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Crane Lands A Pair Of Power Conversion Deals
High-technology specialist will support the Mars 2020 rover and Embraer E-Jet E-2 programs.

Crane Aerospace & Electronics has received a pair of new contracts to supply power conversion products. In the first of two deals announced here on the first day of the Farnborough International Airshow, Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) signed with Crane to use Interpoint power converters for the Mars 2020 mission. The California-based company plans to use a variety of space dc-dc converters and filters including Crane’s SMRT product, which features a built-in EMI filter, independent outputs and adjustable output voltage.

The previous Mars rovers, Opportunity, Spirit and Curiosity, have all used Interpoint space dc-dc converters. Interpoint converters feature a variety of screening options up to MIL-PRF-38534 Class K and various radiation hardness assurance (RHA) options up to RHA R, 100krad(Si) at both high and low dose rates.