New gate driver IC targets applications from 400-690 VAC, including
three-level topology inverters
SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Power Integrations (Nasdaq:POWI),
the leader in IGBT and MOSFET driver technology for medium- and
high-voltage inverter applications, today announced an expansion of its
SCALE-iDriver™ family of galvanically isolated single-channel gate
driver ICs. The new devices support IGBT blocking voltages up to 1700 V,
which are generally used in 400 VAC and 690 VAC line applications. They
are also ideal for the latest three-level topology photovoltaic
inverters and for photovoltaic arrays leveraging the new 1500 V DC bus
standard. The expanded 1700 V SCALE-iDriver family allows OEMs to use
the same highly integrated, safe and reliable driver technology across a
range of solutions.
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Compact, efficient SCALE-iDriver™ IC family from Power Integrations supports 1700 V IGBTs (Photo: Business Wire)
1700
V SCALE-iDriver ICs, optimized for driving both IGBTs and MOSFETs,
combine Power Integrations’ pioneering FluxLink™
magneto-inductive bi-directional communications technology with its SCALE™
power device driver technology. FluxLink eliminates the need for
unreliable opto-electronics and the associated compensation circuitry,
thereby enhancing operational stability while reducing system
complexity, and SCALE technology incorporates all key gate driver
functions into an ASIC, reducing size and improving reliability while
simplifying design. Innovative eSOP package features greater than 9.5 mm
of creepage and a CTI of 600, ensuring substantial operating voltage
margin and high system reliability.
1700
V SCALE-iDriver ICs can be operated from -40 °C to +125 °C and at
frequencies of up to 75 kHz. The family meets the upcoming requirements
of IEC 60747-17 and VDE 0884-17. Devices feature desaturation
(short-circuit) protection with Advanced Soft Shut Down (ASSD)
functionality, providing reliable and easy-to-implement protection to
the power switch.
Comments Michael Hornkamp, senior director of marketing for high-power
products at Power Integrations: “With the launch of our new 1700
V SCALE-iDriver ICs, manufacturers can use the same platform across
all applications – from 400 VAC to 690 VAC line – simplifying their
design process. FluxLink technology supercedes commonly used but
problematic optocouplers and SCALE technology ensures compact, robust
and reliable designs that are simple and quick to create.”
1700
V SCALE-iDriver ICs deliver a gate current of up to 8 A and support
systems of over 110 kW without an external booster, or up to 30 A gate
current and over 400 kW with an external booster. 1700 V SCALE-iDriver
ICs suit applications in industrial drives, power supplies/UPS,
photovoltaic inverters of all sizes, industrial HVAC, EV charging and
traction equipment including commercial EVs. SID1183K devices are
available now priced at $3.19 in 10,000-piece quantities. Technical
support for SCALE-iDriver ICs is available from the Power Integrations
website at: https://www.power.com/products/1700-v-scale-idriver.
About Power Integrations
Power
Integrations, Inc. is a leading innovator in semiconductor
technologies for high-voltage power conversion. The company’s products
are key building blocks in the clean-power ecosystem, enabling the
generation of renewable energy as well as the efficient transmission and
consumption of power in applications ranging from milliwatts to
megawatts. For more information please visit www.power.com.
Power Integrations, FluxLink, SCALE, SCALE-iDriver and the Power
Integrations logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Power
Integrations, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their
respective owners.
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