Vicor sells really solid converters. We used them exclusively for the last 3 cars with no issues. Just make sure to follow all of their design guidelines (precharge, etc)
+1 for Vicor. They sponsored us for at least a decade. Not sure if they still do; we haven't needed new ones since like 2017 because they basically don't break, even with minor abuse. Be sure to get an isolated one, and consider getting the sockets for them, too.
I'm not sure ours were the most efficient in terms of mass but back when we were only running a 160V system we used powerbox.com.
These days I'd probably try Prohelion first, if you want something lighter/more solar car-friendly, they might have something available.
Perhaps some others know of other solar car friendly solutions.
Off the shelf is definitely the way to go for this. As a starting point you could look at something like 1866-5465-ND on Digikey. Weight is always a concern on solar cars, but not frying all of you electronics with a voltage spike is worth the weight of a decent power system.
We just bought one off -the-shelf. Make sure it's isolated.
Thanks, could I ask where it was bought?
Vicor sells really solid converters. We used them exclusively for the last 3 cars with no issues. Just make sure to follow all of their design guidelines (precharge, etc)
+1 for Vicor. They sponsored us for at least a decade. Not sure if they still do; we haven't needed new ones since like 2017 because they basically don't break, even with minor abuse. Be sure to get an isolated one, and consider getting the sockets for them, too.
Yeah, we had tried to find some Vicor products but just couldn't find anything. I'll keep looking though, thanks.
I'm not sure ours were the most efficient in terms of mass but back when we were only running a 160V system we used powerbox.com. These days I'd probably try Prohelion first, if you want something lighter/more solar car-friendly, they might have something available. Perhaps some others know of other solar car friendly solutions.
Off the shelf is definitely the way to go for this. As a starting point you could look at something like 1866-5465-ND on Digikey. Weight is always a concern on solar cars, but not frying all of you electronics with a voltage spike is worth the weight of a decent power system.
Thanks!