Small Appliance Applications

Power Integrations offers a broad range of highly integrated, high-voltage ICs for off-line power conversion in small appliance 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
2.37 W 2-Output Non-isolated Cooktop Controller pdf icon
3.8 W 2-Output Supply pdf icon
Small Appliance Adapter (6 W - 5 V /1.2 A) RDK-201
Hair Clippers (Flyback, 3 W, 2 V ) pdf icon
Rice Cooker (Buck, 12 V/80 mA, 3.3 V/70 mA) pdf icon
Induction Cooktop (5.9 W - 5 V, 100 mA / 18 V, 300 mA) pdf icon
Vacuum Cleaner (12 W - 12 V / 1 A) pdf icon pdf icon RDK-91
Small Appliance Adapter (2 W - 6.2 V / 322 mA) pdf icon pdf icon DAK-89
Clothes Iron (1.44W, 12V 120mA) pdf icon DAK-48A
Water Purifier (10 W -6 V / 1.67 A) pdf icon

Product Families Used in These Applications

IC Product
Family
Typical Circuit
Configuration
Power/Current
Ratings*
Description
LinkSwitch®-TN Buck Up to 360 mA Energy-efficient capacitive drop replacement with minimal external component required
LinkSwitch®-XT Flyback Up to 6 W Low cost linear replacement with Clampless® technology (LNK362)
TinySwitch®-III Flyback Up to 28.5 W Improved design flexibility. Reduced input capacitance and transformer size due to time extension and I2f ratings.
TOPSwitch®-GX Flyback/
Forward
Up to 210 W Maximum design flexibility and higher power ratings, external programmable current limit, undervoltage and over-voltage protection.

Related Design Support Documents

General Design Information
Design Guides
Product Datasheets AN-40 LinkSwitch®-XT Design Guide
AC-DC Selector Guide AN-31 LinkSwitch®-TN Design Guide
Package Information AN-32 TOPSwitch®-GX Flyback Design Methodology

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