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EXTreme PowerEdge Plus Card Edge Connectors

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EXTreme PowerEdge Plus Card Edge Connectors

As data centers consume massive amounts of energy, engineers are tasked with finding ways to enhance energy efficiency without compromising performance or space. EXTreme PowerEdge Plus Card Edge Connectors redefine data center power management by offering high current density and low-profile housing. This high-power card edge connector also meets the Modular-Common Redundant Power Supply (M-CRPS) mechanical standards and exceeds electrical requirements, offering customers extra performance margins for their designs. Experience superior efficiency and reliability with this state-of-the-art edge-card connector technology.​

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Current Voltage Operating Temperatures Durability
47.0A/12 circuits Power-100V; signal-60V -55 to +105°C 200 mating cycles

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EXTreme PowerEdge Plus Card Edge Connector

Features and Benefits

With the substantial expansion of data centers, the industry faces increasing demands for improved power efficiency and superior reliability. Overcoming these challenges requires enhanced designs that help prevent overheating issues without compromising performance.​ Customers need solutions that help balance power and cooling needs, while engineers require design systems that provide high reliability and optimize the use of physical space and resources.​ 

By implementing solutions that deliver high-current density and reduce resistive losses, customers can optimize their electrical systems. This improves overall system efficiency by minimizing energy wasted as heat, ensuring more energy is available for productive use. Additionally, by addressing power density and cooling requirements, customers can maintain optimal equipment performance and avoid system overheating, mitigating risks of hardware failures. These problems can significantly increase maintenance costs and reduce overall reliability.

Balancing power and cooling requirements, EXTreme PowerEdge Plus Card Edge Connectors deliver more than 3,300W at 12V for a high current density. Designed with low-profile housing, they improve airflow to significantly cool the system. Each power circuit of these connectors has eight independent points of contact providing low contact resistance, low power loss and high reliability. A 7.62mm pitch meets the M-CRPS mechanical standards and exceeds the electrical requirements, making these card edge connectors an outstanding choice for data center applications.

High Current Density

EXTreme PowerEdge Plus Card Edge Connectors use an innovative dual-layer terminal design delivering greater than 3,300W at 12V for higher current density. These connectors allow customers to enhance their electrical systems by minimizing resistive losses and improving overall performance.

EXTreme PowerEdge Plus Card Edge Connector

Power Management for Energy Efficiency

EXTreme PowerEdge Plus Card Edge Connectors have an optimized design for cooling to help prevent overheating while maintaining optimal performance. This balance between data center high-power demands and equipment cooling needs is paramount for power management. ​

 

EXTreme PowerEdge Plus Card Edge Connector

Low Contact Resistance for High Reliability

Each power circuit has eight independent points of contact (mating points to the PCB)​ providing lower contact resistance, reduced power loss and higher reliability​ than other card edge connectors. This feature helps customers reduce the risk of power outages and system downtime by avoiding data loss and service disruptions.

EXTreme PowerEdge Plus Card Edge Connector

Provides low contact resistance, low power loss and high reliability
Each power circuit has eight independent points of contact ensuring multiple paths for current flow. This decreases overall contact resistance, reducing energy inefficiency and heat generation.

Has high current density to incorporate smaller, lighter components for space-constrained, high-power applications
These connectors use an innovative dual-layer terminal design delivering greater than 3,300W at 12Vs, and customers do not have to compromise size or efficiency.

Meets M-CRPS mechanical requirements and exceeds the electrical requirements
These connectors feature a 7.62mm pitch for power circuits and a 2.54mm pitch for signal circuits, ensuring compliance with M-CRPS standards to optimize efficiency and minimize the risk of downtime caused by power failures. 

Avoids overheating the system​
The low-profile housing allows for improved airflow enhancing system cooling and helping prevent thermal damage.

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Applications by Industry

Servers
Storage devices
Switches

Power shelves
Power supplies

Servers
Storage devices
Switches

This is not a definitive list of applications for this product. It represents some of the more common uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are EXTreme PowerEdge Plus Card Edge Connectors?

EXTreme PowerEdge Plus Edge Card Connectors are high-power, low-profile connectors that deliver superior efficiency, reliability and one of the highest current densities on the market, while also exceeding electrical M-CRPS standards.

What is the thickness of the PCBs that mate with these card edge connectors? 

EXTreme Power PowerEdge Plus Card Edge Connectors can accommodate a PCB thickness of 1.57mm with a tolerance of ±0.13mm.

Are these connectors a drop-in replacement for M-CRPS solutions?​

Yes, EXTreme Power PowerEdge Plus Card Edge Connectors are designed to seamlessly fit into existing configurations without the need for alterations to the PCB layout. This simplifies the upgrade process, allowing for time savings.

Which offset mating heights can EXTreme Power PowerEdge Plus Card Edge Connectors support?​

Both 3.74 and 4.25mm offset options are available.​