IC Power Supplies Information

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The Green Mode PWM-ICs have internal start-up circuits with a 500V/750V rating; low EMI noise by frequency diffusion; linearly reduced switching frequency at light load for low standby power with protection functions. Integrated circuit (IC) power supplies receive an unregulated input and provide a regulated output voltage. They take unregulated input, change and/or regulate it to another voltage level, and output the adjusted power. Using a regulated IC power supply ensures the safety and efficient use of circuitry that requires a narrow voltage range.

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Product Specifications

Important specifications when selecting IC power supplies include:

Input voltage (V_IN) ranges (e.g., 0.95 to 14 volts).
Output voltage (V_olt) can be fixed (e.g., 4 or 12 VDC) or adjustable, regulated or unregulated, same or opposite polarity. Output has a tolerance (a guarantee that it will remain within a certain range).
Output current (I_out) ranges (e.g., 0.017 to 5 amps).
Quiescent (operating or ground) current (I_Q) powers the regulator itself and ranges (e.g., 0.00014 to 0.85 amps).
The devices are designed to operate in a certain temperature range (e.g., -40 to 85 C).

For switch types, switching frequency (f_sw) ranges (e.g., 112 kHz to 96 mHz), efficiency (through the duty cycle) can be at least a certain percentage (e.g., 74, 87).

Features

IC power supplies feature several main characteristics such as:

Shutdown (inhibit) pins disable the output.
Protective measures guard against reverse voltage, input overcurrent, or over heating (thermal shutdown)
An error flag alerts when output has dropped (generally 5%) below its nominal value.
One or multiple outputs exist.
Synchronous rectification contrasts with diode rectification.