Microcontroller (MCU) brings high-efficiency integrated digital power supply

Traditional power supply product design used analog ICs with power control functions as the main design of the circuit architecture, and developed and planned their related peripheral hardware circuits to achieve power control, stability, regulation, timing control, and protection. Function, wind flow control, communication... and other related application functions.

In recent years, with the growth and improvement of microcontroller (MCU/DSP) performance, microcontrollers have begun to run powerful algorithms and perform multiple tasks. Under increasingly harsh and changing application conditions, "digital power products" that use "microcontrollers" as the main core design in the market.

To understand the advantages of "digital power supply" by the following points:

High power density design

Due to the advantage of the highly circuit integration for digital power supplies, result to the volume of related hardware peripheral circuits is simplified, and the space saved can be useful more power semiconductors and magnetic components, therefore, that can create a larger power supply within the same dimension to increasing the overall power density.

Products with "compact size and maximum output power" are applicable models created by ZIPPY through digital and diversified design solutions.

Reliability

Digital power supplies have the characteristic that design parameters do not deviate.

The analog design will be affected the parameters shift due to temperature and component aging, and cause the PSU performance and reliability will enter a uncertain and unpredictable status.

However, the parameters of the digital power supply will be programmed into the MCU/DSP controller to execute the relevant calculation, judgment and operation. This can reduce the uncertainty caused by the drift of relevant parameters. Compared with previous designs, it can maintain higher reliability operation.

Achieve a highly customized application

Through diversified program design and programming, the diverse functions of client applications and the excellence of system can be fully satisfied and realized. From multiple digital control of air flow to achieve low noise and thermal balance applications, to PSU related timing modifications, protection point settings and warnings, remote control opening and closing functions, and even customized abnormal shutdown procedures... . Furthermore, the other applications can achieve "immediateness" through program modification and change. The characteristics of "plasticity" and "immediateness" are characteristics that analog power supplies cannot achieve.

The characteristics of "plasticity" and "immediateness" are characteristics that analog power supplies cannot achieve.

Realization of high efficiency

Since analog power supplies are mostly designed in a linear mode, it is difficult to comprehensively improve the multi-point high-efficiency requirements.

The optimal performance and efficiency can only be adjusted for a single point or under specific conditions.

However, digital power supplies can achieve comprehensive and high performance through diversified methods such as changes in switching frequency, configuration changes of power control loops, self-calibration of algorithms, speed adjustment of transient response, etc. product requirements.

"Digital PSU" and "Analog PSU" comparison table

Digital PSU Analog PSU
Pros Cons Pros Cons
Circuit complexity Simple Need SW/HW engineers collaboration High maturity/Stable High complexibilty
Immediacy/flexibility Excellent Need more fine-tuned adjustment Liner Variety Slow progress/inflexible
Power density High N/A Normal N/A

ZIPPY has achieved "high integration" and "precision" through the related characteristics of digital power supplies.

And we create power-related products with high performance, high reliability, high power density, customization, etc., ranging from hundreds of watts of application products to even thousands of watts of solutions for each product line, providing the most comprehensive applications and selections in the market

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