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Fairchild Semiconductor Launches Industry’s First SPM® Products for Driving Highly Efficient Two-Phase Switched Reluctance Motors
SRM-SPM Modules Provide 40 Percent Space Savings for Two-Phase SRM Motor Designs
San Jose, California – April 22, 2008 – Fairchild
Semiconductor (NYSE: FCS) introduces another industry
innovation in SPM technology with the industry’s first
SRM-SPM power modules for driving two-phase switched
reluctance motors (SRM) in small motor applications such
as vacuum cleaners. Switched reluctance motors are an
attractive alternative to AC drives due to their high
efficiency. The small motor industry is migrating from
single-phase to two-phase SRM motors due to their ability
to startup under difficult load conditions and the lower
components that these motors require. Each SRM-SPM module,FCAS20DN60BB and FCAS30DN60BB,
integrates two HVICs, one LVIC, four NPT IGBTs, four
fast recovery diodes (FRDs), two bootstrap diodes, a
thermistor and various protection functions in a single
package. By integrating 14 fully tested power components
in a compact 45mm x 28mm SIP package, these products
offer 40 percent space savings. This space conservation
allows vacuum cleaner designers to incorporate the controller
into the SRM assembly, and also improves design productivity
and manufacturability. System reliability is further
enhanced by incorporating protection features such as
under-voltage lock-out and short circuit protection into
this thermally efficient package.
“Fairchild continues to provide cutting-edge, efficient solutions that innovate today’s electronics. These SPM power modules for two-phase switched reluctance motors are an example of how Fairchild provides solutions that deliver excellent performance, while minimizing design and manufacturing time,” said Taehoon Kim, vice president of Fairchild’s Functional Power Solutions.
The SRM-SPM products offer the following key features:
- Low-loss, efficient IGBTs and FRDs meet low electromagnetic interference (EMI) requirements.
- Built-in HVICs offer a single-grounded power supply, which simplifies designs.
- Built-in bootstrap diodes reduce external component count and simplify circuit layout.
- Built-in HVIC/LVIC offers high noise immunity and protection functions.
-High-side: Control circuit under-voltage (UV) protection
(without fault signal output).
-Low-side: UV and short-circuit (SC) protection through
external shunt resistor (with fault signal output).
- SIP package provides extremely low thermal resistance and space savings.
- 1500VRMS/min isolation voltage rating and very low leakage current improve safety.
Fairchild Semiconductor offers a full line of highly integrated smart power modules that provide efficient motor control for a wide range of energy-restricted applications. For more information, visit:
The FCAS20DN60BB and FCAS30DN60BB utilize lead-free (Pb-free) terminals and have been characterized for moisture sensitivity in accordance with the Pb-free reflow requirements of the joint IPC/JEDEC standard J-STD-020. All of Fairchild's products are designed to meet the requirements of the European Union's Directive on the restriction of the use of certain substances (RoHS).
| Price (each, 100 pcs): | US$ 16.38 – FCAS20DN60BB (600V/20A) US$ 17.94 – FCAS30DN60BB (600V/30A) |
Availability: samples available now
Delivery: 12 weeks ARO
Contact Information: To contact Fairchild Semiconductor about this product, please go to: www.fairchildsemi.com/cf/sales_contacts/.
For information on other products, design tools and sales contacts, please visit: www.fairchildsemi.com.
Note to Editor: For datasheets in PDF format, please
go to:
www.fairchildsemi.com/ds/FC/FCAS20DN60BB.pdf
www.fairchildsemi.com/ds/FC/FCAS30DN60BB.pdf
To learn more contact:
Fairchild Semiconductor:
Louise Merriman
Corporate Marketing
1- (800) 341-0392 X 8761
Fax: (207) 775-8161
Email: louise.merriman@fairchildsemi.com
Agency Contact:
Topaz Partners
Paul R. Hughes
18 Commerce Way, Suite 700
Woburn, MA 01801
1-781-404-2416
Email: fairchild@topazpartners.com
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