility

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Page 7: William M. Thorp Engineer, Data Device Corporation · MULE JLTV M‐ATV ... Design Considerations ... Experience, Support, Leadership, Design Wins 2006 Author: DDC Created Date: 5/14/2009

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Loads

Operator’s Control Panel

Point-of-LoadRPC

Control Bus (e.g. CANbus)

Multi-ChannelRPC

Alternator and Battery

Light

VHF Radio

FLIR CROWS Satcom

Gyrocam

Page 8: William M. Thorp Engineer, Data Device Corporation · MULE JLTV M‐ATV ... Design Considerations ... Experience, Support, Leadership, Design Wins 2006 Author: DDC Created Date: 5/14/2009

Smart SSPC Capabilities

Network Control (i.e., CAN SAE J1939, Ethernet)

State: On/Off

Status: Enabled/Tripped

Set Current Rating

Battle Override

Enables…

Crew Offloading, Operating Mode Selection

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Page 9: William M. Thorp Engineer, Data Device Corporation · MULE JLTV M‐ATV ... Design Considerations ... Experience, Support, Leadership, Design Wins 2006 Author: DDC Created Date: 5/14/2009

Smart SSPC Capabilities (Cont.)

Network Monitoring of Load Health/Status

Get Output Channel Voltage and Current

Get SSPC Board or Load Temperature

Voltage, Current and Temperature Alarms

Enables…

Real‐Time Power Management

E.g., Load Shedding

Situational Load Profiles

Diagnostics

Prognostics

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Page 10: William M. Thorp Engineer, Data Device Corporation · MULE JLTV M‐ATV ... Design Considerations ... Experience, Support, Leadership, Design Wins 2006 Author: DDC Created Date: 5/14/2009

Smart SSPC Capabilities (Cont.)

Adaptability Features

Wide Channel Trip Programming Range

Channel Paralleling

TARDEC Power Management API

Enables…

Reduced Development Time and Cost

Reduced Part Number Count (i.e.,Common 

Modules)

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Page 11: William M. Thorp Engineer, Data Device Corporation · MULE JLTV M‐ATV ... Design Considerations ... Experience, Support, Leadership, Design Wins 2006 Author: DDC Created Date: 5/14/2009

SSPC Design Challenges

EMI

Thermal Management and Dissipation

Ruggedization and Reliability

Robustness

In‐rush Current

Transient Suppression

Connectors

Immune to Sympathetic Tripping

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Page 12: William M. Thorp Engineer, Data Device Corporation · MULE JLTV M‐ATV ... Design Considerations ... Experience, Support, Leadership, Design Wins 2006 Author: DDC Created Date: 5/14/2009

Technology Trends

Diagnostics/Condition‐Based Maintenance

Arc Fault Detection

Fault Location

Data Logging

Increased Power Densities

Higher Current Density SSPC's

Move to 610Vdc Primary Power Distribution

Silicon Carbide FETs

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Page 13: William M. Thorp Engineer, Data Device Corporation · MULE JLTV M‐ATV ... Design Considerations ... Experience, Support, Leadership, Design Wins 2006 Author: DDC Created Date: 5/14/2009