New High-Performance DC-DC Boost Converter for Tactical Off-Road Vehicles
Vehicle programs often start with a deceptively simple requirement: convert a lower DC bus to a stable 24V rail and keep it working under abuse. In practice, that means designing for temperature extremes, vibration, shock, electrical anomalies, and limited installation space. The DN500M-24 is introduced for exactly that class of challenge.
Built to boost from 12V-class systems to 24V
The converter is designed as a non-isolated, wide-range DC-DC boost platform. It accepts input from 11V to 20V and raises that range to a regulated 24V output. That makes it a practical fit for military and commercial vehicle systems where 12V-class sources need to support 24V subsystems reliably.
By focusing on efficient conversion in a low-profile form factor, the unit can serve installations where space and thermal performance are both constrained.
Protection is part of the requirement
The DN500M-24 is described with a wide operating temperature range from -40°C to +85°C, plus protection against over-temperature, over-voltage, under-voltage, over-current, short circuit, and reverse polarity conditions. Those protections are not optional in tactical platforms. They are the baseline for maintaining vehicle readiness.
Qualified for demanding environments
Meeting MIL-STD-461C for electromagnetic emissions and MIL-STD-810G for vibration and shock positions the converter for real deployment rather than lab-only evaluation. That matters in mobile systems where electrical noise, mechanical stress, and environmental exposure all happen at once.
The result is a product aimed squarely at off-road, tactical, and other rugged vehicle applications where integration teams cannot tolerate fragile power conversion hardware.
Where the product fits
This type of boost converter is relevant anywhere a platform needs to bridge bus voltages cleanly while maintaining reliable downstream power. That includes armored vehicles, mobile command systems, specialty transport, emergency response vehicles, and other harsh-use applications.
For programs that need a rugged 12V-to-24V conversion block, the DN500M-24 gives Digital Power a direct answer in the catalog.