JPS Concept products

JPS Concept offers a range of high-efficiency DC-DC converters developed specifically to meet the demands imposed by top-level competition. These products feature the following specifications… High efficiency of between 94% and 97%, Very small, Very light, Input voltage lower, equivalent to or higher than output voltage, Constant Current / Constant Voltage and Voltage-only output settings, Constant / Max. Current depending on model (see table below), Integral heat protection.

The electronics used with the SAFT component-based Li-Ion batteries now installed on almost all today’s most advanced racing monohulls and multihulls have been developed by JPS Concept in conjunction with our client WILLIAMSON Electronique. JPS Concept also works closely with the main suppliers of LiFePO 4 (LFP) components, and is developing chargers specifically designed to recharge this type of battery technology in automotive environments. A range of batteries based on these components and electronics, which have proved their effectiveness over the last 10 years, is now in development.

More than 10 years ago when JPS Concept began development work on its first Supercapacitor modules, the use of this technology was confidential and reserved for a number of very specific professional applications. Today, the Capas–Starter modules patented by JPS Concept have proved themselves many times on racing yachts, and are now available to replace or complement the starter batteries and service batteries used in everyday applications. Capas-Starter modules provide a startup current of several hundred amps while drawing only a very low level of current (barely 10 amps) from the service batteries. Whether partially or completely discharged, modules can be stored for many months, even at low temperatures. Around 8 minutes is all that is required to charge a 15V module from ‘completely discharged’ status to ‘ready-to-start’ status (approximately 4 minutes for a 32V module).