Captec developed an IEC 60945
certified rackmount dual-power electromagnetic interference (EMI) filter for commercial-grade servers in shipboard satellite communications. The design accommodated redundant power supplies, with more than 10,000 units supplied through worldwide distribution.
A UK electricity distribution network operator serving more than eight million homes and businesses across London, the South East and East of England.
The organization invests in smarter network technologies to increase capacity and flexibility, improve reliability and long-term resilience, and support growing electricity demand.
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Enquiring about: Marine Certified Dual EMI Filter
The Challenges:
Enable commercial-grade Intel Xeon enterprise servers to meet the requirement of installation aboard commercial ships
Limit electromagnetic interference from computing equipment to protect emergency communication bands
Accommodate redundant server power supplies within a rackmount installation while meeting the required physical and electrical interfaces
Develop a dedicated filter because no suitable off-the-shelf product combined the necessary EMI performance, power arrangement and form factor
The Solution
Engineered an external rackmount EMI filter for commercial-grade IT hardware, including Dell XR2 servers
Integrated filtering to limit common-mode and differential-mode interference and reduce noise on the connected equipment’s power supply
Incorporated dual power connections to accommodate redundant server power supplies
Applied Captec’s Subsystems Engineering division to provide metalwork engineering and electro-mechanical integration delivery, as well as managing design, testing and production against IEC 60945 and DNVGL-CG-0339 requirements for marine applications
LinkSwitch was prototyped, tested, and validated, demonstrating compact, high-speed switching for future automated network reconfiguration within severe physical constraints
Together, the technologies demonstrated how monitoring, secure data communications, and precision mechanical switching could be integrated within existing link boxes, supporting greater network flexibility and utilization, with the potential to reduce reliance on major infrastructure upgrades
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