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Industry Served

Military / Defense

Challenge

Lockheed requires minimal weight and size and the ability to adapt to diverse power requirements, such as conventional 50 Hz, 60 Hz, & 400 Hz.

Solution

The Q-LS™Series offers a wide variety of options and configuration to Lockheed, while guaranteeing the levels of isolation and regulation.

Advantages

• Power Failure Safe
• Secure Situation
• Adapt to Multiple Electrical Standards
• Custom Applications
• Options Available
• Extended Battery Life & Performance
• Ease of Maintenance

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The Customer

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company is known for building the finest military aircraft in the world. This recognition was earned through relentless research and development of high-performance aircraft and by continuously seeking innovative and low-cost design and manufacturing.

Lockheed Martin’s products play an important role in the defense of the United States and many other countries, and they help ensure peace and stability around the world. The company’s long list of dependable and highly regarded aircraft includes the proven and affordable fighter, the F-16 Fighting Falcon; the versatile airlifter, the C-130J Super Hercules; the first operational stealth fighter, the F-117 Nighthawk; and the next-generation fighter, the F/A-22 Raptor. The company has been awarded the contract to build the multi-service, multi-mission F-35 Joint Strike Fighter of the future.

The Challenge

Lockheed is involved with many special avionic military applications. Power for many avionic projects is supplied by jet engine generators producing fluctuations in quantity and quality. For its collaborate portion in the 747-400F aircraft project, Lockheed Martin is developing the Beam Control/Fire Control System. For this, as well as many other avionic applications, Lockheed requires minimal weight and size and the ability to adapt to diverse power requirements such as conventional 50 Hz and 60 Hz, as well as 400 Hz standards.

The Solution

The Q-LS™ series offers a wide variety of options and configurations to Lockheed, while guaranteeing the levels of isolation and regulation required for critical military electronics. With the flexible customized distribution panel, maintenance and installation are plug-and-play functions. Conversion functions are selectable and programmable as the needs change.

Advantages of the UPQ™ Technology

A single power problem can cause disaster in military communications and combat applications. UPQ™ from Power Innovations is an unprecedented new standard that began with traditional Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) technologies, and then moved forward to address critical modern power issues, while still providing traditional UPS backup functions.

Power Failure Safe

Lockheed Martin relies on quality power to ensure that electronic equipment and vital operations run flawlessly. With Power Innovations UPQ technology, the threat of power distorting, shutting down, or damaging sensitive electronic equipment is alleviated.

“Military personnel can focus on the job of protecting their country, while we take care of the power for their critical systems,” says Power Innovations CEO, Robert L. Mount. “With Power Innovations’ perfect, dependable power solutions in place, military operations are assured optimum power quality and battery backup for all connected electronic equipment.”

Secure Situation

The UPQnet-agent II™ uses Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) to communicate with the UPQ system. This universal protocol allows for Internet access of real-time power status and history reports. UPQnet-agent II provides the flexibility to monitor and control power from within the security network, from a remote location via an Internet connection, remotely via direct dial up, and even from handheld devices such as PDAs or cell phones.

Adapt to Multiple Electrical Standards

Power Innovations UPQ systems offer multiple voltage input options. Due to multiple levels of isolation and conversion, input voltages can be different from output voltages. UPQ systems features enable international compatibility for global applications and eliminate the need for independent input step-down or step-up isolation transformers.

Custom Applications

Power Innovations enables the customization of products for critical applications and environments.

• Some of the UPQ technology has been certified for rugged applications requiring 30Gs of gravitational force in X, Y, and Z planes, with temperature ratings to -22ºF (-30ºC) and above 140ºF (60ºC).
• Other UPQ technology has been customized and certified for critical medical, infant care in hospital, and mobile medical applications.

Options Available

• Custom input and output voltage and frequency options
• Custom distribution panels
• Casters for mobility (earthquake rated)
• Parallel and serial emergency power OFF (EPO)
• Twelve-pulse rectifier in 10-60 kVA, as well as in larger systems (the UPS standard is in 80 kVA and above)

Extended Battery Life and Performance

One of the weakest points and biggest expenses of traditional UPS systems is batteries. UPQ technology focuses on controlled charging and load exercising of batteries to avoid battery deterioration and sulfation. UPQ DC conversion processes prioritize battery management. UPQ battery management technology extends battery life and performance up to two and three times that of traditional UPS technologies.

Ease of Maintenance

• Self-diagnosing systems incorporate LEDs that clearly indicate when and where a problem exists.
• Fully modular systems have plug-and-play components that can be easily replaced if necessary.
• Battery modules can be exchanged, replaced, or added while the system is in full operation. No shutdown or removal of the unit is required.
• Systems require less time to repair when service is necessary – typically less than 30 minutes “mean time to repair” (MTTR).