Electronics & Smart Controls

Products, Materials + Tools | Aug 01, 2013
IXYS Announces New High Voltage High Efficiency LED Driver
IXYS Announces New High Voltage High Efficiency LED Driver IXYS Integrated Circuits Division (ICD), Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of IXYS Corporation, announced the immediate availability of the IX9908 High Voltage, Dimmable LED Driver with PFC Control The IX9908 is a quasi-resonant controller that is optimized for dimmable off-line LED lighting applications. The IX9908 incorporates a precise pulse-width modulation (PWM) circuit and cycle-by-cycle peak current control to support flicker-free, phase-cut dimming with a high power factor correction (>98%). Utilizing IXYS ICD's high voltage IC expertise, the IX9908 is rated to 600V, making it suitable for both 120V and 240V offline applications. Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | Aug 12, 2013
GlacialPower Announces Two New Drivers for 12-57V Indoor LED Lighting
GlacialPower Announces Two New Drivers for 12-57V Indoor LED Lighting GlacialPower, a division of the Taiwanese technology manufacturer, GlacialTech Inc., is pleased to announce two new GlacialPower LED drivers for constant voltage (CV) and constant current (CC) LED lights – GP-RS45P and GP-RS60P – available in several options ranging from 12V DC to 57V DC. The drivers are also available with a 3 in 1 dimming (1-10V/PWM/Resistor) function. Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | Aug 13, 2013
Dialog Semiconductor LED Driver Delivers High Performance and Lower Costs in Commercial Lighting
Dialog Semiconductor LED Driver Delivers High Performance and Lower Costs in Commercial Lighting Dialog Semiconductor plc, a provider of highly integrated power management, audio, AC/DC and short-range wireless technologies, today announced a new solid state lighting (SSL) LED driver that integrates boost and flyback converters into a single IC to reduce the bill of material (BOM) costs and simplify the design, compared to conventional two-stage driver approaches, while delivering exceptional performance. The new iW3623 was developed by Dialog’s Power Conversion Business Group, formerly iWatt Inc., acquired in July 2013 and delivering on Dialog’s product portfolio diversification strategy to expand into the digital power management market space. Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | Aug 19, 2013
RECOMs Ultra-Compact 25W LED Driver
RECOMs Ultra-Compact 25W LED Driver Due to the banishment of low efficiency illuminants, modern LED-lighting solutions are enjoying an increase in popularity and the lighting market is gradually adapting to these changes. Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | Aug 22, 2013
RECOM’s LED Drivers are CB, RCM and ENEC Certified
RECOM’s LED Drivers are CB, RCM and ENEC Certified RECOM Lighting is a world-wide company with a global clientele. While many customers accept the usual CE or UL8750 certificates, there are some regions that require additional compliance to their own domestic standards and regulations. Therefore RECOM Lighting has selected the LED drivers RACD03, RACD06, RACD12, RACD20, RACT20 and RACV30 for additional certification to the internationally recognized IEC standards (CB report), RCM for Australia and New Zealand (ACMA) and the voluntary quality mark for Europe (ENEC). Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | Jul 08, 2013
Cirrus Logic CS1615/16 - Single-Stage LED Drivers Offer Best Dimming Performance
Cirrus Logic CS1615/16 - Single-Stage LED Drivers Offer Best Dimming Performance Cirrus Logic digital LED controllers solve dimmer compatibility issues that have slowed consumer adoption of LED retrofit bulbs. The CS1615/16, CS1610/11/12/13 and CS1630/31 controller families feature Cirrus Logic's proprietary digital technology that enables these controllers to identify the type of dimmer in use and adapt the algorithm to provide smooth “monotonic”, flicker-free dimming and solve complex engineering challenges. For the consumer, the user experience nearly mirrors that of incandescent bulbs. Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | Sep 11, 2013
SL Power Introduces Long Life Highly Efficient LED Drivers
SL Power Introduces Long Life Highly Efficient LED Drivers SL Power Electronics, a division of SL Industries and an industry leader in the design and manufacture of rugged, highly reliable power supplies, today introduces its new LE Series of LED drivers. Available in 10 models from 75 to 300 watts, the constant current LED drivers enable highly efficient LED lighting for applications that require more than eight hours per day of operating life. Featuring a wide input voltage range of 90 to 305 VAC, up to 95 percent efficiency and the ability to survive lightning strikes, the LE-Series have UL 8750 and EN61347 safety approvals with an IP67 rating and are housed in a waterproof metal case in order to withstand hot and cold temperatures in outside installations. Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | Sep 12, 2013
TALEXXconverter TOP Series Offers High Flexibility and an Adjustable Current Range
TALEXXconverter TOP Series Offers High Flexibility and an Adjustable Current Range The TALEXXconverter TOP series rounds off Tridonic's new converter portfolio. In all the models in this series the current range can be adjusted in small steps between 350 milliamps (mA) and 1750 mA, depending on the wattage, to provide the perfect conditions for the particular application. Comfort and protection functions such as precise setting of the output current, temperature management and integrated temperature monitoring ensure reliable luminaire operation throughout its life. Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | Sep 20, 2013
110V LED Controller with Spread Spectrum Frequency Modulation & Robust Short-Circuit Protection
110V LED Controller with Spread Spectrum Frequency Modulation & Robust Short-Circuit Protection Linear Technology announces the LT3795, a 110V, high-side current sense DC/DC converter designed to regulate a current or voltage to a constant value, ideal for driving high brightness (HB) LEDs. Its 4.5V to 110V input voltage range makes it appropriate for a wide variety of applications, including automotive, industrial and architectural lighting. Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | Sep 27, 2013
Diodes Incorporated’s LED Driver Enables High Power Factor Retrofit LED Lamps
Diodes Incorporated’s LED Driver Enables High Power Factor Retrofit LED Lamps Diodes Incorporated has announced the AP1684, a power factor-corrected AC-DC LED driver suiting a variety of offline LED lamp types, including E26, GU10, PAR and T8. Using pulse-frequency modulation technology and operating in boundary-conduction mode, this device provides tight current regulation to an accuracy of ±2%, while achieving a power factor of .97 and THD of less than 20%. Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | Oct 03, 2013
Mean Well Extends the Range of Their Circular Shape LED Power Supplies for Bay Lighting
Mean Well Extends the Range of Their Circular Shape LED Power Supplies for Bay Lighting After launching HBG-160 (160W) series, circular shape LED power supplies for bay lighting, MEAN WELL further introduced HBG-100 (96W) and HBG-240 (240W) series, to fulfill the various illumination demands. Featuring with circular design, these two new LED power drivers are easy to be assembled and perfectly fit in with the mechanical structure of high/low bay lighting fixtures. Fully potted by glue, their aluminum enclosure can be tightly assembled to the heat sink of lighting fixtures and provide excellent heat dissipation ability, which solve the mechanism limits of old style bay lighting systems using slim shape LED power supplies. In order to withstand the indoor or outdoor harsh environment, the newly designed aluminum-molding case with fully glue-potting (IP65/67 structure) can provide excellent heat dissipation ability and mechanical strength. Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | Oct 08, 2013
Amperor's New LED Driver Exceeds Features Normally Seen in LED Drivers
Amperor's New LED Driver Exceeds Features Normally Seen in LED Drivers Amperor has announced the launch of its 150W CC mode LED driver - ANP151. Available in two different shapes the ANP151 offers a two-stage over temperature protection circuit to prevent simple shut-off when temperature exceeds higher than expected levels. In addition there are optional features like a system level thermal sensing port and a12V auxiliary output channel integrated in the driver. Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | Oct 15, 2013
Ultra-Compact 25 Watt LED Driver for Global Use
Ultra-Compact 25 Watt LED Driver for Global Use Thanks to their long, sleek shape, the RACD25 modules are ideally suitable as power source for the conversion from fluorescent lamps to modern LED technology. The drivers offer a wide input voltage range of 90 to 295VAC and are available with a constant output current of 500, 700, 1050 or 1400mA. To meet the requirements of EN61000-3-2 Class C the modules are equipped with a standard active power correction, which also keeps the EMV load of the electricity grid low. Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | Oct 24, 2013
Inventronics Launches Family of 90-305Vac Input 42W Adjustable Constant Current Independent LED Drivers
Inventronics Launches Family of 90-305Vac Input 42W Adjustable Constant Current Independent LED Drivers Inventronics has announced the release of a broad array of 42W Adjustable constant current independent drivers for indoor LED lighting applications. The LUC-042SxxxDSW(SSW) series include 14 different models with output currents ranging from 350 to 2100mA. Regardless of the output current, each model offers a full load efficiency of 87-90%. These products all operate over a 90-305Vac input range and provide excellent power factor correction (0.96 at 120V and 0.95 at 220V). This new series is approved to UL, CUL, CE, FCC, ENEC, CB, and CQC’s standard. Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | Oct 30, 2013
Mean Well Extends Its PCD/PLD Series to Higher Wattages
Mean Well Extends Its PCD/PLD Series to Higher Wattages After the launch of PCD/PLD-16/25 series, Mean Well further introduced higher wattage models of 40W/60W economical constant current LED power supplies with PFC function - the PCD/PLD-40/60 series. Among these, PCD-40/60 series are AC phase-cut dimming power supplies and are compatible with leading edge or trailing edge TRIAC dimmers and fulfill the AC dimming requirement in the LED lighting market. Featuring with 180~295VAC input range, PCD/PLD-40/60 provide 350~2400mA constant current single output. They possess up to 88% of high efficiency, so that can be full load operated by free air convection cooling from -30℃ to +50℃ ambient temperature, which suitable for indoor LED lighting or indoor decorative lighting related applications. Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | Nov 07, 2013
Cirrus Logic CS1615A/16A: NEW! Lower Cost Single-Stage LED Driver Offers Best Dimming Performance
Cirrus Logic CS1615A/16A: NEW! Lower Cost Single-Stage LED Driver Offers Best Dimming Performance The Cirrus Logic CS1615A and CS1616A LED driver ICs feature bill-of-material cost reductions that provide a greater price comparison to competing single-stage products. Using proprietary digital technology, the CS1615A/16A are designed to identify the type of dimmer in use and adapt the algorithm to provide smooth, flicker-free dimming and solve complex engineering challenges that have slowed consumer adoption of LED retrofit bulbs. Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | Nov 07, 2013
GlacialPower Announces Two New Wattage Drivers For 9 V-57 V Indoor LED Lighting
GlacialPower Announces Two New Wattage Drivers For 9 V-57 V Indoor LED Lighting GlacialPower, a division of Taiwanese technology manufacturer, GlacialTech Inc., is pleased to announce two new GlacialPower LED drivers for constant voltage (CV) and constant current (CC) LED lights – GP-RS26P and GP-RS35P – available in several options ranging from 9 V DC to 57 V DC. The drivers are also available with a 3 in 1 dimming (1-10V/PWM/Resistor) function. Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | Nov 11, 2013
Dialog Semiconductor Introduces Revolutionary SmarteXite Technology Driver Platform
Dialog Semiconductor Introduces Revolutionary SmarteXite Technology Driver Platform Dialog Semiconductor, a provider of highly integrated power management, AC/DC, solid state lighting and short-range wireless technologies, today announced its smarteXiteTM platform, enabling a new generation of highly flexible, programmable LED driver ICs for smart lighting applications. SmarteXite, based on fully configurable logic, is the first LED driver technology to directly and easily support wireless connectivity, light sensor control and allow easy integration into lighting control systems. Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | Nov 18, 2013
ISSI Announces Single Stage High Power Factor AC/DC LED Controller for Retrofit LED Bulbs
ISSI Announces Single Stage High Power Factor AC/DC LED Controller for Retrofit LED Bulbs Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc., a leader in advanced memory and analog IC solutions, today announced the IS31LT3932, a high performance universal AC input LED Controller for the solid-state lighting (SSL) market place. With a universal input voltage range from 85 to 265VAC, a Power Factor Correction greater than 0.97 and a typical output current accuracy of +/-3%, the IS31LT3932 is ideally suited for a wide range of offline LED retrofit lamp solutions including E26, GU10, PAR and T8. This true constant current LED controller can support LED lighting solutions of up to 30W with a minimal number of external components. Read more »
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