Many of the Kemo products are available with DC power input
for portable applications. Typically 9 - 30 V DC power input, where 12 V or 24 V DC is
available from batteries or a vehicle supply.
Most DC powered units use DC - DC converters, these are switching devices and
they generate high frequency switching energy. Depending on the devices used and
their type the level of this energy varies, but it can be several volts
on a typical unsmoothed 15 volt supply. The energy is typically a high speed
switching pulse of several MHz frequency content which repeats at about 100 kHz.
This energy will get into most
signal circuits as some of the content is radiated.
We use the best practice possible in our circuit board layouts, wiring, and
power filtering around the DC-DC converters. However some of this energy still
gets into the signal paths, and is seen as high frequency 'noise'.
So
if you require a portable system, there will be a higher noise level than with a
'mains' powered unit.