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Set Top Box Applications
Power Integrations offers a broad range of highly integrated, high-voltage ICs for off-line power conversion in Set-top Box power supply applications. Each IC includes a 700 V power MOSFET combined with control and protection circuitry on a single chip. Features include current limiting and thermal shutdown with automatic fault recovery capability to improve reliability, frequency jittering to reduce EMI and EcoSmart® technology to dramatically reduce standby energy waste.
| Typical Product Application | Design Ideas |
Design Example Reports |
Engineering Prototype Reports |
Reference Design Kits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wide Range Set-top Box Power Supply | ||||
| 30 W Set-top Box Power Supply | ||||
| 7.5 W (13 W peak) Multiple Output STB Power Supply | RDR-115 | RDK-115 | ||
| 57 W, 230 VAC, Multi-output Set-top Box Power Supply | ||||
| 7 W Digital Video Broadcast – Terrestrial (DVB-T) Supply | ||||
| 43 W, 100/115 VAC Multi-output Set-top Box Power Supply | ||||
| 28 W Multiple Output Supply with <50 mW No-Load Consumption | ||||
| 33 W (60 W Peak) Set -top Box/PVR Power Supply | ||||
| 32 W (47 W Peak) Multiple Output Supply | ||||
| 16 W (24 W peak) Multiple Output Supply | ||||
| 13 W Power Supply | ||||
| 13 W Power Supply | ||||
| 42 W, 4 Output Supply | ||||
| 30 W Multiple Output Power Supply | ||||
| 16 W Power Supply | ||||
| 17.4 W Power Supply | ||||
| 43 W / 57 W (peak), 5 Output Power Supply | ||||
| 25 W Multiple Output STB, Set-top Power Supply |
Product Families Used in These Applications
| IC Product Family |
Typical Circuit Configuration |
Power/Current Ratings |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| LinkSwitch®-CV | Flyback | Up to 8.5 W | Tight CV, primary side control, capable of exceeding all energy efficiency specifications |
| TOPSwitch®-HX | Flyback | Up to 210 W | Incorporates a 700 V power MOSFET, high voltage switched current source, PWM control, oscillator, thermal shutdown circuit, fault protection and other control circuitry onto a monolithic device. |
| PeakSwitch® | Flyback | 45 W continuous, 86 W peak |
Simple ON/OFF control – no loop compensation required. Peak power up to three times continuous power. Adaptive on-time extension minimizes bulk capacitor size. |
| TinySwitch®-III | Flyback | Up to 28.5 W | On-time extension and tight I2f parameter to reduce size and cost of input capacitor and transformer plus OVP; Frequency jittering for EMI suppression. |
| TinySwitch®-PK | Flyback | 7.5 W, 13 W peak | All the features of TinySwitch-III, plus a peak power mode further extending its power capability. |
Related Design Support Documents
| General Design Information | |
Design Guides | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Product Datasheets | AN-15 | TOPSwitch Power Supply Design Techniques for EMI and Safety | |
| AC-DC Selector Guide | AN-18 | TOPSwitch Flyback Transformer Construction Guide | |
| Package Information | AN-29 | TOPSwitch-GX Flyback Quick Selection Curves | |
| AN-32 | TOPSwitch-GX Flyback Design Methodology | ||
| AN-42 | TinySwitch-PK Family Design Methodology | ||
| AN-43 | TOPSwitch-HX Design Guide | ||
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