The European Commission recently adopted new regulations to cut energy consumption of electrical appliances in standby mode, updating the existing ecodesign standards for the first time since 2013. It sets new requirements for power consumption of appliances in off, standby and networked standby modes, including lowering the off-mode limit from 500 mW to 300 mW.
Now an irreversible global trend, reducing standby energy waste is at the core of Power Integrations’
Source: Power Integrations innovative approach to power conversion. Since 1998, the company has shipped more than 20 billion chips with EcoSmart technology, saving more than 170 terawatt-hours of electricity to date. The full lineup of ultra-low standby power devices continues to be the go-to solution for design engineers who need to comply with evolving regulations around the world.
These switcher integrated circuit (IC) products for appliances can easily meet the new standards:
- LinkSwitch-TN2 for buck converter designs up to 1 A
- LinkSwitch-XT2 for flyback designs up to 10 W
- LinkSwitch-HP for non-isolated designs up to 90 W
- TinySwitch-4 for optocoupler designs up to 20 W
- InnoSwitch3-TN for isolated or non-isolated designs for smart-connected appliances
- InnoSwitch3-EP for ultra-efficient solutions with 900 V silicon, 900 V gallium nitride and 1700 V silicon carbide options
- InnoSwitch3-MX for appliances with LED displays
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