Cool Solution for Kaparel's AdvancedTCA Applications.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers electronicaUSA 2004 Embedded Systems Embedded systems Computer systems that cannot be programmed by the user because they are preprogrammed for a specific task and are buried within the equipment they serve. Conference San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden 2004 WATERLOO, Canada--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 29, 2004 Kaparel/Rittal announces the introduction of the new RiCool II blowers being installed in their AdvancedTCA(R) Shelf. The major difference between traditional and the new generation of telecommunications equipment is greater heat release and a large footprint. AdvancedTCA(R) Shelves are targeting 2.8KW for a 14-slot shelf and 3.2KW for a 16-slot shelf resulting in equipment frames with a total release of over 10KW. "Removing 200W per slot (2.8KW) from an AdvanceTCA(R) Shelf at 40 degrees C ambient at approximately 65dBA with a serviceable Field Replaceable Unit A Field Replaceable Unit or FRU is a circuit board, part, or assembly that can be quickly and easily removed from a personal computer or other piece of electronic equipment, and replaced by the user or a technician without having to send the entire product or system to a (FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) A component that can be replaced on site. An FRU may be easily unplugged; however, it may also require the skill of a technician who has to open the case and carefully remove the unit. ) solution was the goal at Kaparel/Rittal. We feel comfortable that we have been able to achieve this and will support this with a full simulation and actual measurements that are now being take," comments Eike Waltz, Technical Manager at Rittal. The RiCool II blower was designed for higher heat generating boards in applications for the Kaparel/Rittal AdvancedTCA(R) Shelf. Its predecessor the RiCool I was designed for VMEbus and CompactPCI applications with heat loss factors from 30W up to 70W/slot (21-slots). RiCool II is positioned for the AdvancedTCA(R) Shelf applications with heat loss of 200W/slot to move air effectively and efficiently through densely packed subracks using only 1U of rack height. The RiCool II is available in 48V for the Kaparel/Rittal AdvancedTCA(R) Shelf and is hot swappable See hot swap. for fast and easy maintenance. Commenting on the RiCool II product Mike Peters, Kaparel's Director of Sales, "Kaparel/Rittal is getting a great deal of enthusiastic feedback from customers about the cooling ability of the RiCool II blowers in our AdvancedTCA(R) Shelf in their applications." The RiCool II blower and AdvancedTCA(R) Shelf will be showcased in the Kaparel/Rittal booth # 4311 at ElectronicaUSA/Embedded Computer Show in San Francisco March 30 to April 1, 2004. About Kaparel Kaparel is an ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9001:2000 registered company that develops, manufactures, and markets electronic packaging solutions and high-speed backplanes to the global Converging Communications market. From its pioneering work in CompactPCI(R) bridge designs, Kaparel has quickly become a leader in many aspects of high-speed backplane architecture technology and has a library of over 500 high-speed custom designs including AdvanceTCA(R). Kaparel's catalog of product includes a complete line of high slot count, hot swap To pull out a component from a system and plug in a new one while the main power is still on. Also called "hot plug" and "hot insertion," hot swap is a feature of USB devices, allowing an external drive, network adapter or other peripheral to be plugged in without having to power down the and high availability Also called "RAS" (reliability, availability, serviceability) or "fault resilient," it refers to a multiprocessing system that can quickly recover from a failure. There may be a minute or two of downtime while one system switches over to another, but processing will continue. backplanes and high quality electronic packaging products and services for telecommunications and embedded computer manufacturers. Founded in 1996, Kaparel is based in Waterloo, Ontario Coordinates: Waterloo is a city in Ontario, Canada. It is the smallest of the three cities in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, and is adjacent to the larger city of Kitchener. - Canada's Technology Triangle and is a part of Rittal International, the world's largest electronic enclosure manufacturer with offices in over 55 countries. |
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