New PrimePACK 3+ Plug-and-Play Gate Drivers from Power Integrations Speed Development, Increase Ruggedness

Suits renewable energy, traction, UPS and wide range of industrial applications

San Jose, Calif. – December20, 2018– Power Integrations (Nasdaq: POWI), the leader in gate-driver technology for medium- and high-voltage inverter applications, today announced a new plug-and-play gate driver for use with Infineon’s PrimePACK™3+and Fuji-equivalent IGBT modules for 2-level and 3-level applications. The SCALE-2™2SP0430T2XX gate-driver board suits industrial,traction, UPS and renewable-energy applications,and provides reinforced isolation for 1200 V and 1700 V IGBT modules.Meeting IEC60664-1 and IEC61800-5-1standards and available in versions that support PD2 and PD3, the 2SP0430T2XX family includes integrated safety features such as UVLO and short-circuit protection plus the new Dynamic Advanced Active Clamping (DAAC). DAAC is especially valuable in protecting photovoltaic inverters(PV) and traction drive applications where unstable voltages can cause DC-link voltages to approach maximum values.

The 2SP0430T2XX gate driver is available in two different versions for 1200V and 1700V PrimePACK 3+ IGBT modules supporting different isolation classes: 5000 V_AC (50 Hz/1min) and 9150 V_AC (50 Hz/1min). All models are conformally coated to protect the plug-and-play boards against harsh environments. Peak output gate current is ±30 A and regulated gate voltage is +15V/-10V, delivering up to4 W output power per channel (at 85°C ambient). Propagation delayis less than 100ns, with a jitter variation of ±4ns.

Comments Michael Hornkamp, senior director of marketing for gate-driver products at Power Integrations: “Our SCALE-2 technology reduces system BOM and improves reliability by including all key protection features and the DC-DC converter within the driver unit. DAAC ensures that units are optimally protected in case of over-current and during short-circuit turn-off.”

Hornkamp continues: “The new 2SP0430T2xx gate driver is a first in the industrial market as it includes a variant for 1700V PrimePACK IGBT modules that meets PD3 requirements for cree page and clearance distances and is able to operate in 3-level applications with a grounded DC-link. This makes devices very easy to use,reducing engineers’ development challenges and decreasing time-to-market.”

The gate drivers are available now, priced at $162each in 100-piece quantities. Technical information is available from the Power Integrations website at https://gate-driver.power.com/products/scale-2-plug-and-play-drivers/2sp0430/.