Menlo Micro and Microchip Validate 0.5 MW MEMS-Based Power Panel for US Navy
Menlo Micro and Microchip have successfully validated a 0.5 MW MEMS-based Hot-Switched Power Panel for the US Navy, marking a significant advancement in marine applications. This validation, part of the 10 MW Advanced Circuit Breaker Development Program, highlights Menlo Micro's 'Ideal Switch' technology, which offers improved efficiency through reduced resistance losses and heat generation compared to traditional semiconductor switches. Final tests were conducted at Microchip Technology's power electronics test lab.
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Menlo Micro and Microchip validated a 1000-V/500-A Hot-Switched Power Panel in the 10 MW Advanced Circuit Breaker Development Program for the US Navy. This is the first validation of a MEMS-based 0.5 MW Hot-Switching relay panel for marine applications in the US.
Menlo Micro demonstrated the performance and scalability of its 'Ideal Switch' technology during the program. The final validation tests were conducted at Microchip Technology's power electronics test lab. The 'Ideal Switch' relays offer a metal-to-metal connection, significantly reducing resistance losses and heat generation compared to conventional semiconductor switches, thus enhancing power density and system efficiency.
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