News and EcoSmart® Bulletin
June 2009
In this issue of PI Pipeline:
- Try the NEW EPS Efficiency Compliance Calculator
- Just Released - LED Streetlight Design (DER-212)
- New Audio Amplifier Power Supply Meets ENERGY STAR® Specs
- New Design Ideas Now Available
- Upcoming PI Tradeshow Exhibits
- Read the Latest Eco Standards News from Mr. Green
As always, we'd like to hear from you. Please email us if you have comments or suggestions.
Try the NEW EPS Efficiency Compliance Calculator
Are you tired of consulting multiple sources to verify the efficiency compliance of your EPS designs? Check out PI's new External Power Supply Efficiency Compliance Calculator. Simply enter your data into our calculator and see if it complies with current world-wide energy efficiency regulations.
To try out the calculator,
visit the Green Room.
Just Released: LED Streetlight Design (DER-212)
PI recently released a new engineering report (DER-212) describing a 92%-efficient power supply for LED streetlight applications. The design utilizes Power Integrations' HiperPLC™ power supply controller, which enables a simple, cost-effective circuit design by combining power factor correction (PFC) and resonant (LLC) control functions on a single integrated circuit.
Download DER-212
New Audio Amplifier Power Supply Meets ENERGY STAR Specs
Power Integrations' new Reference Design Kit (RDK-203) is a dual-rail power supply with high loop bandwidth and peak power for home theater systems with up to 650 watts audio power rating. The new reference design enables developers to easily meet new and emerging standby power usage regulations for consumer audio-video equipment.
Download RDR-203
New Design Ideas Now Available
Low No-load Consumption Standby Power Supply Using
TOPSwitch®-HX
Design Idea 190 presents a 20 W standby power supply with <150 mW no-load power consumption over the entire input voltage range.
This design meets the following efficiency specs:
- >84% efficiency over line and load
- Easily meets CEC/ENERGY STAR 2.0
- 81% and EU CoC
- 83% average efficiency requirements
- 77% efficiency at 0.25 A load
- Easily meets ENERGY STAR (v 5.0) 2 W input power limit
- 81% efficiency at 0.60 A load
- Easily meets ENERGY STAR (v 5.0) 4 W input power limit
Read Design Idea 190
High Efficiency, Constant Current, Boost LED Driver Using LinkSwitch®-TN
Design Idea 210 showcases an 11 W LED driver using LinkSwitch-TN. Its high output voltage allows a single LED string, eliminating the need to consider current sharing between LEDs.
Design Highlights:
- Compact, lightweight, inexpensive, low part count design
- No transformer needed – simple off the shelf single inductor
- Very high efficiency (>80%) throughout operating range
- Protected against disconnected load, short circuit and over temperature
- Meets EN55022B limits for conducted EMI
Read Design Idea 210
3.67 W LED Driver Using Flyback Topology
Design Idea 206 features Power Integrations' LinkSwitch®-II in a highly efficient LED driver. The accurate primary-side constant voltage/constant current (CV/CC) controller eliminates the optocoupler and all the secondary-side control circuitry.
Design Highlights:
- Green package: halogen free and RoHS compliant
- Highly energy efficient
- Full load efficiency >74% throughout operating range
- No-load consumption <200 mW at 265 VAC
Read Design Idea 206
To see all of PI's design ideas, please visit our Design Examples page.Upcoming PI Tradeshow Exhibits
Power Integrations has been busy this year, exhibiting at tradeshows around the world:
- LED Expo India
- IIC-China
- LED China
- African Utility Week
- LED Expo Korea
- Electronic Americas Brazil
- LED Lighting Taiwan
| LED Japan Conference & Expo Strategies in Light 2009 Yokohama, Japan September 16 to 17, 2009 Exhibition: Pacifico Yokohama Hall A Conference: Pan Pacific Yokohama Bay Hotel Tokyu |
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If you live in one of these countries or are there on travel, please pay us a visit and get a demo of PI's exciting new products. Read more on PI's Events page.
What's New in the Green Room
With a new administration in the U.S. and increased worldwide focus, energy efficiency organizations have been busy creating new specs and revising old ones. In the past few months, changes have come from the European Commission (both the Ecodesign Directive and Code of Conduct), ENERGY STAR, and others.
To keep up-to-date on the latest developments from the various agencies, visit the agency page in the Green Room and keep a watchful eye on Mr. Green's Blog.
Green Energy Forum
Do you have questions or thoughts on product energy efficiency? If so, visit PI's Green Energy Forum. In the forum, you can discuss the latest developments in energy efficiency regulations and specifications (and circuits to meet them), EcoSmart technology, and share ideas on improving the energy efficiency of electronic products. You can even pose a question to Mr. Green.
Visit the Green Energy Forum.
Energy Efficiency Stakeholder Meetings
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